admin | June 6, 2010
I just finished writing a post for another blog about reasons evangelical profs and theologians refuse to consider the possibility God has used evolution as means or method of creation. I think sometimes (because I was guilty of such thinking myself, once upon a time) they resist evolution because they fear condemnation or retribution from [...]
admin | December 26, 2009
Most Churches, and certainly all I’ve ever attended, preach a lot about the importance of forgiving – forgiving anyone and everyone who has aroused our ire or resentment. Considering the number of times we are told, through the New Testament, one wonders why we should even need to be told about it again from the [...]
admin | September 26, 2009
“Why do you believe in God?”. That’s the question Michael Shermer, America’s Skeptic in Chief, asked of some 10,000 of us.** I think he hoped to show it was because we are not too bright, that we simply “cling to religion” to assuage our fear and anger and insecurity. To his surprise, the survey showed that most [...]
admin | June 3, 2009
It started with one of those emails. You know, one of those “send it on” things we all get (I hope) from one or more friends every day. I had to laugh at the light-hearted humor the sighnboard debate evoked (well, for the Catholics, at least), but I also saw serious pathos there that I wanted to [...]
admin | April 27, 2009
My first book was little more than analysis and some small amount of original interpretation of scripture. My second, a major work of interpretation and reinterpretation, made much use of science. Not surprisingly so, since it’s purpose was to understand, evaluate, and reconcile if possible, the multitude of apparent contradictions between the Biblical and [...]