I'll soon be moving to a new state and a new job, so I won't be doing much blogging for perhaps a month or more. The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will …
Month: November 2009
Earth Observatory goodies
Here are some more great images from NASA's Earth Observatory: Grace and Peace
Has Science Disproved Christianity?
I highly recommend "Has Science Disproved Christianity?", a talk given by Dr. Charles Kankelborg at the Evangelical Free Church of Bozeman, Montana earlier this month. Dr. Kankelborg is a professor of physics at Montana State University. The audio file is available from the Bozeman Evangelical Free Church site (Scroll down to November 1, 2009) Here …
Book Review: Beyond Creation Science (part 2)
In part one of my book review of Beyond Creation Science by Timothy Martin and Jeffrey Vaughn, I stated that the authors succeeded admirably in one of their objectives, which was to present a Biblical case against young-Earth creationism, with its 6000-year old Earth and global flood. Their second, and perhaps primary, objective was to …
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Around the web — 11/17/09
Sarah Palin --- I am a conservative and Republican, but I am no fan of Sarah Palin. I groaned when McCain selected her for his running mate, as it completely took away the "experience" argument against Obama. Rod Dreher (Crunchy Con) has a good review of Going Rogue. Senators as cartographers --- National Geographic has …
Around the web — 11/10/09
Muslim soldiers -- Rod Dreher (Crunchy Con) has a picture that should make us think twice about lumping all Muslim US soldiers together: Nidal Hasan isn't the only Muslim U.S. soldier Bioblitz in Yellowstone -- The San Diego Union-Tribune reports Scientists look for Yellowstone's hidden species "Some 125 scientists and volunteers spent 24 hours canvassing …
Charles Colson on creation care
"We should be contending for truth in every area of life. Not for power or because we are taken with some trendy cause, but humbly to bring glory to God. For this reason, Christians should be the most ardent ecologists. Not because we would rather save spotted owls than cut down trees whose bark provides …
New York City — A Montana Native’s Perception
Being that the dreaded Yankees won the World Series, here is my map of New York City, as originally posted in December 2007. A couple days ago I commented (click here) on a map of Montana printed by The New Yorker Magazine. (I got the map from Strange Maps). Those Easterners know that Montana has …
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The ESV Study Bible on creation — Genesis 1
A few weeks ago, I looked at what the ESV Study Bible had to say about the doctrine of creation in its introduction to the book of Genesis (click here). The ESV Study Bible Introduction to Genesis gives an overview of the various interpretations (calendar-day, day-age, etc.), a discussion about the relationship between Genesis and …
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The Chemistry Song
My daughter did the "burn the nut" experiment in her high school chemistry class yesterday. In this experiment, the nut is set up under a calorimeter (which could be as simple as a glass beaker with a thermometer, though other setups work better), the nut is burned, the water warms up, and the student calculates …
Earth First scream therapy
The following item was originally posted in September 2007. I have added it to my blog recycling program. Because I have new readers of The GeoChristian, I will occasionally go back and re-use some of my favorite blog entries. I love trees, but... Here is a video clip featuring Earth First! people mourning the loss …
Book Review: Beyond Creation Science (part 1)
Two popular topics among Evangelical Christians for the past several decades have been origins---especially young-Earth creationism---and dispensational end-times eschatology (eschatology is the doctrine of the last things, including the return of Christ and the final judgment). Young-earth creationism has certainly been the prevailing dogma in Evangelical Christian education and in many churches and Christian colleges. …
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October poll results
Thank you to the 65 people who took my October GeoChristian poll. The question was, "Which statement most closely matches your position on creation and evolution?" Here are the responses: 15% --- I am a Christian and a young-Earth creationist 23% --- I am a Christian and an old-Earth creationist who rejects most of biological …
Last week: snow. This week: 75 F.
A week ago we had 18 inches (46 cm) of snow on the ground. Today it is 75 F (24 C), and most of the snow has melted. I love Colorado weather (which makes me homesick for Montana weather). Grace and Peace
Yippee!!!!!!
Yippee! I got a good an excellent job, starting in less than three weeks. That is about all I will ever say about it here on my blog. Thank you to all who sent notes of encouragement, contacts, and job announcements, as well as to those of you who prayed for me over the past …
Help for the geographically impaired
From The Onion: World Map Rearranged To Accommodate Poor Geography Skills Of Americans—Nations Ordered Alphabetically This is really going to help me with all of those little island countries in the Caribbean and South Pacific. HT: The Map Room Grace and Peace
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