Invisible
Have you heard about the oceangoing research vessels on the high seas gulping in huge quantities of seawater to learn what DNA it contains? Did you know that many scientists are processing tons of mud...
View ArticleQuick Exploration Trip
Let’s explore a different path together. Because of where we are going we will need to be very small, so in your mind’s eye, let’s shrink down to the size of a water molecule. Ready? Wait, how big is...
View ArticleNanomachine
The word “nanomachine” simply means a tiny machine. How tiny? Nano, as in nanometer, means 109 meters, or a billionth of a meter. To understand how small that is, let’s start with a rough...
View ArticleHeart Transplant
I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. Are you a candidate for heart transplant surgery? According to the American Heart Association, a heart transplant...
View ArticleDecorah Eagles
As an eagle stirs up its nest, hovers over its young, spreading out its wings. Taking them up, carrying them on its wings. Deut 32:11, NKJV Established as a nonprofit organization based in...
View ArticleNot Anymore
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes: there shaII be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall no more pain, for the former things have passed away. R v. 21:4,NKJV What we have...
View ArticleStatic Charge
Have you learned two or three new wonders of our Creator-God in reading these pages this year? If so, I praise God, because that was part of the plan. No doubt, you already knew much of what you read...
View ArticleMicrosaccades
It takes two to do this experiment. Get in good light and move close so that you can carefully watch the eyes of your research partner. Then ask them look intently at a stationary object. If you’re a...
View ArticleLetter
I wasn’t expecting a letter from them, actually. But I recognized the return address. Our past several letter exchanges had all been about one topic of great concern to both of us, so I expected this...
View ArticleWater to Wine
Running out of wine at a Jewish wedding celebration was a serious problem. As one of the hosts, Mary must have borne some of the responsibility. Fortunately, her Son, Jesus, and His disciple had been...
View ArticleThe Gift
We simply don’t comprehend the mystery of how He, the God of the universe, became a zygote in Mary’s womb, and then spent the normal growing time tucked in a fetal position, organ systems developing,...
View ArticleFresh Every Day
In the culinary arts, fresh is paramount. Same-day freshness in fruits and vegetables, bread, and pasta is crucial. For a really special occasion, don’t even think of making spinach lasagna using those...
View ArticleToday
Ben Franklin may have said it best: “One today is worth two tomorrows. “That is because today is the only day we have. Yesterday is gone. We can’t call yesterday back to do what we failed to do. Nor...
View ArticleCure to Addiction
For decades, pain relievers has a big help in temporarily alleviating people’s suffering from unpleasant physical, emotional, and mental pains. Opiate has been a very useful and effective drug in the...
View ArticleMango
He does great things past finding out, yes, wonders without number. Job 9:10, NKJV. Some friends periodically blessed us with a box of fruit from trees in South Florida. They are the most exquisite...
View ArticleMan’s Best Friend
Who or what comes to mind when you hear the phrase “man’s best friend”? If your mind is programmed like mine, you may be thinking of your favorite dog, perhaps a pet you have now or one you used to...
View ArticleAttitude of Gratitude
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and is courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. Ps. 100:4. NIV In the rich garden of virtues, gratitude is not only the soil but the sunshine and...
View ArticlePeaceable Fruit
The lesson of life is no pain, no gain. Long years of painful rigorous schooling and residency programs always comes before the career of famous neurosurgeon – just ask Ben Carson. Training for a...
View ArticleRinderpest
Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new” And He said to me, Write, for these word are true ND FAITHFUL.” Rev. 21:5, NKJV The New York Times trumpeted the news: “Rinderpest,...
View ArticleHeartwood
O Lord God, remember me, I pray! Strengthen me, I pray. Judges 16:28, NKJV For the most part, trees mind their own business and just stand there in the same spot year after year. About the only way you...
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