Our current society has a big worldview problem.
Today for Wildcard Wednesday, We Talk About Worldview
Today, we talk about John Mark Comer’s book Live No Lies, and two ideas that he really helped me clarify:
- What was the biggest idealogical mindset shift in Western civilization in the past 200 years?
- What cultural credo did we pick up from Shakespeare, and why is it so ironic?
Today’s Mind Change Monday episode gets into the philosophical underpinnings of modern Western thought, and two lies of the devil that have shaped so many people’s thoughts on happiness:
- Live your truth
- What makes you unhappy is anyone telling you what to do or not to do
- (00:02) - Introduction to the importance of worldview and its impact on life
- (03:31) - The danger of allowing a secular worldview to influence thinking
- (07:35) - The Power of Changing Your Mind and Finding Hope
- (15:34) - Redefining Happiness: Jesus' Definition vs. the World's Definition
- (18:49) - The Shift from Authority to Authenticity: Influence of Freud
- (25:20) - Freud's Influence on Modern Culture
- (28:09) - Pursuing Desires Doesn't Lead to Happiness
- (36:39) - Introducing "Hope is the First Dose" book
