By: Jim Virkler; ©2008 James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) is an anomaly among scientists. Charles Darwin was Maxwell’s contemporary, but the similarity in their work and worldviews ends there. While many…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2008 “We don’t really see each other in this classroom. Instead, we only see the light that is reflected from each other.” This riddle-like proposition has always…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2008 An old philosophical riddle asks, “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” The…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2008 Robust discussion of differing points of view makes science, and many other human projects, healthy and viable. For some, such discussions are distasteful and threatening. Others…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2008 The beauty and operation of our physical world has always triggered deep human reflections on how our sphere of existence manifests the existence of a deity.…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2008 When King David penned Psalm 8, he must have flashed back to his former life as a shepherd. No doubt his night tour of duty included…
One of the most challenging tasks of a science teacher, or even a parent or pastor, is to cultivate knowledge and a sense of wonder concerning the physical world. The…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2008 Atheists, agnostics, and perhaps even believers who are sometimes plagued with doubt about God’s existence desire evidence that He exists. More specifically, those who have serious…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2008 Generating enthusiasm for understanding the benefits of the intersection between science and faith is a difficult undertaking. The reasons for this are complex, but worth our…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2008 Let’s explore why so many people of faith view the role of science somewhat suspiciously while building their apologetic system for scriptural Christianity. Perhaps it is…
