An endlessly entertaining blog for a map junkie like me is Strange Maps. This site has been up for a little over a year, and already has 3,000,000 views! Here are a few sample strange maps: Grace and Peace P.S. No one has indicated that they have figured out Where in the World #5 yet; …
Month: October 2007
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The Evangelical Ecologist recently promoted my site; I'll return the favor. This is a site I go to daily. Ron Schott's Geology Home Companion recently added The GeoChristian to his blogroll. This site is for the more geologically-minded.
Why Blog?
The version of WordPress that I am using for The GeoChristian gives me better statistical information about my blog than I got back when I blogged at "The Earth is Not Flat!" I not only get a count of how many views I have on a day to day basis, which I had before, but …
Knowing God – Chapter 9
Chapter 9 of Knowing God by J.I. Packer is "God Only Wise." Wisdom is the power to see, and the inclination to choose, the best and highest goal, together with the surest means of attaining it. In God boundless wisdom and endless power are united, and this makes him utterly worthy of our fullest trust. …
Turkish Star Wars
My sons recently found "Turkish Star Wars" on the internet. This 1982 film has everything you would want in a movie that has made it to lists of "the worst movies ever made." It has scenes stolen from Star Wars, music stolen from Indiana Jones, and is bad in just about every possible way. It …
Physics Egg Drop 2007
My high school physics class at Bucharest Christian Academy is doing a unit on momentum and energy. When a fast-moving object hits another object, its fate depends on how long it takes for it to come to a complete stop. A skydiver whose parachute fails to open might survive if they hit a haystack or …
Where in the World? #5
Last week: Mauna Loa, Hawaii. By volume, Mauna Loa is the largest volcano in the world. Various web sites give the volume of its lava flows as anywhere from 40,000 to 75,000 km3. Most of the mountain is below sea level, but if one measures from the base to the summit, there is a total …
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