Educate For Life Blog

  Have you ever considered the many functions of our moon?   Here are a few important roles of the moon. First, the moon provides a night light. In northern countries, the full moon closest to September 22 is called the harvest moon. This occurs when many crops are...

  Did you know that the 1980 Mt. St Helens eruption revealed many clues about the catastrophic event of Noah’s flood? The volcanic eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980 devastated 230 square miles of area and killed most of the animals and vegetation. Much of the land...

  Is there any other planet more suited for life than Earth? The Earth is perfectly designed for living things. The Earth is the perfect distance from the sun and is full of water. If we were too close to the sun, the oceans would dry up, the atmosphere would be...

How have Christians contributed to scientific discovery?   Michael Faraday (1791-1867) is second only to Isaac Newton as the greatest physicist who ever walked the Earth. Faraday was credited with the invention of electromagnetic induction, the electric motor, the...

  Have you considered how insects survive the winter? Many migrate south such as the monarch butterfly, many die, but what happens to those that don’t migrate to a warmer environment? Insects are cold blooded, therefore they take on the surrounding winter temperature...

  Does the evidence reveal that all cat kinds came from one pair of cats? People have always been fascinated with cats, from Siberian tigers to the common house cat. Tigers have 8 subspecies, of which three are extinct and five are critically endangered. The Siberian...

How did God create the perfect balance for life on Earth?  One interesting way to appreciate God’s design in nature is to try to solve certain problems that He had to face. Try this one. Plants need seeds to produce the next generation. But what about the insects that...

Have you ever considered the immense genetic variety in the feline kind?  Over 37 cat species exist worldwide including the cheetah, puma, jaguar, leopard, lion, lynx, tiger, and domestic cat. When God, the intelligent creator, made creatures, He grouped them into...

Did you know that there are many Native American pictographs that display an account of the flood of Noah? Bear Butte State Park South Dakota is a designated National Natural Landmark sacred to the Native Americans, and featured wall art depicting the flood account...

Do the heavens and the Earth declare a recent creation?   Here are a few telling signs that the Biblical account of history points to a young Earth.   First, there are too few supernova remnants. We experience about one supernova, a violently exploding star every 25...

  How can society benefit by teaching the Bible in public school? From the foundation of America up into the 1960’s, public school teachers were free to teach both moral and physical truths right out of the Bible. Early in the twentieth century, this was an encouraged...

  What do the Eiffel Tower and the thigh bone have in common?   The 1889 World’s Fair was on the horizon, and Mr. Eiffel wanted to win the architect’s contest by designing the most daring structure. The winning design would commemorate this great event. Gustave Eiffel...

Have you considered why fossilized human bones are so scarce? If Noah’s flood really happened, shouldn’t we discover many fossilized human bones?   Consider what is buried first in a tsunami type flood. The life forms least capable of escaping would be creatures found...

Are there any mechanisms cited in the Bible that would account for climate change? After the Flood, Noah stepped out of the ark into a forbidding environment. Underneath Noah’s feet were thousands of feet of mud and sand in which the animals and plants from the...

  Did polar bear fur just happen by chance? The polar bear has amazing fur! A number of years ago, researchers needed to determine how many polar bears lived in the Arctic. Scientists flew over the region using an infrared detection system to count the number of...