BioLogos is an organization and movement that promotes the acceptance of evolutionary theory among evangelicals. The goal is not to replace Scripture but to synthesize evolutionary theory and the biblical record. Here is a brief statement of what they believe: “It [the BioLogos view] accepts the modern scientific consensus on the age of the earth [...]
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What Is the BioLogos View of Origins?
Wednesday, April 11, 2012Skepticism in scientific institutions rises
Monday, April 2, 2012Glenn Reynolds reports at the New York Post that skepticism in scientific institutions is on the rise. Here’s an excerpt: Consider an interesting new study by Gordon Gauchat, a postdoctoral fellow in sociology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. The folks at Inside Higher Ed summarized it this way: “Just over 34 percent of [...]
History Never Quite Ends
Thursday, March 1, 2012One of my favorite political pundits and historians is Victor Davis Hanson. I thought his analysis today on National Review Online gives a good example of the realism with which the ecclesiastical and political conservative views the world. What he says is geared toward the political scene, but I think it has application to the [...]
What Will the New Year Bring?
Monday, January 2, 2012Don Sweeting has a full discussion of the issue here. Here are a few quotes from the article which I found particularly interesting: All this technological dependence has a downside. Those born into this digital world are still blind to its short comings. We do less math in our heads, less memorizing, less imagining, and [...]
Scrooge in Historical Context
Friday, December 23, 2011My children and I read through Dickens’ wonderful classic, A Christmas Carol, this week. We all enjoyed it. However, I had to wonder about some of Dickens’ statements about Scrooge Scrooge-like characters and their economic investments. For example, there were difficulties for Bob Cratchitt, but what would their life have been like in a pre-industrial [...]
Does the Internet Make You More Dumber?
Wednesday, December 21, 2011Mark Bauerlein has written a provocative book on Web usage entitled The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Ages Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopordizes Our Future (New York: Penguin Books, 2008). T. David Gordon mentioned this book in his lectures at the Second Annual Reformation Worship Conference at Midway Presbyterian Church in Powder Springs, Georgia which [...]
Morality Alive and Well in the Sports Talk Show World
Tuesday, November 8, 2011Darryl Hart makes an interesting point: Will I be disappointed if it turns out that Joe Pa looked the other way too many times and didn’t seek to protect kids from lecherous men? Yes. But I am also disappointed in a talk-show host who (while driving my wife nuts when he talks about babes and [...]
Iranian Pastor Faces Execution for Refusing to Recant Christian Faith
Wednesday, September 28, 2011An Iranian Pastor, Youcef Nadarkhani, has refused to recant his faith in Christ. He has been found guilty of apostasy and faces execution. Here is an excerpt from the story: An Iranian pastor who has refused to renounce his Christian faith faces execution as early as Wednesday after his sentence was upheld by an Iranian court. [...]
Why We Now Only Have Eight Planets in Our Solar System
Thursday, August 4, 2011I was discussing with my children the fact that our solar system now has only eight planets. Why did Pluto get demoted? There is good reason, and I thought I would share it with you. At Universe Today, an article by Fraser Cain describes the discoveries that led to the demotion of Pluto: Over the [...]
Creation Seminar at Greenville Seminary
Monday, August 1, 2011Greenville Seminary sent the following information out regarding the Creation seminar that begins this evening: The Aug. 1-5 Greenville Seminary Summer Institute’s opening night lecture on Creation is free and open to the public. The lecture will also be streamed live over the Internet for those who cannot attend in person. The lecture by Dr. [...]
South Sudan Free at Last with Many Challenges Ahead
Monday, July 11, 2011One positive development in the world scene this past year was the formation of South Sudan as a new nation. It officially declared independence on July 9, 2011. J.H. McDonnell describes the events that led to South Sudan’s declaration of independence: July 9, 2011 was actually the second time the people of South Sudan have [...]
Should We Encourage Kids to Go to College?
Thursday, July 7, 2011As a Pastor I have the opportunity to counsel kids graduating from high school on whether or not they should go to college. That’s one thing about being a Pastor. You end up counseling people on all sorts of things in which you really have no competence. On the other side, because you talk to [...]
Elephants, Fern Seeds, and Theistic Evolution
Friday, June 17, 2011By TE Brian Carpenter In his essay entitled Fern Seed and Elephants, C.S. Lewis discusses the hermeneutical techniques of certain theological liberals, like Rudolf Bultmann. He writes: These men ask me to believe they can read between the lines of the old texts; the evidence is their obvious inability to read (in any sense worth [...]
The Fallacy of Worldly Persuasion Techniques
Sunday, June 5, 2011By TE Brian Carpenter Over at CNN.com there’s a good article on the NCAA scandal concerning Ohio State’s football program and their high profile, recently fired, Christian coach, Jim Tressell. Tressell is a man who was very open about his faith and was seen as a model for probity and integrity. He was nicknamed “The [...]
Did you know that women aren’t even allowed to drive?
Thursday, May 26, 2011In Saudi Arabia.
Choong, Keller, & Enns: “the current evidence from science indicates that the diversity of life is best explained as a result of an evolutionary process”
Tuesday, May 3, 2011One of the projects the BioLogos Foundation sponsors is an annual workshop to bring together evangelicals and scientists to discuss important issues such as the origins of life. In 2009, BioLogos held it’s first workshop titled, Theology of Celebration: The first BioLogos workshop was held November 10-12, 2009, in New York City and was co-sponsored [...]
The Death of Osama bin Laden: What Kind of Justice Has Been Done?
Monday, May 2, 2011In considering the current events and what reaction a Christian should have, I thought Michael Horton had a good post over at White Horse Inn. He starts out by summarizing the history of “Christendom” and talking about the “romantic patriotism” that is part of the heritage of the United States. He finishes his article with [...]
Moral Relativism Dead with Bin Laden for 24 Hours
Monday, May 2, 2011Many people are feeling relieved this morning that justice has been served on Osama Bin Laden for his role in the murder of American citizens in New York City on September 11, 2001. While I do not deny that this is good news, I cannot share much of the relief that many feel at this [...]
Cooperation and Peace Might Require Confrontation
Monday, May 2, 2011by Daniel Mann Miroslav Volf, professor of theology at the Yale Divinity School, is a prophet of peace, forgiveness and love. He sees this as the Christian message, and I certainly agree with him there. However, he has some troubling recommendations in regards to our response to Islam. For one thing, he believes that it [...]
John Piper compares Quran-burning & the crucifixion
Friday, April 8, 2011Somehow, I’m just not seeing it. From the The Christian Post: “The giving of the Quran is in Islam what the incarnation of Christ is to Christianity,” asserted Piper in a blog posting on the Desiring God website. “If this is so, then Quran-burning is parallel to Christ-crucifying.” Afghanistan’s current Quran-related violence was sparked when [...]