Power of Change Blog - Commentshttp://www.powerofchange.org/blog/en-USSquarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)G-Rex comments on A small guide for wrestling with issues of creation and scienceG-RexMon, 21 Jun 2010 00:33:10 +0000http://www.powerofchange.org/blog/2010/6/13/a-small-guide-for-wrestling-with-issues-of-creation-and-scie.html#comments348075:3794949:comment/8765572You've got it. Chuck D. had no clue about DNA and very little knowledge of genetics. He traveled to S. America and the Galapagos as the Captain's dining mate. He was so bored he transformed himself into the ship's "naturalist." Good article in recent Nat. Geogr. within the past few months. Not sure of exact date.

]]>Reid S. Monaghan comments on A small guide for wrestling with issues of creation and scienceReid S. MonaghanWed, 16 Jun 2010 19:09:50 +0000http://www.powerofchange.org/blog/2010/6/13/a-small-guide-for-wrestling-with-issues-of-creation-and-scie.html#comments348075:3794949:comment/8733982Thanks Gman - good points. This area of inquiry is indeed young - is that the reason for the reference of dates for Darwin and W/C?

]]>G-Rex comments on A small guide for wrestling with issues of creation and scienceG-RexWed, 16 Jun 2010 17:24:11 +0000http://www.powerofchange.org/blog/2010/6/13/a-small-guide-for-wrestling-with-issues-of-creation-and-scie.html#comments348075:3794949:comment/8733310I have seen a few fuzzy theories on the development of proteins and fats that kinda-sorta seem semi-quasi rational. I don't care about that though. Viruses can replicate without all those accoutrements; they simply need DNA or RNA. I have not seen any decent theories on the spont. gen. of these nucleic acids. I asked a Duke geneticist about this (she started it . . . on her blog) and she said that RNA came first. She could not explain how they came to be in the first place. My science department told me to ignore this aspect of evolution when teaching and told me to focus on homologous organs, mimicry and such. I said, "but this is the crux of the matter." We can't make DNA/RNA in a super-lab. Just two dates to consider:
Darwin' O of Species - 1859 (+/- 3)
Watson + Crick 2X helix- 1953
almost 100 years

]]>Reid S. Monaghan comments on A small guide for wrestling with issues of creation and scienceReid S. MonaghanTue, 15 Jun 2010 00:59:11 +0000http://www.powerofchange.org/blog/2010/6/13/a-small-guide-for-wrestling-with-issues-of-creation-and-scie.html#comments348075:3794949:comment/8720045Rae, that view is represented at each point of my essay...also I chose a book by Dr. Kurt wise who did his Phd in Paleobiology at Harvard and is a young earth creationist as representative of that view. See reference to his book Faith, Form and Time. He holds the view held by Christians like ICR and Answers in Genesis.

Thanks Rae

]]>Rae Burnett comments on A small guide for wrestling with issues of creation and scienceRae BurnettMon, 14 Jun 2010 23:45:57 +0000http://www.powerofchange.org/blog/2010/6/13/a-small-guide-for-wrestling-with-issues-of-creation-and-scie.html#comments348075:3794949:comment/8719699You must have intentionally left out the point of view and all the scientific evidence (both for creation and a young earth) of the Creation Science Institute. I can't think why. They marry science and the bible better than anything I have ever seen.

]]>Reid S. Monaghan comments on A small guide for wrestling with issues of creation and scienceReid S. MonaghanMon, 14 Jun 2010 18:24:31 +0000http://www.powerofchange.org/blog/2010/6/13/a-small-guide-for-wrestling-with-issues-of-creation-and-scie.html#comments348075:3794949:comment/8716744Sandy, I would put Collins under the broad #4 and #5 above. To be honest, I have read much of the large volume edited by Miller but have not read Collins book - I will add it in...though I usually don't rec stuff I have not read. Collins' version, from what I have read on BioLogos, is not God directed evolution per say, but that naturalistic evolution was the means which brought about biodiversity we see. Perhaps a union of natural (Bio) and God's working (Logos) where the bifurcation of "natural" and "what God did" is removed all together. But I think he would go under #4 - old universe, some form of evolution...he also endorsed Walton's book so he may fit under #5 in reading Genesis but with a thumbs up to natural evolutionary processes bringing about all creatures.

Blessings Sandy - miss seeing you man...Kasey and the kids will be in Blacksburg a bit this summer in early July

]]>Sandy comments on A small guide for wrestling with issues of creation and scienceSandyMon, 14 Jun 2010 13:55:18 +0000http://www.powerofchange.org/blog/2010/6/13/a-small-guide-for-wrestling-with-issues-of-creation-and-scie.html#comments348075:3794949:comment/8714844Good survey, bro.

Perhaps #6 under origins options would be Francis Collins (The Language of God) on theistic evolution, but not sure this would be considered an evangelical option though it is attractive to some evangelicals in the hard sciences.

]]>Reid S. Monaghan comments on Historical Understandings of the Lord's TableReid S. MonaghanThu, 03 Jun 2010 15:06:08 +0000http://www.powerofchange.org/blog/2010/5/29/historical-understandings-of-the-lords-table.html#comments348075:3794949:comment/8609569Gman,

We do a method called intinction which is dipping the bread in the cup. We don't do the the plastic shot glasses and take our time during communion which we do every week.

Bread - we use a loaf of nice bread people can tear and dip. We also have some crackers that are unleavened, gluten free, whey free - to be honest I have no idea what is in those except that they cause no allergies.

Cup - we use wine but also have a a cup of grape juice for the sake of conscience. If someone does not want to dip wine for reasons of conviction or past (a sober, recovering alcoholic) we want to have juice.

We put the bread and crackers on a plate and have two goblets sitting on an arty looking coaster labeled wine or juice. We have two of these tables at the front and we all get up and come to the table during a time of singing, prayer, reflection etc. Because of our view of the table (Spiritual Real Presence) we "come to Jesus" together as a church after the preaching of the word. Anyone who is a believer is welcome and the non Christians with us don't come - we lead that so they don't feel weird or anything.

Thanks how we roll

]]>G-Rex comments on Historical Understandings of the Lord's TableG-RexThu, 03 Jun 2010 14:59:03 +0000http://www.powerofchange.org/blog/2010/5/29/historical-understandings-of-the-lords-table.html#comments348075:3794949:comment/8609508Chief, good summary. So does JW use the little cuppies or indiv goblets? Grape juice or wine? Do you use the round wafers (choking hazard), the pellets, tortillas or bread? Is it unleavened? Hope all is well. I'm just checking in and asking silly questions.

]]>Glenn comments on Pre and iPhone 3G - Side by Side UseGlennThu, 20 May 2010 20:13:02 +0000http://www.powerofchange.org/blog/2009/6/16/pre-and-iphone-3g-side-by-side-use.html#comments348075:3794949:comment/8499886I enjoyed reading your blog. I just read that Brits vote iPhone 8th greatest invention. I love my Iphone.

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