Over on the Out of Ur blog, Brandon O'Brien looks at how the recession led to racial integration for two churches in Kentucky.

A number of folks are linking to the recent images from the Hubble telescope. They are stunning. Absolutely stunning. And I've been seeing a lot of folks linking to Al Mohler's reflections on the new images.

Did you catch the "Man vs. God" piece in last weekend's Wall Street Journal? Richard Dawkins and Karen Armstrong respond to the same question: "Where does evolution leave God?" A new film about Darwin (interestingly entitled Creation) is sure to throw some fuel on the old fire, which is probably why the WSJ chose to "host" this conversation. (In related news, did you see Ebert's somewhat incisive social commentary on the Darwin film?)

Keeping up with the world of archeology is an important discipline, I think, so I would be remiss if I didn't point out the spectacular discoveries recently made near the Sea of Galilee.

It's safe to assume that you've seen the famous photo of a little girl named Kim Phuc. There she stands, naked and weeping, in the midst of a Vietnam War napalm-bombing attack near Saigon. Perhaps you have also seen a story here or there about her conversion to Christianity (we've even run an illustration or two on our main site). Well, in the popular NPR segment "This I Believe," Phuc recently shared her long journey to forgiveness.

Also from NPR: Did you know airports have chaplains? I have to admit I didn't. So let me introduce you to one such chaplain, Chester Cook. The title of the NPR story says it all: "He'll Help You Find Your Flight, and God."

Chick lit? Espionage thrillers? Science fiction? Pffffft. There's a new genre in town that is ruthlessly stealing the allegiance of U.S. readers: Amish love stories. An interesting trend, eh?

Sleep-deprived doctors in Australia have been told by health officials that they don't need to actually sleep. They just need to drink more coffee. I'm sure you can do something with this story: treating a problem with a new problem, human limitations (and our obsession with testing them), the necessity of rest and slowing down, etc.