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The Fourth of July and Easter
The Fourth of July and EasterHave you ever considered the similarities between July 4 and Easter? No? Well, neither had I until this morning at breakfast when I was presented with the fruits of a...
Bigotry in Science
Scientists like to be accepted as clear-thinking, objective scholars who observe and measure natural processes as they actually occur, documenting and confirming experimentally the physical phenomena of...
The Young Faint Sun Paradox and the Age of the Solar System
Most people are aware of the many unique characteristics of the Earth that make life on it possible. These characteristics include such things as the composition of the planet and the atmosphere, the tilt...
Are Schools Teaching Evolution Well Enough?
No doubt you saw them. Right around mid-April many major newspapers carried (coordinated?) articles and/or editorials deploring the supposed fact that "the teaching of evolution in schools is being...
Matthew 6:19-33
May our gracious Lord minister this bondage-breaking truth to our hearts and minds. Matthew 6:19-3319Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves...
The Literal Week of Creation
There are many Christians today who insist that they believe the Bible, but seem unable to believe its very first chapter. The Biblical record says that God created the universe and everything in it in...
Production of Therapeutic Proteins by Genetic Engineering
The March 1998 Impact article"Cloning - What is It and Where is It Taking Us?" discussed the procedure of cloning by somatic cell transfer. In that procedure, the nucleus from a cell derived from an embryo,...
Did God Create The Earth In Its Present Conditions?
In the modern land of Israel, many truly wonderful sights are on display. The coastal plain, the hill country, and the interior valleys all present striking, never-to-be-forgotten vistas. Geologic wonders...
Ephesians 5:5
Cov · et · ous def. 1: (One who is) marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions. (God's possessions—note added.) def. 2: Having a craving...
The Fall, the Curse, and Evolution
One of the hardest things to understand is how anyone who claims to believe in a God of love can also believe in the geological ages, with their supposed record of billions of years of suffering and death...
Christianity: A Cause of Modern Science?
The Duhem-Jaki and Merton Theses Explained
Did Christianity hinder the development of science? Most intellectuals these days believe it did, citing as evidence the showdown between Galileo and the Inquisition...
What Part Does The Flood Of Noah's Day Play In Creation.,.
Many students of the creation movement have noted that the publication of The Genesis Flood by John Whitcomb and Henry Morris (1961), was used by God to catalyze the modern revival of creation thinking....
Psalm 37:7
It is easy, these days, to become caught up in fretting over the wickedness that is increasingly prevalent in our land. But, let's look at the situation through God's eyes: The transgression of the...
God's Library
I have always loved books and libraries. As a child, I spent much time in the Houston Public Library and read many books. As an engineering student (later also as a teacher), spending my evenings at the...
Cloning - What is It and Where is It Taking Us?
In 1966, J.B. Gurdon of Cambridge University succeeded in cloning frogs.1 Thirty years later, Ian Wilmut and colleagues of the Roslin Institute of Edinburgh, Scotland, succeeded in cloning sheep...
Is the God of Theistic Evolution the Same as the God of.,.
Most Christians are uncomfortable with purely naturalistic evolution. The solution for many Christians has been to adopt theistic evolution, which is based on the idea that the God of the Bible employed...
Inspired Guesses, Creative Imagination, and Science
The first point to make about Darwin's theory is that it is no longer a theory, but a fact" (Julian Huxley, Issues in Evolution, p. 41).
Although the evolutionary community would have the public...
Neocreationism
Creationism is being fitted for new clothes today by a number
of very articulate writers and speakers, and it is hoped by
many that this will help it gain acceptance...
How Did Creation Fare On PBS' Firing Line?
The December 19, 1997, program of "Firing Line" was billed as a creation/evolution free-for-all. Creationists nationwide anticipated a resounding victory in the panel discussion/debate.And why...
Evolutionary Paranoia
Most of the leaders in the bureaucracies that control the scientific and educational establishments are becoming increasingly paranoid concerning the creation model. Perhaps they are feeling a bit guilty...
Twentieth Century Earthquakes - Confronting an Urban Legend
An Urban Legend
As the Twentieth Century comes to an end and a new millennium approaches, many would-be prophets predict increasing natural disasters. This concern about earthquakes, volcanoes, famine,...
Do People Really Believe In Evolution?
Strange as it may seem, the answer to this question is surprisingly complex. Most students "believe" in evolution—that's the only view they've ever been exposed to. Most adults also "believe"...
God's Only Begotten Son
One of my favorite Christmas Scripture verses is I John 4:9. "In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through...
Global Warming and the Flood
Introduction
If the Flood really happened as described in Genesis, then the earth's atmosphere, ocean, and crust would have been severely disrupted. Following the Flood, it would have taken thousands...
Where Is Cloning Taking Us?
In July of 1996, the world was shocked and amazed when the cloned sheep "Dolly" was introduced. Up until that time, most of the cloning successes had been with amphibians, but Dolly is a mammal....
Why the Gap Theory Won't Work
What is the Gap Theory?
One of the popular devices for trying to accommodate the evolutionary ages of the geologists and astronomers in the creation record of the Bible has been the "gap theory"—also...
Scientific Naturalism as Science
The current attitude in the academic and scientific community is that science and religion are completely incompatible. It is believed that science is a system of knowledge based on experimentation, observation,...
Does Science Conflict with the Bible?
How often have you tried to witness to someone only to be rebuffed by an inappropriate view of science as having disproved the Bible? "Evolution is true, the earth is billions of years old. Science...
Newton's Approach to Science: Honoring Scripture
OCTOBER 09, 1997
Presented at the Fourth Christian Scholarship Boulder, Colorado, October 9-11, 1997
Sponsored by Christian Leadership Ministries of Campus Crusade
All Rights Reserved
Abstract
Isaac...
Bring the Books
Among the very last words written by the great Apostle Paul were these: "The cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments"...
Origins Beliefs Among American Science Teachers (Revised)
Science educators' beliefs about origins are very important. It is generally assumed by creationists that most science teachers hold to beliefs that are not consistent with a creationist perspective. This...
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