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Earlier this year, Holmes Rolston III, winner of the 2003 Templeton prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities was interviewed by Research News & Opportunities in Science and Theology about his views on nature's diversity and spirituality. During the interview, he commented on the Bible's views of nature.

When Hezekiah inherited the throne as Judah's 12th king, he decided right away not to follow in the footsteps of his father, Ahaz. The kingdom of Judah had long faced a problem common to other surrounding areas of that day—constant attacks from the Assyrian Empire.

When he walked into the Dresden library, Dr. David Trobisch, Throckmorton-Hayes Professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Bangor Theological Seminary, had no idea that he was about to make what he calls a "once-in-a-lifetime find"—one that had been buried for at least 400 years.

Since November is Bible Month, the Journal asked kids from around the world to talk about their favorite Bible story or verse. Here are some of their answers.

In physics, scientists look for a unified field theory—how disparate laws are connected and smoothly work together. I have often wondered how religious, political, and cultural perspectives could ever be united—they seem so different.

I don't remember feeling grateful when I was young. My parents, of course, taught me to say thank you, and I always did.

IT'S USUALLY PRETTY EASY to be grateful after the fact—the mountain has been climbed, danger averted, crisis overcome, health renewed. But Mary Baker Eddy, who discovered Christian Science, brought the world a new view of gratitude in her writings.

As a child , when my parents would tell me to be grateful, sometimes it seemed pretty trivial. Gratitude was a pleasant alternative to grumbling, but too often made me feel like a Pollyanna, especially when things weren't going well.

When I was in my early twenties, I thought religion was outdated, irrelevant, and frankly, boring. It was the '60s—the era of recreational drugs, the sexual revolution, and the war in Vietnam.

Vancouver, Canada's gateway to the Pacific Rim, sits in a dramatically beautiful setting. The Coast Range mountains stand boldly on one side, and the harbor, with lovely marinas and beaches, runs along the other three.