Sun and Shield

Musings on science, the Bible, and fantastic literature (and sometimes basketball and other stuff).
God speaks to us through the Bible and the findings of science, and we should listen to both types of revelation.
The title is from Psalm 84:11.
The Wikipedia is usually a pretty good reference. I mostly use the World English Bible (WEB), because it is public domain. I am grateful.

Friday, February 28, 2025

Cereal grains in the Bible

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                                     Wheat field, North Carolina Cereal grains include corn (maize), rice, wheat, spelt, rye, oats, barley, ...
Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Sunspots 977

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Things I have spotted that may be of interest to others.     ZDNet reports that a study, by the BBC, about how good artificial intelligence ...
Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Blogging: Posts that have received over 500 views

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I blog mostly because I want to say something, whether anyone reads it or not. I hope that I am also blogging for God's glory. Sometimes...
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Sunday, February 09, 2025

Sunspots 976

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Things I have spotted that may be of interest to others:  The BBC reports on the discovery of very large squid . (or is it squids?) A-z anim...
Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Salt-Bible study

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There are about 40 occurrences of the word, salt, in the Bible. Here are some of them: Salt was part of the offerings to Yahweh: Leviticus ...
Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Immigration: What the Bible says about it

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 See this post  for a discussion of what the Bible says about immigration. (It says quite a bit!)
Saturday, January 11, 2025

Sunspots 975

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  Things I have spotted that may be of interest to others:  Gizmodo reports on diamond batteries, which would hold a charge for hundreds of ...
Monday, December 02, 2024

What is man? A question asked in the Bible

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 From the Bible Gateway, World English Bible: Job 7:17 What is man, that you should magnify him, that you should set your mind on him, Job...
Monday, November 25, 2024

Uzza, or Uzzah

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2 Samuel 6:1 David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. 2 David arose, and went with all the people who we...
Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Sunspots 974

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  Things I have spotted that may be of interest to others: Gizmodo reports on Pando, perhaps the oldest and largest organism on the planet ....
Saturday, November 16, 2024

Sunspots 973

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Things I have spotted that may be of interest to others:       Earth.com reports on amazing mental ability in a butterfly. Gizmodo reports t...
Monday, October 21, 2024

Sunspots 972

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Some things that I have spotted that may be of interest to others: Joel Duff is perhaps the most articulate anti-Young-earth creationist blo...
Saturday, August 31, 2024

God's creativity

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Let us be thankful for God's wisdom, creativity and imagination. He thought of many things: information, beauty of form, sound, color, s...
Friday, August 30, 2024

Sunspots 971

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  Some things that I have spotted that may be of interest to others: Newsweek reports that humpback whales appear to use tools . Really. Po...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Sunspots 970

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Some things I have spotted that may be of interest to others: The Guardian  discusses  Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, and what it has symbo...
Monday, August 19, 2024

Sunspots 969

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 Some things I have spotted, that may be of interest to others: An article in the Wikipedia tells about small satellites that are in orbit a...
Friday, July 19, 2024

Sunspots 968

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Things I have spotted that may be of interest to others: Project 2025 is an extensive document, proposing many changes in government. The 20...
Thursday, July 11, 2024

Anti-pornography (and slander, and more) in the Bible

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A Psalm by David. 101:1 I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises. 101:2 I will be careful to live a b...
Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Sunspots 967

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 Things I have spotted that may be of interest to others: A discussion of the perils of Christian Nationalism, in Baptist News Global .  Cro...
Monday, July 01, 2024

Sunspots 966

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Things I have spotted that may be of interest to others: A  discussion, in Naturalist Historia, pointing to more discussions, on how the im...
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I have retired from teaching science at Southern Wesleyan University. That's my wife with me in the picture.
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