Theism vs. Atheism

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture | Comments Off

Recently, I had been doing some friendly debating amongst some friends and family on Facebook. The topic of the debate was the idea of objective morality. Throughout the entire debate, I have been pleasently surprised that proponents of both sides have kept things quite amiable. One stumbling block that we had run into involved the definition of certain terminology. Another was one of getting off track and answering questions that were not asked. So, I posted ...

Fertilized Eggs Recognized As “Humans” by North Dakota

Thursday, February 19th, 2009 by Ty Wallace posted in Political Issues | Comments Off

A measure recently approved by the North Dakota House of representatives provides a fertilized human egg the legal rights of a human being, a step that would essentially ban abortion in the state. Representatives voted 51-41 to approve the measure Tuesday. It now moves to the North Dakota Senate for its review.

Trusting God in the “New” Economy

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Finances | 3 Comments »

With our economy in what is being called the worst recession in over 35 years, and perhaps since the Great Depression, it is expected that people are going to start asking questions. One thing on the minds of many people is how their faith relates to this economic downturn. Whether from newspapers, office conversations, coffee-shop talk, blogs or Twitter, it seems everywhere you turn there is someone who is wondering how they are going to provide ...

Economic Recovery

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Finances, Political Issues | Comments Off

Obviously, one of the biggest things in the news and in Washington, D.C. these days is what the government is going to do about the economy. There has been a great deal of bantering back and fourth between both Democrats and Republicans regarding this issue. Both parties have their own separate, and seemingly divisive, ideas on how to bring about positive change. To my mind, both parties have some good ideas and some bad ideas. However, ...

Parental Rights at Risk With United Nations Treaty

Friday, February 6th, 2009 by Ty Wallace posted in Marriage & Family, Political Issues | 3 Comments »

What would you do as a parent if you could no longer discipline your children the way you see fit? Or decide what type of education you want them to have? Or even decide what type of religion to expose them to? A United Nations human rights treaty that could prohibit children from being spanked or homeschooled, ban youngsters from facing the death penalty and forbid parents from deciding their families' religion is on America's doorstep.

Archaeologist to Search for Noah’s Ark in Turkey

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 by Ty Wallace posted in Bible & Scripture | Comments Off

This summer, Randall Price who is director of Liberty University's new Center for Judaic Studies is planning an expedition to Mount Ararat where he hopes to unearth the remains of Noah's Ark. "There's a whole trail of history pointing to it [Mt. Ararat]," Price said in a recent interview. "But in our age, people tend to think it is more of a story like Jack and the Bean Stalk.' Our aim is to show that the ...

Obama’s Least Popular Act as President Thus So Far

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 by Ty Wallace posted in Political Issues | Comments Off

The approval ratings are in for the first couple of weeks of President Obama's presidency. Of the seven actions Obama has taken, five are supported by a large majority of Americans. However, ratings are low for the other two actions.

Faith Without Works

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture, Christian Living | Comments Off

There seems to be, at least for me, a major disconnect with living out faith in Christ. It is not a problem of knowledge. I am quite certain that the claims of Christianity are true. There is no doubt in my mind that God exists, that He is who the Bible says He is, and that He has done for us what the Bible claims He has done. From that standpoint, one could say that my ...