I’m not gonna lie. The Evolutionary Elephant is one of the toughest topics I’ve taken on in quite a while. Really tough to prep for it. And really tough to talk about it. I feel like there are seventeen things I wanted to say or didn’t have time to say. There are so many words with so much baggage. Bottom line. It’s tough to resolve the evolution vs. creation issue in forty minutes!

Just thought I’d share one reflection. If you want to get the entire message, you can get a free subscription to my weekly evotional, email version of my message. Here’s a link. You can also listen to the podcast or what the webcast.

Alright, here’s the thought.

Evolution is a lot like sex. It was God’s idea. But God rarely gets the credit for it for a variety of reasons. The enemy has stolen the idea. He has abused it and misused it. And turned into a bad word. It’s not a bad word. It’s not a bad idea. It’s a good word. It’s a God idea.

Same with evolution. I’m not talking about macro-evolution. I’m not talking about evolution by random chance or a big bang or humans evolving from apes. Did I cover all of my bases? I’m talking about micro-evolution or the evolutionary capacity to adapt and change and evolve. That evolutionary capacity is a gift from God and something we ought to celebrate. It’s somewhat counter-intuitive, but evolution is a testament to God’s creativity. It was God’s idea. And ironically, God’s idea has been used against Him. But it’s His word. It’s His concept. Honestly, I think the evolutionary capacity is one of the greatest evidences of an Intelligent Designer.