Archive for November 2020
Archeologists Discover King David-Era Fort Of The Old Testament’s Geshurites
There is a reference in I Samuel 27 to David raiding towns and villages of the Geshurites, among others, during the year and four months in which he lived among the Philistines to escape the wrath of King Saul. The Old Testament was for centuries the only ancient reference to the Geshurites, but that appears…
Read MoreWHAT WOULD YOU SAY: How Could God Be Good If He Ordered Old Testament Genocide?
They are among the most troubling of Old Testament passages for contemporary minds. I am referring to verses like Deuteronomy 2:34 and I Samuel 15:2-3 in which God ordered every Amalekite and Canaanite man, woman, child, cow, goat, etc. etc. utterly destroyed. Doesn’t sound like justice, does it? Well, maybe there’s more to these verses…
Read MoreChina Converting Christian Churches To Factories, Indoctrination Centers
Christian churches in China that decline to convert into propaganda tools for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are being destroyed, or converted into factories or “cultural centers” controlled by the government. “According to Bitter Winter, an outlet that monitors religious liberty violations in China, the restrictive government shuttered an old church in the southeastern province…
Read MoreTHINK ABOUT THIS: Does This Computer Algorithm Explain The Origins Of Life?
If you know anything about biochemistry, you know about “Beilstein’s Handbook of Organic Chemistry.” It is a database with 10 million or so data-points that provide pretty much whatever you need to know about any organic compound, according to biochemist Fazale Rana of Reasons to Believe (RTB). “The utility of Beilstein’s Handbook is endless and its…
Read MoreMYTH-BUSTERS: Is Being ‘Good’ All That Matters To God?
It may be the most commonly heard response to the question of what do you have to do to get to Heaven: “Well, I’m basically a good person, so I’m pretty confident God will let me in Heaven when I die.” But think about it for a second. If being ‘good’ is the key standard,…
Read MoreEMERGING ISSUES ON THE HILL: Supreme Court Asked To Block Nevada Covid Reg That Favors Casinos Over Churches
Attorneys from the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) and representing Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley in rural Lyon County, Nevada, petitioned the Supreme Court Thursday to declare unconstitutional a state regulation that discriminates against churches. “Attempting to combat the spread of COVID-19, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak issued a series of executive orders that restrict personal liberties,” the…
Read MoreTHINK ABOUT THIS: Friday’s Poached Egg
Then Jesus said: “This is my command: Love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, that someone would lay down His life for His friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you.” — John 15:12-13 Photo by Melanie Sosa on Unsplash. And C.S. Lewis…
Read MoreWHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Should We Seek To End Economic Inequality?
There are many in America who, upon seeing a thin person and an obese person talking with each other, immediately conclude that the obese individual got that way by taking advantage of the thin one. So should doing away with all economic inequality be a priority for the just society? The Colson Center’s Brook McIntire…
Read MoreCan The Truth Be Known With Any Enduring Certainty?
On Tuesday in this space, Dr. Frank Turek of cross-examined.org engaged a sharp but unidentified young man in a stimulating discussion about whether people are born with a moral compass. Today, J. Warner Wallace of cold-casechristianity.org picks up where Turek left off and deals with the question of how can we know with confidence that…
Read MoreEMERGING ISSUES ON THE HILL: Another California Church Sues To Protect First Amendment Rights
A small mostly Hispanic Christian congregation in La Habra Heights, a suburban municipality a little south of Los Angeles, has filed suit in federal court seeking relief from illegal official harassment and excessive, unjustified fines. The harassment, according to Pastor Joe Garcia of World Aflame Ministries, is the work of La Habra Heights City Manager…
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