Category Archives: Resources for Discussion

Moving From Debate to Dialogue

Posted on September 1, 2016 by

I am preparing to lead a discussion on science and Christian faith this fall as part of a group life offering. As our church is located next door to a major research university, this is a topic of significance in … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Life, Conversation, Problems for Faith, Resources for Discussion

Testable Truth

Posted on August 16, 2016 by

All of us have some kind of worldview or philosophy of life. It may be a carefully reasoned position, or an organic entity that we grew into (or up in). In any event it can be helpful to examine the … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Life, Knowledge, Resources for Discussion

A Grand Canyon

Posted on July 21, 2016 by

(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 →

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The Gravity of it All

Posted on February 16, 2016 by

The awe of science … and a pastor’s take on the Big Story. No doubt you’ve seen the story. LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, came back online in September and detected gravity waves emanating from the collapse of of … Continue reading →

Posted in Creation, Resources for Discussion, Science, Science and Faith

What Are Your Objections?

Posted on December 3, 2015 by

Brad Kramer had another thought-provoking post on his blog The Evolving Evangelical at BioLogos this week. At the Evangelical Theological Society meeting earlier this month he and Jim Stump had the opportunity to ask those who stopped by their BioLogos … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Conversation, Resources for Discussion

I Wish Pastors Knew … Part 1

Posted on September 17, 2015 by

Pastoring is a hard job. No question about this. People are messy and pain and suffering are quite real. I don’t want to criticize. But there are some things I wish pastors knew about life as a scientist, or for … Continue reading →

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Where Do You Start?

Posted on August 25, 2015 by

The issues surrounding science and Christian faith are huge. They seem complex and technical. It is tempting to search for short simple solutions and move on … or to ignore the issues all together. What do Christians with training and … Continue reading →

Posted in Resources for Discussion, Science and Faith