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March 18, 2020
Truth be told, we all hold to certain stereotypes whether we want to admit it or not. Though unfair, more often than not, these stereotypes cause little real damage.
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Life Design
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Junk DNA & Bad Designs
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Intelligent Design
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March 4, 2020
It’s a remarkable discovery—and a bit gruesome, too. It is worth learning a bit about some of its unseemly details because this find may have far-reaching implications that shed light on our origins as a species.
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Image of God
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Neanderthals/Hominids
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Human Uniqueness
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February 19, 2020
With eight grandchildren and counting (number nine will be born toward the end of February), I have become reacquainted with children’s stories. Some of the stories my grandchildren want to hear are new, but many of them are classics. It is fun to see my grandchildren experiencing the same stories and characters I enjoyed as a little kid.
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Image of God
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Neanderthals/Hominids
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Human Uniqueness
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Human Origins
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February 5, 2020
Comic books intrigue me. They are a powerful storytelling vehicle. The combination of snapshot-style imagery, along with narration and dialogue, allows the writer and artist to depict action and emotion in a way that isn’t possible using the written word alone. Comic books make it easy to depict imaginary worlds. And unlike film, comics engage the reader in a deeper, more personal way. The snapshot format requires the reader to make use of their imagination to fill in the missing details. In this sense, the reader becomes an active participant in the storytelling process.
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Human Uniqueness
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Image of God
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Human Origins
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January 22, 2020
Were things better in the past than they are today? It depends who you ask.
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Intelligent Design
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Biochemistry
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January 8, 2020
What would you say is the most readily recognizable scientific icon? Is it DNA, a telescope, or maybe a test tube?
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Intelligent Design
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Biochemistry
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December 18, 2019
A few days ago, I was doing a bit of Christmas shopping for my grandkids and I happened across some really cool construction kits, designed to teach children engineering principles while encouraging imaginative play. For those of you who still have a kid or two on your Christmas list, here are some of the products that caught my eye:
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Genomics
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Junk DNA & Bad Designs
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Intelligent Design
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December 11, 2019
Cancer. Perhaps no other word evokes more fear, anger, and hopelessness. It goes without saying that cancer is an insidious disease. People who get cancer often die way too early. And even though a cancer diagnosis is no longer an immediate death sentence—thanks to biomedical advances—there are still many forms of cancer that are difficult to manage, let alone effectively treat.
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Intelligent Design
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Diseases
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Junk DNA & Bad Designs
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Cancer
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Biochemistry
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December 4, 2019
In high school I was a bit of a troublemaker. It wasn’t out of the ordinary for me to be summoned to Mr. Reynolds’ office—the school’s vice principal—for some misdeed or other. After a few office visits, I quickly learned the value of a good story. If convincing enough, I could defray the accusations leveled against me. All I had to do was create plausible deniability.
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November 27, 2019
What would it be like to live in a world without antibiotics? It isn’t that hard to imagine, because antibiotics weren’t readily available for medical use until after World War II. And since that time, widespread availability of antibiotics has revolutionized medicine. However, the ability to practice modern medicine is being threatened because of the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Currently, there exists a pressing need to understand the evolution of antibiotic-resistant strains and to develop new types of antibiotics. Surprisingly, this worthy pursuit has unwittingly stumbled upon evidence for a Creator’s role in the design of biochemical systems.
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November 13, 2019
Are you a Marvel or a DC fan? Do you like the Marvel superheroes better than those who occupy the DC universe? Or is it the other way around for you?
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Intelligent Design
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Evolution
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November 6, 2019
Football players aren’t dumb jocks—though they often have that reputation. Football is a physically demanding sport that requires strength, toughness, agility, and speed. But it is also an intellectually demanding game.
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Neanderthals/Hominids
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Human Uniqueness
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October 30, 2019
I make dad noises now. When I sit down, when I stand up, when I get out of bed, when I get into bed, when I bend over to pick up something from the ground, and when I straighten up again, I find myself involuntarily making noises—grunting, graining sounds.
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Ethics
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Creation & Genesis
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October 23, 2019
True confession: I am a sports talk junkie. It has gotten so bad that sometimes I would rather listen to people talk about the big game than actually watch it on TV.
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Optimization
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Intelligent Design
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Biochemistry
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October 16, 2019
I knew my career as a baseball player would be short-lived when, as a thirteen-year-old, I made the transition from Little League to the Babe Ruth League, which uses official Major League Baseball rules. Suddenly there were a whole lot more rules for me to follow than I ever had to think about in Little League.
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Biochemistry
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Optimization
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Intelligent Design
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October 9, 2019
As a graduate student and a postdoc, I spent countless hours in the lab doing research. Part of my work involved performing biochemical assays—laboratory procedures designed to measure the activities of biomolecules and biochemical systems.
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Intelligent Design
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Optimization
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Biochemistry
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Anthropic Principle
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