Roger Patterson Articles

• Book Chapter

  What Is Hinduism and Hare Krishna?

  

  Oct. 19, 2025 from World Religions and Cults Volume 2

  The term Hinduism refers to a singular religious identity of the Hindu tradition that incorporates multiple cultures and a variety of belief systems.

• Magazine Department Article

  ASK Method to Bible Challenges

  

  Sept. 2, 2025 from Answers Magazine

  Social media and television bombard us daily with contradictory claims. How can we find the meat among the bones? Just ASK.

• Christians and Santa Claus: A Biblical View

  

  Dec. 20, 2024

  Has the true meaning of Christmas been lost in the emphasis our culture places on Santa Claus? How should Christians respond?

• Book Chapter

  Dead Man Writing

  

  Sept. 21, 2024 from Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions: Volume 1

  How could Moses be the author of Deuteronomy when his obituary is listed as the last chapter?

• Magazine Article

  What Evolutionists Almost Got Right

  

  July 1, 2024 from Answers Magazine

  Connecting the wrong dots leaves evolutionists with an incomplete picture—but it’s not always as out of line as we might think.

• Magazine Department Article

  What We Knew About the Woodpecker

  

  June 16, 2024 from Answers Magazine

  As we study God’s world, new scientific discoveries sometimes change what we thought we knew. Can we still explain these changes with our understanding of God’s design?

• Environmentalism Worships a Demanding and Jealous Goddess, Mother Earth

  

  Dec. 16, 2023

  Environmentalism worships a demanding and jealous goddess, Mother Earth.

• Movie Review: After Death

  

  Nov. 7, 2023

  This film features stories of individuals who tell their account with a near-death experience and professionals who have examined NDEs to establish their validity.

• The Provision of Hunting

  

  Nov. 4, 2023

  Reflecting on God’s providence in a fallen world.

• Labor: A Blessing and a Curse

  

  Sept. 4, 2023

  Was work part of God’s perfect creation? Or is labor a result of Adam’s sin in the garden?

• Magazine Department Article

  The Importance of Missing Links

  

  Jan. 1, 2023 from Answers Magazine

  No matter how hard they try, scientists can’t connect the missing links in human evolution. Why not?

• Magazine Department Article

  Dinosaurs in Eden

  

  June 1, 2022 from Answers Magazine

  Imagine dinosaurs living with people. It’s the only reasonable conclusion if the Bible is true.

• Magazine Department Article

  Experiment: Acids or Bases?

  

  April 1, 2022 from Answers Magazine

  Whether you realize it or not, you interact with acids and bases every day.

• Book Chapter

  What About Theistic Evolution?

  

  March 12, 2022 from How Do We Know the Bible Is True? Volume 2

  There’s been an explosion in the intensity of the conversation regarding the creation/evolution debate in the last few years—but not where one might expect.

• Magazine Department Article

  Footwear Impressions

  

  Oct. 1, 2021 from Answers Magazine

  God made all people different in the way they walk, in their stride, and in their steps.

• Misguided God of the Gaps

  

  Sept. 24, 2021

  Curricula like Integrate accuse biblical creationists of appealing to a “God of the gaps”—yet this charge often forgets humanity’s smallness and the universe’s complexity.

• Magazine Department Article

  Experiment: Growing a Cursed Plant

  

  July 1, 2021 from Answers Magazine

  If you have ever tried to keep one of these plants, you know they are tricky to grow.

• Magazine Department Article

  Can Your Muscles Make It?

  

  April 1, 2021 from Answers Magazine

  God created our bodies with three types of muscle: smooth, cardiac, and skeletal.

• Magazine Department Article

  Fruit Design: Any Way You Slice It

  

  Jan. 1, 2021 from Answers Magazine

  From the giant jackfruit to the smelly durian to the humble apple, thousands of fruit varieties sweeten our menu.

• Magazine Department Article

  Bacteria in Your Home

  

  Oct. 1, 2020 from Answers Magazine

  Bacteria are everywhere—in air, water, soil, plants, animals, and even inside you!

• Magazine Department Article

  Jordan Peterson—A Closer Look at a Culture Warrior

  

  July 1, 2020 from Answers Magazine

  Before blindly following a culture leader, Christians should carefully consider his starting point.

• Technical

  Is Coronavirus a Sign of the End Times?

  

  May 6, 2020

  Considering the history of plagues, pestilences, and earthquakes, should Christians think the end is near in light of the current COVID-19 crisis?

• Rainbow Meaning: On Colors and Memes

  

  Dec. 13, 2019

  As Christians seek to engage in the rainbow’s meaning, particularly on social platforms, a particular biblical-sounding truth claim has become popular.

• Book Chapter

  Science and the Bible: Should There Be a Conflict?

  

  Nov. 23, 2019 from The New Answers Book 4

  There is much debate about the nature of science and religion. Some argue the two areas give us understanding in distinct ways. But should there be a battle?

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