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Why Darwin's TriumphCharles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809— 200 years ago this year. His famous book On the Origin of Species was published 50 years later, and during 2009, it is being celebrated as a watershed moment for Western civilization. However, the excitement has as much to do with Darwin’s philosophy and theology as it does with his actual theory of evolution. Full StoryWar in Heaven: When Everything Went WrongA long time ago in a galaxy far, far away . . .” These are the opening words of Star Wars, the first in a popular line of fictional space odysseys. Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker are among the last survivors of a race of good warriors called the Jedi. An evil empire has destroyed their planet and killed the rest of the Jedi, and it’s seeking to destroy Kenobi and Skywalker. The pair finds themselves trapped with their friends inside the evil empire’s monster spaceship. In a hand-to-hand fight with Darth Vader, the sinister leader of the evil empire, Kenobi sacrifices his life, enabling Skywalker and the other survivors of the Jedi to escape. Full Story Five Ways to Deal With GuiltI don’t know why I lied. There was no reason for it. I just did. And a year later my conscience was still beating me up. The guilt felt like a noose around my neck. It started on the way home from summer camp when I was 12 years old. I discovered, on the bus, that I was a dollar short on the money my parents had given me to spend at camp. I knew they’d ask me if I’d spent it all, so I looked everywhere for that dollar. Alas! It was nowhere to be found. Full Story From Sunday to SabbathWhen you think of Pentecostals, what doctrine pops into your mind? Speaking in tongues, right? When someone mentions Baptists, you probably think of baptism by immersion. When you hear the name Catholics, you may think of the virgin Mary or the Mass. Denominations are generally known for their distinct teachings or practices. Full Story |
This Month In HistoryMarch 7 Birthday - Stephen Hopkins (1707-1785) was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He was the state's colonial governor and was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. March 8 March 8, 1863 - During the U.S. Civil War, Confederate Col. John Mosby, leader of Mosby's Rangers, captured Union Gen. E.H. Stoughton at his headquarters in Fairfax County Courthouse, Virginia. March 9 March 9, 1864 - Ulysses S. Grant was commissioned as a Lieutenant General and became commander of all of the Union armies. Birthday - Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci (1451-1512) was born in Florence, Italy. He explored South America and the Amazon River, believing he had discovered a new continent. In 1507, a German mapmaker first referred to the lands discovered in the New World as America. Birthday - Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968) was born in Gzhatsk, USSR. On April 12, 1961, he became the first man in space, orbiting in a capsule 187 miles above the Earth's surface in a flight lasting 108 minutes. His space flight caused a worldwide sensation and marked the beginning of the space race as the U.S. worked to catch up to the Soviets and launch an American into space. President John F. Kennedy later asserted the U.S. would land a man on the moon before the end of the 1960s.
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