Is It True That God Will Never Give Us More Than We Can Handle?
Many have claimed God will never give us more than we can handle. Is this true? What does the Bible teach regarding this topic?
Read MoreWhat Does the Bible Say about the Identity of the Antichrist?
The Bible mentions a future world leader known as the Antichrist who will foster global unity, yet also oppose God. Many people have sought to discover what the Bible says about this future Antichrist. What information does Scripture share?
Read MoreVanishing Vortex
Published 2-7-2019 Our post title is meant to be humorous and provocative. There are two types of polar vortexes: tropospheric and stratospheric. Both vortexes consist of air circulating west to east, but differ in their size. Earth’s troposphere is the zone of Earth’s atmosphere where virtually all weather occurs. It hugs the Earth’s surface, ascending…
Read MoreWhy Did Jesus Turn Water into Wine?
Jesus’ first miracle recorded in John’s Gospel involves turning water into wine at a wedding in Cana. What is surprising is that the group had already finished off all the wine allotted for the event. Furthermore, the master of the banquet speaks with the assumption that the people were intoxicated at the point when Jesus provides an abundance of more wine (around 600-1,000 bottles worth). To get a sense for what is happening here, we need to first understand a little about John’s Gospel.
Read MoreWinter’s Statistical Wonders
Published 1-30-2019 As we write, the midwest is being struck by another polar vortex event. We highlight this anomaly and several other annual weather and astronomical phenomena most residents may be unable to explain. The polar vortex, an unusual outbreak of extremely cold “polar” air has its own connection with statistics. The last polar vortex…
Read MoreWhat is God like?
Although we cannot fully understand God, we still can know Him. We know Him through a personal relationship of faith and through a study of what the Bible teaches about His nature.
Read MoreConfessionalism in the Book of Job
Published 1-22-2019 Our current post title could be a source of some confusion or misunderstanding. In the context of our blog we will attempt to clarify how confessionalism relates to this inspired Scripture book. The term confession has several valid meanings. In our secular language usage it most often refers to acknowledgement of wrong. In…
Read MoreDoes God Experience Feelings?
Persons have mind, will, and feelings. A variety of people believe that if God cannot experience suffering, then He cannot experience feelings like love and joy.
Read MoreScience in the Book of Job
Published 1-14-2019 The Book of Job is a masterpiece of literary excellence. Coming from a Israelite author, it expresses a monotheistic worldview. The epic story of righteous Job seemingly unjustly permitted by God to suffer material, family, and personal loss is the core of the book’s narrative. It is introduced by a dialogue between Satan…
Read MoreWell-Ordered Systems
Published on 1-8-2019 Successful human activities are said to be well-ordered and systematic. Our post title may imply there are systems which are not well-ordered. Generally, however, systems are ordered or else they do not qualify as systems. We must first introduce the concept of a system. Various definitions of a system may be found,…
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