NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF ALIEN LIFE
1 John 5:12
"He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life."
Not long ago Creation Moments brought you a news report about NASA's search for extraterrestrial life and how they are quite sure they'll find it by the year 2035. The primary way they're searching for life is by looking for planets and moons with water. Where there's water, they hope to find life.
But now scientists are also looking for alien life by seeking a certain kind of heat. One research team doing this is a joint project of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratories and Caltech, and they are basing their research on information from NASA's orbiting observatory – the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer.
However, after studying 100,000 galaxies, they have found no obvious signs of life on any of them.
One researcher, a professor from Penn State University, said that "the idea behind our research is that if an entire galaxy had been colonized by an advanced space-faring civilization, the energy produced by that civilization's technologies would be detectable in mid-infrared wavelengths." He likened it to the basic physics that causes your computer to radiate heat when it is turned on.
Even though no signs of alien life have been found among the 100,000 galaxies, the researchers did find fifty galaxies they plan to look at more closely. They want to see if the heat from these galaxies is coming from natural sources or from advanced civilizations.
Creation Moments could tell them the answer right now, but I'm sure they wouldn't listen. Their search for life must go on because their evolutionary worldview depends on it.
Heavenly Father, as You continue to frustrate man's search for life elsewhere in the universe, I pray that many scientists will begin to consider the far more important matter of how they may find eternal life in Your Son. Amen.
"Scientists find no obvious signs of life in 100,000 galaxies," Popular Science, 4/16/15. Illustration: Artist's concept shows the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE spacecraft. Courtesy of NASA.
1 John 5:12
"He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life."
Not long ago Creation Moments brought you a news report about NASA's search for extraterrestrial life and how they are quite sure they'll find it by the year 2035. The primary way they're searching for life is by looking for planets and moons with water. Where there's water, they hope to find life.
But now scientists are also looking for alien life by seeking a certain kind of heat. One research team doing this is a joint project of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratories and Caltech, and they are basing their research on information from NASA's orbiting observatory – the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer.
However, after studying 100,000 galaxies, they have found no obvious signs of life on any of them.
One researcher, a professor from Penn State University, said that "the idea behind our research is that if an entire galaxy had been colonized by an advanced space-faring civilization, the energy produced by that civilization's technologies would be detectable in mid-infrared wavelengths." He likened it to the basic physics that causes your computer to radiate heat when it is turned on.
Even though no signs of alien life have been found among the 100,000 galaxies, the researchers did find fifty galaxies they plan to look at more closely. They want to see if the heat from these galaxies is coming from natural sources or from advanced civilizations.
Creation Moments could tell them the answer right now, but I'm sure they wouldn't listen. Their search for life must go on because their evolutionary worldview depends on it.
Heavenly Father, as You continue to frustrate man's search for life elsewhere in the universe, I pray that many scientists will begin to consider the far more important matter of how they may find eternal life in Your Son. Amen.
"Scientists find no obvious signs of life in 100,000 galaxies," Popular Science, 4/16/15. Illustration: Artist's concept shows the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE spacecraft. Courtesy of NASA.
JUMPING TOMATOES
Exodus 8:2
"And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:"
"What a delicious-looking tomato," you say to yourself. But as you reach for it, that bright red tomato suddenly comes to life and jumps away in pursuit of its own lunch! That "tomato" you almost grabbed is actually a tomato frog, a creature found only on the island of Madagascar.
Just before the frog jumped out of your reach, it puffed up its shiny red body because it regarded you as a threat. Fortunately for you, the frog came nowhere near your lips. You see, when a predator bites down on a tomato frog, the frog's skin secretes a thick substance that gums up the predator's mouth and eyes – a superb defense mechanism that reminds us of the mucus secreted by hagfishes.
According to a book called Astonishing Animals, evolution is the reason why the tomato frog is bright red in color. The authors say it is mimicking the bright color of the poison arrow frog of Central America. But wait a minute! There are no poison arrow frogs on the island of Madagascar, so how could the tomato frog's bright color be attributed to mimicry? It can't mimic a frog that no creature on the island has ever seen!
