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The Loss of Antithesis

Recently, a friend brought up the idea of relativism to me and it reminded me of an article I published about a year ago.  I thought I’d post it: (antithesis ⎯ noun; irreconcilable opposition or contrast.) Ever since the sixteenth … Continue reading

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What Should Our Children Be Taught?

A few days ago in my local paper I saw an opinion letter complaining that one school in our area was considering allowing a local creation science expert to teach a class giving the students the other side of the … Continue reading

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The Leaves on a Thousand Hills

This afternoon I was doing some long-neglected raking of leaves in my back yard. When I’m doing monotonous tasks that don’t require much concentration, I often use the time to think about important things that are on my mind or … Continue reading

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Reasons for the Young-Earth Creationist Position

From an article by  Dr. Jason Lisle and Tim Chaffey,  AIG, 12/29/11 The Plain Teaching of Scripture Young-earth creationists have argued that their position is the clear teaching of God’s Word. The Bible teaches that God created everything in six … Continue reading

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The Month Before Christmas

Several days ago, I came across this poem expressing the frustrations of Christians and others about the systematic effort to remove the meaning of Christmas by our friends on the left: ‘Twas the month before Christmas, and all through our … Continue reading

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The Problem of Evil in the World

Epicurus (342 – 250 b.c.), one of the first empiricists, posed these questions about God based on his observation of evil in the world: “Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he … Continue reading

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Atheist Summer Camp

This past weekend, I picked up my local newspaper and noticed an article reporting on “Camp Quest,” a summer camp for young atheists in the Chesapeake Bay area. At Camp Quest, rules include such things as “being friendly to everyone,” … Continue reading

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Why Are There So Many Different Views of God?

In reading the Bible, one finds woven into the powerful accounts of creation and God’s people the true historical backdrop of events that led to the many misconceptions about God that prevail around the world. The modern problem is that … Continue reading

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Finding Your World View in a One-Sided World

I just finished reading a blog entry by one John Carlton, who I don’t know from Adam’s house cat (as my wife would say). His blog is entitled, “The Marketing Rebel Rant,” so apparently he’s a marketing rebel (www.john-carlton.com/2011/05/congratulations-now-stop-being-a-wuss). In … Continue reading

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Here’s What Makes Me Think The Bible Can Be Trusted Unconditionally, Part IV

Fulfilled Prophesy Well, we’ve seen the unlikely continuity of a set of writings from three continents by about 40 writers in three languages over at least 1,600 years and not added to or corrected for the last two millennia. The … Continue reading

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