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Science education matters in understanding the value of life

By Wade Warren PINVEILLE – Once a sperm cell has fertilized an egg cell, a zygote is formed combining the genetic material, or DNA, of the sperm and the egg. All of the biological information necessary to form a new individual being is present in this cell, and stopping this process, abortion, terminates a human life. Since 1973, more than 55 million abortions have been performed in the United States alone, representing a profound disregard in our country for the value of human life. One of many factors contributing to this tragic death toll of the pre-born has been the prevalence in our schools of a Darwinian view of life. This secular dogma is presented as indisputable fact to young people, promoting the proposition that all life on earth can be explained without God as the Creator. Indeed, many science texts ardently present the Darwinian evolutionary ideas of random mutation and natural selection as a substitute for the biblical creation narrative. Meanwhile, doubters of Darwin’s theory are depicted as primitive, uninformed thinkers. One need only read the history of the eugenics movement in our country, or the writings of Adolf Hitler, to grasp the grave consequences to which Darwinian thought … [Read more...]

My Takeaways from Christmas 2016

By Waylon Bailey Amazingly, Christmas is now behind us, and as with all other years we now have to look to the future (and eat less!). Here are some of my takeaways for Christmas this year. First, I need Christmas. This is what I mean: I need the hope of Christmas and the joy of Christmas. I need a time when I wish people a merry Christmas and give gifts. I also need to focus on the events of the past (what really happened at the first Christmas) and what it means in the present. I think our sermon series on “Christmas: What It Means” from John 1 was good for me. Second, we have to have families. Christmas provides a time for families to be together. We need that time. God created the family. It is the basic institution of society. We have to do everything to build up the family. Christmas helps us do that as well. Christmas gives us a good picture of the family. Mary, Joseph, and Jesus show us real people dealing with real issues and blessing other people through it. Life was not easy for Joseph and Mary; it’s not easy for us either. Third, God knew what He was doing when He created the church. It’s easy to dismiss the church; people have been doing it for centuries. But the church is God’s plan and … [Read more...]