Almost 230 years ago Joseph Priestly discovered oxygen.  Joseph Priestly, a scientist and a minister of God, would be considered an oxymoron today when science and theology are seen as polar opposites.

But why?  Why the divide?  Are science and religion really that different? 
Science seeks to discover the unseen mechanisms of life; to understand the forces that hold atoms together and move the stars and planets.  Religion seeks to bring human beings into communion with the unseen God; the being that holds atoms together and moves the stars and planets.

Once there was no quarrel between the two.  The scientific method of experimentation and observation is actually modeled after the first chapter of Genesis where God creates the universe.  And there is no reason that the two need to be mutually exclusive.  Some complain that science is about finding answers and that religion is about giving answers and that's why they can't work together.  Why bother searching when the answer is always, "God did it"?

But in truth all scientific studies begin with a guess at what the answer will be.  This is called a hypothesis.  As well, the Bible doesn't give all the answers but often encourages the testing of and seeking for the truth - it's no wonder Priestly was a scientist and minister.