Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 75

"Psalm 75:

The message of the psalm is summarized (in verse 7): “God is the judge”.

Structurally, the psalm revolves around three metaphors: pillars of the earth (v. 3); horns (verses 5-6, 11); and God’s cup of wrath (verse 8).
I. Divine Stability of the Universe (75:1-3).
II. Divine Justice over the World (75:4-10).

Psalm 75:1 Unto Thee, O God, do we give thanks, [unto Thee] do we give thanks: for [that] Thy name is near Thy wondrous works declare.

Psalm 75:2 When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
This is generally believed to be the voice of God, who will, when He accepts His people, mount His judgment seat and avenge their cause in righteousness. It is rendered by some, "I will take a set time;" and by others, "I will seize the moment."

Psalm 75:4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
“Lift not up the horn”:
The horn symbolized an animal’s or human’s strength,

Psalm 75:8 For in the hand of the LORD [there is] a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and He poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring [them] out, [and] drink [them]."

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Creation Moment 4/23/2026 - Evolution Not "hard science"

For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Romans 1:20

"Jerry A. Coyne (professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago) states:

“In science’s pecking order, evolutionary biology lurks somewhere near the bottom, far closer to phrenology than to physics. For

evolutionary biology is a historical science, laden with history’s inevitable imponderables. We evolutionary biologists cannot generate a Cretaceous park to observe exactly what killed the dinosaurs; and unlike ‘harder’ scientists, we usually cannot resolve issues with a simple experiment, such as adding tube A to tube B and noting the color of the mixture.”

Evolutionary biology and the other topics ...matters of history that should not be conflated with hard sciences." 

CMI

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 74

"Psalm 74:
This community lament expresses the agony of the people in the midst of the most excruciating of circumstances.
In this prayer, he reminds God of His bond with Israel.

I. The terror of abandonment (74:1-11)
II. The Remembrance of Omnipotence (74:12-17)
III. The Plea for Help (74:18-23)

Psalm 74:1 O God, why hast Thou cast [us] off for ever? [why] doth Thine anger smoke against the sheep of Thy pasture?
Psalm 74:3 Lift up Thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; [even] all [that] the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.

Psalm 74:4 Thine enemies roar in the midst of Thy congregations; they set up their ensigns [for] signs.
Psalm 74:7 They have cast fire into Thy sanctuary, they have defiled [by casting down] the dwelling place of Thy name to the ground.
Psalm 74:12 For God [is] my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
Psalm 74:22 Arise, O God, plead Thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth Thee daily." 

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Creation Moment 4/22/2026 - Quaoar Lesson

Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, Hebrews 11:3

"In 2021, a ring was detected around a trans-Neptunian dwarf planet,

named ‘Quaoar’, far outside its Roche limit. 

Quaoar has a diameter of about 1,110 km, about half that of Pluto. The first ring discovered is located 4,057 km from Quaoar’s center, approximately 3 times the distance of the Roche limit, estimated to be 1,780 km from Quaoar’s center. A second ring was discovered in 2022 that is 2,520 km from Quaoar’s center, still outside the Roche limit. It has a small moon, Weywot, that is 80 km in diameter and orbits 12 times the diameter of Quaoar.

However, 

the position of Quaoar’s rings is very different 

from that of any comparably opaque rings, 

and therefore poses a challenge to standard models 

of planetary rings.

*When considering billions of years of uniformitarian time, the question is: why hasn’t the ring coalesced into a moon? 

There are many possibilities. One is that the debris was caused by an impact with another object. This is considered unlikely because it is believed that only a few decades are needed for the debris to reassemble into a moon, but this deduction may rely on hypotheses on how small particles would stick together. 

Other possibilities are: the particles are more elastic and bounce off each other;
the particles are moving too fast to coagulate;
external gravitational forces somehow break apart any aggregated particles;
the hypothesis that particles will quickly aggregate into larger bodies may be flawed;
there is some kind of resonance between Quaoar and/or Weymot that keeps particles from coagulating.
Morgado et al. even suggest “the need for revisiting the Roche limit

notion”, which is a strange proposal, since the Roche limit seems to be well supported physically.

Creation scientists have several options for explaining Quaoar’s strange rings. 

