The decline of the strength and power of western nations can be attributed to the silencing of God's message, a point driven home by Ravi Zacharias on today's Just a Thought.

Ravi Zacharias points to Christianity's influence emanating from a Christ ruled heart which rejects violence as opposed to other belief systems where violence is considered as a legitimate part of religious beliefs.

Ravi Zacharias describes the total cultural commitment of believers in Islam and thus the difficulty of accepting an outside idea for peace and the call for cessation of violence.

Pointing to the ever increasing critique of the messenger before accepting the creditibility of the message, Ravi Zacharias describes the requirements of today's christian apologist.

Using a comparison of the effort to update the Encyclopedia Britannica and the information packed in one strand of DNA, Ravi Zacharias points to the overwhelming greatness of our Creator.

Ravi Zacharias explains how sin takes hold in a life and the result of it is alienation from God and darkness. He points to pronouncements from Old Testament prophets, Jesus and an illustration from G.K. Chesterton regarding the condition of sinful man.

In the 21st century man, through all facets of society, has achieved a greater sense of freedom, but at what moral expense and freedom for what end?

Sin is more than just the action, it encompasses the will and the intent as Ravi Zacharias explains in today's Just a Thought.

When Jesus met the two men on the road to Emmaus they at first perceived that he was uninformed about the recent happenings in Israel, specifically the death and crucifixion of Jesus. When He finished talking they realized that they were the ones who were ignorant of what had transpired and it was the "stranger" who fully understood.

Although Solomon was reported to be the wisest man that walked the earth, he lacked a certain adviser that other kings had. Listen to today's Thought as Ravi Zacharias reveals a profound insight about the life of Solomon.