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The Bible on the Moon

Share“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” –Genesis 1:1 In February 1971, astronaut Edgar Mitchell traveled to the moon aboard Apollo 14, carrying with him a reminder of the Creator:  a tiny Bible.  Just 1 1/2 inches on each side, the “space Bible” was contained in its entirety on a tiny sheet [...]

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On a Wing and a Prayer: Astronauts “Touch the Face of God”

ShareIf you’re as old as I am, you may remember the tension in our nation when the first astronauts rode a rocket into space.  In my elementary school classroom on May 5, 1961, we offered a wide-eyed prayer for Alan Shepard when he careened through space for 15 minutes in sub-orbital flight.  (Shepard himself is [...]

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