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Bible study: The Bible’s account of Easter morning

Bible study: The Bible’s account of Easter morning

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2021/03/27
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CHRIST IS RISEN! He is risen, indeed! This is the shout of the church, not just on Easter but every day. The resurrection is the lynchpin of Christianity. The apostle…

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Faith and the thinking Christian: Does faith hinder scientific discovery?

Faith and the thinking Christian: Does faith hinder scientific discovery?

  • Post author:James F. Borgwardt
  • Post published:2021/03/25
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Back when folks wore hats and overcoats, they laid them aside when they entered a theater or restaurant. They would check their outerwear at the Coat Check so they could…

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Faith and the thinking Christian: The misperception of scientific certainty

Faith and the thinking Christian: The misperception of scientific certainty

  • Post author:James F. Borgwardt
  • Post published:2021/02/25
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Why do nonscientists trust science more than scientists do? The media portrays scientific consensus as if it were irrefutable fact. And when searching for certainty, much of the public turns…

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Bible study: Different types of sin

Bible study: Different types of sin

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2021/02/25
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Every sin earns death. Every sin makes the sinner guilty before God (Romans 6:23). However, the Bible does describe different types of sin. Some theologians have divided these types of…

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Bible study: God’s inspiration

Bible study: God’s inspiration

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2021/01/30
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Verbal inspiration means that God inspired the authors of the books of the Bible to record not just the thoughts but also the very words God wanted recorded. First Corinthians…

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Faith and the thinking Christian: The limits of science

Faith and the thinking Christian: The limits of science

  • Post author:James F. Borgwardt
  • Post published:2021/01/29
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A friend recently joked that he was going to legally change his name to “The Science.” With so many people claiming they “follow the science” these days, my friend would…

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Faith and the thinking Christian: Science as servant

Faith and the thinking Christian: Science as servant

  • Post author:James F. Borgwardt
  • Post published:2020/12/28
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Early one morning, the team gathered on the open plain. Staring at the tower in the distance, they waited. All of their intense, combined efforts over the past many months…

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Bible study: Giving God glory

Bible study: Giving God glory

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2020/12/28
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1 Corinthians 10:31 says, “Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” God has given each of us “vocations” (literally, “callings”).…

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Bible study: Judge for yourself

Bible study: Judge for yourself

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2020/11/29
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Judge seems to be a dirty word in our culture. However, the word judge simply means to “form an opinion or conclusion about” something. The Bible says, “Speaking the truth…

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