by Linda Winn

As I studied background verses for my Sunday School lesson, I think I discovered the original "Big Bang" theory right there in the Bible. See what you think.

Considering that "There is nothing new under the sun," (Ecclesiastes 1:9 NIV) the Big Bang theory had to start somewhere. Right? How about this origin...

Moses had just come down from the mountain with God's commandments when he saw everyone dancing and whooping it up around a golden calf that his brother Aaron made all by himself. When Moses saw the golden calf, he asked Aaron, "What did these people do to you, that you led them into such great sin?"

Aaron replied,"They gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire and out came this calf." (Exodus 32:21 and 24b NIV)

Maybe that same kind of thinking is how the Big Bangers' theory evolved into... "There was a big explosion in outer space and out popped the earth!"

If you really believe that theory, go down to your local junkyard of salvaged vehicles the next time a storm comes up. You just might be in the right place at the right time when a big whirlwind blows through and pops out a brand new Cadillac just for you.

Call me cynical, but I still believe, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth," (Genesis 1:1 NIV). How about you?