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Winter 2020 Issue
Letter from the Editor Winter 2020
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Wimberly Inheritance, Meaning and Code
Defoe; A Pastor's Journey
Mix The Ends of the World
Pevarnik Limits of Physics
Greenberg "Godly" Science
Pinkham Teleological Thinking
Alexanian How to Witness
"Declare the Glory" Neal, Cross, Gait
Clifford "Across the Pond" Winter 2020
Oord "Theological Photoessays" Winter 2020
Salviander The Objective Man (Poem)
Ohlman Orphan of the Universe (Poem)
Lemcio Grey's Anatomy (Poem)
Fall 2019 Issue
Letter from the Editor Fall 2019
Phillippy Mathematics and God
Pohl & Thoelen Databases
Garte Limits of Science
Mitroka Healthy Lifestyle
Sigmon Science and Revelation
Mariani Compatibility Creation and Evolution
Anders Theistic Evolution
Touryan Are we alone
Johnson Purpose and Source
Declare the Glory Curry, Smith, Best
Clifford "Across the Pond" Fall 19
Oord "Theological Photoessays Fall 19
Eyte Cross Cascade "Poem"
Summer 2019 Issue
Letter from the Editor Summer 2019
Arveson Is There a “Theory of Everything”
Anderson The History and Philosophy of Science and Faith
Tolsma Science in Church
Salviander Black Holes and Atheism
Johnson Practical Problems for Literal Adam
Hall God and the Assumptions of Scientific Research
Linsky Overcoming Misconceptions
Wilder Sanctity of Creation
Clifford "Across the Pond" Summer19
Oord "Theological Photoessays" Summer 2019
Flaig Time and Me (Poem)
Past Issues
Spring 2019: Creation Care and Environment
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Letter from the Editor Spring 2019
Bancewicz;Sustainability Pledge: Why the Environment is My Problem
Lin; Environmental Problems as a Place for Compromise and Dialogue
Garvey; Where the Fall Really Lies
Lewis; Solar-Powered Life: Providing Food, Oxygen and Protection
Garte; Time and Human Impact on the Environment
Mays; Reforming Science Textbooks
Carr; Cosmic Energy First, Then Matter: A Spiritual Ethic
Kincanon; The Young Earthers and Leibniz
Declare the Glory Gauger
Clifford "Across the Pond" Spring 2019
Oord; Photoessay. Theological Photo Essays
Rivera; Photoessay. Digital Artwork: Images of Jesus
Albert; Poem. A Goldfish Sings a Tentative Psalm
Armstrong; Poem Holy Sonnet XI
Winter 2019: Education and Outreach 2
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Letter from the Editor, Winter 2009
Applegate; Project Under Construction: Faith Integration Resource for High School Biology
LaBelle; Sidewalk Astronomy Evangelism - Taking it to the Streets!
Reed; Speaking to the Heart and Mind of Students about Evolution and Creation
Marcus; The Conflict Model
Rivera; The Implicit Assumptions behind Hitchen's Razor
Russo; Redeeming Bias in Discussion of Science and Faith
Fischer; Origins, Genesis and Adam
Clifford Column, Winter 2019
Gait; Photoessay - Stripes
Lee; Poem. In Chaos and Nothingness
Fall 2018: Education and Outreach 1
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Letter from the Editor Fall 2018
Glaze; A Walk within Two Worlds: Faith, Science, and Evolution Advocacy
Johnson; Teaching the Controversy in Texas
Cootsona; Mere Christianity, Mainstream Science and Emerging Adults
Kindstedt; Creating a Third Culture
Zeidan; An Effective Way to Integrate Supportive Communication and Christian Belief into Virtual Classrooms
Marshall; A New Model of Causation
McClure; Nothing in the Bible Makes Sense Except in the Light of Grace
Frank; Christianity, Science and Teamwork
Assad/Reyes; Interview. Discovering a Renewed Sense of Awe and Wonder about God
Clifford Column Fall 2018
Menninga; Photoessay. What do These Stones Mean?
