Luke 18:1 “And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;…” Normally they bother no one. The creatures, called protozoan ciliates, quietly go about their business in water‑filled tree holes, eating o...
Continue ReadingPsalm 9:10 “And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.” Algae are among the world’s premier plants. Scientists never expected to find an alga that feeds like...
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...
Continue ReadingGenesis 1:25 “And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.” The unusual discovery of the most ancient termite nest ever foun...
Continue ReadingPhilippians 4:18 “But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.” It’s commonly known that many animals are able...
Continue ReadingJob 10:10-11 “Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese? Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews.” January 22, 1973 marks the disastrous turn in American law that granted women the so‑...
Continue ReadingIsaiah 55:3 “Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.” All insects that hear, except one, have two ears. Some insects have ears on their legs,...
Continue ReadingPsalm 147:7-8 “Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.” A grass‑like plant called the grasshopp...
Continue ReadingLuke 6:39 “And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?” Several years ago a book was published that tried to answer the “watchmaker” argument for a Creator. Simply put, the argum...
Continue ReadingJob 5:8-10 “I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields.” Parasites, especially fu...
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