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An Introduction to Christian Worldview: Pursuing God's Perspective in a Pluralistic World by Tawa J Anderson My rating: 4 of 5 stars What is a worldview? How does one discern it's contours and courses? Are there ways to distinguish between worldviews? Why is any of this important? Tawa J. Anderson, assistant professor of philosophy and director of the Honors Program at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma; W. Michael Clark, legislative counsel at Center for Arizona Policy; and David K. Naugle, chair and professor of philosophy at Dallas Baptist University, have teamed up to craft a manual ideal for answering these questions and more. "An Introduction to Christian Worldview: Pursuing God's Perspective in a Pluralistic World" is a 384 page casebound text book ideal for high school and freshman college classes, or for readers desiring to expand their education. "An Introduction to Christian Worldview" falls into three sections. Part one is...

Mere Sexuality: Rediscovering the Christian Vision of Sexuality by Todd A. Wilson My rating: 5 of 5 stars As the social environment in the U.S.A. continues to stay hot, and civility and sensibility atrophy, it is increasingly important for Christians and pastors to have solid resources that will help us keep our heads about us. Todd Wilson, Senior Pastor of Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park Illinois, as well as co-founder and chairman of The Center for Pastoral Theologians, has compiled an easy-to-read study published in the 191 page softback, "Mere Sexuality: Rediscovering the Christian Vision of Sexuality." This small volume artfully works through creation, the incarnation of Christ, and the resurrection, to tackle, theologically, the place of our embodied sexuality. In many ways it is a Christological anthropology. Instead of turning "God's intentions for human sexuality into a stale set of moral rules" (40), the author beautifully presents the centra...

With Paul and all of the Apostles, along with the saints and martyrs who have gone before, and with our brothers and sisters world over, we lift our hearts in adoration saying: Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! “For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?” “Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?” For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen (Romans 11.33-36). O God, deep in riches, wisdom and knowledge: we pray for your one, holy, catholic and apostolic church, to include this congregation and Grace Baptist, Grace Missionary Baptist, Graceway Baptist and Greater Bethel Baptist Church. Like Epaphras in Colossians 4, we struggle on behalf of your churches in our prayers, asking that your people may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God (Colossians 4.12). O God, unsearchable in your jud...