Stories

  1. A Geologist’s Guide To Interpreting Flood Stories WorldwideFlood stories appear in many cultures, from ancient Mesopotamia and the Hebrew Bible to Indigenous traditions in the Americas, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific.…
  2. The historical Adam debate and why it mattersThe “Historical Adam” debate asks how Christians should understand the biblical account of Adam and Eve in light of modern scientific evidence. At its center…
  3. Reading Psalm 104 as an Ancient Poem About Ecology and CreationPsalm 104 invites readers to see the natural world as a living, ordered community sustained by God. Mountains, springs, wild animals, birds, trees, sea…
  4. The Science of Morality and the Roots of Right and WrongHuman beings make moral judgments constantly. We praise courage, condemn cruelty, protect children, and feel guilt when we have harmed someone. These reactions…
  5. Helping Children Connect The Big Bang And Biblical FaithWhen a child first learns about the Big Bang in school, the lesson may sound like a challenge to everything they hear at church or at home. Terms such as…
  6. A Biblical Vision For Protecting BiodiversityBiodiversity describes the variety of life within a habitat, from plants, insects, birds, and mammals to the genetic richness that helps species adapt. It is…
  7. A Christian Mathematician Considers Infinity and the Nature of GodInfinity is one of mathematics’ most precise ideas and one of theology’s most evocative words. It appears in the endless continuation of a sequence, the…
  8. Reframing creation between mission history and African faithFor many African Christians, questions about creation are shaped by two inherited worlds. Biblical teaching arrived through missionary preaching, schools,…
  9. Can Survival Of The Fittest Coexist With The Sermon On The Mount“Survival of the fittest” can sound like a summary of ruthless competition: the strongest take resources, the weakest disappear, and self-preservation becomes…
  10. Doubt and Discovery in the Life of a Christian ScientistA Christian scientist lives between two forms of attention. Scientific work requires careful observation, testing, revision, and a willingness to follow…