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Stunted Black Holes Pave Way for Life

Blog by ( August 29, 2022 )

Any Southern California resident knows that strong Santa Ana winds are a part of life. It may not come readily to mind, but strong winds elsewhere in the universe are also a part of life. Scientists have learned that strong outflow winds near our galaxy’s supermassive black hole early in cosmic history prevented dangerous radiation […]

Astronomy
Argument for the Silent: A Biblical Case Against Abortion

Argument for the Silent: A Biblical Case Against Abortion

Publication by ( April 1, 2001 )

Nowhere in the Bible is abortion mentioned specifically. That silence may seem to leave room for Christians to hold different opinions as to the morality of abortion while remaining faithful to the teachings of Scripture. Yet within Christianity an interesting alignment has developed on this issue. Nearly all churches and groups that view the Bible as the unerring Word of God also view abortion in all or nearly all instances as immoral. By contrast, nearly all churches and groups that view the Bible as a fallible human witness to God view abortion as a matter of personal choice rather than of objective morality.1 It seems reasonable to conclude that biblical values (at least some of which are shared by some non-Christians) inform the position that abortion is immoral, while the opposing view is in some respects out of keeping with biblical ethics. This article supports this conclusion by setting forth a biblical case against abortion.2

Philosophy & Ethics
The Incarnation in Light of the Image of God

The Incarnation in Light of the Image of God

Blog by ( December 9, 2014 )

The Incarnation teaches that the eternal Word, the second person of the Trinity, took unto himself a human nature and became man without in any way diminishing his deity (cf. John 1:1, 14, 18; Philippians 2:5–6; Colossians 2:9; 1 John 4:1–3). Christian orthodoxy therefore views Jesus Christ as a single person who, nevertheless, possesses both a divine and a human nature. Those two natures find their union in the person of Christ (called the hypostatic union). This theological understanding of the Incarnation led the ancient Christians to refer to Jesus as the theanthropos (Greek: the “God-man”).

Theology
Ants: Amazing Agents of Change

Ants: Amazing Agents of Change

Publication by ( January 1, 2015 )

What land-dwelling creatures possess the greatest total mass on Earth today? The surprising answer: ants! These ubiquitous insects comprise 15–25 percent of the total mass of living animal tissue on the continents. Ants’ annoying habit of invading our homes makes it difficult to feel gratitude for their large numbers—however, both ants’ population size and behaviors have helped compensate for the Sun’s increasing luminosity, thus assisting Earth to provide and sustain a habitat where humans can thrive.

Theology