I highly advise you jamstigator, to read this article comparing natural selection and variation with evolution:

Variation and natural selection versus evolution

Please read this if you will, and then if you still have any objections we can go on from there. This will save me a lot of explaining.
natureisawesome Reviewed by natureisawesome on . A path to faith with science Some people don't think that faith and science are compatible. This is to demonstrate that is not the case and that science plays a part in helping to confirm God's existence and reveal his divine nature. This is to demonstrate one path to God. There is contained within both evidence for God's existence and attributes from the nature of the physical universe, and also evidence from direct communication from God and mankind. Finding out whether God exists or not is not just for philosophers Rating: 5