Genesis 4:21 “And his brother’s name [was] Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.” 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...
Continue ReadingRomans 8:28 “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them 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 li...
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 the creation.” Many people know that, despite its appearance, coral is actually a tiny ani...
Continue ReadingIsaiah 55:8 “For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith 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 w...
Continue ReadingPsalm 148:3 “Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye 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 ...
Continue Reading1 Samuel 11:1 “Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.” Over the last couple of centuries, many Bible scholars have devel...
Continue Reading1 Peter 5:6-7 “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” One of the spider’s virtues is that it loves to eat flies. However, not a...
Continue ReadingPsalm 139:14 “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully [and] wonderfully made: marvellous [are] thy works; and [that] my soul knoweth right well.” Do your eyes ever play tricks on you? Our eyes regularly play tricks on us with the help of our br...
Continue ReadingIsaiah 40:8 “The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.” Roses have fascinated people for thousands of years. While modern rose strains are the result of two centuries of breeding, the Greek naturalis...
Continue ReadingJohn 11:11-12 “These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.” When you are ill, you need sleep. ...
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