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Liberal Plurality an example of the conflict between Liberal and objective Christian values

by Bob Soco | Nov 11, 2022 | Church and Cultural Engagement, Church Life and Engagement

Liberal society celebrates and views plurality as an objective value – that should be an ordering axiom of society. We Christians are living in that world; and some Christians; unconsciously or consciously imbibed that belief system. However, have you ever...

The Postmodern Opportunity for the Church; If We are Brave Enough to Take It!

by Bob Soco | Feb 21, 2022 | Church and Cultural Engagement, Church Life and Engagement

Let us begin by defining the term postmodernity. Clearly, as the word suggests, it is ‘after modernity’ and so its definition is a contrast to what came before. So, before we can see what postmodernity is, we must see clearly what modernity is. It should...

The case for Hallowmass / ‘Halloween’

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...

Christians: Are we Disciples of Christ Jesus or of the Enlightenment?

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...

Changing the Timidity of Christians through the Cult of the Martyrs

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...

Deus Machina

by Bob Soco | Jun 17, 2021 | Christian Movements and Revival, Christianity and Society, Church and Cultural Engagement, Persecuted Church

“Let us hush this cry of ‘Forward’, till ten thousand years have gone.”― Alfred Tennyson In the mid-1700, new technologies began to give rise to new forms of technology. These new machines could do, in a shorter time, the same quantity of work that...