Once again, when you're an evolutionist, evolution accounts for absolutely everything in nature. Creationists reject that kind of thinking. We believe that God blessed the island of Madagascar with many unique and colorful creatures. And each one was given just the right combination of characteristics by its Creator.
Heavenly Father, though many people consider frogs to be creepy, I know You created them to be an essential part of our planet's ecosystem. So, creepy or not, I praise You even for the lowly frog. Amen.
"Tomato frog," Astonishing Animals, T. Flannery and P. Schouten (Atlantic Monthly Press, New York), pp. 122-123. Photo: Tomato frog. Courtesy of © Alfeus Liman.
Exodus 8:2
"And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:"
"What a delicious-looking tomato," you say to yourself. But as you reach for it, that bright red tomato suddenly comes to life and jumps away in pursuit of its own lunch! That "tomato" you almost grabbed is actually a tomato frog, a creature found only on the island of Madagascar.
Just before the frog jumped out of your reach, it puffed up its shiny red body because it regarded you as a threat. Fortunately for you, the frog came nowhere near your lips. You see, when a predator bites down on a tomato frog, the frog's skin secretes a thick substance that gums up the predator's mouth and eyes – a superb defense mechanism that reminds us of the mucus secreted by hagfishes.
According to a book called Astonishing Animals, evolution is the reason why the tomato frog is bright red in color. The authors say it is mimicking the bright color of the poison arrow frog of Central America. But wait a minute! There are no poison arrow frogs on the island of Madagascar, so how could the tomato frog's bright color be attributed to mimicry? It can't mimic a frog that no creature on the island has ever seen!
Once again, when you're an evolutionist, evolution accounts for absolutely everything in nature. Creationists reject that kind of thinking. We believe that God blessed the island of Madagascar with many unique and colorful creatures. And each one was given just the right combination of characteristics by its Creator.
Heavenly Father, though many people consider frogs to be creepy, I know You created them to be an essential part of our planet's ecosystem. So, creepy or not, I praise You even for the lowly frog. Amen.
"Tomato frog," Astonishing Animals, T. Flannery and P. Schouten (Atlantic Monthly Press, New York), pp. 122-123. Photo: Tomato frog. Courtesy of © Alfeus Liman.
EVOLUTION IS EFFECTIVELY DEAD
2 Peter 3:5
"For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:"
If I were come out and say that "neo-Darwinism is effectively dead despite its persistence as textbook orthodoxy", you can be sure that evolutionists would be all over me. If I went on to say that our knowledge of genetics is now sufficient to reject evolution's slow, gradual selection of small mutational changes, you can bet evolutionists would hurl insults at me, using words I would not be permitted to repeat on this radio station.
But if one of the world's top evolutionists were to write what I just said, he would get away with it. Especially when this eminent evolutionist's name is Stephen Jay Gould. Before his death in 2002, this Harvard professor and Humanist of the Year utterly rejected slow, gradual evolution powered by mutations.
Now think about this for a moment. Gould and his esteemed colleague Niles Eldredge rejected the same neo-Darwinism that creationists reject! Both of these respected evolutionists knew that neo-Darwinism was an emperor with no clothes, so they came up with the punctuated equilibrium theory of evolution. According to Gould and Eldredge, evolution happens by way of sudden, major changes, resulting in the appearance of "hopeful monsters."
Mutations produce only minor variations, said Gould. Experiments that start with flies end up with flies. So he asked: "How can such processes change a gnat or rhinoceros into something fundamentally different?"
They can't! Nevertheless, evolutionists will continue to believe in slow, gradual evolution, not because of any evidence but because their godless worldview demands it.
Heavenly Father, fallen men accept evolution because they do not want You to rule over them. I ask You to reveal Yourself to many so they will believe unto eternal life and bring glory to Your holy name! Amen.