Summer 2018: Judgment and Peer Review
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Letter from the Editors Summer 2018
Jones; Peer Review: Avoiding Judgmentalism
Arnold; Discovering Spiritual Information Through Peer-Reviewed Science
Peterson; Peering at Double-Blind Peer Review
Smith; A Philosophical Influence from the Scientific Revolution on Scientific Judgment
Mix; The Poetry of Probability
Mobley; Randomness vs. the Providence of God?
Gordon; Chances are Good: Design and Chance in Genesis 1
Siegrist; But the Multiverse...!
Reyes; The Community Table: Interview with Marianne Johnson
Clifford Column Summer 2018
Hill; Poem. Synthesis
Lemcio; Poem. I Could See Where This was Going
Oord: Photoessay
Spring 2018: Chance & Design
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Letter from the Editors
Bishop; God, Love and Chance
Bonham; Quantum Reflections
Spaulding; God as Designer
Garte; Teleology in Evolution
Hall; God, Chance and Buridan's Ox
Pohl; Why We Need a Third Culture in Church
Dorman; Liturgical Brain
Warren; Galapagos
Blanchard; On Christian Science
Touryan; The Cross as a Cosmic Filter
Winter 2018: Race & Inheritance
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A Note from the Editors
Essay: “Some Pastoral Considerations of CRISPR CAS 9 Gene Editing” by Mario A Russo
Essay: “The Genetics and Theology of Race” by Sy Garte
Essay: "Grieve the Segregation of Science" by S. Joshua Swamidass
Poem: "Cardboard Man" by Ciara Reyes
Featured Interview: “Love Is Risk” with Carolyn Finney
Essay & Poem: “Abortion Languages: Love, fear, confusion and loss”
Essay: "Why the Church Needs Intersectional Feminism" by Emily Herrington
Essay: “Elected to Salvation (and other things?)” by Bill Leonard
Essay: “Local Colour: A reflection on family, history, and heritage” by Mike Clifford
Interview: Corina Newsome, environmentalist and animal keeper
Essay: “Spiritual Kin Selection” by Steve Roels
Photo Essay: "Trouble in Paradise: Plastic pollution in the Bahamas" by Grace Swing & Robert D Sluka
Essay: “Race & Inheritance: Personal reflections and annotations” by Walt Hearn
Interview: Carla Ramos, molecular biologist
Clifford Column; Discipine Hopping
Lemcio; Waves
Harris Artwork
Hearn; Eulogy - Beyond Science,
Summer 17: Cosmology & Theology
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Letter from the Editors: Summer 2017
Essay: "The News from My Home Galaxy" by Walt Hearn
Interview: "Deep Incarnation & the Cosmos: A Conversation with Niels Henrik Gregersen" by Ciara Reyes & Niels Henrik Gregersen
Photo Essay: "Breath & Dust" by Kathleen Eady
Essay: "Why the Eagle Nebula Just Doesn’t Do It For Me" by Mike Clifford
Essay: "The Cosmos in My Hand" by Lucas Mix
Interview: “What is Life? On Earth and Beyond” with Andreas Losch
Artwork by Missy Pellone
Essay: "When God & Science Hide Reality" by Davis Woodworth
Essay: "In Search of Wonder: A Reflection on Reconciling Medieval and Modern Cosmology" by Monica Bennett
Essay: "If Christianity and Cosmology Are in Conflict, Whose Side Is Philosophy on?" by Vaughan Rees
Winter/Spring 17: "Flesh & Blood"
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Letter from the Editor: Winter/Spring 2017
Essay: "Probiotics, Prebiotics, Synbiotics: On microbiomes and the meaning of life" by John F. Pohl
Essay: "With All Your Mind" by Paul S. Kindsedt
Essay: "The Stuff of Life" by Mike Clifford
Essay: "Experiencing God’s Love in a Secular Society: A Christian experience with socialized medicine" by Alison Noble
Poem: "The Problem with Pain" by Eugne E. Lemcio
Essay: "Thoughts of Death in a Cruel World: Job’s suicidal ideation and the “right” Christian response to depression" by Jennifer Michael Hecht and Emily Herrington
Essay: "Tissues at Issue" by Walt Hearn
Essay: "The Dilemma of Modern Christianity" by Tony Mitchell
Poem: "Light" by Billie Holladay Skelley
