RZIM: Just a Thought Broadcasts

In the process of cultural evolution the East and West have gone in different directions when it comes to the integration of faith and culture. Ravi Zacharias describes the process and the contrasts between the two worldviews on today's Thought.

Eastern Religions have co-opted many practices of Christians spirituality through out the ages and attempted to represent them as exclusive. On today's Just A Thought Ravi Zacharias describes this exclusivity reminding Christians of their heritage while pointing out the differences between the two worldviews.

Ravi Zacharias coined the word "weastern" in his attempt to explain how the concepts of Eastern and Western religions are being merged into a worldview. Listen to today's Thought as he explains what this worldview looks like.

The first visit of the Dalai Lama to the United States was in 1979 and at that time there was an intense interest in eastern religions. Today on Just A Thought Ravi Zacharias explains why there was such an interest and that it wasn't just the West interested in another culture's religions.

For over 2000 years Jesus Christ has been ridiculed and maligned by writers, philosophers and critics and yet, He still remains the one person who can radically change a life.

Although with modern technology, medicine and education man today is so much freer than in past history, but what is result of all this freedom? On today's program Ravi Zacharias gives God's perspective about the modern restless man with so much free time on his hands.

Many evolutionists write off the origin theory of Intelligent Design claiming that it was fabricated to fit Christian beliefs. However, on today's Thought, Ravi Zacharias describes how a scientist counters this dismissal with the revelation that many evolutionists hold similar religious devotion to the theory of evolution.

Pontius Pilate while questioning Jesus Christ after he was brought to him by the Pharisees asked the question: What is Truth? However he never waited for Jesus answer and on today's Thought Ravi Zacharias describes why he and others like him don't want to hear what the truth is.

Ravi Zacharias describes how Christian music is a powerful way to communicate God's truth and unites believers. Ravi goes on to relate how the worship of two strangers for the same God created a bridge through music to communicate even though neither spoke the other's language.

Ravi Zacharias tells the story of William Cowper who spent much time in an insane asylum but came to know the touch of God and went on to write hymns, books and poetry.