Best of 2018

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Best of 2018

Did the Bible-Science Guy Blog inform you, challenge you, and perhaps even spur you to action in 2018? I hope and pray that it did.

Here are some statistical highlights for the blog for 2018. Below the stats, don’t miss the recap of the Best Bible-Science Guy Articles from 2018.

In 2018, 86,219 readers from 202 countries viewed this blog 134,830 times. Additionally, 739 readers received the weekly blog posts by email in 2018.

The Top Ten countries in descending order of total views in 2018 were United States (84,396 views), United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, South Africa, India, Philippines, New Zealand, Singapore, and Nigeria (1,012 views).

Sunday was the most popular day of the week to read the blog in 2018 with 16% of the blog views occurring on that day. This means viewership is probably fairly evenly spread throughout the week, since an equal distribution of views throughout the week would have 14.3% per day of the week. October was the busiest month with 9,052 visitors and 13,430 views.

Click 2018 Bible-Science Guy Articles for a list of the 52 new articles posted on the Bible-Science Guy Blog in 2018. Additionally, 13 blog articles from 2008 were migrated from a defunct previous host to BibleScienceGuy.wordpress.com. The 52 new articles for 2018 averaged 1,218 words each, about a 4-minute read.

The Bible-Science Guy Blog started in October 2007. Click Why Do I Write the Bible-Science Guy Blog? to learn why I write the blog. It now comprises 638 posts, 87 newspaper articles, and 10 tab pages for a total of 735 items. During 2018, 728 of these 735 items or 99% were viewed at least once. Over the life of the blog, 332,778 visitors have viewed the blog 589,282 times, as of the end of 2018.

The ten articles with the most views during 2018 were all published in prior years. Of the 154 articles with 100 or more views during 2018, only 13 were published in 2018. This illustrates the enduring relevance of the Bible-Science Guy blog articles.

Here are the ten articles with original publication dates that had the most views during 2018:

How Many Died in Noah’s Flood?	(Jun 18, 2014)	– 19,819 views.
Tower of Babel – What Did It Look Like?	(Mar 20, 2013)	– 5,632 views.
Orion & the Pleiades Speak Truth	(Nov 23, 2016)	– 5,239 views.
Could Noah Fill the Earth?	(May 28, 2014)	– 4,990 views.
Tower of Babel – Where?	(Mar 13, 2013)	– 4,574 views.
Tower of Babel – When?	(Apr 3, 2013)	– 4,184 views.
Tower of Babel – How Many Languages?	(Apr 24, 2013)	– 3,120 views.
How Many Children Did Adam Have?	(Apr 6, 2016)	– 2,808 views.
Population Growth – Israel in Egypt	(Jun 4, 2014)	– 2,123 views.
Is 10 Trillion Flood Deaths Reasonable?	(Jun 25, 2014)	– 1,977 views.

 

The Best Bible-Science Guy Articles from 2018

Here is an apropos Rebus puzzle for the Best of 2018 Bible-Science Guy Blog posts. Can you figure out the common phrase that this puzzle represents? Try to solve the puzzle before you look at the answer below.

Below are my choices for the 15 Best Bible-Science Guy Blog Posts from 2018, listed in order of publication date. I chose the posts I liked best — the ones I found most interesting, most important, or best written. I included those that accumulated the most views or stimulated the most comments.

Clearly Seen (Jan 3)
There is no such thing as an atheist. Creation is clear testimony to the Creator, and this testimony is available and clear to every person. The evidence is so clear that no man can miss it, and therefore no man has an excuse.

Chicken or Egg?
Which Came First?

Science in the Bible – Chicken & Egg Dilemma (Feb 7)
Creationists have always argued based on Genesis that the chicken came first before the egg. There is now scientific evidence that this is true.
This is the 28th of 34 articles in the Science in the Bible series of blog posts, 10 of which were published this year. Although the Bible is not primarily a science textbook, it does contain many scientific truths, truths that long pre-date their discovery by today’s scientists. This series focuses on lesser known scientific truths that were alluded to in the Bible long before they were known to scientists.
The Science in the Bible posts were among the most popular posts. The 10 published this year were among the dozen most-viewed 2018 posts.

