P.S. A reader pointed out that someone like Michael Behe (Darwin's Black Box) would probably fall somewhere between 2 and 3. If that is where you are at, you will have to make a difficult choice. My apologies.
September poll results
Thank you to the 66 people who took my first poll, which was a survey of the faith and education of the readers of The GeoChristian. The results of that poll are: 48% -- I consider myself to be a Christian and have a college degree in science 38% -- I consider myself to be …
Christianity — protection against superstition and the paranormal
The following item was originally posted in September 2008. 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. Atheists, and other opponents of the truthfulness of Christianity, often equate Christianity with superstition. Here's a …
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Water on the moon
From the NASA Image of the Day Gallery: Water Detected at High Latitudes on the Moon --- From the decription: NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper, an instrument on the Indian Space Research Organization's Chandrayaan-1 mission, took this image of Earth's moon. It is a three-color composite of reflected near-infrared radiation from the sun, and illustrates the …
Hike — Deer Creek Canyon
The family took a hike in Deer Creek Canyon, at the southwest corner of the Denver metro area last week. This was before it turned cold and rainy/snowy. The trail has a mixture of grassland, scrub brush, and forest (Ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, scrub oak, aspen, and others). Click on images to enlarge. Grace and …
William Jennings Bryan and the age of the Earth
This is part of my series on theologically conservative Christians who advocate some form of old-Earth creationism, which is the idea that there is no Biblical reason to question that the Earth is billions of years old. Most of those I am highlighting in this series would hold to some sort of Biblical inerrancy. In …
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Internet Monk: a comment from an evangelical vertebrate paleontologist
My previous post was about pastors responding to a question about evolution. One of the readers' comments was from a Christian paleontologist. Here's the comment (emphasis added by me): You guys rule — it was a joy to read through these answers from such different Christian traditions and find such humility and realism regarding a …
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Internet Monk: “That Evolution Question”
The Internet Monk by Michael Spencer is one of the few blogs I read almost every day. Today he had a post in his "Liturgical Gangstas" series on "That Evolution Question." He posed the following question to his panel of pastors: A pre-med college student in your congregation comes to you and says “I’ve been …
Is accepting an old Earth heresy?
There has been some controversy regarding this post. I'll do my best to clear up any misunderstandings here at the beginning: The author of the blog (DefendingGenesis) I reference accused me of "enabling apostasy" by teaching an old Earth. He did not accuse me of apostasy. It was one of the commenters on that blog …
Butterfly nebula
From today's Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Butterfly Nebula from Upgraded Hubble. Grace and Peace
Obama’s education speech
I'm rather embarrassed by the reaction many conservatives have had to the upcoming Obama address to students in America's schools. The topic will be the importance of education, and giving a speech like this is a very fitting role for the president of the United States. Read pastor John Piper's perspective: I am stunned at …
September poll — who reads The GeoChristian?
I'm averaging a little over 300 visitors per day at The GeoChristian, and am curious to know more of the make up of my audience. This is my first attempt at polling on my blog; I think you can vote only one time. I am still seeking employment as either a geoscience or geospatial professional …
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Dealing with an apparent Bible contradiction
"You cannot believe the Bible because it is full of contradictions." I've heard this stated many times; you have probably heard it as well. You may be one who uses "Bible contradictions" as one of the reasons for rejecting Christianity, or you may be a Christian who struggles because there are things in the Bible …
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Four Teens
As of today, we have four teenagers in the family. Our youngest turned 13 today; our oldest will be 20 in six weeks. Having teenagers in the house has been a blessing in many ways. I have enjoyed the maturing relationships I have with each one, and seeing them grow in Christ. Grace and Peace
Nietzsche Mints
From ThinkGeek.com: Flavorless Nihilist Mints. Sigh. Life is without meaning. It is bleak, empty, and anything we assign value to is completely false. We could say, for instance, that these Nihilist Mints symbolize that blankness of meaning, but then that would be a contradiction as we would be saying that Nihilist Mints mean something. They …
Spiritual growth in this life
“This life is not godliness, but growth in godliness; not health, but healing; not being, but becoming; not rest, but exercise. We are not now what we shall be, but we are on the way; the process is not yet finished, but it has begun; this is not the goal, but it is [the] road; …
Reading — August 2009
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). …
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 …
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