Many skeptics of Christianity claim George Washington was a freemason and not at all a Christian. Many Christians claim the opposite. So which is it? Our first President is, obviously, not alive today to really set the record straight. It would be very helpful if he...
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Our Founding Fathers: Were the Founding Fathers Really Christians?
While it might seem like a trivial question, the answer is actually the birthplace of our national identity. The beliefs and convictions of our founding fathers lay the groundwork for interpreting our Declaration of Independence and Constitution—the documents that...
The Wisdom Chronicle
The Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year. I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, Jim Whiddon 241. WISDOM “Although we develop our...
The Jewish Temple that may Prevent World War III
Israel is the most contested piece of real estate in the world. And the most contested piece of real estate within Israel is the temple mount in the old city of Jerusalem. Nearly every Jew believes that the Muslim Dome of the Rock, which dominates that thirty-six acre...
The Wisdom Chronicle
151. YOU RETIRING? "Don't put a period where God is putting a comma. Let Him punctuate your life story as He sees fit." -- Unknown 152. TAKE ACTION “Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand." --Thomas Carlyle...
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141. MEN IN CHURCH “The church has to drag men kicking and screaming out of their lethargy. Men sit bored in church for years avoiding the vortex of the gospel’s “edge of your seat” drama. It’s impossible for most men to imagine Jesus being more exciting than...
The Wisdom Chronicle
The Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year in all genres. Each week, I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, Jim Whiddon 131. MEMORY...
Avoiding the Siren Temptation Trap: A Lesson From Homer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J7Q-9zGnPI&w=560&h=315 The Sirens were mythical creatures spoken of in many ancient Greek stories, notably in the writings of the poet Homer (such as the Odyssey). The Sirens were beautiful creatures portrayed as seductively...
Can Atheism also be “Apathetic-ism?”
There has been a strong reaction to my last post on atheism. Those opposed to my article say that I'm shifting burden and that I'm "silly." They contend that atheists only reject the Theist God. They say that's the definition of atheism. Really? The last time I...
Are Atheists Playing Fair?
As a Christian, you may have had this happen to you: An atheist challenges your beliefs. You give an explanation and share evidence that points to why you believe in a Creator. They find nothing you are saying convincing. You fire back and challenge the atheist on...
What was the Crucifixion like?
[av_video src='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgjWPSOcrBQ#aid=P8kT_Rd7_Ww' format='16-9' width='16' height='9'] What was the extent of the physical suffering Jesus endured at the crucifixion? Consider that the English word "excruciating" is from the Latin meaning...
How to Reach Your Non-Christian Relatives this Christmas
It’s going to happen again this year. You’re going to get together with a bunch of people who would rather talk about anything but Jesus. What can you do to reach them? Face it. You’re probably not going to get them to accept Jesus by the end of dinner. A direct...
“Eternity Has the Floor:” Another Look at Pascal’s Wager
Silent you stand before the altar of death! Life here and life after constitute an eternal conundrum; but its expiring spark awakens us to holy devotion and quiets every other voice except religion. Eternity has the floor. ~Alfred Nobel: read at his funeral (1896) The...
A Titanic Failure: Never Learning from Our Past
Rulers, Statesmen, Nations, are wont to be emphatically commended to the teaching which experience offers in history. But what experience and history teach is this, - that peoples and governments never have learned anything from history, or acted on principles deduced...
A Not So Bright Future: Technology, Atheism & the Death of Man
It is widely believed that the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche ushered in the twentieth century with his famous phrase, “God is dead…”[1] Nietzsche himself died in 1900. Obviously, atheism didn’t start in the twentieth century with Nietzsche. In fact, he was...
Archaeology, the Bible & the Great Dating Debate
An article posted by the Biblical Archaeology Society cites a recent report published in BASOR (the Bulletin for the American Schools of Oriental Research) which calls into question the dating of the Siloam Tunnel which was supposedly excavated during the reign of the...
Evolution vs. God
Ray Comfort has recently put out several provocative, informative and entertaining half hour videos. His latest called Evolution vs. God asks some top evolutionists to offer evidence for their view (included in this production is P.Z. Myers, one of the more...
Playing Fast and Loose with the Facts: How Ken Miller Misrepresented Phil Johnson
An old debate, featuring Dr. Kenneth Miller and Dr. Paul Nelson, has found its way onto YouTube. The debate took place at the time of the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial in Pennsylvania in 2005. Moderated by Sally Satel at the American Enterprise Institute, it focuses on...
Abortion Advocates Don’t Want You to See this Video
Abortion advocates don't want you to see this one minute video. They would rather suppress the truth than conform to it. Had or encouraged abortion? There is healing. Please visit the CaseforLife.com On this tragic anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, I would like to clear...
Once Again, Why Intelligent Design Is Not a “God-of-the-Gaps” Argument
The "god-of-the-gaps" objection to intelligent design is one that we have addressed numerous times at ENV and elsewhere (most recently, here). Yet even though the argument has been convincingly refuted time and again, it lives on in the popular literature. My friend...