Many people think that science has ‘proven’ evolution (molecules-to-man) is a reality. It is taught in nearly every school system in the country as a scientific certainty. But, is it consistent with reality? Has anything like evolution actually been proven? …

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I remember when the school district in Knoxville, Iowa, where I was privileged to serve as a substitute teacher while pastoring a local church, adopted as its Mission Statement the goal of creating “life-long learners!” Since then I have noticed …

Knowledge Applied Read more »

“Jesus is coming back!” How many times have we heard that? People point to supposed ‘signs of the times’ and have been saying – and believing – that phrase for around 2000 years now. So far He hasn’t shown up, …

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There is a highly commendable trend that seems to be cropping up in the rhetoric of the people in our nation concerning a return to the values or morals on which our society was established. We nostalgically refer to these …

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The Word (not Words) of God. Why do they call it the Word of God and not the Words of God? Think about that for a minute. Is there any difference, other than the addition of one letter, between the …

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While it is not official, the slogan “Show Me” has been identified with Missouri for well over 100 years. There are two different accounts of how the phrase became a popular description of people from Missouri. The first has to …

Show Me! Read more »

The stigma of any previous generation is for its members to suppose that the way they “do” life, or politics, or relationships, or morals is the best way of living out their lives. They believe their methods are “tried and …

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Tolerance is a ‘hot topic’ word thrown around a lot. There are plenty of people who think that Christians are ‘intolerant.’  We are often portrayed as being hateful and mean-spirited, simply because we hold to and speak the truths found …

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My grandfather grew up in an era of transition when our country was moving from the horse and buggy to the automobile as its major form of transportation. He would relate to me stories of how he had to “hitch” …

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The story of Easter is a couple thousand years old. I’m always a bit surprised at how little some people know about what really happened during Jesus’ earthly ministry, especially if they live in the west (and the US in …

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