Adam Young (better known by his musician moniker, “Owl City”) has just released a brand new track, “Galaxies” that I had a chance to listen to today.

If you’ve paid attention, I’ve posted about Adam’s faith in Jesus Christ in the past.

This new track, “Galaxies” is yet another very public testimony to Adam’s faith and I’m excited about the potential it has to bring conversations about faith, grace, and strange techno-beats into the mainstream with Adam’s growing popularity.

The track is available right now on AmazonMP3 for only $.99 (it’s $1.29 on iTunes)

The lyrics to “Galaxies” if you’re interested:

Call back the cap-com,
Tick off the time-bomb,
Let felicity fly!
Armour the airlock,
Blanket the bedrock,
And kiss the planet goodbye!

Dear God, I was terribly lost,
When the galaxies crossed,
And the Sun went dark.
Dear God, You’re the only North Star,
I would follow this far.

Fight back the flight deck,
Bring on the breakneck,
Cue the solar eclipse!
Summit the sunset,
Dubtail the dragnet,
And blow your backbone to bits!
Dear God, I was terribly lost,
When the galaxies crossed,
And the Sun went dark.
Dear God, You’re the only North Star,
I would follow this far.

Oh telescope, keep an eye on my only hope,
Lest I blink and be swept off the narrow road.
Hercules, you’ve got nothing to say to me,
‘Cause you’re not the blinding light that I need.

For He is the saving grace of the Galaxies!
He is the saving grace of the Galaxies

Dear God, I was terribly lost,
When the galaxies crossed,
And the Sun went dark.
Dear God, You’re the only North Star,
I would follow this far.

I have been a fan of Ken Ham, his speaking style (and voice), and what he continues to do through Answers in Genesis.

Recently AIG released a talk Ken gave entitled, “The Relevance of Genesis“.
[audio:http://media.answersingenesis.org/audio/archive/ken-ham-talks/relevance-of-genesis.mp3]
In his talk (which is nearly 48minutes long), Ham reiterates the importance of the book Genesis as a core-understanding in the life of a Christian. He is right on target.

His main point, I think, is that we are free to (and many Christians choose to) believe that God could have created the world in millions of years instead of in 6-days or that God could have used evolution in the creation of man, and that such a belief does not necessarily effect our salvation, but that such a belief does undermine the relevance and authority of Scripture to generations to follow us.

Many of us know this to be true in the way Scripture has been interpreted and re-interpreted in our own lifetimes.

What do you think? Is a literal interpretation of Genesis (especially chapters 1-11) necessary to ensure Scripture’s authority for generations to come? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

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One of the videos Ken Ham references in his talk is about the creation of canyons.

The latest string of storms through North Carolina made news in most of the United States. I happened upon this video that is the epitome of “calm under pressure”:

A little digging gave me some more of the story:

Steven Hoag, who works for the North Carolina Department of Transportation, had left his home to repair a traffic light during the bad weather.
He saw the tornado while he was driving and pulled into a car park as the twister seemed to be moving away.
Mr Hoag called his sister on his mobile phone and began filming the tornado.