by Chris Walters | Feb 17, 2020 | Bible, Science, Sermons, Theology
[sermon audio above] Scriptures: Job 38:1-7 & Mark 4:1-12 On Sunday, February 12th of 1809, two of the most consequential men of history were born: one was born into poverty in a log cabin in Kentucky, and the other was born into wealth in a mansion in the English...
by Chris Walters | May 3, 2015 | Science, Sermons, Theology
(This sermon was titled “Dependence to Service” and coincided with Plainfield’s Big Serve:Change the World, a community-wide effort to serve through numerous projects. The scriptures were Isaiah 5:1-7 and John 15:1-8.) The last time the lower 48...
by Chris Walters | Mar 16, 2014 | Economics, Science, Sermons, Stewardship
In my former life as an IT professional I spent several years creating computer systems to crunch data and turn the results into user-friendly applications for analysis. When you do that kind of work you encounter vast and overwhelming amounts of data available to...
by Chris Walters | Oct 2, 2013 | Science, Theology
The following is a paper I presented to the Theological Study Group East of the Northern Illinois Conference of the UMC on September 26, 2013. There are precious few scholars in the dialog between science and theology that are experts in both disciplines. Lee Silver...