By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Our Creator provides multiple occasions for worship experiences. Sunday church is but one of those opportunities. Many others present themselves to the alert, thoughtful observer. Last…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Theistic evolution (TE) is currently a hot button issue in significant circles of the evangelical community, particularly on college campuses. This could turn out to be…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Two issues lie beneath the radar of the usual ministry thrusts of evangelical churches. Nevertheless, they are important both ecclesiastically and culturally. One is the earth…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 The issue of evolution generates considerable angst in our day, especially as it seems to conflict with biblical views. We might describe some exchanges between evolutionists…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 At the Vibrant Dance Symposium in Austin, TX in October 2010, one of the plenary speakers, a theistic evolutionist, stated there was likely a naturalistic explanation…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 The latest BioLogos book project publication The Language of Science and Faith (2011) makes a startling claim. Authors Karl W. Giberson and Francis S. Collins assert,…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 One popular method of elevating the case for evolution and diminishing the case for creationism/ID is to deny any debate exists or to deny there are…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 A well known sports announcer frequently punctuates his NBA basketball broadcasts with the exclamatory “Bang!” Mike Breen repeats this amusing figure of speech to report a…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Children sometimes reveal sensitive family secrets, to the consternation of their parents. Seasoned professional scientists also sometimes reveal information to the public which may be regarded…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Belief in evolution is supported by a well established reliance on inference. Without the power of inference, the discipline of science and many other human inquiries…