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Tony Funderburk Posted on March 12, 2016 by TonyMarch 12, 2026
Filling in the Gaps with silly guesses

If your theory of how life began is only filling in the gaps with guesses, you need a new theory.

The first thing I’d like to say is how much I wish those who oppose the notion of a Creator God would come to know the saving Grace of Jesus. I don’t want you to die and go to hell. And neither does God. And I don’t want you to get the idea I’m mocking you or taunting you. That’s not my intention. If I write things down as facts, and it makes you uncomfortable or downright upset, please remember…I’ve gone through my whole life hearing your side told as though it were scientific facts.

For the sake of meaningful dialogue, let’s just say we both have a theory for how life began. Mine says God created the Heavens and the Earth and everything in them.

Yours says it all happened by chance

And your theory has been filling in the gaps with guesses.

Oops…sorry, but I have to call ’em as I sees ’em.

I read this excerpt today by an evolutionist. Here’s how it was set up:

“Misconception: ‘Gaps in the fossil record disprove evolution.’ Response: The fact that some transitional fossils are not preserved does not disprove evolution. Evolutionary biologists do not expect that all transitional forms will be found and realize that many species leave no fossils at all.”

That’s what’s known as a “straw man” argument.

The opposition view states something that’s either not your position or not a correct representation of your position…and then knocks it down easily…like you could knock down a straw man. The actual fossil gap argument is a bit more complex. Dr. Walt Brown, who wrote the book “In The Beginning – Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood” gives a much clearer and detailed account of the gaps in the fossil record. He points out how there are “many gaps or discontinuities…throughout the fossil record”. Not merely “some transitional fossils”. For example there’s a big gap “between forms of life whose cells have nuclei” like plants, animals, and fungi and those that don’t…like bacteria and blue-green algae. That’s not all.
There are also missing links between large groupings of plants and between single-celled forms of life and invertebrates. Then there are gaps among the insects and between invertebrates and vertebrates, between fish and amphibians, between amphibians and reptiles, between reptiles and mammals, between reptiles and birds, between primates and other mammals, and between apes and other primates.

That’s a lot of gaps.

In fact, as Dr. Brown puts it, “chains are missing, not links”.
Scientists have been studying the fossil record for a long, long time. And the best the evolutionary scientist can come up with for filling in the gaps is silly guesses. They’re so selfishly attached to their foregone conclusion that they refuse to go where the evidence takes them.
If only they could see…the evidence takes them to eternal paradise with the one true, living, loving God.
What about you? Are you standing in the quicksand of evolution? If so, I recommend you give “In The Beginning” a good amount of your time. I believe you’ll understand it’s much better to stand on The Solid Rock of Creation.

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Posted in Bible study, creation science | Tagged in the fossil records
Tony Funderburk Posted on December 1, 2015 by TonySeptember 19, 2024
Are you feeling down and out?

Down and out. You’ll find a lot of self-help articles
on how to deal with feeling that way.

But I’d like to suggest that your “self” isn’t the best place to look for help. In fact, I’d like to suggest you look for what your Creator says about you. When you do, you’ll discover a much more dependable source for how to deal with feeling down and out…God. You can have hope in God. You can have an inexplicable joy that surrounds you in spite of what the day might dish out to you. Others will wonder what you’ve got. And some will want what you’ve got. It doesn’t mean troubles will magically disappear, but it does mean you’ll be able to deal with come what may.

In case you’ve never heard of him, there was a king in Israel, a long time ago, named David. Maybe you’ve heard the story of how he killed a giant of a man named Goliath? But did you know David was a songwriter? It’s true. I don’t pretend to be a man of the same stature as King David, but I identify with him. His songs exuded a lot of joy…joy in his relationship with God. There’s a place in the Bible where it says he “danced before the Lord”. His songs are collected in a book of the Bible called “Psalms”. Today a part of one of those Psalms popped up, in my Bible app, as the verse of the day. It said…

“Why are you so cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God.”

Do you see what’s going on there?

David acknowledged feeling “down”. But he didn’t allow his soul’s feelings to overtake his knowledge of where his hope lives. He was “down”…but not out. He knew to praise God in spite of his circumstances and that would be the help of his countenance. Your countenance can be the look on your face or the ability to maintain your composure. God can put a smile on your face and lift you up when you lean toward feeling down and out. But He doesn’t use magic. He wants you to trust in Him and lean on Him…not yourself.

Is there a reason why you’d rather trust in your feelings than trust in God? If so, what is it? Do you truly believe your “self” is strong enough and wise enough to thrive in a world so full of selfish humans? If you do, write to me and tell me how you do it. And if you’d rather find out how to have a lasting hope in God…the God who loves you so much He sacrificed Himself for you…then write to me and I’ll do my best to help you discover His love. I don’t want you to feel down and out. I want you to be more than an overcomer.

