Genesis 1:11 “And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, [and] the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.” When they flower, some plants actually generate...
Continue ReadingEcclesiastes 1:9 “The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” The modern, educated person often tends to look down on previous generations. ...
Continue ReadingNehemiah 9:6 “Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven wor...
Continue ReadingGenesis 18:14 “Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.” Deep in the Venezuelan jungle, 60 miles from the nearest settlement, it appears as if...
Continue ReadingGenesis 27:27 “And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son [is] as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed…” If you’ve ever watched movies that...
Continue ReadingJeremiah 32:17 “Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, [and] there is nothing too hard for thee…” Live things in Antarctica’s Victoria Land arctic desert must be very spec...
Continue ReadingPsalm 30:12“To the end that [my] glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.” Have you ever wondered how you could get cut by a blade of grass or the edge of a palm leaf? Plants have ...
Continue Reading1 Peter 5:6-7 “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” We usually identify plants by their appearance. Palm trees can be identified because th...
Continue ReadingMatthew 16:26 “For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” Throughout the open markets of Kenya, shopkeepers sell leaves and strips of bark from the warburgia...
Continue ReadingJeremiah 46:11 “Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; [for] thou shalt not be cured.” The ancient Greeks called it the “queen of all herbs.” The earliest mention of this common sh...
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- How Does the Nose Work?Some things don’t have to be understood to be appreciated. You can enjoy the smell of dinner cooking or the scent of a rose without any idea of how your nose works. And believe it or not, you’re doing just as well as the most brilliant biologist. While your nose knows how it works, science […]
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