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
It must have been a terribly scary experience for those men in that storm. They had been rowing and pushing against the wind and waves all night, and by three or four o'clock in the morning, they were still only half way across the Sea of Galilee. And they were here only because they had … Continue reading Let’s Be Reasonable (and stay in the boat)
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
https://media.rss.com/bcmessenger/feed.xml Show Notes / Listen Here About four and a half years ago, our family's path was redirected into a very different sort of work than we had ever been involved in before. We would now be working in an apologetics ministry, demonstrating the reliability of the Bible, specifically the ancient Old Testament accounts. The … Continue reading Radiocarbon Dating: A Gift from God
As a homeschooling family, my wife will occasionally take advantage of online videos as a tool of instruction in a certain subject. Videos can be especially good for peaking a child's interest in the sciences. The Moody Institute of Science produced a number of educational videos in the late 1940's and early 1950's that show … Continue reading God of the Atom (by Olivia Hall)
The local church where I served as an Assistant Pastor for nearly twenty years is celebrating their 40th anniversary at the time of this post being published. Our family attended the anniversary service where I gave a short testimony. The following is some of what I shared. Some folks are born into farming families, some … Continue reading Looking Back on Twenty Years (The Story isn’t Over Yet)
Is Jesus Christ King? I mean, is He King over all things, right now? If you ask this question to most any Christian, the answer of course will be a resounding, “Why, yes! Of course Jesus is King.” However, if you press the issue and begin to probe a bit about what this actually means, … Continue reading A Question That Confuses Many Christians (but really shouldn’t)
The future is going to be surprising. Great inventions and creations are unexpected, they always come as a surprise. If you guarantee everything and try to control everything, these surprises don’t happen, and the future is bleak. - George Gilder 1 Great stories are always full of surprises. I just recently finished reading the second … Continue reading The Future is Going to be Surprising
🎧 Listen to the article: "I read something to the kids today from 'Little Town on the Prairie' that was so good. It brought me to tears." My wife reads to our homeschooled children throughout the week. They are presently in the "Little House" series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. She told me this … Continue reading How Laura Ingalls Could Save our Country
Our last two podcasts contain what you might call an "atomic bomb" in the world of Christian apologetics. This new podcast, along with Part 1, discusses in detail the historicity of the biblical manna account. I will boldly state that there has never been a discovery so evidently demonstrating the validity and accuracy of the … Continue reading MANNA DISCOVERED – BCM Podcast: Manna Part 2
https://media.rss.com/bcmessenger/feed.xml Show Notes / Listen Here You don't want to miss this month's podcast as the discovery of manna is publicly presented for the first time. Jennifer and I have a lively discussion that brings to light many aspects of the manna discovery which are found in the new book, Bread from Heaven: the Manna … Continue reading BCM Podcast: Introducing the Manna Discovery
🎧 Listen to the article: This article is part of a series of posts looking at some of the ancient biblical events from the Old Testament. With the corrected chronology, we see how these stories actually occurred in the real world, thus giving us an even better understanding of the Author behind them. Moses and … Continue reading When Egypt Was Destroyed by Plagues in History
(Note: I have begun to add audio to some of these blog posts for those who prefer to listen. Use the audio player below to listen to the article.) 🎧 Listen to the article: “Sir, are you okay?” My family and I were standing in line, ready to place our order for dinner, when my … Continue reading The Hands and Feet of Christ: Bringing an End to “Aging”
🎧 Listen to the article: As we saw in our last post, when the children of Israel wandered into hot and dry Rephidim in the wilderness, at the point of extreme exhaustion and thirst, they had no idea what was right beneath their feet. Until the Lord showed them. In another biblical account, when Peter … Continue reading Water from the Rock in the Real World (part 2)
🎧 Listen to the article: Have you ever been thirsty? Really thirsty? When you are thirsty you want water. A soft drink or glass of tea would be better than nothing, but water is what you really crave, and what you really need. An oasis in the Negev desert. This article begins a small series … Continue reading Water from the Rock in the Real World (part 1)
🎧 Listen to the article: How did God actually bring water to the Children of Israel in the wilderness, from a rock? Can we understand what manna was and how it came about? Is there an explanation for the undrinkable waters of Marah becoming drinkable again? The stories surrounding the Exodus of Israel from Egypt … Continue reading Ancient Bible Stories: Hear Them Again for the First Time
https://media.rss.com/bcmessenger/feed.xml Online Show Notes In this final episode of season 1, Jennifer and I discuss part 2 on the location of the biblical Rephidim, continuing to show how Be'er Resisim matches so closely to the biblical account, and showing that the evidence for the "missing millennium" continues to build. Another topic discussed is new developments … Continue reading BCM Podcast – July 2023 / Episode 12
🎧 Listen to the article: Artificial intelligence has been in the headlines for a number of years now. Does humanity truly need to fear being annihilated by our own technological discoveries and creation? Jennifer and I with Matt and Rebekah Amos, some dear friends. I can tell you what you probably already know, first, I … Continue reading Made for Real Friendship
🎧 Listen to the article: “Why Daddy?” It’s a familiar question for any man who has the privilege of being called “Dad.” And it’s not an easy one. It’s especially hard when you live in what many have been labeling as “clown world”. I’m sure you would agree that crazy things are going on in … Continue reading Daddy Knows
🎧 Listen to the article: Everyday opportunities. Are we missing them? Opportunity is defined as a set of circumstances that make it possible to do something. Certain opportunities will depend upon your profession or position--a business owner, an employer, a teacher, a pastor, a parent, etc.--each function affords unique and differing opportunities. There is one … Continue reading Opportunity in Every Day
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