John 11:11-12 “These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.” When you are ill, you need sleep. ...
Continue ReadingEcclesiastes 10:1 “Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: [so doth] a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom [and] honour.” We don’t often think about our sense of smell. While our nos...
Continue ReadingMatthew 10:30-31 “But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.” They are the only cells in the human body that repeatedly die and self-regenerate throughout life. And scien...
Continue ReadingRomans 5:9 “Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.” “Dog bites man” is not an unusual headline. However, “Man bites dog” would usually get people’s attention. I...
Continue ReadingPsalm 139:14 “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully [and] wonderfully made: marvellous [are] thy works; and [that] my soul knoweth right well.” Our eyes do more work and tell more about us than many people realize. These amazing organs are so...
Continue ReadingNumbers 11:5 “We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:” Garlic. Even say the word and some people move away to give you some distance. Others gather ...
Continue ReadingActs 17:26 “And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;” Many cultures around the world have legends about creatio...
Continue ReadingEcclesiastes 3:5 “A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;” Which of your five senses is most important? Which sense could be lost with the least threat to your ...
Continue ReadingPhilippians 4:8 “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any vir...
Continue ReadingPsalm 27:8 “[When thou saidst], Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.” Infants will often look ever so serious as they babble away, as if they’re actually saying something of great importance. Most of us ...
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