Commentary | Page 228 | Tomorrow's World

Commentary

Who will feed us?

  1. 10th April 2007
  2. Don Davis

The pitiful image of a character with a long beard and dusty monk's robe, pacing the streets with a sign that reads, "Repent, the end is near! Flee from the wrath to come!" is not as laughable as it used to be.

Read More...

Hard Questions for Easter

  1. 05th April 2007
  2. Wallace G. Smith

It's the Easter season, and the pastel colors are coming out! Beautiful dresses for little girls hang in the department stores, kits for coloring eggs appear on the shelves, and that elusive species of hare—the chocolate bunny—comes once again into season. Many churches will put on shows and pageantry, attempting to depict their understanding of the final week...

Read More...

God and the foundation of science

  1. 03rd April 2007
  2. Wallace G. Smith

Science has discovered so many amazing things about our universe! A National Geographic article (March 2007), for instance, discussed the work of astrophysicist Adam Burrows which suggests that intense sound waves are the key ingredient behind supernovas, the massive explosions that destroy dying stars. In fact, the computer models indicate that an exploding...

Read More...

Ten really dumb ideas … #9

  1. 29th March 2007
  2. J. Davy Crockett III

9. Nothing is worthy of respect. Nothing is sacred. There are no absolutes. Humankind must make its own way. This widely held belief or viewpoint is an atheistic, materialistic approach to life. If one holds this view, then there are no real restraints on behavior. After all, who cares? What difference does it make? According to this view, there is no...

Read More...

Had a vacation lately? Take a few days

  1. 27th March 2007
  2. Carl Ponder (1939-2007)

As we opened the car door, the invigorating smell of mountain air filled our lungs. The sun was already setting behind the peak and the chill of night was beginning to envelope the cabin. A warm fire was in order for this, our first night away from the pressures of the everyday routine in quite a while. We needed this!

Read More...

A subtle upgrade for "human embryos"

  1. 20th March 2007
  2. Wallace G. Smith

The English language is a marvelous instrument in the hands of an expert wordsmith. It is capable of tremendous subtlety, and over the centuries the lives of countless men and women have been affected in numerous ways by the manner in which its vast collection of words have been manipulated and shaped – whether to rally the faithful to the arms of war or to...

Read More...

Ten really dumb ideas of mankind

  1. 13th March 2007
  2. J. Davy Crockett III

As a people, we love "lists." We are eager to see lists of the "Best Dressed," the "Best Books," "The Best Movies," the "Best Restaurants," the "Best Places to Live," the "Best Team," and so on. We love to categorize, group and label. Books of lists are compiled and entertainers make humorous lists, and we get a chuckle out of them.

Read More...

Pray for the honeybees

  1. 09th March 2007
  2. Carl Ponder (1939-2007)

The bees came uninvited and built their nest inside the wall behind the chimney, a few feet from the kitchen door. It wasn't the first swarm to take up residence in the walls of the old house during its hundred and twenty year's life time. What was significant was to see wild bees at all!

Read More...

The tomb of Jesus?

  1. 06th March 2007
  2. Wallace G. Smith

Have you seen "The Tomb of Jesus," a Discovery Channel presentation brought to us by filmmakers James Cameron (of Titanic fame) and Simcha Jacobovici? If not, it is only a matter of time before you hear about it – such is the way with society's current fascination with the "DaVinci Code" spirit of "creative history."

Read More...

Pages