“But, the big question is ‘Who made God?’ and ‘Where did God get the power to make everything?’ Maybe the universe made God.” I had just introduced the Bible lesson for the day—Genesis 1—to a group of 2nd-4th graders and… Continue Reading →
What to do with the creation story found in Genesis 1? It is an ancient text and obviously was not written as a science text. Its placement as the first book of the Bible indicates it is a foundational, sacred… Continue Reading →
Too often Genesis 1 is used mistakenly to explain the material origins of our universe and world. This results in perceptions of conflict between science and the Bible. But, we need to remember that the Bible is not a book… Continue Reading →
Many children and adults alike have trouble reconciling the Bible with science, particularly when it comes to the issue of origins. How does what I learn in science class fit with what I read in Genesis 1 in the Bible?… Continue Reading →
There are almost no children’s books on the market today that bring faith and science together in positive and scientifically accurate ways, but the children’s book, Eek! Said Amy, has done exactly that and addressed a serious mental health issue… Continue Reading →
For all the common misperceptions out there about conflict between faith and science, it can be easy to miss when their voices sing in beautiful harmony. Consider, for example, what each has to say about our beginnings, namely that our… Continue Reading →
Recently, I reviewed the Hero Central Science Leader, which is published by Cokesbury as part of its VBS curriculum Hero Central. I had heard good things about this curriculum from my friend and science colleague, Sy Garte (www.bookofworks.com), who participated… Continue Reading →
What Mike McHargue’s 2016 Autobiography Can Tell Us About Christian Faith Formation Here is a brief summation of a dialogue that took place a few weeks ago in the Sunday morning K-2 small group that I facilitate: Student A, a… Continue Reading →
As a Christian trained in evolutionary biology, I’ve been blessed that both faith and science always felt natural to me. I never felt like I had to choose between them. But, during graduate school, I started getting a lot of… Continue Reading →
Did you know that your ‘matter’ is billions of years old? According to most astrophysicists, the building blocks of all the matter found in the universe today—the quarks and electrons of which we are all made—formed in the early ‘moments’… Continue Reading →
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