Stories

  1. The Problem of Pain: Animal Suffering and a Good CreatorFew questions press more sharply against Christian belief than the sight of an injured animal. A young antelope caught by a predator, a bird dying from…
  2. How to talk about dinosaurs in Sunday school without losing your mindDinosaurs are excellent Sunday school material because children arrive with genuine excitement. They want to know what a Tyrannosaurus rex ate, whether Noah…
  3. Astronomy and the Christmas Star: What Did the Magi Actually See?The Christmas star is one of the most familiar images in Christian tradition. It appears on cards, above nativity scenes, and in decorations across the world.…
  4. Why the Apostles’ Creed Matters More Than Earth’s AgeQuestions about the age of the earth often become tests of Christian loyalty. A believer may feel pressured to choose between scientific evidence and biblical…
  5. CRISPR, human dignity, and the image of GodFew developments in modern biology have captured the imagination as powerfully as CRISPR gene editing. A technique that once belonged mainly to specialist…
  6. A Geologist Reads Genesis 1: Light, Land, and the Order of CreationGenesis 1 has long invited readers to consider how the world began, what creation means, and how human beings should understand their place within it. For a…
  7. Science and Faith in the South African ClassroomSouth African teachers work in classrooms shaped by many cultures, languages, church traditions, and educational experiences. When lessons address evolution,…
  8. Science, Faith, And The Ubuntu Philosophy: A South African ContributionSouth Africa offers a distinctive setting for conversations about science and Christian faith. It is a country shaped by Indigenous knowledge, biblical…
  9. Teaching Geology Faithfully In A Christian SchoolA geology lesson can become unexpectedly controversial in a faith-based school. Questions about the age of the earth, the formation of fossils, the biblical…
  10. Learning From Social Bees About Community And DesignA honeybee colony is a small world of remarkable coordination. Thousands of individual bees gather food, care for young, regulate temperature, defend the nest,…