G. Parker, Creation: Facts of Life, pp. 104-106. S.J. Gould, "The Return of Hopeful Monsters", Natural History, June/July 1977. S.J. Gould, "Is a New General Theory of Evolution Emerging?", Paleobiology, Winter 1980. Diagram: Punctuated equilibrium depends upon rare bursts of major evolutionary change. (PD)
2 Peter 3:5
"For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:"
If I were come out and say that "neo-Darwinism is effectively dead despite its persistence as textbook orthodoxy", you can be sure that evolutionists would be all over me. If I went on to say that our knowledge of genetics is now sufficient to reject evolution's slow, gradual selection of small mutational changes, you can bet evolutionists would hurl insults at me, using words I would not be permitted to repeat on this radio station.
But if one of the world's top evolutionists were to write what I just said, he would get away with it. Especially when this eminent evolutionist's name is Stephen Jay Gould. Before his death in 2002, this Harvard professor and Humanist of the Year utterly rejected slow, gradual evolution powered by mutations.
Now think about this for a moment. Gould and his esteemed colleague Niles Eldredge rejected the same neo-Darwinism that creationists reject! Both of these respected evolutionists knew that neo-Darwinism was an emperor with no clothes, so they came up with the punctuated equilibrium theory of evolution. According to Gould and Eldredge, evolution happens by way of sudden, major changes, resulting in the appearance of "hopeful monsters."
Mutations produce only minor variations, said Gould. Experiments that start with flies end up with flies. So he asked: "How can such processes change a gnat or rhinoceros into something fundamentally different?"
They can't! Nevertheless, evolutionists will continue to believe in slow, gradual evolution, not because of any evidence but because their godless worldview demands it.
Heavenly Father, fallen men accept evolution because they do not want You to rule over them. I ask You to reveal Yourself to many so they will believe unto eternal life and bring glory to Your holy name! Amen.
G. Parker, Creation: Facts of Life, pp. 104-106. S.J. Gould, "The Return of Hopeful Monsters", Natural History, June/July 1977. S.J. Gould, "Is a New General Theory of Evolution Emerging?", Paleobiology, Winter 1980. Diagram: Punctuated equilibrium depends upon rare bursts of major evolutionary change. (PD)
COAT OF MANY COLORS
Genesis 37:3
"Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours."
The rainbow eucalyptus tree is undoubtedly the most beautiful tree ever. Its bark looks like it was painted by an artist using a palette full of pastel pigments. Surprisingly, this tree's coat of many colors actually comes from the way its bark peels off the tree.
According to research botanist LariAnn Garner: "As the newly exposed bark slowly ages, it changes from bright green to a darker green, then bluish to purplish, and then pink-orange. Finally, the color becomes a brownish maroon right before exfoliation occurs." She also notes that "since this process is happening in different zones of the trunk and in different stages simultaneously, the colors are varied and almost constantly changing. As a result, the tree will never have the same color pattern twice, making it like a work of living art."
The rainbow eucalyptus is also among the fastest-growing trees. It begins as a seed smaller than an ant and grows as much as eight feet per year, eventually rising up to a height of a hundred feet. And here's a surprising fact. These rainbow-colored trees are used mainly to make white paper!
Though evolutionists attribute the tree's colors to natural selection, we must point out that there are many other kinds of trees with peeling bark � including several varieties of maple trees � but the bark of these trees do not undergo a color transformation like this. Evolution had nothing to do with it. These trees are, indeed, a living piece of art painted by their Creator!
Heavenly Father, no human artist can come close to achieving the beauty I see in Your creation! More beautiful than Your creation, however, is Your glorious plan of salvation! Amen.
L. Garner, "Under the Rainbow", Ornamental Outlook, 9/06. This website features many photos of the rainbow eucalyptus tree: http://www.lovethesepics.com/2013/01/living-rainbow-rainbow-eucalyptus-most-beautiful-tree-bark-on-earth-36-pics/. Photo: Rainbow eucalyptus trees. Courtesy of Amelia. (CC-BY-SA 2.0)
Genesis 37:3
"Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours."
