5-Minute Devotionals

From the General Revelation Institute's Spring 2022 Intensive at Arizona Christian University.  How does the Bible describe the atheist?  It is broader than just the philosophical materialist.  The atheist denies that God is involved in human history.  God does not see and does not act. 

Why is there war?  Amos gives us an answer that takes our eyes off ourselves and puts them on God.

"Be Holy for I am the Lord your God."

Franklin humorously wanted to attain moral perfection.  To do this he listed virtues, ordered his day, and self-examined his progress.  He also wrote a prayer and a creed.  Did he get it right?

How can we prevent violent factions from destroying the Union of popular government?  Can the differences between religious factions be resolved through the use of reason?  

Does everyone know God?  What is unbelief?  What about Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Cicero?  How do we suppress the truth?  Are there two kinds of belief or just one?  What is a weak will and how does it relate to unbelief?

How does Mark begin his presentation of the person and work of Christ?  

Why does God permit evil?

This article says that our problem is linear time.  To solve the "pernicious contradictions" in physics we need to look to the ancients and rethink time.  The solution is something called "spacekime."  What are these pernicious contradictions?  Here I list several that "spacelime" will not help the materialist resolve.

What can Genesis 1:1 tell us about basic philosophical questions?  What has existed from eternity?  What is our highest good?