Tag: culture
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![Be the [counter-cultural] change [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sundaygraph2-5.png?w=1024)
Be the [counter-cultural] change [Sermon]
Have you heard it? “Be the change you want to see in the world.” But what KIND of change are we talking about as followers of Jesus?
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Questions about Christmas
Originally posted on Matthew Ruttan: Some of you have questions about Christmas. But the season rushes at us with such fearsome fury that we do our best just to hang on. As a result, many of our questions go unanswered. So this post responds to some of the questions you have shared with me. Enjoy!…
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When does human life begin?
To explore this controversial question, I’ll look at the background in Canada and some biblical texts. What I say puts me in the minority, but I feel its the most loving approach for the most amount of people.
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![Big Hope in The Age of Melancholy [Podcast]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sunday-slides-2019-05-8.png?w=1024)
Big Hope in The Age of Melancholy [Podcast]
Psychologist Daniel Goleman describes our time as Age of Melancholy. He chronicles how depression, sadness, paralyzing listlessness, dejection, self-pity and overwhelming hopelessness plague more and more people. In 2016, a New York Times article highlighted how suicide rates are going up. Various people tried to explain it. Some said it must be due to economic…
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Did Jesus really exist? – My response to the strange claims of Maclean’s magazine
I’ve had a burden on my soul since Easter. That was when—just days prior to the biggest Christian holiday of the year—Maclean’s Magazine published an article calling the existence of Jesus into question despite the fact that he’s the most historically documented figure in the history of the planet. So Christmas seemed like the right…
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What Makes People Happy?
What makes people happy? Presents? A thank you? A big bag of potato chips with zero calories? The answer will be different for different people. A single mom may want breakfast in bed and some alone time; but that boasts no promise for a guy in college. All he wants is for the girl at the…
