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Dear Andrea, I’ve had several “Christians” accuse me of having a “post-modern worldview” and insist that I need to develop a “biblical worldview.” But I don’t even know what post-modernism is! For that matter, what’s a world view? Why do some Christians make such a big deal about it? Thank you, Ima Googler* Dear Googler, I’ll take “what’s a world view?” first. A world view is simply the lens through which you view the world. It’s the sum of all your unconscious beliefs about the nature of the world, truth, reality, God, and so forth. The nature of a worldview is such that it isRead More →

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The jacket description for Forsaken, a suspense novel by James David Jordan, tells us: When Simon Mason, the world’s best-known televangelist, receives threats from Muslim terrorists, he hires Taylor Pasbury, a former Secret Service agent, to take charge of his security. When the terrorists strike, making a demand of the pastor that would shake the most steadfast saint, Taylor draws on all of her training to save Simon’s daughter. Along the way, she discovers that she is not the only one who has done things she would like to forget—and she is not the only one who understands that some things are more important thanRead More →

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What do you think of Near Death Experiences such as the testimonies of Bishop Kelley, Mary K. Baxter, who was taken into the spirit to see Heaven and Hell, as well as Bill Weiss’s book 23 Minutes in Hell? –Blessed Dear Blessed, I would be guarded about NDEs. They’re not scripture. Don’t base your faith or doctrines on such testimonies, but on the Word of God alone. Take what can be backed up by scripture, be blessed by that, and leave the rest. In their right perspective, they can be encouraging–or a sharp rebuke, depending on the specific revelation. These testimonies are often the onlyRead More →

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This one has been languishing on my review pile for a while. Not from being too busy (though I have had a few mishaps in that department) or because it’s a bad book. I just had a hard time getting through it and have now given up trying. Be Last, by Jeremy Kingsley, covers a topic sorely needed. In fact, my small group at church is covering essentially the same principle, servant leadership. The tone of the book is a little preachy, but mostly in a good way. Imagine the most engaging sermon, most memorable speaker, you’ve ever heard, and that’s a lot like whatRead More →