They could have been recently created, and the uniformitarian hypothesis of the quick coagulation of the particles is flawed. Another option is that an asteroid smashed into one or two moons, and there has not been enough time for the particles to re-aggregate.

 It is interesting how many uniformitarian solar system conundrums there are, and that many of them can be solved by applying a recent creation." 

CMI

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 73

"Psalm 73:
The psalmist became depressed when he contrasted the seeming prosperity of the wicked with the difficulties of living a righteous life.

I. Perplexity Over the Prosperity of the Wicked (73:1-14).
A. Their Prosperity (73:1-5);
B. Their Pride (73:6-9);
C. Their Presumption (73:10-14).
II. Proclamation of the Justice of God (73:15-28).
A. His Perspective (73:15-17);
B. His Judgments (73:18-20);
C. His Guidance (73:21-28).

1. The consideration of the miserable end of wicked men. However they prosper for the present, yet they come to a woeful end at last

(Psalms 73:18-20).
2. The consideration of the blessed end of the saints. Although the saints, while they live, may be afflicted, yet they come to a happy end at last (Psalms 73:21-24).
3. The consideration that the godly have a much better portion than the wicked, even though they have no other portion but God; as in (Psalms 73:25-26).

Psalm 73:1 Truly God [is] good to Israel, [even] to such as are of a clean heart.

Psalm 73:2 But as for me, 

my feet were almost gone; 

my steps had well nigh slipped.

Psalm 73:3 For I was envious at the foolish, 

[when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Psalm 73:5 They [are] not in trouble [as other] men; neither are they plagued like [other] men.
Psalm 73:6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them [as] a garment.
Psalm 73:9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
Psalm 73:11 And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the Most High?

Psalm 73:16 When I thought to know this, 

it [was] too painful for me;

Psalm 73:17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; 

[then] understood I their end.

Psalm 73:19 How are they [brought] into desolation, as in a

moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
Psalm 73:22 So foolish [was] I, and ignorant: I was [as] a beast before Thee.
Psalm 73:23 Nevertheless I [am] continually with Thee: Thou hast holden [me] by my right hand.
Psalm 73:25 Whom have I in heaven [but Thee]? and [there is] none upon earth [that] I desire beside Thee." 

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Creation Moment 4/21/2026 - When the Creator's Mysteries Confound Scientists

So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world’s brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish. 1 Corinthians 1:20 NLT

"A team of researchers led by Prof Artem Oganov of Stony Brook University has shown that, under certain conditions, ordinary rock salt can take on some surprising forms that violate textbook rules of chemistry.
Chemistry textbooks say that sodium and chlorine have very different electronegativities, and thus must form an ionic compound with a well-defined composition. 

Sodium’s charge is +1, chlorine’s charge is -1;

 sodium will give away an electron, 

chlorine wants to take an electron.

According to chemistry texts and common sense, the only possible combination of these atoms in a compound is 1:1 – rock salt, or NaCl.
“We found crazy compounds that violate textbook rules – NaCl3, NaCl7, Na3Cl2, Na2Cl, and Na3Cl,” said lead author Dr Weiwei

Zhang of Stony Brook University.
“These compounds are thermodynamically stable and, once made, remain indefinitely; nothing will make them fall apart. Classical chemistry forbids their very existence. Classical chemistry also says atoms try to fulfill the octet rule – elements gain or lose electrons to attain an electron configuration of the nearest noble gas, with complete outer electron shells that make them very stable. Well, here that rule is not satisfied.”

NaCl turned into stable compounds of Na3Cl, Na2Cl, Na3Cl2 and NaCl7, all of which have highly unusual chemical bonding and electronic properties.
“Na3Cl has a fascinating structure. It is comprised of layers of NaCl and layers of pure sodium. The NaCl layers act as insulators; the pure sodium layers conduct electricity. Systems with two-dimensional electrical conductivity have attracted a lot of interest,” Prof Oganov said." 

SciNews

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 72

"Psalm 72:
This psalm describes a reign when God, the king, nature, all classes of society, and foreign nations all live together in harmony.

I. A just Reign

(72:1-4).

II. A Universal Reign 

(72:5-11).
III. A Compassionate Reign (72:12-14).
IV.  A Prosperous Reign 

(72:15-17).
V. A Glorious Reign 

(72:18-20).

Psalm 72:1 Give the king Thy judgments, O God, and Thy righteousness unto the king's son.

