Expanding the reach of the Jesus Worldview Initiative
The mission of the Jesus Worldview Initiative — to effectively articulate and advance the following of Jesus as the defining priority of the Christian faith — is timely and needed. …
Reading it again, differently
Writer and editor Rose Horowitch has a piece in The Atlantic about revisiting something read and appreciated in the past. “A former teacher once told me that we reread books …
Awe & wonder: Part 1
Routines sometimes need to be interrupted. Except for morning coffee, of course. One conscious choice I’ve made recently is to reduce and redirect my media consumption — particularly avoiding those …
Shifting sands of Americanized Christianity
The wise man built his house upon the rock. So we were taught — in lesson and song — as youngsters in Sunday School. It was a similar story to …
The unfortunate reduction of Christianity to “believing the Bible”
From billboards to pulpits to social media postings, we are told to turn to the Bible for answers. Indeed, many answers may be found in those ancient and inspired pages. …
Jesus and the fundamentals of faith
Just a bit more than a century ago a series of pamphlets — titled The Fundamentals — were produced and widely distributed. With some Christians rattled by Darwin’s view of …
What, why, how and when
This new website represents an early, growing and important step in the second phase of the Jesus Worldview Initiative. So let me offer a few words about the reasoning and …