By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Those who forget history are destined to repeat its mistakes. In one form or another, authorship of this statement is claimed by many. In the current…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 A strong antipathy exists between those who believe in creationism or intelligent design and those who promote naturalistic evolution. Creationism and intelligent design are often regarded…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 The title of one of our first blog posts in 2007 was “The Science/Faith Connection.” Our modern secular culture does not take kindly to the concept…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 The monthly email invitation to attend the science/faith organization chapter meetings always closed with the exultation “Jesus is the Creator.” As we contemplate the intersection of…
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…