***I originally wrote this four years ago, and have now revised it a bit. If you find this post, along with the next few posts, to be challenging and thought-provoking, please share them on Twitter and Facebook. Or at the very least, hit the “like” button! Having grown up in Wheaton, Illinois, I obviously inherited…
Anyone who has known me since I was a kid can tell you one thing: I was a baseball nut. I not only collected baseball cards, I used them in my almost pathological obsession with a game I inherited from my brother, “dice baseball.” I not only watched Cubs games and followed the box scores,…
One of the “teaching tools” often used at Answers in Genesis is what is known as “The Seven ‘C’s’ of History.” These are the seven “big events” that affect the universe. The “Seven C’s” are: Creation Corruption Catastrophe Confusion Christ Cross Consummation Yes, it is a catchy phrase; and yes the graphic is clever, in…
Having been through the “academic track” that has gotten me two master degrees and a PhD—all in Biblical Studies—one can say that I’ve spent quite a lot of time in the “academic world.” Nevertheless, I have tried to take the good, solid learning I received at the graduate level, and make it understandable and accessible to…
As real, Bible-believing Christians know, young earth creationist extraordinaire Ken Ham has shown us the way, the truth, and the life…about Genesis 1-11. But perhaps his most extraordinary contribution to the human race has been his work regarding Noah’s flood in Genesis 6-9. Kinds, Technology, and Dinosaurs Ken Ham has actually been able to reveal…
I want to finish Book 3 of Mere Christianity with a short discussion on Lewis’ view of faith. He devotes two chapters to the topic of faith. In 3:11, Lewis emphasizes that we need to understand faith on two levels. The first is simple: basic belief—“accepting or regarding as true the doctrines of Christianity.” Lewis…
One of the biggest controversies within many Evangelical circles today revolves around the interpretation of Genesis 1-11. As I have written about many times, young earth creationists/ultra-Fundamentalists like Ken Ham insist that Genesis 1-11 has to be a modern-scientific account of the origins of the material universe if it is to be true. They accuse…
Most people think “inerrancy” means believing that the Bible is true. Well, no, it does not. Throughout Church history, people have believed the Bible to be true and inspired, but the notion of inerrancy is quite another thing. Most people don’t realize that the notion of biblical inerrancy was never held in the history of…
On December 6, 2014, Ken Ham wrote a blog post entitled, “The Templeton Connection,” in which he attempted to link The Templeton Foundation with Charles Templeton. Why is this extraordinary? Because John Templeton of the Templeton Foundation and Charles Templeton are not related. Now, the John Templeton Foundation funds various research projects around the world,…
C.S. Lewis’ chapter in Mere Christianity on hope is probably the shortest chapter, and so this will probably be a rather short post. Granted, a whole lot can be written on the Christian concept of hope, but maybe Lewis was pressed for time that day he sat down to compose this chapter…who knows? Lewis’ basic…