by Bob Soco | Nov 5, 2021 | Christian Movements and Revival, Christianity and Society, Church and Cultural Engagement, Persecuted Church
So let us just clear up one annoying thing; right from the start – ‘halloween’ – just means Hallows Eve, think Christmas Eve – but the festival is called Hallowmas, not Christmas. So you would never say ‘happy halloween’ just...
by Bob Soco | Sep 27, 2021 | Christian Movements and Revival, Christianity and Society
We’ve written on Muscular Christianity before, but it is worth revisiting the idea, and to press beyond the introductory blog that also appears on this website. I hope here in to explore the axioms of what I mean by a ‘muscular Christianity’ which is...
by Bob Soco | Sep 20, 2021 | Christianity and Social Issues, Christianity and Society
The Church has an idolatry problem. Well, it has many idolatry problems. I am neither talking about the celebrity pastor culture nor the issue of statues or art used as a means of veneration of what it represents. Nope! I am speaking of offering our souls and bodies...
by Bob Soco | Sep 1, 2021 | Christian Movements and Revival, Christianity and Society, Church and Cultural Engagement, Persecuted Church
Christianity, I mean the real thing; not the stuff of civic society, is not the enlightenment with a bit of religious ritual for frosting. This is, of course, exactly what liberal and progressive churches have turned Christianity into. Christianity is radically...
by Bob Soco | Jul 9, 2021 | Christian Movements and Revival, Christianity and Society, Church and Cultural Engagement, Persecuted Church
I have literally spoken to thousands of Christians and have noted something disturbing…timidity. It is the hallmark of many Christians, a desire to not engage in conflict, not get involved in controversy, or to risk too much for their faith. The causes of this are...
