I have been reading Black Holes & Time Warps: Einsteins Outrageous Legacy by Kip S. Thorne. He wrote it in late 1993, and it was published in 1994. A cover blurb states, “Deeply satisfying…[An] engrossing blend of theory, history, and anecdote” –Wall Street Journal. In his Preface, Thorne explains his goal for the book.
For thirty [...]
It’s time to wind down this series of posts. (Probably past time.) For some reason the Tower of Babel keeps coming to mind as I read how physicists and astronomers are struggling to understand what immediately followed the Big Bang. Martin Rees, author of Before the Beginning, arbitrarily but helpfully, divides cosmic history into three [...]
It’s about time we hear from Augustine of Hippo again. We have built our case for reconciling the creation views of Bible and science on a particular interpretation of Genesis 1, which is one interpretation among many. In his Confessions, Book XII, Augustine dealt with such differing interpretations.
Having listened to all these divergent opinions and [...]
The stunning Hubble image below has little to do with Creation Week, but it looks back in time millions of years and is representative of how modern astronomy can see how the universe looked thousands of millions of years ago. In the foreground is a young (5 million years) star cluster, and the small eliptical [...]
Have you noticed there is an “in your face” aspect to Easter Sunday? We are challenged to choose what we will do with the Jesus Christ whose resurrection is so boldly proclaimed on this special day. Easter brusquely confronts believer and non-believer alike with this crucial choice: Do I believe in the resurrection or do [...]
19 My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, 20 let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
–James 5:19-20 (ESV)
When I, as a sinner, wander from the truth, I hope one [...]
13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save [...]
13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save [...]
I can’t put it off any longer. A paradox begs for resolution. What was the duration of the six biblical days of creation: six times 24 hours, arbitrarily long “epochs,” or 13.7 billion years as the scientists say? Can the paradox be resolved without violating either biblical truth or scientific fact?
Mr. Google tells me that [...]
13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save [...]
