On January 18, scientists, theologians, scholar community members, and friends joined us, virtually and on site in Covina, CA, for a workshop on… read more

The spread of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID—19)1 across the world and throughout our communities leads many people to ask why a good… read more

With everyone’s life disrupted, I find I am having many conversations with worried colleagues, friends, and family. One friend even got me to… read more

Update on the COVID-19 Pandemic, March 17, 2020 … read more

Many people are reaching out to me to ask about the coronavirus outbreak in China. Maybe the news stories have you worried. Perhaps you’re… read more

In Part 1 of “Mosaic Eve,” I set the stage for considering how God might introduce enough diversity into the human population from a… read more

In a previous blog on Adam and Eve, I mentioned that the RTB model of human origins dated the range of an historical, sole progenitor pair (Adam and… read more

RTB is committed to the goal of showing exemplary character when Christians disagree with one another. We aim to do so respectfully and humbly as we… read more

“The way of Christian witness is neither the way of quietist withdrawal . . . nor the way of angry, militant zeal; it is the way of being in… read more

One day the world could be measles-free. The 15 children that die every hour from measles infections could be saved. The 20–30% of infected… read more

I’m surprised when I find others who haven’t yet heard of CRISPR gene-editing. Application of this groundbreaking technology has exploded… read more

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. — John 15:13 … read more

I periodically draw attention on social media to the fact that the human genome sequence is not complete. I thoroughly enjoy the reaction of others… read more

I love a good hiking story, and like all scientists I love the prospect of discovering something new. Really new. A recent “behind the… read more

Looking back on 2018, I give thanks for the blessings God has rained upon me. I can’t help but think how my vision of God’s goodness and… read more

Mosquitoes are the deadliest creatures on Earth, killing over half-a-million people annually and sickening hundreds of millions more.1 So why on… read more

Reveling in Nature [no; strike that] Creation … read more

Although I wore a custom-made T-shirt in college that said, “Viruses are people too!”, I didn’t expect anyone to take me seriously… read more