In my previous Creation and Science blog post I laid out some of the primary viewpoints or arguments that proponents of the Young Earth Creation (YEC) view articulate. In summary, they place the age of the earth at only 6,000 to 10,000 years, explain most of the geologic record with events tied to Noah's flood, [...]
Relocated!
We have moved to a new location about 35 miles southwest of where we've been for the past three years. My recent retirement means that we no longer need to be in the heart of Kissimmee and we decided a quieter, more rural location would be nice. Welcome to Oak Harbor RV Park! We still [...]
Creation Viewpoints 1 – Young Earth Creation
In my June 29 blog post I mentioned a 2017 book (4 Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design) that I recently read and would like to spend the next few posts commenting on that book. I liked all the articles in it and would like to share my thoughts on the pros and cons [...]
Looking Again at Creation Topics 1
For much of my life as an educator I followed the Biblical Creation debates with interest and touched on them myself several times during my Master's and PhD degree programs and in my role as a church leader and Sunday School teacher. However, as I approached my 2nd retirement in 2017 I largely checked out [...]
Acknowledging Bias
I recently taught a Sunday School lesson about the Good Samaritan story told by Jesus in Luke 10:25-37. Without addressing the whole thing here I just want to mention one of the points from that lesson. We need to be willing to acknowledge our biases and check them out. One assumption from the Samaritan story [...]
The Watchmaker's Pulse 