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Mark Eckel

Two Worldview Options

You only have two choices. Give me a minute to explain. Everyone believes something. That belief will drive their lives. Many will be glad to explain what they believe. What they often miss, however, is the foundation from which those beliefs arise. Two basic assumptions exist. Either you believe matter is eternal or God is

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Theology
Mark Eckel

Blaming God for Evil

Why do you think evil is God’s fault? Give me a minute to ask questions in response. When unbelieving students confronted me with questions concerning the problem of evil in my days at public university, I asked them if humans bore any responsibility for evil. I said, “Have you considered your own belief in a God-less origin

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Theology
Mark Eckel

Math and Apologetics

Math is one of the great markers of apologetics. Give me a minute to explain. It was the mathematicians who stayed after to talk in my biblical integration teaching at Liberty University. The math department was especially interested in my quote from Herbert E. Huntley, The Divine Proportion: A Study in Mathematical Beauty In the

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Theology
Mark Eckel

Dice Roll or Divine Plan

There are only two choices. Give me a minute to explain. “Humanly speaking,” “not necessarily,” and “it does not automatically follow” are phrases we use to admit our best plans, policies, and practices are ultimately outside our control. Our individual, limited viewpoint – we are all fallen, fallible, finite – leaves us with only two

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Theology
Mark Eckel

Biblical Grace: The Change We Don’t Want

Weather is constantly changing. But we don’t like change. Give Me a Minute to explain why. In her letters Flannery O’Connor stated, “All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and change is painful” O’Connor’s ideas track with biblical truth. Grace is an undeserved, God-given gift, rescuing us from sin; but we like

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Mark Eckel

Physics Depends on Metaphysics

The natural world comes from The Supernatural God. Give me a minute to explain. Did you know it takes all of your over 600 muscles plus your brain to make your body run? The human body plan explained by exercise scientists is fascinating! Did you know that the stealth fighter-bomber design was patterned after the

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Two Worldview Options

You only have two choices. Give me a minute to explain. Everyone believes something. That belief will drive their lives. Many will be glad to explain what they believe. What they often miss, however, is the foundation from which those beliefs arise. Two basic assumptions exist. Either you believe matter is eternal or God is

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Assumptions – Worldview

This page is for IACE faculty, the project being announced by the promotional video to the series: The Christian Professors Project  The following link is the 3000 word curricular piece that accompanies the video by the same name below: Assumptions – Worldviews The following IACE videos are now available: Assumptions – Worldviews Coherence – Integration

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Blaming God for Evil

Why do you think evil is God’s fault? Give me a minute to ask questions in response. When unbelieving students confronted me with questions concerning the problem of evil in my days at public university, I asked them if humans bore any responsibility for evil. I said, “Have you considered your own belief in a God-less origin

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Math and Apologetics

Math is one of the great markers of apologetics. Give me a minute to explain. It was the mathematicians who stayed after to talk in my biblical integration teaching at Liberty University. The math department was especially interested in my quote from Herbert E. Huntley, The Divine Proportion: A Study in Mathematical Beauty In the

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Dice Roll or Divine Plan

There are only two choices. Give me a minute to explain. “Humanly speaking,” “not necessarily,” and “it does not automatically follow” are phrases we use to admit our best plans, policies, and practices are ultimately outside our control. Our individual, limited viewpoint – we are all fallen, fallible, finite – leaves us with only two

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Fahrenheit 451, Libraries & Free Speech

This speech was delivered during the 2025 Research Week Awards Ceremony (30 April 2025). Many thanks for the kind invitation from Jeremy McGinness, Associate Dean, Research, Instruction, and Collections. Further thanks is owed to Dr. John Eller whose three-volume biography of Ray Bradbury I mined for background information. In addition, I thank The Ray Bradbury

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