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Louie Giglio On Laminin

Published
by
LayGuy
on August 21, 2008
in Christianity and Digging Deeper
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I love my Bible but I also love my science.  Many think they are mutually exclusive events - they cannot be in harmony.  But I believe that when science is pursued without any bias, it will always merge with the story of scripture.

I also believe that the average “christian” needs to get off his/her bandwagon and stop clinging to cliches about our reality.  A classic example is the literal “6 days of creation” - do yourself a favour and check out what “morning and evening” means in the original Hebrew text.  You will never be the same - trust me.

One guy who fascinates me is Louie Giglio.  This guy is sold out to God and uses modern science to back up his story telling.  I remember first hearing Louie speak at the Hillsong 2007 Conference.

He stood out amongst many of the preachers simply because of the fact that he was sold out to God.  And he is a powerful communicator in regards to the story of Jesus’ reality.  And the thing I like about him most is his passion for science.  Like I said before, “when science is pursued without any bias, it will always merge with the story of scripture.”

Having said that, I don’t believe that the Bible is a science textbook.  It’s far more than that.  But I do believe that there are no theories that stack up against the Bible that are scientifically valid.  Any that do seriously lack insight.

And no, I’m not one of those “dumb christians” who turn a blind eye to valid reasoning in the name of “protecting the faith” - Galileo proved us all wrong there.

A great example of modern science is the clip below.  Please take the time check it out:

Interesting indeed. In case you didn’t get that verse, here it is again:

“For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” Col 1:16-17

Laminin - a cell adhesion molecule - vital for us to literally “hold together” just happens to look like a cross.  Don’t you just love the creative genious and the humour of our Father in heaven?

Thanks Giglio!

Fearfully & Wonderfully Made

Published
by
LayGuy
on June 21, 2008
in Christianity and Science
. 0 Comments

When Darwin penned “The Origin Of Species” and the theory of evolution was born, the assumption was that that single cell was life’s most simplest life form.  The theory developed that perhaps lightning struck a pond of water causing several molecules to combine in a random way, which by chance resulted in a living cell. The cell then divided and evolved into higher life forms.

Back then it may have sounded intelligent even!  I mean how simple can a single cell be?  There are a 100 trillion of them in our bodies and even under powerful microscopes, they looked, well, simple.

Well since then our understanding of the single cell has exploded.  I once heard that to compare all the systems and interactions that occur within a single cell, you would need to compare it to a city the size of New York.  So much for being simple!

I want to show a video below taken from ted.com where David Bolinski, a medical illustrator and animator, talks about his quest to capture the “truth and beauty” of the “the inner life of a single cell.” It’s a nine minute clip where he introduces the work Harvard University has sanctioned him to do for their students. At the end is a 3 minute animation which will blow your mind away and make Darwin eat his words.

A couple points of interest:

  1. Davis has put this animation together while admitting that we know almost a percent (1%) of what’s really going on. Imagine the true beauty of it all!
  2. The single cell is full of micro-machines. As David states, the “machines that run the cells are the basis of all life.” Darwin didn’t even know they existed.
  3. These micro-machines are the envy of all nano-technologists - the absolute cutting edge of modern technology.  In lay guy terms, “we still haven’t figured this stuff out!”
  4. And my favourite quote in regards to micro-machines, “They make the cell to do what it needs to do and helps our bodies - huge entities that they will never see - function properly.”

If you have issues veiwing the video, click here to view it at ted.com. To check out only the three minute presentation without the commentary, click here.

I love God and I love science.  I am not anti-science whatsoever.  Instead, I love seeing how science, when it’s pursued without an agenda, continuously points towards a Creator - an Intelligence way beyond our ability to comprehend.

This Intelligence creates mega cities filled with micro-machines to do their bidding.  Then replicates them a 100 trillion times each and forms a human body.  Then slips in our soul and spirit to occupy this physical entity.  He finally breathes His breath into us and we become a human being.  Reminds me of one of my favourite scriptures:

“I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.” Psalm 139:14

Indeed my soul knows this very well.  It’s just taking mankind a little time to catch up.