African Lions at Bronx Zoo — Attraction in New York

I recently visited Athens, Greece. Walking around its ancient Agora—the marketplace where philosophers taught and Athenians worshiped—I found altars to Apollo and Zeus, all in the shadow of the Acropolis, where a statue of the goddess Athena once stood.

We may not bow to Apollo or Zeus today, but society is no less religious. “Everybody worships,” novelist David Foster Wallace said, adding this warning: “If you worship money and things . . . then you will never have enough. . . . Worship your body and beauty. . . and you will always feel ugly. . . . Worship your intellect . . . [and] you will end up feeling stupid.” Our secular age has its own gods, and they’re not benign.

“People of Athens!” Paul said while visiting the Agora, “I see that in every way you are very religious” (Acts 17:22). The apostle then described the one true God as the Creator of all (vv. 24–26) who wants to be known (v. 27) and who has revealed Himself through the resurrection of Jesus (v. 31). Unlike Apollo and Zeus, this God isn’t made by human hands. Unlike money, looks, or intelligence, worshiping Him won’t ruin us.

Our “god” is whatever we rely on to give us purpose and security. Thankfully, when every earthly god fails us, the one true God is ready to be found (v. 27).We often use Paul’s interaction with the people in Athens as a model for evangelism: know your audience and tailor your message to them. The apostle observed the religious behavior of the Athenians and demonstrated his knowledge of the Hebrew Scriptures and the life and work of Jesus. But we also see that Paul’s speech was a refutation of the Athenian approach to religion. In a place where they had many idols to which they offered sacrifices of food and drink, the apostle asserts that there’s only one God, and He doesn’t live in temples and doesn’t need to be...

Very cool The Bronx Zoo is awesome. The food was the only setback. I didn’t expect to have great food but when you’re serving pizza, burgers, Fries, and tenders I would expect to make a bit better product. The tenders and fries were doable. The prices were to be expected but once you have had the food they were way too much. Surprised there isn’t a bodega or restaurant that wants to capture that market. Queens zoo has 30 people making incredible Barbecue on the way in. So once you’re there the family picnic area is idea for a lil picnic. Lunch with the cows is always cool. They are especially grateful when you eat chicken in their area.

It’s also very important that you get the membership and go often. I didn’t pay for parking and...

The kids loved it, even though the lions and lioness just sort of lay down in the sun, but who can blame them? We always see the tree toys that they can play with, but they never do. The good thing is that when the males do decide to roar, it can be heard from really far away. A must...