Are Science and Faith Compatible? Concept 2: The Cosmological Conundrum
Good science says the best conclusion about the origin of the universe is it had a beginning—thus a beginner, a creator.
God created everything out of nothing in such a way that nothing can be made from nothing. Such is the truth pointing to the glory of our Creator God as Paul wrote in Romans 1:21 – “For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in... Continue Reading
The Big Picture of the Big Brother State
Our society is moving more and more towards this totalitarian thought police society.
In Scotland we have moved from having several police forces to having one centralised one – although this was done for financial reasons a side effect is that it makes it much easier for the police to become the instrument of the State – a State which is seeking to impose its ideology on everyone.... Continue Reading
Ninja’s Take On The “Billy Graham Rule”
Blevins’ video game skills are his major claim to fame, but he made news this past August for a very different reason. In an August interview he let it be known that as a rule he didn’t play with female gamers.
The “Ninja rule” and “Mike Pence rule” do have their downsides for the women around them, but there is also an upside. No one can accuse any of them of the wrong-doings bringing down so many in so many other fields. Their marriages are protected not only from sin, but even from the appearance of... Continue Reading
Are Science and Faith Compatible? Concept 1: Atheism is Self-Denying
Atheism cannot rely upon its own conclusions because those conclusions would necessarily be only illusions of thought according to the limitations of scientific naturalism
Theism can be scientifically corroborated. From there, steps to the God of the Bible are less insurmountable. Learning scientific support for God can seem intimidating, a task better left for the “experts” to handle. But, you can understand three basic concepts that are devastating to atheism and powerful tools supporting a creator and designer God.... Continue Reading
Three Myths About the Enlightenment
When someone says “the Enlightenment” you have to ask, “Which one? And what do you mean?”
The Enlightenment was marked fundamentally by two beliefs: (1) a belief that people were seeing things that others in darker times hadn’t seen before and (2) a corresponding conviction that improvements were being made in art, science, philosophy, and in life in general. Beyond those amorphous, but important, characteristics, the Enlightenment could be a free-for-all... Continue Reading
A Secular Defense of the Sabbath, and How it Falls Short
While Black repeatedly mentions the Jewish origins of Sabbath rest, his is still a secular case for the command – he’s touting the practical benefits, and not that this is God’s authoritative command.
In a materialistic world, whose gods include “career advancement” and “more take-home pay” there’s no end of the work that can be done to earn the gods’ favor. Enough is never enough, because extra work can help you advance further and faster, and help you earn more. In that kind of world, the idea of... Continue Reading
Death in the City
In a culture that has deliberately turned away from God, what basis is there for morality?
Schaeffer warned that Western societies in the 1960s were living off the borrowed capital of a Christian worldview. That capital was fast running out. There was now no certain foundation for morality, no firm basis for ethics. Social breakdown would surely follow. Death in the City drew a series of comparisons between the plight of Western civilization... Continue Reading
Half of Pastors Approve of Trump’s Job Performance
When asked to evaluate the president’s job performance with no neutral option, most pastors approve.
“There is no lack of information on what President Trump is doing or how he is doing it,” said McConnell, “so the undecided posture appears to be an unwillingness to identify with either of the political sides that have emerged in American politics.” The hesitancy of pastors to take sides where Donald Trump is concerned... Continue Reading
A Shrewd Insight from Francis Schaeffer
The “mannishness of man” is a strange phrase, agreed, but a provocative notion, nonetheless.
For Schaeffer, two inescapable truths form the bedrock of his insight. One, we live in God’s world. Two, we bear God’s image. Every human being lives in the actual world God made, and all human beings—with the mark of God on their souls—are fundamentally and intrinsically different from everything else in this world. In the... Continue Reading
The Rise of Civic Christianity and the Collapse of the Church
Despite the most fervent wishes of the more militant secularists, religion is not going to disappear from civil society soon.
What we call civic Christianity seems to be growing – or it is as least as prevalent as ever. It seems as though our political leaders want some kind of religious blessing on their secular endeavours. It’s why chaplains are wanted in schools, hospitals, work places and political institutions. Religious leaders are then all too... Continue Reading
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