Your Work and Vocation Matter

"The Spirit of God possesses us to restore us for the new creation... Don't labor as if it's all meaningless in the end, and the goal of life is to escape creation. Go into the operating room full of the Spirit and resist the curse. Go into your children's bedroom and become a peace maker. Go … Continue reading Your Work and Vocation Matter

Is The 2024 Solar Eclipse a Sign?

We are told that this will be the most-viewed eclipse ever. According to NASA, “a solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, casting the Moon's shadow on Earth. This only happens occasionally, because the Moon doesn't orbit in the exact same plane as the Sun and Earth do. Two things … Continue reading Is The 2024 Solar Eclipse a Sign?

God of the Atom (by Olivia Hall)

As a homeschooling family, my wife will occasionally take advantage of online videos as a tool of instruction in a certain subject. Videos can be especially good for peaking a child's interest in the sciences. The Moody Institute of Science produced a number of educational videos in the late 1940's and early 1950's that show … Continue reading God of the Atom (by Olivia Hall)

Tools That Don’t Care About Our Feelings (like Telescopes and Radiocarbon Dating)

Truthfully, I've never met a tool that actually does care about your feelings. But there are some tools that have garnered a reputation of being rather sinister, and radiocarbon dating is certainly in that category for many people in our day. Telescopes had this reputation in days gone by, which is briefly explained in a paragraph below. … Continue reading Tools That Don’t Care About Our Feelings (like Telescopes and Radiocarbon Dating)

How Old is the Earth?

https://media.rss.com/bcmessenger/feed.xml Show Notes / Listen Here How old is the earth? When was it created? Is our planet only thousands of years old, or is it actually millions (or even billions) of years old? After the progress we have seen in science and discovery over the last 150 years, most folks are aware that science … Continue reading How Old is the Earth?

Miracles of Creation: A Thoughtful Exploration

Here is something you may have never thought of before. I want to present an amazing and unusual thought experiment. Without getting into all of the particulars, I will simply lay this idea onto the table for consideration, and maybe some discussion. (This is a concept that Dr. Gerald Aardsma presented in the mid 1990's, … Continue reading Miracles of Creation: A Thoughtful Exploration

Walking Past the Sparkling Water

That’s beautiful water!” my daughter Olivia exclaimed as we walked past a small pond the other day. The magnificent light show on the crest of the small waves of water immediately caught all of our eyes, shimmering and shining like something you would read about in a fairy tale. But yet, this world isn’t the … Continue reading Walking Past the Sparkling Water