Exuberant Wildlife
Published 10-16-2015 Looking out across our back deck into the trees of our northwest Illinois neighborhood in autumn, our birds (I’ve called this area “bird heaven”) occasionally stage an impressive drama. Several times each fall we are favored by an event we must characterize as “exuberant bedlam.” On 10-16-09 I first called attention to this…
Read MoreStudy of God – Part 8
Contents B. Compound Names with EL in the Old Testament 1. El-Shaddai. Gen. 17:1 Translated “Almighty God” it shows God as all-sufficient, making fruitful; Gen. 28:3-4, and purifying through trial; Job 5:17. 2. El-Elyon. Gen. 14:18 Translated “The Most High God” Who is also possessor of heaven and earth. By this name God is known…
Read MoreSupermoon Eclipses
Published 10-15-2015 Public attention is directed toward unusual and spectacular phenomena from the natural world by media accounts. The editorially injected “super” used in media descriptions generates added hype and sometimes well-deserved excitement. An example is “Superstorm Sandy,” the second most costly US hurricane which slammed into the east coast in October 2012. Several weeks…
Read MoreCambrian Connection
Published 10-15-2015 Why call attention to the famous “Cambrian Explosion?” The John Ankerberg Show recently highlighted this remarkable event in the history of Earth’s life. We again invite our readers to review the full archive of Dr. Stephen C. Meyer’s seven interviews on the the Ankerberg Theological Research Institute (ATRI) website at www.jashow.org The programs…
Read MoreBe Wise About Your Faith
Tim LaFleur, Discipleship Pastor October 11, 2015 Good morning. If you have your copy of the Word of God, turn if you would to the book of Hebrews and Chapter 12. The book of Hebrews and Chapter 12. While you are turning there, it may surprise you to know that our Discipleship Ministry partnered with…
Read MoreTrials and Tribulations
by Cody Horne We will endure various trials at many times throughout our lives. We might become financially unstable, lose a close relative, get fired, lose a partner, or have to endure a multitude of other hardships. Many will lose things they hold dear. As believers, how are we to respond to such trials? When…
Read MoreCambrian Fossil Mystery
Published 10-7-2015 In June 2013 Dr. Stephen C. Meyer’s popular volume Darwin’s Doubt appeared on bookshelves. In their fervor to uphold the proposal that 19th century Darwinian theory had been established as a prominent scientific icon of the day, many contemporary critics of Intelligent Design (ID) attacked Meyer’s treatise as “unscientific.” Believers in common descent…
Read MoreOregon Shooter Targeted Christians: Martyrdom Becomes Reality in America
Chris Harper Mercer launched a deadly rampage Thursday at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, killing 10 and wounding seven more. According to initial reports, Mercer specifically targeted Christians during his shooting spree. According to reports to national outlets, “They would stand up and he said, ‘Good, because you’re a Christian, you’re going to see…
Read MoreIslam vs Christianity Infographic
The majority of the world’s religious population is made up of followers of either Christianity or Islam. Both religions have massive US and global populations. What do the two monotheistic religions share and what are their main differences?
Read MoreIntelligence Discovery
Published 10-1-2015 Discovery Institute’s Stephen C. Meyer and ATRI’s John Ankerberg produced a series of interview programs on the John Ankerberg Show in July and August 2015. Meyer is Discovery Institute’s Executive Director. In that role he is a well known, articulate spokesman for the concept of Intelligent Design in our physical universe, including its…
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