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
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
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
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
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
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),
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
My one word definition of education: Ownership. This past week one of my classes and I were reviewing the year. I wanted to know their comments about the learning process. It was a great discussion lasting an hour and a half. “As much as it pains me to admit it,” one young man began his comment, “You
“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
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,
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.
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
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
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
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
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;
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
“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
One can judge the character of an author by his self-deprecation. Immediately, in the introduction to Faith, Reason and Beyond Reason, Mark Boone makes clear he does not know it all. Knowledge (epistemology) is the framework for Boone’s book, yet his first paragraph admits how much he learned from a student. Were I a screenwriter,
Dave Beck honored me by asking if I would write the foreword to his book. Here is my reflection on his memoir Fragments. Find his book here. Professor’s offices in older buildings are quite small. David’s 8 x 10-foot space was where we first met. The discussions we had knocked down walls, opening literary vistas before
I love Jesus. I love my country. I see no reason why one should be conditioned by the other. From time to time, I read articles from a brother or sister in The Faith which try to label what I accept as true as an “ism” (some call it “Christian Nationalism”). So, during this election
I love the study of politics and politicians (my favorite politician is Vaclav Havel. My personal perspective is that (1) I bear responsibility as a citizen to participate in my culture’s prosperity for a productive future for all (read Jeremiah 29:1-7), (2) as a U.S. citizen I have been given the privilege of voting for
What will our country look like in 2028? I believe that neighbors should care for neighbors. Government’s role and responsibility to protect its citizens so that citizens can carry out the work of helping others: something each of us does with our families, for instance. Government is responsible to maintain landowners’ opportunity to care for
Democratism: Democracy as Religion* I employed an exercise with students in high school to compare the French Declaration of the Rights of Man (1787) and the American Declaration of Independence (1776). Side by side, it is easy to see the differences. The American Declaration includes references to a transcendent being the source of freedoms. The