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Read more about the article Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 6: Evolution and the thoughtful Christian

Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 6: Evolution and the thoughtful Christian

  • Post author:James F. Borgwardt
  • Post published:2021/05/26
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5). The last…

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Read more about the article Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 5: Home field advantage

Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 5: Home field advantage

  • Post author:James F. Borgwardt
  • Post published:2021/04/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

First and ten for the New York Giants on the 55-yard line. Wait. What?! Football fields don’t have 55-yard lines. That is, unless it’s a game in the Canadian Football…

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Read more about the article Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 4: Does faith hinder scientific discovery?

Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 4: Does faith hinder scientific discovery?

  • Post author:James F. Borgwardt
  • Post published:2021/03/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Back when folks wore hats and overcoats, they laid them aside when they entered a theater or restaurant. They would check their outerwear at the Coat Check so they could…

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Read more about the article Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 3: The misperception of scientific certainty

Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 3: The misperception of scientific certainty

  • Post author:James F. Borgwardt
  • Post published:2021/02/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Why do nonscientists trust science more than scientists do? The media portrays scientific consensus as if it were irrefutable fact. And when searching for certainty, much of the public turns…

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Read more about the article Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 2: The limits of science

Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 2: The limits of science

  • Post author:James F. Borgwardt
  • Post published:2021/01/29
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A friend recently joked that he was going to legally change his name to “The Science.” With so many people claiming they “follow the science” these days, my friend would…

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Read more about the article Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 1: Science as servant

Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 1: Science as servant

  • Post author:James F. Borgwardt
  • Post published:2020/12/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Early one morning, the team gathered on the open plain. Staring at the tower in the distance, they waited. All of their intense, combined efforts over the past many months…

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Read more about the article Q&A: Does it really matter how God made the world?

Q&A: Does it really matter how God made the world?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2020/07/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

I believe that the world came about by the process of evolution. However, I still consider myself a Christian. Does it really matter how God made the world? Creation matters…

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