Psalm 72:5 They shall fear Thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
Psalm 72:6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers [that] water the earth.
Psalm 72:9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before Him; and His enemies shall lick the dust.
Psalm 72:20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
This closes Book II (Psalms 42 to 72) of the Psalms."
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Chiasm of the Sanctuary: Leviticus

For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD. Leviticus 16:30

The book of Leviticus, where the Plan of Redemption is laid out in the SANCTUART, is built in a chiasm.

***It culminates in the center of the nooks chiasm with the Judgment itself---THE DAY OF ATONEMENT Lev. 16

A) Outer Court where the people entered where Justification [Grace/Forgiveness] takes place. Lev. 1-7

B) Inner Court where where the priests entered where Sanctification [Holiness/Obedience] happens. Lev. 8-10

C) Most Holy Place where Glorification takes place when one passes the Judgment. It is where the Law of God is stored, which is the standard used in the Judgment. Lev. 11-15

C) Most Holy Place where Glorification takes place when one passes the Judgment. It is where the Law of God is stored, which is the standard used in the Judgment. Lev. 17-20

B) Inner Court where where the priests entered

where Sanctification [Holiness/Obedience] happens. Lev. 21-22

A) Outer Court where the people entered where Justification [Grace/Forgiveness] takes place. Lev. 23-27

The Religion of Atheism

 They are a RELIGION unto themselves.

According to atheist writer Anthony Flew, they can be broken down into "positive atheists" who affirm God does not exist and "negative atheists" who just lack a belief in God.

In the 21st century a new division began with what was termed the "old atheists" who were chill when coming into contact with theists and the "new atheists" who were openly hostile towards theists and also encouraged others to publicly berate theists when encountered.
The "new atheists" were led in the first decade of the 21st century by the self-proclaimed "4 horsemen of the apocalypse" which consisted of Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens and Daniel Dennett.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
Psalm 14:1
*Atheism is a religion in that one sets oneself up as "god" since you determine right and wrong based on your current worldview at the given moment. Morality ends up on the shifting sand of opinion.

......but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Judges 17:6
They have a double origins MYTH:
1) The Big Bang (where the universe supposedly came from a microscopic point of singularity of energy that exploded and filled the universe in a billionth of a second under the flawed "inflation theory" (Alan Guth made that up to fudge the math in 1979 because the mathematics of the big bang didn't add up).

Of course many today have gone on to other theories due to the "inflation theory" not working mathematically either. These others include the Carmelian Theory (White Hole Theory), Multiverse Theory, Stasis Universe Theory. MOND (Modified Theory of Newtonian Dynamics), String Theory and Electromagnetic Universe Theory.
As for countering Einstein's theory that states that Space, Matter & Time are co-dependent (can't have one without the other two) and that the universe had a starting point---how does one square that with the "big bang"?...For a pre-existing point of singularity occupies space---even if microscopic in size---therefore time and matter of some kind would exist. But if, as Einstein's theories show, there was a starting point--then from where and when did this point of singularity come from?
Of course this century Lawrence Krauss has tried to answer that by claiming it was from the fluctuation of electro-magnetic waves that sparked causing the universe to "pop" into existence.
But if one has a functioning brain cell then the OBVIOUS QUESTION would be where did the energy come from?
For energy is just matter in an energized form and it too is occupying some space and hence time would be in existence. So you are back to square one as it relates to Einstein's theories that show the universe had a staring point.

Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: He calleth them all by names by the greatness of His might...
Isaiah 40:26
2) Darwinian Macro-Evolution and Long Age Chronology.
The dirty little secret is that many are divided into different evolutionary views that contradict each other. Logic would dictate

then that only one could be right---and as a result therefore that they all could therefore be wrong.
There is Neo-Darwinism (Dawkins), Punctuated Equilibrium (Gould), Panspermia (Sagan), Evo-Devo (DeBeers), A Third Way (Wagner) and sort of a back-to-the-drawing board (Mazur).
From the Microscope to the Telescope one sees DESIGN--which in every aspect of life equals a DESIGNER. But on this one point of origins they willfully suspend reality--or as Dawkins put's it in writing in response to this point--that "TRICKY NATURE".

For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse and without defense.

