Converging Lens

What is a worldview, and why is it so important??

The concept is simple: everyone has a worldview, a lens through which they interpret the world. These worldviews are the forces that direct our every action, our every reaction. They are the source of our values and desires, the reason for our every choice. They are the forces that move culture.

And if worldviews are the movers and makers of cultures, they are undeniably significant.
 
But what if that lens is fogged up or fragmented? What if you have a lot of ideas people have told you to believe, but you don’t know why you should believe them? What if you know what you believe and why you believe it, but those ideas are scattered – you don’t know how they fit together.

There are two consequences of those two possibilities. For the first, reality will be blurry. You’ll stumble around because you can’t see clearly. People will point out flaws in what you thought you believed and you’ll be thrown into the chaos of not knowing.

For the second case, there will be a disconnect between your ideas and your actual actions. The truth of the Gospel may be what you hear on Sundays, but if you don’t know how it applies to life outside of church, how will you take it into the world on Monday?

Bottom line: we need a cohesive worldview – one that accurately describes the true nature of reality.

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That’s what this blog is for.

We are a group of young people passionate about developing a cohesive Christian worldview and communicating its relevance to our peers. Although most of us have a fair amount of knowledge in this area, we can always grow more.

So think of this as a journey – a journey toward loving God with more of our minds and bringing the truth of the Gospel to bear on every sphere of the world and our lives.

Will you join us?