I had the opportunity to be in Dallas, TX a few weeks ago to witness the total solar eclipse. Though heavy cloud coverage threatened to obscure the whole thing, thankfully, the clouds parted about an hour before first contact and the sky remained clear throughout the eclipse event. And it was even more incredible than […]
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While many religions have similar moral guidance in their teachings, each religion defines god differently. Some religions define multiple gods, each having a particular power over one aspect of nature. Some religions define god as existing in all things, while one religion defines god as a single entity outside of all things. Christianity defines God
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A few weeks ago, I came across an article by a someone claiming to be a Christian who cast some doubt on the existence of hell. And by that I mean, he writes, “There isn’t a hell.” Although admittedly, it is unclear from the article whether this author really considers himself to be a Christian.
One of the biggest draws to the Super Bowl every year is getting to see the commercials. There is usually much discussion after the game over which commercial was the funniest or the sappiest or had the most celebrity appearances. But there is always some commercial that generates conversation based on its controversy. Interestingly, the
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“New year, new you.” It is a classic phrase as we start another new year. People make resolutions as they look at a fresh year to make a fresh start on a better version of themselves. Some may make resolutions to get healthier or to learn more over this coming year. Once they set their
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For Christmas this year, my dad gave each of my boys a small compass. They are all at the age where learning to use a compass would be a good skill to have. Of course, in order to properly use a compass for navigation, they need to understand a little bit about how a compass
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According to Darwin’s theory of evolution, every complex organism, feature, and biological mechanism must be explained as the incremental build up from something simple. Darwin explains the existence of all things as having come from a simple, common ancestor. Through the natural process of random genetic mutations, that simple common ancestor must increase in complexity
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A few weeks ago, China revealed that it would be taking on a 10-year project to rewrite the Bible. It is part of the government’s efforts to make religions more Chinese in nature and more consistent with the goals of the communist Chinese government. As an example of their efforts, the Chinese government has decided to change
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I recently had the opportunity to take my family, along with some close family friends, to visit Washington, D.C. And interestingly, the same question was posed in two different places that we visited: What makes us human? One place was the Museum of Natural History and the other was the Museum of the Bible. Though
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The final verses in Matthew’s gospel are some of the final instructions from Jesus to His followers. Jesus commanded them, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.”
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