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- The Dallas Willard Revolution in Christian Spirituality Part 1: Framing the Problem of How to Live
- Physical Evidence Shows No Global Flood of Noah. Does It Matter?
- Cooking with Just the Sun’s Rays: GoSun Sport-E Solar Oven Review
- Douglas Gresham: Stepson of C. S. Lewis, and Much More
- Canadian Wildfires Will Likely Burn All Summer; Ways to Filter the Air in Your Home
- The Museum of the Bible (Washington, DC) on Creation and Evolution
- Potent Portfolio Diversifier: Managed Futures Funds Went Up When Both Stocks and Bonds Went Down
- “Five Talents” Microfinance NGO Helps the Poorest of the Poor to Start Their Own Businesses
- Modern Physics and the Human Person (Arnold Sikkema, ASA 2022)
- The “Wave Razor” May Explain Why Some Unconformities in Rock Layers Are So Flat
- Treatments for Rusted Metal: Rust Bullet, Cosmoline RP-342, and Others
- Fr. Gregory Pine on the Hiddenness of God
- Bill Johnson’s Talk at Bethel Church After His Wife Beni Died
- A Logarithmic Map of the Observable Universe, From Earth to Edge
- Raspberry Pi 400 Review: A $100 Desktop PC?
- New Finds from Tanis Fossil Site Shed Light on the Demise of Dinosaurs and Vindicate “Amateur” Fossil-Hunter
- Three Different Polls Show Recent Rapid Decline of Religion in America
- Faith Meets Agricultural Science: “Pfumvudza” Planting Technique Brings Hope to Zimbabwe
- Trends in Young Earth Creationism, from Prof. Joel Duff
- How to Earn 7% in U.S. I-Series Savings Bond or 9% Stable Interest in a Crypto Account
- Parker Sun Probe: Fastest Man-Made Object Brushes the Sun
- Four Biological Examples Best Explained by Common Descent (from BioLogos)
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- Humor in Christian Apologetics: Mia Langford [2020 NCCA, 10]
- Christian Apologetics Insights from David Geisler, Ray Ciervo, and Prem Isaac [2020 NCCA, 9]
- Another Intelligent Design Straw Man Attempt to Demonstrate a “Waiting Time Problem” for Evolution
- Suggestions for Comfortable and Effective Face Masks, e.g. Korean KF94’s
- Is the Old Testament Trinitarian? by Jonathan McLatchie [2020 NCCA Confc. 8]
- How the New Testament Sees Christ in the Old Testament: Talk by Mel Winstead [2020 NCCA Confc. 7]
- Jesus in Old Testament Prophecy — Class Handout
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- Confirmatory Coincidences Among the Gospels – Timothy McGrew [2020 NCCA Confc, 6]
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- Tracking Young Earth Creationist Organizations by Joel Duff at Naturalis Historia
- Scientists’ Responses to Stephen Meyer’s “Return of the God Hypothesis”
- Biologos and Peaceful Science Forums Address Timely Evolution/Creation Issues
- John Sanford Disputes Evolution [2020 NCCA Apologetics Confc, 5]
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Category Archives: Age of Earth
Physical Evidence Shows No Global Flood of Noah. Does It Matter?
Summary Tens of thousands of annual layers of sediments in lake bottoms, and hundreds of thousands of annual layers of summer/winter snow pack in glaciers have been analyzed. If a year-long global flood had occurred, there would be clear disturbance … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Earth, Bible Interpretation, Biblical History, Fossils, Geology
Tagged Flood, Ice Cores, Noah, Noahic, parables, Varves
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The Museum of the Bible (Washington, DC) on Creation and Evolution
I recently visited the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC. It is large, and I did not get to tour all of the exhibits. There are many well-done, informative exhibits on topics such as archaeology of the Holy Land … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Earth, Bible Interpretation, Evolution, Geology
Tagged Museum, Museum of the Bible, Pasteur, Science and Scripture
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The “Wave Razor” May Explain Why Some Unconformities in Rock Layers Are So Flat
Summary In many exposures of sedimentary rock layers there is a significant gap in age (“unconformity”) between two adjacent layers. This indicates that after the lower layer had been deposited and turned into solid rock, it was raised above water … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Earth, Geology, Grand Canyon Geology, Uncategorized
Tagged Coconino, Grand Canyon, paraconformities, peneplains, Redwall, tidal flats, unconformities, unconformity, wave razor
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New Finds from Tanis Fossil Site Shed Light on the Demise of Dinosaurs and Vindicate “Amateur” Fossil-Hunter
Three years ago the world of paleontology was rocked by the claim of a brash young maverick to have found a site which captured a physical record of events from the very day 66 million years ago that a giant … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Earth, Dinosaurs, Fossils, Geology
Tagged Chicxulub, DePalma, dinosaurs, Tanis
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Trends in Young Earth Creationism, from Prof. Joel Duff
Joel Duff is a professor of biology at the University of Akron, Ohio who blogs at Naturalis Historia. He monitors trends in the world of Young Earth (YE) creationism, and posts occasional articles on his blog. Last year I summarized some of … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Earth, Evolution, Geology, Uncategorized
Tagged Answers in Genesis, Duff, Is Genesis History, Young earth creationism
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Ken Wolgemuth on Preparing Homeschool Students for University Science, and on Grand Canyon and Noah’s Flood [2020 NCCA Apologetics Conference, 1]
I have long appreciated the work that Ken Wolgemuth and his colleagues at Solid Rock Lectures do in using their expertise in geology to help their fellow evangelical Christians (especially at seminaries) to be comfortable with modern science as it … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Earth, Apologetics, Fossils, Geology, Grand Canyon Geology
Tagged Apologetics, Grand Canyon, Hawaii, Homeschool, NCCA, Wolgemuth
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Saint Augustine on Interpreting Genesis
The church father Augustine wrote around 400-430 A.D. He was bishop of the city of Hippo in North Africa. His views are deeply respected by orthodox Christians of all types. Roman Catholics, along with the Eastern Orthodox and Anglicans, celebrate … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Earth, Bible Interpretation, Evolution, Geology
Tagged Augustine, Bible Interpretation, Genesis
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2019 Letters to a Creationist, Part 3: Minds Changed?
Preface for blog: This is the last in a series where I show my side of a dialogue with a young earth creationist who I will call Rachel. She had sent me links to some videos that she and her … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Earth, Bible Interpretation, Fossils
Tagged Letters, Rachel, Varves, whales
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“Friend of Science, Friend of Faith” by Gregg Davidson: A Comprehensive Treatment of Bible and Science
Greg Davidson is chair of geology and geological engineering in at the University of Mississippi. He is a co-author of The Grand Canyon, Monument to an Ancient Earth, which I reviewed here. (He has also authored a science fiction trilogy). … Continue reading
Annual Layers (Varves) in Lake Sediments Show the Earth Is Not Young
Formation of varves Sand and silt are washed into lakes, and settle to the bottom. Also, various types of algae bloom, die, and settle to the bottom. For many lakes in northern latitudes, there is a seasonal rhythm to these … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Earth, Bible Interpretation
Tagged Age of Earth, carbon-14, lake sediments, Varves
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Letters to Creationists 