"Church Camp and a Star Gazing Party: A Winning Combination. Growing up in Idaho, I always looked forward to church camp. And some of my favorite memories were looking up at the night sky awash with the stars of the Milky Way as we sat…"
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Rev. David Waggoner, PhD posted a status"I'm helping prepare and plan a star gazing party for the Oregon Region's middle school church camp in August."
Rev. David Waggoner, PhD added a discussion to the group DISCI
New DISCI Post: GLOBE at Night--A project studying effects of light pollution
Hi everyone-- I just posted an invitation to participate in GLOBE at Night (GaN), a scientific project designed to study and reduce light pollution. GaN is sponsored by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO--Not to be confused with NOAA, the Nat'l Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration like I did in my first blog post). You've probably seen the satellite photo of the city lights visible from space, but most urban dwellers have never seen a pristine night sky, with the great arc of…See More
A discussion started by Rev. David Waggoner, PhD was featuredWhen the LORD Fought for Israel: The Day the Sun and the Moon Stood Still: Joshua, Ch 10: Part 2
Part 2Revised Feb. 6, 2011In my previous post I presented the miracle narrative in the Book of Joshua, chapter 10. The city of Gibeon sent a plea for help to Joshua, Moses’ successor, when they came under siege from Jerusalem’s Amorite king, Adoni-zedek, and his coalition of armies. Joshua had established a treaty with Gibeon (9:14) and as commander of the Israelite forces responded by rushing his forces to…See More
Rev. David Waggoner, PhD added a discussion to the group DISCIWhen the LORD Fought for Israel: The Day the Sun and the Moon Stood Still: Joshua, Ch 10: Part 2
Part 2Revised Feb. 6, 2011In my previous post I presented the miracle narrative in the Book of Joshua, chapter 10. The city of Gibeon sent a plea for help to Joshua, Moses’ successor, when they came under siege from Jerusalem’s Amorite king, Adoni-zedek, and his coalition of armies. Joshua had established a treaty with Gibeon (9:14) and as commander of the Israelite forces responded by rushing his forces to…See More
A discussion started by Rev. David Waggoner, PhD was featuredWhat Did Joshua Know About the Sun that Maybe the Others Didn't?
Revised: Feb 6, 2011 I just started reading one of the books I received for Christmas, titled, Chasing the Sun: The Epic Story of the Star That Gives Us Life, by Richard Cohen (Random House, 2010). As might be expected, early on Cohen deals with the various ancient beliefs about the sun and the solar cycles, and in particular the two annual…See More
Rev. David Waggoner, PhD added a discussion to the group DISCIWhat Did Joshua Know About the Sun that Maybe the Others Didn't?
Revised: Feb 6, 2011 I just started reading one of the books I received for Christmas, titled, Chasing the Sun: The Epic Story of the Star That Gives Us Life, by Richard Cohen (Random House, 2010). As might be expected, early on Cohen deals with the various ancient beliefs about the sun and the solar cycles, and in particular the two annual…See More
Rev. David Waggoner, PhD replied to Rev. David Waggoner, PhD's discussion 'DISCI Celebrates Its First Anniversary' in the group DISCI"Brian--
Thanks! We'll keep on looking for topics that are informative and enjoyable for anyone to read on The Intersection. If you have a question or topic you'd like to have discussed, let me know. I'm…"
Brian Morse replied to Rev. David Waggoner, PhD's discussion 'DISCI Celebrates Its First Anniversary' in the group DISCI"Happy Anniversary DISCI! Thank you David for this great site. I meant to "stop by" more than I did. Hopefully in 2011 I'll stop by more often.
I'll admit that I've been intimidated by…"
Rev. David Waggoner, PhD posted a blog postDISCI 2010 Blog Report from WordPress.com
To all DÎSCÎ Readers: We received this annual report from WordPress.com on January 2, 2011: The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here's a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is doing awesome!.Crunchy numbersA Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 8,800 times in 2010. That's…See More
Rev. David Waggoner, PhD commented on Rev. David Waggoner, PhD's group 'DISCI'"Doug-- Thank you for sharing this. I often perceive pictures of craters as convex rather than concave, even though I know they are. I had wondered if perhaps it was an illusion produced by my contact lenses, since I have a distance contact in one…"
Rev. David Waggoner, PhD posted a videoDo physicists believe in God?
Our scientists respond to more questions from viewers - this time it's questions about God and astronomical features. More from us at http://www.sixtysymbols...
