The Holy Bible begins with a scene of sublime power: God's creation of the world around us—and His initial pronouncement in that creation is a statement profound in its simplicity and in the power it represents: "Let there be light" (Genesis 1:3)! Have you ever considered the amazing qualities of the strange substance we call "light"? Truly, it is a wonder of God's creation! What can this work of His hands teach us about our Creator?

Several years ago, my then-nine-year-old daughter asked me why our family was different. She had observed that we behaved differently than all the other families on our block, and she wanted to know why we were not "normal."

October 24, 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, an international body striving, according to the preamble of its Charter, "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war" and "to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights."

The summer of 2015 marks 1,000 years since the Viking invasion of England by Canute and the commencement of his campaign to become king of England. What lessons can be learned from the legendary life of King Canute? In what way does Canute's understanding of the true source of power impact our view of the world's modern political system?

Canada's Confederation on July 1, 1867 brought four eastern provinces together to form a new and unified country. To secure their admission, the provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick were assured that a railway linking them with the two Central Canadian provinces—Quebec and Ontario—would be provided.