Matthew 14:25 “Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.” Would you like to be able to walk on water the way Jesus did? The closest human beings have come to walking on water is water skiing, which some even do without skis. But they still need […]
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When I was a teenager, I remember hearing the question “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? – and thinking what a stupid question – of course it makes a sound. But the longer I teach science, and the more I learn about our
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In recent decades, environmental issues have emerged as a major source of concern for our society. Churches, except for a small percentage, have largely remained silent on how Christians should approach and even help overcome the environmental challenges. As a result, Christians have remained susceptible to being deceived by unbiblical principles that demand subscription to
The climate school strike movement grabbed the spotlight lately, with students across the world protesting against inaction towards the “climate crisis.” The movement’s leader, Greta Thunberg, has found supporters even in the global church leadership. However, in recent years, the church’s support for the climate movement seems to be morphing into a social justice issue that
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The Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation provides speakers for a wide variety of events every year from our pool of over 60 allied scholars. Our Founder and National Spokesman Dr. E. Calvin Beisner also speaks often each year for conferences, churches, schools, and civic groups. We are currently booking available time in 2019
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Logos (translated as “Word”) is a Greek idea first articulated by Heraclitus (535 – 475 BC). It postulated that our world makes sense because alongside our marvelous physical universe exists a parallel realm of reason and thought. Plato (428 – 348 BC ?) thought of Logos as the realm of truth, a parallel universe of Forms (including
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Ross McKitrick[1] Department of Economics University of Guelph For presentation to “Exploring the theological, economic, cultural and political assumptions for faith groups (and others) dealing with climate change.” Conference at Huron College, University of Western Ontario, May 29, 2012. Abstract: Historically there have been three broad ways of viewing the natural world. Primitive cultures viewed
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Environmental problems have become part of our everyday lives. There isn’t a news website homepage that does not highlight news related to our environment, and environmental issues have become central themes of major elections. But we have reached a point where we no longer understand the role of man in the environment around us. What
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This month, the Indian state of Kerala received massive rainfall. The subsequent floods displaced 1.3 million people. The experience has left many, including me, shaken yet hopeful. India’s southernmost state, Kerala is famous for its monsoon rains. Rain-bearing clouds from the Indian and Arabian oceans ravage the land every year. They make it a lush,
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Here at the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation we try to answer email questions in detail as often as we can. That’s not to say we have the time to answer every single question that way, but we do try. This week Dr. Beisner received the following question from a staff member of
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