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Data manipulation enhances “climate change” in Australia

Dr Jennifer MarohasyThis blogpost comes from articles by the Australian biologist Dr Jennifer Marohasy. The previous post, “There is no climate crisis in Australia”, also came from Dr Marohasy.

It could be that the last 26-years of temperature recordings by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) will be found not fit for purpose and will eventually need to be discarded. This would make for a rather large hole in the calculation of global warming – given the size of Australia. Read the rest of this page »

There is no climate crisis in Australia

Dr Jennifer MarohasyThis blogpost comes from an interview of the Australian biologist Dr Jennifer Marohasy by Hannes Sarv of Freedom Research.

According to Marohasy, climate change is a natural phenomenon and CO2 has nothing to do with it. In 2017, Marohasy and John Abbot published an article on temperature variations over the last 2,000 years, showing that climate change is not the result of an increase in anthropogenic carbon dioxide over the last century, but a natural process in nature. They used proxy data from tree rings, corals or lake sediments, which express earth’s warming and cooling cycles, with a variation of about 2ºC. Of course, alarmists didn’t agree. Read the rest of this page »

Figures of speech in the Lord’s Supper

Figures of speech in the Lord’s Supper

Ignoring figures of speech has led to great errors, as some take the literal figuratively and others take the figurative literally.

Jesus used lots of metaphors like, “I am the bread of life” (Jn. 6:35); “I am the light of the world” (Jn. 8:12); “I am the good shepherd” (Jn. 10:11), and “I am the true vine” (Jn. 15:5). So it’s not surprising that there are figures of speech like this in the passages in the Bible about the Lord’s Supper (Mt. 26:26-29, Mk. 14:22-25, Lk. 22:19-20; 1 Cor. 11:23-26). Read the rest of this page »

Why environmentalism and animal rights are dependent on a Christian worldview

My concern for the environment is an act of obedience and respect for God’s creationThis blogpost comes from J Warner Wallace, who blogs at “coldcasechristianity.com”.

For many who deny the existence of the Christian God, environmentalism and the cause of animal rights have become a religion of sorts. The movement has its own doctrinal beliefs, its own set of commandments and its own set of prescribed consequences. At times, the doctrinal beliefs seem self-contradictory. I have many friends who fight vehemently for the rights of animals while supporting the abortion of humans. Maybe contradictions of this sort are the result of improper “grounding”. Read the rest of this page »

The religion of climate change

Michael Shellenberger is an environmentalist, commentator, author and an advocate for pragmatic solutions to climate changeThis blogpost comes from an interview of Michael Shellenberger, who is an environmentalist, commentator, author and an advocate for pragmatic solutions to climate change.

Summary

I accept the core science of climate change, but not the alarmism because climate change is gradual and manageable, and not catastrophic. There is no climate crisis or climate emergency. That’s a corruption of the science. For example, sensational scenarios are fraudulent and scare tactics. Read the rest of this page »

Does God heal today?

Does God heal today?This blogpost comes from David Robertson, who blogs at theweeflea.com”.

Acts 3:1-10 is the account of Peter healing a lame beggar. It says (NIV):
One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, “Look at us!” So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them. Read the rest of this page »

The significance of places in the Bible

This is the index to a series of blog posts on places in the Bible. They are listed as places in Israel followed by places outside Israel.

PLACES INSIDE ISRAEL

Birth place of Jesus in BethlehemBethlehem, God’s solution to our crises

At Bethlehem God provided a solution to a family crisis, and a national crisis and a global crisis. What about our personal crisis? Read the rest of this page »

Darkness and light in Galilee

The sea of Galilee is the lowest freshwater lake on EarthLight is defined as the electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths between 380 and 750 nm, which is visible to the human eye. This light is a source of illumination. And sunlight provides the energy that green plants use to create sugars mostly in the form of starches, which release energy into the living things that digest them. This process of photosynthesis provides virtually all the energy used by living things. Darkness is the absence of visible light. Read the rest of this page »

God knows everything about you, and still loves you

God knows everything about you, and still loves youHow much of yourself do you feel you must filter when you’re with others? Of course, “others” isn’t a single category; there are many types of others in our lives, from our social media contacts to our closest friends or family members. Is there someone whom you feel you can truly be yourself with? Someone with whom you can express your vulnerable feelings, talk about your deepest struggles, and share your worst moments? We humans learn from a very early age that sharing our deepest parts, especially those we may not like, can be uncomfortable. That’s what happens when we see a toddler hide or cover their face when they know they’ve done the wrong thing. Experiencing rejection, condemnation, or exploitation after revealing our vulnerable parts is incredibly emotionally painful. Read the rest of this page »

Climate: the movie

Do you know why climate change is mentioned so much today, even though none of us can detect it in our lifetime? Read the rest of this page »