Rev. David Waggoner, PhD replied to Rev. David Waggoner, PhD's discussion 'DISCI Celebrates Its First Anniversary' in the group DISCI"John-- So nice to hear from you! Thanks for the suggestion. Here's one of the videos: The first part is scientists being interviewed about if they believe in God.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7VcLCwnpt4
David"
Comment Wall (11 comments)
- At 8:31pm on August 27, 2010, Rebecca Woods gave Rev. David Waggoner, PhD a gift…
- At 7:15am on February 12, 2010,
Bill Rose-Heim said… - Thanks, David, for your welcome and the work you do to help us remain alert to the newness of grace in all its forms.
- At 7:57am on November 25, 2009,
C. Edward Weisheimer said… - Hi David, I checked out the panoramic view of the Milky Way. It is fabulous. Thanks for the heads up.
Ed Weisheimer
- At 12:24pm on October 22, 2009,
Robert Cornwall said… - David,
By all means, feel free to repost the blog post. Just provide the link and we're good to go.
Bob
- At 10:49pm on October 2, 2009,
Matthew David Staton said… - David, I won't comment on any of your very stimulating discussions, but I will tell you, in case no one else has, that we had a baby boy September 15th! Everything is great. Peace
- At 8:37pm on September 23, 2009,
Rick Abbott said… - David, you ask questions. I like questions! An answer seems to place a boundary on the mind, whereas a question asks the mind to imagine something beyond that limit. Shalom
- At 8:08pm on September 23, 2009, C. Edward Weisheimer said…
- Thanks David, I am glad that you and others with an interest and some knowledge of the subject have a place to talk and think. I appreciate you starting DISCI. The overall site has a lot of excellent features, and as I get more experience, I hope that I can contribute more. I mentioned just having read Adler's book, "How To Think About God." He comes to the conclusion that God acts as a 'perservative cause' of the universe and this is his reason for accepting beyond a reasonable doubt to affrim the existencence of a "philosophical God." It also enable him logically to posit a philosophical creator God. I know that in 1984 be became Catholic, in the midst of a frieghten illness; and later disavowed Darwin's theoryof the evolution of humankind. He is a very emotional thinker. It is has been a long time since I engaged in any talk or "writing out loud" about these matters. I am looking forward to the whole experience.
- At 1:33am on September 16, 2009,
Jose Francisco Morales Jr said… - Dr. Waggoner! Nice meeting you too. In the past five years or so, the intersection of science and faith, and so that plays out on a congregation/christian education level. So I was excited to see this group formed.
I have a young man (senior in high school) who's considering science as a major. I shared with him about the discoveries in evolutionary microbiology (Francis Collins) and astrophysics (Stephen Hawking), and how that impacts his faith. I think I got him hooked!
- At 7:05pm on September 11, 2009, Rev. David Waggoner, PhD said…
- Thanks, David! Welcome to the group. DW
- At 11:47am on September 11, 2009,
David Lertis Matson said… - David,
Glad to be able to join. Thanks for putting this conversation together!
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DISCI 2010 Blog Report from WordPress.com
Posted on January 2, 2011 at 9:43pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
To all DÎSCÎ Readers: We received this annual report from WordPress.com on January 2, 2011:
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here's a high level summary of its overall blog health:
The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is doing awesome!.
Crunchy numbers
A… Continue Mars Gets Stranger-All the More Reason to Go There Soon-Part 1
Posted on September 2, 2010 at 11:00pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
Mars used to be the friendly little planetary brother next door (Mars is named after a male god of war, after all. How it could be considered a good place for imagination when it was historically worshiped as the war god is one of those paradoxes in history we just have to live with). A hundred years ago, Mars was regarded even by distinguished astronomers, such as…
Continue Rebecca Bowman Woods: Our Featured Member (and the Original Creator of The Intersection!)
Posted on August 26, 2010 at 12:00am 7 Comments 0 Likes
Rebecca Bowman Woods was the original creator of The Intersection. As the site goes through the transition to new ownership we thought we should interview Rebecca. We all owe her our thanks and God's blessings for her future at Carthage Christian Church in Greater Cincinnati, for her vision, labor of love, and creating a social networking site for Disciples so we could meet each other, discuss our ideas, and be a place where faith meets life. It was my honor…
Continue Featured Member: Hope Lyda
Posted on July 6, 2010 at 2:20am 3 Comments 0 Likes
Hope Lyda is the author of numerous books, both fiction and devotional. She works for Harvest House Publishing as an editor and in-house writer. She lives in Eugene, Oregon with her husband Marc. Together they attend Northwood Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).…Continue
Light of the World
Posted on April 4, 2010 at 1:48am 0 Comments 0 Likes
The Resurrected Christ by Mattias Grunewald, 1516.
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Unterlinden Museum, Colmar, Alsace, France…
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