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Isidore of Seville and the Birth of Europe as the Regnum Christi
In 1997, Pope John Paul II declared that the Internet needed a patron saint. He chose St. Isidore of Seville. The reaction of the majority of Roman Catholics – and not only Roman Catholics – around the world was, “Huh? Who’s that?” Not much is known about Isidore of Seville. And yet, he is one of the most important minds in the birth of Europe, and of Christendom in general. We can safely say that Europe was born as a political, social, and legal entity based on the work of Isidore and on his understanding of the …Read More »
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Are We Living in the Last Days?
Any time American Vision posts an article dealing with Bible prophecy, we get emails from Bible prophecy “experts” chastising us for our “ignorance.” One fellow wrote that since Revelation talks about earthquakes and we see earthquakes today that earthquakes must be a modern-day sign that the end is near. Here’s what he wrote:
“I don’t know who this guy [Gary DeMar] is and I don’t want to know but I am going to say this he does not know the bible cause it says in the Book of Revelation That Earth Quakes is one of the many signs of …Read More »
Also posted in Apologetics, Bible Prophecy, Christian Worldview, End-times, Eschatology, Featured, Post & Pre-Millennialism Tagged earthquakes, Jim Fletcher, Last Days Madness, left behind, prophecy 26 Comments
I Remember Mama (1948)
Worldview Observation: The family, not the State, is the basic government of society. “The nuclear family is the central building block of Western civilization.”[1]
A few weeks ago I was in Los Angeles working on a film project with Darren Doane, director of Collision (2009). Mostly I was observing. At the end of the long day, we made our way back through LA rush-hour traffic and took in a great meal at a local …Read More »
Also posted in Christian Worldview, Culture, Economics, Education, Ethics, Family & Children, Featured, Movies Tagged collision, Darren Doane, hollywood, Movies 2 Comments
The Power of Giving a Book
It all started with one book. When Bojidar’s missionary pastor left his Bulgarian town, all he left behind was a couple audio tapes and a copy of one book, Ken Gentry’s He Shall Have Dominion. Ken’s book is still, perhaps, the best one-stop exposition of the postmillennial, optimistic, dominion-oriented biblical worldview available. It has changed many lives, including Bojidar’s. After this, he wanted to hear more about optimism and biblical law.
So, after finishing the 550 pages, Bo (as we affectionately call him) flipped back to that all important page, the copyright page, where he was able to find …Read More »
The Ongoing Conquest of Jericho
The story of the Battle of Jericho is one that is probably more familiar to children than most adults. Like many of the bold tales of God’s deliverance and judgment found in the Old Testament, many Christians aren’t quite sure what to do with city walls that fall down due to shouting and trumpet blowing. But I am convinced that a deeper understanding of the events of Jericho is the key to a deeper understanding of what the 21st century church has been called to be and do. Just as an older generation of grumblers in the wilderness had to …Read More »
Also posted in Apologetics, Christian Worldview, Featured, Theology Tagged Gary Segura, homosexuality, Jericho 4 Comments
Is There a Non-Christian Way to Fly a Plane?
Imagine you are talking to two other persons: a socialist and Murray Rothbard. And imagine the socialist makes the following statement:
“There isn’t a capitalist or a socialist way to help the poor. There is only one way: Give money to the poor to buy the goods they need.”
What would Murray Rothbard reply to this?
Those of us who learned a great deal from the Austrian School and Rothbard himself can easily figure what Rothbard would reply. He would say something like the following:
“You, my socialist friend, propose a solution that assumes the existence of …Read More »
Also posted in Apologetics, Atheism, Christian Worldview, Creation, Culture, Economics, Ethics, Featured, General, Science Tagged capitalism, Gary North, Murray rothbard, socialism 16 Comments
The Left is Now Interested in ‘Constitutional Freedoms’
Roger Ebert is America’s most noted film reviewer. He has been described by Forbes as “the most powerful pundit in America.” He is known for his long-running film review column that first appeared Chicago Sun-Times in 1967. Television audiences know him best as the co-host with Gene Siskel of the television programs “Sneak Previews,” “At the Movies with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert,” and “Siskel and Ebert and The Movies.” The pair had a 23 year run ended by Siskel’s cancer death in 1999.
This is not to say that Mr. Ebert with all his time reviewing …Read More »
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What is the Meaning of Matthew 23:38–39?
A few weeks ago, I received an email that an article had been published in the April-June 2010 issue of the dispensational-oriented journal Bibliotheca Sacra. Here’s part of what the emailer wrote to me:
“I’ve read your work and heard your debates in [the area of Bible prophecy], and I must say the counter-arguments [in Lawrence A. DeBruyn’s “Preterism and ‘This Generation’”] are very compelling and cogent, and touches grammatical and semantical points that, if memory serves, your work has either failed to engage or ignored altogether.”
My first reaction was skepticism since I’ve read critiques of …Read More »
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Murray Rothbard on the Kingdom: A Response
Sometimes, even great men make inexcusable blunders. Being a great fan of the work of the Austrian school of economics, particularly Ludwig von Mises and Murray Rothbard, I was saddened last Wednesday to see the republication of the latter’s maltreatment of Christian Reconstruction, a view I hold to be very important if not central to reestablishing freedom in this country. I personally have learned so much from Rothbard and his many disciples, including Lew Rockwell and many others, that I, with a small pain in my sternum, write this in review of his comments and of what I consider to be important errors …Read More »
The Second Generation of Faithfulness
Prior to the Israelites’ conquest of the city of Jericho, a very significant event takes place that is often overlooked. Unlike most ancient literature, the Bible records details and events that can be seemingly unrelated to the overall narrative. For example, how many Christians have been sidelined in their attempts to read the entire Bible by the endless series of lists, genealogies, and rules found in Leviticus and Deuteronomy? It can make for tedious reading, but these details are by no means extraneous or superfluous. We learn in Luke 24:27 that everything in the Bible points to Christ, and this …Read More »