Young-Earth / Old-Earth Creationist Exchange, Part 2 of 3: The Days of...
A couple days ago, I started this series about my Facebook discussion with ‘Jeff’, a Young-Earth Creationist. The Young-Earth vs. Old-Earth dialog in general involves important worldview &...
View ArticleYoung-Earth / Old-Earth Creationist Exchange, Part 3 of 3: A Literal Adam and...
In this final installment, ‘Jeff’ and I returned to Eden and the subject of Adam (along with Eve, this time). As I recall, he expressed his appreciation that I didn’t give any credence to the ability...
View ArticleJust One Minute, Dr. Tackett!: Time and an Old Earth
In a recent panel discussion at Ligonier Ministries’ 2012 National Conference, Dr. Del Tackett took his turn at the mic (56:20) to comment on the “young earth vs. old earth” issue. Since he holds a...
View ArticleAnother YEC/OEC Exchange, Part 1 of 2: What the Early Church Fathers Said...
As you may know, I sometimes post parts of exchanges I’ve had with skeptics and young-earth creationists (YEC) on Facebook or some other forum. They can be informative and instructional — at least, to...
View ArticleAnother YEC/OEC Exchange, Part 2 of 2: The Sabbath and Evening/Morning
Welcome back! If you’ve been following along, you know that I recently had a civil-but-slightly-frustrating exchange on Facebook with a young-earth creationist (YEC). (Well, there were more involved in...
View ArticleA Local Flood Interpretation of Genesis 7
“[I]f the report is a phenomenological depiction, permitting the possibility of a local flood, the meaning is not substantially altered: all that Noah and his generation know is swallowed up by the...
View ArticlePrimer on Origins Views for Christians (Part 1 of 3)
“Without special revelation, general revelation would be for sinful men incomplete and ineffective…. Without general revelation, special revelation would lack that basis in the fundamental knowledge of...
View ArticlePrimer on Origins Views for Christians (Part 2 of 3)
“All truth is given by revelation, either general or special, and it must be received by reason. Reason is the God-given means for discovering the truth that God discloses, whether in his world or his...
View ArticleYou Gotta Fight… for Your Right… to Study the Rocks
“[W]hen the government starts refusing access to even collect the information because it dislikes one scientist’s views, it undercuts science and violates the law.” — Gary McCaleb, ADF Senior Counsel...
View ArticleReview of *Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design*
“[The goal of the book] was to give a snapshot of the state of the conversation about origins among evangelical Christians in America…. I think readers will see fair and accurate representations of the...
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