Creation Revolution

Category: Language

• Talking Plants and Secret Networks

  By David Coppedge There was a time when talking plants was mythology.  Now, it’s science. Hidden Messages in Plain Sight Plants don’t speak English, obviously.  Somehow, though, they communicate through channels scientists are only beginning to understand.  No less than Science Magazine, … Continue reading →

  

• Talking and mythological animals in the Old Testament

  And—does Leviticus mention dinosaurs? Sometimes Bible translations have words that need further explanation. D.V., Australia, asks: Cockatrices are mentioned in Isaiah 11:8, 14:29, 59:5 and Jeremiah 8:17 My concern is how can I explain these animals to an unbeliever who asks for an answer for … Continue reading →

  

• Parable two computer programs

  by Phil Robinson One night, in a student Bible study, one of the students asked the Pastor, “Can science alone explain why I am here?” He answered by relating this parable: One day, two computer programs were taking a break, having … Continue reading →

  

• Confessional Integrity and the Stewardship of Words

  By Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr. In the beginning was the Word. Christians rightly cherish the declaration that our Savior, the crucified and resurrected Lord Jesus Christ, is first known as the Word — the one whom the Father has sent … Continue reading →

  

• And then there was life

  What is the difference between figure 1 and figure 2? Both are patterns of light and dark. Both are arrangements of the same 12 particular shapes in the same groupings. Both exhibit a complexity of arrangement. The probability of either … Continue reading →

  

• Was Moses Ineloquent or “Mighty in Words”?

  by Eric Lyons, M.Min. In one of the more well-known scenes of Scripture, the Lord, in the midst of an unconsumed burning bush, appeared to Moses on Mount Horeb. He revealed to Moses that it was time to deliver the … Continue reading →

  

• Human and Animal Brains: Uniquenesses and Similarities

  By David Coppedge Several recent science articles explore what we have in common with animals, and what is unique about the human mind. Grammar test:  A Science Daily entry tells the upshot in the headline: “Young Children Have Grammar and Chimpanzees Don’t.”  … Continue reading →

  

• Peleg, Pangea, and the Division of the Earth

  by Kyle Butt, M.A. Most everyone who has read Genesis 10:25 has been intrigued by a particular statement found there. The text says: “To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth … Continue reading →

  

• Leadership as Stewardship, Part One

  Christians are rightly and necessarily concerned about leadership, but many Christians seem to aim no higher than secular standards and visions of leadership. We can learn a great deal from the secular world and its studies of leadership and its … Continue reading →

  

• ‘In my father’s day … ’

  To determine whether ‘day’ means a long period of time, the hours of daylight, or a 24-hour period, you need to look at the context One argument often raised by people1 doubting that God created in six ordinary earth-rotation days is … Continue reading →

  

• The Mustard Tree

  EXCERPT The tree in this video, many believe, is the mustard tree mentioned in the Gospels. We can see what Jesus was describing…a very small seed growing larger and larger. A tiny bit of faith in Jesus can grow into something … Continue reading →

  

• Were Prehistoric Animals Real?

  NO! Does my answer shock you? No, I’m not one of those Christians that claim that all of the fossil record was put there by Satan to confuse us. I believe in the fossil record as being a record of … Continue reading →

  

• A ‘Wicked Bible’ for the 21st century?

  The Queen James Bible by Lita Cosner In 1631, a printing of the King James Bible went horribly wrong, when the verse “Thou shalt not commit adultery” was misprinted “Thou shalt commit adultery.” The printers were fined £300 (a very large … Continue reading →

  

• Is there a universal way Christians should interpret the Bible?

  If there is, what does Genesis say? Recently while responding to a Christian defending Theistic Evolution (TE) who’d written in to criticize our biblical (young earth) creationist stance I received an all too familiar type of reply (below). “ … … Continue reading →

  

• Same Data, Different Interpretations?

  We often emphasize two important points about science and the origins debate: (1) there is a fundamental difference between the science of present processes (operational science) and the science of past events (historical science), and (2) historical science in particular … Continue reading →

  

• Scientists Get Glimpse Into Infant Language Learning

  by Brian Thomas, M.S. The developing human brain learns language at a remarkably accelerated rate starting at about one year old. But even at six months, baby brains begin to log basic language foundations. After several months, when toddlers have … Continue reading →

  

• Does Mark 16:9-20 belong in the Bible?

  I was asked recently by a friend why the book of Mark has multiple different endings in the last chapter, and how we could tell which was reliable, and where the chapter should end. I couldn’t give an answer that … Continue reading →

  

• Is the Bible anti-abortion?

  This week was the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, the US Supreme Court decisions which made abortion legal through the entire pregnancy. Current estimates are that in the past 40 years, 55 million children have been murdered by … Continue reading →

  

• Does yom with a number always refer to 24-hour days?

  2 Chronicles 21:19 and the meaning of yôm1 J.C. from the United Kingdom writes: Hi, I’ve used your search bar but can’t find the answer to my question. I’ve always thought that any time Yom is used with a number it … Continue reading →

  

• Monkey Pucker Logic

  By David Coppedge Scientists measured lip-smacking by macaques and concluded that’s where human language came from.  Is that logical?  Only if an arbitrary requirement is imposed on scientific explanations. The materialism rule in science is a de facto requirement that … Continue reading →