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Posted in Bible study, Psalms, Tony Funderburk, Words and Music | Tagged down and out, feelings, self help
Tony Funderburk Posted on November 11, 2015 by TonySeptember 30, 2019
Evidence of a Creator

Most people on the planet…yes most…don’t believe in “a creator God”…much less “THE Creator God”. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard the same old cliché: “I just don’t see any evidence of a Creator”. The evidence is all around you. In fact, the evidence completely and thoroughly surrounds you. And only a fool would ever make the claim, “there is no God”. I’ve been writing about God, in one way or another, for my entire writing life…over 40 years. And to this day, I’m amazed at the complexity and awe and wonder of His creation all around me. I’d like to share a few thoughts with you I had about some trees way back in 1974. See if you can tell what’s hidden in the verse. Why would I share this as evidence of a Creator?

Evidence of a Creator

An Audience of Trees

I sat before an audience of trees,
The wind, blowing through the leaves,
Became an applause.
Why were they clapping?
Surely not for me.
I was merely sitting there writing about them.
Maybe they enjoyed the attention.
These trees were attired in Autumn fashions.
And some were even dressing for the winter.
It’s really odd, though”
A tree thinks its stylish to be naked through the freeze.
Thank goodness I’ll never be that daring.
My stage for the multitude
Was a semi-dried embankment of dirt.
I’m not proud.
I’m also not an attraction”only attracted.
I’ve been alone before,
But never knowing such peace
As when I sat before that audience of trees.

© 1974 Tony Funderburk

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Posted in Bible study, creation science, Words and Music | Tagged Autumn fashion
Tony Funderburk Posted on November 4, 2015 by TonyFebruary 5, 2023
3 Easy Steps To Get Wise

It’s good to learn and discover new things your whole life. It’s necessary. And you’d be a pretty boring person, if you tried to go all the way through life with only the knowledge you picked up in grade school. But…even though getting smart and smarter is important…there’s something even more important. In addition to having brains, you gotta know what to do with ’em. You gotta get wise. Getting wise means you know what to do with all those brain cells you built up learning and discovering. Wanna know the 3 easy steps to get wise? Well, keep reading. I won’t make this long and drawn out.

The headline says: 3 easy steps to get wise. So, here they are:

  1. Admit there is a God.
  2. Admit you’re not Him.
  3. Trust Him to know what’s best

 

See how easy that is. Admit. Admit. And trust.

It’s so easy even a child can do it. Yet most people in the world can’t do it…I mean…won’t do it. If you’re one of them, what makes it so difficult for you? Why can’t you admit that something much more intelligent than the universe created the universe? Why would you not be able to admit that you’re not the one who created the universe? And what makes it so hard to trust in the living, loving God?

I’d truly like to know. Send me a comment or an email, and let me know why you would struggle with these 3 easy steps to get wise. If you’d like to talk about it, I’m here. And here’s a little rhyme talking about wisdom, and why you should get it…

Get Wise

Don’t drink the wine of violence
Or eat the bread of hate.
You might just get away with it,
But can you afford to wait?
Don’t push and shove the simple.
Seek knowledge just like gold.
And in so doing you’ll lay up
Your treasures manifold.

A word to the confounded”
Pour light into your eyes.
If you expect more than neglect,
Get wisdom; yeah get wise.

Get wise to the deceiver.
Don’t harken to his lies.
Keep commanding understanding.
Get wisdom; yeah get wise.

Don’t walk, you, with the wicked.
Beware the scornful tongue.
Let never part your loving heart
And live forever young.

© 1995 Tony Funderburk  (February 2)

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Posted in Bible study, Words and Music | Tagged get wise, wisdom and knowledge
Tony Funderburk Posted on September 3, 2015 by TonyMarch 18, 2025
Why God Does The Things He Does

Do you wonder why God kept the best secret ever a secret for so long? Since His secret was so full of good news”why did He wait so long to share it with us? Well, you might read Bible stories over and over and still not understand why does God the things He does. I’d like to show you how it’s because of His love for us.

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When you first learn to tie your shoes, or make your bed, or read and write, you want to be able to do those things by yourself. Right? It’s a good feeling to know you can tie your shoes without any help. It’s a great feeling to know you can read a book by yourself. And because your mom or dad love you, they teach you how and then they let you do it yourself. If they kept doing it for you, before you know it, you wouldn’t like it anymore.

God works like that.

So, stop wondering WHY God does things like He does.

