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January 7, 2026December 30, 2025

God’s Magic Bullet – Dsup

As scientists explore the design of life more deeply, they discover increasing evidence of God’s creative wisdom. God knew humans would encounter destructive agents like cancer and COVID and would require a weapon to overcome Satan’s work. Scientists may have found that weapon in a previously unknown protein in microscopic animals called tardigrades. This protein has been named “Damage Suppressor” or Dsup. We call it God’s magic bullet.

Tardigrades, also known as water bears or moss piglets, are incredible animals. Researchers have found these tiny creatures to be almost indestructible. Tardigrades can survive being placed in boiling water, frozen, or exposed to radiation levels 2000 times higher than what human cells can tolerate. They are the only animals known to survive in outer space. Scientists have wondered how this microscopic animal can endure conditions that would kill other animals or humans. The Dsup protein can bind along the entire length of the DNA molecule and act as a shield against attempts to damage it. That’s why it’s called the Damage Suppressor protein.

Dsup has enormous potential to treat diseases or disorders with a genetic component. Diseases that damage DNA include cancer, COVID, and even strokes and heart attacks. No Darwinian theory explains the origin of the tardigrade or the protein that could be key to curing diseases. Yesterday, we discussed the discovery of orphan genes that code for unique proteins that don’t fit the Darwinian pattern of small genetic changes leading to gradual evolution. The Dsup protein appears to be the result of one such orphan gene.

The Damage Suppressor protein might help us cure diseases, lessen DNA damage from chemotherapy and radiation, shield against radiation during space missions, and prevent crop damage on Earth. That’s why we call it God’s magic bullet.

Reference: TheConversation.com

January 6, 2026December 29, 2025

Orphan Genes Challenge Darwinism

The DNA in every cell in your body is made up of shorter strands called genes, which contain the instructions to produce various proteins. Neo-Darwinian evolutionary scientists look for genes with very similar sequences to others to show that one gene evolved from another through random genetic mutations. However, researchers are discovering genes that don’t resemble any other known gene. The technical term for these is taxonomically restricted genes (TRGs). These so-called orphan genes challenge Darwinism.

If all of life evolved from a common ancestor through small genetic mutations, orphan genes don’t fit this model. They either shouldn’t exist or should be extremely rare. A few years ago, evolutionists argued that only a small percentage of species’ DNA had been sequenced, and that with more research, the mystery of orphan genes would be resolved. However, the number of orphan genes continues to grow. The trend indicates that orphan genes challenge Darwinism.

Even closely related species that share a common trait can have their own unique orphan genes. In other words, the evidence does not support gradual changes caused by small mutations but instead points to entirely new, unique genes that have not been seen before. Evolutionists respond by saying natural selection can explain this, but they are unable to specify how. The research continues, but for now, it seems to me like an “evolution-of-the-gaps” argument.

As Jonathan Witt wrote in Salvo magazine, “Our uniform and repeated experience tells us that generating significant amounts of novel, functional information doesn’t happen by chance. It requires a mind. Our uniform experience tells us this, and probability calculations applied to everything from English text and software code to DNA confirm it.”

It’s safe to say that orphan genes challenge Darwinism and will likely continue to do so.

Reference: “Darwin’s Orphan Nemesis” by Jonathan Witt, in Salvo magazine, Spring 2025.

January 5, 2026December 30, 2025

Planet Earth is a Very Special Place

People often dream of leaving Earth and exploring or establishing residency elsewhere in the universe. Whether it is Star Wars, Star Trek, or The Martian Chronicles, entertainment media suggest that soon, humans won’t be limited to the planet on which we were born. What these people may not realize is that planet Earth is a very special place, carefully designed to support and protect life from deadly forces.

