Arrrrgh. I'm writing about politics again. Or am I writing about religion? Here is a section from "God, the Gospel, and Glenn Beck" by Southern Baptist pastor/seminary professor Russell Moore: It’s taken us a long time to get here, in this plummet from Francis Schaeffer to Glenn Beck. In order to be this gullible, American …
Bjorn Lomborg — the “skeptical environmentalist” is skeptical no more
From Yahoo! News: Noted anti-global-warming scientist reverses course. With scientific data piling up showing that the world has reached its hottest-ever point in recorded history, global-warming skeptics are facing a high-profile defection from their ranks. Bjorn Lomborg, author of the influential tract "The Skeptical Environmentalist," has reversed course on the urgency of global warming, and …
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St. Louis creation museum?
Here's a listing from an internet classified ad site: Seeking Board Members for Group (Advocates for Creation Science) A newly formed organization is seeking those who would serve on the board of directors. This organization, "Advocates of Creation Science" or "ACS" is the dream of Michael Douthat, a retired engineer. His ultimate desire is to …
Crunchy Con Environmentalism
Yesterday, I quoted "A Crunchy-Con Manifesto" from the book Crunchy Cons, by Rod Dreher. I won't say too much about most of the book: the chapters on consumerism, food, education, and so forth. I do want to spend a bit of time taking a closer look at the chapter on the environment. Dreher starts with …
A Crunchy-Con Manifesto
I have too many half-read books on my bookshelf (or in some cases stacked in piles in my office). One of them is Crunchy Cons, by Rod Dreher, with the subtitle "How Birkenstocked Burkeans, gun-loving organic gardeners, evangelical free-range farmers, hip homeschooling mamas, right-wing nature lovers, ... America (or at least the Republican Party)." I …
Albert Camus — evangelist?
From "Saved by an Atheist" by Rob Moll, who returned to faith in Christ in part through reading The Plague by Albert Camus: Yet the biggest influence on my spiritual journey was the novels and philosophy of Albert Camus, a French existentialist of the 1940s and '50s—and an atheist. C. S. Lewis warned, "A young …
Bumper sticker historical revisionism
A car at work has this bumper sticker: Ummmm... I think it has been over 300 years since anyone was burned at the stake in this country (a very unfortunate event in U.S. history). Since that time, mixing of politics and religion has led to some rather positive historical developments, such as the abolition of …
Ongoing conversations — dinosaur eggs, and why I’m a Christian
I'm sort of caught between the young-Earth creationists on one side and the militant Dawkinsites on the other. I love them both: the YECs are my dear brothers and sisters in Christ, and Jesus loves the atheists, so I do too. There are a couple of interesting conversations going on on some of my older …
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The best of young Earth creationism
I've added three links on my blogroll: "The best of young-Earth creationism." I strongly disagree with these guys on geological issues, but admire them for: Being bold in their convictions and commitment to Biblical Christianity Being willing to confront some of the problems with young-Earth creationism Being respectful of those who disagree with them Being …
Perhaps the oceans haven’t been created yet
Last year I published a blog post regarding young-Earth creationists' use of seawater composition to "prove" that Earth is nowhere near 4.5 billion years old (Aluminum and the 100-year old oceans). This argument is one that needs to be added to their growing "Arguments creationists should not use" page, but it continues to make the …
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Evangelical Christian perspectives on the environment
Christianity Today magazine asked three Christian leaders "How concerned should Christians be about environmental care?" The answers are short, but serve as an introduction to the range of answers that exist among Evangelicals. Each of these writers, from politically liberal to conservative, has insights that Evangelicals need to take into consideration as we think about …
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Aurora Australis
I've only seen the northern lights (aurora borealis) once, and that only faintly. Here's a photo of the southern lights from the International Space Station. From NASA's Earth Observatory Image of the Day, June 21, 2010: Aurora Australis Observed from the International Space Station. Grace and Peace
Billings tornado!
On Saturday, June 20, a rare Eastern Montana tornado destroyed the 10,000-seat Rimrock Auto Arena (formerly Metra) in Billings. No one was seriously injured or killed by this F2 tornado which went through a portion of Montana's largest city. Growing up in Billings, my memories of Metra include high school graduations (including mine), hockey games, …
Gulf Oil Spill map
ESRI has a nice map showing the current extent of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, along with other themes such as wind and ocean currents. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Situational Awareness Viewer Grace and Peace
Still alive
Though my presence on the internet has been rather meager since November---and entirely absent since March---I am still alive and kicking. My primary excuses are (1) I've gone from not working to working long days plus Saturdays, and (2) being down to one computer in the household. Thank you to those of you who have …
A response to “No one can really know God”
Last week, Ken Samples of Reasons to Believe was a guest on the afternoon radio program Issues Etc., which is hosted by Lutheran pastor Todd Wilken. This series, entitled "Answering Tough Questions About the Christian Faith," aired on March 1-3. The first program focused on questions about faith in God. Here's the intro: Wilken: I …
NASA going nowhere?
From Yahoo! News: Senators to NASA chief: Go somewhere specific President Obama's budget proposal would axe NASA's planned trip to the moon. So where should NASA send astronauts? The long-term goal is to send astronauts to Mars, but what are good shorter-term objectives? Here are two items that caught my attention regarding a future trip …
Earthquake theology
With today's massive earthquake in Chile, and last month's deadly tremor in Haiti, I have a few questions for your theological pondering: Are earthquakes part of God's good creation, or did they commence with the human fall into sin? Are earthquakes good or evil? (or neutral?) Is God glorified in any way by earthquakes? Are …
Lessons from Haiti
Christian geologist Charles Carrigan has written an article about the earthquake in Haiti on the Olivet Nazarene University's blog: Guest Feature: Tragedy and geology in the recent Haiti earthquake. Some of my thoughts after reading this (not all directly related to what Carrigan wrote about): Earthquakes do not have to kill. The 2010 Haiti earthquake …
Around the web — 1/26/10
I've been putting in a lot of hours, which has been a very good thing following a long period of unemployment. One down side has been having very little time for The GeoChristian. Archaeology: What an Ancient Hebrew Note Might Mean (Christianity Today) -- Skeptics of the historical reliability of the Old Testament have long …
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