Need We Fear Another Ice Age? A Review of Following Jesus in a Warming World

The title of this review may be confusing considering that it is an assessment of the book Following Jesus in a Warming World: A Christian Call to Climate Action by Kyle Meyaard-Schaap (IVP, Downers Grove, IL, February 2023). However, “Need We Fear Another Ice Age?” is the title of a Christian tract written by Walter Lang and […]

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Train to Nowhere: The Oversight of the Minneapolis Light Rail Legislation

The following essay by Lucy Buttram won third place in our Summer 2023 Essay Writing Contest for high school and college students. Image: Creative Commons under Unsplash Does our city council see us? For eight years, my neighbors and I have asked this question—and worried. We watch helplessly as our bike paths are replaced by

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Green Energy Advancement Act’s Effects & Implications

The following essay by Diego Vargas-Godoy won an honorable mention in our Summer 2023 Essay Writing Contest for high school and college students. Image: Creative Commons under Unsplash In the complex realm of governance, legislation stands as a pivotal force that guides the trajectory of societies. At this juncture where policy decisions bear far-reaching consequences,

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Nothing Good Comes from Biden’s EV Ploy, Only Bad Karma

The biggest economic push for electric vehicles (EVs) appears to be to move them out of dealer inventory lots despite government subsidy perks. EVs are now some of the slowest sellers on dealership lots. In September, it took retailers over two months to sell a plug-in, compared with around a month for gas-powered vehicles and only

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The Entanglement of Truth and Science: A Nobel Laureate’s Advice to Students

The following is a guest article by Ron Barmby. Dr. John Clauser is an experimental physicist and of the highest order. His 2022 Nobel Prize in physics is enough to make him one of the preeminent scientists of our times. His work confirmed the existence of quantum entanglement—that two particles once linked remain linked no

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Models Can’t Agree on Climate Sensitivity

Image: Created Commons under UnsplashFor decades, the public has been told climate researchers understand and have accurately modeled “climate sensitivity,” defined as the average global temperature rise we should expect following a doubling of CO2 concentration in the atmosphere compared to pre-industrial levels. Yet, climate models routinely run too hot, both hindcasting (unless their outputs

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The Dangerous Delusion of a Global Transition to “Just Electricity”

World leaders continue experiencing a “dangerous delusion” of a global transition to “just electricity” that they believe will eliminate the use of the crude oil that made society achieve so much in a few centuries. Image: Creative Commons under Unsplash Crude oil is the basis of our materialistic society, as discussed in an educational and

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Following Truth in a Warming World: Correcting One Evangelical’s Errant Views on Climate Change

Kyle Meyaard-Schaap is passionate. If all Christians were as committed to seeking God’s purpose for this earth, the United States would not be in the mess it is.   But this does not mean I endorse Meyaard-Schaap’s conclusion, in his book Following Jesus in a Warming World: A Christian Call to Climate Action (InterVarsity Press, 2023),

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Will the Electric Car Mandates Battle Decide the 2024 Election?

Let’s see just how long this auto workers’ strike lasts. It’s not really about the 46% pay raise but the 2009 Obama deal that took away cost-of-living adjustments. It’s not really about the short run, either. Image: Creative Commons under Unsplash But let’s see what the auto workers get in the face of President Biden’s

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