By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 Our previous posts on the collective enthusiasm of birds in our immediate Northern Illinois neighborhood need some updating. Along with my personal sharing of a few…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 Alister McGrath is a theologian and scientist of high reputation. He has written a three-volume work on the relationship between Christian theology and the natural sciences…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 For many days we have been forewarned of a weather disaster of historic proportions. Hurricane Sandy, as usual, formed in warm tropical waters and merged with…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 Our understanding of reality includes, among many other abstract topics, the frequently used scientific inquiry of cause and effect. In terms of origins discussions, for example,…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 We learn much from the pronouncements of secular scientists. Those who work within the venue of nature’s wonders are uniquely positioned to see the beauty and…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 Our 10/13/12 post on “Global Warming and Evolution Conjoined” (particularly anthropogenic global warming) details a recent movement to link two controversial scientific theories. We characterize our…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 In 2007 the logo for NCSE (National Center for Science Education) was redesigned. It featured an original sketch by Charles Darwin depicting his concept of the…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 Older people enjoy telling the most memorable weather events from their early childhood. My personal favorite is the 1947 snowstorm in central New York which closed…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 Evolution continues as a lively “red meat” discussion topic both within and outside the church. The long running controversy over the extent of evolution of earth’s…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 If matters of a secular nature such as service to our fellow man, scientific discoveries, or politics were not sufficiently important to command our attention at…