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Equipping the Church to engage the culture with the redemptive mission of Christ
As American culture continues to descend into moral anarchy, secular humanistic schemes, and spiritual ignorance, the only hope for our nation lies in a renewed church that understands, appropriates and applies biblical truths personally, socially, and culturally.
The Center for Christ & Culture, under the leadership of its founder and president, S. Michael Craven exists to support this purpose: Equip Christians with a thoroughly biblical interpretation of reality, rooted in the missional purposes of God in order to press the supremacy of Christ in all things.
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Study Reveals: If a father does not go to church—no matter how faithful his wife’s devotions—only one child in 50 will become a regular worshipper. If a father does go regularly, regardless of the practice of the mother, between two-thirds and three-quarters of their children will become churchgoers (regular and irregular).
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When pastors and theologians speak of calling, most people think of some loftier spiritual
work rather than trudging off to a business office, construction site,
or retail store to labor. The same could be said for every mother who
trudges off to the kitchen or laundry room each day to work for her
family. This tendency reveals a bias among many Christians and clergy to
think of full-time ministry as spiritual work while diminishing other forms of work under the rubric of secular. I
submit this is a wholly unbiblical conception that emanates from a
dichotomous view of the world, in which some erroneously regard areas of
God’s creation as being beyond his authority, care, and concern.
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Two weeks ago I alluded to something new on the horizon. Well, here it is!
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For those mothers who are discouraged by
the spiritual state of their children, take heart; I bear witness to the
fact that the Lord can and does respond to the prayers of a grieving
mother!
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As we begin this Holy Week there is no
other issue, no other thought more demanding of our attention than that
of the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ. On these facts—and most especially the resurrection—rest the
whole Christian faith, mission, and message.
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Is
our present foreign policy in the Middle East being driven by a naiveté
that unwittingly identifies with “revolutionaries” and “rebels” as kindred spirits?
Are these revolutionaries in search of the same thing sought by our
founding fathers? Can Islamic societies even conceive of liberal
democracy in terms of freedom for all? Are we even asking these questions and if not, how can we determine whether or not military intervention is appropriate?
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According to a study
released last month by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), sexual
activity among teens has dropped dramatically. This information
corroborates another CDC report released just last week showing that
teen birth rates have reached their “lowest levels in nearly 70 years!”
That's the good news, now the bad news...
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After more than ten years of serious
study and careful examination of culture—what it is, how it’s formed and
its present influence on the church—I find that Americans generally
flow in one of two directions. They either tend toward being consumers
or being creators. Suffice it to say that of these two categories,
Christians should be creators. But what does this mean? Am I speaking of
creators in strictly an artistic sense? Not necessarily. I am speaking
of Christian creators in the sense of bringing shalom into the world.
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The idea that Christians are to bring healing into the
world—the restoration of people and the reformation of systems that
hinder them—seems reasonable enough (in thought, anyway). It is
certainly biblical. Reality, however, is another story. The moment one
ventures out into the world—either physically or through the lens of the
media—you will no doubt be thrown back by the overwhelming suffering,
injustice, and evil that frequently seems to rule the day. As a result,
many of us may feel overwhelmed by a sense of despair and may think that
improving these conditions is not only futile but also pointless.
However...
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