A ‘day of small things’

Get ready to serve the casualties of a coming cultural ugliness | Vern S. Poythress

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One thoughtful article on the internet observed that Bible-believing Christians have not achieved much in politics because they have not devoted themselves to the larger arena of cultural conflict. Politics mostly follows culture rather than leading it. The cultural idea that women have an alleged right to sexual "freedom" preceded the striking down of restrictions on abortion. A temporary victory in the voting booth does not reverse a downward moral trend driven by cultural gatekeepers in news media, entertainment, art, and education. Politics is not a cure-all.

So shall we train Christian people to take positions of power in education and the media? Such training is a good thing, and we should stretch our imaginations as to what God may do through us: "Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think" (Ephesians 3:20). Faithful Christians already hold positions here and there in universities and in journalism. A number of Christians are doing good work in movies, and are to be commended for it.

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