https://media.rss.com/bcmessenger/feed.xml Show Notes / Listen Here Imagine a time when people were getting sick and dying, sometimes large groups of people at the same time, and living in the same area. Although symptoms were similar in each case, the mysterious illnesses defied conventional cures. Nobody could pinpoint the problem. Maybe it was something in the … Continue reading Life, Death, and the Vitamin Quest
https://media.rss.com/bcmessenger/feed.xml Show Notes / Listen Here In 1991 some hikers, high up in the Alps, discovered a body frozen in the ice. They immediately assumed they had come upon the remains of an unfortunate hiker from some years previous, whose body had been preserved. Little did they know they had stumbled upon the remains of … Continue reading Otzi the Iceman
Over 2.5 million students will begin college as first-time freshmen as the semester begins, and roughly 50% of them will be from some kind of Christian background. https://media.rss.com/bcmessenger/feed.xml Show Notes / Listen Here Our son Joshua joins us on this three-way conversation! Joshua recently walked the halls of university, graduating with his master's degree a … Continue reading Unfazed: 6 Unique Ideas to Equip Christian Students Heading to University
For the cloud of the LORD was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys. Exodus 40:38 It appears that the "pillar of fire" was not actual fire at all, though it certainly looked like fire to those … Continue reading Understanding The Pillar of Fire
https://media.rss.com/bcmessenger/feed.xml Show Notes / Listen Here There is an account in the Bible of a group of people who were approached with some "new truth." Some followers of Jesus were sharing the news of Christ with this group. These people handled this news in a very commendable way, as they began to deal with things … Continue reading There’s No Such Thing as a Dragon
https://media.rss.com/bcmessenger/feed.xml Show Notes / Listen Here Think of the many benefits and comforts we currently enjoy due to the research and discovery that has gone before us. We stand on the shoulders of giants today. Albert Einstein was certainly one who contributed numerous breakthrough contributions to science. His discoveries, which include both special and general … Continue reading Solving One of Einstein’s Greatest Mysteries (Einstein’s Biggest Mistake)
https://media.rss.com/bcmessenger/feed.xml Show Notes / Listen Here I can still remember the song like it was yesterday, the voices of the old Gaither Trio singing, "Noah Found Grace in the Eyes of the Lord." Part of the song goes like this: Well the ark rose up on the foot of the deep,And after 40 days Mr. … Continue reading Noah’s Ark on Ararat?
https://media.rss.com/bcmessenger/feed.xml Show Notes / Listen Here "If you wanna have faith have faith, but don't tell me you have 'data.' From the Bible!" These and other related statements have recently been made by people interacting with our podcast content. This month we delve into the following questions: How is it possible to start with the … Continue reading “You Can’t Get Data from Myths” – Applying the Scientific Method to the Bible
https://media.rss.com/bcmessenger/feed.xml Show Notes / Listen Here Not long ago, one of my sons sent me a video of a modern song that featured a very aged, yet very happy and spirited Dick Van Dyke. Our family has always enjoyed watching old re-runs of the Dick Van Dyke Show with Mary Tyler Moore, as well as … Continue reading Aging: The way it was, the way it is, and where things stand
https://media.rss.com/bcmessenger/feed.xml Show Notes / Listen Here I love the biblical account of Joseph! The trials that Joseph went through, and yet the amazing accomplishments that he performed are a fascinating testimony to the hand of God in his life, as well as the unusual abilities that Joseph must have had. There is another intriguing figure … Continue reading Imhotep, Joseph, and a Cure for Cancer?
https://media.rss.com/bcmessenger/feed.xml Show Notes / Listen Here Are you ready to see the Bible to come to life in archaeology? Following on the heels of the compelling evidence we have seen for Israel in the wilderness, we now come to the beginning of the Conquest of Canaan. This month we discuss Jericho, where the Bible says … Continue reading Jericho in Archaeology
https://media.rss.com/bcmessenger/feed.xml Show Notes / Listen Here Our family was recently setting our display table up in a church where we were singing and speaking. A well-dressed lady, probably in her late 60s, picked up a copy of Dr. Aardsma's book Aging: Cause and Cure at the table. She surveyed the covers, and then set the book down … Continue reading Discoveries That Seemed Delusional
https://media.rss.com/bcmessenger/feed.xml Show Notes / Listen Here Is it possible that the pillar of cloud in the wilderness could have an explanation in God's science? the Bible tells us that God led the Israelites through the wilderness by a pillar of cloud by day. It signaled to them when they should remain camped in a certain … Continue reading New Understanding of the Pillar of Cloud (Podcast)
https://media.rss.com/bcmessenger/feed.xml Show Notes / Listen Here Do you remember the biblical account when God tells Moses to throw a tree into the water and the "bitter" water was made "sweet"? When I was young I pictured Moses tossing a stick of some sort out onto the water, and then the waters miraculously becoming drinkable. I … Continue reading Where the Bitter Water Became Sweet: The Location of Marah (Podcast)
https://media.rss.com/bcmessenger/feed.xml Show Notes / Listen Here Have you ever sat down to chat with someone and found yourself fascinated by the conversation? About a year ago, Jennifer sat down with her father, Dr. Gerald Aardsma (aka The Biblical Chronologist) and recorded a two hour interview on various topics. Part one of the interview was one … Continue reading Interview with Dr. Gerald Aardsma (“The Biblical Chronologist”)
https://media.rss.com/bcmessenger/feed.xml Show Notes / Listen Here How would you handle a child, grandchild, or some other young person displaying serious doubts about the Bible? What can practically be done to empower this generation with the real-world truth of God's Word? Just like nurturing a young plant in a greenhouse, bringing up the next generation "in the … Continue reading How to keep your children from saying, “I don’t believe those Bible stories anymore.”
https://media.rss.com/bcmessenger/feed.xml Show Notes / Listen Here When you think of ancient Egypt, one of the first things that come to mind would probably be the massive pyramids, built during Egypt's great Old Kingdom. Mystery has surrounded these ancient monuments, and rightly so! Many questions have been raised, such as, how were the pyramids built? Where … Continue reading Solving Mysteries of the Egyptian Pyramids
https://media.rss.com/bcmessenger/feed.xml Show Notes / Listen Here My favorite podcast is usually the one we are presently working on, but this episode is up there in my top five that we have recorded. Easter is a celebration of Christ's triumph over death (in real-world history). Foundational to Easter is the historical event of the Passover and Israel's … Continue reading Seeing Easter with New Eyes / Reliving the Red Sea Crossing
https://media.rss.com/bcmessenger/feed.xml Show Notes / Listen Here At the very start of this podcast, you'll hear a sound clip in which I went into a mode of being a bit passionate about what I was saying. "But it's not a blind faith! If it's a blind faith, then you can just be whatever you want. All … Continue reading Real Floods Have Real Dates
In this week's post I am sharing a conversation that Jennifer and I had concerning this topic. This video is in response to another online video that stirred up a discussion on Noah's Flood. In our Truth in Time apologetics ministry and The BC Messenger podcast, we have quite a bit to say about this topic. I hope you … Continue reading Video: Was Noah’s Flood global, local… or something else?
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