Review – Understanding Scientific Theories of Origins

On January 16, 2019January 17, 2019 By geochristianIn Age of the Earth, Apologetics, Astronomy, Biology, Books, Christianity, Creation in the Bible, Creationism, Evolution, Geology, Old-Earth creationism, Origin of Life, Origins, Planetary Geology, Science Education, Theistic evolution, Young-Earth creationism1 Comment

Bishop, R.C., Funck, L.L., Lewis, R.J., Moshier, S.O., and Walton, J.H, 2018, Understanding Scientific Theories of Origins: Cosmology, Geology, and Biology in Christian Perspective, Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 659 p. https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Scientific-Theories-Origins-Christianity/dp/0830852913/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1547601156&sr=8-1&keywords=understanding+scientific+theories+of+origins Understanding Scientific Theories of Origins is authored by five professors from Wheaton College. Wheaton is an Evangelical institution with rigorous admissions standards, and therefore …

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Best of the GeoChristian — updated

On January 2, 2013January 1, 2013 By geochristianIn Age of the Earth, Apologetics, Christianity, Creation Care, Creation in the Bible, Environment, Evolution, Geology, Maps, Nature, Old-Earth creationism, Origin of Life, Origins, Theistic evolution, Young-Earth creationismLeave a comment

I have updated the "Best of the GeoChristian" link up at the top of the page. There is a good variety: posts on Christianity, geology, creationism, the environment, atheism, apologetics, and more. I would be interested to hear if there is a post that has been especially meaningful or helpful to you, or one that …

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PCA General Assembly includes a seminar on the age of the Earth

On June 13, 2012June 15, 2012 By geochristianIn Age of the Earth, Apologetics, Christianity, Creation in the Bible, Geology, Old-Earth creationism, Origin of Life, Origins, Theistic evolution, Young-Earth creationism11 Comments

One of the seminars at the Presbyterian Church of America's 2012 General Assembly (their annual national meeting, held June 19-22 this year) is a presentation of the geological evidence for an old Earth, given by two geologists from Solid Rock Lectures. Here is the description from the General Assembly seminar brochure: The PCA Creation Study …

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John MacArthur on the age of the Earth and theistic evolution

On February 24, 2011February 22, 2011 By geochristianIn Age of the Earth, Apologetics, Christianity, Creation in the Bible, Geology, Old-Earth creationism, Origin of Life, Origins, Theistic evolution, Young-Earth creationism32 Comments

Influential Reformed blogger Tim Challies recently interviewed the popular pastor and radio Bible teacher John MacArthur (5 More Questions with John MacArthur). One of the questions had to do with creation, evolution, and the age of the Earth: One pressing issue in the church today is that of creation and evolution. Do you believe that …

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Poll: Understanding Genesis 1

On February 4, 2011January 1, 2013 By geochristianIn Age of the Earth, Apologetics, Christianity, Creation in the Bible, Geology, Old-Earth creationism, Origin of Life, Origins, Polls, Young-Earth creationism7 Comments

Welcome readers from Skepchick. I invite you to look around; a good place to start would be my Best of The GeoChristian page, which is only partially complete.There are newer posts beneath this one. Ever since eighteenth century geologists suggested that the Earth might be older than 6000 years, Biblical scholars have attempted to reconcile …

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The ESV Study Bible on creation — Introduction and Introduction to Genesis

On November 6, 2010March 19, 2018 By geochristianIn Age of the Earth, Apologetics, Blog Recycling, Christianity, Creation in the Bible, Geology, Old-Earth creationism, Origin of Life, Origins, Theistic evolution, Young-Earth creationism3 Comments

The ESV Study Bible is a theologically conservative Evangelical work, and is certainly one of the most comprehensive study Bibles ever produced. It has been out for only three years, but it looks like it will be a highly influential reference work for decades to come.One potential positive impact of the ESVSB relates to its …

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The ESV Study Bible on creation — Genesis 1