Essay: "Some Theological Implications of Science: Revisiting the Ant" by Mario A. Russo
Summer/Fall 16: "Stewardship of Words"
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Letter from the Editor: Summer 2016
Levity: "Walt Being Walt: Excerpts from the ASA newsletter" by Walt Hearn (compiled by Jack Haas & Emily Ruppel)
Poem: "A Prayer Tribute to Walt and Ginny Hearn" by Paul Fayter
Essay: "Authentic Science & Authentic Christian Faith" by Paul Arveson
Essay: "On Modern-Day Saints & Epistles" by Emily Ruppel
Essay: "Mathematics and the Religious Impulse" by Karl Giberson
Poem: "The Wasteful Gene" by Eugne E. Lemcio
Three Poems by Dan Eumurian
Excerpts from: "The Dictionary of Daily Life in Biblical and Post-Biblical Antiquity" by Edwin Yamauchi
Essay: "A Comprehensible Universe: The blessing from God that makes science possible" by Bob Kaita
Poem: "The Epistolarian" by Emily Ruppel
Spring 16: "Brain Science"
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Letter from the Editor: Spring 2016
Essay: "Ancient Q, Modern A (?)" by Walt Hearn
Essay: "Souls, Brains and People: Who or what are we?" by Gareth D. Jones
Essay: "A Functional Theology of Psychopathology" by Edgar Paul Herrington IV
Three Poems by Richard Gillum
Essay: "Thoughts of Death in an Unkind World: Job’s suicidal ideation and the “right” Christian response to depression" by Jennifer Michael Hecht
Short Story: "Malefic" by Jeffrey Allen Mays
Essay: "An Engineer Visits a Mindfulness Workshop" by Mike Clifford
Essay: "Traces of Trauma in the Body of Christ: The case of The Place of Refuge" by Elizabeth Hernandez
Essay: "Did God ‘Create’ Science? Christianity and the uniqueness of the human brain" by William H. Church
Winter 16: "Quantum Physics/Epigenetics"
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Letter from the Editor: Winter 2016
Essay: "God and the New Evolutionary Biology" by Sy Garte
Essay: "Quantum Mechanics and the Question of Divine Knowledge" by Stephen J. Robinson
Essay: "Creation Out of... Physics?" by Joshua Scott
Essay: "Of Books and Bosons" by Mike Clifford
Essay: "Words, Words, Words" by Walt Hearn
Poem: "Encountering Ernst Haeckel’s 'Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny'" by Eugene Lemcio
Essay: "The Extended Evolutionary Synthesis: New conversations and theological questions at the horizons of modern science" by Michael Burdett
Poem: "The Difference" by Emily Ruppel
Essay: "Maupertuis's Ghost: Finding God in 'action'" by Colin C. Campbell
Fall 15: "Technology"
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Letter from the Editor: Fall 2015
Essay: "‘Braving the New World (Wide Web): Mapping Theological Response to Media" by Justin A. Bailey
Poem: "Entropy and Enthalpy" by Glenn R. McGlaughlin
Essay: "‘How Proactive Should Christians Be in Learning about Emerging Biomedical Technologies?" by D. Gareth Jones
Essay: "‘Can We Fix It? Erm..." by Mike Clifford
Poem: "To My Dear Parents" by Sarah Ruden
Essay: "‘Which Side, Lord?" by Walt Hearn
Poem: "The Column" by John F. Pohl
Essay: "‘Technology and the Church" by Derek Schuurman
Poem: "On the Shores of Oroumieh" by Emily Ruppel
Essay: "‘Technology as Discipline" by Johnny Wei-Bing Lin
Summer 15: "Doubt"
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Letter from the Editor: Summer 2015
Essay: "‘The Road Not Taken’: A personal reflection on careers, counterfactuals and callings" by Tim Middleton
Essay: "The Gift of Doubt in My Life" by Rev. Paul Herrington
Poem: "The Marsh Birds" by Sarah Ruden
Essay: "On St Brendan and the Pendulum of Postgraduate Study" by Mike Clifford
Essay: "Doubt: The Invisible Conversation" by Karl W. Giberson
Essay: "Doubt, Faith, and Crevasses on My Mind" by Peter M. J. Hess
Poem: "Magdalene" by Leonore Wilson
Essay: "Breaking Barriers, Ministering in Relationships, and Exemplifying the Gospel" by Stephen Contakes, et al.
