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Thoughts on Baraminology
A month ago or so I read an interesting article that got me thinking about the young earth creationists (YEC) view of the extent of the biblical term “kind.” I wrote up some comments which you can see...
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Thoughts on John Walton’s “The Lost World of Genesis One”
There have been a number of commentaries on Genesis 1 and 2 by conservative evangelical scholars. Many of these can be found in my literature review (Modern Creation Debate Books). In the case of...
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The Historical Creation View of Sailhamer in “Genesis Unbound” Part 1
HISTORICAL CREATIONISM: A summary of the interpretation of Genesis 1 and 2 by John Sailhamer as presented in “Genesis Unbound: A provocative new look at the creation account” (1997). What follows is a...
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Historical Creation View of Sailhamer – Part 2: The Issues
The challenges faced when confronting Genesis 1 and 2. Before diving into Sailhamer’s book, Genesis Unbound we need to lay out a list of some questions concerning the interpretation of Genesis 1 and 2...
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Historical Creation View of Sailhamer – Part 3. Summary
Just the name will probably offend a few but this is what Sailhamer calls it and I like the name as well and think it is appropriate. I might also call it a Biblical Creation view. I usually refer to...
View ArticleA Landmark Film for the Young-Earth Community: Reflections on “Is Genesis...
The documentary-style film, Is Genesis History, (IGH) lays out clearly and concisely the implications of a literal-six-day and global flood interpretation of the early chapters of Genesis. While...
View ArticleThe Universal Design Intuition—Undeniable or Unreliable? Reviewing...
Last year I was invited to write an essay reflection on Douglas Axe’s book Undeniable: How Biology Confirms Our Intuition that Life is Designed for the periodical Sapientia (Carl F. H. Henry Center for...
View ArticleBook Review: “The Fool and The Heretic” by Todd Charles Wood and Darrel R. Falk
Have you ever wanted to get inside the head of a young-earth creationist or an evolutionary creationist and hear what they are thinking about each other? What about their fears and concerns, what makes...
View ArticleCommitted to Conversation–Finding Fellowship in the Face of Conflict
A committed young-earth creationist, Dr. Todd Wood, and an equally committed evolutionary creationist, Dr. Darrel Falk, spend time with each other. At first both are suspicious of the other’s...
View ArticleThe Liturgy of Creation: Reading Genesis 1 as a Festival Calendar Narrative
I own more than 400 books on the topic of origins, broadly speaking. That includes commentaries on the book of Genesis, works on the relationship of science and faith, young-earth creationist textbooks...
View ArticleReview: The Manifold Beauty of Genesis One: A Multi-layered Approach
Who hasn’t read the book of Job more than once and each time come away with new questions and new insights? How many sermons have you heard on the topic? How many bible studies have discussed its...
View ArticleIs Moral Decline an Illusion? Reacting to a Paper that Says, Yes!
Is society in the midst of rapid moral decline? Ask most anyone more than 40 years old and their answer is more often than not a resounding, yes! But we might ask, when has this not been the case?...
View ArticleThoughts on John Walton’s The Lost World of Genesis One
There have been a number of commentaries on Genesis 1 and 2 by conservative evangelical scholars. Many of these can be found in my literature review (Modern Creation Debate Books). In the case of...
View ArticleExploring Deep Time and Deeper Faith with Jim Stump’s “The Sacred Chain”
Jim Stump’s book, "The Sacred Chain", explores the intertwining of science and faith, delving into the reconciliation of evolutionary biology and religious belief. Through personal stories and...
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