RZIM: Just a Thought Broadcasts

Ravi Zacharias coins a word to describe the new spirituality that is a combination of eastern and western thought. Listen to today's program to find out this new term and the inconsistencies that this spirituality exhibits when confronted by truth.

Today on Just a Thought Ravi Zacharias comments on Elizabeth Lesser's book on spirituality. Listen as he critiques her method of evaluating different spiritual traditions and leaves out the most basic element of veracity.

"All pleasure must be bought at the price of pain." This stark opening statement by Ravi Zacharias on today's program is explained as he describes a difference between legitimate and illegitimate pleasure.

In one of Ravi Zacharias' travels to Albania the President of the country told him, "...we are the most atheistic country in the world and we have made one mess of this country. Maybe it's time to stop doing it our way and start doing it God's way." Hear Ravi's response as he contrasts this amazing statement with what is happening in the United States of America today.

Ravi Zacharias tells a Greek fable that describes a daughter flirting with danger and how the father gives her a task that will hopefully teach her a lesson. This message is a meaningful reminder to Christians when tempted by sin.

Many of us go through life without establishing what is our life's purpose. Listen to today's Thought as Ravi Zacharias suggests that we take the time to write down a mission statement for our life.

Ravi Zacharias tells a story he heard about a Christian walking down the street in one of the main cities of Romania and heard a familiar tune. Ravi goes on to relate how the worship of two strangers for the same God created a bridge to communicate even though neither spoke the other's language.

There is a hunger for something more that exists in the core of a human being. A sense of emptiness that is not filled by the physical and emotional world around it. Listen to today's program as Ravi describes this innate inner vacuum and what it is that fills the void.

Quoting the Archbishop William Temple's definition of worship, Ravi Zacharias warns that a church that does not know how to worship will soon become irrelevant.

One of the most powerful themes in Christianity also makes a strong connection to the post modernist. That theme is one of community. The church provides a place for people to gather, enjoy and build relationships with each other. On today's Thought Ravi Zacharias describes how the world is drawn to the Christian community.