A response to BioLogos on the origins of young-earth creationism

The study of logic is always interesting—especially the study of logical fallacies. One of these logical fallacies is known as “The Genetic Fallacy.” This fallacy is where an argument is judged to be right or wrong, depending on its supposed or...

Were Small Predatory Dinosaurs Nocturnal?

For those who can’t stand the suspense of wondering what my position is on this vital question, you can have my answer right now. It’s a definitive “Don’t know!” But one recent article suggests that some people think that they do know.[1...

Feedback: How Did Animals Migrate Around the World After the Flood?

Q: I am new to the Christian faith and have been wondering how after the flood animals spread across the newly created oceans. I have tried to find out online but have not had much success. Could you enlighten me, please? A: I have addressed the q...

Real Days or Thousands of Years?

Both Christians and non-believers often have difficulty with timetables in the Bible. In one frequently overlooked passage, could it be talking about literal days or thousands of years? It seems to refer to days by numbers—the first day, second day...

“Illogical, Captain”

I always liked the way that Mr. Spock would issue a put-down to Captain Kirk in Star Trek by telling him that what he had just said was “illogical.” Unfortunately, very few people today seem to understand what logic is all about. Logic involves t...

Dinosaur Extinction and Global Catastrophe

Every schoolchild knows that the dinosaurs died out because a giant meteorite—possibly even an asteroid—hit the Earth at Chicxulub in Mexico at the end of the Cretaceous period, sending up a great global cloud of dust, which killed off all the di...

The Man Who Dated Creation

To many atheists and theistic evolutionists, James Ussher is a figure of derision. He was Archbishop of Armagh for 16 years during the 17th century, and therefore nominally in charge of the Anglican Church of Ireland. But he is most famous for provid...

Fossils are Gospel tracts from Noah’s Flood

Joshua made a memorial by the banks of the River Jordan. The memorial was made of twelve stones—one for each of the twelve tribes. The stones were taken from the dried bed of the river. God had created a dry way for the people to cross the flooding...