Books I Loved: Baby Dinosaurs on the Ark?

Baby Dinosaurs on the Ark

By Janet Kellogg Ray

I used to think that the only Christian way was to believe in a literal Creation Story. Now I realize that many Christians have a view of Creation which harmonizes well the Bible and science. Janet Ray, a career scientist and lifelong Christian, produced an easy to read and excellent book on creation and science.

She grew up in an evangelical church believing in a literal interpretation of the Creation story. But she was always a respecter of science. As she grew up and in her science career, she had to face inconsistencies between science and the faith of her youth. She knew that any yielding of faith to science would initiate the dreaded slippery slope bring her faith crashing down,... but it did not. Many people have walked a similar journey from faith to... faith.

Ray looks at a number of the Bible stories from many perspectives including paleontology, geology, and biology. These including the Creation Stories and the Flood Story. She also spends a good time evaluating evolution and explaining the science related to it. It was helpful to hear from here how God remains creative, powerful, and amazing even when we allow science to have input into how we interpret the Bible.

What I really liked was the feeling that I was not a weirdo. I felt so out of place as a Christian and Scientist in a bubble that favored young earth creationism. Reading this book let me know that there are faithful Christians who believe in Science and Jesus and don't see them as incompatible. I strongly recommend this book to anyone that wants to retain Jesus and Science.