John 11:49-50 “And one of them, [named] Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.&#...
Continue ReadingPsalm 103:1-5 “Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from des...
Continue ReadingLuke 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, e...
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 a Venus fl...
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 10...
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...
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 animal...
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 t...
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 t...
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 gra...
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