by Kyle Andrew Shepherd | Jun 4, 2017 | Education, Lifestyle, Worldview
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as...
by J. Vaden Cavett | Apr 29, 2017 | Lifestyle, Worldview
Can we right apply the term “sacrament” to marriage and meals? In this essay, I hope to stimulate Protestants to think about creation in more sacramental categories and to view our rituals as transformative by God’s design. I’ll defend the goodness of matter as...
by J. Vaden Cavett | Apr 20, 2017 | Worldview
The first church I ever joined had two flags in the sanctuary: the Christian flag on one side of the pulpit and Old Glory on the other. Though I hadn’t given it much thought at the time, I later realized this was a symptom of an unspoken assumption that...
by J. Vaden Cavett | Mar 30, 2017 | Worldview
Within a hundred miles of you in either direction, it’s likely that there’s an abortion clinic. Mothers walk in, and mothers of deceased little ones walk out. They interpret the situation differently, of course. They think they go there as expectant mothers and walk...
by J. Vaden Cavett | Mar 23, 2017 | Worldview
Government is a band-aid in a fallen world. It’s not a permanent solution. Once the skin is completely healed, there’s no need for a bandage. Similarly, the various forms of human government exist because, on the whole, self-government doesn’t. Fallen men are prone to...
by J. Vaden Cavett | Mar 16, 2017 | Worldview
In an article published last year by the Mises Institute, Ryan McMaken reflected on the psychological effects of September 11, 2001: In the wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001, some pointed out that “the government can’t keep you safe, but it can get...
