Jesus did not share in any way the DNA of either Mary or Joseph. Otherwise he would have shared in original sin. A friend of mine asked for my take on this statement from a sermon he heard online. I certainly appreciate why, theologically speaking, one would want to make this kind of distinction in order to clarify Jesus' relationship to original sin. I also appreciate the effort to engage with a scientific understanding of inheritance. Given the testimony of scripture, I can't entirely rule out the possibility that … [Read more...] about Science Corner: His Mother’s Son
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Navigating Knowledge: God Knows Each Nucleotide
For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. - Psalm 139: 13-14 (ESV) Reflection Scripture tells us that God knows each hair on our head (Matthew 10:30; Luke 12:7). Each strand is counted. God almighty, creator of heaven and earth, knows you—intimately. God made us, loves us, and understands how we are put together. But God didn't give us a lot of the details! Instead, we … [Read more...] about Navigating Knowledge: God Knows Each Nucleotide
The Mechanism of Creation – The View from Science, Pt. 2
This is the second part of a series of three posts dealing with the mechanism of creation from the point of view of science. These will be followed by a series of posts addressing questions and concerns that Christians might have about this scientific view. In my previous post, I pointed out that evolution is a loaded word that has multiple meanings for people and that part of the conflict between Christianity and science in this area is due to misunderstandings about the meanings of the word. There are four … [Read more...] about The Mechanism of Creation – The View from Science, Pt. 2