History’s One-Two Punch (Apr 4)
Identifies, discusses, and defends two big historical events that knocked everybody off their feet. For many, they are still unbelievable today, but they really did occur.

Was Jesus an Evolutionist? (Apr 18)
Did Jesus view Genesis as authentic history or as figurative fables? Did Jesus interpret Genesis literally, or did He view it symbolically? Did Jesus believe in any variation of evolution? Looking at Jesus’ own words and deeds clearly answers these questions.

Do You Think Like an Evolutionist? (May 2)
Ten questions to determine whether you Think Like an Evolutionist. Includes the antidote for the TLE virus. This was one of the three most commented blog posts.

Kepler — after endless scrubbings

Biblical Thinking (May 16)
Thinking Biblically involves Subordinate Thinking and Confrontational Thinking. It begins with disciplining the mind so that each and every thought honors and glorifies the Lord Jesus Christ. Then Biblical thinkers confront and destroy, in kindness and truth, the false, anti-God thinking that persistently bombards our world today.

Kepler Meets Skunk (May 23)
Our Jack Russell terrier Kepler told what happened when he attacked a skunk. He wrote 7 blog posts this year about his many adventures. Click Kepler Blogs for a list of Kepler’s blog articles.

Prehistoric? Bogus! (June 27)
There is no such thing as prehistoric anything! Written history begins with the first verse of Genesis which documents the creation of the universe by God about 6,000 years ago. History begins “in the beginning” with Genesis.

An Outrageous Claim (July 18)
Near the end of His life on earth, Jesus of Nazareth serenely made the most outrageous claim ever made by a human being. What was it? His claim is either True or False, and the implications are enormous. What’s the evidence for His claim?

Who Made You? (Aug 22)
Today many people are very confused by a plethora of unbiblical worldviews. Yet the Bible speaks clear and compelling truth to a badly muddled people. This blog post discusses a short Bible verse stuffed with seven vital truths.

Darwin’s Secret Sex Problem (Sep 19)
How did sexual reproduction ever get started? Evolutionism cannot explain how males and females could simultaneously emerge in kind after kind of animal. This is the huge “elephant-in-the-room” problem for evolutionary biologists that is no problem at all for Biblical creationists. This was one of the three most commented blog posts.

The Eternal Gospel (Sep 26)
The word Gospel means Good News, and it refers to how man can be reconciled to his Creator. What part of the Gospel is rarely included when the Gospel is presented? Why is the Gospel eternal? The sequels Is Belief in Creation Necessary for Salvation? and Wrestling with “Eternal” complete the discussion.

What is the Starting Point for Reason? (Oct 17)
What is the relationship between Faith and Reason? Are they contradictory and incompatible as many claim? This post and its sequel, Reason Permeates Faith, show that Biblical faith is the starting point for valid reasoning, and logical reasoning actually supports Biblical faith.

Apollo 8 Crew
Frank Borman, Bill Anders, Jim Lovell

Old Guy Fires Football (Oct 31)
An Old Guy wins a football passing contest. What is the Old Guy Challenge from the Bible?

Christmas in Space (Dec 26)
Fifty years ago on Christmas Eve three astronauts testified of the Great Creator from lunar orbit.

Questions to Ponder

1. Which is your favorite of all the 2018 Bible-Science Guy Articles? Why?
(It does not have to be one from this Best of 2018 list.)
2. Which do you think is the best article to share with unbelievers to stimulate their consideration of Jesus of Nazareth?
3. Which do you think is the best article to share with believers to spur them to honor, worship, and glorify the Great Creator?
4. What topics would you like to see addressed in 2019?

Share your thoughts on these questions in the comments below. It could encourage or help another reader.

Rebus Puzzle Answer:
[The pick+cuff th+eel+lid+door]
The pick of the litter.
(Click Rebus puzzles for links to blog articles with a Rebus puzzle.)

For Christ and His Kingdom.

Peruse the other Best of Bible-Science Guy lists:
Best of 2007-2012
Best of 2013
Best of 2014
Best of 2015
Best of 2016
Best of 2017
Best of 2019
Best of 2020
Best of 2021
Best of 2022

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