Psalm 96:12-13a “Let the field be joyful, and all that [is] therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the LORD:” Some of the most fascinating discoveries in recent years have to do with our growing knowledge of plant communi...
Continue ReadingPsalm 111:10 “The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: his praise endureth for ever.” For centuries, Asian cooks have wrapped meat, sushi and candy in bamboo bark. Though...
Continue ReadingPsalm 27:8 “[When thou saidst], Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I 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 ...
Continue ReadingColossians 2:4-5 “And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words. For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.” If, of...
Continue ReadingPsalm 25:4 “Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.” Not only is the human brain the most complex structure in the universe, it is also one of the busiest. In fact, during intense concentration, your brain can burn as many calories as yo...
Continue ReadingMatthew 11:28 “Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” The strange and nasty plant called witchweed is found mainly in Africa and Asia, but some has been reported in North America as well. This parasi...
Continue ReadingRomans 1:18-19 “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed [it] unto them.&#...
Continue ReadingLuke 11:28 “But he said, Yea rather, blessed [are] they that hear the word of God, and keep it.” Our senses link us to the world around us and enable us to interact with the world. While most people believe that our sense of sight is the highe...
Continue ReadingMatthew 6:30 “Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, [shall he] not much more [clothe] you, O ye of little faith?” We tend to associate being warm-blooded with mammals and huma...
Continue ReadingMatthew 7:11 “If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?” Squirrels often seem to run about without any purpose. However, a ...
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