It’s been suggested that theoretical physics could become the next battleground for believers. Most of the “battle” surrounds multiverse theory and whether or not the idea of untold possible realities undermines traditional biblical theology. Some have accused scientists of concocting the idea of a multiverse specifically “to avoid the overwhelming evidence for purpose and design [...]
Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you refuse to serve my gods or to worship the gold statue I have set up? I will give you one more chance to bow down and worship the statue I have made when you hear the sound of the musical instruments. But if [...]
This post is the result of a conversation begun HERE in which Becky Miller threw down the gauntlet: I’d like to offer you a counter challenge–sort of like the one you took up with the romance writers. Would you be willing to read a Christian speculative novel that I choose for you and then answer [...]
The doctrine of the Trinity is unique to Christianity and also one of the most difficult to grasp, much less explain to others. Astrophysicist, Hugh Ross, in The Creator and the Cosmos, offers a most helpful paradigm from science for understanding the Trinity. Ross suggests that the discovery of multiple dimensions creates a context for [...]
My YA IQ just went up. It’s been decades since I read Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic “Dune.” I’m old enough, however, to have not been a youth when I read it, nor did I read it because it was aimed at youths. I read it because I liked science fiction. So when did Dune become [...]
Nowadays, any reference to the Bible can be rebutted with the statement, “That’s just YOUR interpretation!” It’s not a particularly good rebuttal. But as Westerners move more toward moral and cultural relativism, the more traction such arguments gain. Of course, this makes religious and ethical claims virtually meaningless and forces nearly everything, including historical events [...]
My post Christian Spec-Fic: At a Crossroads or a Cul-de-Sac generated some great discussion, some of which is still going on. One phrase that got lifted from the conversation seemed to strike a nerve with a lot of folks and was addressed frequently in follow-up comments on that post and on THIS FB thread. Monday, [...]
Andy Crouch, in his award-winning book Culture Making, outlines four historical stages in the Protestant approach to culture: Condemning Culture: Fundamentalist withdrawal Critiquing Culture: Evangelical engagement Copying Culture: The Jesus Movement and CCM Consuming Culture: Evangelicalism’s Present-tense If such eras are accurate, the proliferation of Christian review sites are understandable, a byproduct of our progenitors’ [...]
My son and his wife are high school teachers. The CA public school system is a mess. There’s lots of possible reasons why. But one of them is the abandonment of traditional educational models for more progressive, therapeutic ones. For example, Outcome Based Education (OBE) continues to incarnate in different forms. The expected “outcomes” are [...]
I’ve been following recaps of Realm Makers, which has been dubbed as “the first-ever Christian speculative conference.” For the record, I was invited by the founder Becky Minor to participate in the horror panel. My schedule didn’t permit me to attend, though I would have loved to been involved. Despite the enthusiastic reports, I must [...]
