As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Williams addresses several sophisticated objections, including the idea that fine-tuning results from a more fundamental law. He uses a memorable analogy here, that of a wrinkle in the carpet, to show that this objection merely shifts the improbability elsewhere while lacking the scope to explain initial conditions.” - ID the Future
“Eastern Orthodoxy in North America is growing. Forty-one parishes were opened in the (Eastern) Orthodox Church in America and only twelve were closed between 2021 and 2025.” - Christ Over All
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Moses himself, the author of the creation account, begins to interpret and apply almost immediately. He finds his opportunity in two specific events: the initiation of the godly line, and the Great Flood.
“I have to confess, I would love to see photos of ‘reptilian creatures’ with extraterrestrial technology that allows them to fly faster than the speed of light so as to overcome the vast galactic distances in order to pay us visits. I don’t see how it would challenge my faith.” - Gene Veith
“To many today, this portrait resembles ideas within modern communism. It raises anxious questions about economic obligations or unrealistic idealism. To others, the text is simply glossed over or so heavily caveated that its entire force is nearly lost.” - Word by Word
“Missing in the long line of Christian worldview books is one that would have been especially helpful last week when the Pentagon released a slew of documents, some of which were formerly classified. The Christian view of UFO’s, Aliens, and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (or UAP) remains to be written.” - John Stonestreet
“Thomas is no siren song with irresistible powers, replacing the grace in the I of TULIP with the Summa. But many seem to think otherwise.
“So what? Why does our interpretation of the length of the creation days matter? It matters because it reveals our willingness to take God at his word and read the Scripture plainly, especially regarding doctrines deemed foolish by the world.” - Ref21
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When it comes to the Pastoral Epistles there is a wealth of good choices. The top four in the following list are all excellent high-level works. I would personally go for Knight and Marshall if money were no object (although Mounce and Towner would be just fine). Some of these scholars dance around Paul’s clear statement preventing women from being preachers and teachers of men. I have marked such with a (w).
“In 1672, the East held a Synod to respond to the Protestant Reformation… At Jerusalem, the East condemned the core tenets of the Reformation, canonized a false gospel, and declared that salvation was impossible outside the Orthodox church.” - Christ Over All
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