When ICR's Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth (RATE) study ended in 2005, several projects had not been completed. Among these were studies on meteorites, additional carbon-14 work on diamonds, and expanded sampling of helium in zircons. After a few years' delay, we have begun to follow up on these remaining projects.

A few weeks ago, two local seminary students stopped by the ICR headquarters in Dallas. One of them, a Th.M. student, regularly receives our Acts & Facts magazine. As I showed them around, we chatted about seminary life, professors we knew, and getting through the rigors of coursework in preparation for ministry.

Who: James Clerk Maxwell
What: Father of Electromagnetic Theory
When: June 13, 1831 - November 5, 1879
Where: Edinburgh, Scotland

From an early age, James Clerk Maxwell had an astonishing memory and an unquenchable curiosity about how things worked. His first teacher, his mother, encouraged him to "look up through Nature to Nature's God":

The American celebration of Labor Day was established to recognize the important part played by workers in the development of the nation during the Industrial Revolution. Many countries today now hold similar celebrations in honor of work and those who contribute.

Persuaded by the Evidence: True Stories of Faith, Science, & the Power of a Creator
by Doug Sharp & Dr. Jerry Bergman,
Compilation Editors
(Master Books, 2008, 288 pages)