Psalm 96:12 “Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice before the Lord.” Some of the most fascinating discoveries in recent years have to do with our growing knowledge of plant communication. New rese...
Continue ReadingPhilippians 4:8 “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything ...
Continue ReadingPsalm 111:10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all those who do His commandments. His praise endures forever.” For centuries Asian cooks have wrapped meat, sushi and candy in bamboo bark. Though the reason for...
Continue ReadingPsalm 27:8 “When You said, ‘Seek My face,’ my heart said to You, ‘Your face, Lord, I will 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 have assum...
Continue ReadingGenesis 4:21 “His brother’s name was Jubal. He was the father of all those who play the harp and flute.” Which is more likely to last buried in the ground for a few thousand years, a wooden spoon or a stone hammer? Since the hammer will last long af...
Continue ReadingRomans 8:28 “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” One unusual argument that the universe is the work of the Creator rather than aimless chance goes like this: ...
Continue Reading2 Peter 3:4 “. . . and saying, ‘Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.’” Many people know that, despite its appearance, coral is actually a tiny anima...
Continue ReadingIsaiah 55:8 “‘For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,’ says the Lord.” In 1981 it was only a theory—one that seemed to go against all logic. The theory said that if you have a signal, say a sound that was too weak to be...
Continue ReadingPsalm 148:3 “Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you stars of light!” Why is the sky dark at night? There’s more to the answer to this question than the fact that the stars do not appear as bright as the sun from earth. If stars were evenly di...
Continue Reading1 Samuel 11:1 “Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and encamped against Jabesh Gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, ‘Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you.’” Over the last couple of centuries many Bible scholars have developed a...
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- Do Spiders Feel Pain?If you are like most people, you may not care whether spiders feel pain. However, because of the way spiders are designed, their ability to feel pain has implications for many other creatures. Like crabs and lizards, spiders are able to drop a leg when attacked. Spiders, too, have enemies. Among them is the poisonous […]
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