SCIENCE BLOG

Creation Care

By Jim Virkler | July 5, 2016

Published 7-5-2016 Our Creator has designed a physical world demanding precision fine tuning of hundreds of systems to be comfortably and healthily habitable. These physical systems with all their cosmic…

Forced to Agree

By Jim Virkler | June 30, 2016

Published 6-30-2016 Students of climate science encounter an interesting term—climate forcing. Our earth climate had been “forced” naturally into warmer conditions by increased solar radiation in distant geologic history. In…

Unsettled Science

By Jim Virkler | June 29, 2016

Published 6-29-2016 Two groups were organized in 2005 in response to the perceived environmental challenges posed by climate change. We highlight these two groups, pointing out similarities and differences. The…

Enduring the Heat

By Jim Virkler | June 24, 2016

Published 6-24-2016 Our somewhat warmer 2016 Northern Illinois winter and spring may call attention to the issue of climate change in a few residents’ minds. But as I write, the…

Scientists Ask–Is God Dead?

By Jim Virkler | June 20, 2016

Published 6-20-2016 In 1966 there was a famous Time Magazine story asking “Is God Dead?” The thought of the death of God could have been interpreted in several ways. Did…

Divine Credibility for Children

By Jim Virkler | June 13, 2016

Published 6-13-2016 Christian parents raising children desire to instill a sense of divine existence and love for their Creator in their offspring. We are always pleased when our grandchildren want…

Glimpses of God

By Jim Virkler | June 7, 2016

Published 6-7-2016 Atheists and agnostics challenge belief in God by claiming there is no evidence for God’s existence, much less proof. Personal research provides plentiful commentary on the question of…

Magisteria Overlap

By Jim Virkler | June 1, 2016

Published 6-1-2016 In 1997 Stephen Jay Gould proposed a principle to experts in both science and religion. It became known as the NOMA (non-overlapping magisteria) principle. The conflict between science…

Evidence of God’s Existence

By Jim Virkler | May 27, 2016

Published 5-27-2016 Does God exist? This question may be uttered somewhat softly. Most people have considered the question in their minds, but have less often verbalized it. Perhaps this is…

Why So Invested?

By Jim Virkler | May 22, 2016

Published 5-22-2016 Why am I so invested in the origins issue? This question has been posed to me over many years by a friend with whom I have carried on…