The Planet Jupiter – David Rives

The Planet Jupiter is the largest in our solar system, the fifth from the sun and along with Saturn, Uranus and Neptune is classified as an outer planet. Jupiter is so large that if it were hollow inside, over 1,000 Earths could be contained within. The planet is thought to be composed primarily of hydrogen … Read More

The Geologic Column

Charles Lyell’s Geologic Column is a well-taught principle of geology, with colorful graphs displayed in nature museums around the world. But the Geologic Column is mostly a figment of Lyell’s imagination and is rarely seen in nature. The column is supposedly a multi-layered index of geology dated by the fossils found in each layer. The … Read More

Uniformitarianists: Scoffers? – David Rives

Let’s take a look at Charles Lyell’s theory of uniformitarianism – the idea that “the present is the key to the past,” and that through a slow and methodical process, natural laws have always worked in the same way, resulting in the geological features we see around us. Lyell’s theory was directly opposed to what … Read More

Our Signer and Designer

There are many who do not accept Yeshua, Jesus Christ as their Savior or believe in the existence of God. Some are atheists because they do not care to have rules placed on them by a superior, but some turn to atheism because they lack the information as to what true Christianity is really about. … Read More

Charles Lyell – Carry Christians Away – David Rives

Charles Darwin was greatly influenced by a man named Charles Lyell, who along with James Hutton was a founder of uniformitarianism, and the author of what is known as the “Geologic Column”. In a letter to an English Geologist by the name of George Scrope, Lyell plainly states that his studies, published in the periodical … Read More

By Jove…? – David Rives

By the 6th century BC, THIS planet was recorded in Babylonian history and recognized as the pagan god Marduk. Said by astrologers to bring happiness, or “jovial” behavior, the planet was named after the Roman god of the sky, Jupiter, or Jove. The term – “By Jove” – refers to the pagan practice of swearing … Read More

The Significance of Passover – By the Blood

– One of my greatest hopes for these video commentaries is that I can bring people closer to God through the Bible and the study of science. But as a believer, I also want to bring people closer to the Messiah and Savior, Jesus Christ – Yeshua of Nazareth. As sinners, we all have to … Read More

The Calendar and Astronomy

In ancient times, celestial bodies such as the Sun, Moon and stars were central figures of the Zodiac. They were considered to be gods and goddesses, and based on the Zodiac, the movements of the heavens have become a means of divination. Scripture informs us that they worshiped the created more than the Creator. In … Read More

Monkey Business Doesn’t Add Up

– Since the time Darwin’s book was written, “On the Origin of Species”, modern day evolutionary thought has developed to the point that many respected scientists believe that in the beginning: Nothing created everything. They even go so far as to say that you and I originated from ancient organisms. But you don’t need a … Read More

Monkey Business Doesn’t Add Up

– Since the time Darwin’s book was written, “On the Origin of Species”, modern day evolutionary thought has developed to the point that many respected scientists believe that in the beginning: Nothing created everything. They even go so far as to say that you and I originated from ancient organisms. But you don’t need a … Read More

When In Rome…The Mystery God Mithra

On one of my trips to Italy, I had the opportunity to visit the ancient Roman seaport at Ostia Antica. A few kilometers towards the coast from Rome sits the historical remains of Ostia. Once the thriving, bustling seaport for all of Rome’s trade and industry, today much still remains of this important town. Over … Read More

Our Amazing Moon – Its Purpose

– In the book of Genesis, we’re told that God created the Moon on the fourth day, to be for light in the firmament of the heaven. It was also to be for signs, seasons, days and years. Our Moon is the most visually stunning celestial object in the night because it is so easy … Read More

Charles Darwin: A Step Too Far – David Rives

– Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury England. At the age of 19, he entered Cambridge University where he studied to become an Anglican Clergyman. Darwin later wrote that his time at Cambridge was sadly wasted – that he was much more interested in collecting beetles than anything he had studied at Cambridge. Immediately after … Read More

Pirates of the Mediterranean – David Rives

– Around the 1st and 2nd centuries before Christ, while Rome was in a power-struggle, all of the Mediterranean had a problem. The pirates of Cilicia were rising in strength, and attacking trade ships that carried goods across the Mediterranean. The historian Plutarch describes the gravity of the situation like this: “While the Romans were … Read More

Science in Schools? – David Rives

– Around the world, most public schools are teaching the big bang theory as fact. This is not only incredibly biased and one-sided, but it is an extremely dangerous concept that leads us away from the truth regarding our Creator. It leads us away from the truths of Scripture and the Torah, the first books … Read More