Instead, be glad He does. He’s smarter than we are, so He knows we need to learn things and to figure things out for ourselves”even when they’re not any fun at all.

That’s why He made some rules and gave them to the Jewish people a long time ago. He wanted them to see how hard it was to live a truly good life. Those people spent thousands of years trying to keep the rules. In fact, they made even more rules to go with God’s rules. And they didn’t do a good job of keeping those either.

God knew His people wouldn’t be able to keep the rules. But He also knew they needed to find out for themselves. They sure found out the hard way. Once God knew it was the right time, He sent His Son, Jesus, to offer the hope of peace on earth. And guess what?

A lot of the people didn’t believe Him. They just wouldn’t believe He was the Son of God. They didn’t believe He was the answer to their prayers. And they killed Him.

But Jesus rose from the dead just like He said He would. He proved He was God in the flesh. And He told a man named Paul to go and tell the world that everybody could be forgiven. There’s a place in the Bible where Jesus showed Paul how God kept this wonderful news a secret to let people learn how much they needed Him. And since God’s favorite people, the Jews, didn’t believe He made a new plan. He sent Jesus to take your punishment. And my punishment. And the punishment for the whole world. When Jesus did that, He made a way for us to be forgiven and live forever.

So, maybe sometimes you wonder why God does things like He does. Just remember this. It’s always out of love for those who love Him. And here’s a rhyme to help you remember:

What God does He does because He loves you.
He has reasons you can always trust.
So, don’t worry, He will never leave you,
And His gold will cover all your rust.

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Posted in Bible study, Daily Devotional, Ephesians, Rhymes For Kids | Tagged do it yourself, why God does what He does
Tony Funderburk Posted on August 28, 2015 by TonyApril 5, 2023
Obey Your Parents

When you make a promise, do you keep it? Do you think people always keep their promises? It’s sad, but most people don’t keep all their promises. But guess who does? That’s right! God. When God makes a promise to you, it’s something you can trust. And God has a wonderful promise for you…if you obey your parents. Can you guess what it is? It’s not a new bike or video game or iPhone. It’s something that lasts way past everything else. Wanna know what it is? Keep reading.

Yes, God has a promise.

There’s a place in the Bible where it says if children will obey their parents God promises they can “live long on the earth“. That’s a great promise. It means you’ll have more time to get to know people and share God’s love. After all, if He didn’t love us first, we wouldn’t know how to love anybody else. In fact, if there was no such thing as God, loving someone else wouldn’t matter. Because who could really know what love is anyway. It would just be whatever you make up in your own head. And everybody would make up different things. Goofy things. Weird things.

But God shows us what love is. He sent Jesus to earth to become a man and take our punishments. People who didn’t know what true love was put Jesus on a cross and killed Him. And He’s the one who said that giving up your life for a friend is the best love there is. He showed us the best love. But Jesus wasn’t buried because He rose from the dead…just like He promised He would. And He told His friends to tell us we can rise up, too. Just like His promise of long life for you if you obey your parents, His promise of forever life is true, too. Do you believe it? Do you believe you can trust in Jesus and live forever? Here’s a rhyme to help you remember…

Obey your parents every day
‘Cause Jesus wants you to.
He’s made a promise, if you do.
Believe it when I say
That Jesus loves you and He made
A place where you can go…
A love where you can know
You’ll never be afraid.

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Posted in Bible study, Daily Devotional, Ephesians, Rhymes For Kids, Tony Funderburk | Tagged live forever
Tony Funderburk Posted on August 25, 2015 by TonyJune 27, 2024
Good For Your Bones

Maybe your mom or dad has told you to drink the rest of your milk. And when you asked why, they said it’s good for your bones. Or maybe you take vitamins because they’re supposed to help, too. But did you ever hear anybody say sweet words are good for your bones? Well, somebody very important did say it. It wasn’t a doctor or nurse or anybody like that. In fact, it was God who said it. He used King Solomon to write it, and His words go like this…

“Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.”

So, you could say sweet words are good for your bones.

But you don’t need to say it. Because I just did.

Anyway…

Have you ever seen a honeycomb. They’re very cool. They have little boxes where honey is stored when bees take in nectar from flowers. A honeycomb is full of sweet, tasty honey. And honey is good for you. That’s probably why God wants you to use sweet words. They’re good for you. They can even be healthy for your bones. It may sound odd, but if God says it, you know it’s true. So, what do you think? Can you say something sweet to someone today? I bet you can. And I bet they smile when you do. And when they smile, you might see their teeth. And teeth are bones. So…what do you know? Maybe it really works. Here’s a rhyme to help you remember…

Sweet words are good for your bones
Much better than ice cream cones.
You can talk a healthier way
And say some sweet words today.

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