The rainbow eucalyptus tree is undoubtedly the most beautiful tree ever. Its bark looks like it was painted by an artist using a palette full of pastel pigments. Surprisingly, this tree's coat of many colors actually comes from the way its bark peels off the tree.
According to research botanist LariAnn Garner: "As the newly exposed bark slowly ages, it changes from bright green to a darker green, then bluish to purplish, and then pink-orange. Finally, the color becomes a brownish maroon right before exfoliation occurs." She also notes that "since this process is happening in different zones of the trunk and in different stages simultaneously, the colors are varied and almost constantly changing. As a result, the tree will never have the same color pattern twice, making it like a work of living art."
The rainbow eucalyptus is also among the fastest-growing trees. It begins as a seed smaller than an ant and grows as much as eight feet per year, eventually rising up to a height of a hundred feet. And here's a surprising fact. These rainbow-colored trees are used mainly to make white paper!
Though evolutionists attribute the tree's colors to natural selection, we must point out that there are many other kinds of trees with peeling bark � including several varieties of maple trees � but the bark of these trees do not undergo a color transformation like this. Evolution had nothing to do with it. These trees are, indeed, a living piece of art painted by their Creator!
Heavenly Father, no human artist can come close to achieving the beauty I see in Your creation! More beautiful than Your creation, however, is Your glorious plan of salvation! Amen.
L. Garner, "Under the Rainbow", Ornamental Outlook, 9/06. This website features many photos of the rainbow eucalyptus tree: http://www.lovethesepics.com/2013/01/living-rainbow-rainbow-eucalyptus-most-beautiful-tree-bark-on-earth-36-pics/. Photo: Rainbow eucalyptus trees. Courtesy of Amelia. (CC-BY-SA 2.0)
ALWAYS BE READY
1 Peter 3:15b
"�be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:"
Not long ago, a member of our Creation Moments staff went under the surgeon's knife. Cancerous growths had been discovered through a routine colonoscopy, so to keep the cancer from spreading, the growths and his ascending colon was surgically removed.
During the pre-op office visit, the surgeon smiled and told our intrepid creationist: "Look on the bright side," he said. "In addition to removing part of your colon, I will also be removing your appendix so you'll never have to worry about appendicitis."
The patient agreed that this was, indeed, a very good thing. But his smile quickly turned to a frown when the surgeon added, "You won't miss your appendix. It's just a vestigial organ that you never really needed." What a thing to say to a creationist! Without missing a beat, our staff member asked the doctor if he was aware of studies showing that the appendix is not a vestigial left-over from our supposed ape-like ancestors. He added that the appendix is now known to be an essential part of our body's immune system.
But the surgeon wouldn't budge because this is what he had been taught in medical school. Rather than argue with the surgeon who would soon be cutting him open, our staff member decided it would be best to continue the conversation on another day. And so it shall. But he learned a valuable lesson that day. He learned that opportunities to share the truth of biblical creation can arise at anytime � even during a routine doctor's visit.
Heavenly Father, thank You for the opportunities You give me to share biblical truth with others. Amen.
This is one of the articles our staff member is sharing with his surgeon: http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA401080/Do-You-Need-Your-Appendix.html. Photo: Vermiform appendix. (PD)
1 Peter 3:15b
"�be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:"
Not long ago, a member of our Creation Moments staff went under the surgeon's knife. Cancerous growths had been discovered through a routine colonoscopy, so to keep the cancer from spreading, the growths and his ascending colon was surgically removed.
During the pre-op office visit, the surgeon smiled and told our intrepid creationist: "Look on the bright side," he said. "In addition to removing part of your colon, I will also be removing your appendix so you'll never have to worry about appendicitis."
