Category Archives: Application

Job 28 is a very interesting and poetic chapter.  It describes the technology and effort humans utilized during Job’s time to find, mine, and refine silver, gold, iron, copper, and precious stones. In Job 28, Job contrasts the human search … Continue reading →

Some might consider the Christian worldview to be anti-intellectual.  Why?  Because according to the dictionary definition an anti-intellectual is someone who “is opposed to or hostile toward intellectuals” and  the modern theories associated with them.  An anti-intellectual also “believes that … Continue reading →

A question that is often asked about the fall of Adam and Eve is:  Why was God’s punishment so severe when they ate of the tree of knowledge of good and evil?  For the simple act of eating of the … Continue reading →

Another sermon Chalmers gave concerned what we call the Golden Rule which is:   “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”  (Matthew. 7:12 ESV) Chalmers asserts … Continue reading →

As mentioned in the last blog, we are evaluating several sermons given by Thomas Chalmers who lived 200 years ago. Chalmers states that certain virtues mentioned by Paul in Philippians 4:8 (things that are true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, and … Continue reading →

I recently purchased a book based solely on the title.  The title is:  The Application of Christianity to the Commercial and Ordinary Affairs of Life and it is a series of sermons given by Thomas Chalmers back in the early … Continue reading →

In my readings, I recently came across a reference to Plato’s four virtues which are:  moderation, justice, wisdom, and courage.  I want to discuss courage which is defined as “the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to … Continue reading →

The Christian organization called the European Leadership Form is debating the reasons why Europe “has the world’s highest percentage of atheists and agnostics”. [1]  From what I read, they do not have an answer.  However, another article I read has … Continue reading →

Surveys taken over the past several years reveal that over two thirds of Christians/church goers never read their Bibles. [1]  Now there are people who do not know how to read and throughout history many depended upon the clerics of … Continue reading →

I read Pilgrim’s Progress a very long ago and really don’t remember the details of the story.  What prompted me to read it again was reading the version from “the minds behind ‘The Babylon Bee’” titled The Postmodern Pilgrim’s Progress.  … Continue reading →