A.W.Tozer wrote:
The Greek philosopher Pythagoras divided men into three classes:
I wonder why he failed to notice two other classes: those who are not seeking anything and those who are seeking after God.… Read more
Those of us who are spectators rather than participants are observing depraved humanity’s attempt to escape from a meaningless reality. How are they doing it? One way is by creating Alternative Reality (AR), which too is meaningless. Another way is by creating Artificial Intelligence (AI).… Read more
What is going on between Israel and Palestine is like two children in the schoolyard fighting over a toy which both claim as theirs. One says ‘I want it”, the one possessing it says “You cannot have it”. So, they fight over it.… Read more
I am writing a book about philosophy and therefore, am spending a lot of time with philosophers. One thing I have learned is that the early Greek philosophers had some ideas that are still current today. For instance, Leucippus (5th century BC) is usually credited with having the idea of atomism.… Read more
The fifth-century BC philosopher, Heraclitus, said, “A man, when he gets drunk, is led stumbling along by an immature boy, not knowing where he is going.” Society today is drunk on lies, drinking from the barrels of politics, fake news, false accusations, advertising, revisionist history, and the freshest brews–artificial intelligence and virtual reality.… Read more
For those of you who appreciate simile in their reading once in a while I give you this bold attempt:
We are told in the Bible, “the Devil is the father of lies, and was a liar from the beginning”; so that beyond contradiction, the invention is old: And which is more, his first essay of it was purely political, employed in undermining the authority of his Prince, and seducing a third part of the subjects from their obedience.… Read more
The brief picture of 21st-Century culture presented in previous posts describes some of the aspects of the world we live in today. It is not our father’s world and it will change before another generation can understand it. A Christian living in the 21st Century should see the world through the biblical worldview and the eyes of God.… Read more
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