Posts by Bruce Malone
Where Did Cain Find His Wife?
The following is the paraphrased essence of one of the critical junctures in American history. The scene is the 1923 Scopes Monkey Trial, and defense attorney Clarence Darrow had goaded prosecuting attorney William Jennings Bryan to take the stand in defense of the Bible. “Mr. Bryan, the defense has one final question, ‘Where did Cain…
Read MoreFrom Goo to You by Way of the Zoo
On June 10, 1993, President Clinton signed a document allowing for taxpayer money to fund research using aborted baby parts. With the stroke of a pen, abortion was given an appearance of legitimacy. In anticipation of this event, Newsweek magazine devoted its February 22 cover story to “Cures from the Womb.” Dr. Gary Hodgen, a…
Read MoreDeath With Dignity
Evil often masquerades as good. There is no more fitting example of this than the righteous façade of the “right to die” movement. The organizers of this movement sound so caring and compassionate that many people find themselves unwittingly supporting the concept without comprehending its consequences. They do not realize, or perhaps refuse to acknowledge,…
Read MoreWhy Should the Innocent Pay?
This article examines some of the numerous excuses used to justify abortion. Sex education will end the need for abortions This line of reasoning assumes that teaching children how to have sex, without having children, will prevent abortions. However, like many abortion justifications, this flies in the face of reality. Experience has shown that morally…
Read MorePro-Abortion Arguments Found Wanting
Justification is not a neutral term. It implies that something has been done that needs to be excused. Wherever there is justification, there is sin. There is a myriad of common excuses used for the purpose of justifying abortion. Perhaps the shear number of excuses is an indication of just how difficult it is to…
Read MoreOnly One Cure to This Disease
Consider the heinous, gruesome crimes and atrocities of this past century: How can this human depravity and vile sin be explained? What would have caused the Germans in Hitler’s concentration camps to torture and slaughter millions of innocent Jewish civilians? Most of those involved were not depraved maniacs but ordinary, and often highly educated, people.…
Read MoreHuman Value Cannot Exist Without God
The value of anything must always be set by something outside of that object. A coin is no more valuable than a pebble except by common agreement that it can be exchanged for something else. Humans are unique in their ability to assign abstract values to inherently non-functional and otherwise useless objects. A diamond ring,…
Read MoreTrust is Faith Acted out in Obedience
Two words summarize most of the teaching of the Bible, and if followed, lead to an incredibly fulfilling life. Yet few people succeed in implementing this simple Biblical principle. Obeying these two words will save you from countless hours of mental and physical anguish and sleepless nights. These words are simply, “Trust Me”. God values…
Read MoreNot What They Expected
Suppose, at just the right time, thousands of years after history began, it was time to demonstrate to humanity what love means. You did not come to earth as an arrogant ruler… but as a humble servant to wash the feet of others. You did not arrive with fanfare and pomp … but left the…
Read MoreYou Have a Plan
Suppose you are God and decide to lead a special group of people out of ancient Egypt where they had been slaves for almost 500 years. At the right time you bring them out of Egypt with an incredible display of mighty miracles. In one final demonstration of your power, you show them that it…
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