Leading the warning signs of cultural decay is when a people begin to abandon God in their societal traditions. The first of the Ten Commandments tells us ““I am the Lord your God, . . . You shall have no other gods before me.” (Exodus 20:2-3 NIV). Jesus expanded on this in Matthew when he was asked which […]
Author: Steve Wadsworth
Make Plans – Get Directions
“The mind of man plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.” (Proverbs 16:9 NASB). Sometimes it can be difficult to allow the Lord control of our lives. We want to plan and control what we do and where we go, even though, deep inside, we know it is best for us when we follow God’s […]
Warning Signs of Cultural Decay – Introduction
In Exodus (20:1-17) and in Deuteronomy (5:4-21) we read the Ten Commandments God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai. These were commands given to the nation of Israel to provide an ethical foundation for their lives, and their worship of God. They were given so that Israel could maintain their covenant relationship with God. “The commandments were no […]
Cultural Decay – Who’s To Blame
If we are in cultural decline, which I believe we are, it cannot be solely blamed on current events. Nor can it be blamed on one person, such as the President. The truth is that current events are the result of cultural decline, not its cause. The frantic pace of new technologies has only served to accelerate the […]
Cultural Decay
I believe that the Kavanaugh hearing was an example of the cultural decay that has reached to the top levels of our society. It is obvious to me and others that it was more important to to win at all costs than it was to discover the truth. There was no compunction for causing emotional pain to […]
Why I Care
America’s greatness was founded and is continually strengthened by Judeo-Christian traditions. When those traditions are ignored or completely rejected the exceptional greatness of American culture is at risk. Increasingly we are a nation no longer guided by moral or religious values. As I wrote in a previous blog entry: “We are in a state of […]
The Secular Concept of Moral (un)Certainty and the Christian Answer
Introduction A philosophy of life which best describes the moral character of the hippie culture in the 1960s is summed up in the phrase, “if it feels good do it.” Of course this was not a new concept, but this philosophy flourished in the hippie era. They saw this as the most natural way to […]
The Tone of Our Prayers
We have a tendency at times to feel guilty about the tone of our prayers. This often happens when we realize that are prayers seem mostly to be a list of wants; of requests for things we feel we need. Even our intercessory prayers seem sometimes to be more on autopilot, than truly heartfelt prayerful […]
Toxic Masculinity
Toxic masculinity is not a thing, and I find little wrong with the statement, “Boys will be boys!” When I see boys playing, I see it as both normal and encouraging to watch their behavior and see them challenge each other to be the best. If we were to discourage this I wonder what would […]
JENNY AND MIKEY
I was 57 when my wife, Jenny, died. Loneliness overcame me like a barren winter day when she passed away. She was the only one I ever loved. As our marriage made it through the years I just knew she would be the only woman I would ever love. But now I was alone. Our […]