By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 One should not expect “Burgess Creationism” to appear on internet search engines. After a visit to the Canadian Yoho National Park I discovered the two words…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 The BioLogos organization vigorously promotes evolution. It is presented as totally compatible with Christian belief. BioLogos does not promote traditional theistic creationism as it was conceived…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Personal handwritten signatures bear unique characteristics of the signer. Ordinarily the distinctiveness of the signer is difficult to conceal. Handwriting experts have the ability to identify…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 A permanent plaque in the Canadian Rockies Yoho National Park reads: Burgess Shale was placed on the World Heritage list at the 1980 meeting of the…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Stephen C. Meyer’s Darwin’s Doubt (HarperOne, 2013) is sure to reignite lively discussions concerning intelligent design. Many scientists decry the ID concept unscientific, not to mention…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 How permanent is our universe? When God created man, did he intend their lives to continue on earth forever? Was human life on this planet the…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Our personal theology involves far-ranging beliefs concerning fundamental realities about God. There is no aspect of life unrelated to theology because God is Creator of everything.…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Progressive deterioration of physiological function? Children cannot relate to an overwhelming fact of life of the human condition–senescence. The focus of children, instead, is to understand…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Discussion of the characteristics of life is usually linked to qualities of developing, growing, or flourishing. Not often is the topic of life’s decline mentioned in…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Biology reference books list seven major characteristics of life. These sources draw sharp distinctions between living and non-living matter. These distinctions relate to the differences between…