“Theism, however, teaches that not only is there a moral universe but there is an absolute standard by which all moral judgments are measured. God himself-his character of goodness (holiness and love)-is the standard.” — James W. Sire Copy Share Image
“I am most interested in encouraging Christians to think and read well. Christians, of all people, should reflect the mind of their Maker. Learning… — James W. Sire Copy Share
“Step on my toe. Must I curse? I may. Must I forgive you? I may. Must I yell? I may. Must I smile? I… — James W. Sire Copy Share
A case can certainly be made that Christians bear a major responsibility for our ecological crisis. But the fault is not their biblical but… — James W. Sire Copy Share
“Each action of each of us, each decision to pursue one course rather than another, changes or rather "produces" the future. By” — James W. Sire Copy Share
Truth cannot be constructed. To live in ideology is, as Havel so eloquently reminds us, inevitably to live in a lie. Truth can only… — James W. Sire Copy Share
“But nothing external to God can possibly constrain him. If he chooses to restore a broken universe, it is because he "wants" to, because,… — James W. Sire Copy Share
“Theism, however, teaches that not only is there a moral universe but there is an absolute standard by which all moral judgments are measured.… — James W. Sire Copy Share
A worldview is a commitment, a fundamental orientation of the heart, that can be expressed as a story or in a set of presuppositions… — James W. Sire Copy Share
“God does not love us because we are so valuable; we are valuable because God loves us."12” — James W. Sire Copy Share
For is it not the common experience of all of us - you and I - that we do no incorporate the truth of… — James W. Sire Copy Share
“Life is short, but art is long. Sophocles is dead, but Oedipus lives on…Each of us when we read a great piece of literature… — James W. Sire Copy Share
To glorify God is not just to do so in religious worship, singing praise and enacting the traditional rites of the church. To glorify… — James W. Sire Copy Share
“One thing the Bible does not do: it does not denigrate the mind. The Bible is not anti-intellectual. Rather it gives the reason why… — James W. Sire Copy Share
Thinking well is integral to acting righteously. Truth and spirituality are of a piece: to know the truth is to do it. There is… — James W. Sire Copy Share
When people were conscious of a God whose character was moral law, when their consciences were informed by a sense of rightness, their watchmen… — James W. Sire Copy Share
