McKnight Archives - Keith Shields

2-D or 3-D?

“What we are looking for in reading the Bible is the ability to turn the two-dimensional words on paper into a three-dimensional encounter with God, so that the text takes on life and meaning and depth and perspective and gives us direction for what to do today.” ― Scot McKnight[1] We have all heard debates…

Humans and God

Scott McKnight has an excellent blog entry that looks at the recent book, Evolution and the Fall, edited by Cavanaugh and Smith. The following quote is from the book and draws upon the words of Darrel R. Falk. Unlike secular scientists, Falk suggests that we should understand our origin, despite the “odds” as an example…

Broken and Sinful from the Start

Yesterday, I quoted Scot McKnight saying, “sinfulness has spread throughout the human race from its first beginnings and … each individual has contributed their own share to it.” Adam and the Genome (Venema and McKnight, 2017, BrazosPress). It made me think of this song by Jonathon Foreman: Broken from the Start (words and music by Jon…

Scot McKnight on Romans 5

Scot McKnight on Romans 5:12-21 “… he is not saying that all have sinned in Adam and therefore die but instead that each person, like Adam, sins and therefore dies because of that sinning. Humans somehow inherit something from Adam, but they do not die because of the inheritance but because they sin. Perhaps all…

Adam and the Genome

Dennis Venema, Ph.D., gave an exceptional lecture at Ambrose University on Friday, February 3, 2017. The event was sponsored by the Canadian Scientific and Christian Affiliation of Calgary, Ambrose University, and the Templeton Foundation. What follows is a collection of thoughts inspired by the cold, snowy evening, and the warm engaging crowd. Venema, a geneticist…