On the last two episodes of AP, we talked with Tricia Scribner about how theistic evolution impacts how we understand the God of the Bible.

On the next two episodes, we will be following up with a conversation with biochemist Dr. Michael Behe, author of his widely popular 1996 book Darwin's Black Box. We will delve into the challenges molecular design and structure within living cells poses to traditional Neo-Darwinian concepts of evolution by means of natural selection and discuss how Dr. Behe believes intelligent design is the better scientific hypothesis.

From Michael's personal website:

Michael Behe is Professor of Biological Sciences at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania and a Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. He received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Pennsylvania in 1978. Behe’s current research involves delineation of design and natural selection in protein structures.

In his career he has authored over 40 technical papers and two books, Darwin’s Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution and The Edge of Evolution: The Search for the Limits of Darwinism, which argue that living system at the molecular level are best explained as being the result of deliberate intelligent design. The books have been reviewed by the New York Times, Nature, Philosophy of Science, Christianity Today, and many other periodicals. Darwin’s Black Box has sold over 250,000 copies and was internationally reviewed in over one hundred publications. Both National Review and World magazine named it as one of the 100 most important books of the 20th century.

Behe has presented and debated his work at major universities throughout North America and England.

More about Darwin's Black Box

Audio Clip of Kenneth Miller Featured in the Beginning:
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This week Profile we continue our conversation with former nurse, author, and Christian apologist Dr. Tricia Scribner about how theistic evolution impacts a traditional, orthodox understanding of God. Is evolution by means of natural selection compatible with Christianity or does combining Moses and Darwin create more problems than it may at first glance seem to solve?

Tricia Scribner's Website

Tricia is a former registered nurse. She holds an MA and PhD from Southern Evangelical seminary and is the author of seven books as well as a Nana to ten grandchildren. She is currently on staff with Mama Bear Apologetics.

Recommended Resources:
*Aquinas and Evolution by Michael Chabarek

*BioLogos website, biologos.com

*Darwin’s Black Box by Michael Behe

*Evolutionary Creation, I Love Jesus and I Accept Evolution by Denis Lamoureux

*God After Darwin, God After Einstein by John Haught

*Mapping the Origins Debate by Gerald Rau

*Saving Darwin: How to Be a Christian and Believe in Evolution by Karl Giberson

*Theistic Evolution by J.P. Moreland and Stephen Meyer, eds.

*Thomistic Evolution by Ku, Davenport, Brent, Austriaco

*Answering the Music Man: Dan Barker’s Arguments Against Christianity, eds. Keltz and Scribner.

*LifeGivers Apologetics: Women Designed and Equipped to Share Reasons for the Hope Within by Tricia Scribner Amazon carries the book and impactapologetics.com also carries the teacher and student study guides

Clip with Dr. Denis Noble featured in the beginning.
https://youtu.be/DT0TP_Ng4gA?si=LOm41vhCnyNdOCJb

Free Watchman Profiles
Scientism: https://www.watchman.org/scientism/ProfileScientism.pdf
Richard Dawkins: https://www.watchman.org/Dawkins.pdf

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Jesus said to the Jews of His day that if they really believed in Moses they would believe in Him, but if they did not believe in Moses, He asked how they could really believe in His words (John 5:46-47).

Jesus said that Moses testified of Him. And foundational to Moses' testimony is the creation account of Genesis, including the creation of the first human beings, Adam and Eve. Can Moses then be compatible with Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by means of natural selection? Many Christians who hold to "theistic evolution," a combination of evolutionary ideas and God as the Creator, believe Darwin is compatible with Moses.

This week and next on the Profile we speak with former nurse, author, and Christian apologist Dr. Tricia Scribner about how theistic evolution impacts a traditional, orthodox understanding of God.

Tricia Scribner's Website

Tricia is a former registered nurse. She holds an MA and PhD from Southern Evangelical seminary and is the author of seven books as well as a Nana to ten grandchildren. She is currently on staff with Mama Bear Apologetics.

Recommended Resources:
*Aquinas and Evolution by Michael Chabarek

*BioLogos website, biologos.com

*Darwin’s Black Box by Michael Behe

*Evolutionary Creation, I Love Jesus and I Accept Evolution by Denis Lamoureux

*God After Darwin, God After Einstein by John Haught

*Mapping the Origins Debate by Gerald Rau

*Saving Darwin: How to Be a Christian and Believe in Evolution by Karl Giberson

*Theistic Evolution by J.P. Moreland and Stephen Meyer, eds.

*Thomistic Evolution by Ku, Davenport, Brent, Austriaco

*Answering the Music Man: Dan Barker’s Arguments Against Christianity, eds. Keltz and Scribner.

*LifeGivers Apologetics: Women Designed and Equipped to Share Reasons for the Hope Within by Tricia Scribner Amazon carries the book and impactapologetics.com also carries the teacher and student study guides

Free Watchman Profiles
Scientism: https://www.watchman.org/scientism/ProfileScientism.pdf
Richard Dawkins: https://www.watchman.org/Dawkins.pdf

Additional Resources:
FREE: We are also offering a subscription to our 4-page bimonthly Profiles here: www.watchman.org/Free
PROFILE NOTEBOOK: Order the complete collection of Watchman Fellowship Profiles (around 700 pages -- from Astrology to Zen Buddhism) in either printed or PDF formats here: www.watchman.org/Notebook
SUPPORT: Help us create more content like this. Make a tax-deductible donation here: www.watchman.org/Give

Apologetics Profile is a ministry of Watchman Fellowship For more information, visit www.watchman.org © 2025 Watchman Fellowship, Inc.