As a teen, I learned about evolution, which was seen as a completely random process. Over time, I came to see its numerous flaws and concluded that it was not a viable theory; I have written about the reasons for that here: https://keithpetersenblog.com/2020/09/16/is-evolution-a-viable-theory/ (Don’t worry; it’s not “technical.”) In Charles Darwin’s original formulation of evolution,Continue reading “Can You Live by an Evolutionary Worldview?”
Category Archives: Christian Apologetics
Self-Marriage and Other “Marriages”
A good friend of mine recently sent me a link to an article about self-marriage (also known as sologamy) ceremonies, something I had never heard of before. Self-Marriage Unveiled, a 10-Week Initiation into Sacred Union, says this: “Every week for 10 weeks, you will receive an email with a theme, question, ceremonial practice, and writingContinue reading “Self-Marriage and Other “Marriages””
Changing Praise Practices in Education
Several years ago, a friend of mine and I were discussing our rather-similar early childhoods (in the 1960s, but in different states), and we somehow ended up talking about praise, or the lack thereof, both at school and at home. One conclusion we had both come to independently of each other is that our teachersContinue reading “Changing Praise Practices in Education”
Is God More Tolerant than He Used to Be?
There seems to be an increasingly popular notion that God as revealed in the Old Testament and God as revealed in the New Testament are very different; not that they are different Gods, but that the way He acts is different during those two periods of history. In the Old Testament, God is seen asContinue reading “Is God More Tolerant than He Used to Be?”
Why Do We Do What We Do?
I was born in 1960, so I grew up at a time when obeying your parents and teachers was expected, and they were to be respected. My father was a pastor, and one thing he preached about more than once was the ten commandments, one at a time–OK, maybe not #7, the adultery one. IContinue reading “Why Do We Do What We Do?”
