Monarch Moments
By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 For the third consecutive summer, one of our blog posts highlights the Monarch butterfly, one of the most remarkable animals on the planet. Last weekend I was on hand for a service of healing and remembrance entitled “Monarch Moments” for family members touched by Alzheimer’s disease. Monarch butterflies were released in…
Read MoreDoes It Really Matter?
By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 Do our personal creationism beliefs really matter? During 2010, many of our posts have focused on various aspects of the issue of creation time scales. It seems to be a matter of intense interest both within the faith community and among others examining our beliefs. However, the subject matters more to…
Read MoreEvolution of Creationism
By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 Creationism issues have occupied well over half of our blog space since the beginning of 2010. The history of the origins discussion within the church has been spotlighted. For better or for worse, creationists of every persuasion are fond of supporting their beliefs by citing what their forebears thought. In the…
Read MoreRespect for Authority
By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 Several months ago a group of thirteen professionally trained astronomers considered formal presentations by two other professionally trained Christian astronomers who presented their arguments on the age of the universe. Each of the thirteen Christian astronomers has earned a PhD. and is currently employed at an educational venue such as Alabama,…
Read MoreLight Travel Problem
By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 In order for the massive amount of mainstream scientific evidence for the great age of the universe (13.73 billion years) and earth (4.54 billion years) to be rejected, the accepted beliefs about the behavior of light must be called into question. I encourage readers to investigate the issue for themselves. There…
Read MoreComplete Knowledge
By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 There are few areas of human understanding where we can confidently say that our knowledge is complete. Determining historical timelines is one of those areas. We wish to date the sudden explosion of fully modern human culture, or the age of the dinosaurs. We may attempt to refine the age of…
Read MoreParadox of Progress
By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 One would think the increased agricultural bounty, elevated personal convenience and comfort, and improved living standards of the last century would result in heightened awareness of the goodness of God and a greater degree of thankfulness to our Creator. In our modern society, however, it appears that just the opposite may…
Read MoreObjective Truth
By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 People react to issues such as God’s existence, how He acted, and when He acted in diverse ways. The existence of God, how He acted to create the cosmos, and when He acted to create it, may be regarded as objective truths. That is, no matter what we believe to be…
Read MoreListener Enthusiam
By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 Many viewers have been blessed by the ongoing John Ankerberg Show science program series. Several took time to write after the last broadcast: * I have been watching John for some years now and have always enjoyed watching him and his guests. I have really been enjoying the Big Bang series…
Read MoreListener Reaction
By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 The current John Ankerberg Show science series continues to generate considerable interest among listeners. The series began with a discussion of the “Big Bang” and continues with topics ranging from fine tuning of the universe and life forms to the poverty of evolution and naturalistic explanations, to the agreement of scientific…
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