Livescience.com: Perfect Space Storm Could be Catastrophic on Earth, Study Concludes Solar activity has just passed the low point in its 11-year cycle, and is expected to peak again around 2012. It is believed that about every 100 years or so, there is a particularly intense solar storm, which could disrupt power supplies on Earth …
Atheist: Africa needs God
A London Times article by Matthew Parris: As an atheist, I truly believe Africa needs God Subtitle: Missionaries, not aid money, are the solution to Africa's biggest problem - the crushing passivity of the people's mindset A few excerpts: Now a confirmed atheist, I've become convinced of the enormous contribution that Christian evangelism makes in …
President Bush’s environmental legacy gets a boost
President Bush hasn't been the favorite president of the environmental movement: pushing for oil drilling in pristine areas, pushing for relaxation of air and water quality regulations, uranium mining at the edge of the Grand Canyon, removing scientists from the process of evaluating endangered species, and low investment in renewable energy resources. A part of …
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National Geographic — irresponsible dismissal of a valid historical document
I have been a reader and collector of National Geographic since childhood. I am able to overlook some of their biases, which lead from time to time to sloppy journalism on the part of the magazine, such as the Gospel of Judas fiasco. Here is another NG piece of sloppy/biased journalism regarding religion: the cover …
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Volcano art
Magma Cum Laude has a couple of nice paintings of Vesuvius, including this one: Pierre-Jacques Volaire, The Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, 1777; from the North Carolina Museum of Art HT: The Volcanism Blog Grace and Peace
Spurgeon on science
Charles Spurgeon was one of the great preachers of the nineteenth century, and like many leading Evangelicals of that time, he had no problem with the idea of an old Earth. Today's Pyromaniac's blog has an excerpt from Spurgeon's book The Greatest Fight in the World. In this short section, Spurgeon attacks the scientists who …
Global Accessibility
Here's a map from the European Commission and the World Bank showing travel time to major cities (this is, cities with at least 50,000) people. The bright areas can be reached from cities in just a few hours of transit; the dark areas take days to reach. The lines in the oceans designate shipping lane …
Happy New Year with a Bonhoeffer quote
A Dietrich Bonhoeffer quote: I believe that God can and will bring good out of evil, even out of the greatest evil. For that purpose, he needs men who make the best use of everything. I got this from the Internet Monk, who adds these comments: By all reports, Bonhoeffer made the best use of …
Space shuttles for sale
From Yahoo News/AP: Want a retired space shuttle? They're up for grabs The space agency said Wednesday it's looking for ideas on where and how best to display its space shuttles once they stop flying in a few years. It's put out a call to schools, science museums and "other appropriate organizations" that might be …
100 geological things to do
This meme was started by Geotripper, and I've seen it at Looking for Detachment and Clastic Detritus as well. The idea is to take a standard list, written by Geotripper, and highlight with bold the the things I've actually done: 1. See an erupting volcano 2. See a glacier [I've been on small glaciers in …
Bible reading in 2009
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. (Psalm 119:105 ESV) They received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. (Acts 17:11 ESV) New Years Day is coming in two weeks, and many make a resolution to read in the …
Brrrrrrr
Next day update -- The temperature here in Lakewood was even colder this morning (12/15/08): -11°F (-24°C). I love winter! It's a little cold this morning: -1°F (-18°C) here in Lakewood, Colorado, and -15°F (-26°C) in my hometown of Billings. But I love winter! My comment to my wife this morning was, "I'm glad we …
Chukar
We saw a couple of Chukars near our apartment yesterday. I thought they were quails at first, but they had no head plumes. We have a tattered Peterson's Field Guide to Western Birds in our car, that aided in the identification. If you like field guides, then you should be aware of enature.com, which has …
Cizik Resigns
From Christianity Today: Richard Cizik Resigns from the National Association of Evangelicals Richard Cizik resigned Wednesday night as vice president for governmental affairs of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) during a week of growing uproar over his comments that he is shifting his views on same-sex unions. "Although he has subsequently expressed regret, apologized, …
Hubble Advent Calendar
It doesn't point to Christ as directly as Advent ought to, but this is still a really cool internet Advent Calendar: Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar 2008. HT: Internet Monk (The creation does point to Christ; the text of the Advent calendar doesn't) Grace and Peace
Derek Kidner on Genesis
Derek Kidner, author of the Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (IVP) on Genesis, Ezra, Nehemiah, Psalms, and Proverbs, died this week, at age 95 (HT: Be Bold, Be Gentle). Kidner had a love and respect for the Scriptures, a thorough knowledge of Old Testament language, history, and culture; and an ability to communicate clearly. He also …
Techie terrorists
TimesOnline article: Google Earth accused of aiding terrorists. Apparently the Mumbai terrorists used Google Earth as part of planning their attack. An Indian Court has been called to ban Google Earth amid suggestions the online satellite imaging was used to help plan the terror attacks that killed more than 170 people in Mumbai last month. …
Deriba Caldera, Sudan
From NASA's Earth Observatory: Deriba Caldera, a volcano in the Darfur region of Sudan. This caldera was formed in a large eruption about 3,500 years ago. The geometry is a little more obvious in Google Earth: Like Crater Lake in Oregon, this caldera was formed by a massive eruption, likely followed by a partial collapse …
Pliocene and Quaternary sea levels
Tying into a post from earlier tonight: global Pliocene and Quaternary sea levels, from the US Geological Survey. The natural range of sea level for the past 3 million years is from a high of 35 meters above present sea level, to a low of 120 meters below present sea level: The +35 m value …
Life Together quotes #2
Last week, I gave a few quotes (here) from the first two chapters of Life Together, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German Lutheran pastor who was executed by the Nazis in the final days of World War 2. Here are quotes from the rest of the book: Chapter 3 -- The Day Alone But silence before …
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