Roger Patterson Articles

• 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.

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  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.

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  Can Your Muscles Make It?

  

  April 1, 2021 from Answers Magazine

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

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  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.

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  Bacteria in Your Home

  

  Oct. 1, 2020 from Answers Magazine

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

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  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?

• Magazine Article

  God’s Other Book

  

  Nov. 1, 2019 from Answers Magazine

  God speaks through both nature and scripture, but they are not equal.

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  It All Adds Up

  

  May 12, 2018 from Answers Magazine

  A 6,000-year-old earth? When you look up the Bible references, the math’s not that hard!

• Civilizations Television Series Review

  

  April 19, 2018

  Civilizations viewers are taken on a visually engaging journey through time to sites that use art to describe the growth of culture and civilization.

• Paul, Apostle of Christ Movie Review

  

  March 24, 2018

  As spring rolls around, we can count on a few Christian-themed movies to roll into the theaters. This year is no different, and Paul, Apostle of Christ is one of the premier offerings this season. The movie is very faithful to Scripture and truly honoring to God in all it presents.

• Book Chapter

  What Is Hinduism and Hare Krishna?

  

  July 28, 2017 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.

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  Setting Priorities as a Busy Dad

  

  June 18, 2017 from Answers Magazine

  The Bible stresses a father’s duty to train up his children consistently in God’s truth, despite all the busyness of daily life.

• Staying Outside The Shack

  

  March 6, 2017

  The Shack was a novel that stirred much controversy within evangelical circles when it was first published, and that has not changed with the movie.

• Magazine Article

  Every Mormon’s Need for Rest

  

  Jan. 13, 2017 from Answers Magazine

  Ask your Mormon friends if they are weary of trying to earn God’s favor, and then point them to the true Jesus whose yoke is easy and burden is light.

• Movie Review: God’s Not Dead 2

  

  April 25, 2016

  With a bumper crop of ostensibly Christian films at the box office this spring, God’s Not Dead 2 has made an impact.

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  How to Make Sense of Ape-Men

  

  April 1, 2016 from Answers Magazine

  Researchers have unearthed some intriguing human-like fossils. Did ape-men once walk on the earth, and should it matter to Christians?

• Are the Symbols and Customs of Easter of Pagan Origin?

  

  March 18, 2016 from Misconceptions Series

  If Easter is supposed to be a celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus, how did all these symbols and customs get added to the original fasting and feasting?

• Is the Name “Easter” of Pagan Origin?

  

  March 11, 2016 from Misconceptions Series

  The controversy over the name Easter, when used in association with the celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus, is interesting, to say the least.

• Is the Date of Easter of Pagan Origin?

  

  March 4, 2016 from Misconceptions Series

  Many claim that what we call Easter today was developed as Roman Catholicism co-opted pagan festivals celebrated in honor of various false gods and goddesses.

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  Marriage Redefined

  

  Oct. 1, 2015 from Answers Magazine

  Sooner or later it is going to happen—you are going to be challenged to act on your convictions about what marriage is.

• Were You There? Pointing to God as Creator

  July 21, 2015

  How should we use “Were you there?” to engage and challenge the evolution story of the universe and promote the biblical creation view?

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