148. New Genes | A Science Explainer with Dennis Venema

9. Richard Mouw | An Eternal Gentleness: In today’s episode, Jim talks to evangelical theologian Dr. Richard Mouw. Rich shares his experiences from working in interfaith dialogue and lays out a compelling vision for Christian civility. Reflecting on his career, he finds our polarized cultural e... by Language of God

50 min listen

3. Jennifer Wiseman | Light in Space: As she recounts her life in science, astronomer Jennifer Wiseman discusses faith in her work, human significance in a vast universe, and the mysterious awe inspired by investigating the cosmos. Spanning her life from gazing at the night sky as a child in... by Language of God

42 min listen

4. Faith & Soil: Amidst a culture fostering skeptical apathy and fatalist visions of our planet’s future, how can we begin to strive toward a renewed creation? In this episode, our producer, Colin Hoogerwerf appeals to Dr. Steve Bouma-Prediger, Dr. Dan Richter, and Dr. N... by Language of God

22 min listen

15. Krista Tippett | Life Together: The roaring current of stubborn partisan standoffs challenges us to cement ourselves in our views; dialogue erodes as we ditch the public conversation to wrap ourselves in the self-affirming comfort of our isolated belief nooks. Among the most well-acqua... by Language of God

53 min listen

7. Bethany Sollereder | Lion Tennis in Heaven: In this week’s episode, Language of God host Jim Stump is joined by Dr. Bethany Sollereder to wrestle with the problems of natural evil and the origin of death—topics Bethany addresses in her new book God, Evolution, and Animal Suffering: Theodicy withou... by Language of God

46 min listen

21. Marcelo Gleiser | Oceans of the Unknown: Jim Stump and Templeton Award winning physicist, Marcelo Gleiser dive into the ocean of the unknown, discussing the nature of science and how we know what we know. Since he was a child, Gleiser has been fascinated by the biggest questions about life and ... by Language of God

54 min listen

13. John Ortberg | Sacred Habits: Our habits shape us in ways we often neglect, guiding the majority of our thoughts and actions. Pastor John Ortberg argues that when these save us from spending unnecessary energy on menial tasks, they are good. Trouble brews, however, when sin creeps in... by Language of God

48 min listen

6. Francis Collins | Dig Deeper: In the second half of our conversation with Francis Collins, he recalls writing Language of God over ten years ago and how the excited public response to the book sparked his idea for BioLogos. We reflect on the early days at the organization as well as ... by Language of God

57 min listen

17. John Walton | More Than History: Biblical interpretation is all about asking questions—How did Ancient Israel understand the book of Genesis? How much context do we, as modern readers, need to discover the intended meaning of the text? Does the text hold the answers to the questions we ... by Language of God

51 min listen

1. Francis Collins | Finding a New Story: Dr. Francis Collins is a physician and geneticist known for spearheading the Human Genome Project and for his landmark discoveries of disease genes. Collins founded the BioLogos Foundation in November 2007 and served as its president until August 16, 200... by Language of God

49 min listen

BONUS | Listeners Ask: Language of God has hosted many great guests already in its first season but as hard as we try, we can’t always get to all your questions. So while we’re between seasons, we thought we’d open the phone lines. Jim Stump, host of Language of God, and a few... by Language of God

32 min listen

43. Richard Middleton | Image of God: We were made in the image of God, but what does that really mean? Whom does that apply to? What does that call us to? The Bible is very central to understanding the answers to these questions, as is cultural context. In this episode, biblical worldview p... by Language of God

52 min listen

14. Jonathan Merritt | Reimagining Sacred Conversation: It is all too easy to fall into the myopic assumption that our faith words are universal, that everyone has a shared understanding of what these words mean. But often this is not the case. Many times our sacred words—words like grace, mercy, wisdom—are p... by Language of God

50 min listen

5. Philip Yancey | What Good is Disappointment?: Philip Yancey is one of the most compelling and popular Christian authors of our time. But the Church has not always been good him: growing up in Atlanta included absorbing the confidently racist doctrine his childhood pastor distributed from the pulpit.... by Language of God

42 min listen

8. Prayer: One of the foundational practices of faith, prayer is an essential part of Christian life. But what is prayer? How does it work? Can we see its effects? Does science have anything to tell us about prayer? In this episode on prayer, Language of God produc... by Language of God

