Book Review: Purposeful Design, Understanding the Creation {BookCrash}

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Purposeful Design: Understanding the Creation by Jay Schabacker*

ISBN: 9780989619004

Hardback, 96 pages

Publisher: Jay Schabacker

Retail: $24.99

About the book: 

Winner of the Bronze 2013 Illumination Book Award for "Home School, Bible School, etc." 

Purposeful Design- Understanding the Creation beautifully reveals the principles of science that operate our world. It masterfully explains the elements of designs that make like possible, and compellingly presents evidence that a loving Creator God was purposeful in these designs.

See excerpts of the book: jayschabacker.com/excerpt/

About the author:

Jay Schabacker, once part of the Apollo Moon Program, and then founder of a financial investment management firm, now devotes his time to educating children and adults on God's wonderful and purposeful design of this world- and each of us. His passion includes videos, speaking engagements, and now the new coffee table book, "Purposeful Design- Understanding the Creation". Jay's activities over the years have included the chairmanship of Romanian Christian Enterprises helping to bring at risk orphan children out of distress; and the chairmanship of Ken Ham's 1992 "Back to Genesis" Washington, DC Seminar sponsored by the Institute for Creation Research.

Jay is father to four daughters, grandfather to six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He and his wife live in Lexington, South Carolina, where he raises orchids. They are members of the Lexington Presbyterian Church (PCA) of Lexington.

Find out more about Jay and his work: www.jayschabacker.com and www.jayschabacker.blogspot.com 

My thoughts:

It is a beautiful book with many breathtaking images. All scriptures are NIV. It includes quite a bit for its small size. The format follows the days of creation.

1) The First Day: Creation of the Heavens and the Earth- the Foundation of it All2) The Second Day: Creation of the Atmosphere and Water3) The Third Day: Creation of the Dry Land and Vegetation4) The Fourth Day: Creation of the Sun, Moon, and Stars5) The Fifth Day: Creation of the Birds and Fish6) The Sixth Day: Creation of Land Creatures and Humans7) The Seventh Day

In each of the chapters, Jay goes into directions that perhaps others wouldn't in such a book. For example, in chapter 2, he talks about the rain cycle and why it makes such sense the way it works. 

Such an intricate rain cycle is but another example of the complexities of design God created fro man's benefit. The vast oceans- 71% of the earth's surface- is perfectly designed for initiation of the important Rain Cycle and just the right amount of rain each year! More than 71% ocean would be a problem- too much rain and extreme floods.Less than 71% ocean would also be a problem- not enough rain and so vast deserts! (p. 21)

In chapter 4 he briefly talks about how the sun is used "then and now",  in terms of 'preciseness', through illustrations of Stonehenge, England, and the "Ground Zero" Memorial Design in New York City, New York. He also talks about the moon's phases and tides. What if?...

What if our tides were not perfectly designed by God, as they are now- the moon a perfect size and distance away from the earth for the just right gravitational pull and tides? (p. 47)

And then there is God's "sense of humor" Jay talks about in chapter 5, Creation of the Birds and Fish. He includes photographs of the Piglet Squid, Dumbo Octopus, the Yeti Crab {if you've not seen that one, Google it!}, and others. 

It is a book that even if you read it through, it can be looked at again and again; and re-read. There are some instances of strange wordings, in my opinion but the general idea is clear enough. 

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