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A Sunday Sermon  – Pastor Tim Rauk on science & faith

A Sunday Sermon – Pastor Tim Rauk on science & faith

| February 14, 2013

The following is from Pastor Tim Rauk, of WoodDale Evangelical Lutheran Church (St. Louis). Upon blogging my name, I was surprised to find my name on a list of “looneys” because I happen to believe that the story of Creation and evolution are not contradictory. Upon reading your blog site, you seemed interested in hearing […]

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Confronting Our Fears, Part 1

Confronting Our Fears, Part 1

| December 5, 2012

Mike Beidler wrote this series for publication in the Biologos forum.  We are republishing it here.  Mike previously contributed this Declaration of Evangelical Indepence from the Anti-Evolutionists on this evolving creation site.  He is also an admin of our Celebrating Creation through Natural Selection facebook discussion group and a contributor to our Celebrating Evolving Creation […]

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Part IV- Four Questions – Does Evolution lead to atheism & genocide

Part IV- Four Questions – Does Evolution lead to atheism & genocide

| October 24, 2012

Part IV- Four Questions –A Follow Up Question This articles is part of a series covering questions that were given to a University student at a young-earth Christian college. This is the answer to a follow up question. Parts 1-3 covered his initial four questions.  Earlier articles can be found here – Article 1 (How […]

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Part 3 – Four Questions – “Were Adam and Eve Real People.”

Part 3 – Four Questions – “Were Adam and Eve Real People.”

| October 19, 2012

This is the third installment answering questions posted by a Christian University student on evolution and the Bible.  He posed four questions and a series of follow up questions.  These questions were assigned to him at his school, which holds an anti-evolutionary, young-earth view. Part 1 covered the first of those questions.  Part 2 covered […]

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Four Questions – Part 2 – How Old is the Earth and Why?  Did Man and apes come from a common ancestor?

Four Questions – Part 2 – How Old is the Earth and Why? Did Man and apes come from a common ancestor?

| September 26, 2012

This is the second part of a series of articles addressing the questions of a Bible college student.  The student asked the following four questions and a series of follow-up questions of a facebook page  Theistic Evolution and a facebook group named Celebrating Creation through Natural Selection.  I compiled the answers given by many members […]

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Four Questions – Part 1- How long are the days in Genesis

Four Questions – Part 1- How long are the days in Genesis

| September 9, 2012

A student at Liberty University was given the following four questions as part of a required class.  He sought my answers.  With his permission, I am sharing his questions and the combined answers, including mine, from the members of the “Celebrating Creation through Natural Selection” Facebook group.   The Liberty university student also had a few […]

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An Evolutionary Creationist’s Declaration of Independence (Apologies to Mr. Jefferson)

An Evolutionary Creationist’s Declaration of Independence (Apologies to Mr. Jefferson)

| July 17, 2012

by Commander Mike Beidler, with apologies to Thomas Jefferson.  Original here In the BODY OF CHRIST, February 26, 2010. The unanimous declaration of theistic evolutionists in the Evangelical Christian community. When, in the course of Christian history, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the doctrinal bonds which have connected them with another, and […]

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Does the bible suggest an age for the earth?

Does the bible suggest an age for the earth?

| June 25, 2012

I do not expect scripture to describe science, such as Gods’ means of creation or the age of the earth, nor do I expect it to provide proof of how creation was done. Those are, by definition, extra-biblical concerns and the Bible is clear that we are given the book of Gods’ works (creation) to […]

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