New Book Makes the Case for Setting the Spiritual Clock In A Secular World
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Leading Christian Academic Dr. Paul Louis Metzger Releases Latest Book On The Importance of Sacred Time In Our Secular Age
You learn a great deal about people - and what they cherish - by looking at their checkbooks and calendars. I wrote the book to help foster a sense of wonder in.the sacred rather than secular calendar in our secular age. PORTLAND, Ore. (PRWEB) December 17, 2020 Dr. Paul Louis Metzger, author of multiple academic and general interest titles, encourages Christians to make sure sacred time rather than secular permeates our imaginations. Metzger’s latest book - available at 40% off until the end of January 2021 - Setting the Spiritual Clock: Sacred Time Breaking Through the Secular Eclipse serves as a handbook for pastors, worship leaders, and faithful Christians of all traditions who seek to shape their p
Edward Gibbon famously remarked: “The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful. And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord.”[1] I do not think the Roman Empire owned the copyright on this view of religion. It has triumphed in many eras. However, dissenting views have arisen throughout history. Take, for example, the story of the Maccabees and their Judean followers whose courage and conviction serve as inspiration for the eight-day Jewish holiday known as Hanukkah, which is celebrated in December every year. The Maccabees refused to succumb to the tyrannical demands of the Syrian king Antiochus IV, who sought to force them to worship the Greek God Zeus and partake in pagan sacrifices. Beginning in 167 BCE and culminating in 164 BCE with the capture, cleansing and rededication of the second Temp