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Developing a Christian Worldview

November 5, 2015 by Matt Perman

As Christians, we are called to engage the culture, not retreat from it. In order to do this effectively (and winsomely, avoiding spiritual weirdness), we need to understand how to develop a Christian worldview.

Philip Graham Ryken’s booklet What is the Christian Worldview is the best short read on how to do this. It outlines the four basic components of the Christian worldview—creation, fall, redemption, and restoration—and shows how they apply to every area of life.

This book gives a good basis for understanding the framework for thinking Christianly about anything, so that you can then apply the framework to your own specific callings.

 

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Chuck Colson Resource Page

April 25, 2012 by Matt Perman

The Acton Institute has put together a resource page on Chuck Colson. They write:

From the earliest days of the Acton Institute, Charles W. “Chuck” Colson was a staunch supporter and dear friend to many. On this page, we have gathered a variety of content including speeches, interviews with Acton publications and multimedia. As Prison Fellowship Ministries and the Colson Center put it, in a joint statement,  “Chuck’s life is a testimony to God’s power to forgive, redeem, and transform.”

The page also has an excellent, 8.5 minute video the Acton Institute did on the life of Chuck Colson.

Filed Under: Worldview

Thankful for Chuck Colson

April 21, 2012 by Matt Perman

Ed Stetzer has good reflections on his life, and Sarah Pulliam Bailey has written a good obituary at Christianity Today.

Here’s part of it:

Before his conversion to Christianity, Colson was described as an aggressive political mastermind who drank heavily, chain smoked, and smeared opponents. He served as special counsel to President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973 before he was indicted on Watergate-related charges, which led to a 7-month prison term. After his conversion experience, he published Born Again, helping popularize the term many evangelicals use to self-identify.

Colson’s public commitment to his faith drew initial skepticism from those who wondered whether he was attempting to profit from a conversion narrative. Criticism faded over time with his 30-plus years of commitment to prison ministry.

“The most important takeaway is that he was a specimen of God’s amazing grace, one of the most remarkable in modern times,” said Timothy George, dean of Beeson Divinity School at Samford University. “Over time, he proved to the whole world that this is the real thing.”

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What it Means to be a Christian

September 1, 2011 by Matt Perman

Josh Harris, in Dug Down Deep: Building Your Life on Truths That Last:

Being a Christian means being a person who labors to establish his beliefs, his dreams, his choices, his very view of the world on the truth of who Jesus is and what he has accomplished—a Christian who cares about truth, who cares about sound doctrine.

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You Can Know Things Accurately Even if You Don't Know them Exhaustively

March 4, 2011 by Matt Perman

Acts 18:25: “[Apollos] spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus.”

Acts 18:26: “When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him and explained to him the way of God more accurately.”

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