Battles of the mind

25Sep09

As Christians, especially those of us living in a Western culture, the majority of our  battles take place in our minds. Our culture feeds us a multitude of lies, twists good and evil on its head and condemns those who think differently. It is our ‘developed’, materialistic culture that has resulted in a mass of [...]

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Tags: battle, Bible, culture, individualistic, Jesus, John Piper, lies, materialism, media, memorizing scripture, selfish, spiritual warfare, temptation, truth, values, western culture

Overcoming Cultural Strongholds – Part 1: Consumerism

25Sep08

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms – Ephesians 6:2
I am going to post a series on the spiritual battle we face everyday in our minds, focusing on Western [...]

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Tags: advertising, comfort, consumerism, cultural strongholds, culture, media, money, safety, satisfaction, security, shopping, society, ungodly thinking, worldliness, worship

For the love of clothes

02May08

Yesterday I bought i-D magazine which is a fashion magazine, and indie and arty which is why I like it, to cut out pictures and stuff. But the more time I spent looking at this magazine, the more sickened I became. In my opinion magazines are the most full-frontal media attack you can encounter. EVERYTHING [...]

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Tags: barlowgirl, fashion, i-D, lyrics, magazines, media