Saturday, July 30, 2016
The Mythology of the Mayas
The other day my wife and our family went to visit the Witte
Museum in downtown San Antonio. We spent about an hour or so touring an exhibit
in the museum called “The Mayas.” As the title would indicate, this exhibit has
to do with the Mayan civilization that dominated great portions of Mexico and
Central America during the pre-Columbine era. Although not a very extensive
exhibit, it did contain the highlights of a civilization which spanned over two
millennia and which left an indelible imprint on the culture and the society of
the Americas. It was not until the Spanish invaded the New World, that the
Mayan civilization began to wane and, eventually, disappear. Although there are
still many people who claim their ancestry from this once proud civilization,
the empire was quickly devastated and eventually absorbed by the unstoppable
wheel of progress.
Saturday, July 16, 2016
The Importance of Church History

Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Liar, Liar!
I
heard on a recent apologetics show, that there was a study conducted earlier
this year that children learn to lie at a very early age. By the time the child
reaches the age of three, the study concluded, about half have learned the
“value” of lying. This takes place when they realize that others are unable to
read their minds. By the time children reach the age of five or six, about 90%
of them lie habitually. This should come as no surprise to those of us who are
parents. Sometimes we wonder how it is that our children can lie with such
ease. But the answer, and this should surprise no one who is a believer, is to
be found in the fact that the world, and everything in it, is subject to the
corrupting influence of sin. Our children are not immune from the insidious
effects that sinfulness exerts over our world.
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