The patient agreed that this was, indeed, a very good thing. But his smile quickly turned to a frown when the surgeon added, "You won't miss your appendix. It's just a vestigial organ that you never really needed." What a thing to say to a creationist! Without missing a beat, our staff member asked the doctor if he was aware of studies showing that the appendix is not a vestigial left-over from our supposed ape-like ancestors. He added that the appendix is now known to be an essential part of our body's immune system.
But the surgeon wouldn't budge because this is what he had been taught in medical school. Rather than argue with the surgeon who would soon be cutting him open, our staff member decided it would be best to continue the conversation on another day. And so it shall. But he learned a valuable lesson that day. He learned that opportunities to share the truth of biblical creation can arise at anytime � even during a routine doctor's visit.
Heavenly Father, thank You for the opportunities You give me to share biblical truth with others. Amen.
This is one of the articles our staff member is sharing with his surgeon: http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA401080/Do-You-Need-Your-Appendix.html. Photo: Vermiform appendix. (PD)
EGGS-ELLENT EXAMPLES OF DESIGN
Job 11:18
"And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety."
Over the years, Creation Moments has brought you countless examples of plants and animals that appear to have been designed because they really were designed! Nowhere is this easier to see than in the design of bird eggs.
As we mentioned on an earlier program, the shape and coloring of bird eggs are no accident. God designed them that way for a specific purpose. Today we're going to mention two other design features seen in some bird eggs.
The first are the eggs of the African jacana. These long-legged shorebirds build a flimsy nest that floats on water. When the male jacana lands in the nest to incubate the eggs, the whole nest sinks into the water. It's a good thing, then, that God created the eggs to be waterproof. This is a design feature the eggs must have had from the very beginning.
Or take the eggs of the common murre. According to BBC Earth, "The eggshells have cone-like structures that make the eggs 'self-cleaning'." This is useful, they say, because murre colonies are tightly packed and the eggs get showered in bird droppings. "When water lands on an egg, its water-repelling shell causes the water to gather into spherical drops" which then roll off the egg and clean it.
We could mention many other design features of bird eggs, and we will share these with you in the future. But we close today's program with praise to the God of creation who cares for all of His creatures � especially you and me!
Lord Jesus, my heart overflows with praise when I look at Your creation and think about what You accomplished in just six days! You are awesome in every way! Amen.
"The 13 birds with the most amazing eggs," BBC Earth. http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150319-the-birds-with-super-powered-eggs. Photo: African jacana chick. Courtesy of Magnus Manske. (CCA 2.0 Generic)
Job 11:18
"And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety."
Over the years, Creation Moments has brought you countless examples of plants and animals that appear to have been designed because they really were designed! Nowhere is this easier to see than in the design of bird eggs.
As we mentioned on an earlier program, the shape and coloring of bird eggs are no accident. God designed them that way for a specific purpose. Today we're going to mention two other design features seen in some bird eggs.
The first are the eggs of the African jacana. These long-legged shorebirds build a flimsy nest that floats on water. When the male jacana lands in the nest to incubate the eggs, the whole nest sinks into the water. It's a good thing, then, that God created the eggs to be waterproof. This is a design feature the eggs must have had from the very beginning.
Or take the eggs of the common murre. According to BBC Earth, "The eggshells have cone-like structures that make the eggs 'self-cleaning'." This is useful, they say, because murre colonies are tightly packed and the eggs get showered in bird droppings. "When water lands on an egg, its water-repelling shell causes the water to gather into spherical drops" which then roll off the egg and clean it.
We could mention many other design features of bird eggs, and we will share these with you in the future. But we close today's program with praise to the God of creation who cares for all of His creatures � especially you and me!
Lord Jesus, my heart overflows with praise when I look at Your creation and think about what You accomplished in just six days! You are awesome in every way! Amen.
"The 13 birds with the most amazing eggs," BBC Earth. http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150319-the-birds-with-super-powered-eggs. Photo: African jacana chick. Courtesy of Magnus Manske. (CCA 2.0 Generic)
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