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One of the Bible's great statements about courage comes in chapter 5 of Esther. The Jewish queen of Persia has told Uncle Mordecai that she can't go before the king: If she does, she'll probably die.
Mordecai responds with admonition—you won't escape by hiding—and then a line that has sent chills down my spine: "Who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"
For such a time as this.
In every generation moments of truth arise. Esther, early Christian martyrs, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and many more throughout the centuries have faced life-or-death decisions.
In this...
From Esther to Evolution
Further, a 'full-blown', fully functioning creation, such as Genesis 1-3 describes, would of necessity have an 'appearance of maturity' once God spoke it into existence because of Time (also part of Creation-'evening and morning'); that's just how it has to be. How old did Adam look to be when he stepped fresh from his Creator's Hand, after all? 20's? 30's? Who knows-he...