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Monthly Archives: July 2016
Our Rock
There are two common ways of looking for authority and certainty in the Christian faith. We can turn to the church. In this view authority is vested in the institutional church and our faith is founded on the inerrancy of … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church
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And God Said “Let There Be Light”
Genesis 1 is a marvelous passage – highly stylized literature if not technically poetry. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and … Continue reading
A Grand Canyon
(Image from Wikipedia: credit) For many years a book, Grand Canyon a Different View was sold at the gift stores in the National Park. This book tells the story of the Grand Canyon from a Young Earth Creationist viewpoint of … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Resources for Discussion, Science
Tagged An Ancient Earth, Gregg Davidson
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Truth or Consequences
Mark Whorton concludes his book Peril in Paradise with his story of coming to grips with the billions of years of life on earth that preceded Adam and with the far reaching significance of this discussion for the church today. … Continue reading
Posted in Conversation, Creation, Problems for Faith
Tagged Mark S. Whorton
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No Need to Fear
One of my favorite writers of recent years, J. Richard Middleton, has joined BioLogos as a one of three 2016 Theology Fellows. As a fellow he will contribute six posts over the year on issues relating to the theology of … Continue reading
The Promise of Life and Curse of Death
It is not uncommon for those who hold to a specific view of young earth creationism to claim that rejection of this view is rejection of the gospel itself. In particular, the acceptance of animal death before Adam sinned makes … Continue reading
A Lot of Trouble
The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, a story used extensively in Scripture and in Jewish and Christian writing as an example of judgment. But what is the sin under judgment? We are in the midst of a slow meander through … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Genesis
Tagged Bill Arnold, John Walton, Tremper Longman III
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Suffering and the Plan of God
Suffering is an undeniable part of life on this planet. Accident, natural disaster, predators, and old age. If the earth is 4.5 billion years old all of these are part of God’s creation independent of any sin of Adam and … Continue reading
