Category Archives: Science

The Tragic Sense of Life

Posted on February 15, 2013 by John Armstrong

I remember when I first heard the Spaniard’s name – Miguel de Unamuno. I was driving my car to speak in Iowa in the summer of about 1998 and the esteemed founding president of Regent College (Vancouver), James Houston, mentioned … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical Theology, Divine Providence, Reason, Science, Spirituality, The Church, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Will the World End One Week from Today?

Posted on December 11, 2012 by John Armstrong

Will the world end on December 21st? An interpretation of an ancient Maya calendar has been used, for several years now, to suggest that the end of the world will take place on (or around) December 21, 2012. The film “2012,” … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Eschatology, Science, The Future | 2 Comments

An ACT 3 Luncheon with Brendan Purcell

Posted on August 17, 2012 by John Armstrong

The last two days I have written blogs about science and creation. I published a review of Brendan Purcell’s new book, From Big Bang to Big Mystery, written by Irish scholar, Dr. Joe McCarroll. I also mentioned that I have … Continue reading →

Posted in ACT 3, Biblical Theology, Books, Science | 1 Comment

From Big Bang to Big Mystery (A Review: Part 2)

Posted on August 16, 2012 by John Armstrong

Yesterday, I published the first part of Dr. Joe McCarroll’s review of Brendan Purcell’s important new book, From Big Bang to Big Mystery. Today I publish the second part of his review. I believe this portion of the review explains … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical Theology, Books, Science, Scripture | 1 Comment

From Big Bang to Big Mystery: The Question of Human Origins

Posted on August 15, 2012 by John Armstrong

I grew up in an ecclesial context that had positively no regard for insights we might gain from evolution. During my student years at Wheaton College I learned to think of creation differently and began to open my mind to … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical Theology, Books, Science, Scripture | 1 Comment

Climate Science and Evangelicals

Posted on December 5, 2011 by John Armstrong

One of the true hot-button issues conservatives routinely debate  is climate science and global warming. I have listened to some of the strangest and most confusing debate over this issue. Some of the worst debate over this issue is routinely … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Environmentalism, Politics, Science | 6 Comments

Creation, Science and the Human Genome

Posted on August 24, 2011 by John Armstrong

Recent polls by Gallup and the Pew Research Center find that four out of 10 Americans believe that the creation accounts in Genesis 1-3 are to be read quite literally. In fact, it is safe to say that a literal … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical Theology, Science | 19 Comments

The Science of Tornadoes

Posted on June 8, 2011 by John Armstrong

The recent wave of storms that have hit portions of the United States have been unusually deadly. In the two states in which I lived in my first nineteen years, Tennessee and Alabama, 276 people have died. In Joplin, Missouri, … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion, Science | 2 Comments

So What Are You?

Posted on May 15, 2010 by John Armstrong

I began three days ago asking the question: “Are you liberal or conservative?” I suppose I think about this question more than most of my readers. One reason may be that a writer becomes the public target of critics from … Continue reading →

Posted in American Evangelicalism, Biblical Theology, Church Tradition, Science, The Church | 2 Comments

Evolution, Science and the Constant Warfare in Evangelical Churches

Posted on March 5, 2010 by John Armstrong

For well over a hundred and forty years the church has waged an all-out battle against the idea of evolution. Some of this battle has been important in terms of protecting the centrality of God as the creator. A lot … Continue reading →

Posted in American Evangelicalism, Science | 4 Comments