Genesis 27:27 “And he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him and said: ‘Surely, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field which the Lord has blessed.’” How many different scents do you think your...
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.” Over a decade ago, British geneticist Dr. Steve Jones, of University College, London, opined that human evolutio...
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;” It has always been my contention, in the sermons and presentation...
Continue ReadingGenesis 2:16-17 “And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die....
Continue Reading2 Kings 10:29 “However Jehu did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin, that is, from the golden calves that were at Bethel and Dan.” The Old Testament mentions the worship of a “golden calf” several time...
Continue ReadingGenesis 12:4b “And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.” Excavations north of Baghdad, in Iraq, are helping us to understand one of the most famous Old Testament characters. The more than 4,000 ancient documents that have been...
Continue ReadingMark 2:17 “When Jesus heard it, He said to them, ‘Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.’” Fireflies may help light the way to new medical break-thr...
Continue ReadingGalatians 4:6 “And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, ‘Abba, Father!’” Most of us are familiar with the body’s response to foreign tissue. Transplant patients must be carefully matched an...
Continue ReadingEcclesiastes 12:1 “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;” I was fascinated by a New Scientist headline that declared: “Robots can no...
Continue ReadingGenesis 2:22-24 “And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefor...
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