The Sun provides the heat, light, and energy essential for life on Earth, but its nuclear processes also release energy that can be harmful. Stars in other parts of our galaxy emit radiation capable of ionizing atoms in living cells, destroying them. Some of these radiation forms can be easily blocked—beta and alpha particles can be stopped by plastic, glass, or aluminum. But higher-energy radiation, like gamma rays, X-rays, and high-energy particles such as protons, neutrons, and HZEs (high-energy ions), requires heavy shielding like lead, concrete, or thick layers of water. Of course, building shields of such materials around a spaceship isn’t practical.

Scientists are exploring ways to use magnetism or exotic energy sources to solve this problem—and they may succeed someday. The point is that planet Earth is a very special place, beyond what most people understand. The author of the Genesis account had to describe creation in a way ancient shepherds could understand, yet one that scientists in 2026 couldn’t dismiss as just an old myth.

Genesis 1:1 in Hebrew reads, “reshith elohim bara shamayim erets.” The ancient shepherd would read “In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth.” A scientist reading these words in 2026 would understand that the author was describing a beginning to time, caused by an intelligence outside of space and time, that created a planet with water so carbon-based life could live on it.” Planet Earth is a very special place.

Reference: American Scientist, January/February 2026, pages 40-47. For more on the language of Genesis 1, go to “God’s Revelation in His Rocks and in His Word,” on doesgodexist.org.

December 31, 2025December 23, 2025

Morality’s Design Posts in 2025

As we end 2025, we look back on some of our Morality’s Design posts in 2025. We have selected 10 that you may have missed.

Are humans hardwired for moral behavior? https://doesgodexist.today/hardwired-for-moral-behavior/

Who invented slavery and when? https://doesgodexist.today/who-created-slavery/

When you die, how do you want to be remembered? https://doesgodexist.today/how-would-you-want-to-be-remembered/

National Geographic reported on marijuana and recreational cannabis use. https://doesgodexist.today/national-geographic-cannabis-report/

The tragedy of gender transitions for children. https://doesgodexist.today/the-story-of-clementine-breen-and-gender-transition/

Fraud in scientific research data is increasing. https://doesgodexist.today/fraud-in-scientific-research-data/

Is there such a thing as free will? https://doesgodexist.today/free-will-is-it-an-illusion/

The plague of online sextortion is affecting teenage boys. https://doesgodexist.today/sextortion-scam-and-teenagers/

What is the connection between alcohol use and cancer? https://doesgodexist.today/alcoholic-beverages-and-cancer/

The lure of gambling is trapping more people. https://doesgodexist.today/the-lure-of-gambling/

December 30, 2025December 23, 2025

Physical Design Posts in 2025

As we end 2025, we look back on some of our Physical Design posts in 2025. We have selected 10 that you may have missed.

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) continues without success. https://doesgodexist.today/alien-civilizations-in-space-wow/

Is Mars designed to support life? https://doesgodexist.today/life-on-mars-in-fiction-and-fact/

What we learned from a March lunar eclipse. https://doesgodexist.today/learn-from-a-lunar-eclipse/

What is entropy, and why is it important for you? https://doesgodexist.today/why-we-care-about-entropy/

In August 2025, we had the shortest day on record. https://doesgodexist.today/shortest-day-on-record/

Why the Earth’s age doesn’t matter. https://doesgodexist.today/earths-age-is-irrelevant/

Why do we need the giant planet Jupiter? https://doesgodexist.today/earth-needs-jupiter/

Why not expand daylight by putting solar reflectors in space? https://doesgodexist.today/solar-reflectors-in-space/

What is NOTHING? https://doesgodexist.today/precisely-nothing-is-it-something/

How does the Big Bang show evidence of a Creator? https://doesgodexist.today/evidence-for-the-existence-of-a-creator-in-the-big-bang/

December 29, 2025December 23, 2025

Life Design Posts in 2025

As we end 2025, we look back on some of our Life Design posts in 2025. We have selected 10 that you may have missed.

