Science and Theology

  I love science and I love theology.  I am a science nerd and a theology geek, and I wear these badges with pride!  I love science because I am deeply curious about how the world works.  I love theology because I love God and I have a faith that seeks to understand.

  Unfortunately, we live in a culture and a time when science and theology are portrayed as being at odds with one another.  There are a great deal of people who seem to think these two are enemies.

  My conviction is that truth is only found when we are relentlessly honest about our pursuit of it.  This means that along the journey of learning we will inevitably find ourselves asking some pretty hefty questions- and that is okay.  

  Science, as an avenue of exploration and discovery is certainly not without it's moral and ethical implications.  That is an important conversation point to have in our culture.  However, theology also has important moral and ethical implications, and thus we need to allow space and time to have these important discussions.

  More to the point, I believe the degree to which followers of Jesus disregard science and genuine curiosity they actually do harm to their faith, not to mention the faith of others.  If we believe God, revealed in Christ, is truly the source of all truth, then we will not be afraid of questions, we will not be afraid of inquiry and curiosity, and we will certainly not be afraid of science as it seeks to explain the workings of the natural world around us.

  A truly robust and healthy spirituality will involve lots of questions, deep reflection and genuine curiosity.  Christian faith has, for over 2000 years, produced some of the world's greatest scientific minds.  There are numerous examples of passionate scientists who followed Jesus and endeavored to explore and understand the natural world.

  As for me, a follower of Jesus, a pastor, a father of two inquisitive and curious children, and as a lover of all things science, I am going to continue to explore, think, question, inquire and learn until the day I die.  For as my dad used to tell me, "Once you stop learning, you stop growing." Observe, Examine, Experiment and Repeat.  And while you do so, think about how the things you are learning reveal the designer and maker behind it all.