Evolution has been taught as fact for years in science textbooks and classrooms, leaving the need for God out of the discussion. But today's scientific evidence provides compelling evidence for an Intelligent Designer. This series discussion four of the great discoveries that prove God exists. You'll find your mind—and faith—strengthened in a way that will help you better understand and communicate your beliefs.

The origin of life from non-life remains one of the most enduring mysteries of modern science. The Mystery of Life's Origin: The Continuing Controversy investigates how close scientists are to solving that mystery and explores what we are learning about the origin of life from current research in chemistry, physics, astrobiology, biochemistry, and more. The book includes an updated version of the classic text The Mystery of Life's Origin by Charles Thaxton, Walter Bradley, and Roger Olsen,...

Dr. Meyer will show you what scientists have found in the human cell and its implications for how life originated. This series shows why the possibility of one human cell coming into existence by natural selection is simply impossible, and explains how scientists are being forced to consider that the complex information and intricate design in the cell can only point to an outside intelligent designer, namely God.

Michael Behe, William Dembski, Stephen MeyerAs progress in science continues to reveal unimagined complexities, three scientists revisit the difficult and compelling question of the origin of our universe. As mathematician, biochemist, and philosopher of science, they explore the possibility of developing a reliable method for detecting an intelligent cause and evidence for design at the origin of life. In the process, they present a strong case for opening and pursuing a ...

Fifteen master teachers from across the country share insight into their pedagogical process, creative rehearsal strategies, and resources for the administration of a high school band program. Each contributor has over twenty years of experience, teaching bands that range between 16 and 350 students. They share inspiring stories from their careers in music education, and offer wisdom on who, what, and why we rehearse that can help band directors and band programs at any stage of their deve...

(Meredith Music Resource). 12 of the most prominent elementary, middle school, and junior high school band directors in the United States share innovative ideas on program structure, recruitment, and rehearsal strategies for beginning musicians. Through perseverance and creativity, these consummate leaders have continually refined their craft, providing an exceptional experience for their students and redefining the potential of young musicians.

"Although the tiniest bacterial cells are incredibly small, each is, in effect, a veritable microminiaturized factory containing thousands of exquisitely designed pieces of intricate molecular machinery and made up of 100,000,000,000 atoms, far more complicated than any machine built by man and absolutely without parallel in the nonliving world." (Biochemist Michael Denton). What is the most absurd myth of our culture? Are we really the result of a series of cosmic accidents? Can we explai...

Disability is defined by hierarchy. Regardless of culture or context, persons with disabilities are almost always pushed to the bottom of the social hierarchy.With the advent of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006), disability human rights seemingly provided a path forward for tearing down ableist social hierarchies and ensuring that all persons with disabilities everywhere were treated equally. Despite important progress, the disability human rights pro...

As both a distinct genre and a particular mode of filmmaking, the idea of the epic has been central to the history of cinema. Including contributions from both established and emerging film music scholars, the ten essays in Music in Epic Film: Listening to Spectacle provide a cross-section of contemporary scholarship on the subject. They explore diverse topics, including the function of music in epic narratives, the socio-political implications of cinematic music, and the use of p...

This book describes guidelines prepared by the U.S. Country Studies Program for the evaluation of options to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. The U.S. Country Studies Program developed these guidelines in collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to provide developing countries and countries with economies in transition with reference materials for national mitigation assessments. Over 50 countries participating in the program have used the guidelines, which have been refi...

(Meredith Music Resource). Meredith Music's "Rehearsing the Band" series features books that provide a huge "room" where everyone can gather to ask questions on all aspects of rehearsing and isten to the answers from the experts. This High School Band volume includes chapters by Greg Bimm, Bill Eicher, David Gorham, Roy Holder, Gary Markham, Richard Saucedo, Tom Shine, Paula Thornton, Frank Troyka, David W. Vandewalker, and Bill Watson.

Christianity is unique in that we usually agree to a long-term relationship with God before we even get to know Him. It is like getting married and then going on a date! This devotional explores some of the characteristics and attributes of God in an effort to know Him better. If you enjoy this, please consider donating to the Daisy Project for street kids of India daisyprojectindia.org/give.