Tag: Faith

THE HYPOCRISY OF EVOLUTION SUNDAY

THE HYPOCRISY OF EVOLUTION SUNDAY

(ALGORITHM: "Cumulus") This upcoming Sunday February 9th has been designated the ninth annual 'Evolution Sunday”, upon which many churches and clergymen will celebrate the birthday of Charles Darwin, reaffirming their belief in evolution and professing their desire to teach Darwinian evolution in their churches, homes, and schools. They assert that teaching anything other than evolution fosters ignorance … Continue reading THE HYPOCRISY OF EVOLUTION SUNDAY

VINCENT VAN GOGH, GOD AND ME

VINCENT VAN GOGH, GOD AND ME

Having reviewed what I’ve learned about Vincent Van Gogh in recent times, it seems to me that aside from his art, his life and character could be summed up in three words: "passion", "loneliness" and "faith". (Lamplighter, "Lux") Having lost connection with his faith, his suicide was an expression of two of these: loneliness led … Continue reading VINCENT VAN GOGH, GOD AND ME

KEN HAM-A MAN  I CAN ADMIRE

KEN HAM-A MAN I CAN ADMIRE

Some men admire a man who can hit a little ball hard with a stick. Some women admire a man who admires himself. Some people admire men who campaign to deny a baby the right to live. But I admire the kind of man who’s not afraid to believe and to openly declare that there is … Continue reading KEN HAM-A MAN I CAN ADMIRE

DO CHRISTIANS NEED REASON?

DO CHRISTIANS NEED REASON?

  I’ve spoken to Christians who think we shouldn’t be interested in having reasons for our faith. We shouldn’t use or even consider logic or knowledge or argument or evidence to support our faith, because, they say, these things are the opposite of faith, in fact they quench it. (PFL11 "MORNING BOY" This is a … Continue reading DO CHRISTIANS NEED REASON?

DARWIN’S BLACK BOX-THE MUSICAL!

DARWIN’S BLACK BOX-THE MUSICAL!

This is one of my earliest recordings, written in salutation to a book which helped me understand some of the weaknesses and fallacies of the theory of evolution - “Darwin’s Black Box”, by Michael Behe*. Darwin thought that the cell was a little black blob of jello,, but even now its stunning intricacies are still being … Continue reading DARWIN’S BLACK BOX-THE MUSICAL!