Sir Isaac Newton was one of the greatest geniuses of all time with his work in mathematics, physics and astronomy laying the foundations of much of modern science.
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A very technical magazine included a drawing of a sunflower seed pattern, with drawings illustrating a complex engineering principle.
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Activate the movie (right) as you read the text.
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“The created universe is the fountain fullness of God’s expressed being. As God is expressed in creation, creation in turn expresses the Creator.”
- St. Bonaventure
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Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
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Theologians and scholars discuss Jewish and Christian approaches to understanding Genesis One.
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". . . the basic reality of God is plain enough. Open your eyes and there it is!
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We are to grow up into Christlikeness, the goal of being new creatures in Jesus. But what does that mean in terms of the New Creation.
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"The sky has changed!" declare the indigenous peoples of the North, the Inuit.
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Recently, scientists have observed the moment of conception when a sperm meets an egg, noting that in that instant there occurs a bright flash of light.
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Read - Romans 8:18 – 27 and Isaiah 40: 27 – 31
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In Psalm 19, the writer asserts that God is revealed and can be known through both Creation and Revelation, through the 'Book of Nature' and the 'Book of Scripture.'
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Whenever we ask Who and What is God? Who and What is He like? - the first answer that Scripture gives seems to be: 'Look at what I’ve made! Look at the Creation!’
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The Life that Jesus called abundant - what is it and how do you get into it?
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Birds do it . . . bees do it. And happily, humans too.
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From the Bible's Genesis account we discover not only God's creation but also how God has planned for our lives to be lived, so that we flourish as human beings.
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(The script is similar to the above SoundCloud recording)
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Here is a podcast that includes some of my thoughts on Creation and Re-Creation.
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With apologies (and thanks) to N.T. Wright (speaking re: his book: ‘The Faithfulness of God’), I am pondering the following – some in his thoughts and words and some in mine:
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Cattle grazing by roadside, Kenya
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I love flowers - I didn't use to even notice them. But now their beauty reminds me of not only 'here' but 'there' - of a blorious Creation present and the fullness of one yet coming.
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A Valentine bouquet, but flowers of love for any day.
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When Dallas Willard was asked: 'How do you do “evangelism-discipleship?' he responded with the following: "My short answer? You ravish people with the blessings of the Kingdom.
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We all need such a place: what author Madeline L’Engle meant in the book of that name, Circle of Quiet.
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Whenever I visit the beautiful Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, Ontario, I think of how much I used to hate being dragged there as a boy, since a Sunday afternoon with parents and two teasing
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Smitten, I’m sure . . . How can two walk (er, swim) together unless they are agreed ?
A goose couple at Lasalle Park, Burlington, Ontario.
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As a Christian, I believe that all of us who live on planet earth ought to be the best stewards of the gift of this blue and green planet as we possibly can be.
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Our lives are coloured by various events that come, at least to me, like images, both stark and beautiful.
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