Archive for April, 2008

The Lord’s Prayer When Bread Is Scarce and Debts Are High

The “Lord’s Prayer” is one of the most well-known portions of the Bible. It occurs in both the “The Sermon On The Mount” in Matthew 6:9-13 and “the Sermon on the Plain” in Luke 11:1-4. Many people who recite this prayer don’t realize that economic matters are central to the prayer.

What Good Are Morals If They Have No Foundation?

Since the year 2002, the movie Time Changer (Five by Two Productions) has been provoking Christians to consider the place of morality without theology. In other words, is it adequate to teach how to act without a basis from Scripture? In the story, seminary professor Russell Carlisle presents a manuscript for approval by the staff. But approval is not unanimous. Dr. Norris Anderson maintains that teaching Christ’s standard of living without Christ will never work.