Thoughtful Reflections on Faith and Life
How did God create humanity and when did he do it? Many people wrestle with this question and I have held a number of different positions over the years. Growing up in church, this question never came up. If you had asked me back then it would probably have been something like evolution with very … Read More “What is the Christian View of Human Origins?” »
One of the most controversial conversations among Christians is that of human origins. What were the means by which God brought about the human race? Is the earth thousands of years old or millions of years old? Too often this conversation produces more heat than light. People are so passionate about their own positions that … Read More “The Adam Quest – Review” »
Some people believe young earth creationism is the only Christian view of human origins. Others believe in an old earth but disagree if God created humanity as it presently is or if we evolved from a common ancestor. What is the truth? This episode contains my reflections but not the final answer. For more resources, … Read More “Reflections on Creation and Evolution” »
I recently did a Twitter poll on people’s beliefs on human origins. Here are the results. What is your view of human origins? — Stephen Bedard (@SJBedard) January 6, 2018 Obviously the numbers are not large enough to prove anything scientific. But the results are interesting nonetheless. What do these results tell us? They tell … Read More “Views on Human Origins” »
When I first became a Christian, one of the hardest things that I had to deal with was not persecution but how to deal with Genesis 1. I always hated reading that chapter. It was not so much the question of evolution but the age of the earth. The Christians I knew expected me to … Read More “Creationism and Evangelism” »
