Good morning friends,
Quotes of the week:
If there exists a supernatural Being capable of bringing all space, time and matter into existence from nothing, such a Being could certainly accomplish the virgin conception of Jesus, the Resurrection of Christ, or any of the other “lesser” miracles described on the pages of the New Testament. – J. Warner Wallace
Typically, “Progressive Christians” shift the authority for what they believe is true from the Bible to themselves – by becoming their own moral compass which will inevitably ebb and flow with culture. – Alisa Childers
Now, here are your weekly links:
- Tell-Tale Signs of Bogus Science about the Origin of Life (Long Story Short, Ep. 15) – YouTube – Scientific claims about the origin of life are often complex-so how can you tell if they’re right or wrong? Even if you’re not an expert, there are tell-tale signs to identify scientific claims that are dubious. Are the scientists unbiased? Do they exclude possible explanations before the investigation even begins? Do the scientists make assumptions? Are the claims being made reasonable or exaggerated? It turns out origin of life research regularly makes all these mistakes. This is the ninth of several episodes about the origin of life presented as part of the Long Story Short series. If you enjoyed this one, you will like all the others. Clever, humorous, substantive, brief, “Long Story Short,” is an occasional video series that compresses key points in the debate between Darwinism and intelligent design into a very welcome format: concise, accessible, and funny. : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRGj0vIKosI
- Why Did All the Water Go Away After Noah’s Flood? | Beyond Is Genesis History? Vol 4 Ep 7 – YouTube – One of the most common questions we get is “Where did all of the water go after Noah’s Flood?” After all, if the waters of Noah’s Flood covered the whole earth, they had to go somewhere once the Flood was over. In this video, our host Dr. Del Tackett meets with geologist Dr. Steve Austin at a place called Cockscomb, on the border of Utah and Arizona. Here, they find powerful evidence for the mountain-sized earth movements that took place here at the end of the Flood. “Beyond Is Genesis History? Vol 4. Mountains After the Flood” is the fourth installment in the popular series of short films that go deeper into the science and scholarship behind the Biblical book of Genesis. These fascinating extended interviews include many new things that have never been discussed before on film.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2isuVTX5k8
- What Is Consciousness For? Sixteen Theories | Science and Culture Today: https://scienceandculture.com/2026/05/what-is-consciousness-for-sixteen-theories-take-a-crack-at-the-question/
- Since Jesus Took Our Punishment, Why Didn’t He Need to Go to Hell Forever?: https://www.ligonier.org/posts/jesus-took-our-punishment-why-didnt-he-need-go-hell-forever
- Study: virgins have happiest marriages, more sex partners means more unhappiness | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2024/03/01/new-study-virgins-have-happiest-marriages-more-sex-partners-means-more-unhappiness-4/
- What is Bethel Church, Redding CA? | GotQuestions.org: https://www.gotquestions.org/Bethel-Church-Redding.html
- What About Those Who’ve Never Heard About Jesus? – YouTube: https://youtu.be/XIXs5wOSVk4?si=pgVGdhFIlT6hFoAk
- 10 Answers Every Creationist Should Know – adamlickey.com: https://adamlickey.com/2012/10/02/10-answers-every-creationist-should-know/
- Peppered Moths . . . Evidence for Evolution? Stop me if you have heard this tale before. It’s about one of the sacred cows of evolution: the peppered moth. The story of this moth has been set forth for decades as the prime example of evolution in action. It is a fascinating story about how, due to a combination of environmental changes and selective predation, a moth turned into, well, a moth.: https://answersingenesis.org/creepy-crawlies/insects/peppered-moths/
- Information Enigma: Where does information come from? – YouTube – Information drives the development of life. But what is the source of that information? Could it have been produced by an unguided Darwinian evolutionary process? Or did it require intelligent design? The Information Enigma is a fascinating 21-minute documentary that probes the mystery of biological information, the challenge it poses to orthodox Darwinian theory, and the reason it points to intelligent design. The video features Dr. Stephen Meyer, and molecular biologist Douglas Axe, founder of the Biologic Institute.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA-FcnLsF1g
- Exclusivity Claims of Major World Religions – Christian Apologetics Alliance – Every major religion of the world remains exclusive, for there are irreconcilable contradictions between these religions. The notion that Historic Christianity is the only religion that claims exclusivity is, therefore, incorrect.: https://christianapologeticsalliance.com/2017/08/02/exclusivity-claims-major-world-religions/
- The Problem of Canon – Ligonier Ministries – Opponents of Christianity raise challenging questions about the origins and reliability of the 27 books of the New Testament. When the authenticity of Scripture is questioned, so is the gospel. This week on Renewing Your Mind, Michael Kruger responds to these objections and helps give us confidence that the right books-and only the right books-are in the Bible.: https://subsplash.com/u/ligonier/media/d/kh5c453-the-problem-of-canon
- Scott Klusendorf defends the pro-life view on the Unbelievable radio show | WINTERY KNIGHT – Justin hosts a discussion between Mara Clarke of the Abortion Support Network and Scott Klusendorf of the Life Training Institute. Mara believes women should decide whether to terminate a pregnancy, but Scott says that all depends on whether we are dealing with a human life in the womb.: https://winteryknight.com/2023/01/01/scott-klusendorf-defends-the-pro-life-view-on-the-unbelievable-radio-show-10/
- Geological and Historical Evidence for Jesus’ Crucifixion Account – Christian Apologist – Geological and historical evidence to support the New Testament accounts of Jesus’ crucifixion is abundant, so the intention of this writing is to share this information and to provide support for the historicity of Jesus.: https://christian-apologist.com/2019/01/05/geological-and-historical-evidence-for-jesus-crucifixion-account/
They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind. Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened the man’s eyes was a Sabbath. Therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. “He put mud on my eyes,” the man replied, “and I washed, and now I see.” Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others asked, “How can a sinner do such miraculous signs?” So they were divided. Finally they turned again to the blind man, “What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened.” The man replied, “He is a prophet.” The Jews still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man’s parents. “Is this your son?” they asked. “Is this the one you say was born blind? How is it that now he can see?” “We know he is our son,” the parents answered, “and we know he was born blind. But how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself.” His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for already the Jews had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Christ would be put out of the synagogue. That was why his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.” John 9:13-23
Blessings to you all