As our politicians prepare to take US citizens on an expensive spending spree to correct anthropogenic global warming (it is always easier to spend the taxpayer’s money), it is distressing to see the hype about global warming. However, besides some biblical issues, what exacerbates the situation for me is that there is scientific work that shows man’s activity is a minor issue in global warming. Though I have given my perspective on the absurd and unbiblical basis for global warming in a number of posts (for starters, click here), Dr. Larry Vardiman wrote a concise and informative article that appeared in yesterday’s July on-line issue of Acts and Facts. To read this article, go to “Will Solar Inactivity Lead to Global Cooling?.” In addition, while you are at ICR’s website, I would highly recommend that you sign-up to receive each monthly issue of Acts and Facts. To receive the monthly on-line issue of this educational source, simply go to the top of the page and click FREE SUBSCRIPTION.

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Will Americans be told the truth that the global warming hypothesis is a hoax? As long as Obama has his way, it is highly unlikely that the general public will know the truth that current scientific research disproves the anthropogenic global warming hypothesis. To see how non-transparent the “most transparent administration” in US history is, you should read “Obama’s EPA Quashes Climate Change Science” and the cited documents.

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I am teaching an English Bible class on Haggai and Malachi. In preparing to cover Malachi 2:10–16 tomorrow, I checked out Dr. David Instone-Brewers website (in October of 2007, I did couple of introductory posts on this subject, go here and here). While I have used a number of books on marriage and divorce, I have used with profit a couple of his books: Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible: The Social and Literary Context and Divorce And Remarriage in the Church: Biblical Solutions for Pastoral Realities. Though there are many complexities on the subject of biblical marriage and divorce that results in disagreements among informed believers, Dr. Instone-Brewer, Senior Research Fellow at Tyndale House, Cambridge, UK, is an expert in Rabbinics and New Testament. So he has much to contribute on this subject. One interesting feature on Dr. Instone-Brewer’s website is his reference to a series of short video presentations on this subject. To watch these, go to the Playmobible.

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When I was growing up outside Pittsburgh, PA (yes, I am still an avid Steelers fan), I was heavily involved in Boy Scouts for seven years and spent a few memorable summers camping in the hills of western PA. I enjoyed living in a tent for weeks at a time, including two summers living for about eight consecutive weeks in a tent. Each summer, I lamented when my camping experiences came to an end. After a few of my summers, I still remember my mother stoically quoting a proverb, “All good things must come to an end.” My mother used this adapted proverb to describe the end of a memorable and enjoyable time.

This spring semester was notably gratifying because I completed my 26th year of teaching at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary. While my schedule of classes was full (for the spring schedule, click here), I enjoy teaching more with each passing year. The two pictures above are of a portion of my Elementary Hebrew class taking their final exam. As you can see, a couple of students recognized that I decided to make the exam a “kodak moment.”

This semester was also rewarding because I led a doctoral level PhD seminar on the book of Ecclesiastes at Central Baptist Theological Seminary (check out the seminar requirements). The picture below is of the the two students in the seminar, Gelu Pacurar and Tim Little (check out my earlier post), and me. Gelu and Tim successfully completed the seminar in mid-April.

While good semesters come to an end, I am glad the semester has ended because this was one of my most demanding ones.

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Dr. Jonathan Sarfati of Creation Ministries International is pictured above. He is a key scholars in the modern biblical creation movement (aka, young earth creationism). I have used his books and articles in my class and various seminars on Biblical Creationism. An informative article about how Dr. Sarfati became a biblical creationist has been posted again (originally posted in 2005). It would be profitable for you to read how a scholar of his magnitude with a secular upbringing and education became a staunch supporter of biblical creationism. Check out “Now a Creationist.” In addition, you would be wise to read the concluding bibliography and pick up some of his books and articles.

A growing number of evangelicals are questioning the global nature of Noah’s Flood. This is unfortunate because the scriptural evidence clearly supports a flood that affected the entire earth. For a brief and helpful defense of the global nature of Noah’s flood, check out Dr. John D. Morris’s “The Vital Doctrine of a Global Flood.”

On Friday, March 20, I began a three-part series at Sharper Iron defending the 24-hour day interpretation of the creation account. As I noted in my first part, because the tradition of Christian orthodoxy has a legacy of interpreting Genesis as a historic narrative, the prevailing interpretation of Genesis 1:1–2:3 has been that it is a record of God’s creative activity in six, consecutive, literal days followed by a literal seventh day of rest. The point of my first post was to provide a fourfold biblical justification for the 24-hour day interpretation of the creation account.

With my second post, I summarized four of the most prominent alternative views that have arisen largely as a result of the advent of modern geology and its claims about the (old) age of the earth.

With my third and final part that is posted today, I present three areas of weakness and a questionable presupposition that each view shares. To read this third post, go to “An Apologia for the 24-Hour Day View in the Creation Account (Part 3).”

Should students in public schools be encouraged to critically examine Charles Darwin’s evolutionary hypothesis? After months of debate, the Texas Board of Education affirmatively answered this question. According to their recent 13-2 decision, students should be encouraged to think critically about current scientific “theories.” While Christians should applaud this decision as upholding academic freedom, supporters of evolution are not quite as optimistic. According to Eugenie Scott, Executive Director of the pro-evolution lobbyist group National Center for Science Education, this decision is “a setback for science education in Texas, not a draw, not a victory.” To read more about this decision, check out “Evolutionists, Atheists Admit Defeat in Texas.”

On Friday, March 20, I began a three-part series at Sharper Iron defending the 24-hour day interpretation of the creation account. As I noted in my first part, because the tradition of Christian orthodoxy has a legacy of interpreting Genesis as a historic narrative, the prevailing interpretation of Genesis 1:1–2:3 has been that it is a record of God’s creative activity in six, consecutive, literal days followed by a literal seventh day of rest. The point of my first post was to provide a fourfold biblical justification for the 24-hour day interpretation of the creation account.

With my second post that is posted today, I note four of the most prominent alternative views that have arisen largely as a result of the advent of modern geology and its claims about the (old) age of the earth.
To read this second post, go to “An Apologia for the 24-Hour Day View in the Creation Account (Part 2).”

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I was glad to see Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary’s release of Dr. Rolland McCune’s A Systematic Theology of Biblical Christianity. This is the first of three volumes that should be released by 2010.

A reason for my excitement over the release of Dr. McCune’s theology is that I have watched his theology notes grow over the 26 years I have known him. In the spring of 1983, he had a significant role in bringing me to DBTS. From my early days at the seminary, I have read his growing set of notes and have profited greatly from them. Besides reflecting a commitment to historic fundamentalism, McCune’s theology is written from the perspective of a traditional dispensationalist and Baptist. His commitment to a presuppositional and Calvinistic perspective is refreshing. It is great to see a dedicated seminary professor’s work culminate in this publication.

You can purchase his theology by going to the DBTS store. While you are at the DBTS store, you can check out some of the seminary’s other publication by clicking the links under the Category List.

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