The Book of Daniel tells us that “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.” As we know, he was successful and completely destroyed Jerusalem and its temple, visiting God’s wrath on His people for failing to worship Him. After his victory, Nebuchadnezzar recognized the talent of some of the Israelites who survived…
Category: Education
A Theology of Public Education
A while back I watched a short but insightful video featuring Dr. Carl Ellis at Reformed Theological Seminary. At first, when he stated, “All theology is contextual; all theology is historically and culturally determined,” I thought he was saying all theology was subjective. But that is not the case. The point he makes is that…
Quotes of the Day
“Probably, majority opinion agrees with our own national policy that the right of a man to engage in business for himself is not a basic freedom, like freedom from fear, want, freedom of speech and of worship. It is a right which only about one in five of our working force finds himself able, or…
Quote of the Day
“Some scholars believe that the spread of democracy, which then put land ownership and wealth in the hands of many, and the Industrial Revolution, which made the mass production of goods possible and spread wealth throughout society, are at the root of the environmental crisis,” and “By destroying paganism, white Christianity helped to exploit nature.”…