My friend Glenn has advice on Disciplined Reading. Check out his 75 books that have powerfully influenced him. Here are the books I've been working on in August: Beyond Creation Science -- by Timothy Martin and Jeffery Vaughn. A good Biblical analysis of young-Earth creationism mixed with a "Jesus has already returned" eschatology (full preterism). …
Month: August 2009
Updates: job search, upcoming posts
There is nothing new on the job search. I am seeking employment as either a geoscience or geospatial professional (or both combined in one position). As I told one of my daughters a few months ago: "I've found plenty of jobs; they just haven't found me." Click here for a brief resume, or go to …
APOD: Morning glory clouds
From today's Astronomy Picture of the Day: Morning Glory Clouds Over Australia. The text description from APOD: Explanation: What causes these long, strange clouds? No one is sure. A rare type of cloud known as a Morning Glory cloud can stretch 1,000 kilometers long and occur at altitudes up to two kilometers high. Although similar …
The Reason for God — $8.99
I saw The Reason for God by Timothy Keller at Costco for only $8.99. Or you can get it for $10.88 on Amazon. You decide. As I have said before, I recommend this book for Skeptics -- If you reject Christianity because what you have read from the New Atheists, you owe it to yourself …
Religious belief among scientists
Here are some results of a PEW Research Center study on the religious and political beliefs of scientists: Statistic #1 42% -- Scientists ages 18-34 who say they believe in God. 28% -- Scientists 65 and older who say this. What does this mean? Does it mean that an increasing number of scientists believe in …
Updates: job search, unemployment activities, comments (Is God a malevolent bioterrorist?)
I'm still plugging away on the job search. I know that I am competing against 50 to 100 people (or more) for many of the positions I have applied for. My lovely wife tells me that I should feel pretty good about being a finalist for a number of these positions. Yes, but I'd sure …
Six bad arguments from Answers in Genesis (Part 5)
This is part five of a six-part series examining supposed evidences for a global flood that have recently appeared on the Answers in Genesis web site. The people at AiG are my brothers and sisters in Christ, and I share their love for the Lord Jesus Christ, their respect for the Bible as the Word …
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Seeing God in nature
According to the Bible (for example Romans 1; Psalm 19), nature should point us to God. Author Philip Yancey writes about this in Christianity Today: A Whole Good World Outside: Opening our blinds to the prevailing wonder of creation. Here's a quote: It was this whole good world outside as much as anything that brought …
Where’s the beef?
from World Magazine
Reading — July 2009
I didn't get as much reading done in July as I would have liked, but here's the one book I did finish: The Reason for God, by Timothy Keller. The chapters address: The idea that there cannot be only one true religion The problem of evil -- how can a good God allow suffering? The …
Where I’ve been — updated world, US state, and US county maps
This summer, I've added a new state (New Mexico) and at least nine new counties, so here are some updated maps. World map -- 10 countries -- nothing new: U.S. map (states) -- 46 states -- up from 45: U.S. map (counties) -- 900 out of 3109 counties (excluding Alaska and Hawaii): I believe that …
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