Today we hear that Christians need a “biblical worldview” as if it were something new. “Biblical worldview” is the term du jour for a concept as old as the Bible itself. For Christians the Bible is a spiritual handbook, telling us what we need to know to respond appropriately to…
Author: William Pinkston
Mr. William Pinkston teaches science at Bob Jones Academy in Greenville, South Carolina. He is a member of Faith FPC.
Massive wildfires claim millions of acres of North American forests annually. Houses and businesses are destroyed. Human and animal lives are lost. Billions of dollars are spent trying to control the fires. People shake their heads and wonder at the cause of such devastation. Many Christians will claim, “Adam’s sin…
There are more different birds mentioned in the Bible than any other group of animals. Ancient Israelites were familiar with Palestinian birds and God frequently used them to teach spiritual truths. Swallows, a common Palestinian bird, are known for building nests in protected places, like under the eaves of buildings. It…
Note: Part 1 of Animal Rights and Wrongs. Animal rights and animal abuse are current topics. What should man do or not do with, to, and for animals? What Scriptures teach about animal/human relations was discussed in the previous article. At Creation, God placed animals under man’s dominion. The Old…
Before recorded music, before watching your favorite sports team, before television or videos, what did people do for entertainment? One answer: animal baiting. If you lived in virtually any European city around the time the King James Version of the Bible was being translated, bear baiting was a big thing.…