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Top 7 Recommended Creation/Evolution/ID Books NOT by RTB/Hugh Ross

Published on August 25, 2024 By sirrahc

Hey, all! It occurred to me that, given how many books I read by the scholars at Reasons to Believe — in particular, Dr. Hugh Ross — and how often I quote them in this blog, some people might think RTB is basically my only source on matters of science apologetics. Do I ever recommend […]

Origins or Functions?: Contra the Walton Forms of Bara and Asa

Published on August 4, 2024 By sirrahc

This is the fifth & final entry in my series citing Rescuing Inerrancy: A Scientific Defense (2023) by Dr. Hugh Ross. If you have read any of the earlier entries in this series, you might remember Dr. John Walton being mentioned as one of the modern Christian theologians making controversial claims regarding the Bible and […]

A Fair Look at Ancient Near Eastern Science

Published on July 21, 2024 By sirrahc

This is the fourth entry in my series citing Rescuing Inerrancy: A Scientific Defense (2023) by Dr. Hugh Ross. A few weeks ago, I watched a streaming TV series — the title of which I can’t remember, sorry — that looked at controversial archaeological finds and how they indicated scientific inquiry among ancient civilizations. Granted, […]

History and Myth in the Old Testament Creation Texts

Published on July 7, 2024 By sirrahc

This is the third entry in my series citing Rescuing Inerrancy: A Scientific Defense (2023) by Dr. Hugh Ross, which I began this past May. In this week’s excerpt, Ross addresses the ideas of “history” and “myth” in interpreting the Old Testament creation passages. How similar are these texts to those of other Ancient Near […]

Does the Bible Display Concordance?

Published on May 26, 2024 By sirrahc

This is the second entry in my series citing Rescuing Inerrancy: A Scientific Defense (2023) by Dr. Hugh Ross. The matter of concordism/concordance between the words of Scripture and what can be seen in nature, and in particular whether or not this is a valid thing to expect or seek, is somewhat controversial even among […]

The Doctrines of Biblical Inerrancy and Dual Revelation Are Nothing New

Published on May 19, 2024 By sirrahc

“Look carefully into the Scriptures, which are the true utterances of the Holy Spirit. Observe that nothing of an unjust or counterfeit character is written in them.” — Clement of Rome (ca. AD 35-99) Not long ago, I finished reading Rescuing Inerrancy: A Scientific Defense by Dr. Hugh Ross. I generally try to read books […]

The Impact of the Chicxulub Asteroid

Published on March 3, 2024 By sirrahc

This is the last citation from Hugh Ross’s Improbable Planet, I promise. In this excerpt, Ross discusses the impact (in both senses of the term) of the Chicxulub asteroid, which struck the Yucatán Peninsula and caused the Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction. In short, it was much worse than originally thought. — — — The decisive blow that […]

Silicate Erosion Sustains Life (and Vice-Versa) Despite Sun’s Best Efforts

Published on December 31, 2023 By sirrahc

Let’s end the year with some cool science, OK? Would you be surprised if I told you that the following citation comes from the book Improbable Planet (2016) by Hugh Ross? (I didn’t think so.) In Chapter 12 Ross talks about the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system for the amazing edifice we call “Earth”. […]

Earth Fossils on the Moon?

Published on November 26, 2023 By sirrahc

As I mentioned in my recent “Why a Spiral Galaxy?” post, I have been slowly working my way through Improbable Planet (2016), in which Dr. Hugh Ross reviews the increasing evidence of fine-tuning in situating and preparing planet Earth for humanity. Using the analogy of building a large and complex edifice, Ross’s eighth chapter is […]

Top 5 Non-Fiction Authors Who Impacted My Life & Thinking

Published on November 12, 2023 By sirrahc

It is not uncommon for bloggers and other article-writers to put out a Top 5 (or other number) list for something. I have done a few myself. A “Top X Books …” is a favorite — both to read and to write — for those of us who like to read books. A few years […]