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May 2013

May 02, 2013

Use the Force, Isaiah!

I liked this Biblical parody of the well known meme-image that aims to infuriate nerds....

April 2013

April 27, 2013

Ken Ham, Moses, and Jesus

Ken Ham has posted a reaction on Facebook to an image I shared on my...

April 26, 2013

Would Ken Ham Listen?

A friend on Facebook shared this with me: To paraphrase what Abraham said to the...

April 26, 2013

Noah’s Publisher

He was concerned with marketing to the young-earth creationist market, no doubt. Via Facebook

April 23, 2013

Young-Earth Creationists are Full of Hot Air When it Comes to the Flood

Facebook friends have pointed out a few interesting tidbits related to the notion of a...

April 16, 2013

The Evolution of Language

In a post about five jobs a creationist cannot do, linguistics was included. Since some...

April 12, 2013

Let There Be

When not too long ago I shared N. T. Wright's entertaining reworking of the Beatles...

March 2013

March 26, 2013

Every Scripture God Breathed?

A question about 2 Timothy 3:16 from a commenter inspired (pun intended) me to think...

March 23, 2013

Young-Earth Creationists vs. the Parables of Jesus

A commenter pointed out something which I've also said in the past, but which bears...

March 21, 2013

Scholars in Videos

There are several instances of scholars giving talks that have come to my attention in...

March 20, 2013

Young-Earth Creationism vs. the Plain Meaning of the Creation Stories

Having recently addressed a number of points of incompatibility between young-earth creationism and Christianity as...

March 19, 2013

Young-Earth Creationists vs. the Image of God

The Bible describes human beings as made in the image of God. Although young-earth creationists...

March 15, 2013

Christian Faith is not Belief, nor Certainty

A young Christian wrote an e-mail expressing concern about doubt. I thought I would share...

March 12, 2013

Ken Ham vs. the Aims of Universities

Ken Ham, the infamous charlatan, has posted a blog post in which he offers the...

March 11, 2013

Answers in Genesis at Butler University

I received this notification from an organization on campus: Butler Staff and Faculty Ministry (BSFM)...

March 11, 2013

Biblical Criticism

This cartoon came to my attention on Facebook: I wonder whether the cartoonist is intentionally...

March 08, 2013

Who’s In Whose Image?

David Hayward posted this image on his blog yesterday: His botching of the title (confusing...

March 07, 2013

Adam: Assumed or Accentuated?

The attempt at an alliterative title hopefully will not obscure what this post is about, which is...

March 06, 2013

Jesus and Paul were not Literalists when it comes to Genesis 2-3

It is interesting how some modern readers simply assume that ancient individuals and authors shared...

March 05, 2013

The Ten Recommendations

When I saw yesterday's Non Sequitur cartoon, it reminded me of something that I run up...

February 2013

February 19, 2013

Hasn’t God Said?

Someone shared this status update on Facebook: The devil is using the same trick that...

February 15, 2013

Genesis 3: How It Should Have Ended

Today's Speed Bump. Initially I was going to give the post the title "There's a...

February 13, 2013

The First Job Creator

Adam Kotsko has posted an economic retelling of the Genesis 1 creation account on his...

February 01, 2013

Even Ken Ham Doesn’t Believe in his own Saddled Dinosaurs

Ken Ham is apparently willing to compromise about more than geocentrism and the firmament. Now...

January 2013

January 26, 2013

How Can We Tell That Genesis 1 Doesn’t Offer Scientific Information?

Someone asked a question along these lines on Facebook recently, asking what one piece of...

January 25, 2013

Original Banking

From yesterday's Non Sequitur.

January 05, 2013

Genesis of the Daleks

By Paul Hanley

November 2012

November 28, 2012

A Turning Point for Evangelicalism? Pat Robertson Speaks Out Against Young-Earth Creationism

Look how Pat Robertson responds to a question submitted to him by a concerned parent...

November 27, 2012

Reading Philo in Greek

I just recently started meeting with some colleagues and a student in a Greek reading...

November 26, 2012

Recycled Stories in the Bible: The Flood

In today's class, we discussed how awareness of an earlier tradition of telling versions of...

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