By: Jim Virkler; ©2009 Many scientists who investigate ultimate causes believe that as scientific knowledge increases, support for belief in a designer or creator becomes weaker. The science profession is…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2009 Intelligent Design (ID) has acquired a bad name in the community of naturalistic scientists. Some have called the concept of design, and its implications of a…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2009 In science studies, teachable moments are abundant. But they are also abundant in everyday life. As a career science educator I formed strong, positive views of…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2009 Bible topics widely thought to refer to scientific topics should be approached with care. We must be sure we are using the Scripture mainly to affirm…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2009 Two adult Bible Class courses in my home church in 1997 and 1998 were entitled “Bible Science” and “The Cosmos Cries ‘Creator!’” I taught these classes…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2009 The Apollo 11 moon exploration anniversary may cause us to consider the cosmological concepts held by ancient biblical characters and scripture writers. Did they, for example,…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2009 When arguments are made for one point of view or another, they are presented with various types of logic: deductive, inductive, and sometimes, abductive. For example,…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2009 One of the most profound difficulties we face in achieving a reasonably complete and accurate picture of historic Genesis events is the problem of interpreting the…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2009 Focus on the Family’s Truth Project is an effective worldview program which presents the scriptural foundation for God’s guidelines for man in a dozen major categories…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2009 Theologian, author, and publisher Kenneth N. Taylor is well known for producing The Living Bible, a paraphrase/translation. The first installment, Living Letters, appeared in 1962. While…
