My wife and I were on a date night the other night and decided to see if anything was worth watching at the movies and we stumbled across Seven Days in Utopia starring Robert Duvall among others. It was excellent and here is why. It painted a redemptive picture that included some important truths about relationships, fears, insecurities, and identity. Some may call this movie too predictable, perhaps, but that’s not a reason not to watch something. To be sure, there need to be movies that accurately show the darker side of life (we live in a fallen world after all), but not all movies have to be dark and offer no hope. This movie offers hope, is inspiring, and has a great message. Moreover, it is rated G…Which means you can engage the whole family. This would be an ideal father / son date for kids around 8 or 9 or older (depending on maturity level). The cynic may dismiss this movie as “too cliche.” But to do so has missed the point. There are some messages that ring true for a reason and this movie found the mark. Go see it and spread the word!
Category Archives: Truth Matters
Christians are for Truth wherever it is found
All truth is God’s truth. John Calvin provides us with a good reminder that engaging our minds matters because truth matters: “It is superstitious to refuse to make use of any secular authors. For since all truth is of God, if any ungodly man has said anything true, we should not reject it, for it has also come from God. Besides, since all things are from God, what could be wrong with employing to His glory everything that can be rightly used in that way?” Application: Think hard and think Christianly for the glory of God! (1 Cor. 14:20)
How Do We Know That Jesus Is Who He Claimed To Be? – Jonathan Morrow (Video)
This is the central issue when it comes to examining the claims of Christianity. Here are 2 powerful reasons that support Jesus’s radical claims.
How Do We Know That Jesus Is Who He Claimed To Be? – Jonathan Morrow from Think Christianly on Vimeo.
Mind Your Faith by David Horner Is a GREAT Read!
Recently I was honored to have the opportunity to endorse a great new book by Dr. David Horner of Biola University. Here is what I wrote:
“Many Christians heading off to college are simply unprepared for the intellectual, spiritual and moral challenges that await them. Confronted with new ideas, strong desires and relational pressures, it’s not surprising that so many drift away from their childhood faith. But it doesn’t have to be this way! In this timely book, David Horner offers students a compelling vision of what it means to follow Jesus Christ with a mature faith during the college years and beyond. High school graduates need to read this book!” (Jonathan Morrow, author of Welcome to College and founder of www.thinkchristianly.org)
Is Christianity True, False, or Other?
One of my favorite writers is Nancy Pearcey because she has a way of capturing the essence of big ideas in clear writing. In Total Truth she correctly observes that “When Christians are willing to reduce religion to noncognitive categories, unconnected to questions of truth or evidence, then we have already lost the battle.” Please reread that last sentence.
You see, if Christianity does not rise to the level of being true or false then it has been removed completely from the cognitive realm. If something can’t be false, then it can’t be true either. And rational investigation or justification fly out the window too. If we in the American church don’t get this and teach it to the next generation, then Christians will be increasingly marginalized in a secular culture. But worse still, this unbiblical notion will sap us of our confidence to live as if Christianity were actually true because confidence and knowledge go hand and hand. If you have not done so already, I highly recommend reading Total Truth by Nancy Pearcey.