Poem: "On the Extinction of Matter Near a Black Hole" by Ruth Hoppin
Essay: "Sometimes I Doubt..." by Walt Hearn
Essay: "The Risks of Love and Life's Big Questions" by Thomas Jay Oord
Spring 15: "Animals/Imago Dei"
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Letter from the Editor: Spring 2015
Essay: "50 Years of Wilderness: a Christian perspective" by Peter van der Burgt
Essay: "All Creatures Great and Small " by Walt Hearn
Essay: "Let There Be Less: A Christian musing on nature, faith, and farmers’ markets" by Emily Ruppel
Poem: "The New Plant and Animal Kingdoms" by Steve Roels
Essay: "Of Wonder and Zebrafish" by Ruth Bancewicz
Essay: "The Lion, the Spider and the Image of God" by Mike Clifford
Cat Poem 1: "Lullaby for Stomp the Cat" by Sarah Ruden
Cat Poem 2: "Letting the Dog In" by Emily Ruppel
Cat Poem 3: "Reading on the Couch" by Carol Ruppel
Essay: "Angry Discussions: A Wrong Way to Stand for Creation Care or Science Advocacy " by Oscar Gonzalez
Essay: "Ethical Eating on a Catholic Campus: Some thoughts from a student of environmental studies" by Grace Mican
Winter 15: "Information"
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Letter from the Editor: Winter 2015
Essay: "What Does it Mean to Know?" by Mark Shelhamer
Essay: "Knowledge of Information" by Randy Isaac
Photo Essay: "Being Here" by Carol Ruppel
Essay: "Truth Anyone?" by Walt Hearn
Poem: "Transformation" by Ruth Hoppin
Interview: "Unpacking Chance, Providence, and the Abraham's Dice Conference" by Olivia Peterson
Essay: "On Knowledge and Information–Tales from an English childhood" by Mike Clifford
Poem: "Space Travel" by Ruth Hoppin
Essay: "Resuming the Science/Faith Conversation" by Jamin Hubner
Archives
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Fall 14: "History of Science & Christianity"
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Letter from the Editor: Fall 2014
Essay: "Orchids: Why the founders of modern science cultivated virtue" by Ruth Bancewicz
Essay: "Science Falsely So Called: Fundamentalism and Science" by Edward B. Davis
Essay: "The Other 'Atom' in Christianity and Science" by Karissa D Carlson
Poem: "The Hermit" by Ciara C. Reyes
Essay: "Players" by Walt Hearn
Essay: "Using Storytelling and Drama in Engineering Lectures" by Mike Clifford
Essay: "Is There Anything Historical About Adam and Eve?" by Mike Beidler
Essay: "Finding Harmony in Controversy: The early years of the ASA" by Terry Gray and Emily Ruppel
Levity: "Fish n' Chips" by Mike Arnold
Essay: "Stories" by Walt Hearn
Summer 14: "Christian Women in Science"
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Letter from the Editor: Summer 2014
Essay: "I Really Did That Work: A brief survey of notable Christian Women in Science" by Lynn Billman
Essay: "He + She = We" by Walt Hearn
Photo Essay: "The Faces of Nature" by Susan Limone
Essay: "On Grass that Withers: Overloaded brains and spiritual discernment" by Janet Warren
Interview: "Ancient Humans and Modern Choices" with Briana Pobiner
Essay: "Crystallographer, Quaker, Pacifist, & Trailblazing Woman of Science: Kathleen Lonsdale’s Christian Life 'Lived Experimentally'” by Kylie Miller and Stephen M. Contakes
