Wonder on the Web

Links to amazing stuff

The Poetry of Swimming

Who would have thought there was so much to appreciate about swimming in water? This is not exactly the season to celebrate swimming, but this web page does that in a fresh and extraordinary way. Be sure to stop scrolling when you get to a new set of images, and listen to each voice over.

Small Really Is Beautiful

Extraordinary events occur in the smallest of spheres—such as the molecule. Check out these videos of chemical reactions at a website appropriately called BeautifulChemistry.net. We were impressed, even though we didn’t exactly understand the chemical reaction itself.

Tall Is Beautiful Too

Giraffes are sometimes called the “forgotten megafauna.” Apparently they haven’t been studied as much as many other mammals, and we’re only beginning to understand how they work. What was God thinking when he made the tallest animal on earth? Who knows? But it’s another wonder.

The Unmoved Mover

Just when you think that Thomas Aquinas’s rational arguments for God’s existence are dated, along comes a piece like this, suggesting that (a) such arguments are still relevant to today’s conversations, and (b) they are pretty compelling.

Also in this issue

Mark Galli on grace, legalism, and loving our neighbor; a look at some amazing cell biology; Donald Fairibairn on the Trinitarian theology of Christ's death; a supernova poem.

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Sunday Afternoon Reads: An American Deportation

Andy Olsen reads his piece about a Christian couple’s 35-year stay in America, and how it came to an end.

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Malaysian Court Vindicates Family of Abducted Pastor

A judge finds authorities complicit in Raymond Koh’s disappearance, granting millions in damages and ordering a new investigation.

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Why CT Was Skeptical of Cold War Calls for Peace

In 1959, evangelicals looked to political leaders to hold up America’s great spiritual heritage as responses to the Soviet Union divided Christians.

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After Hurricane Melissa, Jamaican Baptists Look to Rebuild from the Ruins

Churches step in as shelters, aid sites, and sources of hope after the island’s strongest storm.

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Zohran Mamdani’s Coalition Captured Some Christians, Alarmed Others

The democratic socialist’s energetic campaign paid off in Tuesday’s election.

The Just Life with Benjamin Watson

Justin Giboney: Stop Outsourcing Your Witness

Faith that holds conviction and compassion in the same breath.

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