Pantheism’s Big Problem with the Big Bang
Christians ought to be careful with how we refer to the Big Bang, or more specifically we need to be very aware of what exactly we mean when we affirm it as an event that happened in the history of our universe. Christian theology is very friendly to the general idea of the Big Bang,…
The Humility of Charles Darwin
As any long time reader of my blog will know, I’m no champion for Darwin, despite a lot of engagement with his most well-known theory. In fact, my first ever blog post (almost 3 years ago!) offered a critique of some of his views. Yet, even in that post an aspect of Darwin that I…
Modern Science and Miracles: An Epistemological Chill Pill
Recently I was given a rare opportunity to give a small 20 minute lecture on the New Testament Gospels as Reliable History in a secular setting. For the purposes of the lecture I was not trying to prove the Gospels as true, but only as historical. Obviously, I believe them to be true, yet, I…
Setting Realistic Expectations and Establishing Faithful Paths for Navigating History, Science, and the Bible
As disciples seeking to study God’s Word and His world, it’s easy to become overwhelmed with the vast amount of information and resources that are out there related to the topic. Yet there are some basic considerations that can guide us and help us to remain, or become, both realistic and faithful in our journey.…
Reading Genesis 1 as Science Dishonors the Text and Distracts the Reader
Dr. C. John Collins is a theologian who has captured my interest recently. Collins is a multitalented individual, as a brief glance at his resume will clearly show: Bachelors and Masters of Science from MIT, MDiv, PhD in Biblical Hebrew linguistics from Liverpool, former research engineer, current professor of Old Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary (Missouri),…
Book Review: Retrieving Augustine’s Doctrine of Creation by Gavin Ortlund
There are a lot of voices to be heard in the various evangelical debates regarding creation and evolution, yet far too rarely do we find a humble and wise spirit behind them. Much is lost in this setting. Often, we evangelicals, particularly of the American variety, remain stuck in our own web of concerns and…
A Brief Reflection on the Revelation of Creation’s Contingency
“For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.” (Romans 1:20) Christianity holds in tension the belief that God is both knowable and unknowable. He can be truly known, but not…
Protein Folds and the Failure of the Neo-Darwinian Mechanism
What does it take to build an animal? Not out of clay, crayons, or macaroni, but a real life, in the flesh, animal. Or, to try to make things a bit easier than starting from scratch, what would it take to turn one animal, with a unique body plan, into another unique animal, by this…
Does Old Earth Geology Presuppose Naturalism and Uniformity?
Abstract: This article will look at two common objections leveled against old earth geology by the modern movement known as Young Earth Creationism. It will argue that old earth geology neither presupposes naturalism nor uniformity. It will describe the most problematic presupposition that is a negative factor for both science and faith, which is methodological…
An Analogical Interpretation of Genesis 1
When it comes to the many different interpretations of the first chapter of the Bible, well, “I’ve been everywhere man.” Born as a Young Earth Creationist, drifted towards an allegorical mildly evolutionary accommodating poetic understanding, then clung to a Hugh Ross style literalistic Day/Age view, but I never felt satisfied, neither theologically, nor scientifically. Along…
What is Extended Evolutionary Synthesis? And What Christians Can Learn From It
For many people who have not given significant thought to evolutionary theory there is an all too common assumed understanding that nearly all non-religiously bound scientists believe that the overall theory of Darwinistic Evolution is beyond dispute. This is incorrect. To understand this we need to define what this Darwinistic understanding of evolution entails. Put…
15 Questions About the Age of the Earth Controversy (Questions 11-15)
This is the final part of my three-part series on the age of earth controversy. In this post, I will be answering another five questions related to this debate. Part one can be found here, and part two here. As with the last two articles, I can only scratch the surface of these debates and…
15 Questions About the Age of the Earth Controversy (Questions 6-10)
This post is part two of my three-part series where we look at 15 different questions related to the age of the earth controversy. Part one can be found here, and part three here. 6. How credible is the science behind Young Earth Creationism? In some evangelical circles there is proud talk about all the…
15 Questions About the Age of the Earth Controversy (Questions 1-5)
The primary purpose of this post is not to give all the arguments for the questions at hand, but a simple overview of what I believe are the starting points and main takeaways. This is a three-part series where I will answer five questions at a time. Part 2 can be found here, and Part…
A Brief History of the Age of the Earth Controversy
Context around any highly debated issue is very important and helps us to see our current arguments in perspective. Therefore, this post will sketch a brief history of the age of the earth debate. Someone might immediately ask: “Doesn’t the Bible directly say how old the earth is?” No, it does not. Christians make inferences…
Modern Day Lessons from Galileo and the Copernican Conflict
The modern debate in Christianity regarding a young or old earth has many similarities to the Copernican Conflict of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. At the heart of that debate was not the age of the earth, but the concepts of geocentrism (the sun revolves around the earth) and heliocentrism (the earth revolves around the…
Analysis of the Major Christian Creation Organizations
Within Christian circles there are three dominant organizations relating to creation and science: Answers in Genesis, Reasons to Believe and BioLogos. Each will be looked at in turn. Answers in Genesis (AiG) AiG is the biggest and most familiar creation organization in evangelical circles. They are also the most well funded, drawing in nearly $32.5…
Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity Need a Divorce
When it comes to the scientific understanding of the nature of reality, there are two main ideas that are used to explain pretty much everything scientists know about the physical universe. These two pillars of scientific thought are quantum mechanics, which deals with subatomics, and general relativity, which deals with everything else.1 Think of the…
Can the Mind of Man be Trusted?
One of the books I am currently reading is “Controversy of the Ages, Why Christians Should Not Divide Over the Age of the Earth” by Theodore Cabal and Peter Rasor II. I am only about a quarter of the way through but so far it is proving to be a well written and informative book.…
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