Spirituality For Ordinary People

Episode 35 of the podcast features an interview with Ben McFarland. Ben teaches biochemistry and chemistry at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Washington. He is also connected with BioLogos, an organization that invites the church and the world to see the harmony between science and biblical faith.Some of What We Talk About:How can there be a harmony between science and faithWhere does the perceived conflict between faith and science come from?The philosophy of scientismHow interpretation is present in both science and theologyUnderstanding the "book of God" and the "book of nature.”What to say to people who believe that science is all there isWhat to say to Christians who reject certain scientific ideas (e.g. Big Bang theory, evolution)How is it that we read Genesis 1-3J.R.R. Tolkien leading C.S. Lewis to ChristListening to various theological voicesThe importance of order, sabbath, being part of your communityReminding yourself to pray, and how God brings you back from a “default deism"The origins of