Why does God allow disappointment? February 24, 2008
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The small group that Kristen and I are involved in has decided to trek through C. S. Lewis’ book, “The Screwtape Letters” (we’re discussing four letters/chapters each time we meet). I had read the book once before, but it’s been quite a few years since I last picked it up. If you’re not familiar with this book, I’d highly encourage you to get it. It consists of fictional letters from an elderly, retired devil (Screwtape) to a young devil (Wormwood) who has just started working on his first “patient” or human. The point of the letters is to give the reader a window into the psychology of temptation, but from the perspective of the tempters. And because it’s written from this opposite perspective, “the Enemy” refers to God, while “Our Father Below” is Satan. From our last study, there was one point in the second letter that I’ve been thinking a lot about. The elderly demon, Screwtape, tells his young apprentice that “the Enemy” (God) continually allows His people to encounter disappointment, and that this is both opportunity and danger for the demons. (more…)
Dr. Michael Behe & Intelligent Design @ Timberline February 21, 2008
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Mark you calendars now for an event we’re hosting on Friday, April 18, 2008. Michael Behe, Ph.D., Professor of biochemistry at Lehigh University, will be speaking at 7:00pm in Timberline’s new South Auditorium. Behe is most well-known for his study on the complex biochemical systems which require multiple components in order to function—systems which he has called “irreducibly complex.” You may be familiar with Behe’s advancement of Intelligent Design through his first book 1996, Darwin’s Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution. His latest book is called The Edge of Evolution: The Search for the Limits of Darwinism. As one of the top proponents of Intelligent Design science, Behe will be someone you’ll want to hear—whether you agree with his theory or not. Along with his talk, we’ll offer the opportunity for you to ask him questions as well.
Friday, April 18, 2008 @ 7:00pm.
Click here to watch clips from “Expelled,” the new movie with Ben Stein, showing how “Big Science has expelled smart new ideas from the classroom.”
Click here to visit the official “Expelled” the movie website.
2008 Colorado Symposium: Thriving in Academe
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The 2008 Colorado Symposium: Thriving in Academe is a one-day regional conference for Christians in higher education, and will take place Saturday, March 1 at the University of Denver. This event is designed to provide Christian faculty, post-doctoral researchers, administrators, and graduate students with an opportunity to fellowship with Christian colleagues and to consider matters of profound importance to Christians in academia.
Come join other Christians in Higher Education on Saturday, March 1, 2008 at the University of Denver.
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Intelligent Design, Michael Behe: Mark your calendars February 20, 2008
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Mark you calendars now for an event we’re hosting on Friday, April 18, 2008. Michael Behe, Ph.D., Professor of biochemistry at Lehigh University, will be speaking at 7:00pm in Timberline’s new South Auditorium. Behe is most well-known his study on the complex biochemical systems which require multiple components in order to function—systems which he has called “irreducibly complex.” You may be familiar with Behe’s advancement of Intelligent Design through his first book 1996, Darwin’s Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution. His latest book is called The Edge of Evolution: The Search for the Limits of Darwinism. As one of the top proponents of Intelligent Design science, Behe will be someone you’ll want to hear—whether you agree with his theory or not. Along with his talk, we’ll plan to offer the opportunity for us to ask him questions as well. I’ll have more details on this event soon, so check back by clicking on the above tab “upcoming events.”
Friday, April 18, 2008 @ 7:00pm.
Click here to watch clips from Expelled, the new documentery with Ben Stein, showing how “Big Science has expelled smart new ideas from the classroom.”
Click here to visit the official Expelled the movie website.
Three tests for determining truth February 10, 2008
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Every religion, philosophy, or worldview makes truth-claims. Whether you turn to a Buddhist, a Muslim, a Hindu, a Christian, a pagan, or even a secular humanist atheist, he or she will attempt to offer truth-claims or explanations for our experience of the world and our experience of ourselves. And while there certainly is some common ground of belief shared by all worldviews, there are also some pretty significant disagreements on what is claimed to be true. And these worldview disagreements are usually about weighty matters as well—matters such as the existence and nature of God, the human soul, the nature of right living, the explanation of evil, the goal of human life, life after death, and so on.
With so many truth-claims being made on so many issues of such magnitude, we might feel overwhelmed. How do we judge between these worldview truth-claims? How can we test whether or not something is worthy of belief? I’d suggest that there are three basic tests which we can employ to investigate and scrutinize the truth-claims made by all worldviews. (more…)
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