An Evangelical Pentecostal Naturalist?
I’m often described in the mainstream media as an ‘Evangelical minister’ or ‘Pentecostal preacher’, even though I speak far more often in moderate and liberal churches (and in secular settings) than I...
View ArticleIdolatry of the Written Word
Connie Barlow, my science writer wife, and I have been traveling North America for ten years as evolutionary evangelists. We have addressed more than 1,600 religious and non-religious groups—ranging...
View ArticleSacred Science Music Video, by Peter Mayer: “My Soul”
I am thrilled to introduce the Emergent Village community to the work of singer-songwriter Peter Mayer, who presents a sacred view of our evolving universe and our human journey in emotionally powerful...
View ArticleBEST EVOLUTION RESOURCES: Evolution as Inspiring, Meaningful Fact
Not long ago I was interviewed on radio by an intelligent design creationist who kept insisting, “There is absolutely no evidence for evolution!” I was amazed that this person was either unaware or...
View ArticleEvidence as Modern-Day Scripture: What’s Real and What’s Important TODAY
Few things dishonor and diminish God more severely than thinking of “scripture”, “God’s word”, or “divine revelation” as being limited to the Bible, rather than also reflecting humanity’s current and...
View ArticleThank God for DEATH: Could Anything be More Sacred? More Necessary? More Real?
I want address the question of death because most people, religious and non-religious folk alike, are unaware of what God/Reality has revealed about death in the past few hundred years, through...
View ArticlePeter Mayer Music Video: “Holy Now”
Here’s another music video that I use in contemporary worship settings all the time. The music and lyrics are by Peter Mayer. The photos were taken, and videography done, by my beloved wife and mission...
View ArticleIs Scientific Evidence Modern-Day Scripture?
The following is cross-posted from my HuffPost blog (where it has received 200+ comments). It is also posted on Connie‘s and my Metanexus blog, here. We are in the early stages of what I think...
View ArticleAtheists Promoting Bible Study?
You know we’re living in an odd world when atheists encourage people to read scripture. 50,000 people a day sample science blogger PZ Myers‘ Pharyngula posts. “There’s no surer way to make an atheist...
View ArticleTEDx: Are God & Reality Converging?
I was recently engaged in a spirited conversation about “Convergence Christianity” with my friend and colleague, Eric Elnes, at his home in Omaha, Nebraska. Eric described how he sees things evolving...
View ArticleWhy Evangelize Evolution?
I’m often asked, “Why do you evangelize evolution? What ‘good news’ does science offer?” The following is my typical response… I used to be confused by many aspects of the world, including my inner...
View ArticleHistoric Symposium on the Future
Carl Sagan famously wrote, “How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, ‘This is better than we thought! The universe is much bigger than our prophets said — grander,...
View ArticleThe Evidential Reformation: Facts as God’s Word
Religion is undergoing a massive shift in perspective. It is a shift at least as wrenching as the Copernican revolution, which required humanity to bid farewell to an Earth-centered understanding of...
View ArticleWhen Religion Fails, Economics Becomes Demonic
Carbon pollution is undeniably the material cause of Earth’s climate breakdown, but what is the root cause? Blaming our growth-dependent economic systems does not, in my view, go deep enough....
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