Artwork: "Eden, Zion" by Harold Sikkema
Essay: "Asking the Right Question" by Dorothy Boorse
Interview: "Not So Dry Bones" with Mary Schweitzer
Essay: "Is Being a Mother and a Scientist Worth It?" by Abby Hodges
Essay: "Playing God: A theological reflection on medicine, divine action, and personhood" by Ann Pederson
Column: Great Gravity! "BNL 1976 – 2000 (Part 1)"
Spring 14: "G&N: The 2-year tour"
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Letter from the Editor: Spring 2014
Essay: "Political Science?" by Walt Hearn
Comic: "Education"
Essay: "Finding Hominids with Kamoya Kimeu" by Fred Heeren
Poem: "Ziggurat (and Helix)" by Amy Chai
Creative Nonfiction: "One Summer" by Dave Harrity
Essay: "Do the Heavens Declare the Glory of God?" by Owen Gingerich
Comic: "Miracle Mechanics" by Emily Ruppel
Essay: "I Sleep A Lot" by Denis O. Lamoureux
Poem: "Angels and RNA" by Walt Hearn
Comic: "Seminary"
Essay: "The Elegance of Antibodies" by Craig M. Story
Photo Essay: "Conversing with Nature" by Thomas Jay Oord
Essay: "Under the Tutelage of Trees: Arboreal Lessons on Virtue, Kinship, and Integrity" by Peter M. J. Hess
Comic: "Humor"
Essay: "Science and Scientism in Biology" by Sy Garte
Interview: "Biopsychology and Faith" with Heather Looy
Winter 14: "Health & Medicine"
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Letter from the Editor: Winter 2014
Poem: I Have a Piece of Cow in My Heart
Essay: Acts of God: Are all mutations random?
Column: Beyond Science
Poem: Psalm 1859
Essay: The Tao of Departing
Essay: The Tao of Departing p 2
Photo Essay: Walking in Winter
Essay: A Christian Doctor on Evolution, Faith, and Suffering
Opinion: Making Friends with Frankencorn
Poem: Chiaroscuro
Interview: "Biopsychology and Faith" with Heather Looy
Essay: "The Elegance of Antibodies"
Artwork: "Helix" by Harold Sikkema
Column: Great Gravity! "Dissertations and Revelations"
Fall 13: "Environmentalism"
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Letter from the Editor: Fall 2013
Poem: Time
Essay: Is there Hope for the Ocean?
Artwork: "Earthly Tent" by Harold Sikkema
Essay: What is Responsible Eating?
Essay: Are We Too Obsessed with Food?
Poem: Conversation on Creation
Essay: Creation Care from the Perspective of a Conservation Geneticist
Essay: Mobilizing Scientists for Environmental Missions
Poem: Paleocene Spring
Interview: Dorothy Boorse
Column: Beyond Science
Essay: New Testament Motivation for Environmental Stewardship
Poem: Stone of House
Column: Great Gravity! "Running the Data"
Summer 13: "Science & Creativity"
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Column: Beyond Science
Letter from the Editor: Summer 2013
Column: Faith on the Field
Poem: Trying Not to Be Too Sunny
Comic: "Work in Progress"
Essay: Do the Heavens Declare the Glory of God?
Essay: Science, Faith, and Creativity
Essay: One Summer
Comic: "Miracle Mechanics"
Featured Essay: Poetry for Scientists
Artwork: "Confluence" by Harold Sikkema
Column: Great Gravity! "The Great Ungainly Journey West"
Spring 13
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Letter from the Editor: Spring 2013
Column: Faith on the Field
Faith on the Field, cont.