A report on how pregnancy can affect a woman’s brain. https://doesgodexist.today/a-pregnant-womans-brain/

Is there really a difference between males and females? https://doesgodexist.today/male-and-female-bodies-are-different/

Comparing the DNA of fruit flies and humans. https://doesgodexist.today/fruit-flies-and-humans/

How about comparing humans and chimpanzees? https://doesgodexist.today/genetic-difference-between-humans-and-chimpanzees/

2025 was the 100^th anniversary of the famous, so-called Scopes Monkey Trial. https://doesgodexist.today/bryans-arguments-against-darwin/

Psychologists say that Darwin made a mistake. https://doesgodexist.today/darwins-mistake-according-to-psychologists/

Left- or right-handedness is crucial to the building blocks of life. https://doesgodexist.today/darwins-mistake-according-to-psychologists/

The amazing story of the orchid and the wasp. https://doesgodexist.today/hammer-orchid-and-thynnid-wasp/

What is Biosphere 2, and what is Primary Succession? https://doesgodexist.today/biosphere-2-and-primary-succession/

How did life get started? https://doesgodexist.today/to-explain-the-existence-of-life/

December 24, 2025December 21, 2025

Songs of Christmas

The Christmas season has inspired a wide and diverse collection of music over the years. Some of the songs of Christmas are just playful parodies, such as “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” “All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth.” Others are for children, such as “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” However, some of the greatest classical works were composed for the Christmas season, including “The Nutcracker” by Tchaikovsky, “Messiah” by Handel, and “Christmas Eve Suite” by Rimsky-Korsakov. The most popular Christmas song, “White Christmas,” was written by Irving Berlin, a Jewish composer.

Our church songbook includes several songs of Christmas. Some are instructive and teach us meaningful lessons. “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” reminds us that a herald is “an official messenger bringing news.” Verse 2 uses the word “incarnate,” meaning “embodied in flesh.” It reflects John 1:14, which states, “the Word (Christ) was made flesh and dwelt among us.” Also in verse 2, we see the name “Immanuel,” meaning “God with us,” which appears in Matthew 1:23 and was prophesied hundreds of years earlier in Isaiah 7:14. In verse 3, we find the phrase ”healing in His wings,” which comes from Malachi 4:2, referring to Christ’s resurrection which allows us to “mount with wings like eagles” (Isaiah 40:31).

Some songs of Christmas are steeped in human traditions and views. “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” is one example. Angels do not need golden harps (verse 1) and do not have wings (verse 2). The reference to Babel in the second verse alludes to the confusion of voices on Earth, but the fourth verse talks about the “age of gold,” when peace will extend “over all the Earth.” The author, Edmund Sears, was a Unitarian minister who believed that peace would come to the current Earth rather than the new heavens and new earth described in Revelation.

In “The First Noel,” verse 1 describes the shepherds in the field “on a cold winter’s night.” Luke 2:9 states that the shepherds were in the fields, but they would not have been there during the cold winter months. The second and third verses mention the star and “wise men,” but they arrived at least months later, when Jesus was in a house, not the stable. Although these songs are cherished classics, they are not entirely biblically accurate.

We enjoy the songs of Christmas. The Christmas season is a time of joy and giving, and it certainly has economic significance, but it is not biblical or commanded by God. A better song to reflect Christian faith is “They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Love,” which embodies what Jesus urges us to do. (See John 13:34-35, 15:9-10, and 1 John chapter 3).

December 23, 2025December 21, 2025

Santa Claus Is Not God

Some parents tell their kids that Santa Claus is God to explain how he does the things he does. How does Santa come down the chimney? How does he know if you are bad or good? How does he make his rounds to every kid in one night? Why can’t I see him on Christmas Eve? These are just a few questions kids ask, leading parents to say that Santa is God. But Santa Claus is not God, and saying so can be harmful to faith.

Children notice that Santa sometimes doesn’t meet their desires, but God always provides for true needs. Kids also see that Santa varies from culture to culture. But God is no respecter of persons, regardless of gender, nationality, or circumstances (Galatians 3:28). Kids need to understand that Santa doesn’t create anything. The gifts they receive are made in workshops (factories) by elves (workers) and have brand names. God creates everything we see and are. Santa may bring toy animals, but God is the creator of all real animals.

