President’s Perspective
Science
About the Cover: The Tarahumara Indians in Mexico live in primitive conditions.
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or centuries leading thinkers have argued that science and the Bible are to be understood and respected exclusively from one side or the other: science, reason, and facts versus the Bible, faith, and beliefs. Christians caught in the middle of this trend find themselves in a dualistic, schizophrenic world, with their rational, professional life squared off against their Christian faith. Many conclude that combining the two doesn’t seem to work, so faith must go. Christians of all walks of life wrestle with this issue. It is not a new struggle. In fact, the Jewish leaders of Jesus’ day marveled at His scientific understanding of Scripture because He had not spent time in one of their accredited schools.1 For Peter it took a night of unproductive fishing in order to trust God’s command—against his reasoning and experience—to cast his net on the other side of the boat.2 Christ—who incorporated a life of true faith and spiritual depths, as well as unquestioned professionalism—is to be our only model. May we seek Christ’s balance today.
Markus Jaudas President
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Vol. 12, No. 3/4 Fall/Winter 2010
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