How Should Christians Engage with Culture? {Philip Yancey}

Thank you for subscribing to one or more of the Bible Gateway email newsletters produced in partnership with the Zondervan publishing team. Once a month you can look forward to receiving this email with Christian life articles taken from books published by Zondervan. Enjoy!

How Should Christians Engage with Culture? By Philip Yancey (Bible Gateway Blog). The shift in American society from admiring Christians to fearing and criticizing them provides an opportunity for self-reflection. How have we been presenting the message we believe in? Might there be a more grace-filled way? Some want to focus on personal morality and leave public morality to secular politicians. Others seek . . . Continue Reading The One Thing Christians Dare Not Abandon By John S. Dickerson (Bible Gateway Blog). The foundational rupture in the tectonic plates of Western civilization is the breakage along the fault line of truth. The very concept of truth as we have known and inherited it is a Judeo-Christian concept. Germany became a post-Christian nation after . . . Continue Reading What Your Real Self Needs to Overcome Your False Self By Dr. Henry Cloud (Boundaries Books Blog). When the real self comes into relationship with God and others, an incredible dynamic is set into motion: we grow as God created us to grow. It is only when you are connected to the Head (Jesus Christ) and connected to others (the Body) that "the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow" (Col. 2:19). A coming together of grace and truth in Jesus Christ is our only hope, and indeed it is a hope that does not disappoint. Jake, a friend of mine and a recovering alcoholic, put it this way . . . Continue Reading Five Practices of Successful Thinkers By Dr. John Townsend (Boundaries Books Blog). There are several dimensions to how successful leaders think that are important to know, but I want to focus on five especially. If you want to develop your thinking, the following practices will serve you well. . . . Continue Reading   - Want more? Subscribe to one or more of the following devotional email newsletters published jointly by Bible Gateway and Zondervan: Boundaries (weekly) Investigating Faith with Lee Strobel (weekly) The Daniel Plan (weekly) Christine Caine (weekly) The Daniel Prayer (a 5-day devotional journey) The Seven Money Types (a 9-day Bible study) Care Instructions for a Life Worth Living with John Ortberg (weekly) - join Zondervan on social media  This email was sent to mucomacamucomaca.muco@blogger.com by Bible Gateway, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA. This email is part of a devotional or newsletter that you signed up for on BibleGateway.com. For information regarding our privacy policy, click here. If you have questions or comments about this newsletter, please contact us. Manage all Bible Gateway subscriptions — Opt Out of all Bible Gateway communication -