Consider These Things by Joel Belz
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Consider These Things
by Joel Belz
Paperback: 96 pages
ISBN-10: 0977929981
ISBN-13: 978-0977929986
New book by Joel Belz addresses weighty issues such as the effectiveness of democracy in a godless culture, parameters for defining the value of a human life, and the relationship between pietism and activism.
Consider These Things exhorts Christians to "lift their eyes to the wide open atrium of the Christian household of faith" and attempt to answer Francis Schaeffer's question, "How should we then live?"
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From the Preface
Author and editor Joseph Epstein proposed that the “essayist is at his most profound when his intentions are most modest.” Joel Belz is exactly that. He is constantly learning and sharing his life experiences and observations as he attempts to address Francis Schaeffer’s question: “How should we then live?” In “Biscuits and Knives,” Joel starts at home as he observes his daughter’s culinary manners and writes that God’s “rules for us as individuals, for society at large, and for His creation are never willy-nilly. Every one of them means something.” Later he expands the realm of observation and writes of American politics. In “A Competent Turk,” Joel invokes the wisdom of Martin Luther as presented by Chuck Colson as it relates to supporting incompetent Christian leaders rather than electing competent non-Christian leaders.
by Joel Belz
Paperback: 96 pages
ISBN-10: 0977929981
ISBN-13: 978-0977929986
New book by Joel Belz addresses weighty issues such as the effectiveness of democracy in a godless culture, parameters for defining the value of a human life, and the relationship between pietism and activism.
Consider These Things exhorts Christians to "lift their eyes to the wide open atrium of the Christian household of faith" and attempt to answer Francis Schaeffer's question, "How should we then live?"
News Release from the ChristianPost.com
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From the Preface
Author and editor Joseph Epstein proposed that the “essayist is at his most profound when his intentions are most modest.” Joel Belz is exactly that. He is constantly learning and sharing his life experiences and observations as he attempts to address Francis Schaeffer’s question: “How should we then live?” In “Biscuits and Knives,” Joel starts at home as he observes his daughter’s culinary manners and writes that God’s “rules for us as individuals, for society at large, and for His creation are never willy-nilly. Every one of them means something.” Later he expands the realm of observation and writes of American politics. In “A Competent Turk,” Joel invokes the wisdom of Martin Luther as presented by Chuck Colson as it relates to supporting incompetent Christian leaders rather than electing competent non-Christian leaders.
The inclusion of seemingly dated material—the fall of the Berlin Wall—illustrates the consistency of a biblical worldview. Joel probes the issue of democracy outside America—specifically, at the time, in East Germany—by re-minding readers that democracy is favorable, but Christ is ultimate authority. As America’s attention seems focused on Iraq and Afghanistan, Joel’s observations decades ago apply to the times we live in today. A democratic Iraq is nice, but Christ in Iraq is far better.
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Table of Contents
Balance on the High Wire
Biscuits and Knives
Camels’ Noses and Pornography
Deferring Our Desires
More Ethical Than Abraham?
Americans Can’t Stand Authority
Behaving Is Harder Than Believing
A Competent Turk
People of The(ir) Word
Checking the Owner’s Manual
The Problem of Beginnings
Who Killed History?
Hugging the Center Line
Truth Should Be Expected
The Nature of Authority
Thanks-giving: an Antidote
A Perfect Marriage
More Than Democracy
Learning to Live With Freedom
Democracy Can Be an Empty Hoax
Atrium