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28Sep 2026 by Post

Remarkable Engineering and the “Two Brains” Myth

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Did two brains evolve into one? This is not a left brain/right brain thing. It is more like claims for a reptilian brain underlying our mammalian one. Source

28Sep 2026 by Post

If God Exists, Why Is He So Mysterious?

Apologetics, Christianity, Divine Mystery, Emmaus Road, Gospel, ineffability, John Ferrer, knowledge, OnlinceChristianCourses.org, special revelation, Theology and Christian Apologetics

In philosophy of religion the topic of “divine mystery” tends to lead down long windy contentious debates about divine hiddenness, and atheistic claims that if God existed he’d be more obvious. But if we set aside that philosophical problem for a moment, there’s a theology question that shouldn’t be overlooked. Granting that God exists, why is he so mysterious? Peering down Emmaus Road An adult student brought this “divine mystery” issue to mind in a class with Online Christian Courses, a partner ministry with Crossexamined.org. Nancy asked the following question: My question pertains to Luke 24:16 (“But they didn’t recognize him, for God kept them from it”). Why did God intervene to prevent the two followers from recognizing Jesus? Wouldn’t Jesus’ message have been just as effective if the two…

27Sep 2026 by Post

Discovering a Design Argument Based on Biological Information

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Charles Thaxton, along with Walter Bradley and Roger Olsen, wrote what arguably was the first official book of the intelligent design movement. Source

26Sep 2026 by Post

Information in Biology: A Mystery for Naturalism

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Biology was giving us computer programming and symbolic codes which, by mapping functional structures to functional structures, exhibited a tacit semantics. Source

25Sep 2026 by Post

My History with Information: Opening Pandora’s Box

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Naturalism is like a Pandora’s box in that all of scientific explanation must be kept inside it. Source

25Sep 2026 by Post

Is Christianity the Cure for Your Restless Heart? with Dr. Gavin Ortlund

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Do you ever have one of those moments when ordinary life suddenly feels like it’s pointing to something more? You can’t quite explain it, but for a split second, this world doesn’t seem like all there is. Could this be a glimpse of something beyond this world, or even a glimpse of God? Pastor, author, and theologian, Dr. Gavin Ortlund, joins Frank to explore that possibility and the ideas behind his brand-new book, ‘Why Christianity Makes Sense: A Book About Jesus, the Mysteries of the World, and the Longings in Your Heart‘. From what Gavin calls the “ache”, to meaning, divine hiddenness, and the historical case for Jesus, this conversation makes the case for engaging both the mind and the heart. Tune in as Frank and Gavin tackle questions like:…

25Sep 2026 by Post

Will You Take Ice with That? The Latest Madness from Nature Rights

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Ice has no agency. It is frozen water. Water contains minerals and other elements. Do they have rights, too? Source

23Sep 2026 by Post

So, You Say that No Cosmologists Have Ever Claimed the Universe Came from Nothing?

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Like mighty Samson of old, in a single-handed effort physicist Bruce Gordon responded to 1,870+ comments. Source

23Sep 2026 by Post

Who Does God Say That I Am?

anthropology, Apologetics, Christianity, Gospel, Humanism, image of God, John Ferrer, Theology and Christian Apologetics, theology of man

Who Do We Say We Are? Have you ever met someone who thinks too highly of themselves? Of course you have. At some time or another, everyone thinks too highly of themselves. We live in a self-absorbed, screen-addicted, narcissistic age. And with all our time in front of screens, it’s a lot like a mirror. Staring into the internet abyss, eventually we see ourselves, like the proverbial Narcissus, staring back at us with a smirk. Obviously, we could all reduce our screen time, but that’s just one example of a larger problem. The bigger problem is: how do we communicate biblical encouragement about our identity when people tend to think they’re pretty amazing already? This is the plight we’re facing. People in general are not suffering from vanishingly low self-esteem.…

22Sep 2026 by Post

What Were Pastors Doing While Charlie Kirk Did Their Job? with Jeremy Boreing

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BLM burned American cities to the ground. One-third of GenZ girls identify as LGBTQ. Four-hundred women in pink rally for a mother who strangled her three children. Charlie Kirk stood in the public square doing the watchman’s work in a country with a church on every corner–and was killed doing it. What were the pastors doing? Producer and cultural commentator, Jeremy Boreing, returns to unpack the speech that sparked these questions and goes deeper into where Christians, pastors, and the culture go from here. Tune in as Frank and Jeremy wrestle with questions like: What inspired Jeremy to challenge 600+ pastors during a recent TPUSA Faith event? What is a fundamental mistake of the seeker-sensitive movement in the American Church? Why has the American Church become increasingly apolitical over the…