Creation & Evolution

Which came first Creation or Evolution?

In a world where politics, religion, sexuality, and any other controversial issue is considered taboo, I believe these are exactly the topics we need to discuss.  Instead of setting our mind on a position and arming ourselves to defend it, as intelligent and compassionate Christians I believe our society demands that we strive to understand and seek out the Christ – like connecting points on difficult issues.  It might do us a bit of good to remember that Jesus did not take the same hard-line position as the religious leaders of his day on many “important” issues and laws.  He spoke truth, but he did so with grace and compassion.  He also spoke harshly to the Pharisees when they promoted a law over the expression of grace and compassion toward a person.

I recently began leading an Adult Education class on Sunday mornings at New Hope.  Our goal is to address culturally relevant and challenging faith issues in a format where everyone can converse openly, honestly, without judgment or being judged.  We remind people that these discussions have to be done with respect. (We used Adam Hamilton’s book Confronting the Controversies as a resource guide)