Back to Eden and Garden Plan

My family and I recently watched a documentary entitled "Back to Eden".

It is about observing how God created nature, and implementing those concepts in the home garden. The website description is as follows:

"After years of back-breaking toil in ground ravaged by the effects of man-made growing systems, Paul Gautschi has discovered a taste of what God intended for mankind in the garden of Eden. Some of the vital issues facing agriculture today include soil preparation, fertilization, irrigation, weed control, pest control, crop rotation, and PH issues. None of these issues exist in the unaltered state of nature or in Paul’s gardens and orchards.

“Back to Eden” invites you to take a walk with Paul as he teaches you sustainable organic growing methods that are capable of being implemented in diverse climates around the world."

We were so impressed and encouraged by the information in this film, that I would highly recommend it to anyone who has an interest in gardening. You can watch it online for free at http://backtoedenfilm.com/

I am so thankful to God for putting this film into our lives right before gardening season this year, as we will be implementing this method in our new herb and vegetable gardens. He provided for the fact that we do not own a tractor so beautifully!

Also, I was very convicted by how Paul Gautschi consulted the Lord even in his gardening techniques. I suppose I have always considered the garden to by my deal, without realizing that God is the ultimate Gardener! I have been earnestly praying that the Lord will reveal things to me in my gardening journey this year, and help us to bless others who may not be able to garden.

Below is the plan I have laid out for our vegetable garden. I know it is very small, but I hope you are able to get the gist of it!

It is going to be 100ft by 70ft, which is a major venture for us. My mom and I are also working on the herb garden plan, which I will post when completed.

Teleological Argument

I am working on a paper for my Christian Worldview class defending the existence of God. The prompt is, "Present an argument for God’s existence that does not rely upon the Bible." There is so much evidence in God's creation of His existence, so I am going to argue from a Teleological perspective (the complexity of design in the universe requires a Designer). Consider these awesome facts, focusing on the Anthropic Principle:

1. If the nuclear force were only a few percent weaker, then a proton could not combine with a neutron to form a deuteron. If this were the case, no deuterons would be formed in the sun and hence no solar fuel would exist. As a result, the sun would not shine (“burn”), but would merely be a cold ball of inert gas—precluding the possibility of life on Earth.

2. If the nuclear force were only a few percent stronger, then each proton would rapidly combine with another proton with explosive results. If this were the case, the sun would soon explode and thus cease to “burn,” once again precluding the possibility of life on Earth.

3. If this planet was 5% closer to the Sun, the water of the Earth would evaporate

4. If this planet was 1% further away all the oceans on this planet would freeze.

These are just a few out of the plethora of examples employed by the proponents of the Anthropic Principle. To learn more about the Anthropic Principle, visit ICR: Anthropic Principle.

Besides these facts about the fine-tuning of the universe, there are other areas of study, such as the study of Biological complexity, and how life cannot come from non-life.

I could also use several other arguments for the existence of God outside of the Teleological Argument. Here is a list of those:

1. Cosmological Argument
     -Kalam Cosmological Argument
     -Thomistic Cosmological Argument
2. Moral Argument
3. Ontological Argument

To learn more about these, I would recommend the book "To Everyone an Answer".

Isn't it overwhelming how much evidence there is for God in the universe, not even including special revelation? God is so good!

The heavens declare the glory of God;
   the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech;
   night after night they reveal knowledge.

 They have no speech, they use no words;
   no sound is heard from them.
Yet their voice goes out into all the earth,
   their words to the ends of the world.
In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.

Psalm 19:1-4

I would love to hear your comments and opinions about this fascinating topic. Please leave them in the comments section.

Coyotes

Tonight we heard a sound which we have not heard before: coyotes howling and yelping. It was an eerie sound.

 We will have to be extra-careful with my dear little dog, Frodo!

Here is a link to a website featuring Coyote Sounds .