by Philip Hefner | May 13, 2023 | Commentary
Reflections on life after death My wife, Neva, passed away during Christmas week. Writing at this time, this blog installment can be considered part of my grieving, but it deals with difficult intellectual and theological issues. In the days after her death, my mind... 
by Pastor Lynette Chapman | Mar 4, 2023 | Commentary
[Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a sermon given on Feb. 12, 2023, which was designated “Mystery, Awe and Wonder” Sunday as promoted by the Clergy Letter Project. The livestream of the full service may be viewed at the bottom of this article]. Diatoms are... 
by Michael Zimmerman | Jan 30, 2023 | Commentary
At a time when the anti-science movement is growing and when religion is being defined by its most extreme adherents, there is some very good news that might make a difference in how we approach some of our largest problems, problems that are ecological, economic, and... 
by Bruce Booher | Dec 26, 2022 | Commentary
Editor’s note: This commentary originally appeared in Covalence in October 2019. We thought this topic was well worth exploring again as a reminder of why getting it right about faith and science is so important. From time to time, someone will say something like “One... 
by Susan Barreto | Nov 5, 2022 | Commentary
The Pillars of Creation were first captured with the Hubble telescope in 1995, but our new and improved view thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope offers an opportunity to ponder our understanding of the universe even more. The tallest Pillar is thought to be four... 
by Susan Barreto | Oct 18, 2022 | Commentary
Christians are people of a shared word, and I would guess if you asked a person randomly on the street what that word is they may say “the Bible,” or maybe “Church.” For some today another word may come to mind, and that is “‘No.”...
