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