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Moralistic Therapeutic Deism

In his excellent new book God In the Whirlwind, David Wells says: “There is a dominant view of God among a majority of American teenagers. It is called ‘moralistic therapeutic deism’. This dominant view is that God made everything and established a moral order, but He does not intervene. Actually, for most He is not even TrinitarianContinue reading “Moralistic Therapeutic Deism”

The Dignity of Worship

I shared with you before that I have been reading a wonderful book by David Wells entitled God in the Whirlwind. I am thankful that I have the privilege to share with you some of the rich nuggets I find in this and other books. Wells has a chapter in this book entitled “Come, Let Us BowContinue reading “The Dignity of Worship”

The Purposelessness of Atheism

Steven J. Gould, the late evolutionary biologist and paleontologist, of Harvard University said that humanity has no purposeful origin and thus there is no objective purpose to our existence. He wrote: “We are here because one odd group of fishes had a peculiar fin anatomy that could transform into legs for terrestrial creatures; because cometsContinue reading “The Purposelessness of Atheism”

Near Death Experiences

I would talk to you today about misconceptions that people have about death and heaven. First of all, I am not a believer in what are called “NDE’s” (Near Death Experiences). Why not? Two reasons: first of all many people who say they have died have been reported to have seen a great light. TheyContinue reading “Near Death Experiences”

Recent Christian Movies

There have been a lot of movies made this spring that claim to have strong Christian messages. So far there has been Son of God, God is Not Dead and Noah. Having seen all three of these movies, I can honestly say that none of them were good portrayals of the Gospel. The movie Noah was far more fictionContinue reading “Recent Christian Movies”