| The Book: The Journey To Truth - How scientific | | | | complex building blocks of light, time and matter. |
| discovery provides insights into spiritual truths. | | | | As a first time author, George Garlick provides a |
| | | | very contagious spirit for the benefit of his |
| VMI Publishers - copyright 2009 | | | | readers. He skillfully explains and presents some |
| ISBN: 978-1-933204-89-5 | | | | complicated theories in a simplistic and elementary |
| LC # 2009938966 | | | | fashion and this approach allows anybody to gain |
| Introduction | | | | a clearer understanding of how God influences the |
| This Bio of George F. Garlick's life was taken | | | | sciences. |
| directly from his personal website. He was born | | | | "The Journey to Truth" is a well rounded piece of |
| and raised in Frontier County, Nebraska. He went | | | | writing of many important moments throughout |
| on to earn a doctorate degree in Electrical | | | | the author's life and career. Most of the stories |
| Engineering and Solid state Physics from Iowa | | | | and examples throughout the text will gently push |
| State University. Through his work in acoustical | | | | buttons in many lives. I was personally touched by |
| holography, Mr. Garlick received broad recognition | | | | the early childhood events of the author's life and |
| for pioneering the invention of "through | | | | I'm sure others will be too. His stories easily |
| transmission holography" that is being applied to | | | | demonstrate how God walks with each of us |
| medical imaging for breast cancer detection and | | | | through our own personal language and needs. It's |
| other applications. He is a business man who owns | | | | fascinating to me to see God communicating with |
| and operates many businesses including a | | | | others and it reminds you that God is busy on |
| charitable foundation. George Garlick spearheaded | | | | many fronts and levels. Dr. Garlic does a good job |
| the first university campus in the Tri-Cities by | | | | of mixing humanity in with his scientific exploration |
| generating community support and fundraising to | | | | and that dynamic is filled with many unplanned |
| establish what is now Washington State University | | | | twists and turns as we see God "not quite" giving |
| Tri-Cities. He remains continually involved in | | | | the answers that George Garlick expected. |
| supporting educational campus developments both | | | | The layout of the book is simple, genuine and |
| in Washington as well as in his native state | | | | pleasant to read. I would say that it's very laid |
| supporting the development of the University of | | | | back in style and tone and I am glad the author |
| Nebraska College Of technical Agriculture and is | | | | used simple illustrations to help me through certain |
| also active on many community boards and | | | | parts of the book. You will see that they are laid |
| committees. Mr. Garlick lives with his wife Carol in | | | | out so a person will get a narrower understanding, |
| eastern Washington; he has one daughter and | | | | and this helps the book to have a quicker more |
| two sons. This book is his first. | | | | lively feel to it. He works hard to keep the work |
| Physical Book description/Summary | | | | from bogging down which I can imagine could |
| "The Journey To Truth" is a 5.5 x8.5 paperback. It | | | | easily happen in the scientific publishing world. He |
| is 145 pages long. It is a moderately casual book | | | | does a good job of boiling it all down for us |
| to read and is very easy to understand. I | | | | overall. |
| interpret the cover art as the scientific concept | | | | I personally believe that to get a well rounded |
| of an atom where electrons orbit the nucleus | | | | perspective on something; I have an obligation to |
| such as Bohr's Planetary Model found on page 70 | | | | explore any new areas of insight about life as well |
| of this book. The back cover copy accurately | | | | as God that I come across to get to the truth. |
| describes and delivers on what's inside. The | | | | Also, I believe it's arrogant to shut out or |
| interior pages are filled with short stories and | | | | disregard someone else's personal revelations and |
| many scientific tidbits which show how God | | | | that's why it's important to read a book such as |
| revealed himself to the author throughout his | | | | this because it admits upfront that I don't have all |
| personal life and business career. | | | | the answers. I don't know how much writing is |
| From the pages of this book, I believe George F. | | | | done on the subject of "Gods involvement with |
| Garlick to be a very humble and generous man. | | | | science", but I do know it's the very first I have |
| Also from these pages, you will find a person who | | | | ever read with the whole book devoted to this |
| chose the more difficult and nobler of paths many | | | | subject. |
| are forced to choose from during hard times. At | | | | To me "The Journey to Truth" is a wonderful |
| the onset of his early childhood he was able to | | | | teaching tool and platform for higher education |
| see Gods hand of grace and mercy all around him. | | | | and with book in hand George Garlick continues to |
| While witnessing his father's struggles to provide a | | | | spend a lot of his life helping others to be able to |
| living on the family farm he developed a keen | | | | pursue a higher education themselves. Finally, in |
| curiosity about things of nature, like lightning and | | | | looking for the essence of George Garlick I made |
| thunder storms, the beauty of rainbows and the | | | | a revealing discovery where he talks about his |
| animals that shared the farm with them. His | | | | faith in God and states, "So for me, why would |
| desires to know about these aspects of life were | | | | we not come to our knees in great adoration and |
| the catalyst that drove him to a life of science | | | | awe of the reality that what is not seen is the |
| and ultimately a relationship with Jesus. Despite his | | | | foundation and explanation of our existence." |
| very poor (monetary) beginnings on the rural | | | | Recommendation |
| Nebraska farm, life was filled with wonder and | | | | I whole hardily recommend this book to any high |
| happiness for George. This book takes you back | | | | school or college student who aspires to scientific |
| to a time when family closeness was what | | | | pursuits. I also believe it is a wonderful testimony |
| principally mattered and you experience a | | | | of a man who spent years of his life struggling |
| semblance of strong family ties in his musings. | | | | with God for the answers and it would benefit |
| The author does a splendid job of relating his | | | | any reader seeking more truths concerning God. |
| childhood relationship with his father and it's a | | | | It states in Proverbs 25:2 "It is the glory of God |
| touching book just on that level alone not to | | | | to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to |
| mention all the scientific/spiritual revelations | | | | search out a matter." This verse more fully |
| experienced and explained by Dr. Garlick. | | | | translated: The glory - It is agreeable to the |
| Review | | | | nature of God; it is a testimony of his infinite |
| While looking through some face book pages a | | | | wisdom, and of his absolute power and |
| few weeks ago I came across this book, and as I | | | | sovereignty. To conceal - To keep his counsels, |
| have a strong desire for learning the truth, the | | | | and the reasons of his actions in his own breast. |
| title "The Journey to Truth" really intrigued me to | | | | Search out - To communicate their counsels to |
| read it. "The Journey to Truth" shows the | | | | others, that so they may search and find out the |
| evidence of Gods unseen involvement in the | | | | right way. (Wesley's notes). |