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He Never Walked the Moon, But Bill Anders Famous Photo Captured the Beauty of Earth

IT’S A SAD DAY whenever one of the last remaining Apollo astronauts passes away, especially when it is one of the few who went to the Moon. Bill Anders, who died last week at the age of 90, was one of those guys, even if he never set foot on another celestial body. Although he

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When I Hear Amazing Grace, it Reminds Me of Pete Conrad Walking on the Moon

Editor’s Note: I will occasionally republish some classic”Skeptical Guy posts. Here’s one from back in September 2017. SOMETIMES, IT’S THE LITTLEST things that seem to stick with me. So it was Sunday morning at church when our final hymn was one that even people who don’t go to church probably know — Amazing Grace. It’s

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When I Hear Amazing Grace, it Reminds Me of Pete Conrad Walking on the Moon

SOMETIMES, IT’S THE LITTLEST things that seem to stick with me. So it was Sunday morning at church when our final hymn was one that even people who don’t go to church probably know — Amazing Grace. It’s a great hymn that is memorable for a great many reasons, but whenever I hear Amazing Grace,

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