Kids can learn that myths are a fun part of life. They eventually realize that Santa Claus is a fun myth, but they should be taught that God’s existence is factual and supported by scientific evidence. The Easter Bunny is a myth. Charlie Brown’s Great Pumpkin is a myth. What they see on TV, at Disney World, and in their video games are all myths. The Santa myth is enjoyable, but we must remember it is not real. It is vital that children know Santa Claus is not God.

Parents should not lie to their children, but sadly, lying has become common in America in advertising, politics, and relationships. Jesus never lied, and He used evidence to support His teachings. The miracles of Jesus were meant to prove who He was. He showed doubters like Thomas the evidence to support what they were asked to believe. Christianity is truth in a world that has very little of that commodity.

December 22, 2025December 19, 2025

The Shrimp and the Urchin

The oceans host many symbiotic relationships. In symbiosis, plants and animals live together in ways that benefit them and often others nearby. This is the story of the shrimp and the urchin.

Coleman shrimp (Perclimenes colemani) eat parasites they take from fish that come close to them in the western Pacific Ocean. These shrimp were not discovered until 1975, perhaps because they blend in very well with the sea urchins with which they have a symbiotic relationship. The picture shows the spotted body and striped legs of the Coleman shrimp surrounded by the striped tube feet of the fire sea urchin (Asthenosoma varium).

Coleman shrimp are known as cleaner shrimp because they remove parasites from fish. Most cleaner shrimp live in sea anemones, but Coleman shrimp prefer to live in fire sea urchins. The venom-tipped spines of the fire urchin do not harm the Coleman shrimp, and they protect them from potential predators. Meanwhile, fish infected with parasites approach the Coleman shrimp to have the parasites removed. The parasites are food for the shrimp, and the fish don’t eat the shrimp or the fire sea urchin because of its poisonous spines.

We see a balanced symbiotic relationship among various species of ocean creatures. The shrimp and the urchin, along with many fish that benefit, are just some examples of symbiosis—where different plant and animal species depend directly on each other. In many cases, a species could not survive without this mutual relationship. This is another sign of design in living creatures, and design points to a Designer.

December 19, 2025December 15, 2025

Happiness Comes from Giving, Not Possessing

One in every 10 households in the United States rents a self-storage unit. The big question is whether having that much stuff has made Americans happier than people in other cultures. Happiness comes from giving, not possessing.

Brenda and Mark Young, writing in the August 6, 2025, issue of Power for Today, describe their work in Honduras and how much happier the people there are compared to typical Americans. Those Hondurans didn’t have electricity, toilets, or running water in their homes, yet they amazed visitors with their joy. Their happiness came from the time they spent with family and friends, building strong, rich relationships. Their wealth comes from their relationships with people, not with things.

In Mark 12:41-44, Jesus is sitting opposite the temple treasury, watching as people make their donations to the temple. The wealthy are making a show of giving large amounts, but Jesus sees a poor widow who puts in two mites. That is not even enough to buy a sparrow, so two mites are insignificant as far as material goods are concerned. The poor widow gave wholeheartedly of all she had. God isn’t impressed by the amount a person gives. He looks for the heart behind it.

We overestimate the importance God places on our giving. If every Christian on the planet were to stop giving entirely, God’s work would still get done. Our giving is not for God’s benefit, but rather for ours. Our giving enriches our marriages, our kids, our friends, and our jobs when we have a heart to give. My parents were atheists, and to them, the material goods they acquired were the most important things in life. They were not happy people, and our family was in constant conflict because of their obsession with acquiring things.

Church work suffers when we decide what God wants us to build, then mount an all-out campaign to raise enough money to build it. What we need to do is look for the doors that God opens for us and do what God provides for us to do. Building enormous structures and hiring talented preachers to entertain us while people in the neighborhood are without food, medicine, and adequate shelter is not what Jesus taught us to do. Happiness comes from giving. Read Mark 12:41-44 again and pray about how your giving shows God where your heart is.