Western civilization

  • A Rush to the End

    Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of mankind was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually. Genesis 6:5 NASB   Every intent – Was the world so profligate that God had to destroy it?  Was every person filled with corruption, power-hungry, exploitative?  Or was there something else that brought about the end…

  • Damage Control

    For seven women will take hold of one man on that day, saying, “We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; take away our disgrace!”  Isaiah 4:1  NASB Disgrace – What will happen once God begins His judgment of Israel.  Well, a whole lot of men…

  • The Academy

    Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” John 18:38a NASB Truth – Plato is in many respects the founder of Western civilization. His teacher, Socrates, and his pupil, Aristotle, completed a trinity of minds that literally shaped our conception of the world, God and Man. A product of wealthy and aristocratic Athenians, Plato’s ideas have…