Romans 1:20 AMP

*Many--but to be fair not all--subscribe to an end-of-the-world eschatology: A GREEN APOCALYPSE. The arrogance of man that he can destroy the planet. And as a result only he can save the planet. Such hubris from MORTAL MAN, a speck of a creature in this vast cosmos that only lives a few decades and returns to dust himself.

All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust. Job 34:17

*Then there is the problem for atheists of INFORMATION:
Naturalists believe in*matter*energy*laws of nature*chance.
But .... they deny anything "supernatural"...
So then where does *will *choice *information come from?

Examples include- *A-Z of the English alphabet (26 symbols). *The DNA code of A,C,G,&T (4 symbols). *The Binary code of 0 & 1 (2 symbols).

Dr. Kuppers defined life as MATTER + INFORMATION ... but where does this information come from?

According Dr. Gitt, there is no known law through which matter can give rise to information.

Claude Shannon was the pioneer of Information Theory.

He also was a proponent of the idea that entropy (loss of information) has to be taken into account for calculations.

Maximum Entropy would result in being unable to know how the symbols/messages would show up to the receiver each time.

And that Zero Entropy would indicate showing up to the receiver identical each time.

Dembski argues that information is conserved but can only be created by intelligence.
It is not derived from matter; instead, matter is the medium by which intelligence communicates information.

A gene sequence is information; know-how refers to the ability to make something from it, and this cannot reside in the information itself.
"DNA has no knowhow and cannot unpack itself; it is a slave to the machinery needed to unpack it," says Hidalgo.

For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible...
Colossians 1:16

IN the NEWS - Claude gets out of it's Sand Box

Q: How could this type of technology be used during the Mark of the Beast Controversy?
Q: What IF a Claude type of program sought to aid the Beast Entity in the age of cyberspace?

..for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. Revelation 18:23

"Anthropic said its next-generation AI model is too powerful for the public.
That's why Claude Mythos won't be publicly released, Anthropic said.
Anthropic said Mythos demonstrated concerning capabilities, including the ability to breach its own safeguards.

Anthropic said that it has halted the broader release of its newest AI model, Mythos, due to concerns that it is too good at finding "high-severity vulnerabilities" in major operating systems and web browsers.
Anthropic detailed a number of eyebrow-raising findings and episodes, including that the model could follow instructions that encouraged it to break out of a virtual sandbox.
"In a concerning and unasked-for effort to demonstrate its success, it posted details about its exploit to multiple hard-to-find, but technically public-facing, websites," Anthropic wrote.
The AI model found a 27-year-old vulnerability in OpenBSD—which has a reputation as one of the most security-hardened operating systems in the world.

"Engineers at Anthropic with no formal security training have asked Mythos Preview to find remote code execution vulnerabilities overnight, and woken up the following morning to a complete, working exploit," Anthropic's Frontier Red Team wrote in a blog post. "In other cases, we've had researchers develop scaffolds that allow Mythos Preview to turn vulnerabilities into exploits without any human intervention."
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Creation Moment 4/20/2026 - Shape-Shifting TOI-201 (No surprise)

Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God... Hebrews 11:3

"The TOI-201 system consists of a super-Earth, a warm Jupiter, and a more massive brown dwarf at 5.8-, 53-, and 2,900-day orbital periods, respectively.

TOI-201 is a bright F-type star located 372 light-years away in the constellation of Pictor.
The star is 32% bigger and more massive than the Sun.
Also known as HD 39474 and TIC 350618622, it hosts at least three companions: TOI-201b, c and d.
TOI-201d is a rocky super-Earth planet roughly 1.4 times the size of Earth and approximately 6 times Earth’s mass, completing one orbit every 5.8 days.
TOI-201b is a warm-Jupiter exoplanet about half the mass of Jupiter orbiting every 53 days.
TOI-201c is a brown dwarf — the most massive body in the system besides the star, on a wide, highly elliptical approximately 8-year orbit. Its gravitational influence is responsible for most of the system’s dynamic behavior. TOI-201c is also the longest-period transiting object ever to be discovered.
TOI-201c is unique because of its extremely long orbital period (~7.9 years) and its location in a system with two interior planets.
What makes the TOI-201 system special is that the astronomers are actually able to watch it change in real time.
“The planets’ orbits are tilted relative to each other, and because of that, they’re slowly pulling each other into new orientations,” Mireles said.
“This was a surprise, because if planets are been born in the plane of the protoplanetary disk that existed early in the life of the star, they are expected to have aligned orbits, like the planets in the Solar System,” Professor Dragomir said." 

