When I was a teenager, which was before I became a Christian fifty years ago at age 20, I thought Christianity was a silly religion—because that was how my Christian friends had explained it to me. If you just believed in Jesus, they said, you would go to heaven, where Read more…
The heart of today’s solar panels is silicon. Silicon is the primary element involved in absorbing sunlight and generating electricity. But it looks like tomorrow’s solar panels may use perovskite instead of silicon.[1] Perovskite is a calcium titanium oxide mineral first discovered in the Ural Mountains of Russia by Gustav Rose Read more…
We are only a few days away from January 1st, the beginning of the new year. But the Jewish New Year, known as Rosh Hashanah,[1] has already happened—or is yet to happen, depending on your perspective. In 2025, the Jewish New Year began the evening of September 22nd (Jewish days Read more…
The Jewish celebration of Hanukkah began this year on December 14th and continues until December 22nd. Hanukkah celebrates the rededication of the Jerusalem temple in about 164 B.C., after it had been desecrated by the Greek ruler, Antiochus Epiphanes. Antiochus tried to compel the Jews to adopt the Greek culture Read more…
The world is full of religions, and it has been so for a very long time—perhaps since mankind has existed on this planet. But why? In Job 12:7-10, Job says this: But just ask the animals, and have them teach you;And the birds of the sky, and have them tell Read more…
Every Christian who has read the Gospels probably knows that the Pharisees hated Jesus. They in fact hated him so much that they actively conspired against him, even to the point of discussing how to have him killed.[1] Their grievances against Jesus were many and varied—they disliked his teachings about Read more…
One of the most common criticisms of renewable energy, like solar and wind, is that it’s not available when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing. The solution, of course, is energy storage—storing the excess energy which is produced when the sun is shining and the wind is Read more…
Some Christian denominations refuse to allow women to be ordained as priests, pastors, or ministers, while other denominations have no such prohibitions—and some are divided on the issue.[1] Those who refuse ordination to women point to scriptures such as 1 Timothy 2:11-12[2] and 1 Corinthians 14:33-35,[3] in which the apostle Paul seems Read more…
Let me start by saying that I have been happily married for more than forty-three (43) years to the same woman. She is the love of my life, my partner, my friend, the mother of our two children, and so much more. But everything I am about to say is Read more…
Do angels and demons really exist? Well, the Bible says so. In the New American Standard Bible translation, angels are referred to 111 times in the Old Testament and 176 times in the New Testament. Sixteen Old Testament books mention angels, while seventeen New Testament books do so, including all Read more…