Category Archives: The Faith

Two Views of Reality, Completely At Odds

Two articles that showed in my RSS reader today: Godlessness is the last big taboo in the US, where non-believers face discrimination and isolation. [From Atheism in America - FT.com] and The InterVarsity Christian Fellowship chapter at the State University of New York at Buffalo has three weeks to come into compliance with the school’s …

February 6, 2012 – 1:47 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture, New Atheism, The Faith | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (2)

Sharing the Blog

I want to say thank you for visiting and reading my blog. Your coming here is a real encouragement to me. Has it been so for you? If so, would you consider sending an email to a friend about it? It probably wouldn’t be hard for you, it would be a further encouragment to me, …

February 3, 2012 – 2:03 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Comments (0)

Our Problem: To Explain the Human Condition

Genesis 3 tells how humans first entered into what I’m calling our problem. Some people find the story there hard to believe on account of the talking serpent and the seemingly magical fruit. We’ll come back to that. For now I want to show what it is in Genesis 3 that makes more sense than …

January 31, 2012 – 5:50 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Bible, The Faith, Worldviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (28)

The Image of God Under Attack

The image of God in humans is under attack. Evolutionary doctrine leads many thinkers to conclude that there is no essential difference between us and and any other organism. (By “evolutionary doctrine,” I am referring specifically to the version of evolutionary theory that says all organisms have come to be through blind, unguided processes of …

January 28, 2012 – 6:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (19)

In His Image: Working and Creating

Genesis 1:26-31 says, Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God …

January 26, 2012 – 6:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith, Worldviews | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Yes, It Certainly Does Look Different

New updates to WordPress have made my old theme obsolete. This one caught my eye for its readability. You’ll see it at its best when you go to one of the posts, below, and especially when you read comments. Please let me know what you think. Thanks! (Post time updated to keep this entry visible …

January 23, 2012 – 12:00 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Comments (16)

Creation: The Glory!

“The heavens declare the glory of God,” says Psalm 19:1, “and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.” I’m not sure my son at 20 years of age has ever really seen the night sky at its best, in good conditions and far from city lights. His younger sister probably has, from a mountain conference center …

January 19, 2012 – 5:16 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith, Worldviews | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (15)

Faulty Stair-Steps and Rubber Crutches

Greg Koukl of Stand to Reason posted a video yesterday that I think I can relate to more than most. He called it “Rubber Crutches” (see below). I have a ruptured tendon in my left foot, and I’m scheduled for surgery on February 16, the earliest possible date on the doctor’s schedule. I’ve been on …

January 18, 2012 – 10:09 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Christianity and the Birth of Science

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Faith & Science Podcasts 2012

Myths abound concerning Christianity and the early development of science. You’ll find the truth to be quite a surprise. This talk, delivered at a Cru student conference in Albany last Thursday, is the third in a series I’m posting this week on faith and science. . Related Resources: Books: The Genesis of Science: How the …

January 13, 2012 – 6:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Comments (7)

On Being Handicapped Again

It could be worse: I won’t need surgery on my foot, as I’ve been more than half expecting. Based an MRI report today, the verdict instead is that I need to stay in a removable cast and completely off my left foot for six to twelve weeks. Again. Most adults have about 206 bones. My …

January 11, 2012 – 4:49 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (5)