You can’t see it with your naked eye, but as you read this you are surrounded by the remnant light left over from the Big Bang, the advent of our universe nearly 14 billion years ago. This microwave radiation fills… Continue Reading →
I confess—when I first picked up “When God Made Light” I was expecting yet another children’s book about Genesis 1 or God’s creation whose language, tone, and general message would make it unfriendly to or unreconcilable with science. Instead, I… Continue Reading →
Our culture tends to focus so myopically on the perceived conflicts between faith and science that it misses when the two bring their respective gifts together for good. One such story is told in the latest PBS documentary, Mayo Clinic:… 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 →
I have a saying: “I believe in Jesus; everyone else is required to provide evidence.” As a science-trained Christian, I fully understand that faith is exactly that—”the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1)…. 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 →
As I write, the Kilauea Volcano is erupting on Hawaii’s Big Island, an event that is neither mysterious nor surprising. But, for Christians who hold an evolutionary understanding of God’s creation, this event evokes both scientific wonder and a sense… 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 →
Discovery & Faith is grateful to be part of the Baltimore Region Leadership Day. Many thanks to the people of the Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church for their hospitality! Here are a few resources I recommended to get… Continue Reading →
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