With the release of our first Bible study journal, Walk with Matthew, Pier Press® continues its process of constructing a foundation upon which to build. Our mission is to facilitate a mutually respectful conversation about topics at the intersection of science and spirit. Our preliminary tasks have focused on creating a space in which that conversation can take place and providing tools to facilitate mutual understanding.

I live in Virginia's Piedmont, in a region of rolling hills about 150 miles from the coast. According to maps provided by Orbital Sciences regarding its launches of Antares rockets from Wallops Island on Virginia's Eastern Shore, I'm in an area where the ascending rocket should be visible approximately three minutes after liftoff.

Even if the entrance to heaven exists in an unimaginably distant location, the Hubble Space Telescope would certainly have photographed it by now. Well, perhaps not.