When the Bible makes us uncomfortable: a refreshing take on the story of Esther
If someone asked you, perhaps over coffee, to summarize the Bible in one phrase or sentence, what would you say?… Once you have thought of a good summary sentence or […]
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Monday Minute: Siberian caves reveal multiple ice ages over the last 1.5 million years
Caves are among nature’s most meticulous record keepers. Every year, infiltrating rain or snowmelt dissolves the bedrock in which the cavern has formed and deposits minerals inside the cave as iconic formations—stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone, […]
Monday Minute: A Soft Spot for Dino Bones
Over the past decade, a new generation of paleontologists has been refining its techniques to recover something that should have been lost forever: remnants of soft tissue. The preservation of soft anatomy, such […]
Job’s everyday Levantine vocabulary knew nothing of a post-Flood ‘Ice Age’
Canonical context of Job’s narrative For many, the Book of Job is one of the most important and beautifully crafted compositions among religious texts, which addresses the problem of evil. Set in […]
Age of Rocks 