Abraham and Reasonable Faith

i have long thought about faith and the absense of reason. many people of “faith” really lack any rational backing to that faith. it is essentially a blind leap. many agnostics and atheists conclude such and are driven, as a result, away from this kind of “faith”. but they aren’t the [...]

Darwinian Evolution like the Renaissance Church

It is very interesting to see the attacks of a biased person when one is an outsider.
I recently read an article about an evolutionary scientist, working for the Smithsonian, who allowed a journal from a colleague that suggested ID (intelligent design) explained the universe more completely than darwinian evolution. This “evolutionary” scientist (not the [...]

Blind Faith

Does faith have to be blind?
When most of us think of faith, we think of a decision to believe something regardless of evidence. If there is a God, would he really desire blind faith? Much of what we believe about faith in our post-modern culture is a result of a Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard. He [...]

Pascal’s Wager (part 2)

How can we determine whether Jesus was who he claimed to be? There would be profound consequences if we could prove that he is God. However, as we recall, it is impossible to prove anything. So, we must examine the evidence and then put our faith in the best conclusion. Again, let us look at [...]

Faith and Reason

On a daily basis, we make numerous assumptions about our environment. For instance, today, I assumed the sun would rise in the east. Today, I assumed that the other people around me were not just an illusion, but actually there. Certainly, it seems necessary to make assumptions like these to make decisions in our daily [...]