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.

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Prayer and devotion, by E. M. Bounds, part six

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     In the nature of things, religion must show much of its growth above ground. Much will be seen and be evident to the eye. The flower a...
Thursday, April 26, 2012

More criticism of Jerry Coyne from The Panda's Thumb

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The Panda's Thumb is a prominent blog, mostly devoted to attacking the Intelligent Design (ID) movement. In my opinion, the ID movement ...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Sunspots 363

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Science: National Public Radio on why ...
Sunday, April 22, 2012

Prayer and devotion, by E. M. Bounds, part five

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     The spirit of devotion pervades the saints in heaven and characterizes the worship of heaven’s angelic intelligences. No devotionless ...
Friday, April 20, 2012

The Panda's Thumb on accomodating evolution and Christianity

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The Panda's Thumb is a prominent, and important, blog, authored by many people, mostly scientists. Its most common theme is attacking t...
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Thursday, April 19, 2012

How insignificant humans are!

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Leonard Pitts, columnist for the Miami Herald , has written a splendid column about, of all things, the Titanic . Yes, the ship that sunk. ...
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Sunspots 362

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Humor: (or advertisement, or something) A company in Germany ...
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Monday, April 16, 2012

Blaise Pascal on Thomas Aquinas, St. Augustine, and supposed conflicts between science and scripture

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Blaise Pascal , in Letter XVIII of his Provincial Letters ,  had something important to say about misinterpreting the Bible, and about seem...
Sunday, April 15, 2012

Prayer and devotion, by E. M. Bounds, part four

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     The spirit of devotion removes religion from being a thin veneer, and puts it into the very life and being of our souls. With it religi...
Saturday, April 14, 2012

Ignorance in science

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Yesterday, I posted on Ignorance as submission , about how God knows everything, and we don't, and, sometimes, we have to just submit to...
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Friday, April 13, 2012

Ignorance as submission

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How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? I don't know, and you don't, either. I don't even know if angels can dance on t...
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Thursday, April 12, 2012

Some possible means for the origin of humans, other than by special creation

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Tim Keller, a pastor, has been writing a series, entitled "Creation, Evolution, and Christian Laypeople." This is the final post ...
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Sunspots 361

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Science: National Public Radio on the possible...
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

America's view on evolution and creationism (Infographic)

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The BioLogos forum recently published an infographic, which presents the relationship between various views of origins and such variables as...

The rapture?

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Many Christians believe in a rapture , a time when Christians who are alive will be suddenly removed from the earth. Not all Christians do, ...
Monday, April 09, 2012

The importance of the resurrection

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I can't add to that, but I need to repeat it. It is impossible to overemphasize the importance of the resurrection. See Acts 2:24, 3...
Sunday, April 08, 2012

George MacDonald on a miracle of resurrection

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But what did our Lord mean by those words--"The damsel is not dead, but sleepeth"? Not certainly that, as we regard the difference...
Friday, April 06, 2012

Resurrection clothing

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John 19 :23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also the ...
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Thursday, April 05, 2012

Prophecies relating to Holy Week

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Heart, Mind, Soul and Strength has posted a list, with references and quotes from the Bible for each, of all the fulfilled prophecies relati...
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Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Sunspots 360

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Science: National Public Radio reports on a st...
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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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