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Ben McFarland

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Ben McFarland teaches biochemistry and chemistry at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Washington. He grew up near Kennedy Space Center and wanted to be a paleontologist in the second grade. He received a dual B.S. in Chemistry and Technical Writing from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. in Biomolecular Structure and Design from the University of Washington. His research uses the rules of chemistry to redesign immune system proteins. In 2013 he received an Evolution and Christian Faith (ECF) grant from BioLogos to write A World From Dust: How the Periodic Table Shaped Life (Oxford University Press, 2016). He lives near Seattle with his wife Laurie and his children Sam, Aidan, Brendan, and Benjamin.

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    By Ben McFarland 

    Living with Contagious Uncertainty

    In the midst of Seattle's CoV-19 outbreak, biochemist Ben McFarland provides a daily log of feelings, adaptations, and discovery.

  • A Letter to my Son about Creation
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    By Ben McFarland 

    A Letter to my Son about Creation

    Chemist Ben McFarland writes a letter to his 14-year-old son explaining the story of the universe's creation.

  • The Billion-Year Story of How Life Turned Chaos Into Complexity
    Article
    By Ben McFarland 

    The Billion-Year Story of How Life Turned Chaos Into Complexity

    Humans stand out at the end of this 14-billion-year-long arrow of creation as choice-making, word-speaking, energy-transforming creatures.

  • Mountain range
    Article
    By Ben McFarland 

    Dare We Test God? What new experiences, experiments, temptations and trials can teach us

    As we all adapt to the changes happening in our communities, we examine various types of tests, including those faced by Jesus, to wrap our minds around this global crisis.

  • waves
    Podcast Episode
    • Featuring guests Kent Frens, 
    • Jenni Brandon, 
    • Sandra Postel 
    • and Ben McFarland 

    Water | Exploring Spiritual & Scientific Depths

    Water is interesting both scientifically and biblically, so it’s only fitting that we explore it. And in this episode Jim Stump is joined by Kent Frens, Jenni Brandon, Sandra Postel, and Ben McFarland to do just that.

  • woman wearing mask
    Podcast Episode
    • Featuring guests Ben McFarland, 
    • Stephen Schaffner 
    • and Praveen Sethupathy 

    Coronavirus | Science & Faith in Pandemic Times

    Three interviews from scientists in the fields of microbiology, biochemistry, and infectious disease, all of them speaking about coronavirus from the Christian Perspective.

  • Seattle skyline in a pink sunset
    Blog Post
    By Ben McFarland 

    Living with Contagious Uncertainty

    In the midst of Seattle's CoV-19 outbreak, biochemist Ben McFarland provides a daily log of feelings, adaptations, and discovery.

  • A Letter to my Son about Creation
    Article
    By Ben McFarland 

    A Letter to my Son about Creation

    Chemist Ben McFarland writes a letter to his 14-year-old son explaining the story of the universe's creation.

  • The Billion-Year Story of How Life Turned Chaos Into Complexity
    Article
    By Ben McFarland 

    The Billion-Year Story of How Life Turned Chaos Into Complexity

    Humans stand out at the end of this 14-billion-year-long arrow of creation as choice-making, word-speaking, energy-transforming creatures.

  • Mountain range
    Article
    By Ben McFarland 

    Dare We Test God? What new experiences, experiments, temptations and trials can teach us

    As we all adapt to the changes happening in our communities, we examine various types of tests, including those faced by Jesus, to wrap our minds around this global crisis.

  • waves
    Podcast Episode
    • Featuring guests Kent Frens, 
    • Jenni Brandon, 
    • Sandra Postel 
    • and Ben McFarland 

    Water | Exploring Spiritual & Scientific Depths

    Water is interesting both scientifically and biblically, so it’s only fitting that we explore it. And in this episode Jim Stump is joined by Kent Frens, Jenni Brandon, Sandra Postel, and Ben McFarland to do just that.

  • woman wearing mask
    Podcast Episode
    • Featuring guests Ben McFarland, 
    • Stephen Schaffner 
    • and Praveen Sethupathy 

    Coronavirus | Science & Faith in Pandemic Times

    Three interviews from scientists in the fields of microbiology, biochemistry, and infectious disease, all of them speaking about coronavirus from the Christian Perspective.

  • Seattle skyline in a pink sunset
    Blog Post
    By Ben McFarland 

    Living with Contagious Uncertainty

    In the midst of Seattle's CoV-19 outbreak, biochemist Ben McFarland provides a daily log of feelings, adaptations, and discovery.

  • A Letter to my Son about Creation
    Article
    By Ben McFarland 

    A Letter to my Son about Creation

    Chemist Ben McFarland writes a letter to his 14-year-old son explaining the story of the universe's creation.

  • The Billion-Year Story of How Life Turned Chaos Into Complexity
    Article
    By Ben McFarland 

    The Billion-Year Story of How Life Turned Chaos Into Complexity

    Humans stand out at the end of this 14-billion-year-long arrow of creation as choice-making, word-speaking, energy-transforming creatures.

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