Jim Virkler

Creation Markers

By Jim Virkler / September 30, 2014

By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 Reasons to Believe scholar Fazale Rana, a biochemist, addressed evidence for design in the biosphere at his October 26, 2010 plenary address at the Hill Country…

Supernatural Universe Design

By Jim Virkler / September 30, 2014

By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 A humorous irony concerning physics and astronomy is revealed by the different terms sometimes used to describe these branches of science. Physics, with its applications related…

Theistic Evolution and Modern Science

By Jim Virkler / September 30, 2014

By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 The recent Vibrant Dance Symposium and its avowed purpose “to understand the landscape of faith/science interaction” brought together a blend of viewpoints from “expert witnesses.” Theistic…

Boundary Pioneers

By Jim Virkler / September 30, 2014

By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 How should Christian faith and science knowledge “interdigitate?” This imagery was used by Andy Crouch in his kickoff address at the recent Vibrant Dance Symposium in…

Vibrant Dance Symposium

By Jim Virkler / September 30, 2014

By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 Opportunities for gracious, Christ honoring dialogue related to the intersection of science and Christian faith extended over three days last week in Austin, Texas. I was…

Observing Is Believing

By Jim Virkler / September 30, 2014

By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 The universe we observe is a physical universe, created transcendently by God from outside our currently observed dimensions of time, space, matter, and energy. God is…

Politics of Intelligent Design

By Jim Virkler / September 30, 2014

By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 Political campaigns are both amusing and depressing. Ideally, different viewpoints on political issues and proposed solutions for the challenges of governing should be showcased. Instead, obscure…

Affirming Divine Being

By Jim Virkler / September 30, 2014

By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 As we consider the history of the Jews described in the Pentateuch, we may experience frustration at the unbelief and unfaithfulness of the Chosen People. They…

Inferring Design

By Jim Virkler / September 30, 2014

By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 Modern design arguments hark back to early proponents of design such as William Derham (1657-1735) and William Paley (1743-1805). Derham wrote Physico-theology, subtitled A Demonstration of…

Questions on Common Ancestry

By Jim Virkler / September 30, 2014

By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 While secular scientists are busy attributing the apparent fine tuning of the universe to chance or the multiverse hypothesis, many bio-scientists are explaining the diversity of…