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Mark Eckel

Biblical View of Logic in Romans

Paul’s argumentation in the Book of Romans is a lesson in law and logic. Find out why in this week’s Truth in Two (2 min video + full text + an Afterword).   Dr. Mark Eckel is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration at Liberty University. Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the MarkEckel.com YouTube

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Mark Eckel

Francis Schaeffer’s Impact on My Life

Discipling through Words: Francis Schaeffer’s Impact on my Life and Teaching                 Jim sat behind me in high school homeroom. He was an all-county soccer player and at the early age of sixteen, an ardent atheist. I will never forget what he whispered in my ear one morning

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Mark Eckel

J6 Motives, Judgments, Definitions, and the Legal System

The Question of Questioning Motives Should Motivations Be Taken into Account in the Sentencing of January 6th Rioters, and If So, Whose? Politico offers a nuanced approach to sentencing for those who rioted at the Capitol on January 6th. Josh Gerstein comes at the debate about penalties from many different legal angles: criminal, political, judicial,

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Mark Eckel

Knowing When Not to Fight

Douglass MacArthur taught us a valuable lesson: we don’t have to fight every battle. Be reminded of our debt to veterans in this Truth in Two (full text below). Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the MarkEckel.com YouTube Channel (here). Mark is President of The Comenius Institute (website). Dr. Eckel spends time with Christian young people in

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Mark Eckel

Science and Misinformation

Galileo teaches us what scientific research really is. Find out more by watching our Truth in Two (with full text and Afterword). Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the MarkEckel.com YouTube Channel (here). Mark is President of The Comenius Institute (website). Dr. Eckel spends time with Christian young people in public university (1 minute video), teaching at

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Mark Eckel

Personal Peace & Affluence

What will you stand for? What are you willing to lose? Answer the questions by watching our Truth in Two (full text and Afterword follow). Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the MarkEckel.com YouTube Channel (here). Mark is President of The Comenius Institute (website). Dr. Eckel spends time with Christian young people in public university (1 minute

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Cultural Sanctification: A Book Review

When I first began teaching Christian high school students in the 1980’s I would often reference First Testament teaching on “the remnant,” reminding students that Christians are never far from persecution. Students were exposed to names such as Justin Martyr, Origen, Irenaeus, or Tertullian and texts such as “The Epistle to Diognetus,” Pliny’s letter to

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Transitions at 67

The old paradigm is gone. It seems people no longer consider age a boundary marker. It used to be that “retirement” was regulated by years. Now we say, “Sixty is the new forty.” One student, who discovered my age, in an obvious lapse of decorum, intoned that I was “older than his parents.” Yeah. That

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The Bible’s Original Languages

Why are the Bible’s original languages are so important? Watch our Truth in Two to understand the reason(s)! [And don’t miss the Afterword!] Dr. Mark Eckel is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration at Liberty University. Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the MarkEckel.com YouTube Channel (here). Mark is President of The Comenius Institute (website) and

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A Biblical View of Social Unrest

The following theological questions suggest sociological implications for those who would want to eradicate, tear down, set afire, uproot, poison, or worse, ignore the wheat and leave the tares: for those who have ears to hear. [Written in the summer of 2023 during another socio-political upheaval, I reposted in April 2024 with follow up questions

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The Bible is Good

If the Bible isn’t “bad” (last week’s Truth in Two) then, is it “good”? This week’s Truth in Two has an answer (2 min vid + text + Afterword). Dr. Mark Eckel is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration at Liberty University. Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the MarkEckel.com YouTube Channel (here). Mark is

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The Bible is Bad

Oh, man. This isn’t gonna’ be pretty. And it will make a lot of people mad. Watch (or read below) our Truth in Two and find out why. Dr. Mark Eckel is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration at Liberty University. Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the MarkEckel.com YouTube Channel (here). Mark is President

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