Wonder on the Web

Issue 23: Links to amazing stuff

When Whites Were Not White

We of pale skin assume that our skin color is natural—or maybe has just always been that way. According to recent research, however, Europeans were not always as white as we are today.

Seeing Is Sometimes Skin Deep

Speaking of skin, it's a good thing that we don't use it to see. Because of both modesty and climate, we cover our skin with garments, so we'd be in the dark most of the time. That's not the case with octopi, apparently; we've recently determined that they can see with their skin.

A God Strong to Save

One of the great paradoxes of theology is this: God does not change, and yet he responds to prayer. He is perfect, so does not suffer any type of grief or loss, and yet he is described as one who empathizes with us in our pain. Theologians have been wrestling with this mystery for 2,000 years. In the last few decades, they've tried to abandon one half of this paradox, but that has created more questions than it has answered. The main one is this: do we have a God who merely suffers with us, or one who has power to deliver us from suffering?

The Beginning of Dogs

When did the version of the wolf that we call a dog first emerge? A discovery in the Arctic suggests man's best friend has a long history.

The Largest Galaxy in the Universe

We don’t really need to say anything more to get you to watch this five-minute video, do we?

Also in this issue

When the heart stops, poetry by Luci Shaw, the glory of an orchestra, and Harriet Tubman.

Our Latest

The Bulletin

Sunday Afternoon Reads: Lord of the Night

Finding God in the darkness and isolation of Antarctica.

The Russell Moore Show

Why Do Faithful Christians Defend Harmful Things?

Russell answers a listener question about how we should perceive seemingly harmful political beliefs in our church congregations.

The Complicated Legacy of Jesse Jackson

Six Christian leaders reflect on the civil rights giant’s triumphs and tragedies.

News

The Churches That Fought for Due Process

An Ecuadorian immigrant with legal status fell into a detention “black hole.” Church leaders across the country tried to pull him out.

The Bulletin

AI Predictions, Climate Policy Rollback, and Obama’s Belief in Aliens

Mike Cosper, Clarissa Moll, Russell Moore

The future of artificial intelligence, Trump repeals landmark climate finding, and the existence of aliens.

Troubling Moral Issues in 1973

CT condemned the Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade and questioned the seriousness of Watergate.

Ben Sasse and a Dying Breed of Politician

The former senator is battling cancer. Losing him would be one more sign that a certain kind of conservatism—and a certain kind of politics—is disappearing.

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