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.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Sunspots 435

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Christianity: "The point of faith-filled ed...
Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Amazon has published my book

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I am pleased to announce that Amazon has published my book, Does the Bible Really Say That? Using Scripture to Examine Some Common Belie...
Sunday, September 08, 2013

Prayer and missions, by E. M. Bounds, part 7

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God’s decree for the glory of His Son’s kingdom is dependent on prayer for its fulfilment: “Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for ...
Friday, September 06, 2013

Why did Jesus pray?

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Mark 1:32 At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick, and those who were possessed by demons. 33 All the city w...
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Wednesday, September 04, 2013

Sunspots 434

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: The Arts: Frederik Pohl , who wrote excellent science fi...
Monday, September 02, 2013

"God Bless America": its history

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National Public Radio recently did a report on the history of the song, " God Bless America ." It's an interesting history, i...
Sunday, September 01, 2013

Prayer and missions, part 6, by E. M. Bounds

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It is praying missionaries who are needed for the work, and it is a praying church who sends them out, which are prophecies of the success w...
Saturday, August 31, 2013

Jesus and football

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Jesus would have probably gone to football games. He seemed to enjoy being with lots of people, except when He needed to get away to be with...
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Thursday, August 29, 2013

The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

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I recently re-read (after a long time) From The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler , a Newbery Award winning book. I won't give...
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Sunspots 433

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: The Arts: Wired reports on how an artist h...
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

An important book on cancer

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At the urging of a relative, who lent it to me, I recently read what some have labeled the most important book on cancer published in my lif...
Monday, August 26, 2013

Malaria vaccine?

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The World Health Organization says that malaria is one of the six most important infectious diseases, killing about a million people a yea...
Sunday, August 25, 2013

Prayer and Missions, part 5, by E. M. Bounds

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In the margin of our Bible, it reads, “Ye that are the Lord’s remembrancers.” The idea is, that these praying ones are those who are the Lor...
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Sunspots 432

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Christianity: Leaving aside who is right and who...
Sunday, August 18, 2013

Prayer and Missions, by E. M. Bounds, part 4

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Not a few of us have heard eloquent and earnest speeches stressing the imperative need of money for missions where we have heard one stressi...
Friday, August 16, 2013

Medical ethics: Introduction, and questions for Christians

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Bioethics is a word derived from the Greek words for biology and ethics. Biology is the study of life. Ethics is concerned with right behavi...
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

He died of what he saw there: Vengeance as a theme in the writings of Patricia A. McKillip

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Other aspects of McKillip's work are also considered on this page. Originally written, as a web page, which was not part of this bl...
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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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