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Many churches have begun holding outdoor worship services, whether as an intentional engagement with creation or a continuing practice from the initial response to the COVID pandemic. If this is a practice you are engaging with, the Faraday Institute has cultivated a list of resources to help you.
Does your congregation have questions for a scientist? Perhaps your church doesn’t have an expert in the congregation or perhaps you want to dive deeper into a particular area of study. Skype a Scientist can be a great resource for you!
In a sense, Mary and Joseph are outliers. God chose them alone to bear and raise God’s only son, our Savior, Jesus Christ. In another way, they are just like us. Life can hand anyone trials and tribulations that will bring the strongest of us to our knees. We all have mental health needs; it is only the details of our need that differ.
To shed light on these texts, Reyes-Ton’s words and Bustard’s images put biblical passages in conversation with what we currently know about flatworms, nociception, microtubules, corals, fox dens and what has sometimes been called the Jesus Christ lizard.
With roots dating back to the 16th century, the Vatican Observatory has participated in astronomical research for several centuries as they seek to advance the scientific understanding of our universe. Beyond their scientific research, the Observatory is a leader in public outreach.