26 min listen

10. Peter Enns | God is Not a Helicopter Parent: How do we live when we don’t have all the answers? How do we find answers amidst Biblical contradictions? Theologian Peter Enns refuses to shy away from asking the larger questions about Christian faith. He brings these questions to his conversation with... by Language of God

51 min listen

Introducing Language of God: Language of God is a new podcast on science and Christian faith from BioLogos. The first four episodes of Season 1 will be available on March 28th. Our theme song is by Breakmaster Cylinder. For more information about BioLogos visit our website at biolo... by Language of God

3 min listen

25. Dialogue with Reasons to Believe | Fuz & Darrel: This is Part 1 of our dialogue with Reasons to Believe. For many years BioLogos and Reasons to Believe have been having a dialogue about faith and science. The two organizations agree about the scientific conclusions on the ancient age of the Earth, but... by Language of God

56 min listen

16. Fossils | A Window to God's Creation: Fossils open a window deep into the history of the earth. Through that window we learn about how whales evolved from four-legged creatures to the aquatic animals we know today, we learn about our own species and where we came from, and we learn more abou... by Language of God

47 min listen

BONUS | Cool Creations: This bonus episode highlights a few favorite ‘Cool Creations’ of people in the BioLogos community. From walking whales to the largest organism on earth, these astonishing snippets of God’s creation offer a reinvigorated view of the world around us. Spec... by Language of God

11 min listen

40. Brian McLaren | A Galapagos Spirituality: When Brian McLaren got a call from his editor asking if he’d like to travel to the Galapagos Islands and write about it it took all of a few seconds to agree. The book he wrote is called the Galapagos Islands: A Spiritual Journey. In this episode Jim Stu... by Language of God

58 min listen

28. Alister McGrath | Journey of Science, Story of Faith: Alister McGrath is one of the iconic voices in the dialogue between science and faith. After receiving his doctorate in biological sciences from Oxford University he decided to pursue theology with the same gusto that he approaches all of his intellectua... by Language of God

48 min listen

19. Lynette Strickland | Finding Beetles with God: On today’s episode, Lynette Strickland joins Jim and producer Colin Hoogerwerf to ruminate on her love for creation. Lynette shares how her childhood curiosity in the natural world grew into a passion for doing science, why variation in a species could h... by Language of God

43 min listen

11. Elizabeth Conde-Frazier | Dynamic Theology: The Christian story is both universal and individual, all-encompassing and intensely personal. A robust theology holds the two in tension, weighing the church body against the single sanctuary. In this episode of Language of God, Dr. Elizabeth Conde-Fraz... by Language of God

40 min listen

2. Praveen Sethupathy | Goodness, Civility & Transformation: From Praveen’s childhood, growing up in a Hindu family, to his later conversion to Christianity and his entry into science, he has gained great insight into the science and faith conversation. With grace and humility, Praveen shares some of that insight ... by Language of God

48 min listen

18. Aaron Niequist | Learning to Swim: Growing up in the church, Aaron Niequist never imagined he would experience a faith crisis—until he did. On this episode, he recalls this time of doubt and what helped him through it. Aaron and Jim also discuss reviving liturgy and the seeing faith in li... by Language of God

47 min listen

30. Justin Barrett | Why Theology Needs Psychology: Science helps us to explain many things in the natural world. When it comes to psychology, it may even be able to help us understand why we think, behave, and believe the way that we do. Sometimes people fear these explanations, and even psychology itsel... by Language of God

46 min listen

34. Darrel Falk | The Bridge from Biology to Faith: In this episode, Jim Stump is joined by Professor Emeritus of Biology at Point Loma Nazarene University, Darrel Falk. Darrel reminisces about some of his experiences with the early genetic sciences as well as his role in the beginnings of BioLogos as an ... by Language of God

45 min listen

22. Adam & Eve: Jim Stump is joined by BioLogos president Deb Haarsma to talk about one of the perennial science and faith topics—Adam & Eve. They lay out some of the different perspectives on Adam & Eve and also some of the problems that come along with each perspectiv... by Language of God

51 min listen

Season 2 Trailer: In Season 2 of Language of God we’re going to hold faithfully to the truths of Christianity, while we explore the realities of this world, up to the limits of what we can know. Our guests include pastor John Ortberg, host of the On Being radio show Krist... by Language of God

2 min listen

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