Arnold Sikkema

Why Creation is Waiting for the Christians - Langley, BC An evening with Peter Harris

Peter Harris, founder of A Rocha, speaking on "Why Creation is Waiting for the Christians" at Trinity Western on October 22 at 7pm. Get your free ticket now!

Quantum Physics and the Credibility of Christian Faith: A Personal Reflection I’ve often been asked how I reconcile physics with my Christian faith. For some, the two seem incompatible: science is about facts and equations, while faith is about belief and mystery. But for me…

"Quantum Physics and the Credibility of Christian Faith: A Personal Reflection" - I wrote this up as an invited guest blog post for Global Scholars Canada / Peter Schuurman.

Here are some tips for you: peecnature.org/learn/nature... You can bring auditory and visual enjoyment to people through your activities, and glorify your Creator by being that peculiar bird that a House Finch has been created to be.

Required reading for any Christian who is studying physics in high school or university: My free booklet "The Calling of the Christian Student of Physics" (Dunedin, New Zealand: Thumbwidth Press, 2024) thumbwidthpress.net/shop

My main point is that big bang theory is not a theory of origins but a (well-supported) theory of history, and should be presented as such regardless of one's religious or scientific perspective.

graphic image of the full 30" x 40" poster

"Origin or History? Clarifying Perspectives on the Big Bang" - my poster at the @asa3org.bsky.social 2025 Annual Meeting (held at Colorado Christian University this past weekend) tiny.cc/sikkema-asa-...

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew calls out U.S. lawmakers complaining about smoke from Canadian wildfires “This is what turns people off politics,” Kinew said, accusing the Republicans from Minnesota and Wisconsin of trying to get Instagram likes

American politicians telling MB to manage its forests better so they don’t get the wildfire smoke is like someone with a backyard pond telling us to manage the pollution in the Great Lakes better. When, to expand the analogy, 🇺🇸 are responsible for 30% of the problem and 🇨🇦 are responsible for 2%.

What the Floods in Texas Tell Us About Climate Change “Regardless of where we live or how we vote, extreme weather puts us all at risk," writes Katharine Hayhoe.

Regardless of where we live or how we vote, extreme weather puts us all at risk: and we know, without a shadow of a doubt, climate change is making it worse.

To build resilience, we need more data, more expertise, more preparation, more communication to keep people safe—NOT LESS!

More from me:

My new publication: "Thomas Hertog on the Origin of Time: A Review Essay", Findings: A Journal of Reformational Thought no. 8 (June 2025), pp. 63-69 is freely available at Thumbwidth Press. Quantum cosmology meets Reformational philosophy. thumbwidthpress.net/shop

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Opinion | The Emergency Is Here (Gift Article) Trump is disappearing people to a Salvadoran prison for terrorists. And he says he wants to send “homegrown” Americans there next.

Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.

The Emergency Is Here.

With @asharangappa.bsky.social.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...

The Canadian Association of University Teachers [the national voice for academic staff representing 72,000 teachers, librarians, researchers, general staff & other academic professionals at 125 universities & colleges] advises academics against non-essential travel to the US. This is where we are.

Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency White House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted

More grim details on the complete destruction of US science.
There are 2 reasons for this:
Republicans hate any aspect of government that actually works to benefit people, &
Climate science threatens the livelihoods of the fossil-fuels industry, the GOP's donors.

www.science.org/content/arti...

April 14, 2025 Today, U.S.

April 14, 2025

April 13, 2025 This evening, lawyers for the Department of Justice told a federal court that the administration does not believe it has a legal obligation to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States,...

April 13, 2025

Today's US EO orders the Attorney General to identify + take expeditious action to stop enforcement of "all State & local laws... purporting to address “climate change” or involving “environmental, social, and governance” initiatives, “environmental justice,” carbon or “greenhouse gas” emissions."

This whole Trump presidency has been one instance of insanity and antirealism followed by another. I hope you, as a Canadian citizen living and working in the USA, are at least personally safe!

A Singular Vision A Singular Vision April 8th, 2025https://vimeo.com/1072665796/40706215d4 For more than a century, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) has stood at the crossroads of faith and scholarship, a pla...

Here's the TEDS press release, including a video with Trinity International University President Kevin Kompelien.

Trinity Western University and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School expand impact of global Christian education Continuing the legacy of this globally recognized seminary at the TWU campus in Langley.

Breaking news: Trinity Western University (TWU) is assuming Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS).

Is There Hope for America? Heather Cox Richardson Thinks So | The Tyee The time is now to band together, says the celebrated historian and writer. A Tyee interview.

“I always think of myself as the coffee pot other people gather around.”

@dorothywoodend.bsky.social interviews Heather Cox Richardson. #uspoli

NOMINATION NOTICE – Langley Township—Fraser Heights | Liberal Party of Canada I’m pleased to share that John Aldag will be the Liberal Candidate for Langley Township—Fraser Heights in the next federal election, and will continue building on our hard work to keep Canada moving f...

Seems there's been a change of plans. John Aldag is now listed as the Liberal candidate for Langley Township - Fraser Heights liberal.ca/nomination-n...

NOMINATION NOTICE – Langley Township—Fraser Heights | Liberal Party of Canada I’m pleased to share that John Aldag will be the Liberal Candidate for Langley Township—Fraser Heights in the next federal election, and will continue building on our hard work to keep Canada moving f...

Seems there's been a change of plans. John Aldag is now listed as the Liberal candidate for Langley Township - Fraser Heights liberal.ca/nomination-n...

📣 CERN scientists find evidence of quantum entanglement in sheep 🐑

​​Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon where two particles’ states are tied to each other, no matter how far apart the particles are. These findings could now help to explain the species’ fascinating flocking behaviour.

I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.

NOMINATION NOTICE – Abbotsford—South Langley | Liberal Party of Canada I’m pleased to share that Kevin Gillies will be the Liberal Candidate for Abbotsford—South Langley in the next federal election, and will continue building on our hard work to keep Canada moving forwa...

Abbotsford - South Langley has a liberal candidate: Kevin Gillies. See liberal.ca/nomination-n... and www.abbynews.com/local-news/k...

And here's the campaign Facebook page for Kyle Latchford, Liberal candidate for Cloverdale - Langley City www.facebook.com/Kyle.Latchfo...

ACCLAMATION NOTICE – Langley Township—Fraser Heights | Liberal Party of Canada I’m pleased to share that Nasima Nastoh has been acclaimed as the Liberal Candidate for Langley Township—Fraser Heights in the next federal election, and will continue building on our hard work to kee...

Langley Township - Fraser Heights has a Liberal candidate: Nasima Nastoh. See liberal.ca/nomination-n... and www.facebook.com/humiara/post...

Cloverdale - Langley City has a Liberal candidate: Kyle Latchford . See www.facebook.com/kyle.latchfo... and liberal.ca/nomination-n... and www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-latc...

Abbotsford—South Langley | 338Canada

You might want to add "Independent" to Abbotsford - South Langley 338canada.com/59001e.htm in view of Mike de Jong announcing his candidacy after being rejected (for unspecified reasons) by the Conservatives. He is going to be a significant player in that riding.