Romans 1:21-22 “Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools…” Ernst Haeckel ...
Continue ReadingProverbs 9:10 “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.” What arrogance to tell someone that he is a fool! How much more arrogant, if that man is a highly educated, highly qualified scientist, ...
Continue ReadingEcclesiastes 3:11a “He hath made every thing beautiful in his time:” As a child in the 60s, going for a meal at my Godmother’s house was a fascinating experience. In those days, many families would get out the best dinnerware for such occasions, and...
Continue ReadingPsalm 147:4 “He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.” Could the stuff of science fiction be a reality in the outer reaches of our Solar System? As a boy, I read two sci-fi novels, which proposed that the planet Venus wa...
Continue ReadingPsalm 147:4 “He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.” I recently talked about ideas concerning a possible planet-covering ocean on Enceladus – one of the moons of Saturn. There are other moons of Saturn and Jupiter th...
Continue ReadingJohn 1:29 “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world”. One of my favorite classical composers is Ludwig van Beethoven. While Bach wrote theological notes in the margins of ...
Continue ReadingGenesis 1:29 “And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” You might not all agree with me, bu...
Continue ReadingColossians 1:16-17 “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they bethrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: and he is before a...
Continue ReadingIsaiah 55:12 “For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.“ What can be more appealing, than the sight of a che...
Continue ReadingJob 28:24-25 “For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven; To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.” The bacterium Bacillus cereus likes to live in soil that would kill most other bacteria....
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