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The Heavens Declare, and the Sky Tells

Our contributor Kirk Durston takes gorgeous astronomy and other nature photos. He graciously agreed to let me share these, with his captions. Read More ›
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Image credit: August Köhler, derivative work: MikeRun, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Beauty and Science: Canvas of the Great Creator

When Johannes Kepler discovered that his mathematical formula perfectly matched his experimental observations, he was euphoric. Read More ›
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Photo: The author chats with William Dembski, Bijan Nemati, and Stephen Meyer, by Dale Woodall.

Dispatch from Dallas: Documentary Premieres Where It All Started

There is something fitting, even story-like, about Meyer's presence at the Dallas premiere. Read More ›
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Image source: Fathom Entertainment.

In the Sweep of History, Two Great Competing Stories

We are on the threshold of greater discovery and flourishing than ever because of a quiet, but growing reconciliation between trust in science and trust in God. Read More ›
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Image credit: EmDee, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Are We at Another Lemaître Moment? Cosmological Evidence Suggests So

The universe is not large in spite of us — it is large, in part, because of what it takes to produce us. Read More ›
Hubble spies NGC 3274
Photo: Spiral galaxy NGC 3274, by ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Calzetti.

Harvard Astronomer: “We Seem to Be Cosmically Special, Perhaps Even Unique”

Howard Smith blunts Stephen Hawking's assertion that "The human race is just a chemical scum on a moderate-sized planet." Read More ›
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Photo: 2009 total eclipse from Panchagarh District, Bangladesh, by Muntasir Mamun Imran (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Solar Eclipse: By Design or “Happy Celestial Circumstance”?

Speaking of fire and intelligent design, our colleague Sarah Chaffee had an excellent post the other day. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Kirk Durston.

Is the Earth the Most Special Planet in the Universe, After All?

As a small boy, I thought the earth was flat...and it ended ten miles away behind the tall wooden fence at Sticky's Drive-in. Read More ›

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