This book shows that Scripture can stand firm alongside scientific knowledge. Someday most Christians will accept many of the conclusions that I have written about. This book contributes to a paradigm shift. It will have the same kind of acceptance that the heliocentric view of earth rather than the geocentric view now has. An informed and faithful view of scripture and a scientific view of the cosmos can be reconciled. God's revealed word should not be thrown out with the casting of the naturalistic die of science that shows the Bible to be a human book. Nor should the compelling evidence of science be ignored by turning the Bible into a supernatural book of magic. God's hidden heart is communicated in Scripture, and God's hidden hand is communicated in the cosmos, but both are known through a faith experience and relationship with God. This is what I am willing to defend. John D. Stahl (MA, Ph.D and MAR) is a retired educator, administrator, pastor, and consultant. He taught at Johnstown Mennonite School, the University of Pittsburgh, Eastern Mennonite University, and an extension course for the University of Virginia. His studies were in math, chemistry, geology, education, and seminary. He has written and contributed to the publication of Planning and Data System manuals for small colleges. He has helped over 100 colleges develop management information systems. He loves nature as God created it. He has published Metamorphosis: Johnny Meets John which is available nationally and internationally. He is married to Susan Leaman, and is the father of three adult children and grandfather of two boys and a girl.

Study of Genesis 1-3 and related scripture in light of theology and science shows that faith experience illuminates God's hidden heart in the Bible and God's hidden hand in nature. This book clarifies some of the issues that are recognized between how many read and interpret the Bible and our current knowledge of science. It provides insight into how we develop our understanding of the world that is created and the word of God. The book considers some speculative ideas to stimulate thinking outside the boxes by too narrow a focus on religious views or scientific dogma. The desired result is a larger picture of reality in which there is unity of disparate parts. This is the journey that the reader is invited to take. The results of my own journey are summarized in a final diagram. I trust that it will be helpful.