On April 8, 2024, observers across the United States, Mexico, and Canada beheld the wonder of a total solar eclipse. This cosmic spectacle charms North America’s skies once every three years. A partial eclipse is remarkable, but in a total eclipse, the moon obscures the sun in its entirety, casting a broad shadow across the continent. Still, the event’s most splendid moment is realized only as the moon leaves the sun’s crosshairs, revealing the solar system’s breathtaking source of light and heat in all its grandeur.
Paul J. Palma is a Biblical Studies professor at Regent University. He is the author of several books, including Beyond the Evangelical Gender Roles Gridlock: Reimagining Paul's Views on Women, Marriage, and Ministry (Lexington), Grassroots Pentecostalism in Brazil and the United States (Palgrave Macmillan), Embracing Our Roots: Rediscovering the Value of Faith, Family, and Tradition (Wipf & Stock), and Italian American Pentecostalism and the Struggle for Religious Identity (Routledge). Among numerous articles and book chapters, Dr. Palma contributed several biographies to the Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States (Rowman & Littlefield). He is a contributing writer for CBN.
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