GOT HOPE? Christianity Delivers
Can we estimate the date of Jesus’ crucifixion? Yes, we can. The ancients have left us with multiple historical, geological, and astronomical reasons to support April 3 of 33. Let’s begin with Jewish expectations. 10. In the 6th century B.C., the prophet Daniel predicted the fates of four kingdoms while he was exiled by the …
Considering atheism? Here are ten reasons to reject such notions. 10. We’re hard-wired by God within our conscience to seek the truth and atheists have fallen for a lie by the father of lies. Satan’s best work is in getting you to think he doesn’t exist. 9. We’re hard-wired to seek purpose and meaning and …
According to a 2000 study by Kinnear, Kernes, and Dautheribes, the seven most-practiced religions of the world, the United Nations, and the American Atheists identified a “short list of universal moral values.” These are (1) the commitment to something greater than oneself, which may include the recognition of and commitment to a Supreme being and …
Over the past few hundred years, the move to "secular rational modernism" has supplanted "traditional religious" views in many parts of the West. Atheists sometimes think Christianity will one day be toppled and atheists of the past century such as Lenin, Stalin, Pol Pot, and Mao Tse Tung certainly gave that effort their best shot. …
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Among the excellent testaments to the reliability of the Gospels are the undesigned coincidences they contain. Lydia McGrew, David Wood, Jonathan McLatchie, and others have identified numerous coincidences, which she has presented in her book, “Hidden in Plain View: Undesigned Coincidences in the Gospels and Acts.” As McLatchie has pointed out, the gospel authors were …
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The intention of this writing is to showcase the way Jesus’ commandments to love the Lord above all else and to love our neighbors as ourselves is the highest and most important objective moral standard against which humans are called to judge our actions and the actions of those around us. By summing the Ten …
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“It’s a well-known fact that scientists can produce whatever result they want. If you believe that passionately in something, you can steer the results. My God, we’ve all been guilty of that.” – Physicist Harry Gove, who was involved in carbon dating the Shroud of Turin in 1988 On September 22, 1988, the New York …
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God called one of His finest angels to heaven last Saturday: my mom. She spread joy and lived a wonderful life by all measures and accounts. The intention of this writing is to share a few highlights of her life and pictures for those who are coping with her passing and perhaps for anyone else …
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Is the Shroud of Turin holy or a hoax? I posted a tweet with a reference to an interview on the Non sequitur channel with Frank McEvoy who believes the Shroud is holy. When I watched the video and posted the tweet, I believed the jury was out, but I decided to look into the …
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"And the angel said to her,'“Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold,, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his …
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