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Endorsements from 5 Nobel Prize-winning scientists
Praise from other science lumnaries
Responses from diverse religious leaders

As we observe the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of his landmark book, On the Origin of Species, evolution has become firmly established as the central organizing principle of the biological sciences. Natural explanations for the growth of complexity through time ground all the other sciences,

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The 7 Deadly Sins of Old-Time Religion

“A mistake about Creation will necessarily result in a mistake about God.” —Saint Thomas Aquinas

One of the most important truths revealed in recent centuries is this: everything—the entire Universe—is in an ongoing process of deep-time transformation.  Galaxies and star systems evolve.  Planets evolve.  Life evolves.  Human cultures evolve.  Individuals and groups of all sizes evolve.  And our personal and collective thinking about life’s big questions (including our concepts/stories of Ultimacy, read on

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I am an evolutionary Pentecostal, with a B.A. in Biblical Studies and Philosophy from Evangel University (Assemblies of God) and an M.Div. from Palmer Seminary (American Baptist). I pastored three churches. Since April 2002, my wife and I have traveled North America sharing a God-centered view of evolution with religious and secular audiences of all ages. My book, Thank God for Evolution! How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World, has been endorsed by five Nobel laureates and dozens of ministers, theologians, and other leaders across the theological spectrum.