Ken Ham ascribes motive to your crime!
The Great Debate One year ago today, Ken Ham turned heads and shook graves around the world by taking the stage with Bill Nye and attempting to defend a remarkable claim. Millions tuned […]
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When the Bible makes us uncomfortable: a refreshing take on the story of Esther
If someone asked you, perhaps over coffee, to summarize the Bible in one phrase or sentence, what would you say?… Once you have thought of a good summary sentence or […]
Job’s everyday Levantine vocabulary knew nothing of a post-Flood ‘Ice Age’
Canonical context of Job’s narrative For many, the Book of Job is one of the most important and beautifully crafted compositions among religious texts, which addresses the problem of evil. Set in […]
Santa Claus, Creationism, and our not-so-narratival culture
Dear Parents, Only 11 months remain before Santa Claus returns to malls and televisions across America, and you will once more be faced with a familiar dilemma: “What do I teach my child about this […]
Man’s fallible opinion vs. God’s perfect word: who wins?
In case you haven’t noticed, I recently published a list of 100 reasons to accept that the Earth is not less than 10,000 years old. The list has received comparably more […]
Four rivers, one problem: Where in the world was the Garden of Eden?
A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one […]
"Give us, this day, our day in your garden": the eschatological genesis of the Lord’s Prayer
“I’ve never read the Bible in its entirety before… Where do I begin?” Once upon a time, the didactic use of the Christian Bible in basic literacy and the near […]
Why Aronofsky’s Noah is more biblical than Ham’s
Noah and son, Ham, before an ark in progress. Narrative creates a world…meant to be entered, inhabited, and appropriated by the reader… As the reader dwells in the created world of […]
All in a day’s work: don’t take Genesis too literally!
Admittedly, I rarely keep up with things over at Reasons to Believe, so I must thank the author for sharing with me his recent article: The Sixth Creation Day: Biblical Support […]
On the oversimplification of Genesis and the "tyranny of experts"
I’ve been meaning to get to these topics for some time now. Far more can be said about the scientific shortfalls of Ham’s position in the wake of this rejuvenated […]
Age of Rocks 