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10. John Polkinghorne, Quarks, Chaos, and Christianity (New York: Crossroad, 1994), 25.
11. Psalm 102:25
12. Deuteronomy 4:35
13. Psalm 90:2
14. John 4:24
15. Genesis 17:1. According to theologian Millard J. Erickson, “God is personal. He is an individual being, with self-consciousness and will, capable of feeling, choosing, and having a reciprocal relationship with other personal and social beings.” Millard J. Erickson, Christian Theology (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 1985), 269.
16. Genesis 1:3
17. Psalm 104:24
18. Nahum 1:3
19. Psalm 139:13–14
20. Psalm 33:5
21. 1 Kings 8:27
22. Colossians 1:16 (The Message)
23. Isaiah 25:8
24. Romans 1:20
25. Michael Shermer, How We Believe, 123.
26. Alister McGrath, Glimpsing the Face of God, 22.
27. Gregg Easterbrook, “The New Convergence,” Wired (December 2002).
28. Quoted in John Polkinghorne, Quarks, Chaos and Christianity, 35.
29. See: Candace Adams, “Leading Nanoscientist Builds Big Faith,” Baptist Standard (March 15, 2002).
30. Quoted in Margaret Wertheim, “The Pope’s Astrophysicist,” Wired (December 2002).
31. John Polkinghorne, Quarks, Chaos, and Christianity, 98–100.
32. Ibid., 13.
33. Alister McGrath, Glimpsing the Face of God, 44.
34. See: American Scientific Affiliation, Modern Science and Christian Faith (Wheaton, Ill.: Van Kampen, 1948).
35. Viggo Olsen, The Agnostic Who Dared to Search (Chicago: Moody, 1974). His other books are Daktar and Daktar II, both published by Moody.
36. God said in Jeremiah 29:13: “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
37. Alister McGrath, Glimpsing the Face of God, 51, 53.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I’m glad you paused to read this page, because I want to tell you about my deep appreciation for several people whose assistance was invaluable in producing this book.
Special gratitude goes to Mark Mittelberg, my ministry partner for more than fifteen years, whose guidance and friendship mean the world to me. My thanks also go to his wife, Heidi, and their children, Matthew and Emma Jean, for their faithful support and prayers.
The team at Zondervan has been terrific. My editor, John Sloan, is the one whose insights originally put me on the right track in writing my Case books. Bruce Ryskamp, Scott Bolinder, Stan Gundry, Lyn Cryderman, John Topliff, Greg Stielstra, John Raymond, Dave Lambert, Bob Hudson, and the rest of the Zondervan team are simply the best partners I could ever imagine.
Thanks also to Jane Vogel for co-laboring on the student edition; Marion Stilley for her excellent work as my assistant; Bob and Gretchen Passantino for their suggestions; Bill Hybels, Jim Mellado, and the Willow Creek Association for their partnership; Bill Dallas, Jay Mitchell, and the team at Church Communication Network for their support; Scott and Susan Evans, Doug Martinez, and the staff at Outreach, Inc., for their friendship; Brad Dennison for first exposing me to helpful resources on science issues; and Bill and Kathy Butterworth, Karl and Barbara Singer, Doug and Fay Slaybaugh, Rick and Kay Warren, Paul Braoudakis, Bob Gordon, Beverly Nelson, Brad Mitchell, Brad Johnson, Hank Hanegraaff, and Paul Young for their kindness and encouragement.
And this book would never have become a reality without the prayers and support of my wife, Leslie, my son, Kyle, and my daughter and her husband, Alison and Daniel Morrow, all of whom I love and cherish.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lee Strobel, who holds a Master of Studies in Law degree from Yale Law School, as well as a journalism degree from the University of Missouri, is the former legal affairs editor of the Chicago Tribune. His awards include Illinois’s highest honors for both investigative reporting and public service journalism from United Press International.
His journey from atheism to faith has been documented in the Gold Medallion–winning books The Case for Christ and The Case for Faith. His other best-sellers include Inside the Mind of Unchurched Harry and Mary, which also won a Gold Medallion; Surviving a Spiritual Mismatch in Marriage, which