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Last issue of Microbe Magazine contained an article denouncing the teaching of Creationism as entirely unscientific. I was concerned. As an aspiring scientist, I hope that sound research can stand on it's own, without the particular belief systems of the researcher interfering. This response letter appeared in this month's issue of Microbe and brought me great encouragement. Evolution in the Classroom Risking the ire of the National Academy of Sciences, attention needs to be called to the irony in their current crusade against creationism in science classrooms. Sir Francis Bacon, who is credited with formulating and establishing the scientific method, was a creationist. So were Sir Isaac Newton, Robert Boyle, Louis Pasteur, Carl Linnaus, Michael Faraday, Blaise Pascal, Lord Kelvin, James Clerk Maxwell, Jean Louis Agassiz, Rudolph Carl Virchow, Johannes Kepler, and numerous other intellectual giants on whose shoulders stand the modern scientific ent...

Last weekend, I took a road trip. Well, not by myself of-course, Jason, Ashley and I all went together. Our destination: The Pennington Family reunion at Levi Jackson State Park in London, Kentucky. On the way to the reunion, we stopped for a visit with Grandma, Aunt Natalie, Uncle Joey, Halee, Emalee, Aunt Bobbi, and Dylan in Lexington. And then made the hour and a half hop over to London early the next morning. The Reunion began with a big breakfast, complete with pancakes, eggs, biscuits, pork tenderloin, and Aunt Lou's homemade rhubarb jam. After breakfast, Mom, Ash and I went over to Aunt Debbie's to visit with Arlene, Darlene, Darlene's grandbaby, Gary, Lindsey, Jill, Cody and Matt. We were even able to say hello to Uncle Mike and Josh. Back at the reunion in the afternoon, Jason and I,along with a few of Great Uncle Julian's grandkids, scoped out the cabins we would be staying in, and I spent some time chatting with some distant relatives about their adorable pup...

These past few weekends, I was priveleged to participate in the weddings of Bob and Wendy Boyle, and Pat and Mindy Walsh. Wendy and Mindy are dear friends and both of them were beautiful brides! I was reminded of my own wedding and though Jason questioned my pulling out the old wedding album, I enjoyed a look back. I'm not usually the type to enjoy weddings, but these last two were so joyous! God is good, and has given us a wonderful picture of himself in marraige. Congratulations Wendy and Bob! and Mindy and Pat! May God bless your marraiges.