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, February 28, 2016

Excerpts from Orthodoxy, by G. K. Chesterton, 62

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And now we come to the crucial question which truly concludes the whole matter. A reasonable agnostic, if he has happened to agree wit...
Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Sunspots 562

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: The Arts: The History Blog tells us that the ...
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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Augustine on Miracles, from The City of God

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For we cannot listen to those who maintain that the invisible God works no visible miracles; for even they believe that He made the world, w...
Monday, February 22, 2016

The Bible and our reaction to authority

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  Every President, Governor, Sheriff, etc., was either put in place by God, or God allowed that person to be in that office. Respect a...
Sunday, February 21, 2016

Excerpts from Orthodoxy, by G. K. Chesterton, 61

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If we wish to pull down the prosperous oppressor we cannot do it with the new doctrine of human perfectibility; we can do it with...
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Sunspots 561

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: The Arts: Gizmo's Freeware lets us know th...
Sunday, February 14, 2016

Excerpts from Orthodoxy, by G. K. Chesterton, 60

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These can be called the essentials of the old orthodoxy, of which the chief merit is that it is the natural fountain of revolution and...
Thursday, February 11, 2016

Ken Ham's view of the origin of species is impossible

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A little over two years ago, Bill Nye and Ken Ham had a debate on their views of origins, with Ham arguing that the earth is but a few th...
Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Sunspots 560

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: The Arts: A list of 50 books a child sho...
Sunday, February 07, 2016

Excerpts from Orthodoxy, by G. K. Chesterton, 59

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"Christianity is the only religion on earth that has felt that omnipotence made God incomplete." Here again we reach the same s...
Wednesday, February 03, 2016

Sunspots 559

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: The Arts: The Piano Guys have fun, lots of it,...
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Tuesday, February 02, 2016

Does serving God guarantee prosperity? Not so much.

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Does serving God guarantee prosperity? Habakkuk didn't think so. There are other Biblical cases that show that there us no guaran...
Monday, February 01, 2016

Job's grandchildren?

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Job 1:1  There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away ...
Sunday, January 31, 2016

Excerpts from Orthodoxy, by G. K. Chesterton, 58

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All Christianity concentrates on the man at the crossroads. The vast and shallow philosophies, the huge syntheses of humbug, all talk ...
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Sunspots 558

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Christianity: An article in Relevant...
Monday, January 25, 2016

What the New Testament says about paying taxes

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Matthew 22:17 Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” 18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, a...
Sunday, January 24, 2016

Excerpts from Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton, 57

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Again, the same is true of that difficult matter of the danger of the soul, which has unsettled so many just minds. To hope for all so...
Friday, January 22, 2016

Vengeance - some of what the Bible says about it

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The Webster ’ s Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 public domain edition, defines vengeance in this way: “ Punishment inflicted in return f...
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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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