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The Porky Porcupine
In Latin, the name porcupine means “spiny pig” or “quill pig,” but they are not swine but a large rodent. The North American porcupine is the second largest in the rodent family and globally, only the beavers and South American capybara are larger. There are two families of porcupines: the Old World porcupine with 11 […] More
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What the DNA of the Last Wooly Mammoths Teaches Us
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Hummingbirds And Their Homes | David Rives
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The Disturbing Puzzle of Natural Evil
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Stings, Math, and Thorns
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The Incredible Honey Bee
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God’s Genius Design of the Elephant’s Trunk
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The Bible, The Gospel, and Me
[Originally published as Engaging with others about the Gospel] Below is the gospel clearly defined. After we define the gospel, we will break down the five “gospel threads” (adapted from David Platt’s ‘gospel threads’ book) and how to use them in everyday conversations to lead others to faith in Christ alone for salvation. Basic Gospel Threads […] More
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Real Science, or Magic?
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The Power of Asking the Foundational Questions
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The Disturbing Puzzle of Natural Evil
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Is it True that Christians only Turn to God Out of Fear?
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Learning About God’s Amazing Design at Secular Museums
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Letting the Facts Guide you to the True Creator
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What Is The Oort Cloud? | David Rives
Have you heard of the Oort Cloud? For years, cosmologists have discussed the possibility of some type of cloud or band that could explain the existence of long-period comets. Maybe a bit of background would be helpful, so let’s back it up a bit, and start with one of the most popular theories for solar […] More
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The Solar System and Origins
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Astronomy: Variable Stars Part 1
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Venus – Our Next Door Neighbor | David Rives
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The Third Rock from the Sun
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Does Life on Other Planets Make Sense?
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Moon Dust and the Age of the Solar System in the 21st Century
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How to Fuse a Chromosome
[Originally published in 2013 as Chromosome Fusion? It’s Getting Harder and Harder to Believe.] People have 23 pairs of chromosomes, for a total of 46 chromosomes. Most apes have 24 pairs of chromosomes, for a total of 48 chromosomes. One popular genetic evidence for the idea that humans and apes have a common ancestor is […] More
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God’s Gift of Pain
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Complexity of Hair | David Rives
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The Master Design of the Human Hand: Part 2
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An Example of Technology Helping with Brain Function Discovery
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Exploring The Nose | David Rives
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How Not to Get a Gene to Evolve
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Recent Fossil Discoveries Related to the Human Origins Debate
[Originally published in December 2024 as Jumbo human origins roundup] There’s been a lot of interesting stories regarding human origins this year (and last year), small bits and pieces that are worth chatting about but maybe not in a full blog post. I’ve been busy with a lot of other things, but rather than let […] More
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Evidence of Dinosaurs Living Recently
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A Quick Recap of Dinosaurs and the Bible
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Dinosaur Soft Tissue | David Rives
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Learning About God’s Amazing Design at Secular Museums
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Dinosaur Soft Tissue
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Our Brothers: the Neanderthals Part 3
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A Field Trip to See the Power of Moving Water
Some of the most powerful teaching tools are field trips to real examples of the concept to be learned. Today, we visit a dam and drainage area to experience the power of water. I wanted to show you just a little bit more of what transpired here during the flooding this spring: Just south of […] More
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Navigating the Rapids of Life
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Recent Fossil Discoveries Related to the Human Origins Debate
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Who Understands the Rocks Better? A Field Trip Report
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Plates, Rock Layers, and Earth History
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How Evolution Crept Into the Church – The Evolution of Evolution | David Rives
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A Geology Field Trip to El Paso
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Defending the Biblical Chronology of the Egyptian Exile
The Historical Context of Joshua’s Altar
We have been in a series discussing the reality and timing of Joshua’s altar: In Part 6A of this series, we examined the discovery of Joshua’s Altar on Mount Ebal in the central highlands of Israel by secular archaeologist, Adam Zertal. This was a momentous discovery, the very altar spoken about in the Bible in […] More
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Adolf Hitler – The Evolution of Evolution | David Rives
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How Evolution Crept Into the Church – The Evolution of Evolution | David Rives
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The Importance of Collecting Sufficient Data
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The Real World Doesn’t Care about Scientific Predictions: Polar Bears & More
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Thomas Huxley – The Evolution of Evolution | David Rives
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Inventing the Species: The Development of the Scientific Classification System
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Astronomy: Variable Stars Part 1
[Originally published as the first section of Stellar Astronomy: Part 5 – Variable Stars] How do stars change over time? Secular astronomers have proposed various scenarios for stellar evolution, including the now-discredited idea that stars evolve along the main sequence from blue to red and modern ideas of giants and supergiants being aged stars. Unfortunately, […] More
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Using Math to Honor Jesus’s Birth
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Astronomy: Classifying the Unusual Stars
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Letting the Facts Guide you to the True Creator
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Physics 101: Falling Apples
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Developing an Accurate View of People Depends on Having an Accurate View of Creation
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The Spectrum of a Star’s Composition
