Summit Ministries

In his helpful book Worldview: The History of a Concept, David Naugle traces the development of the evangelical embrace of the concept of "worldview." First used by Immanuel Kant, weltanschauung became a fad topic for the subsequent generation of German philosophers. A little over a hundred years ago, theologians James Orr and Abraham Kuyper "spoiled the Egyptians" by redefining and...

Many speak on the decline of American education, especially higher education. Though education (Christian education in particular) was high on the priority list of our founders (Harvard was founded in 1636!), many institutions quickly drifted from the strong moorings of a Biblical worldview. This morning, I was struck with how this really happens. I receive a daily email from T.M....

No, nothing on environmentalism in this entry. I actually find it quite unfortunate that the long standing idea of Christians being "earthy" is so often redefined as being "green" today, amidst those Christians who have embraced the contemporary fearmongers take on climate change. Inconclusive science, Darwinian assumptions, and faulty perspectives on the Biblical teaching of human beginnings and ends are...

When Drew Perry came to the Summit in Tennessee the first year, he didn't stand out. Humble and polite, we had no idea what he was up to outside of the Summit. Barely 21 years old, Drew was into real estate. What I mean by "into real estate" is that he owned 13 rental houses (eventually it was 26), had...

Perhaps he misspoke but recently Barack Obama was quoted as saying the following: "Look, I got two daughters — 9 years old and 6 years old," he said. "I am going to teach them first about values and morals, but if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby. I don't want them punished with an...