Theology

Theology
Mark Eckel

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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Theology
Mark Eckel

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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Theology
Mark Eckel

Life is a Gift of God

To acknowledge life as a gift of God, one’s whole focus and concentration must be shifted from themselves to One outside themselves. Gratitude focuses one’s attention upward. Thankfulness is of preeminent importance. Disciples of Jesus as Lord bow the knee to their Sovereign Savior both in response to Who He is as well as what

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Culture
Mark Eckel

Avoiding Arguments and Indigestion at Thanksgiving

Dreading those potential disagreements over politics, culture, and other issues that might come up at the dinner table and other family events? Here are 10 Proverbial principles that will help you engage in lively conversation without losing your Christian witness. “All I wanted to do was argue.” So said a student enrolled in my public

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Theology
Mark Eckel

Understanding the Bible: Application

The last question in Bible study is often the first question on our minds: “How do I put into practice what I’ve learned?” Find out what it means to apply the Bible’s principles: watch our Truth in Two (2 min vid + text + Afterword). In last week’s Truth in Two I showed original artwork

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Theology
Mark Eckel

Understanding the Bible: Illumination

What would Christians do without the Holy Spirit? As it turns out, not much! Find out why by watching / reading our Truth in Two (full text and footnotes follow). 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

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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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