IT HELPS. THANKS. I PLAN ON TALKING ABOUT THE ARGUMENT FROM CONTENGENCY AND THE BIG BANG THEORY THIS WEEKEND AS A GIFT TO MY FAMILY DURING MY CHRISTMAS PARTY THIS WEEKEND. I WAS THINKING THAT IF WE REWIND THE UNIVERSE TO A ZERO POINT AND HAD A SMALL AMOUNT OF MASS, HOW DID WE GET SO MUCH MASS IN OUR UNIVERSE. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING COULD COME…[Read more]

Arlene,

zero point is a term in cosmology that references no usable energy. The universe being a closed system will eventually run out of energy. This is why we believe it must have a beginning because there is no eternal power source for the universe. It could not be powered for eternity therefore must have had a start.
There must have been…[Read more]

…like a balloon that is deflating.

Thanks for being thorough in your response. My third question comes from somewhere in the 1st module. It’s an extra credit “RightNow Media” video w/ Stephen C. Meyer. He talked about the expansion of the universe and something Stephen Hawking said about “zero point???”. I cant honestly remember the theory Hawking came up with. Its what happens if…[Read more]

“Man”Natural, Carnal, Spiritual. by Pastor Raul Ries

Just started reading “Stealing from God” by Frank Turek
Finished “Man”Natural, Carnal, Spiritual.

Still going thru the commentary on Acts by Pastor Chuck Smith. We are currently in Chapter 16 of Acts on Sundays.

Hello;
There are some great apologetic teachers out there today.
William Lane Craig (Reasonable Faith)
Frank Turek (Stealing from God, I dont have enough faith to be a atheist)
Norman Geisler (Any book or audio from him)
Greg Koukl (Stand to Reason)

Hope this helps

Have a blessed day
Chris

Good points Kevin