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Proving the Resurrection
Christian Cross

Posted on November 8, 2022 by

Categories: Philosophical

Proving the Resurrection Proving the Resurrection beyond a reasonable doubt using extra-Biblical sources would be very important.  One of the charges against traditional Christianity is that miracles, particularly the Resurrection, are impossible. Who was Christ?  Can Christ be found outside the Bible?  Is it possible to show Christ was the Son of God without a reasonable doubt using historical evidence alone? In short, is it possible to prove that Christ, as portrayed in the Bible, existed without using Scripture?  Even more importantly, is it possible to show that he, “beyond a reasonable doubt,” arose from the grave, appeared to numerous… Read More »

Ancient Reference to Peter
The Jerusalem Chronicles is an ancient Babylonian text concerned the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem.

Posted on November 3, 2022 by

Categories: Archaeology, Historical Evidence

Archaeologists recently discovered an ancient reference to the apostle Peter in the ancient city of Bethsaida.  Byzantine tradition considered Bethsaida to be the lodation nof Peter’s house, while some scholars place Peter’s residence in Capernaum. Scripture seems to place Peter’s house in Bethsaida in John 1:44, Now Philips was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Bethsaida was important in the ministry of Christ and is located on the northern shores of the Sea of Galilee.  Christ restored a blind man’s sight at a place just outside the village.  Bethsaida was also the location where Jesus miraculously fed the… Read More »

The Moral Argument
The moral arguments asserts there is objective morality;; everything is not subjective.

Posted on October 29, 2022 by

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The moral argument is one of the classic arguments for the existence of God, and in my opinion, is one of the most powerful.  While many people may not be impressed with the statistics of the teleological argument or the concepts behind the cosmological argument, the moral argument touches all of us personally. The Moral Argument The moral argument is centered around the existence of objective moral obligations.  Objective morality might be thought of as the working morals of a society that guide normative behavior. For example, most societies and individuals would agree that torturing puppies or innocent babies for… Read More »

Homeschooling Achievement Scores
Homeschooling and Achievement Scores

Posted on October 25, 2022 by

Categories: Homeschooling, Social Values

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Homeschooling achievement scores on standardized tests consistently show that homeschooled students score competitively with public schools.  Many studies even show that homeschooled students score better than students from public schools. Homeschooled Students and Their Achievement Scores Homeschooled students score about 72 points higher than the national average on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and at the 77th percentile of the American College Test (ACT). Homeschooling advocates will often point to these results to demonstrate how homeschooling works and that students perform better than in public schools. Critics will say that these higher scores are due to compounding factors that give… Read More »

Evolution of New Enzymes
The evolution of new enzymes by bacteria is discussed.

Posted on October 22, 2022 by

Categories: Intelligent Design, Science

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The evolution of new enzymes for the digestion of nylon and plastics has been used to support Darwinian evolution.  But is this the case, or do these new enzymes illustrate the limits of evolution? The Emergence of Nylon Nylon was first developed in the 1930s and used commercially in a nylon-bristled toothbrush in 1938.  The greatest use of nylon was in women’s stockings. This use was illustrated at the 1939 New York World’s Fair and sold commercially soon afterward.  Nylon stockings became an instant commercial success, with 64 million pairs sold the first year they became available.  Wartime use diverted… Read More »

Christian Schools
Homeschooling and Achievement Scores

Posted on October 21, 2022 by

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Many Christians and those with traditional values urgently try to get their children out of public (government) schools.  Public schools in many states have become a laboratory of social change, promulgating an anti-Christian belief system, promoting pornographic books to middle schoolers, and having drag queen performances to middle school students that would shock any adult. Public school boards in many states have become increasingly belligerent against parents, even hiding aspects of children’s healthcare from their parents.  Objecting parents have been labeled “terrorists” by some law enforcement agencies.  Public schools’ assumption of parental rights has resulted in backlash from parental groups. … Read More »

Teleological Argument
The Keck telescopes in Hawaii are some of the largest telescope in the world with 10 meter mirrors. They have helped in the observation of very distant objects in Universe.

Posted on October 15, 2022 by

Categories: Philosophical

“Teleology” refers to explanations that offer design and purpose.  The teleological argument claims that certain aspects of the natural world are best explained as resulting from a designer.  The argument often goes even further to suggest that certain aspects of the natural world could not have come about without outside intervention or a designer. This argument only proposes “a designer” and does not presuppose anything else about the characteristics of the designer.  Several concepts are contained within the teleologic argument, including irreducible complexity, intelligent design, and finely-tuning physical constants.  The teleological argument suggests that choices by a Creator made to… Read More »

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