1 Corinthians 6:20 “ For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” Some creatures seem more wise and powerful in dealing with the problems of living than seems reasonable. For example,...
Continue ReadingEphesians 2:10 “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” It’s a warm day on the Amazon River. A small fish swims near the surface looking among the natural floa...
Continue ReadingEphesians 4:14 “That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;” One good method of avoiding attack in nature...
Continue ReadingPsalm 104:24 O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.” How smart is the smartest tree you ever met? Does it sound silly to speak of trees as being smart? Botanists are learning that some...
Continue Reading1 Peter 4:11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Am...
Continue ReadingGenesis 1:27 “ So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” Have you ever wondered how, over thousands of years, the population balance between males and females remains roughly even? Scie...
Continue ReadingJohn 1:14 “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” New research shows that, when attacked, many plants make chemicals that will give munchin...
Continue ReadingPsalm 44:8 “ In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.” Nothing is more frustrating than glue that refuses to stick. And nothing is harder on an adhesive’s ability to stick than water. Water can prevent adhesives from s...
Continue ReadingLuke 18:1 “Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart…” Normally they bother no one. The creatures, called protozoan ciliates, quietly go about their business in water‑filled tree holes, eating other ...
Continue ReadingI Chronicles 16:9 “Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; talk of all His wondrous works!” Tropical beauty has inspired many Hawaiian love songs. However, none is more unusual than the love song of Hawaiian fruit flies. There are more than 100 speci...
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