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- The Expansion of the Universe, Dark Energy, and God
The structure of the universe, with billions of galaxies, has been figured out only in the last 100 years. In the US, Edwin Hubble in 1929 (the same name as in the Hubble Telescope) measured the speed of galaxies and found that all the galaxies were moving apart from each other — the universe was… Read more: The Expansion of the Universe, Dark Energy, and God - Where the Red Fern Grows is a Mystery, but it’s in Oklahoma near an Enchanting Waterfall
A small creek bubbles along in Oklahoma south of Jay, a small town in the eastern part of the state, and then disappears over a small ledge. And the state park we were in, called Natural Falls State Park, was also small. So, everything seemed small and unimposing in this area. Except for two things.… Read more: Where the Red Fern Grows is a Mystery, but it’s in Oklahoma near an Enchanting Waterfall - Do you Struggle with Loneliness
Loneliness in the USA.In the 1970s, Oral Roberts, the evangelist from Tulsa, Oklahoma, said loneliness was the biggest problem he had encountered on his many journeys across the US, and the world. In earlier years Oral Roberts traveled with a tent ministry when he preached and prayed healing for long lines of people. Fifty years… Read more: Do you Struggle with Loneliness - Outdoor Fun in Scottsdale – Snowbird Country
The mountain of fire.In January of 2025, Kim and I started to climb Saddle Mountain, an extinct volcano west of Phoenix. We had only hiked along the trail about a mile when Kim, my step-daughter, discovered a vertical zone of greenish rock that contained patches of crystals, but only a few fire agates. But Kim… Read more: Outdoor Fun in Scottsdale – Snowbird Country - Studies of Our Sun Connected to my Early Career and Personal Failings
Warning: this story gets into my early research career, which focuses on the sun. If this seems a boring topic, and you just can’t get into it, jump to the last section titled Oral Roberts University. This has a story about my little dog Bindi and how she came to teach a class in Intro… Read more: Studies of Our Sun Connected to my Early Career and Personal Failings - Christmas Letter 2024 from the Gray Nomad
Greetings from Albuquerque. Its mid-winter, and this pic shows how mysterious the snow and mist can make Sandia Peak look, as snapped from my upper deck. The year started with a bang on my 80th birthday in January. My step-daughter Kim came with Mary Ann from Kansas and they helped organize the party. Lots of… Read more: Christmas Letter 2024 from the Gray Nomad - The Shroud of Turin – New Evidence for Jesus
Below is a third blog in a series that may be called Science and the Bible. The first and second episodes are summarized here before jumping into the new blog: Episode 1: Fossils floating along the Seabed in Kansas a very long time ago. This segment is about the age of the earth. Since about… Read more: The Shroud of Turin – New Evidence for Jesus - Australian Story 1 Related to the Energy Transition
I’m from Australia, and my home state is South Australia. It’s a large state in area but only 1.8 million in population. But South Australia leads the world in electricity that comes from wind and solar, the main renewable energies. It’s a strange and remarkable story that I’ve reported to Forbes.com, but it’s worth sharing… Read more: Australian Story 1 Related to the Energy Transition - Fossils floating along the seabed in Kansas a long long time ago
Kim and I are addicted rock-hounders. We have found petrified wood in New Mexico, fire agates in Arizona, red agates in Utah, and blue agates in the Yellowstone River of Montana. So when invited by Mark, a friend of Kim’s, to search for fossils in Kansas, we jumped at the opportunity. Fossils found where?The fossils… Read more: Fossils floating along the seabed in Kansas a long long time ago - How to Defer or Prevent the Pain of Dementia
The age effect. Many years ago my Dad was talking to a farmer in Jamestown, Australia. “Alan,” the farmer said, “The seventies were a breeze, but the eighties are tough.” He was referring to health challenges in general. People over the age of 80 have a one in six chance of developing dementia. In 2020,… Read more: How to Defer or Prevent the Pain of Dementia
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Very cool Ian! We’re going to have to take a trip soon, especially since its not too far!
Thank you for writing, it’s food for thought.
OMG I got goose bumps reading this.
This was a very good read and I enjoyed reading it very much. I have always enjoyed all of your blogs. I am so proud of you.keep the blogs coming in. m.a.
…..and to you
Dear Ian. I see your kindness, your gratefulness for other’s kindness to you. Blessing’s this Christmas Season and always.
Thanks again Ian for your good Blog Post. I am moved by these accounts of hardship.