A week ago I introduced some of you to an organization that calls itself BioLogos. If you are unfamiliar with this group then please see the post that is referenced above. As the end of the year drew to a close their president, Darrel Falk, wrote an article called “The Dawning of a New Day.”
Arrogance permeates through the letter that Darrel Falks has written. There is no piety and little grace in what and how he writes. It is one thing to have strong beliefs and stand up for those beliefs but it is entirely another as to how you stand up for those beliefs. Falk’s article is not long, I would encourage you to read it and get a first hand account of what I am talking about. The thing that stand out to me most noticeably is how Falk puts words in to Al Mohler’s mouth. Falk wrote:
Albert Mohler, among the most important evangelicals in the world, noticed us—then, like a giant annoyed by a buzzing little fly, attempted to squish us, not with a swat, but with a few delicately placed strokes on his keyboard.
Mr. Falk has interpreted what Mohler has written terribly wrong and Mohler addresses that in his blog today, “No Buzzing Little Fly—Why the Creation-Evolution Debate is So Important” by saying;
I do not believe that BioLogos is “a buzzing little fly.” To the contrary, I believe that it represents a very significant challenge to the integrity of Christian theology and the church’s understanding of everything from the authority and truthfulness of the Bible to the meaning of the Gospel. A buzzing little fly is only a nuisance. The theory of evolution is no mere nuisance — it represents one of the greatest challenges to Christian faith and faithfulness in our times.
There are so many things I want to draw your attention to in Mohler’s article, however, it just makes more sense if you go and read through it for yourself. Mohler is not only intellectual, he is gracious and he is a gentleman. Darrel Falks has must to learn from the communication of Al Mohler.
