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Category Archives: science
Circumcision’s Added Benefit
God told Abraham that circumcision would be “a sign of the covenant “(Genesis 17:11). God had promised “in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed” (Genesis 12:3), and “you shall be the father of many nations” (Genesis … Continue reading
Posted in science
Tagged abraham, abrahamic covanent, benefits of circumcision, book none of these diseases, cervical cancer, circumcision, envy, Genesis 17, hatred, henry morris, india, penile cancer, Proverbs 14:30, purpose of circumcision, religious value of circumcision, s.i. mcmillien, servent puts hand under abraham's thigh, sound heart, wife for isaac
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Are Your Hands Clean?
Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-1865), a young Hungarian-born physician, working in Vienna, Austria, implemented an unpopular policy which saved many lives. The year was 1847. He ordered all doctors and medical students working in the maternity ward of Vienna General Hospital, to … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Influence, Example, History, science, Soul Winning
Tagged attitudes, bad attitudes, bad influence, cedar sinai medical center, clean hands, cleanse hands sinners, death rate, hungary, inconsistent attendance, lethargy, los angeles, maternity ward, meger giving, purify hearts double mined, sanitation, semmelwesis, stephen dubner, steven levitt, super freakonomics, twice as much the son of hell, two fold the child of hell, vienna, vienna general hospital, wash hands, wordliness
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Lessons From the Moon
The moon provides benefits to mankind. The Bible says, “And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Evidence, Nature, science
Tagged aeration of oceans, age of earth, aquatic life, astronaunts, bob hope, book it's a young world after all, book the world of chemistry, cleansing of oceans, cosmic space dust, difference between meteoroid and meteor and meteorite, earth's atmosphere, earth's protective atmosphere, erosion, Genesis 1, Genesis 1:14-18, greater light and lesser light, importance of ocean waters, intertidal zone, Isaiah 45:18, john hudson tiner, lessons from nature, lunar cycle, lunar landing, lunar landing eagle, lunar landing pods, mesosphere, meteor, meteorite, meteorites, meteoroid, meteroroid. meteor, microorganism, moon, moon dust, nasa, neil armstrong, ocean tides, paul ackerman, pollution, sum and moon and stars, temperature on earth v. on moon, the eagle has landed
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An Ancient Earth? (Assumptions, Assumptions!)
Those of the evolutionary persuasion adamantly teach us that this earth is old, very old. In fact, they tell us that this earth is perhaps, and in all likelihood, as old as 4.6 billion years. They teach this as fact. … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Evidence, science
Tagged age of earth, assumptions of radiometric dating, carbon 14, effect of global flood, enclyclopedia britannica, furman kearley, importance of the genesis record, lead 206, mature creation, parent and daughter elements, radiometric dating, tract significance of the genesis flood, uniformitarianism, uranium 238, why age of earth is important
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A Mother Makes a Difference
“The Educated Child,” a book by William J. Bennett, Chester E. Finn Jr., and John T.E. Cribb Jr., contains this story: “About 150 years ago, a mother in Port Huron, Michigan took her son out of school after a teacher called … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Nature, Parenting, science
Tagged addled child, book the educated child, chester finn jr, home school, inventor, john cribb jr, mothers influence, parents influence, physics primer, poem when mother reads aloud, port huron michigan, school, scientist, the school compendium of nature and experimental philosophy, thomas edison, william bennett
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Lasting Value
Aluminum in the mid-1800’s was an extreme expensive metal. Aluminum was plentiful (in fact, the most plentiful metallic element in the earth’s crust). That was not the problem with this element. The problem was that the refinement process at the time … Continue reading
Posted in History, Money, science, Wealth
Tagged aluminum, america, charles martin hall, civil war, france, george washington, john hudson tiner, moth, napoleon III, paul heroult, rust, the washington monument, theives, treasures, value of wealth
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Feud Over Credit
Morton/Jackson(1) William Morton (1819-1868), was a dentist. He was obsessed with one thing. He said, “If only I could pull teeth painlessly, I would become the richest dentist in Boston, perhaps the entire world.” Later, Morton studied medicine and chemistry under Dr. … Continue reading
Posted in Fellowship, science
Tagged aluminum, america, anesthesia, charles jackson, charles martin hall, crawford w. long, dentistry, diethyl ether, discovery, ego, feud, france, john hudson tiner, joseph burnet, joseph warren, painless tooth extraction, patent, paul heroult, Philippians 1, samuel morse, surgery, who gets credit, william morton
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Deadly Ignorance
Tin is a very commonly used metal. Tin is used to form many alloys. Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. Pewter is an alloy of lead and tin. Tin is used to make many different products from paper … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Doctrine, Plan of salvation, science
Tagged aluminum, antartic exploration, bronze, ignorance, john hudson tiner, peter durand, pewter, roald amundsen, robert scott, south pole, tin
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Fish and Spontaneous Generation
A land-owner digs a pond on his land. He does not stock the pond with fish. Yet, somehow, fish appear. Is this spontaneous generation? The answer is no. Fish eggs are carried on the bodies of aquatic birds and other … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Evidence, life, science
Tagged abiogenesis, birds, creation, fish, frogs, ponds, speading life plan, spontaneous generation
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