This third post in my latest series will introduce the concept of Old-Earth, or Progressive, Creation viewpoint. As a reminder, this series came about after I read the 2017 book 4 Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design) in which four main views on this topic were discussed (Young-Earth Creation, Old-Earth Creation, Evolutionary Creation, and Intelligent [...]
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Creation Viewpoints 2 – Young Earth Creation
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, [...]
Life of Paul 34
It's been two months since my last Life of Paul post. When we left off, Paul was in Corinth and had written his letter to the church in Rome (Romans) explaining major theological points and indicating his plans to travel there on his way to Spain. Paul was in Corinth, as you'll recall, on his [...]
Life of Paul 33
Paul continues his letter to the church in Rome. Last time I reviewed his reasons for writing (laying a strong theological foundation and his plans to visit on his way to Spain), as recorded in Romans 1-5 and 15-16. The rest of the book (chapters 6-14) focuses on Christian living. As the NIV study bible [...]
Life of Paul 32
The next phase of Paul's life began after he visited Corinth one last time. In our last visit with Paul, he had received word through Titus about Corinth while in Macedonia. He wrote 2nd Corinthians and we looked at that letter. We read in Acts 20:2-3 that, "when he had gone through those regions and [...]
The Watchmaker's Pulse 