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Author: Dirk Bartkoski

I grew up in a charismatic Christian home while being homeschooled with my two brothers and three sisters from the first grade to the end of high school. I went on to pursue a bachelor's degree at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK after which I went on to graduate school at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. While in Tennessee I finished a master's and doctoral degrees in physics while doing research on particle accelerators at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory as well as meeting my wonderful wife Kerri. Together we moved to Houston, Texas where I finished a postdoctoral position and now work as a research scientist in the division of Radiation Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center developing novel methods for external beam radiation cancer therapy. My relationship with Jesus has been the primary guiding source in my life, Pentecostalism the lens through which I have viewed it, and science the mechanism by which I have come to understand it.
What if the foundational beliefs that your entire worldview is based upon are proven wrong?
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What if the foundational beliefs that your entire worldview is based upon are proven wrong?

Author Dirk Bartkoski Posted on February 20, 2018February 20, 2018

Recently I wrote an article about the intersection of Pentecostalism and science to which the illustrious Joel Daniels wrote an interesting response article  which hypothesized that the dynamic nature of …

Thoughts of a Pentecostal Scientist
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Thoughts of a Pentecostal Scientist

Author Dirk Bartkoski Posted on September 18, 2017September 18, 2017

Richard Feynman, one of the most influential people in the history of physics, once said, “Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt.” As someone who …

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