The mission of BioLogos is to provide a path of scientific and theological integrity to the God of the Bible. It is a wonderful ministry to those who believe they must leave their brains outside the Church doors, like my sons. There are those that try to discredit the BioLogos mission because they believe in Intelligent Design or a literal Genesis creation interpretation. However, if we take the Great Commission seriously and follow the example of the apostle Paul, we will reach out to those like my two sons with a website exactly like this one. As Darrel Falk mentions, in the long run (think death bed), will one’s beliefs on evolution and the Big Bang theory really matter? Those beliefs will matter ONLY to the extent that the science/religion polarization behind the theories has been an impediment to a relationship with Jesus Christ and the meaning that His death and resurrection has given to a life whose meaning is driven by the values of this world. We need not choose. I highly recommend the book.
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Saturday, July 9, 2011
More on Science vs. Faith...BioLogos
As a scientist for the last 27 years and one who was late to accept the truth of the Christian faith, I have experienced firsthand the effects of the faith vs. science polarization--in the scientific community, in the faith community, and most personally in my own family. My two sons identify Christianity with an arrogant ignorance of science. The Language of Science and Faith is a wonderful resource for both of them. The challenge is getting them to read the book and check out the great resources on the BioLogos website.
The mission of BioLogos is to provide a path of scientific and theological integrity to the God of the Bible. It is a wonderful ministry to those who believe they must leave their brains outside the Church doors, like my sons. There are those that try to discredit the BioLogos mission because they believe in Intelligent Design or a literal Genesis creation interpretation. However, if we take the Great Commission seriously and follow the example of the apostle Paul, we will reach out to those like my two sons with a website exactly like this one. As Darrel Falk mentions, in the long run (think death bed), will one’s beliefs on evolution and the Big Bang theory really matter? Those beliefs will matter ONLY to the extent that the science/religion polarization behind the theories has been an impediment to a relationship with Jesus Christ and the meaning that His death and resurrection has given to a life whose meaning is driven by the values of this world. We need not choose. I highly recommend the book.BioLogos, keep up the good work. Many well-intentioned and highly vocal Christian proponents against evolution would have us believe that if we do not accept a literal interpretation of the Genesis creation story then the tenants of our Christian faith fall like dominoes. This is not the case. I wish more people would take the time to read the book and check out the wonderful resources on your website to understand how the BioLogos position supports God working through nature in His creation.
The mission of BioLogos is to provide a path of scientific and theological integrity to the God of the Bible. It is a wonderful ministry to those who believe they must leave their brains outside the Church doors, like my sons. There are those that try to discredit the BioLogos mission because they believe in Intelligent Design or a literal Genesis creation interpretation. However, if we take the Great Commission seriously and follow the example of the apostle Paul, we will reach out to those like my two sons with a website exactly like this one. As Darrel Falk mentions, in the long run (think death bed), will one’s beliefs on evolution and the Big Bang theory really matter? Those beliefs will matter ONLY to the extent that the science/religion polarization behind the theories has been an impediment to a relationship with Jesus Christ and the meaning that His death and resurrection has given to a life whose meaning is driven by the values of this world. We need not choose. I highly recommend the book.
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