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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
A 39-year-old woman from Westminster Maryland forgot about a lottery ticket she had purchased a week before but found it when she was searching for something in her purse. She was carrying around a quarter of a million dollars in her purse for a week and didn’t even know it. When she discovered the ticket…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
After traveling beyond the orbit of Pluto, the New Horizon’s spacecraft continues to send back data about distant objects in space. The spacecraft encountered what scientists originally called a space snowman. They said the 22-mile long object resembles a snow man and is likely made up of methane. It…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 12 views
In the continual search of the heavens, astronomers believe they may have discovered a long-hypothesized ninth large planet lurking somewhere far beyond Pluto. This planet, if it exists, would be a massive large planet. Scientists believe it is there because of the clustered orbits of three smaller dwarf…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 14 views
Scientists hope to use an array of giant telescopes in the New Mexico desert to create the most detailed map ever of a large portion of space. Instead of taking pictures, the antenna will capture an image of the radio waves from throughout the Milky Way and beyond. Researchers say the Very Large Array…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 42 views
Scientists have recently increased the estimation of the size of our universe. From the previously estimated 200 billion galaxies researchers at The University of Nottingham, believe the figure is likely 10 times that. In their research, published in the October issue of The Astrophysical Journal, the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 25 views
Light pollution caused by city lights is now so prevalent that 80 percent of Americans cannot see the Milky Way in the night sky. That is in contrast to only 33% worldwide who cannot see the constellation that we live in. When our technology begins to dim our ability to see the glory of God, “The heavens…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 15 views
At a computer security conference, the Apple Corporation announced that it is joining companies like Google, Facebook, and others who offer rewards to hackers who come forward with information about security flaws in their software. Apple said they would offer cash rewards of up to $200,000 for the insight…
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 26 views
God does not make laws denying us anything that would really be for our good. There is a poisonous berry growing in your garden, and your child has been told that he is not to eat it. If he is a wise child, he will understand that it is your love to him that has told him not to eat that poisonous berry.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Alaska Airlines changed the flight path and flight time of one of the flight from Anchorage to Honolulu to allow passengers to view a total solar eclipse that was visible over the Pacific Ocean. Joe Rao, an associate astronomer at the American Museum of natural History’s Hayden Planetarium in New York…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Astronomers have seen what they believe could be the most powerful supernova explosion ever. They say the star, which is 3.8 billion light years away, was first seen in June 2015. Though it may have begun to fade, at its peak the event was 200 times more powerful than a typical exploding star. That means…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
Intelligent design (ID) is the teaching that the world is created and obviously designed by a superior intelligence. Casey Luskin, a program officer with the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture talks about the progress ID is making in our culture. “At least five states now require, or…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Ken Slusher says he received such a large bill that it would be funny, if it wasn’t creating problems for them to finance a new home. Their cell phone provider sent them a bill for $2 million for one month of service. He says the problems began when they switched carriers, and the first bill was six…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 16 views
As technology has grown, scientists have found that many objects in space create unique noises or songs. In August 2014, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe heard a ticking sound coming from a comet labeled 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimneko. As the comet approached the sun, it emitted what sounded like…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 11 views
When nine-year-old Nolan Rogers stumbled across a letter in a glass bottle on an island in the middle of a lake, he imagined it might be a note from pirates. The truth about the letter turned out to be more than he could have imagined. The words inside were written on half a paper towel and were addressed…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
When most people think of the Super Bowl, they think of football. In 2015, NASA added a bit of football-themed rivalry that focused attention on God’s handiwork. On February 1st, the day of the big game, NASA tweeted photos of supernovas all day, asking lovers of space and football to retweet the nebula…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 2 views
A German artist decided to bury gold bars on a beach in England as part of unique public art project. The bars were hidden and then a local museum announced that as soon as the tide on the beach went out, anyone who found a bar could keep it. The curator of the museum, Lewis Biggs said the art piece…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
500 years ago, Renaissance designer, artist, and engineer, Leonardo Da Vinci once looked at birds to inspire his sketches of aircraft-like designs. Now, an engineer form the Georgia Institute of Technology is looking at another design from nature to gain insight into better designs for robots that could…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 56 views
A typical smartphone can make calls, send texts, and surf the Internet. Now, thanks to a Danish research team, phones can conduct brain scans. The team has developed an app that can monitor brain activity when coupled with a special headset. Presently the app only works with one smartphone model, using…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Reddit invites people to post the epiphanies people have while taking a shower. One that caught my attention was WiiSportsEnthusiasts’ observation that “Patience is something you admire in the person behind you, but never in the person ahead of you.” —Jim L. Wilson https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/shower-thoughts-reddit-march-2018-part-one_us_5a994910e4b089ec35394cbc…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
A Florida college student conducting a casual search on Google found out that he was wanted for murder. Zachary Garcia is a University of Florida student who works at a sandwich shop. The other Zachery Garcia (spelled with an “e” instead of an “a” before the ry) is a Florida teen accused of murder. After…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
Over 100 years ago, Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravity waves as part of his general theory of relativity. Now scientists working with the laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO say they have actually detected such waves for the first time. Scientists say the waves…
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STORY HIGHLIGHTS Philosopher Sam Harris: Religion distracts us from important issues Harris, the author of "The End of Faith," says religious difference can't be reconciled Science can be used to prove the best way to live a moral life, he says RELATED TOPICS Sam Harris TED Conference Social Issues (CNN)…
Robby Roberson • Illustration • • 75 views
The Word of God: *Ravi Zacharias tells the amazing story of a young Christian in Vietnam. He writes, ‘I was ministering in Vietnam in 1971, and one of my interpreters was Hien Pham, an energetic young Christian. He had worked as a translator with the American forces, and was of immense help both to them…
Jarred Edgecombe • Illustration • • 26 views
Archeological finds back Biblical-tales HAZOR, Israel - A string of recent archeological discoveries have provided the first hard evidence for a number of Biblical figures and events, many of which had been widely dismissed as myths and moral tales. Individually, the discoveries are important. Together,…
Calvin Habig • Illustration • • 203 views
When Albert Einstein was asked if he believed in God, here was his response: "I'm not an atheist. I don't think I can call myself a pantheist. The problem involved is too vast for our limited minds. We are in the position of a little child entering a huge library filled with books in many languages.…