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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 »

Four lessons from the life of Joseph

Joseph forgives his brothersI spent last week at a holiday camp for children aged 8-12 years. During this time the children learnt about four lessons from the life of Joseph, who lived about 3,700 years ago (~1680 BC). They also learnt some verses from the Bible (see Appendix). Read the rest of this page »

Because you’re worth it

Because you're worth itThe L’Oreal slogan “Because you’re worth it” spearheaded a revolution in beauty product marketing. The original line “Because I’m worth it,” spoken by a woman directly to camera in the 1971 L’Oreal tv commercial, broke the mold of women’s beauty products being about women being attractive to men. Rather, the groundbreaking commercial celebrated the woman’s perspective and experience of her hair care and self-worth without mention of a man. Read the rest of this page »

What the early church believed about Jesus

What the early church believed about JesusThis post comes from Brian Chilton, of North Carolina, USA.

Throughout the New Testament there are early creeds and hymns that predate the New Testament itself. These texts are often called “proto-New Testament texts.” Proto-New Testament texts date back to the earliest church from those who were eyewitnesses of Jesus Himself. Read the rest of this page »

Terms and conditions

Terms and conditionsThe terms and conditions (T&Cs) of the multinational tech company, Apple, have been the subject of controversy. The T&Cs length, complexity, and potential to be used to entrench Apple’s market power have led to serious criticism. Can we compare Apple’s T&Cs to the T&Cs God put in around the “apple” of the Garden of Eden? Read the rest of this page »

Easter didn’t end at Easter

Easter didn’t end at EasterWhat do you like to do on the Easter long weekend? Most of us get two extra days off giving us the opportunity to go away, spend time with friends or family, relax at home or do something a little different to our normal weekends. Our family tradition is to spend the weekend in the beautiful autumnal Blue Mountains of New South Wales, staying with friends, eating, drinking and playing together. Read the rest of this page »