Here is a very helpful summary video (18 min) by Philosopher of Religion, Paul Copan.
Visit his site at www.paulcopan.com
The Heart
Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.–Proverbs 4:23
The Bible And The Trinity
What does the Bible teach about the Trinity?
1. There is only one God. (Dt. 6:4; Isa. 44:6; 1 Cor. 8:6; Eph. 4:6; 1 Tim. 2:5
2. There are three distinct persons (Ps. 45:6, 110:1; Isa 63:7-10; Zech 1:12; Mt. 3:16-17, 28:19; Lk. 23:46; 2 Cor. 13:14) who are each fully God:
- The Father (Jn. 6:27; Rom. 1:7; Gal. 1:1)
- The Son (Mk. 2:5; 14:61-65; Jn. 1:1-5; 8:58; 10:11; Col 1:15-17; Heb. 1:1-15; Rev. 1:17)
- The Holy Spirit (Gen 1:2 (cf. Isa. 44:6; Isa 63:7-9; Ps. 139:7; Acts 5:3-4; 2 Cor. 13:14; Heb 9:14)
Prudence and the Poor – Is Capitalism or Socialism Better?
Addressing poverty is not just a heart issue; it’s a head issue too. Sometimes things that feel good to do, don’t really help.
“Prudence means “to see reality as it is, and to act accordingly,” to conform your mind, and then your actions, to reality. It’s one of the four cardinal virtues, along with justice, fortitude, and temperance. Cardinal is based on the Latin word cardo, which means “hinge.” These four virtues are cardinal because all the other virtues hinge on them. Helping the poor, for instance, hinges on prudence. That’s because, in the economic realm, actions have all sorts of unintended consequences. We can’t anticipate all of them. But we can anticipate a lot of them. Therefore, if we really want to help the poor, we have to exercise prudence—to know what the world is really like, and act accordingly.”—Jay Richards
Ardi: The Human Ancestor Who Wasn’t?
Ardi is now making headlines for different reasons–despite the rock star treatment in the press…not the missing link after all. See this blog post:
Last fall “Ardi” came onto the missing link scene with a bang. The journal Science called her the “breakthrough of the year.” So did Time Magazine. We covered a few lone dissenters to the Ardi hype here on ENV.
But now Time Magazine is starting to go over apex of the hype curve. In an article titled, “ Ardi: The Human Ancestor Who Wasn’t?,” Time notes, “Two new articles being published by Sciencequestion some of the major conclusions of Ardi’s researchers, including whether this small, strange-looking creature is even a human ancestor at all.” Likewise, Nature reports, “Ardi may be more ape than human.” According to the Time article (read the rest)