By: Jim Virkler; ©2014 Building projects supply instructive imageries to illustrate life’s important lessons. Imageries use figurative language to make a point. As a classroom teacher, one of my favorite…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2014 The astonishing beginning and subsequent development of the human embryo and its transition to the category of fetus at roughly eight weeks is known to medical…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2014 Few narratives compare with the startling sequence of events leading to the birth of a fully-formed human baby during a nine month time interval. Obstetricians are…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2014 Homeowners exult when the preliminary preparations for a home building project are complete. Months of planning and consultation assumes a new trajectory when the actual initial…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2014 C. H. Spurgeon (1834-1892) was a powerful “Prince of Preachers,” and prolific author. By one estimate he preached to over ten million people. My personal favorite…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2014 When we reside in a home for many years, our awareness of the initial steps in design and construction of the home may diminish with the…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Why focus on emergentism, a term obscure to most people who profess interest in science? Many initially profess their interest in science. When interested adults discover…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 One colorful English language word has become obsolete as a scientific term. Vitalism was never a theological term used to describe the essence of life God…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Broad topics should be approached with cautious care. Scientific reductionism is such a topic. Characteristics of living things is a multidimensional topic often connected with the…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Hebrew scholars have identified 754 uses of the noun nephesh in scripture. A majority of these uses are translated soul in our English Bible. There are…