Maybe so. If they were alive on the earth in Noah’s day, then they were included in God’s directive that Noah bring two of every kind of land animal and bird into the Ark (Genesis 6:18-21). But wouldn’t that have been impossible, given the dinosaurs’ size and temperament? How could massive herbivores like Brontosaurus and […]
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It was precisely because Jesus knew that Judas would betray him that He chose him as a disciple. For us to be saved, it was essential that Jesus die for our sins on the cross — and Judas’ treachery would lead to that event. As popular as Jesus was, the authorities knew that it could
Q: How were people saved in the Old Testament times since they lived before the coming of Jesus Christ? The short answer is, “The same way we’re saved today – by faith.” Just look at the eleventh chapter of Hebrews, where the writer explains how “the people of old received their commendation.” He doesn’t say
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Press coverage of Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth’s passing has understandably focused on his work for civil rights in the 1950s and 1960s, but we don’t hear much about his service as a pastor proclaiming the gospel of Christ to his congregants — and about the Christian love that motivated his non-violence and non-retaliation in the face
Preserved for a Purpose—Fred Shuttlesworth (1922 – 2011) Read Post »
This morning I read an AP story by Seth Borenstein, under the headline, “Scientists believe millions of species undiscovered.” The scholars estimate that we’ve found only 1.9 million of the 8.8 million out there. As one of the report’s authors put it, “We are really fairly ignorant of the complexity and colorfulness of this amazing
“A world strewn with pennies” Read Post »
I see that former-Senator Mark Hatfield has died, and one image repeatedly comes to mind—the one of his walking quietly into a Wednesday night service in downtown Chicago, unnoticed by most everyone. But let me back up. I first met Senator Hatfield when I was working under a National Endowment for the Humanities grant while
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