http://evangelicalreformation.com diagnosing the contemporary evangelical disease & prescribing a biblical cure Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:25:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Some take comfort in the rationale that we can thank Jimmy Carter's disastrous presidency for giving us Ronald Reagan. From that fact of history they extrapolate that the election of Barack Obama might lead to another Ronald Reagan. This logic fails because if we had another Ronald Reagan we would be ... http://evangelicalreformation.com/2008/barack-obama-is-no-jimmy-carter/ Truth is a scarce commodity in our society. This dark reality reveals itself graphically in our current financial crisis. One can listen to television, the major source of “truth” in our society, 24/7 and learn practically nothing about the realities of our financial crisis. Though we hear a lot about ... http://evangelicalreformation.com/2008/truth-is-fallen-in-the-street/ Recently leaders of the Muslim community wrote an open letter addressed to Christians entitled "A Common Word between Us and You," calling us to work together for the common good based on the mutually shared commitments of both communities to love of God and of neighbor. A group of Christian ... http://evangelicalreformation.com/2008/muslim-leadership%e2%80%99s-offer-to-work-with-christians-for-a-loving-world/ The Democratic approach to winning elections has remained rather consistent across the years beginning with the New Deal. They promise to distribute your tax money in a way that will buy them the most votes. What is new about this presidential election is the extent and shamelessness to which this ... http://evangelicalreformation.com/2008/buying-votes-with-your-money/ Have you ever thought of what it is like to be in combat? Perhaps you have had that experience. However, most have not. Imagine what it is like to live in an area inhabited by enemy soldiers possessing the weapons, training, and intent to destroy you. Living in that environment ... http://evangelicalreformation.com/2007/the-results-of-deformed-meekness/ I had a professor at New York University who said, “God created man in His own image, and man has been returning the favor ever since.” This is a valid observation, especially in regard to our morphing Jesus into the image of our culture. This is true even of evangelicals, who ... http://evangelicalreformation.com/2007/the-real-meaning-of-meekness/ It is important to understand the meaning of meekness. It is a major concept in the New Testament. Jesus promised that the meek would be blessed—inherit the earth. Meekness is an aspect of the fruit of the Spirit. But what is it? A correct understanding will guide us toward the ... http://evangelicalreformation.com/2007/a-better-understanding-of-meekness/ The virtual Christianity embraced by most American evangelicals constitutes a bubble that is about to burst. In my previous post, I compared contemporary evangelical Christianity to a nanny state. A majority segment of evangelical radio, television, and books describes a relationship between the believer and God in which God accepts us ... http://evangelicalreformation.com/2007/bursting-the-bubble-of-virtual-christianity/ People like big government. Europe loves socialism and many Russians long for the good old days of communism, despite its repressiveness and cruelty. Here in the United States, the tide is constantly carrying us toward big government, and we must row hard to keep from going over the falls. What is ... http://evangelicalreformation.com/2007/the-ultimate-nanny-state/ That statement no doubt sounds like heresy to most evangelicals. It violates our understanding of the gospel, the very foundation of our faith. After all, if we don’t have to be perfect to please God, Christ would not have had to come. We could get into heaven on our own merit. ... http://evangelicalreformation.com/2006/we-don%e2%80%99t-have-to-be-perfect-to-please-god/