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A young earth?

The Population Genetics Modeling Program Software Mendel's Accountant can simulate, with unprecedented biological accuracy, the result of this accumulation:

Assuming a population size of 2,000 individuals, assuming that each mother has six children, and using the rate of 60 mutations per generation in the algorithms, the simulation shows the extinction of the human race after only 350 generations. This also assumes that natural selection would have been effective at removing the least fit from the population every generation.

If this result is anywhere close to correct -- that humanity's genetic mutations would have led to extinction within 350 generations -- how could that possibly fit within evolution's long ages? But if the total age of the world is about 6,000 years,(4) as is consistent with biblical history, then mankind has been here for fewer than 300 generations(5). Thus, the latest and most accurate research into human genetics confirms a straightforward reading of the biblical account of origins and human history.

References

1. Pennisi, E. 2010. 1000 Genomes Project Gives New Map of Genetic Diversity. Science. 330 (6004): 574-575.

2. Kondrashov, A. S. 2003. Direct estimate of human per nucleotide mutation rates at 20 loci causing Mendelian diseases. Human Mutation. 21 (1): 12-27.

3. Vardiman, L. 2008. The "Fatal Flaws" of Darwinian Theory. Acts & Facts. 37 (7): 6.

4. Beechick, R. 2001. Chronology for everybody. Journal of Creation. 15 (3): 67- 73.

5. In reality, the number of generations since creation is smaller, since the average generation time among pre-Flood peoples was 117 years, not 20. Factoring this in yields about 231 generations from creation to 2010 A.D.

http://www.icr.org/article/5722

(Of interest, eh?)

The Creator's Moon

Tonight's rare Super Harvest Moon courtesy of our never edited-out Creator.

(from Lucianne.com)

The Deadly War against DDT

The Deadly War against DDT - Article - National Review Online

Millions of lives lost and so many more suffering. Surely accountability to those who have allowed this to happen must be revealed. I do know that justice will one day be realized with the coming of the Just Judge, Jesus Christ.

"(God) hath appointed a day, in the which He will judge the world in righteousness by that Man whom He hath ordained; whereof He hath given assurance unto all men, in that He hath raised Him from the dead: (Acts 17:31).

In the interim, we weep.

Moon and Mars

Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky Friday, August 27th. It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye.

L. - Evidently this is not true as it's been circulating on the email circuit for many years. I didn't Snope the article as I'm a sucker for planets and stuff and who would lie about that? I guess on Friday, if you can look up about 12:30 p.m., take a look and see for yourself.

But these verses from Scripture are definitely true:

"And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: He made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good" (Genesis 16-18).

The sun is waking up. . .

The sun's surface erupted early Sunday, blasting tons of plasma into space -- and right at the Earth. Astonishing new pictures from NASA show the giant flares and clouds of ionized gas erupting from the star.

Eclipse

Pacific July 11, 2010 Total Solar Eclipse.

"And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years" (Genesis 1:14).

Pagan vanities. . .Hammer of Zeus

Greece lightning: Ancient Parthenon lit from above as storm breaks over Athens | Mail Online

Jupiter = Latin for Gr. Zeus, the national god of the Greeks. Mercurius = Gr. Hermes.

"And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker....which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people crying out. and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein" (Acts 14:12, 14, 15).

Freedom...

A lawn is nature under totalitarian rule. -Michael Pollan, author, journalism professor (b. 1955)

Nature was cursed in the Garden of Eden for Adam and Eve's sin (Genesis 3:17). Blame our adversary Satan, who deceived Eve into biting that apple with the result of God's judgment causing the creation to be filled with weeds. We've been at war with the weeds ever since. And with the totalitarian rule of Satan, the 'god of this world.'

The good news is Jesus Christ defeated our adversary at the cross and we can now stand in glorious freedom. There is now an escape from the totalitarian rule of the evil one, and one future day creation will be loosed too (Romans 8:21). No more weeds! Alleluia!

So, as we wait: "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage" (Galatians 5:1). And get out that weed spray!

Olivia's Peonies

Olivia's bouquet to her Amma. They are delicate scented, not heavy to make you tire of them. I think they suit Olivia well. I know they suit me.

Why Aren't Earth's Oldest Trees Older?

This towering giant sequoia stretches 275 feet, about as tall as a 27-story high-rise building, and is 102.6 feet around. That makes it the largest (by volume) individual tree in the world. The general lives in the Sequoia National Park in California. Scientists believe this tree could be anywhere from 2,300 years old to 2,700 years old.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010

The sheer girth of certain ancient, wizened trees can take one's breath away. Although the age estimates given for these antique specimens vary from a few to tens of thousands of years, the majority of them are consistent with a biblical timeframe for earth history.

