http://www.compass.org.nz/ Know the Gospel. Know the culture. Translate. en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1200 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1200 web.admin@compass.org.nz (Compass Foundation) "In my estimation, what makes the Christian worldview so robust and time-tested is that, quite to the contrary of other worldviews, it is not interested in convincing by argumentation, but rather in convicting by proclaiming truth. " Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1200 "A worldview is a commitment, a fundamental orientation of the heart, that can be expressed as a story or in a set of presuppositions (assumptions which may be true, partially true or entirely false) which we hold (consciously or unconsciously, consistently or inconsistently) about the basic constitution of reality, and that provides the foundation on which we live and move and have our being. " Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1200 "What was formed in creation has been historically deformed by sin and must be reformed in Christ." Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1200 "For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing." Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1200 "A world view is the functional network of implicit beliefs that conditions us to experience the world in certain ways. " Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1200 "A worldview is any ideology, philosophy, theology, movement, or religion that provides an overarching approach to understanding God, the world, and man's relations to God and the world. " Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1200 "Worldview is intensely practical. It is simply the sum total of our beliefs about the world, the "big picture" that directs our daily decisions and actions. " Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1200 "I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving ... we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it ... but we must sail and not drift nor lie at anchor. " Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1200 "The cruellest lies are often told in silence. " Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1200 "Can your worldview handle suffering? " Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1200 "Life is not about pursuing feelings. Life is about pursuing faith." Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1200 "I believe in order that that I may understand." Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1200 "We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen." Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1200 "He who takes his life for granted is a pencil without an eraser." Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1200 "You can learn a lot from people who view the world differently than you do." Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1200 ""That's 500 billion planets out there, and bear in mind there are 100 billion other galaxies. To think this [the Earth] is the only place where anything interesting is happening, you have got to be really audacious to take that point of view." " Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1200 "If we are to change our world view, images have to change. The artist now has a very important job to do. He's not a little peripheral figure entertaining rich people, he's really needed." Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1200 "We ourselves are those who have come to believe that Jesus of Nazareth is "the way, the truth, and the life," and that the great change required of those who follow him entails a radically new view of human life and a decisively different way of living, thinking, and acting." Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1200 "Young people today face a bewildering variety of life-choices, so that they sometimes find it hard to know how best to channel their idealism and their energy." Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1200 "What matters in a world-view is to grasp the meaning and purpose of everything." Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1200