Tying a Rocket to a Cathedral

Earlier in the week, when I was writing about my non-fiction book, Genesis and the Thoughtful Christian,   I wrote about six potential challenges inherent in trying to bring faith and science together. This is the seventh: Challenge #7: Science is dispassionate about results (ideally, Read More …

What Happened on this Day in 1963?

Trivia Question: Which of the following individuals died on November 22, 1963? A. John F. Kennedy, U.S. President B. Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World and other works C. C.S. Lewis, author of the Chronicles of Narnia and other works D. All of the Read More …

Apples, Oranges, and the Search for Truth

Bills calling for the teaching of creationism in schools have been submitted to the legislatures of over thirty states including Louisiana, Arkansas, Kansas, and (would you believe) California. (Yes, there are Christians in California. There are also liberals in Arkansas. Who knew?) The concerns of Read More …

A Tale of Two Museums

To explain why I wrote Genesis and the Thoughtful Christian, my only nonfiction book so far, let me tell you about two museums I’ve visited. About twenty years ago, I was walking around Nashville when I saw a sign advertising a Biblical Archaeology Museum. (That Read More …