Rick James
Back to the beginning
Scientific discoveries revive the ancient belief in a beginning to the universe Read More >
Back to the beginning
A second law of first importance In addition to Hubble’s discovery, the second law of thermodynamics also predicts a beginning to the universe. You say you don’t know what the second law of thermodynamics is? I beg to differ. Let’s say you come into a room containing me and a bunch of your other pals, […] Read More >
Back to the beginning
The big bang wins Hoyle and other scientists fervently pursued alternative explanations to a one-time origin of the universe. Eventually, however, the evidence showed clearly that the universe had a beginning, and the big bang theory was proclaimed victorious. Ironically, it was evidence from Hoyle’s own research that helped confirm that the universe had a […] Read More >
Jesus prophecy continued…
Out of his control Imagine winning a Powerball lottery with merely one ticket among tens of millions sold. Now imagine winning a hundred of these lotteries in a row. What would people think? Right, “it was rigged!” And over the years a similar claim has been made by skeptics about Jesus’ fulfillment of Old Testament […] Read More >
Jesus prophesied
Religious prophecy in perspective Prophecy can be rather mystical, metaphysical, and—for lack of a better word—creepy. It conjures up images of séances and other worlds. In Star Wars there is the foretelling of one who would bring balance to the Force. The Lord of the Rings movies weave their imaginary themes around scenes of prophetic […] Read More >
Redemptive Reflections
I really believe redemption is the ultimate need, the deepest cry, of the human heart. The stories, movies, and songs that inspire, and don’t simply commiserate with the human condition, they speak to our longing for redemption. And therefore, with so much talk of redemption, perhaps we should define it. On second thought, no. An […] Read More >
Redemptive Reflections
page 2 Religion It is the shortened life span of earthly redemption that leads most to their need for ultimate, or spiritual, redemption. I just watched the movie Aeon Flux because, except for renting Kill Bill, the new film genre of fashion model as psychotic assassin had all but passed me by. Here is the Aeon […] Read More >
What Are The Odds?
Where the prophets gathered Jesus as the focus of Hebrew prophesy Today, Frank Abagnale is sought after by governments and corporations as an expert on detecting forgery, embezzlement, and document falsification. But between the ages of 16 and 21, he was one of the world’s most successful con artists. He cashed $2.5 million in fraudulent […] Read More >