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, November 08, 2013

Let me get this straight -- musing about lines in nature

Natural objects very seldom contain perfectly straight lines. Man-made objects often do. True, there are some nearly straight lines in nat...

Wednesday, November 06, 2013

Sunspots 443

Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: The Arts: A photo of an amazing lavatory (two ...

Sunday, November 03, 2013

Does the Bible really say that? Excerpt from my book, 8

[The previous post in the series was about the importance of praying for other believers, according to the New Testament. This post con...

Saturday, November 02, 2013

Ender's Game: the movie

In the last post , I discussed Ender's Game , the award-winning book by Orson Scott Card. Ender, by the way, is from a rendering of the ...

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Ender's Game (1985, by Orson Scott Card, and based on a 1977 short story) was, and is, an important science fiction book. See here for...

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Sunspots 442

Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Christianity: Fancy horse on teaching a two year...

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Does the Bible really say that? Excerpt from my book, 7

[The previous text in the book says that praying for believers is by far the most common type of prayer in the New Testament. Praying for t...

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Martin LaBar: I have retired from teaching science at Southern Wesleyan University. That's my wife with me in the picture.

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