The Da Vinci Code.  Never before has a work of fiction captivated Christians as well as non-Christians.  To learn of the many lies and fabrications within this book, read Josh McDowell's new book "The Da Vinci Code, The Search for answers. The Bible is our one true, irrefutable Word of God.

The Debate over Evolution and Creation.  Articles are appearing that show teachers of evolution need more education and research of their own. I agree. As a creationist and physicist I find it easy to identify with the students who question evolution. Perhaps teachers will discover the myriad of assumptions that are made when ages in millions or billions of years are quoted from radioactive dating experiments, usually without an explanation of the method or the assumptions. (This is an “apparent age” of the rock in which the fossil is found, not an actual age that can be verified by the scientific method. See Gunter Faure, Principles of Isotope Geology, John Wiley & Sons, New York, (1977), p. 48.)

Students know that they have the teacher “over a barrel” because the scientific method can not be strictly followed. Neither the teacher nor the researcher was present when the fossil was laid down. The history of the fossil over millions of years can not be verified or calculated with absolute certainty. Faith in evolution is required, and that becomes more of a worldview issue. Objectivity indicates an attempt to observe things as they are, without bending observations to agree with some preconceived worldview, held by evolutionists and geologists, of a very old earth and universe. I have a young worldview, but I also know that faith is involved in this belief—I cannot twist the radioactive dating methods to support my view. The difference in view is one of where one’s faith is placed. I am secure in my faith. The Bible completely supports my scientific view.

So let’s have more research by the teachers. They are in for a shock!

Israel, God's Time Clock.  With all of the wars and rumors of wars in the Middle East, we always need to watch Israel.  God will protect His land.  I encourage all readers to turn to Ezekiel, chapters 38 and 39.  Read the prophecy concerning Gog in the land of Magog (Russia) and how he and his allies will be brought against Israel.  The consequences will be severe.  Are we living in the end times?  Yes, the signs are there.  Please read these chapters, my friends, and see how God is at work among us.

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Where is our security?  With all of the attention being given to national security, the Psalms speak out to us very clearly:  It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man. (Psalm 118:8).

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How does God view the continuing attempts to cause Israel to give up her land?  I can only think of the passage in Joel, chapter 3.

For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all the nations, and bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat (YAHWEH).  Then I will enter into judgment with them there on behalf of  My people and My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations; and they have divided up My land. 

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How long will God permit the foolish debate about life in the womb?

In  Jeremiah 1:5a God says, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you."

Can we ever fathom how we are attempting to interfere with the purposes of God?

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Persecutions of Christians. In our sheltered land we are so often unaware of the worldwide persecution of Christians. The managed news does not tell us of the burnings, the rapes, the beheadings; it never even mentions the restricted living conditions or the bias in employment that is directed at Christians. Friends, we need to be aware that the conditions in our land are not representative of those that the vast majority of our brothers and sisters experience. As Paul says, “Brethren, pray for us.” (1 Thessalonians 5:25)