The last segment of the video “Our Created Stars and Galaxies”, produced by the Creation Astronomy ministry, features a series of statements demonstrating the profoundly different worldviews of some scientists and the Bible. First there is this quote from scientist Steven Weinberg in 1993: “It is very hard to realize that this all is just…
In a sure sign of spring, or at least the lengthening of days, this Sunday, March 8, we will “spring forward” setting our clocks ahead by one hour to begin Daylight Savings Time. Since the time change occurs at 2:00 am on Sunday morning it makes for some interesting times at church services later in…
Genesis 3:1-21, Romans 5:12-19 and Matthew 4:1-11 are the appointed Scripture readings for the First Sunday in Lent this year. These readings show the power of God’s Word but in different ways. Genesis 3:1-21 is the story of Adam and Eve’s fall into sin. This fascinating story shows the power of God’s Word in a…
This post is the first in a series of posts based on selected one-liners from the Bible. We start with the well-known words of Cain, the Bible’s first murderer, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Still today people will use this phrase when they don’t want to take responsibility for someone’s whereabouts. That was pretty much the…
John 20:19–23, 26 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” [20] When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his…
Even though he knew his death was coming and had spoken about it with his disciples, there is no indication that Jesus made any preparations for his burial. He had prepared for his entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. According to Matthew 21, Jesus sent two disciples into the village to find a donkey tied…
The first three doors of this series were from the Old Testament. Now we look at doors in the New Testament, starting with Jesus as the door of the sheep. Jesus speaks of this in John, chapter 10: [Jesus said] “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the…
Part Two of the Doors of the Bible series looks at the door to Noah’s ark. We read in Genesis 6:13–16, 7:11-16: [13] And God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth.…
This series looks at the many door that are mentioned in the Bible and celebrates what a blessing it is to know Jesus, the ultimate door and entrance to life eternal in heaven. In part one of this series we look at the door to our hearts through the story of Cain and Abel found…
On display now, through mid-April, is the stunning exhibit “Egypt’s Sunken Cities” at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. More than 1200 years ago two cities along Egypt’s Mediterranean coast disappeared into the sea. Ancient records told of their existence and splendor but very little physical evidence could be found. Then in 1996, the European Institute…
Mirror Neurons 