Is Christmas A Pagan Holiday?
There is a growing trend among some fundamentalist Christians to boycott Christmas. These folks contend that Christmas symbols like trees, mistletoe, Santa Claus, gift-giving and,… Read more
Can Scientists Create Life in a Lab?
Craig Venter led the first privately funded effort to sequence the human genome. Some might think that would be enough to keep a guy busy… Read more
The Problem of Good
Why would an all-powerful, all-good God allow all the evil things we see going on in the world? If he was so good, he would… Read more
Fiery Old Saint Nicholas
Whenever I write about Christmas, I always do my best to keep the main thing the main thing. Christmas is about Jesus’ Incarnation, nothing else.… Read more
When Science Becomes a Religion
Science, and the technology it breeds, is a dominating force in our culture. Understandably so. Science has extended our lives and made them more comfortable.… Read more
A Way To Simplify The Big Picture
Being able to make the case for the truth of Christianity means you have to understand it yourself. There are plenty of resources out there… Read more
Revisiting Francis Collins – Theistic Evolution
The Language of God is a thoughtful biography of Francis Collins‘ journey from hard-core atheist to devout Christian. It’s also a well-written analysis of the… Read more
Can Jesus’ Story Still Surprise You?
History shows that prudence and wisdom are rarely on the side of new ways of looking at Scripture. This is especially true of the “progressive”… Read more
The Resurrection Is A Historical Fact
Jesus of Nazareth died on a Roman cross, then resurrected from the dead three days later. It’s not just a fairy tale. Christians believe that… Read more
On The Origin Of Darwinism
February 12th is Charles Darwin’s birthday. There aren’t many individuals who have had as much influence on the world as this one man. He is… Read more
Christmas: Turning Bedlam Back To Bethlehem
If Christmas is supposed to be about “Peace on Earth,” why all the chaos and stress at this time of year? It started when we,… Read more
The Significance Of Our Place In the Universe
On February 14, 1990, the Voyager I spacecraft took the picture you see above from the fringes of our Solar System. The unremarkable little dot… Read more