The Banner of Truth: Past – Present – Future

Banner of Truth: Past – Present – Future (Part Three of Three) on Vimeo on Vimeo

Most of us Christian and Reformed/Calvinistic book-buyers have heard of The Banner of Truth Trust (“Biblical Christianity Through Literature” is its motto) and their publishing ventures (magazine and books). But they have also been involved in sponsoring conferences for pastors, which some of our PRC pastors have attended in the past.

This is the first of a series of videos (three total – about 5 minutes each) describing the various ministries of the BOT. My special interest is in the books, of course, and that is featured in this initial video.

I hope that you benefit from learning more about the BOT’s work, and that you too have benefited and/or will benefit from their books, which include many Puritan classics, profitable commentaries, and church history titles. If you are not familiar with their books, I encourage you to visit the website link above and browse. And buy, too, if you are so inclined. 🙂

Let’s Do a Fly-through of the Gum Nebula!

▶ Incredible Hubble Space Telescope fly-through of the Gum Nebula – YouTube.

For our first Friday Fun item today we post this magnificent trip through the Gum Nebula with the benefit of the Hubble space telescope. Below is a rather detailed description of the trip, but it will help you understand what you are seeing.

As you take the brief tour, remember, “The heavens declare the glory of God” (Ps.19:1).

Three-dimensional the nebula Gum 29 with the star cluster Westerlund 2 at its core. From Hubble Space Telescope: “The flight traverses the foreground stars and approaches the lower left rim of the nebula Gum 29. Passing through the wispy darker clouds on the near side, the journey reveals bright gas illuminated by the intense radiation of the newly formed stars of cluster Westerlund 2. Within the nebula, several pillars of dark, dense gas are being shaped by the energetic light and strong stellar winds from the brilliant cluster of thousands of stars. Note that the visualization is intended to be a scientifically reasonable interpretation and that distances within the model are significantly compressed.”