Proverbs 16:23 “The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.” While modern computers can do increasingly amazing things, they would not compete well on even a simple task with an animal. For example, you can teach...
Continue ReadingPsalm 51:7 “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.” The southern pine beetle is a real problem in southeastern North America. They burrow into pine trees that could be harvested for lumber, often ...
Continue ReadingPsalm 20:1b “The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee…” Did you know that there are salamanders that can grow spines? They do this by forcing their ribs to grow through their skin. But a frog nic...
Continue ReadingIsaiah 40:8 “The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.” The venus flytrap senses a fly and, in less than a second, its trap springs shut. It will eat today. A new area of science is plant behavior. P...
Continue ReadingPsalm 77:18 “The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.” When I was a boy, my bedroom was on the second floor of our family house and afforded me a magnificent view southwards across t...
Continue ReadingPsalm 8:1 “O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.” “We don’t know much about Galileo,” quipped comedian Milton Jones, “except that he was a poor boy from a poor ...
Continue ReadingRomans 8:20-21 “For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the c...
Continue ReadingPsalm 104:16-17 “The trees of the Lord are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.” There are many incredible designs around us that are unlikely to ...
Continue ReadingPsalm 5:8 “Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.” You’re driving down the road and all of a sudden traffic slows to a crawl. Finally, you get to the cause of the slowdown – a big p...
Continue Reading1 Chronicles 16:9 “Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye 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 specie...
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