Drew Tolbert | Author

Big questions. Small-town Alabama. Clean fiction, honest essays, and the occasional chaotic story.

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Why We Think the Bible and Science Are Arguing
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The Least Southern Parts of Alabama
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If You’re From Texas… You Might Not Be From “The South”
A modern-day ninja lands a job interview with a Marine who can’t believe he’s really hiring a ninja.
From Ninja to Private Investigator: The Interview That Changed Everything
Graduation day drama in Empire, Alabama — Eric receives troubling news in time-travel novel, Chapter 13 illustration.
Under the Oak Tree Chapter 13: High School Graduation Drama
Chapter 12 illustration from time travel novel set in Warrior, Alabama. Two teenage boys, Lucas and Eric, inside a rustic shed experiment with a glowing rock and stun gun to open a time portal. Electrical energy surges as a vortex reveals an untouched forest from centuries past. Image dated April 27, 2008, showcasing early morning scientific discovery tied to voltage-based time travel.
Under the Oak Tree Chapter 12: Time Travel Experiment
Purple and black swirling portal opening at night near an oak tree in Warrior, Alabama
Under the Oak Tree Chapter 11: A Portal in the Night
A small-town rural diner set in 2002, surrounded by open fields and scattered trees. The diner glows warmly under the dusky evening sky, with a simple but inviting exterior. A couple of early 2000s cars are parked outside, adding to the nostalgic atmosphere of a quiet, reflective night before a major life event.
Under The Oak Tree | Chapter 10: The Last Night Before Graduation
An eerie nighttime scene of a dark wooded area with an old oak tree glowing with supernatural purple light at its base. Mist swirls around the roots, adding to the mysterious atmosphere.
Under The Oak Tree | Chapter 9: The Vanishing of Eric

Month: January 2026

Meaning & Misunderstanding
Drew Tolbert

Why We Think the Bible and Science Are Arguing

Most arguments between faith and science don’t start with hostility.They start with a misunderstanding about what the other side is even trying to do. When people say “The Bible and science contradict each other,” what they usually mean is that they’ve placed two very different kinds of writing into the same category and expected them […]

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