Engaging contemporary culture from a biblical worldview.
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 09085 The question of flag-waving in church touches on deeper issues than aesthetics or personal taste. It raises questions about what the gathered church is for, what symbols belong in corporate worship, and where the line falls between legitimate national gratitude and an unhealthy fusion of faith and patriotism. The answer requires careful thought…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 12055 Immigration is one of the most politically charged issues in the modern West, and Christians often find themselves caught between competing loyalties. On one side, Scripture’s consistent call to welcome the stranger and care for the vulnerable. On the other, legitimate concerns about national security, cultural cohesion, the rule of law, and the…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 12030 The transgender movement did not appear from nowhere. It has deep philosophical roots stretching back centuries, and understanding those roots is essential for any Christian who wants to engage the culture with both truth and compassion. Ideas have consequences, and the ideas behind the modern gender revolution can be traced through a surprisingly…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 60037 One of the strangest features of the contemporary West is the way relativism — the insistence that there are no absolute truths, especially in matters of morality — has produced not the tolerance it promised but a new and remarkably aggressive form of intolerance. The culture that declared “there is no absolute truth”…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 60028 This question moves from the theological framework of Q60027 to the practical: should individual Christians be actively involved in the political process? Should they vote, campaign, stand for office, lobby, and seek to influence public policy? The answer is yes, with significant qualifications that protect the integrity of the gospel and the witness…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 60036 Expressive individualism is the dominant philosophy of the modern West, even though most people who live by it have never heard the term. It is the belief that the highest good is to look within yourself, discover your authentic identity, and then express that identity to the world — and that any external…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 60032 Artificial intelligence has moved from science fiction into daily reality with a speed that has caught much of the world off guard. Language models that can write essays, generate code, compose music, and hold extended conversations; image generators that produce photorealistic pictures from text descriptions; autonomous systems that make decisions with real-world consequences;…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 60033 The rapid integration of artificial intelligence into everyday life has raised a practical question for many Christians: is it right to use AI? Some believers are uneasy about it, sensing that there is something problematic about relying on machines for tasks that seem to require human thought, creativity, or even spiritual discernment. Others…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 60031 Environmentalism has become one of the defining concerns of contemporary Western culture. Climate change, pollution, deforestation, species extinction, and the broader question of humanity’s relationship with the natural world now dominate political discourse, educational curricula, and public consciousness. For the Christian, the question is not whether the earth matters — it plainly does…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 60038 The claim that Christianity causes trauma has become increasingly common in contemporary culture. Individuals describe their experiences of growing up in Christian homes or churches as psychologically damaging — characterised by shame, fear, repression, guilt, and the suppression of their authentic selves. The “religious trauma” category has gained traction in therapeutic settings and…