Jim Virkler

Earthquake Experience

By Jim Virkler / April 26, 2024

Earth is a dynamic planet. The term dynamic means powerful and energetic. Physical processes have molded our planet for eons. On April 5, 2024 a 4.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in New Jersey a few…

Post-eclipse Reverie

By Jim Virkler / April 13, 2024

Our country’s residents have experienced the highly anticipated 2024 total solar eclipse. Many observers of the long awaited event exuberantly pronounced it “life changing.” 31.6 million US residents live in…

Eagle Tales

By Jim Virkler / April 2, 2024

One of our past posts (5-14-21) dealt with many facts about eagles. Bald eagles are native only to the USA. The bald eagle has acquired a reputation of strength, persistence,…

Atmospheric Rivers and Climate Change

By Jim Virkler / March 14, 2024

The recent floods in California resulted from atmospheric rivers. Readers may review this method of planetary water distribution in our recent post:   https://jasscience.blogspot.com/2024/02/appearing-and-disappearing-lakes.html Atmospheric rivers have become a popular meteorological topic du jour. It…

Dominion Wisdom

By Jim Virkler / February 20, 2024

In the first chapter of Genesis the concept of God granting dominion to humanity in terms of creation care is an important topic. Genesis 1 is a narrative of divine creation activity.…

Appearing and Disappearing Lakes

By Jim Virkler / February 13, 2024

Earth’s lakes are temporary planetary features. In the experience of many Earth residents, lakes appear to be permanent features on our landscape. Who can forget memorable lake house family vacations…

Re-wind of Total Solar Eclipse

By Jim Virkler / January 31, 2024

In August 2017 I was privileged to fulfill a life-long bucket list goal of observing a total solar eclipse. The rare event took place a full day’s drive from our…

Planet Earth: Governed by Cycles

By Jim Virkler / January 17, 2024

Cycles are a defining characteristic of all living things. We introduce this post by reminding readers that there is no persuasive evidence that any type of life exists anywhere else in this enormous universe. Given the…

Solstices and Equinoxes

By Jim Virkler / December 31, 2023

At the Christmas and New Year holiday season Earth residents celebrate significant astronomical milestones. Annual calendars reference seasons and lesser known events such as solstices and equinoxes. We become aware…

Ubiquitous Bioelectricity

By Jim Virkler / December 15, 2023

We close our discussions of bioelectricity by referencing several recent blog posts. In http://jasscience.blogspot.com/2023/09/chemical-elements-coherently-created.html we mentioned the positive and negative charges present in all chemical elements which comprise ordinary matter. These electrical…