An index fossil is one that typifies a certain geologic period or strata, or more simply stated, it is a fossil found in the Cambrian or Ordovician or one of the named strata and not found in any other. A … Continue reading
MARS is the famous “red planet”, and is not surprisingly named after the Roman god of war. The fourth planet from the sun, it can approach the third planet, Earth, as closely as 54.5 million kilometres (33.9 million miles). Of … Continue reading
Imagine looking out your window one morning as the birds come to the feeder and seeing a hummingbird. As you look closer, however, you realize this is no ordinary hummingbird. It hovers, moves forward and backward, and is about the … Continue reading
The plants and animals around us seem so ordinary, but they all are so extraordinary, the extraordinary becomes ordinary simply because of their numbers. But if you expanded the sample space to include the entire solar system, what we have … Continue reading
In the summer of 2002, record rainfall in the Texas Hill Country overfilled Canyon Lake. Water coursed over the top of its dam and carved huge, steep-walled canyons through the limestone bedrock downstream. The scoured riverbed, now called Canyon Lake … Continue reading
May 31 Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. John 14:1 Christ is saying here, “You have heard that you should trust in God. But I want to show you how to really find him so … Continue reading
The temptation to believe that the Universe is the product of some sort of design, a manifestation of subtle aesthetic and mathematical judgment, is overwhelming. The belief that there is “something behind it all” is one that I personally share … Continue reading
Read Through the Bible in a Year We would like to encourage everyone with families to sit down and read the Bible together every day. Daily Readings will provide you with a daily guide to allow you and your family … Continue reading
Carmen Christi: Hymn to Christ as to God (Part III) Introduction: There is a famous medieval treatise, written by Anselm, one of the great theologians of the church which is called, Cur Deus Homo (“Why Did God Become Man?”) The … Continue reading
This week’s feedback features two questions from correspondents in Australia. Paul R. asks how the origin of the Hawaiian island can be explained according to the Bible, and Dr Tas Walker responds. Will R. asks how scientific ‘proof’ relates to the … Continue reading
During the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, the Jews surrounded Jesus and challenged Him to come right out and state whether He is the Messiah/Christ (John 10). Of course, both His previous verbal affirmations as well as His demonstrations of … Continue reading
The Mars rover Spirit is now dead in its tracks (JPL) but the planet under it continues to rumble, in theoretical overhauls and anomalies. Mars has been much on the mind of news reporters this week after a new paper … Continue reading
Science is often portrayed as a pure pursuit of knowledge, with well-trained individuals who are dedicated to the highest standards of intellectual and professional achievement. But scientists are human beings, capable of making mistakes and subject to wrong impulses. When … Continue reading
May 30 May God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth and plenty of grain and wine. Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may your mother’s sons … Continue reading
All divine names and titles are applied to Him. He is called God, the mighty God, the great God, God over all; Jehovah; Lord; the Lord of lords and the King of kings. All divine attributes are ascribed to Him. … Continue reading
Read Through the Bible in a Year We would like to encourage everyone with families to sit down and read the Bible together every day. Daily Readings will provide you with a daily guide to allow you and your family … Continue reading
1 Blessed is he whose wickedness is forgiven, and whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man, unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. 3 When I held my tongue, my … Continue reading
May 29 The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand. John 3:35 How do we bring together the two truths that Jesus is Lord over all and at the same time is a human being? If … Continue reading
Read Through the Bible in a Year We would like to encourage everyone with families to sit down and read the Bible together every day. Daily Readings will provide you with a daily guide to allow you and your family … Continue reading
This week we received a couple of responses to an article we posted from Apologetics Press on the question of the need for additional Scripture for Christians. While it is not the general policy of this site to discuss the … Continue reading
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