World View: Seeking Grace and Truth in Our Common Life

World View

Author: Marvin Olaskey

What would our common life be like if Christians were known not only for speaking truth, but also for demonstrating mercy? Marvin Olasky, best-selling author and editor in chief of World Magazine describes this kind of salty Christianity in a far-ranging collection of columns from World News Group.

As Dr. Olasky comments on world events and also shares his personal interactions, readers will be encouraged to bring both grace and truth to every encounter. While deeply committed to standing for biblical truth in the public square, Olasky is just as interested in Christians living out the biblical virtues of humility, kindness, and mercy in all of life the God intended for humanity. His call for gospel values to include both truth and grace, makes his voice stand out in a world that often falsely divides those goals and settles for a poor imitation of the robust Christianity he calls readers to.

This curated collection of World columns offers the best of Marvin Olasky and sets forth a much needed vision for how Christians can speak truth and demonstrate mercy at the same time using their faith in Jesus Christ to guide the way. A wonderful collection that all readers of World Magazine will want to have for their own library and an extra copy to share with a friend.

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SECTION ONE: BASICS

1. Demonstrating Christianly
2. Prodigal Sons and Current Issues
3. Earnest Grace vs. South Park
4. New Neighbors
5. The Daniel Standard
6. Political Humility
7. Dates that Will Live in Infamy
8. Whose Applause?
9. Provide vs. Promote
10. Yes, Kristin, Many Careers Can Glorify God

SECTION TWO: CHANGES

11. An Era of Insecurity
12. A Pro-Choice Culture
13. It’s a Big World
14. Apologetics in a Land with Hundreds of Worldviews
15. The Rolling Stone Era
16. A Passover Lesson
17. Who’s the Invader?
18. Better Hour or Bewitching Hour?
19. Titanic Futility
20. Mascots and Manipulators
21. Individual Responses 

SECTION THREE: INSTITUTIONS

22. Amoral, Moralistic, and Biblical Reviewing
23. The Dream Factory
24. Marriage—Thanking God for a Great Gift
25. Old Blacklisting and New
26. Do Not Choose Colleges by Prestige Alone
27. Beyond Knee-Jerk Giving
28. Education and Welfare
29. Rolling Back Welfare Reform
30. Volunteering by Itself Is Morally Neutral
31. Political Parties
32. Campaign Spending
33. An Election Day Homily

SECTION FOUR: CAUSES

34. Churches and race
35. Racial Reconciliation
36. African-American Success
37. Telling Kids Their Armpits Stink
38. Bait and Switch on Homelessness
39. Population
40. Environmentalism
41. Endangered Spiders, Endangered People
42. Immigration
43. Immigration 2
44. Immigration 3

SECTION FIVE: CONCLUSIONS

45. The World’s Most Important Leaders
46. Discerning Talent
47. Parachute Packing
48. Contentment
49. Strength, Courage, Love
50. Were Christ’s Words UnChristlike?
51. Spotlighting Christ at Commencements
52. Resting in God’s Grace
53. Avoid Spam Recruitment
54. Tax and Credit
55. Patriotism Amid Shame
56. New Year’s Resolutions
57. Final Note
58. Other Books by Marvin Olasky