“During the first 13 centuries after the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, no one thought of setting up a creche to celebrate Christmas. The pre-eminent Christian holiday was Easter, not Christmas.” FirstsChristianJesusCenturyBirthSettingSettingsCelebrateHolidayEasterBethlehemJesus Birth Author:Nancy Pearcey
“Beginning under the Roman Empire, intellectual leadership in the West had been provided by Christianity. In the middle ages, who invented the first universities - in Paris, Oxford, Cambridge? The church.” FirstsAgeChurchChristianityMiddleIntellectualWestUniversityParisEmpiresMiddle AgesRoman EmpireOxfordCambridgeRoman CivilizationCambridge University Author:Nancy Pearcey
“When we encounter the world of ideas for the first time, we easily get overwhelmed. Scripture is telling us, 'Don't be distracted by the details. Cut to the core by asking, What is its idol?' Whatever functions as its God substitute will shape everything else.” WorldFirstsIdeasCuttingShapesFirst TimeFunctionAskingDetailsCoreScriptureEncountersSubstitutesIdolsOverwhelmedDistracted Author:Nancy Pearcey
“Because humans are capable of choosing, the first cause that created them must have a will.” FirstsHumansCausesCapable Author:Nancy Pearcey
“The first step in conforming our intellect to God's truth is to die to our vanity, pride, and craving for respect from colleagues and the public. We must let go of the worldly motivations that drive us, praying to be motivated solely by a genuine desire to submit our minds to God's Word - and then to use that knowledge in service to others.” MindFirstsUseDesireMotivationDiesStepsPridePrayingTruth IsLetting GoIntellectGenuineVanityMotivatedFirst StepsSubmitColleaguesConformWorldlyCravingRenewalService To Others Author:Nancy Pearcey
“Knowing the truth has meaning only as a first step to living the truth day by day.” FirstsStepsKnowingFirst StepsKnowing The Truth Author:Nancy Pearcey
