Celebrating the Real Saint Patrick
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Dr. King on Faith & Science
This weekend our nation celebrates the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Most of us remember Dr. King for his leadership in the civil rights movement, particularly his philosophy of nonviolent resistance and noncooperation. You may be surprised that Dr. King also had much to say about the relationship between science and Christian
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Faith & Science in the Life of Gregor Mendel
The best place to witness the harmony of faith and science is in the lives of Christian saints, past and present, who show us what it looks like by the lives they live. Gregor Mendel lived a faith-science life that led to one of the greatest leaps forward in our scientific understanding. Considered the world’s
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Genesis 1: House Story, Home Story
What to do with the creation story found in Genesis 1? It is an ancient text and obviously was not written as a science text. Its placement as the first book of the Bible indicates it is a foundational, sacred text, so reducing it to “metaphor” also seems unsatisfying. Surely, there is deep, profound biblical
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Love Came Down at Christmas to Light the World!
You can’t see it with your naked eye, but as you read this you are surrounded by the remnant light left over from the Big Bang, the advent of our universe nearly 14 billion years ago. This microwave radiation fills the universe and can be detected everywhere. Were it visible to the human eye, “the
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Discovering Wonder and Gratitude in “When God Made Light”
I confess—when I first picked up “When God Made Light” I was expecting yet another children’s book about Genesis 1 or God’s creation whose language, tone, and general message would make it unfriendly to or unreconcilable with science. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised to find a book that is full of wonder and inspiration! The
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A Christian and an Agnostic Walked into a Cornfield…
Our culture tends to focus so myopically on the perceived conflicts between faith and science that it misses when the two bring their respective gifts together for good. One such story is told in the latest PBS documentary, Mayo Clinic: Faith – Hope – Science. What many consider to be the greatest medical center in
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