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Rotten in Denmark: A Fallen Theology (Part 3/3)

February 8th, 2010

The utopian culture of the Garden of Eden spans a mere two chapters in the biblical record. Paradise appears to be rather short-lived. In contrast to the rest of Scripture, it is barely a speed bump on the road to redemption. Man’s rebellion, however, and the consequences thereof are magnified throughout the Bible.

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Rotten in Denmark: A fallen theology (part 2/3)

February 2nd, 2010

The argument of evil and suffering requires the concept of “goodness” that God alone can provide. As Francis Schaeffer has said, others often use “borrowed capital” from a Christian worldview in order to frame an argument against it. Without God we have no reference point to deem anything as morally evil.

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Rotten in Denmark: A Fallen Theology (Part 1/3)

February 1st, 2010

A Fallen Theology (Part 1/3)

“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.”
The famous line from Hamlet is true of the entire world.
Something is terribly wrong: earthquakes create orphans, cancer claims lives, divorce splits families, and ultimately death comes for everyone.  But why aren’t more people asking “why?”
The Bible is clear on the issue of [...]

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Creedo: I believe God has spoken

January 25th, 2010

I don’t want people to think I’m a back-woods, red-neck, superstitious, anti-intellectual. That’s why it can be a temptation to shy away from questions like “Do you really believe Jonah was swallowed by a whale?”

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DNA & the Designer: A Personal Note About Genetics & God

January 19th, 2010

At our most recent appointment I casually brought up scientist and author Francis Collins. Both our geneticist and genetics counselor immediately responded that they were very familiar with his work, as I thought they would be. Collins is a leading scientist who has been involved with breakthrough DNA research and has led the Human Genome Project.

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