Three Ways to Pray for the 2024 Primary Season

Commentary By January 14, 2024 Tags: , , No Comments

I wrote a post for Christ and Culture, the blog site for the L. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture. It begins as follows: “Regardless of how deeply a Christian might or might not feel invested in the political process, Scripture is very clear that the upcoming election should, at least, be a matter of prayer for every believer….

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Grateful for the sanctifying work of raising children

Commentary By November 19, 2018 Tags: , , , No Comments

I became a mom at the age of 27 after 5 years of marriage. My children are in their early 30s now, and 4 grandchildren bless my days.  Thanksgiving turns my mind toward memories of precious holidays past and God’s many blessings through the years. One of those blessings has been the sanctifying work of raising our children. Penny Keathley…

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It’s Not 1984; It’s a Brave New World

Commentary By October 16, 2018 Tags: , , , 1 Comment

Guy Davies, in a recent article in Spectator, compares the two great dsytopian books of the 20th century–George Orwell’s 1984 and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. He makes the convincing case that though most people are more familiar with Orwell’s work than Huxley’s, it is Huxley’s nightmare that has turned out to be the most prophetic. I would nuance his argument to say…

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It was 20 years ago today….

Commentary By August 21, 2018 4 Comments

In August 1998 I arrived at Kansas City, MO with my family in tow. Mark DeVine, who at that time taught theology at Midwestern Seminary, was leaving to teach at a school in Southeast Asia. I was tapped to fill in for him. (Mark presently teaches at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, AL.) My first day on campus was also…

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The Extent of Noah’s Flood (Part 4): Criticisms of Global Flood Geology

Book Excerpt By July 18, 2018 Tags: 1 Comment

Previous posts summarized Whitcomb and Morris’ classic Global Flood Model and Snelling’s modern update. (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) This post covers critiques of these models given by other Christian geologists, particularly as given by Davis Young and Ralph Stearley. These criticisms can be grouped under five broad headings: The Preponderance of Geological Evidence Does Not Support the Global Flood…

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The Extent of Noah’s Flood (Part 3): Current Global Flood Models

Book Excerpt By July 17, 2018 Tags: , , , , , 1 Comment

(Part 1) (Part 2) The previous post summarized the classic global flood model proposed by John Whitcomb and Henry Morris. This post examines current model by looking primarily, but not exclusively, at the work of Andrew Snelling. Current Global Flood Models Whitcomb and Morris inspired a generation of young-earth creationists. One such YEC proponent is Australian geologist Andrew Snelling. Snelling…

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The Extent of Noah’s Flood (Part 2): Whitcomb and Morris’ Model

Book Excerpt By July 16, 2018 Tags: , , No Comments

(Part 1) The Classic Global Flood Theory of Whitcomb and Morris In 1961, John Whitcomb and Henry Morris published The Genesis Flood, launching the current young-earth creationist movement. This post summarizes five of the book’s most significant claims, particularly its claim to show fossil evidence of humans and dinosaurs living together. Whitcomb and Morris argued: 1) Opposition to Uniformitarianism: Uniformitarianism is…

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