Does our faith just have to do with the way we live on Sundays? Does it only speak to the way we should conduct the so called religious side of who we are? Or should it shape the way we look at everything in our world – from the way we watch a movie to the way we view how the world works and what we believe about where we come from?
We tackle these big questions On the Road today, as welcome alongside two extremely bright men – Dr. Brad Sickler & Pastor Robert Canen.
In the second half of today’s journey, Pastor Canen of the Foundation Advancing Creation Truth will introduce us to some remarkable work taking place in the dinosaur fossil fields of Eastern Montana, explaining his belief that God’s hand can be seen from the very earliest glimpses of Earth’s history.
But first, we welcome the good doctor, Brad Sickler, an assistant professor of philosophy at University of Northwestern, Saint Paul and a frequent guest on Faith Radio’s Connecting Faith – as one of the pillars of the Ask the Professor show.
Dr. Sickler presents a thoughtful case that our faith should form the foundation of how we view our entire lives – from the movies we watch to the way we form our philosophies and our worldview.
To hear our entire interview with both of these good men, you can skip to the bottom of the post. Otherwise, here are some fascinating highlights from our conversation first.
In 2015, one of the central shaping forces in our culture is the entertainment industry. So does Dr. Sickler believe that we ought to be especially aware of the worldview that shapes the movies and shows we consume? And why does it matter?
Dr. Sickler’s belief that God is alive and at work in our lives, in nature, and in the universe shapes his thinking. Yet, there are many in academia who dismiss his contention as whimsy. How does this good man respond to such commentary?
Highlight: Dealing with dismissal
Then Pastor Robert Canen joins the show. He believes that faith even intersects with what we believe about the history of our planet – and that the beliefs we hold on that issue impact the way we see life in other profound respects.
He responds to the increasingly common question among many Christians – with so many ideological battles to fight, why do we still need to care about where we come from?
Highlight: Why does it matter?
The dinosaurs are one of the most fascinating features of the world’s history, and you’ll most often hear them discussed in terms of tens of millions of years. Yet, Pastor Canen has the unique perspective of someone who’s interacted with dinosaur fossils featuring “soft tissue” which has been carbon dated to an age in the thousands of years. He reflects on what that means for the timeline of earth’s history.
And now here’s our full conversation with Dr. Brad Sickler & Pastor Robert Canen, featuring far more insight on how our faith forms the building blocks of how we look at the world around us and its history.
