JeffRandleman.com Business Cards

I created some business cards this week for my blog.  I’m not sure that I’m ready to make the jump into this being a full-fledged business, but as I write more, and develop more content, I thought it might be a good idea to have something to hand out to people when I talk about my site.

Plus, my last name is always misspelled.  It seems like people always want to make it “Randallman” for some reason.  Very rarely does someone get it right without me having to correct them.  This way, there’s not chance of them misspelling it, only a chance of them losing the card.

I designed two different types of cards.  I couldn’t decide which one I liked best, so I ordered both of them.  That solved my dilemma quite nicely.

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Book Review – Secrets Of The Sixth Edition by Randall Hedtke

Secrets Of The Sixth EditionIs darwinian evolution really all that humanistic philosophy would lead us to believe?  Or is it even viable at all?

Charles Darwin published On The Origin Of The Species originally in 1859.  By the time the sixth and final edition was published in 1872, it wasn’t even the same book.

In Secrets Of The Sixth Edition, Randall Hedtke examines the differences between the different editions of Darwin’s work.  In a stunning array of evidence, he displays how Darwin wavered and capitulated over the idea of natural selection for years.  And by the time the sixth edition was published, Darwin had discredited his own theory.

Hedtke reveals some amazing facts that are not well known, such as Darwin’s psychoneurosis that coincided with his struggle over the concept of natural selection.  When he finally abandoned this idea, his health improved drastically.

Another little known fact is that many of Darwin’s proponents in public actually held serious doubts about his ideas privately.  This was a major source of consternation for Darwin.

Hedtke has written Secrets Of The Sixth Edition as a series of essays, examining the many inconsistencies in Darwin’s theory.  As such, it reads much like a series of lectures, interesting but somewhat dry; the last few chapters especially use a lot of scientific verbage.  But in spite of that, this book was quite intriguing.

If you are interested in the specifics of how darwinian evolution is a faulty premise, then this book is for you.

If you are interested in reading Secrets Of The Sixth Edition, you can purchase it at Amazon.com.

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The Battle For A Biblical Worldview

Do you remember the scene in The Lord Of The Rings:  The Return Of The King where Aragorn and Gandalf, along with the hobbits and the armies stood face to face with the gates of Mordor, ready to face Sauron?

The Battle at Mordor

It’s an incredible scene, probably one of my favorites from the movies.  The armies are facing each other across the plain.  It’s deathly still.  Aragorn, the King, turns and looks at his friends, his companions, his army, and says “For Frodo.”  And then he turns around and runs into battle alone.

It takes a few moments, but Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took quickly charge after him, followed by Gandalf, Gimli and then the entire army.

The battle scene that follows is epic and almost majestic:  good battles agains evil.  The future of Middle Earth hangs in the balance; in fact the very existence of Middle Earth is at stake.

And, if you’ve seen the movies, or read the books, you know what happens.  You know how it all turns out.  You know the outcome of the battle.

Just like in Middle Earth, there is a major battle for truth in America, and in our world.

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Memorize The Sermon On The Mount – Week 6

This week’s verse to memorize is an easy one. It’s one you’ve probably heard for most of your life, in Sunday School.

If you’d like to join me in memorizing the Sermon on the Mount during 2011, here’s the first week. It’s not too late to catch up; or you could just jump right in with us right now.

I know I’ve said this before, but here it is again. Here’s my method: I write the verses on an index card and keep it in my pocket. Each time I reach into my pocket for my keys, I feel the card. Every time I feel the card, I pull it out and read it.

Here’s our passage for this week: Matthew 5:13.

Matthew 5:13

And here’s a link to the passage at Bible Gateway.

What other passages would you like to memorize? I’d love to memorize Psalm 119!

The Worldview Issue

This is the second part of a series on developing a biblical worldview. Make sure you read Part 1: The Need For A Biblical Worldview.

Before we dig into this too much, we need to define the term worldview.  What is a worldview?

A worldview is our governing mindset based upon Biblical presuppositional beliefs that are convictional, which filters, approves or disapproves all matters of life.

Shopping Cart Full Of Globes

And the most primary of those presuppositional beliefs are the answers to four questions:

Origin – Where did I come from?
Purpose – Why am I here?
Identity – Who am I?
Destiny – Where am I going?

Biblical worldview development is difficult for us today because there are two competing presuppositional belief systems, both claiming to have the truth, the answers to those four questions.  But both are mutually exclusive, and both were separately designed by the primary spiritual figures, who are battling for our souls:  God and Satan.

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Leadership 101 Giveaway: And The Winner Is…

Congratulations to Joe Lalonde who is the winner of the contest to give away a copy of John C. Maxwell’s Leadership 101.

Leadership 101

If you didn’t win this time, you might consider picking up a copy of Leadership 101 for yourself.  It is an excellent resource!  You can grab a copy for yourself at Amazon.com..

 

Note: The winner was determined by using Random.org’s generator.  I entered the total number of legitimate comments and it gave me a random number to determine the winner.

 

The Need For A Biblical Worldview

This is the beginning of a three part series on the need for a biblical worldview in America today.  In this post, I will address the need for a biblical worldview.  The the next two posts I will take a look at  the worldview issue, and the battle for a biblical worldview.

People who have a biblical worldview are rare in America.  I firmly believe that to be the case.  I’ve been in youth ministry for over twenty years, and I’ve watched our society spiral downward in that very short time.

Earth From Space

I believe that this is due, in part, to our humanistic educational system.  I’m not necessarily talking about the local school systems, although they could take a stronger stance on what they do and don’t teach. No, the problem reaches much higher than that, into the higher educational systems, and even the government board of education.

It’s been like this for decades.  And it shows very little indication that it will get better soon.

Our culture has thrown away the Bible.  It no longer has any authority in our lives.

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