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Jim Virkler draws from science to teach us more about God and how the world around us reveals Him.

Evidence of Glaciers Past

By Jim Virkler / November 29, 2018

Published 11-29-2018 How vivid are your childhood memories of places visited when you were young? I recall many family trips, church picnics, and personal explorations in Central New York. As…

Ice Age Literacy

By Jim Virkler / November 16, 2018

Published 11-16-2018 In our previous blog post, Air Travel Science, we mentioned traveling by air over the Ohio River. Its course has been altered substantially by the retreat of the…

Air Travel Science

By Jim Virkler / November 11, 2018

Published 11-11-2018 Not often do we have the opportunity to travel by air twice in a ten day period. Two airline trips of several days each were separated by a…

Monarchs–Migrating and Non-migrating

By Jim Virkler / October 31, 2018

Published on 10-31-2018 A recent visit to southern Florida has reignited my fascination with the monarch butterfly phenomenon. While visiting with family we noticed a number of beautiful monarchs feeding…

Mystery of Unbelief

By Jim Virkler / October 22, 2018

Published 10-22-2018 Individual belief in the existence of God, the reality of God as the Creator of All Things, and his influence on our value system and behavior are a…

Trails of Knowledge

By Jim Virkler / October 18, 2018

Published 10-18-2018 Our previous post entitled “Trail Hiking Science” did not offer a complete account of the potential for knowledge acquisition beyond instructive experiences on the trail. We all enjoy…

Trail Hiker Science

By Jim Virkler / October 11, 2018

Published 10-11-2018 Our in-depth understanding of the physical world, including features of our environment we are able to see, touch, hear, smell, and taste, begins with first hand observation. Included…

Insect Profusion

By Jim Virkler / October 2, 2018

Published 10-2-2018 Earth inhabitants in the civilized world are intent on insulating themselves from the presence of insects. When we are successful, we consider ourselves to have succeeded in one…

What Does the Bible Say about Dinosaurs?

By Jim Virkler / October 1, 2018

Those who interpret the seven days of creation literally hold that God created dinosaurs along with the other land animals on day six, about 6,000 years ago.

Spider Brains

By Jim Virkler / September 22, 2018

Published 9-22-2018 In recent years the arrival of six grandchildren was helpful in keeping their grandfather young in body, heart, and mind. The grands arrived in two cycles. Two older…

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