George Washington Carver and the Peanut

"God's little workshop" was the name George Washington Carver gave to his laboratory. According to his own account, it was there the famous ...

Terminal Illness Changes Perspective

Imagine that you just found out you have a rare and terminal illness. You sit down with your doctor.

"Is there no hope?" you ask.

"Well," ...

Stradivari's Skill Is a Mystery

Perhaps the greatest of all Stradivarius mysteries is why no modern violinmaker has been able to replicate Stradivari's work. The violins of Stradivari's ...

A Scientific Account of Creation

Only God knows precisely what happened at the moment of creation, but physicists are beginning to get a clearer picture, as described by writer Bill Bryson: ...

God Expects Us to Explore His Truth

Don't neglect your critical faculties. Remember that God is a rational God, who has made us in his own image. God invites and expects us to explore ...

Suffering Can Give Us Perfect Vision

Princeton professor James Loder wrote movingly how his life was redirected by a near-death experience as a result of an auto accident. In reflecting on ...

Theology Is About Mystery

Theologian and author Richard J. Mouw writes:

Theology is best understood as "a mystery discerning enterprise" rather than "a problem solving" ...

Carried by Others

The Jewish poet and storyteller Noah ben Shea tells a parable that serves as a valuable reminder of the roles we play in life:

After a meal, some children ...

"Minority Report" Writer on Reality

"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away."

—Philip K. Dick, science fiction author, writer of the summer ...

"The Matrix": Unseen Reality

In the science fiction movie, The Matrix, the real world has been taken over by computers that keep humans in bondage by creating a false reality in their ...