On November 6, 2009 By geochristianIn Age of the Earth, Apologetics, Creation in the Bible, Geology, Old-Earth creationism, Origin of Life, Origins, Theistic evolution, Young-Earth creationism6 Comments

A few weeks ago, I looked at what the ESV Study Bible had to say about the doctrine of creation in its introduction to the book of Genesis (click here). The ESV Study Bible Introduction to Genesis gives an overview of the various interpretations (calendar-day, day-age, etc.), a discussion about the relationship between Genesis and …

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The ESV Study Bible on creation — Introduction and Introduction to Genesis

On October 11, 2009November 5, 2009 By geochristianIn Age of the Earth, Apologetics, Creation in the Bible, Geology, Old-Earth creationism, Origin of Life, Origins, Theistic evolution, Young-Earth creationism5 Comments

The ESV Study Bible (ESV is the English Standard Version translation) is a masterpiece of conservative Evangelical scholarship. The scholars who put this volume together are highly-qualified Bible experts who have a high respect for the Bible as the Word of God. For those of you not familiar with the concept of a study Bible, …

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More Martian gas

On January 19, 2009 By geochristianIn Astrobiology, Geology, Origin of LifeLeave a comment

Yesterday I wrote briefly about the ongoing release of methane from the crust of Mars. This is the topic of today's Astronomy Picture of the Day: Here's the description from APOD: Why is there methane on Mars? No one is sure. An important confirmation that methane exists in the atmosphere of Mars occurred last week, …

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Martian methane

On January 18, 2009January 18, 2009 By geochristianIn Astrobiology, Astronomy, Geology, Origin of Life, Origins1 Comment

From LiveScience.com: Mars Methane: Geology or Biology? Plumes of methane gas detected over certain locations on Mars in 2003 could point to active geological processes on the red planet, or perhaps even to methane-burping microbes deep below the Martian surface, a new study reports. There is no firm evidence for life on the red planet, …

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Rare Earth?

On September 18, 2008 By geochristianIn Astrobiology, Astronomy, Origin of LifeLeave a comment

Many Christians, including myself, find the arguments expressed in the 2003 book Rare Earth to be a powerful statement of the uniqueness of the Earth in the universe. The thesis of the book, written by two respected University of Washington scientists (Ward, a geologist, and Brownlee, an astronomer) is that the conditions present on the …

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Life in the Laboratory

On August 21, 2007August 29, 2007 By geochristianIn Astrobiology, Origin of LifeLeave a comment

From an AP news story on efforts by scientists to create life "from scratch" in the laboratory: Around the world, a handful of scientists are trying to create life from scratch and they’re getting closer. Experts expect an announcement within three to 10 years from someone in the now little-known field of “wet artificial life.” …

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Life on Gliese 581c?

On April 25, 2007February 11, 2008 By geochristianIn Astrobiology, Astronomy, Origin of LifeLeave a comment

The headlines: Science Daily: New Planet Could Have Life Yahoo News: Potentially Habitable Planet Found Scientists have discovered more than 200 extrasolar planets (planets orbiting stars other than our sun) since the mid-1990s, and the numbers will certainly continue to increase as instruments improve. In regards to suitability for life, a vast majority of these …

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Simple Cells?

On April 3, 2007August 8, 2009 By geochristianIn Biology, Blog Recycling, Chemistry, Origin of LifeLeave a comment

This item was originally posted in March, 2006. It is now part of my blog recycling program. Because I have more people reading The GeoChristian now than I did a year ago, I will occasionally go back and re-use some of my best blog entries. Having read a number of technical books and papers on …

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Simple Cells?

On March 29, 2006 By geochristianIn Biology, Chemistry, Origin of Life, Web Site of the WeekLeave a comment

Prominently displayed in the back of my science classroom at Bucharest Christian Academy is an oversized poster showing biochemical pathways—the enzyme-mediated processes that occur in all cells, in organisms ranging from bacteria to humans. The poster presents an incredible amount of information, outlining processes such as electron transport in the mitochondria (in eukaryotes), and the …

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