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Be ready for whatever the world throws at you

Be ready for whatever the world throws at youWhen do you feel at your weakest and most vulnerable? Perhaps it’s when you’re experiencing financial insecurity or if a relationship isn’t going the way you hoped. Perhaps you feel weakest when you’re faced with uncertainty whether it’s uncertainty about your children, about your health, or about your future. Perhaps the everyday demands of life simply leave you exhausted and unsure how you will muster the energy to face another day. Read the rest of this page »

Where does intelligence come from?

Seven stones tools were found in IndonesiaArchaeologists have discovered ancient stone tools on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, suggesting early humans were there more than a million years ago (assuming uniformitarian deep time). These stone artefacts and some fossils were found in sandstone sedimentary layers. And the finding was published in Nature (Hakim et al, 2025; Phiddian, 2025). Read the rest of this page »

Christianity survived persecution in Rome

The Colosseum in Rome where some Christians were martyredThe city of Rome formed at the best place where the River Tiber could be forded between the Tyrrhenian Sea and a very distant locality upstream. This was at the island of Isola Tiberina.

Rome was the capital of the Roman Empire. Romans practiced polytheism and worshipped the emperor. Because Christians, believed in one God and refused to worship Roman gods or the emperor, they were viewed as subversive and even treasonous. Read the rest of this page »

Another test series

Test cricket series - India versus England 2025The recent test cricket series between England and India finished in a 2—2 draw. And the next England versus Australia test series begins on 21 November 2025. A test cricket series involves up to five cricket matches, with each match lasting up to five days. Did you know that Israel went through many more tests on their exodus from Egypt in about 1450 BC? How would they respond to the challenges on their journey? Would they trust and obey God who was leading them? Or would they rebel against God and go their own way? Read the rest of this page »

When you’ve got nowhere to run

When you've got nowhere to runAustralia is a very safe country to live in. According to the Institute for Economics and Peace 2024 report Australia ranks as the 19th safest country in the world. In such an economically, politically and environmentally stable country it’s normal to feel safe. Read the rest of this page »

Two great miracles

Medieval (~1400s) woodcut of God Creating the world with CompassIn Psalm 77, the writer “cried out to God for help” (v.1NIV). He was in distress (v.2) and couldn’t sleep (v.4). He could only think about his troubles. And he doubted God’s mercy and kindness (v.7-9).

But then he looked back at what God had done for Israel in the exodus from slavery in Egypt (v.10-20). And he wrote, Read the rest of this page »

The benefits of carbon dioxide and fossil fuels

The carbon cycleMany people are ignorant of the benefits of carbon dioxide and fossil fuels.

Two physicists have issued a technical paper showing that physics demonstrates that increasing greenhouse gases cannot cause dangerous warming, extreme weather or any harm. In particular:
– More carbon dioxide will create more food, and
– Driving greenhouse gas emissions to net zero and eliminating fossil fuels will be disastrous for people worldwide. Read the rest of this page »

New US climate report

US Department of Energy logoThe US Department of Energy (DOE) has just published a report by the 2025 Climate Working Group. The report concludes that carbon dioxide (CO2)-induced warming appears to be less damaging economically than commonly believed, and that aggressive mitigation strategies could be more harmful than beneficial. Additionally, the report finds that US policy actions are expected to have undetectably small direct impacts on the global climate and any effects will emerge only with long delays. Read the rest of this page »

The greatest miracles of all

Medieval (~1400s) woodcut of God Creating the world with CompassThis blog is based on articles by Frank Turek and Duane Caldwell.

Many people find it difficult to believe that miracles are possible, particularly when they are influenced by materialism.

Number one – creation

The creation of the universe out of nothing is the greatest miracle of all. Space, time and matter had a beginning out of nothing. Nature had a beginning. Read the rest of this page »

Prophecies about Jesus: He would live in Galilee

Galilee would change from a place of humility and darkness to a place of honor and lightThere are many prophecies about Jesus in the Old Testament. For example, Isaiah said that honor and “a great light” would come to the region of Galilee. Galilee was part of the northern region of Israel. In Old Testament times, Israel was mainly invaded from the north because there was desert on the east and south and the Mediterranean Sea on the west. So, Galilee was targeted in many enemy attacks. Read the rest of this page »