Artistic Theology

                                    The Bible is totally unique in that it provides irrefutable proof of truth in its hundreds of fulfilled prophecies, writing history sometimes thousands of years in advance. Scripture unmistakably identifies Jesus Christ as the Messiah over 330 Old testament prophecies alone, detailing his birth, death and resurrection. Mathematicians like Peter Stoner, (author, professor and Chairman of Mathematics and Astronomy at Pasadena College and Chairman of Science at Westmont College,) calculated the mathematical probability of one person fulfilling just eight of the prophecies. He found that the probability is 1 in 10 to the 17th power -    100,000,000,000,000,000.  He went further and discovered that one person fulfilling just 48 of  the prophecies is  1 in 10 157  probability.   Let's look at just one of these prophesies, detaili...

                                        The Bible story of David and Goliath is famous for the extraordinary courage and faith of a shepherd boy who defeated the most powerful warrior on earth. Many archeological sites and discoveries have been unearthed since the Tel Dan Stele (1993)  that provide evidences consistent with the Biblical history surrounding this account. From the "house of David" inscription recorded by Israel's enemies to giant-sized city structures, weapons and tools fit for extraordinarily large humans, these discoveries support the accuracy and truth of the Bible.   There are many lessons one can learn from the narrative of David and Goliath. Many people draw parallels with bravery, faith and the belief that God can use seemingly insignificant people to accomplish the impossible. I chose to focus on something a little different when preparing a VBS lesso...