The story – and it truly is a story – of evolution is the prevalent myth of our world. It is the narrative that shapes our culture and our systems of education. The creation account of Genesis offers a different narrative that challenges its readers, both ancient and modern. Think about the assumptions that an ancient reader might carry with them before reading the Genesis account. There are lots of  [ Read More ]

The Bible describes a kingdom under the dynasty of David that existed in the 10th century BC. This kingdom was a cultured kingdom with writing, music, and prosperity. All these were stewards of King David’s property. Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a counselor, being a man of understanding and a scribe. He and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni attended the king’s sons. (1 Chronicles 27:31-32) Despite these claims of the Biblical  [ Read More ]

If you are thinking about starting your own cult around a spectacular celestial object — and who isn’t these days — November may be the month for you. This year hosts a variety of potentially memorable heavenly displays for those interested in looking through a telescope, but the late Fall arrival of Comet ISON is being hyped as the comet of the century. If all the circumstances line up correctly  [ Read More ]

In discussing the age of the universe, creationists are reminded on a fairly regular basis that the universe cannot be younger than the oldest star in the universe. If a star is discovered that is older than you think the universe should be, then you are quite simply wrong about your age estimate. This argument is broadly accepted and wielded to great affect in support of Big Bang cosmology. This line of  [ Read More ]

Life as we know it is made up of carbon. We really have no knowledge or even strong speculation about how life could be formed without it. Unfortunately for a wildly chaotic universe, carbon is not the easiest thing to form. Famous scientist Fred Hoyle first predicted the outrageous requirements necessary to produce the carbon-friendly environment that leads to the potential for life, now called the Hoyle state. “The carbon-oxygen-nitrogen  [ Read More ]

{I originally posted this article on another blog in 2008, then again here in 2010. It was part of a series addressing atheistic attacks on the reliability of the Bible. Today, I repost it for your Pi Day reading pleasure. For future reference, π is “pi”, just in case the font is not clear enough for you to read that symbol.} “Then he made the sea of cast metal. It  [ Read More ]

The Glenpool church of Christ recently held an apologetics seminar (March 8-10) with Dr. Jim Baird. He is an expert on Christian Evidences and a delightful speaker to here. All of the audio lessons are available online at the website of the Glenpool church (in the archive section under “Sermon Series”) or you can just follow the link below. Apologetics Seminar with Jim Baird (Audio)

Once in a while I stumble upon an news article concerning astronomy or physics that I think might be important, but at that particular moment I don’t know why. It is like a piece in a much larger puzzle. I tuck these away and plan to return to them later. Today, I reexamined a few tidbits of news, many correlating to even more current announcements, and I have noticed a  [ Read More ]

If you are interested in how the book we call the Bible has come to be, the Glenpool church of Christ is having a Wednesday night class on the topic from December-February. I’ll be covering the history of the Good Book from before the first letter was written in Hebrew to its current, leather-bound incarnation in your hands today. Can’t make it? No problem! The audio for the classes are uploaded on the  [ Read More ]

If you live near Edmond, you might take moment to make the long drive out on Bryant to the Armstrong Foundation’s Exhibit of bullae from the era of Jeremiah. They have a couple of interesting pieces and best of all, the exhibit is free. When I went, I was the only person present, so I got the whole thing to myself. I’ll give you my brief review below. The exhibit  [ Read More ]