The Dawn Treader

Reflections On Prince Caspian (the movie)

Spoiler alert.  Don't read further until you have seen the movie.

Prince Caspian

Prince Caspian opens today.  Next to the Voyage of the Dawn Treader, probably the best story in the Narnia series.  Don't miss it.  I will be getting off work early to take my family.  See you there!

UPDATE: What a great movie.  I agree with John M.   The best scene is Lucy on the bridge facing down the Telmarines with her dagger.

Chat And Chew : Political Discussion

This is an open thread to talk about politics.  Wanna talk polar bears?  Wanna talk Evangelical Manifesto?  Wanna talk about the train wreck known as the Democratic primary?  All are in play here.

Chat And Chew : Let's Talk About God

Open thread to continue discussing why some choose to deny God and why others enjoy a vibrant relationship with Him through Jesus Christ.

Batting Clean Up

One of Mr. D's passions ... church softball.  Thankfully the photographer did not take a picture of what happened next.  After smacking the ball over the left fielders head, I took off for first.  One problem, however.  I was wearing tennis shoes and the field was one big mud pie.  I ended up doing a belly flop while barely out of the batters box!   I managed to get a double out of this ... even though I was caked in mud. :)

What Are Public Schools Teaching About Evolution?

What do public schools teach about Darwinian evolution?  I know it varies from school to school, but my tenth grade biology class is so far in the rear view mirror that I don't recall evolution being talked about.  I got a good grade in the class, but maybe I was day dreaming during that lecture ;)

Anyway, I thought I would ask someone who is in the tenth grade.  I asked a student (who shall remain nameless) who is completing biology in a public school to comment on her recent experience.

Developing A Swing Thought

18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. 19 We love because he first loved us.

~ 1 John 4:18-19

I don't know about you, but I give into the idol of fear often.  I fear failure.  I fear rejection.  I fear suffering.  I fear many things.  Often times the fear is rooted in the idol of pride.

How do we overcome fears which rule our heart?  How do we truly believe in the promises of God?  How do we live in the knowledge of our true identity in Christ?

Prince Caspian Movie Maker Speaks

If this trailer does not get your blood pumping, I don't know what will.

Here is a two part must read interview with Michael Flaherty, the president of Walden Media.  Part 1; part 2.

UFOs Over Phoenix

I find these kinds of stories fascinating and illustrative of the power of worldviews.

If you read Drudge, you probably saw the "lights over Phoenix" story a week ago and like me, thought, huh?

Turns out that this story goes back over 10 years when an alleged UFO was sighted over Phoenix.  Even the governor of Arizona was in on the sighting.  The lights returned on April 21, 2008.  Was E.T. paying another visit?

RTB Refuses To Endorse Expelled!

There has been a fair amount of yammering on this blog about the movie Expelled!

Christian organization Reasons To Believe (RTB) won't endorse the documentary.  They feel it has taken the wrong approach.  From RTB's website.

Our main concern about EXPELLED is that it paints a distorted picture. It certainly doesn't match our experience. Sadly, it may do more to alienate than to engage the scientific community, and that can only harm our mission.

RTB prefers to take the approach of building and refining a testable model which harmonizes the facts of nature and the facts of the Bible.  They advocate putting this model to the test against a naturalistic model.  Have both models make predictions.  Evaluate which model's predictions turn out to best fit the data.  Follow the evidence where it leads.

RTB scholars believe that advancing scientific research will ultimately discredit any explanation that contradicts a sound interpretation of Scripture. Our approach to engagement is to hold a high view of Scripture, acknowledge the legitimacy of the scientific enterprise, and integrate the knowledge gained from both to build a more complete understanding of God's creation.

RTB's winsome approach to engaging the scientific community stands in stark contrast to the culture war that continues to rage between atheists and IDers.  Kudos to Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Ken Samples and the rest of the team at RTB.