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Mark Eckel

A Biblical View of Arguing

How do you argue? Do you argue biblically? Find out what and how here (2 minute vid + text + Links).   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 interprets

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Medicine as an Art Form

What happens when doctors don’t know it all? They seek to learn more. Find out why it’s important that physicians keep learning by watching our Truth in Two.   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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Human Body Marvels

Why should we be surprised?! Marvelous design originates from the Designer. What are we talking about? Watch our Truth in Two to find out (2 min vid + text). Note: the word “fascia” was misspelled in the upload of the video. Dr. Mark Eckel is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration at Liberty

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A New Season of Service

I am honored, in this next chapter of my life, to serve and support faculty throughout Christian higher education toward faith learning integration. Find out how it happened by watching this week’s Truth in Two (full text below).   Dr. Mark Eckel is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration at Liberty University. Support MarkEckel.com

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Life, Death & Psychology

Life’s last question (What happens when we die?) should be the first question in the study of psychology. Find out why by watching our 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) and interprets culture from a Christian vantage point

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The Bible on Satisfaction

What is the most enjoyable human focus? Pursuing satisfaction. Find out why neuroscience simply confirms what Scripture teaches in this week’s Truth in Two. 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),

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5 Ways to Think Christianly in My Academic Discipline

Introduction When I began teaching in Christian schools, my course of study was “Bible.” But over the passage of my instructional years, I renamed the course CLAWS or “Christian Life and World Studies.” As I would say to my students, “The Bible does not sit on a shelf by itself but applies to the whole

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Mark Eckel

“Environmentalism”

“Environmental” Science[1] “Earthkeeping” (instead of “environmentalism”) or “re-Genesizing,” taking care of creation, is hurt by human sin (Lev 26; Deut 11:13-17). Deuteronomy 33:13-15 shows a fertile versus infertile land Deuteronomy 29:16-28. There are creational consequences that humans bring on ourselves.   Environmental concerns are nothing new.  The Israelites entered a land “flowing with milk and

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THE Question

Why Do We Have to Learn This?! THE question every student asks. Here are my answers. And here is where you can find the STORY that got me to answer the question! Stewardship of resources—we are responsible to protect and produce from what we have been given in life—is humanity’s first command (Gen 1:28).  Ultimately,

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Journalism

BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES FOR JOURNALISM First Testament teaching is quite clear: honesty and transparency in reportage is essential. No group, no elites, no persons in power, no newsroom should control what a populace hears.   “ALL THINGS CONSIDERED”   Deut 19:15-18; Prov 18:17 Every side of an issue should be fairly represented.  Objectivity and accuracy is paramount. 

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MUSIC

God’s gift of music expresses life. Biblical Basis: 1 Chronicles 15,16 Psalm 47:7 “For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise” Psalm 119:54 “Your decrees are the theme of my song” Isaiah 55:12 “You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains

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Singing

Singing changes our thinking. TIME reports (here) that singing lowers stress, sidelines depression, and boosts joy. Singing Christmas carols in the streets and hymns at church celebrations inspire Christians.   Three major statements about music are established in 1 Chronicles 15, 16: (1) Songs were responsive (15:16, 25, 28).  Music is a human response to God’s world, His

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All Things

All Things Learning EVERYTHING from a Christian perspective. Sometime early in the 1990’s I did a simple concordance study of “all things” or “everything” in Scripture. I’ve listed here the basic results. I have used the list in one venue or another ever since. I’ve included it here under “faith-learning integration” as the basis for how

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Education
Mark Eckel

Mathematics

Math incorporates at least 15 creational concepts from Genesis 1:1-2:3 Worth: the existence of time, space, and matter indicates value (1:1) Skill: finesse and craftsmanship describe “God’s work” (2:2) Beauty: “and He saw that it was beautiful” (1:10, 12, 18, 21, 25) Form: “light…darkness…water…sky” (1:3-2:3) structure, mode, orderly arrangement of the parts of a whole

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Mark Eckel

Biblical Science Principles: Christian Faith-Learning Integration

Faith-Learning Integration: Ten Biblical Science Principles The Foundation and Permeation of Biblical Truth with the Creation  The Source of Authority. Where do we get the information that we need?  Is it reliable, authentic, and authoritative?  How is the information interpreted?  If God has revealed Himself in His world, then He can be known (Psalm 19:1-11;

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Debt, Borrowing, Lending, Financial Planning: Biblical Proverbial Wisdom

Interest kills. Creditors bear responsibility. Borrowers need discernment. Biblical directives are necessary in a world where indebtedness to build school buildings is common. The primary injunctions concerning indebtedness are directed toward the creditors—those who have the financial ability to abuse others by lending at interest (Ex 22:25-27; Lev 25:35-38; Deut 23:19, 20). Judgments against the

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“What Am I NOT Hearing?” Recognizing Cognitive BIAS in Research

“What’s missing?” “What am I *not* hearing?” These are the first questions I ask myself whenever I hear the news, watch a movie, take a class, or enter a Zoom meeting. Why does silence dominate one agenda, noise, another? As a professor, I press students to hear another voice other than the one constantly in

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The Bible and Public Health

How can God’s Word benefit public health? Give me a minute to explain. The Bible is good for people. It seems that Harvard University might agree! The question is raised, “Is religion a determining factor of public health?” Yes, says Harvard Public Health. “Documentation suggests that weekly religious service attendance is longitudinally associated with lower

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Biblical History is Real

How do you know the Bible is real history? Give Me a Minute to explain. Dr. Luke knew “what was real.” The good doctor gives the precision, the detail we come to expect from doctors. Luke 3:1-6 is a case in point. Luke chronicles the historic exactitude of John the Baptist’s mission and message into

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Friday Email Sample

Email Title: Ice, Fire, Can’t, Prep, 1, 2, Tesla, Consent, Structure, GenBio, Nay, Good (10 January 2025) Being without electricity is unexpected in 21st Century America. When you’re stuck at home without heat or hot water (not to mention coffee!). This is no small thing in the modern world. This happened to me in a

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God and Reality

Talking about God means we are talking about everything. Find out why by watching or reading my one-minute explanation. G. K. Chesterton, famed Christian apologist, saw the basic problem of God and reality. Chesterton said, “You cannot evade the issue of God: whether you talk about pigs or the binomial theory, you are still talking

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What I Am Made To Do

NOTE: Earlier this week I published the first in a new series of one-minute videos titled, “Give Me a Minute.” The initial entry is “Status Viator.” The present outline here is a practical example of what I meant in the video   Status Viator: My Christian Walk and its Influence on What I Am Made

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On the Way in this New Year

In this new year, how should we make our way? Give Me a Minute to suggest an answer. A young colleague asked for some guidance toward his future in higher education. He grappled with what to include in his resume. I sent him something I have been including with my resume for twenty years called

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