Darwin grossly missed many things, but his recognition of “survival of the fittest” is correct. In the animal world, the weak become food for the strong. When watching a herd of antelope flee an attacking pack of wild dogs, you might notice a mother and her offspring running together and think, “See how she loves…
David appointed Asaph and his brothers to sing a special thanksgiving song on the day they brought the Ark of the Covenant into the Tabernacle in the City of David where it belonged. What was David thankful about, and how did he express his thanks on that glorious day? David first gave thanks for God’s…
A red-spotted purple admiral butterfly sipping nectar from tiny pink flowers is objectively beautiful. Anyone who says it’s not speaks against the truth because God created both butterfly and flower to be beautiful. Together they deliver a double dose of gorgeous. Mozart arranged objectively beautiful music. Maybe it’s not your style, sure, but to claim…
In the 1950s and 60s, many churches of Christ experienced heavy teaching on what is permissible or not permissible to do in the building. This became a litmus test for a church’s “soundness” or “faithfulness” to Christ, and many churches split over these matters. The Reason for Debate After the meat is boiled off the…
God built us with justice detectors. Some have theirs highly calibrated while others have so scarred their consciences as to be barely recognizable as human. In the continuing aftermath of the sophisticated, orchestrated, atrocious terror attacks on the citizens of Israel which began on Saturday, the world is experiencing a moment of moral clarity. Do…
When the Pevensie children first entered Narnia, Edmund was separated from his little sister and bumped into the White Witch. She immediately identified him as a threat, so she decided to win him over to her side. She spoke kindly to him and asked if he’d like something warm to drink as he was shivering…
Last Saturday morning, Bekah and I leisurely wound our way through Bedico and Ponchatoula, stopping at several yard sales along the way, then moseyed up to Hammond to eat at Tope La for our first time. We were celebrating twenty-three years of marriage, and we enjoyed ourselves. I realize we have something special. Not many…
Jesus was no limp-handed sissy. During His last week before His crucifixion, He spent His days in Jerusalem (in anticipation of the Passover), teaching and conversing with the Jews in the public spaces. Upon entering the temple, He saw people exchanging money and selling animals for sacrifices, and the sight moved Him to drive those…
Merriam-Webster defines creed as “a statement of the basic beliefs of a religious faith; a set of guiding principles or beliefs.” Creed simply means “I believe” and serves as a general statement of faith. If you say, “I believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God,” that is a creed. It need not be written,…
Last May, Stephen A. Smith interviewed Neil Degrasse Tyson (astrophysicist and science commentator), in part discussing modern sensibilities on gender differences. At 59:08 in the YouTube Video, Tyson said: “Apparently, the XX/XY chromosomes are insufficient, because when we wake up in the morning we exaggerate whatever feature we want to portray the gender of our…