Poem: Scientist's Psalm
Essay: A Downcast Spirit Dries Up the Bones: More perspectives on depression
Artwork: "Lipo Osteo" by Harold Sikkema
Feature: The Bible, Evolution, and Grace
Column: Beyond Science
Book Review: Prisoners of Hope
Column: Great Gravity! "The Grad School Years"
Winter 13
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Letter from the Editor: Winter 2013
Column: Faith on the Field
Comic: "Apples to Apples"
Creative Nonfiction: "One Winter"
Column: Clearing the Middle Path
Essay: Science and Scientism in Biology
Poem: "Angels and RNA"
Feature Article: I Sleep A Lot
Poem: "Fragile"
Column: Beyond Science
CiS 2012 Student Essay Contest: Runner Up
Essay: Why Awe?
CiS 2012 Student Essay Contest: First Place
Column: Great Gravity! "A Bit of Perspective"
Column: Modern Frontiers, Ancient Faith
Column: Time Capsule
Fall 12
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Letter from the Editor: Fall 2012
The Director's Corner
Column: Faith on the Field
Comic: "Education"
Interview: Greetings from Mars!
Column: Clearing the Middle Path
Photo Essay: "Conversing with Nature"
Comic: "Abe"
Essay: Evolution and Imago Dei
Poem: "Locus Iste"
Levity: Beyond Science
Essay: God, Occam, and Science
Opinion: Humility and Grace
Levity: Great Gravity! "The College Years"
Poem: "Q.E.D."
Essay: My Overlapping Magisteria
Column: Time Capsule
Summer 12
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Table of Contents
Letter from the Editor: Summer 2012
Director's Corner
Column: Faith on the Field
Column: Modern Frontiers, Ancient Faith
Comic: "Seminary"
Poem: "Temptation in the Wired Wilderness"
Levity: Beyond Science
Opinion: "The Breaking Bread"
Comic: "Humor"
Column: Clearing the Middle Path
Poem: "Ziggurat (and Helix)"
Levity: Great Gravity! "The Grade School Years"
Opinion: "Adam and the Origin of Man"
Poem: "Missa Solemnis"
Column: Time Capsule
Spring 12
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Table of Contents
Letter from the Editor: Spring 2012
Director's corner
Column: Faith on the Field
Column: Time Capsule
Poem: "From Where do We Come?"
Featured Scientist
Levity: Beyond Science
Essay: "Faith and Science"
Fiction: "A Matter of Dust"
Levity: Great Gravity! "The Early Years"
Opinion: "Phony Environmental Theology"
Fiction: "Illumination"
Interview: "Process"
Column: Modern Frontiers, Ancient Faith
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Winter 2018 Contents
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Essay: “The Genetics and Theology of Race” by Sy Garte
Essay: “Grieve the Segregation of Science” by S. Joshua Swamidass
Poem: "Cardboard Man" by Ciara Reyes
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eatured Interview: "Love is Risk" with Carolyn Finney
Essay: "Why the Church Needs Intersectional Feminism: On waking up" by Emily Herrington
Essay & Poem: “Abortion Languages: Love, fear, confusion and loss” by Heather Hyden
Essay: “Elected to Salvation (and other things?)” by Bill Leonard
Essay: “Local Colour: A reflection on family, history, and heritage” by Mike Clifford
Photo Essay: "Trouble in Paradise: Plastic pollution in the Bahamas" by Grace Swing & Robert D Sluka
Interview: Corina Newsome, environmentalist and animal keeper
Essay: “Spiritual Kin Selection” by Steve Roels
Essay: "Race & Inheritance: Personal reflections and annotations" by Walt Hearn
Interview: Carla Ramos, molecular biologist
Essay: “Some Pastoral Considerations of CRISPR CAS 9 Gene Editing” by Mario A Russo
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