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No surprise.... the TOI-201 system was DESIGNED to be that way.

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 71

"Psalm 71:
This psalm is clearly the prayer of an elderly man threatened by his enemies.
Though his enemies conclude that God has abandoned him, the psalmist is confident that God will remain faithful.

I. Confidence in God Stated (71:1-8).
II. Confidence in God Practiced in Prayer (71:9-13).
III. Confidence in God Vindicated (71:14-24).

David prays that he might never be made ashamed of dependence upon God. With this petition, every true believer may come boldly to the throne of grace.

Psalm 71:1 In Thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
Psalm 71:2 Deliver me in Thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline Thine ear unto me, and save me.
Psalm 71:3 Be Thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; for Thou [art] my rock and my fortress.

Psalm 71:8 Let my mouth be filled [with] Thy praise [and with] Thy honor all the day.
Psalm 71:9 Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
Psalm 71:17 O God, Thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared Thy wondrous works.
Psalm 71:23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto Thee; and my soul, which Thou hast redeemed."
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Creation Moment 4/19/2026 - NASA’s Artemis II on the Creator

But He was wounded for our transgressions,

 He was bruised for our iniquities: 

the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; 

and with His stripes we are healed. 

Isaiah 53:5

"We waited till the astronauts were on the deck of the carrier before adding our congratulations for the achievements of NASA’s Artemis II flight, because the mission was highly risky, especially in the last half hour. But its spectacular success highlights the difference between engineering and ‘scientific’ speculation.

The reaction of the astronauts to the wonders they were beholding.

The beauty of that “Earthset” image behind the moon, and the glory of seeing Earth on approach, sent waves of emotion through the astronauts who were highly trained in science, physics, and engineering in addition to flight. 

From behind the moon Canadian astronaut Victor Glover expressed his faith as the other three astronauts looked on with approving looks:

"As we are so far from Earth and looking at, you know, the beauty of creation I think that, for me, one of the personal perspectives I have up here is I can really see Earth as one thing, and, you know, as I read the Bible and learn about all the wonderful things that were done for us who were created, you have this amazing place—this spaceship—you guys are talking to us because we are in a spaceship far from Earth, but you’re on a spaceship called Earth that was created to give us a place to live in the universe, the cosmos. Maybe the distance we are from you makes you think what we’re doing is special but we’re the same distance from you, and I’m trying to tell you—just trust me—that you are special.”

The crew shook his hand and CapCom commended his impromptu statement. As the crew approached blackout behind the moon, Glover continued,
“As we get close to the nearest point to the moon and the farthest point from Earth – as we continue to unlock the mysteries of the cosmos – I would like to remind you of one of the most important mysteries there on Earth, and that’s love,” Glover said."

CEH

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 70

"Psalm 70:
This psalm has apparently been detached from the end of Psalm 40 where it appears as verses 13 through 17.
Perhaps the motive behind this was for separate use in the temple

worship, just as one might take part of a hymn today and use it as a chorus.

Verses 1-5:
The speedy destruction of the wicked, and the preservation of the godly.

Psalm 70:1 [Make haste], O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD.
Psalm 70:2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.

Psalm 70:3 Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.
"Aha, aha":
Rejoicing at his calamity and distress.

Psalm 70:5 But I [am] poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: Thou [art] my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying." 

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Christ's way vs. Muslim way of Forgiveness

Christ's Way

If we confess our sins, 

He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins 

and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 

....and from Jesus Christ, 

....the firstborn from the dead, 

To Him who loves us and has washed us 

from our sins by His blood,...

1 John 1:9/Revelation 1:5

Islam's Way

"Muslim object of VENERATION, built into the eastern wall of the Kaʿbah (small shrine within the Great Mosque of Mecca) and probably dating from the pre-Islamic religion of the Arabs. 

It now consists of three large pieces and some fragments, surrounded by a stone ring and held together with a silver band. 

According to popular Islamic legend, the stone was given to Adam on his fall from paradise and was originally white but has become black by absorbing the sins of the thousands of pilgrims who have kissed and touched it. 

In 930 it was carried away by the fanatics of the Qarmatian sect and held for ransom for about 20 years." 

