Language of God 169. The Sacred Chain | The Challenge of Time
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Apr 4, 2024 Jim Stump, author of 'The Sacred Chain: How Understanding Evolution Leads to a Deeper Faith', discusses the challenge of time in the context of evolution and Christian faith. He explores the long time spans of the earth and universe, highlighting the meaning of being loved by God in the present. The podcast features insights from previous conversations with John Walton & Makoto Fujimura.
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Discovering Roy's Book
- Jim Stump visited an open-air book market in India and discovered Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things.
- This book and its concept of time inspired a key analogy in Stump's own book.
God's Weekly Planner
- Arundhati Roy's analogy of Earth as a 46-year-old woman inspired Jim Stump to create "God's Weekly Planner."
- This analogy condenses the universe's history into a week, revealing the vast timescale of cosmic events.
The Challenge of Time
- If God's priorities are reflected in the timeline of creation, humans appear remarkably late.
- This "challenge of time" questions our significance in a vast and ancient universe.