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As I mentioned in my recent “Why a Spiral Galaxy?” post, I have been slowly working my way through Improbable Planet (2016), in which Dr. Hugh Ross reviews the increasing evidence of fine-tuning in situating and preparing planet Earth for humanity. Using the analogy of building a large and complex edifice, Ross’s eighth chapter is […]
“Turkeys get a bad rap.” — Jeanne Piga-Plunkett, registered dietitian at The University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health My fellow Americans… Many of you may be anticipating eating lots of turkey (along with assorted side dishes) this Thanksgiving holiday. This meal is often accompanied by a drowsiness and possible nap, which […]
It is not uncommon for bloggers and other article-writers to put out a Top 5 (or other number) list for something. I have done a few myself. A “Top X Books …” is a favorite — both to read and to write — for those of us who like to read books. A few years […]
Let’s “do” a little science-ing today, shall we? I have had the book Improbable Planet by Hugh Ross in my bookcase for a few years but only now got around to reading it. Well, actually, I’m only part-way through it. But, I already found a nice snippet in the beginning chapters that I wanted to […]
A few years ago, a young woman applied for membership to a Christian Facebook group I run. There were many reasons that I declined her application, but one of them was that she considered herself a “Christian Witch”. (Sounds like an oxymoron to me!) At another time, I read a thread in the “Christian Metal” […]
“You cannot understand the Palestinian refugee question while not at the same time also understanding the broader historical, political, and legal circumstances surrounding the issue.” — Lex Takkenberg, a senior advisor for the Jordan-based Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development When reading or listening to the discussions about the Israeli/Hamas conflict, you might have wondered […]
“No Peace with Israel. No Recognition of Israel. No Negotiations with Israel.” — statement from the Arab League Summit (1967) It wasn’t easy to choose a topic for this week, but I eventually decided on the Israel vs. Palestine/Hamas war. But, rather than me spending a lot of time writing something up, I found a […]
As my regular readers know, I am a conservative Christian with an interest in Christian apologetics. It is both interesting and frustrating to see some of the stuff that well-meaning people have put on the internet in order to answer a challenge to their “faith” and/or to put an atheist or other non-Christian in his/her […]
Did you watch the second GOP presidential primary debate the other day? I didn’t, but I understand that things got a bit heated between Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis at one point. It was over the topic of energy independence, specifically DeSantis’ policies as governor of Florida. Haley accused DeSantis, saying, “Day Two [of your […]
Many topics were brought up in the House Judiciary Committee’s recent meeting featuring Attorney General Merrick Garland. Garland was there to give “sworn testimony”, but not too surprisingly much of it amounted to expressions of ignorance, forgetfulness, and evasion. The Daily Signal‘s Fred Lucas has provided seven takeaways, which I will give here in shortened […]
