From Abortion and Christmas by Scott Stiegemeyer: Even though we are still basking in the glory of the Festival of the Resurrection, today my mind turns toward Christmas. That’s because today is the commemoration of the Annunciation, the scene in Luke’s Gospel where the angel tells Mary that she will bear a son who will …
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Gene Edward Veith (Cranach) quotes Anne Rice, former atheist and vampire novel author, on her conversion to Christianity: Anne Rice, who became famous for writing highly literate vampire novels, gives more details about her conversion to Christianity in a forum on the Washington Post online: On Faith: Guest Voices: My Trust in My Lord. Sample: …
From today's Astronomy Picture of the Day: Cat's Eye Hubble Remix Explanation: Staring across interstellar space, the alluring Cat's Eye Nebula lies three thousand light-years from Earth. One of the most famous planetary nebulae in the sky, the Cat's Eye (NGC 6543) is over half a light-year across and represents a final, brief yet glorious …
Here's another image related to this week's heavy rainfall and flooding in Missouri and adjoining states: In this image, red areas (very tiny) received greater than 200 mm (8 in) of precipitation, orange areas receive more than 150 mm (6 in), and yellow areas received more than 100 mm (4 in). The image and a …
The USGS has an online map called WaterWatch, which portrays conditions from stream gaging stations. Parts of Missouri and Arkansas have received a foot of rain this week, and that storm system has spread to the east. Black dots on the map are areas that are currently the highest above normal. The map is clickable--you …
Night time launch of the space shuttle Endeavor, from today's Astronomy Picture of the Day: Photo by James N. Brown Grace and Peace
This item was originally posted in March, 2006. (Wow! That reminds me---The GeoChristian is two years old this week!) It is now part of my blog recycling program. Because I have new readers at The GeoChristian, I will occasionally go back and re-use some of my favorite blog entries. As a teacher, I've seen a …
Gracie likes to lay down on the laptop keyboard. Cinder likes to be in the way when I'm trying to type. That is the price I pay for having a little piece of nature in the home. Grace and Peace
Don, at The Evangelical Ecologist, has a couple posts on a new statement written by some Southern Baptist leaders who feel their denomination's stance on anthropogenic climate change and other environmental issues is too weak: A Southern Baptist Declaration on the Environment and Climate Change An Open Letter to Southern Baptists One thing I appreciate …
WorldWide Telescope could do for astronomy what Google Earth has done for the Earth sciences. I haven' seen it yet; it is coming out some time in the spring of 2008. With WWTelescope, one will be able to view any place in the sky with imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope as well as from …
Today is pi day (3.14). Click here for my pi day jokes from last year. Click here for pi to one million decimal places, just in case you ever need it. Click here for the official Pi Day web site. Pi day just also happens to be Albert Einstein's birthday. That seems appropriate. Grace and …
Google Earth came in handy today for illustrating microclimate. At lower elevations in the Bridger Range near Bozeman, Montana, dense pine forests form on north-facing slopes, whereas grass dominates the south-facing slopes. There is enough of a difference in soil temperature and moisture between the two sides of the ridges to make a significant difference …
Welcome to The GeoChristian. Out of over 600 posts on my blog, this one on plant hardiness zones is the one people find second most often via search engines. The purpose of The GeoChristian is twofold: 1. To enhance science literacy within the Evangelical Christian community. 2. To present a Biblical Christianity that is hostile …
The Hawaiian volcano Kilauea has been erupting more or less continuously since 1983. Current lava flows are reaching the Pacific ocean, and Honolulu television station KITV has videos: Lava Reaches Ocean Creating Spectacular View HT: Geology News Grace and Peace
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