Tag Archives: popular culture

Are You Tired Of Watching Decadence In Movies & On TV?

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

Are you tired of movies and TV shows showing people acting out anger and angst, disrespect and disdain?  Are you fed up with watching people lying, cheating, deceiving, stealing, fighting, and killing?  Have you had enough of being brainwashed by … Continue reading →

Posted in anger, angst, attitude, brainwashed, brainwashing, casual sex, cheating, compromise, conscience, contemporary society, corrupt culture, cyber space, deception, decision-making, denial, dishonesty, disrespect, electronic media, encouragement, entertainment, environment, harmful thinking, indecency, insight, inspiration, lifestyles, mature language, moral principles, moral restraints, morality, morality-phobic, morals, movies, popular culture, pull of evil, reality TV, right and wrong, right conduct, right living, seduction, seduction of self-destruction, sex, shame, society, thinking, TV network, Unconditional, values, Won't Back Down | Tagged , , , , | 9 Comments

Explaining Sin In A Post-Christian Culture

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

Post-Christian can be defined as:  the culture that emerges as the Christian faith loses influence in a society that has been somewhat shaped by Christian values.  The Western world is fast becoming post-Christian and popular culture has little understanding of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christian, Christian history, Christian values, Christianity, conviction of sin, current condition, current events, faith-based, God, God-shaped vacuum, Gospels, injustice, inward change, moral principles, morality, morals, New Testament, Oh Sinner Man, popular culture, post-Christianity, recovery, repent, repentance, right and wrong, right conduct, salvation, Scriptures, search for significance, self-denial, spiritual awakening, spiritual disciplines, tolerance, Uncategorized, values, wages of sin, Western religion, Western world | Tagged , , , , , , | 24 Comments

My Way Or The Most High’s Way?

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

Two highways, different directions:  Should I choose my way which is based on my wants, my feelings, my viewpoints, and/or my cravings?  Or should I choose the Most High’s way that requires me to live above the fog of self-focus, … Continue reading →

Posted in acts of God, alternative lifestyle, Bible, choice, Christian history, Christianity, conscience, conviction of sin, corrupt culture, cravings, deliverance, dishonesty, ethics, faithfulness, feelings, free will, freedom, godly sorrow, guidance, habit, harmful habit, hearing God, hearing Jesus, human life, insight, inward change, Jesus, Jesus Christ, life, lifestyles, making decisions, modern myths, morality, morals, normal Christianity, Oh my God, presence of Christ, presence of God, pro choice, questions, recovery, religion, right and wrong, self-denial, Spirit-led, spiritual, spiritual disciplines, spiritual formation, thinking, thoughts, tradition, Uncategorized, values, voice of God, wages of sin | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Many Voices Are Stalking You, Seducing You . . .

Posted on January 7, 2012 by

Life has given us free will, the ability and freedom to make choices (its pro choice).  Yet many voices are after you, stalking you, seducing you, competing for your choices. *  The loud voice of desire boldly booms the proclamation:  … Continue reading →

Posted in Acts 5:29, boundaries, casual sex, children of God, Christianity, conscience, fear, free will, freedom, God, habit, hearing God, Holy Spirit, language, life, lifestyles, mind, modern myths, motivation, phobic, popular culture, religion, Romans 8:14, self-help, spiritual formation, spiritual growth, spiritual skills, thinking, thoughts, tradition, Uncategorized, values, voice activated, voice of God, voices, Western religion, words | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

You Can’t Buy Christmas

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

So many people are motivated by a myth — trying desperately to purchase a Merry Christmas.  Unfortunately, this is a major misconception that we are taught by our popular culture.  Truth is — you can’t buy Christmas. You can buy … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Friday, Christmas, Christmas carols, Christmas Eve, Cyber Monday, greed, joy, lies, life, materialism, meaning, motivation, myths, popular culture, repent, sales, selling, shopping, Small Business Saturday, stuff, thoughts, tradition, Uncategorized, words | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments