Bumper-sticker Science

I had to run to school for a lab, which is a longish drive with lots of traffic. On the way home, we got stuck behind a vehicle with a bumper sticker that said, "The end of faith is the beginning of evolution," or something very similar.

I had several thoughts. Firstly, "Oh, man! I forgot to wash my hands after leaving the lab! Oh, yeah, I have hand sanitizer in my bag."

After that, I thought about the bumper sticker. At first, I thought and said (which are often simultaneous with me), "What if I don't want to evolve? I might turn into some scaly reptilian creature." My luck would dictate that I not become something cool like in X-men.

I then turned more serious. I said, "So, if people still have faith, there has been no evolution, and therefore, evolution is false."

I couldn't sharpen my debate skills at the time, because I was "preachin' to the choir," but somehow, I don't think the driver would desire to debate with me, at least, not for long.

I want to close my saying that I have been though some difficult times lately, and I have made a number of mistakes--some very big ones. I still struggle with not making the same mistakes again, so I'm not writing as someone who doesn't know what it's like to fail.

I write in berry pink but that doesn't mean I'm a sweet, demure, little lady. I try to be polite and respectful in all my associations. Some may think I'm sweet, but I have issues, like anyone else. I often have to remind myself that my failings aren't any worse than anyone else's, but that also means I'm no better.

I don't really know how these two topics relate, but just thought I'd confess without specifying my exact struggles, so that others know that I'm not trying to purport that I am, or any Christian is, perfect. We're not, though that is one of our goals. Another is to share the grace we have found.

I hope you are doing well.

RG