As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“For over a decade, evangelicals have been the most skeptical subset of the American population about claims of catastrophic, anthropogenic global warming (CAGW). Don’t count on their staying that way.” - Cornwall Alliance
“Jon Bloom, author of Don’t Follow Your Heart: God’s Ways Are Not Our Ways, echoes this wisdom: ‘The truth is, no one lies to us more than our own hearts.’” - Christianity Today
Viewed in isolation, some passages of Scripture seem to convey that there is a special danger in the human intellect—danger that is greater than the hazards of, for example, “the heart.” Sadly, these passages are often viewed “in isolation” in churches strongly influenced by revivalism, romanticism (see also IEP), or both.
Used as slogans, passages like the following seem solidly anti-intellectual:
“The NIH has not funded any fetal tissue trials in over a decade, but approximately $100 million of taxpayer money currently goes toward basic science experiments using aborted fetal tissue. That money would be vastly better spent on ethical research with considerably better chances of success” - W. Examiner
We know that God has no grand children.
I consider to be uniquely populated by solid, Biblically-leaning believers.
I am curious as to our backgrounds. Did we come mostly from Christian homes?
If your parents were converted after you or shortly before you, then please answer with the “no” that fits.
Looking forward to learning a lot.
Please participate in this poll.
Also please understand that “mom” and “dad” can be substitute figures if you were reared by relatives or guardians.
“Cars, light bulbs, telephones, and compact discs exist outside of us. When we engage with social media, however, when we take information from blogs and make it our own, we are merging our hearts and minds with a machine. Blithely, we continue apace in this transformation, most often unaware of the change we are undergoing.” - Intellectual Takeout
“The report is based on findings from the 2018 Global Family and Gender Survey (GFGS), a new international survey of over 9,000 men and women in heterosexual unions in 11 countries—including more than 2,000 respondents from the United States.” - Christianity Today
On John 20:31 - “In other words, John is saying ‘these things that I’ve collected and written down — they are to form the basis of belief, that is they are evidence!” - FaithWire
“In Christians at Work, which is based on a new study from Barna … . Christian millennials emerge as distinctly optimistic and ambitious, whether in the ‘tangibles’ of their daily work and spiritual growth or in their general awareness of how or whether to apply their God-given gifts.” - Acton
“One of C. S. Lewis’s most memorable essays is entitled ‘The Inner Ring.’ It describes the experience and desire of us all at various stages of life—to be accepted within the “inner ring” of whatever group matters to us at the time.” - IFWE
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