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May 2011

May 09, 2011

If Evolution is Right… Then What About Adam? (Option 1: Adam as Historical) [1 of 3]

This series wrestles with the questions of the compatibility of Biblical theology and biological evolution. ...

May 04, 2011

The Evolution of Mothers Day OR Cheesy Anti-Scientific Christian-ese

So what do you think? If you read this blog on a regular occasion, you...

February 2011

February 23, 2011

Growing Up Christian – Without Losing Faith or Brains (Guest Post: George Murphy)

It’s a pretty common story. Someone grows up in a conservative Christian setting and is...

January 2011

January 20, 2011

Lost World of Genesis One – A visual introduction (Video Resource)

This week I had the opportunity to present the main ideas of John Walton's The...

December 2010

December 27, 2010

Rediscovering the Lost World of Genesis One (Best Interpretation I’ve Seen!)

The most convincing interpretation of the passage at hand is found in John Walton’s, The...

September 2010

September 23, 2010

Evolving In Monkey Town (Rachel Held Evans) – A Wonderful Picture of Evolutionary Discipleship

About a month ago, I had the opportunity to read Rachel Held Evans’ first book...

September 22, 2010

Can Evolution be Christian? An Introduction…

As many of you know, I am of the conviction that evolution and a high...

September 14, 2010

When Fish With Legs Are Eaten By Jesus (or) Are Culture Wars Good, Bad, or Both?

I remember the first time I saw a Jesus fish. It really didn’t make sense...

August 2010

August 31, 2010

Amazing Video on Human Empathy as First Impulse (Science)

This is an interesting video. Not sure I agree with every nuance, but wow... some...

August 26, 2010

Biggness, Smallness, and the Image of God – Reflections on God as Creator, part 3

Now, lets think about the life of Jesus. How does he have to say about...

August 25, 2010

Augustine, Evolution, and Two Books

Although I tend to disagree with St. Augustine on several issues, he paid us a...

August 24, 2010

Biggness, Smallness, and the Image of God – Reflections on God as Creator, part 2

Lets read the climatic part of this creation poem* (Genesis 1) that as we said...

August 23, 2010

Biggness, Smallness, and the Image of God – Reflections on God as Creator, part 1

When we consider how incredibly vast the universe really is, we become confronted by two...

May 2010

May 02, 2010

C.S. Lewis on Creation, Fall, & Evolution – Quote to Ponder (5/15/08)

The following is a repost from the very early days of this blog. This was...

April 2010

April 02, 2010

Evolution According to THE SIMPSONS & FRIENDS… just for fun!

If you have read through any of the old posts dealing with science, you will...

March 2010

March 15, 2010

Theology affects Ecology? Quote to Ponder: John MacArthur (repost, 12/3/08)

Here is a quote I came across while doing research on God's Mission. It is...

September 2009

September 04, 2009

Fundamentalism… Some Rants on Its Historical Development (repost)

This is a re-post from April of 2008: I have been studying a bit on...

August 2009

August 06, 2009

Quote To Ponder: Billy Graham on Evolution

This week I got a new book in the mail titled, I Love Jesus and...

June 2009

June 13, 2009

A Crash Course in Evolution

Click on the title of this post to see a great video on the theory...

January 2009

January 13, 2009

Quote to Ponder: John Stott on Creation and Evolution

The following quote is from John Stott who is one of the most respected evangelical...

May 2008

May 19, 2008

How the Heavens Go?

I recently posted a blog about the journey that i have taken towards having an...

May 18, 2008

My Evolution Towards Theistic Evolution

The following is my story of how evolution and faith have interacted in my journey....

May 15, 2008

Quote to Ponder: C.S. Lewis on Creation of Humanity and Fall

The following is a quote from CS Lewis about the creation of humanity. Most will...

April 2008

April 30, 2008

Some Thoughts On Fundamentalism

I have been studying a bit on the origins of fundamentalist Christian faith in America...