The Neuron and Evolution

[Posted on: 21 June 2025]

The Neuron and Evolution

In thios video, Richard introduces an article about the neuron. This is the basic nerve cell used to store and process information in the brain, is by far one of the most complex cells in the body. The brain contains roughly 100 billion of these, linked together in a highly complex network, and this has actually been decribed as the most complex machine found in the known universe.

This, like many other things in biological systems, displays the attributes of irreducible complexity, namely that design had to be put in place before it could possibly come into being, thus ruling out the possibility of it being brought about by chance. This is yet another example of things that can only point us to God as creator and designer.

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The Practicalities of Holiness

[Posted on: 20 June 2025]

The Practicalities of Holiness

In this video and article, Richard talks about the subject of holiness. There are two aspects of this, namely:

• Imputed holiness, which we have as part of our birthright.
• Imparted holiness, which is the process by which God’s laws are written on our hearts.

In previous revivals and moves of the Spirit, much emphasis was placed on holiness, but in today’s world with all its temptation, maintaining holiness can be a challenge. Richard goes on to discuss some of the practical things that can help us in this respect.

(Image: Statue of John Wesley in St Paul’s Cathedral churchyeard, London)

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Fossils – Evidence for a Worldwide Flood

[Posted on: 19 June 2025]

Fossils – Evidence for a Worldwide Flood

In this video, Richard introduces a long and somewhat technical article about Lagerstätten despoits, which refers to places where fossils have been created with a high quality of preservation, often in large concentration within the given location. Most of these deposits are in sedimentary rocks, which would have been created by water activity. There is also plenty of evidence to suggest that these processes would have occurred very rapidly, thus defending the case for a worldwide floog.

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Two Apostasies?

[Posted on: 18 June 2025]

Two Apostasies?

In this video and article, Richard discusses the idea of two apostasies. In the New Testament, much was said about a future falling away. As we look at history, we can see this effectively as two processes:

• A religious falling away, which ultimately culminated in the Reformation
• A secular falling away in the post-Reformation years, which has come about with the rise in materialism and the resulting rejection of God.

In order to survive this second apostasy, we are encouraged to practice the art of holiness.

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Epigenetics

[Posted on: 17 June 2025]

Epigenetics

In this article, Richard introduces an article on the subject of epigenetics. This is to do with the evidence we now have, that the behaviour of the genetic code can be affected by external control mechanisms, and that some of these can be influenced by the surrounding environment. If this is the case, then it is possible that adaptation to a given environment can be passed from one generation to another in this way, which means that such things do not necessarily need to be explained entirely in terms of mutuations. We now have evidence that there is in fact a built-in design mechanism that is far more complex than previously realised, pointing all the more to an intelligent designer and creator.

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Causes of Death – Worldwide

[Posted on: 16 June 2025]

Causes of Death – Worldwide

In this video, Richard looks at an article from the Christian press, which is suggesting that in 2023, the number of abortions exceeded that of any other cause of death worldwide. The figures check out well, being comparable with those from the World Health Organisation. This must surely cause us to think seriously, particularly as our society today considers itself to be morally superior to the way it was in the past. Having said this however, we all need to take heed that we do not become self-righteous and judgemental.

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Soft Tissue in Fossils (2)

[Posted on: 15 June 2025]

Soft Tissue in Fossils (2)

This follows on a similar theme to the previous post Soft Tissue in Fossils (1). The ‘Watch (1)’ link is to the YouTube video in which Richard introduces the subject. The ‘Watch (2)’ link is to another video on the subject, about 10 minutes duration and well worth watching.

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Soft Tissue in Fossils (1)

[Posted on: 14 June 2025]

Soft Tissue in Fossils (1)

In this vide, Richard introduces an article by Dr Brian Thomas on the subject of soft tissue in fossils. Starting with Dr Mary Schwitzer in 2005, a substantial number of scientific articles have been published, providing evidence that soft tissue has been found in fossils. The simple fact of the matter is that biological material cannot last more than a few thousand years, and yet the scientific community continues to try and explain it away, in order to fit the facts with a long evolutionary timescale. The article looks at arguments put forward to explain it away and comes to the conclusion that such arguments just do not work.

The only reasonable conclusion has got to be that the fossils are in fact the product of a recent worldwide flood as recorded in the Bible.

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Origin of the Universe, the Earth & Life

[Posted on: 13 June 2025]

Origin of the Universe, the Earth & Life

In this video, Richard introduces a brief article which addresses and summarises some of the main ways in which we can argue in favour of a biblical explanation for the origin of the universe, the earth and life. Points covered include:

• The origin of the universe itself is beyond scientific reasoning, as we just don’t have the necessry knowledge.
• There is clear evidence that the earth is young, particularly when we look at the matter of soft tissue in fossils.
• Life is extremely complex and as such has to be the work of intelligent design.
• In the natural world, things tend to decay over time, which goes completely against the idea of long age evolution.
• Modern miracles provide powerful evidence that the Bible is a true revelation of God.

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The Cognitive Map

[Posted on: 12 June 2025]

The Cognitive Map

In this video, Richard introduces an article about the cognitive map. This is a term given to the mechanism by which the brain draws a map of how the things around us are related to ourselves and how they are related to each other, thus creating an image of our physical environment. We now know that brain function is extremely complex, and yet at this stage have only scraped the surface of our understaning. We can however be certain that these mechanisms are irreducibly complex, i.e. would need to be fully in place before performing any useful function. This can only be yet more evidence that life is the product of intelligent design, rather than a random evolutionary process.

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