M101: The Pinwheel Galaxy- David Rives

– Perhaps one of the most recognized constellations in the night is Ursa Major, with its easy to find “Big Dipper”. Within this region of bright stars we find the spiral galaxy known as Messier 101 or the Pinwheel Galaxy. While it takes a fairly large telescope as well as dark skies to view, the … Read More

If the Foundations be Destroyed… – Building Blocks of Education

– In 1915 the Bible was required reading in most public schools. Legal ordinances in Tennessee directed that 10 verses of the Bible must be read daily in schools. In 1923, two anti-evolution bills were passed, and textbooks in Oklahoma were banned for their teaching of “Materialist Conception of History (i.e.) the Darwin Theory of … Read More

Haeckel’s Science was Green Around the Gills – David Rives

– In an effort to demonstrate human evolution, paleontologist Richard Swann Lull included Dr. Ernst Haeckel’s depiction of the progressive states of vertebrate development in his book. Dr. Haeckel was an early convert to Darwinism. Noticed in his illustrations, in the first stages of all embryonic development are indications of gill slits… even in humans. … Read More

Lucy’s a Chimp – David Rives

– The world-famous “Lucy” hominid is a supposed scientific link between human and ape.  She was found under unusual circumstances in Ethiopia, Fall of 1974. An anthropologist, Donald Johanson and a student, Tom Gray were exploring alone in a gully previously searched to no avail by other workers, when they happened upon some bones and … Read More

An Ape of a Hoax – David Rives

Yale University was established in 1701 to train Christian ministers. Today, its department of religious studies offers a wide array of courses that cover the major religions of the world. By the 1920’s the teaching of evolution was the focus of the famous Yale Peabody Museum – recognized as the first natural history museum to … Read More

If the Foundations be Destroyed… – Foundational Cornerstone

–   Psalms 11 warns us: “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?” The first verse of the Bible is the foundation upon which all other scriptures are laid: “In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth” Yet, many do not stand on that foundation, claiming that in the beginning … Read More

If the Foundations be Destroyed… – Foundations of America

– “We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” The Declaration of Independence. Undoubtedly the most famous document in American history. These words from the opening statement … Read More

Happy New Year? The Sothis Connection

– Why haven’t we ever heard of Sothis? You might know it better by its Latin name, Sirius. At 8 light years away, Sirius has a magnitude of -1.4, making it the brightest appearing star in the heavens, besides our sun. The ancient Egyptians recognized that the rising of Sothis, or Sirius, just before dawn … Read More

If the Foundations be Destroyed… – Foundations of Faith

– Charles Spurgeon, sometimes referred to as the “Prince of Preachers” said that one day people “will speak, amid roars of laughter, of evolution; and the day will come, when there will not be a child but will look upon it as being the most foolish notion that ever crossed the human mind.” 2255.221 He … Read More

The Hebrew Word ‘Kesiyl’ – Another Notch in Orion’s Belt

– In ancient Greek literature, Homer and Hesiod refer to Orion as an important constellation, and give us a mythological account of Orion as a great hunter, before he was immortalized as a constellation in the sky. Long before those accounts, Biblical sources offer multiple references to what is translated into English as Orion. In … Read More

The Pleiades: The Seven Sisters

– Everyone’s familiar with the Trojan horse, but you might be asking: “what does the Trojan horse have to do with astronomy”. Well, Virgil wrote of the Trojan horse and the Trojan wars and Homer did also, in 750 B.C., in the Iliad and Odyssey. Both Homer and Virgil also wrote of the Pleiades or … Read More

If the Foundations be Destroyed… – Public Opinion

– If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? A Barna Group Study gives us insight into what the general public believe when it comes to religion, and it isn’t encouraging…”Among individuals who describe themselves as Christians, close to half believe that Satan does not exist, and one-third contend that Jesus sinned while … Read More

If the Foundations be Destroyed… – Was Darwin “Founded”?

– If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? Even the famous evolutionist Charles Darwin acknowledged a Creator in the closing comments of his book “On The Origin of Species.” He says: “There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed by the Creator into a … Read More

If the Foundations be Destroyed… – Foundations of University

– If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? A very important question asked by King David in the eleventh Psalm, now more relevant than ever. Universities once proud of their stand on promoting Christian principles, are now very proud of the diversity of world religions that they tolerate and even encourage. Harvard … Read More

If the Foundations be Destroyed… – Sir Isaac’s Apple

– If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? Sir Isaac Newton was, and still is, a great influence in science. His legendary work on gravity, said to have been spurred by an apple falling from a tree, has become an iconic part of history. So, what was this great scientist’s foundation of … Read More