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Conundrums and questions

no@spam.com (Dr. Jim Denison) — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 CST

God's word is far more interested in practical truth than speculative questions. It doesn't tell us how old the earth is because such knowledge is of little pragmatic value.

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no@spam.com (Dr. Jim Denison) — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:00:00 CST

The God of the universe was the first to know...his creation proclaims the Creator, he knew we'd need help hearing the message. So he gave us his most sublime creation: the Word of God.

Keeping up with Dow and Jones

no@spam.com (Dr. Jim Denison) — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:00:00 CST

This daily essay hopes to bring you not my suspect wisdom (which is nonexistent most days) but God's transforming word. We're interested in the day's headlines as they point us to our need for divine wisdom. Since human nature doesn't change, God's word is always relevant.

Pandas and rotary phones

no@spam.com (Dr. Jim Denison) — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 CDT

People sometimes ask me why they should live by a book which is 2,000 years old. We don't speak Latin or worship Zeus--shouldn't we keep up with the times? My answer is always the same: the perennial nature of human nature makes the Bible as relevant today as when it was first inspired.

Isn't the Bible filled with contradictions?

no@spam.com (Dr. Jim Denison) — Tue, 23 May 2006 00:00:00 CDT

The Da Vinci Code

gives believers a remarkable opportunity to talk to our friends about Jesus. For several weeks we considered facts and issues which might help make such conversation more effective. Yesterday we began a related series, dealing with the perennial questions non-Christians ask about our faith. Today we'll consider a challenge Christians hear often: isn't your Bible filled with contradictions?

Why believe the Bible? (Part 5)

no@spam.com (Dr. Jim Denison) — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:00:00 CDT

What would you say to a person who denies the miraculous? As we close our Friday conversations regarding biblical authority, let's discuss the supernatural and its relationship to your soul today.

Why believe the Bible? (Part 4)

no@spam.com (Dr. Jim Denison) — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 00:00:00 CDT

In our Friday essays we're exploring the crucial issue of biblical authority. So far we've discussed the process by which the Bible was written, its books chosen, its truth inspired. We've considered objective, empirical evidence for its trustworthiness. Now we'll look at the issue of alleged contradictions in Scripture. How do we respond to the charge?

Why believe the Bible? (Part 3)

no@spam.com (Dr. Jim Denison) — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 00:00:00 CDT

In our Friday question we're exploring the crucial issue of biblical authority. So far we've discussed the process by which the Bible was written, its books chosen, its truth inspired. Is there evidence that this content is divine in its origin and authority? Or are we dealing with great literature but nothing more?

Why believe the Bible? (Part 2)

no@spam.com (Dr. Jim Denison) — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 00:00:00 CDT

One of the popular objections to biblical authority is that the books were chosen in a smoke-filled room for political purposes. For instance, Dan Brown's The DaVinci Code asserts that Constantine chose them in his political desire to deify Christ and unify the Roman Empire. The real story is nowhere near that interesting.

Why believe the Bible (Part 1)

no@spam.com (Dr. Jim Denison) — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:00:00 CDT

The question came from nowhere. I was leading a youth Bible study one Wednesday night when a high school freshman asked me, "How do you know the Bible came from God?" The look in his eyes showed how serious he was. His father was a Sunday school teacher and leader in our church, but that wasn't good enough. Nor should it have been.