Nothing goes better with a steaming latte than an engaging discussion about theology and philosophy. Sit down with your favorite caffeinated beverage and peruse the thoughts of a pseudo-intellectual.
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.
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.
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 [...]
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?”
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.