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Vertical Thought
by Vertical Thought
There have always been subcultures running counter to whatever was the dominant culture. The late 1970s saw the eruption of the virulently angry punk rock scene, with spiked hair and screeching vocals.
Sermon
by Frank Fish
2021-04-03
Bakersfield, CA
If we recognize that Jesus died to save us, we have an injunction to live Christ-like lives. That counter-cultural mission enjoins us to resist our human nature and its tendencies toward self-centeredness and entitlement. This message...
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by Ken Skorseth
2023-12-30
Bismarck, ND
In the western world, we live in a society where authority is increasingly resented and even rejected. We find movements such as "Defund the Police" gaining popularity in several places. This modern rejection of authority had its roots in...
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by Moses Summers
2015-09-19
Tampa, FL
The world around us, including our so-called Christian country, all too often looks down on God and His laws.  People think there are no consequences to their actions.  We can choose to be part of a counter-culture and live according to...
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by Frank Fish
2021-04-17
Bakersfield, CA
Effectively engaging others involves drawing them to interact with us. With that outcome in mind, this message describes an attitude of curious love, expressed in three aspects, to fulfill our counter-cultural mission of presenting the...
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by Howard Baker
2016-02-20
East Texas
To be a person of good character, we must develop a host of moral skills, including: self control, humility, and gratitude. In today's world, gratitude is a trait which is counter to the pervading culture of society. Having Godly gratitude...
Beyond Today
by Tom M Damour
In this month's issue of Virtual Christian Magazine, we are pleased to bring you several articles that we hope will lead you to a deeper walk with Christ (Ephesians 5:2; Galatians 5:16; Colossians 1:10).
Beyond Today
by Ralph Levy
As a reader of Virtual Christian Magazine, you are probably disturbed by many of the values of the culture around you--and with good reason. How can we counter the degrading influence of much of popular culture?
Good News
by Ralph Levy
As a reader of The Good News, you are probably disturbed by many of the values of the culture around you—and with good reason. How can we counter the degrading influence of much of popular culture?
Vertical Thought
by Randy Stiver
When the culture is so clueless and corrupt, the call of countercultures is great. But there's a counterculture nearly everyone has overlooked.
World News and Prophecy
by John Ross Schroeder
Great Britain is presently sustaining a massive assault on its Anglo-Saxon legacy of empire and culture. The current conflict is wide-ranging on several fronts and British tradition is gradually losing out.
Good News
by Jerold Aust, John Ross Schroeder
An incisive article late last year by longtime nationally syndicated American columnist Cal Thomas caught our attention—titled "Signs of National Decline are Everywhere This Holiday Season" in the Washington Examiner (Dec. 2, 2013) and, at...
Beyond Today Dailys
by Darris McNeely
2019-11-12
The last Chick-fil-A store is closing in the United Kingdom. What's behind this controversy?
Vertical Thought
by Amanda Stiver, Mario Seiglie
Wisdom that sticks with you - straight from God's Word.
Good News
by Jerold Aust, John Ross Schroeder
Paul Johnson is a noted British historian and an astute journalist. The American Spectator recently published his insightful feature article about anti- Semitism in its October issue. In it he showed how "anti-Semitism was at the heart of...
Good News
by Gary Petty
Magazines, TV and the Internet are obsessed with celebrities and celebrity culture. How does society's fascination with celebrity culture affect you and your children? How can you counter its negative influence?

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