Archive for November 2008
Think About IT: Thanksgiving to Whom?
Thanksgiving, quite contrary to political correctness and revisionist historians, began as an act of faith and worship by the Pilgrims. The first Thanksgiving was held in the autumn of 1621 in Plymouth, and it was a celebration of God’s bountiful blessing, which the Pilgrims shared with the Indians. The Pilgrims’ lives had been characterized by…
Read MoreThink About IT: Naturalism is Extraordinarily Unnatural
Some scientists claim that what one can experience with the five senses is all there is; hence there is nothing outside of the material universe. But wait a moment. If scientific naturalism is true, nature is all there is, religion is merely an expression of need, want, or a quest for power, and only what…
Read MoreThink About IT: Lowered Standards Result in Lower Results!!
Since the cultural shift of the 1960s, the driving ideology for cultural change has been to do away with any and all objective moral standards. This has included even cultural mores based upon those objective standards. For anyone who knows anything about the way things were, these standards were basically drawn from either the implicit…
Read MoreThink About IT: Pulpit Politics and History
Should pastors address political issues and/or the moral and political positions of candidates? The answer from many is a resounding NO! This is particularly true of those who seek to trivialize faith or live contrary to their espoused faith. Historically, pastors have been very outspoken in critiquing political issues and politicians in light of Scripture.…
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