Meat for the Hungry

    https://answersingenesis.org/is-the-earth-flat/ The other day, I held a Bible study on God’s creation of the firmament. To my surprise, our discussion led to the 'flat-earth' and 'hard-domed earth' theories. Totally caught off guard, I was unprepared for the questions. I had never considered these theories credible, or why any believed the Earth was flat and domed.   So, my daughter did what she does best. She searched the internet and sent me a video from Instagram. A few days later, as I watched a Christian program I follow on Rumble, the hosts were addressing questions from listeners about Earth being flat.   Did you realize there’s been a resurgence in these theories? Not only among secular audiences, but also among Christians? I hadn’t.   The condescending woman on Instagram had asked ChatGPT for a ‘Biblical’ picture of creation. AI presented a flat Earth with a hard dome above it. Under the dome were all the items we see in our sky: the s...

https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/unveiling-ceremony Do you ever watch makeover shows? You know, the ones like Extreme Makeover that changed the person’s appearance and made them beautiful. Or maybe you enjoy programs that transform houses or apartments. Still, it’s possible you don’t care about those at all. But I’ll bet you’ve seen Instagram or Facebook videos with a pregnant couple discovering their baby’s gender. And with any of these, what do we breathlessly wait for at the end? Right! The Big Reveal .   A few weeks ago, I was writing a lesson for our Sunday School Class, and my study led me to First Peter. I can’t remember how I got there, other than one Scripture must have cross-referenced 1 Peter 1:5: “who are KEPT by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”   “…Revealed in the last time…” made me think of all those “revealing” shows. But this verse started in the middle of Peter’s sentence. So, I had to bac...