What I Believe
January 29, 2017
About refugees and immigrants: For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited me in; naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me…Matt […]
Who is St. Patrick?
March 12, 2017
Patrick was born in the now unknown Romano-British town of Bonavem Taberniae around AD 389. He was kidnapped and enslaved in Ireland by pirates when he was just 16. His education being interrupted, he was self-conscious about his lack of learning all his life. Although he escaped after 6 years, and returned to his family, […]
Lent – Prayers for Ash Wednesday
March 1, 2017
At the Lord’s command they encamped; At the Lord’s command they set out. – Numbers 9:23 Rise up, O Lord! Let your enemies be scattered, Let those who hate you flee before you. Return, O Lord, To the myriad thousands of Israel. – Numbers 10:35-36 Where there is no vision, the people perish… – Proverbs […]
Faschingdienstag
March 1, 2017
Faschingdienstag, Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday. The gorge before the fast. I’ve had my carnival pastry (paczki) and my favorite pie from Baker’s Square, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup, of course. I’m ready to fast. I was introduced to Fasching in Germany. The Officers’ Club in Schweinfurt always had a big bash. As conservative Baptists, […]
Science
January 23, 2017
There is a wide range of beliefs about science represented within the Christian community. Here is a place to explore the best thinking on the subject of the integration of science and faith. For starters, I recommend the following: Origins Reading Genesis 1 & 2: An Evangelical Conversation, Edited by J. Daryl Charles The Language […]
Book Review – Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design
November 27, 2017
An update to Zondervan’s Counterpoints: Bible & Theology series, this book contains essays from the leaders of the four main “origins” positions within Christianity. The format is standard Counterpoints format: Essay, 3 Responses, Rejoinder. Ken Ham begins with his signature fanatical interpretation of Genesis as applied to the immorality in current culture and the evangelical […]
Book Review – Old Earth or Evolutionary Creation? Discussing Origins with Reasons to Believe and BioLogos
November 19, 2017
This book documents a dialog about origins that has been on going between the SBC, Reasons to Believe (RTB) and BioLogos since 2013. The purpose of the dialog was not necessarily to persuade the others to one point of view or another, but to clarify the similarities and differences between RTB and BioLogos. As a […]
Book Review – Deliver Us From Evolution?
November 12, 2017
This is a self-published book, and is not in standard e-book format. Nonetheless, I was able to read it from my Kindle, and it is entirely free of typos and grammatical errors (at least I didn’t notice any). The author, Aaron Yilmaz, is a degreed biologist (BS, Oakland University, MS, University of St. Joseph Connecticut), […]
Book Review – Evolution and the Fall
November 5, 2017
Evolution And the Fall, edited by William T. Cavanaugh & James K.A. Smith This collection of essays addresses the apparent conflict between the increasingly credible evidence for evolution and the Biblical doctrine of the Fall. The contributors are cross-denominational Christian theologians, ethicists, and philosophers; there is one scientist (biology) and one historian. One of the […]
Book Review – Adam and the Genome: Reading Scripture After Genetic Science
February 19, 2017
Two world-class scholars, biologist Dennis Venema (Ph.D, University of British Columbia) and theologian Scot McKnight (Ph.D, University of Nottingham) team up to provide a defense for the compatibility of God and evolution in the book Adam and the Genome. Their shared thesis is that God and evolution are not necessarily mutually exclusive, that it is […]