Britannica

Creation Moment 4/18/2026 - Last Years of Hawkins

And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist. Colossians 1:17

"In their 2010 book, The Grand Design, Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow set out to answer a big question: “Is the apparent ‘grand design’ of our universe evidence of a benevolent creator who set things in motion — or does science offer another explanation?”

Briefly stated, the term “fine-tuned universe” refers to the fact that the universe appears to have been set up “just so.” Its properties,

including the initial conditions and laws of chemistry and physics, along with many otherwise inexplicable constants embedded therein, are all set within extremely precise tolerances which must be “just so” for life to exist. To all appearances, it manifests a “grand design” from which intelligent design theory infers the prior existence of a designing mind.

The thesis of The Grand Design, as stated in the closing chapter, is, “Because there is a law like gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing,” i.e., no designer required. Interestingly, the plot of the pop 2014 movie God’s Not Dead hinged on John Lennox’s philosophical dismantling of this exact claim. Lennox never appeared in the movie, but his rather simple refutation did lead to two subsequent documentaries after lead actor Kevin Sorbo became intrigued with his work.

In some ways, the forthcoming film The Story of Everything, out on April 30, offers an answer to that question, though not at all an explicit response to it. While Lennox does appear in the film and comments on The Grand Design, The Story of Everything takes up Hawking’s and Mlodinow’s thesis on their own turf, so to speak. From the perspective of physics, does their “another explanation” add up to a viable case for the universe creating itself out of nothing?

The short answer, according to philosopher of science Stephen Meyer, is, no.

*Hawking proves the singularity, doesn’t much like its implications, because it seems to point to a kind of creation event, so he spent much of the rest of his career attempting to circumvent the conclusion of his own proof. 

*And in the process, he developed these quantum cosmological ideas through a tiny loophole.

Ironically, though, as Meyer and others go on to explain, even the quantum cosmological model has “theistic implications.” Moreover, it still implies the prior existence of a mind behind the universe." EN&V

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 69

"Psalm 69:

This psalm gives extensive expression to one of the major themes of the psalms: which is undeserved suffering.
This psalm expresses the feeling of any believer who is being horribly ridiculed, but it uniquely refers to Christ.

I. The Pray of Desperation (69:1-28).
A. The Description of His situation (69:1-3);
B. The Reason for His Situation (69:4-12);
C. The Hope for His Situation (69:13-18);
D. The Reproach of His Situation (69:19-21);
E. The Revenge for His Situation (69:22-28).
II. The Promise of Salvation (69:29-36).

“Title”:
According to Shoshannim”: The name of a tune.

Psalm 69:1 Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto

[my] soul.
Psalm 69:2 I sink in deep mire, where [there is] no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
Psalm 69:3 I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
Psalm 69:5 O God, Thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from Thee.

Psalm 69:20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked [for some] to take pity, but [there was] none; and for comforters, but I found none.

Psalm 69:21 They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Matthew 27:34 They gave Him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when He had tasted [thereof], He would not drink.

Psalm 69:27 Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into Thy righteousness.

Psalm 69:28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous."

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Creation Moment 4/17/2026 - Coherence Theory & Darwinians

....every man did that which was right in his own eyes. 

Judges 21:25

"Pragmatism takes very odd forms. One pragmatist philosopher says pragmatism means being loyal to Darwin. 

I guess he meant that pragmatism is the practical or philosophical

conclusion which results from being a Darwinist. “Fish evolved fins because they work.” But if you say that Darwinism just is true, you seem to be talking about something different from whether Darwinism works (whatever that means).

But of course, the consensus theory folks don’t really mean that truth is what we all agree about. What they mean is that truth is whatever people like them agree about.

The coherence theory says the truth is internal to your set of assumptions; they don’t need external validation, they just have to hang together. 

--This is a lunatic view.--

To consider a single example, many people with paranoid schizophrenic delusions can give extremely coherent explanations of why they are really Napoleon, or why they are really poached eggs, or why everybody is really out to get them. The various claims all hang together. But the paranoid schizophrenic is wrong. He’s not Napoleon. He’s not a poached egg. And no, it isn’t true that everyone is out to get him. But he can’t tell, because he refuses to make contact with reality outside his own set of assumptions.
That’s the problem with the coherence theory." 

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