Monthly Archives: April 2011

Adam, Sin, and Death … Oh My 2

Posted on April 28, 2011 by rjs5

The first post in this series, Adam, Sin, and Death … Oh My 1, opened with a question that asked how we learn to think about new challenges in a Christian manner. You could say how we think “biblically,” but … Continue reading →

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Adam, Sin, and Death … Oh My 1

Posted on April 26, 2011 by rjs5

Several weeks ago (here) I posted on the book by Karl Giberson and Francis Collins The Language of Science and Faith: Straight Answers to Genuine Questions and posed a few questions… specifically What arguments against evolution do you find convincing? … Continue reading →

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Throwing the Bible Under the Bus?

Posted on April 21, 2011 by rjs5

Dr. Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky wrote two posts on his blog lately dealing with the interface between science and faith. I would like to interact with some of the content of these posts today. The … Continue reading →

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Test of Faith – Does Science Threaten Belief in God?

Posted on April 19, 2011 by rjs5

There is a new resource available from the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion that I would like to point to today. This web site, Test of FAITH, was put together to provide introductory resources for those who are interested … Continue reading →

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Questions – What about Intelligent Design?

Posted on April 14, 2011 by rjs5

A couple of weeks ago I posted on the book by Karl Giberson and Francis Collins The Language of Science and Faith: Straight Answers to Genuine Questions and posed a few questions… specifically What arguments against evolution do you find … Continue reading →

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belief … the problem of evil and forgiveness

Posted on April 12, 2011 by rjs5

Francis Collins, in the brief stretch between stints as head of the Human Genome Project at NIH and, now, Director of NIH, put together a book, Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith, an anthology of readings he finds helpful … Continue reading →

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What is the Purpose of Church?

Posted on April 7, 2011 by rjs5

There have been three posts this last week that have been quite thought-provoking and have led me to a question that I would like to pose.  The first was the post linking a CT article on Ministry Mulligans. Particularly telling … Continue reading →

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belief … the problem of evil and suffering 1

Posted on April 5, 2011 by rjs5

Francis Collins, in the brief stretch between stints as head of the Human Genome Project at NIH and, now, Director of NIH, put together a book, Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith, an anthology of readings he finds helpful … Continue reading →

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