Columns/Opinions

IS God dead? Where to begin

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Where to begin? Two weeks ago, we made the comment that for the Christian, everything needs to have warrant, or approval from Scripture. That includes how and what we study about God. In search of scriptural warrant last week, we looked in Scripture at Paul’s repeated use of classical philosophy in his speech and teaching as an example for us. And week before last we looked at God using observations from nature to present an apologetic (defense) of Himself to Job (Job 38-41). Thereby giving us approval from Scripture to use created things from nature, (science, philosophy, and history) in building a defense of the existence of God and the truthfulness of Christianity (1 Pet 3:15). And so, the question now is this; with scriptural warrant from God and Paul in hand, where do we begin to answer the question, “is God dead?”

F.Y.I For Your Information

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If you’re happy and you know it, Smile! (Is everyone smiling?) Then I will tell you about a wonderful Easter planned for everyone that lives around here! The Chamber of Commerce is palnning a day at Lee Park on March 30th. Easter egg hunts for all ages, games, food and a lot of fun! The Chamber Bingo Night at the Cave was a huge success on Thursday night.

IS God dead? Philosophy according to Paul

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It is a nonnegotiable truth that Christians dearly hold the Bible to be the inspired, inerrant, sufficient, and final authority in all matters of faith and salvation such that all religious study must begin, and end with Holy Scripture. That is, all our studies of God must find warrant (approval) in Scripture. Last week we looked at God preparing, then presenting a defense (apologetic) of Himself to Job (ch. 38-41) by calling forth a multitude of witnesses from nature to testify. And in so doing He gives warrant for the study of nature to deduce truth about God.

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The Chamber of Commerce is going to have Bingo Night at 6 pm at the Washita Theatre on March 7th. The charge is 50 cents a card.

Cordell Schools: Celebrating Success!

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In the coming weeks, the weather will grow warmer, plants will turn greener and – like every school year – our calendars will be even busier. There’s no better time to reflect on the success of Cordell Public Schools. The accomplishments you will read about here would not have been possible without our hardworking team, motivated students, dedicated board of education, involved parents and supportive community. The last two years have been highly productive as we’ve worked to strengthen our schools and help every student reach his/her greatest potential.

Financial Focus

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How will higher rates affect you? As you know, interest rates have risen considerably over the past couple of years. But what does this mean to you, as a consumer and as an investor? From a consumer’s standpoint, it’s not hard to see the effects of higher interest rates.

IS God dead? Nature in Defense of God

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It is the Christian understanding that “long ago, at many times and in many ways,” God spoke to His people through the prophets (Heb 1:1 ESV), and that He has in fact spoken to His people through two distinct mediums; through general revelation in nature, and through special revelation in the Bible. But it was from the book of nature found in general revelation that God defends Himself against Job’s questioning.

IS God dead? Michael and common ground

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With the launch of this column last week, we officially set sail on a grand and far-reaching journey that will eventually take us from the utter-most reaches of the cosmos, to the very depths of human consciousness in order to investigate and possibly answer the age-old question; “Is God dead?” If you missed last week’s column, grab a back copy, catchup, and welcome aboard!

BF-DC Weekly 4H Club Report

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The State 4-H Council’s major fundraising event every year is the Winter Formal. Three members from the BF-DC Sr. 4-H club and 2 other members from Washita County attended the annual 4-H winter formal hosted by the State 4-H Council, in Guthrie. Over two-thousand dollars was raised to benefit the Children’s Hospital.

A look at the question: IS God dead?

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On Good Friday 1966, Time issued their magazine with the cover emblazoned with just three words: Is God Dead? What followed was a firestorm; Christians once again feeling threatened by an ever more hostile culture, atheist and free-thinkers eagerly awaiting what they just knew would this time be final victory. But both the question itself, and what played out was really nothing new. To be sure the cover garnered much attention and sparked much debate, but it was really nothing new under the sun. The same question had been raised for centuries, millennia even. The truth is, the question of the death of God was first raised by Lucifer, when Eve, in some sense, agreed with him. It seems to me there truly is nothing new under the sun, not even a question about the death of God. Sure enough, thousands of years later Fredrich Nietzsche’s Madman asks the same ageless question: “Do we not hear the noise of the grave-diggers who are burying God? . . . What are these churches now, if they are not the tombs and monuments of God?” These are powerful and timeless questions that reside deep in the soul of most all men; questions that demand answers; questions that deserve answers. And that is precisely the intent of this weekly column, to look at the evidence available to help answer the timeless question: Is God dead? Whether you are a Christian, a Seeker, or a Non-believer, I welcome you to join along each week to consider the evidence for yourself.