The oldest individual still-living tree is in California. Appropriately nicknamed Methuselah, the hardy bristlecone pine from the dry and salty high elevation of Inyo National Forest is in a protected area.

Wired Science stated that Methuselah was 4,765 years old.

Why is Methuselah, or any other long-living tree, not a great deal older than this if the earth itself is millions of years old?

The very oldest known tree better fits a biblical age for the earth of thousands, not millions, of years.

1. Ghose, T. The Oldest Trees on the Planet. Wired Science.
2. Earle, C. J., ed. Pinus longaeva. The Gymnosperm Database.
3. Schulman, E. 1954. Longevity under Adversity in Conifers.
4. Lorey, F. 1994. Tree Rings and Biblical Chronology.
5. Vardiman, L. 2008. A Dark and Stormy World.

It's May, and apple blossom time . . .

I'll be with you in apple blossom time-The Andrews Sisters

(Picture taken in cousin Betsy's place in the wonderful Upper Peninsula of Michigan, or home to me.)

And God created . . tulips!

Arizona

I'm here in Arizona with new granddaughter, helping as Mom & Dad are working spring training with the Cubs.

Everyone should visit Arizona after a long Michigan winter. It lifts the soul to breath in the warmer air, feel the sun with palm trees and cactus everywhere, and seeing the orange and lemon trees colorfully decorated with fruit. Outside our condo a tree has orange size fruit, but the fruit is yellow...maybe grapefruit? A bit sour, but good to eat if you avoid the rine.

God created Arizona. What are these hills and mountains seemingly pushed up from under the crust? Or were they dragged by the glacier of ages past? Do the residents of this place get used to seeing all this beauty? Maybe fresh eyes appreciate it best.

Like my new granddaughter...people call her a "fresh" one...she is seeing the world with all its wonder as new. Her and Amma.

Russians Going To Blow Up Asteroid

The asteroid, Apophis, supposedly has only a 1-in-45,000 chance of hitting Earth. But that's too close for comfort for the Russians so they're planning a mission to steer it away from us.

The US is not sure this is a good idea. All the Russians promise is that it 'won't involve nuclear explosions' and that they 'will obey the laws of physics'.

The Word of God speaks of an asteroid which will fall to the earth during the Tribulation time:

"And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters: and the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter" (Revelation 8:10-11).

We are living in the time of God's grace where these trumpet judgments are all future, but as the Lord Jesus Christ is absent and rejected in this world, these days are called "man's day" where man is the measure of all things, and he is the fixer of all problems. It is interesting to see how far man has progressed with the mind and matter God has given him.

P.S.
As we prepare to enter a new year, may everyone reading have already taken the step of trusting in Jesus Christ as Savior, and have appropriated His death as the payment of ALL sins, past, present and future. He truly is worthy to be trusted. And then, a very Happy New Year to all.

New Year's Blue Moon

Once in a blue moon there is one on New Year's Eve.

Ringing in 2010 we will be treated to a blue moon. According to popular definition, a blue moon is the second full moon in a month. But don't expect it to be blue - the name has nothing to do with the color. 'Blue moon' is just a name in the same sense as a 'hunter's moon' or a 'harvest moon'.

A full moon occurred on Dec. 2. It will appear again on Thursday in time for the New Year's countdown.

A full moon occurs every 29.5 days, and most years have 12. On average, an extra full moon in a month - a blue moon - occurs every 2.5 years. The last time there was a lunar double was in May 2007. New Year's Eve blue moons are rarer, occurring every 19 years. The last time was in 1990; the next one won't come again until 2028.

"O LORD our Lord, how excellent is Thy name in all the earth! who hast set Thy glory above the heavens. When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which Thou hast ordained; what is man, that Thou art mindful of him?" (Psalm 8:1,3,4)

Ah, yes, what is man that God is mindful of us?

We are created in His image (Genesis 1:26) and He loves us (John 3:16).

As God is mindful of us, let us be mindful of Him in this new year.

Quiet sun. . .

"This lack of sun spots is a genuine issue for concern."

Blue Tanzanite

In 1967, the gemstone of the 20th Century was discovered in Tanzania, Africa.

The rich, bluish-purple colored gemstone is now known as the December birthstone.

I think it is the most beautiful of gemstones.

Poppies

Thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind;

Or on a half-reap'd furrow sound asleep,

Drows'd with the fume of poppies...

- To Autumn, John Keats

Scientific thought, free or not?

Amazon.com: Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed: Ben Stein, Richard Dawkins,

Darwinism leads to Atheism.

Your worldview determines your conclusion to scientific hypothesis.


The way to expose darkness is to turn on the light. Ben Stein turns on the light in the academic community. Well worth your viewing.