By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Most children enjoy all manner of critters, including those in class insecta. They take pleasure in capturing, caressing, and controlling the creatures, at least for a…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Before putting the monarch butterfly discussion to rest for the summer, consider how we may communicate the marvels of the monarch to a young person in…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Biologists who endorse neither intelligent design nor theistic acts of creation along the cosmic timeline may nonetheless marvel at the wonder of living things–their structure and…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Our Creator provides multiple occasions for worship experiences. Sunday church is but one of those opportunities. Many others present themselves to the alert, thoughtful observer. Last…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Scientific conclusions about cause and effect in earth’s bio-history must adhere to rules. Did observed effects “just happen?” Or was God involved in the actions in…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” A French journalist, Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr penned this epigram in 1849. It has become a well-known…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 Several sources of wonder and awe concerning cells have been addressed in recent posts. These include their complexity, organization, design, information content, replicating capacity, and synthesizing…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 Examining a skyscraper, an automobile, or a fine sculpture, we would have little difficulty recognizing that they are designer-conceived and artisan-executed. One could also admire the…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 When a child receives a new toy, before asking “How does it work?” he may pause to admire its structure and other physical features. Likewise, before…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 It is surprising that the concept of intelligent agency in bio-systems or in the cosmos at large is rejected so vehemently by many science professionals. There…
