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Logos Free book of the month: The NIV Application Commentary on Mark . (currently $22.99 on Kindle) Logos also allows you to add on Job at $1.99 in the same series and/or 1 Peter for $2.99 I Will Follow You, O God: Embracing Him as Lord in Your Private Worship   Kindle Edition by Jerry Bridges $1.99 also in iBooks, Barnes and Noble and Christianbook.com Battling Unbelief John Piper Kindle edition for $1.99 No one sins out of duty. We sin because it offers some promise of happiness. That promise enslaves us, until we believe that God is more desirable than life itself (Psalm 63:3). Only the power of God’s superior promises in the gospel can emancipate our hearts from servitude to the shallow promises and fleeting pleasures of sin. Delighting in the bounty of God’s glorious gospel promises will free us for a less sin-encumbered life, to the glory of Christ. Rooted in solid biblical reflection, this book aims to help guide you through the battles to the joys of vic...

1. Bill Nye is Arrogant Whether it was his reference to the Creation Museum as "this facility" or his frequent references to Kentucky (especially his fear that the people of Kentucky would hold the nation back in the competition for technological advances if they dared to undermine the preeminent position of evolution in school textbooks) or his arguments based on the "reasonable man," Bill Nye betrayed his smug attitude toward his host state, host location and debating opponent.   Apparently, in my opinion, Bill Nye thought his audience was stupid.  Again and again, he theorized that if a universal flood was true, then why don't we have a fossilized creature struggling upwards?  Supposedly, his mind was so stuck in the deluge of water from his obsession with Noah that he forgot (or hoped that his audience would forget, more likely) that fossils aren't made in water but are formed in mud, soil, etc. and often are found in rock layers.  If you or I are...

Image source Jupiter, King of the Planets and Testament to Our Creator Exposing the Dark World of Human Trafficking (Part 1 of 2) Exposing the Dark World of Human Trafficking (Part 2 of 2) Christianity Under Attack at the Movies by Ken Ham From the article: An atheist movie that is being shown in a number of movie theaters across America had its public premier last week. Produced in a documentary style, The Unbelievers costars the well-known atheists Richard Dawkins of England and Lawrence Krauss of Arizona State University. These atheists have continued increasing their attacks on Christians in the Western world and more aggressively than ever proclaiming their anti-God religion. Our experience with many atheists has been that because they really have nothing to promote except meaninglessness and hopelessness, and they really have become focused on attacking Christians. They usually use ad hominem attacks, blaspheme God, and utter numerous curse words. It seems to me they go ...