“But, the big question is ‘Who made God?’ and ‘Where did God get the power to make everything?’ Maybe the universe made God.” I had just introduced the Bible lesson for the day—Genesis 1—to a group of 2nd-4th graders and… Continue Reading →
I watched as my eleven-year-old son, arms outstretched and eyes to the horizon, braved the edge of the mountain. We were on top of Pikes Peak, Colorado, more than 14,000 feet in elevation. And we weren’t alone. Hundreds of others… Continue Reading →
For too many people today, the meeting of science and faith causes perceptions of conflict and an inability to reconcile these two ways of knowing and experiencing the world. In our corporate life together, the resulting cognitive dissonance manifests as… Continue Reading →
Yesterday I woke to the news that anti-vaccination protesters caused a one-hour closure at one of the largest COVID-19 vaccination sites, Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. On social media, the protesters described their demonstration as the “Scamdemic Protest.” While a… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
What do supernovas and Resurrection have to do with science, faith, and the spiritual development of your child? In his sermon addressed to confirmands (link below), Rev. Tom Berlin helps young people understand the relationship between what they learn in… Continue Reading →
Today 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… Continue Reading →
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:… Continue Reading →
Discovery & Faith is grateful to be part of the Baltimore Region Leadership Day. Many thanks to the people of the Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church for their hospitality! Here are a few resources I recommended to get… Continue Reading →
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