Above painting: The Creation of Adam, 1512, Michaelangelo, ————————— What Does it Mean to Be Made in the Image of God? By journalist and author, Lee Strobel    That humans are made in the image of God is one of the most important Biblical revelations for Christians — and it is also one that […]
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There are not many words in today’s meditation, but a terrific three minute video clip showing one of the wonders of God’s creation. Â This is from the BBC series Planet Earth (2006 and 2016). Â When narrator David Attenborough first saw this clip he thought it was a computer generated fake. Â Mere “survival of the fittest”
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Two readings by Alvin Rogness: Â Â Â When, during the French revolution, the prison doors of the Bastille were battered down, the prisoners were free to leave. Â Many, long imprisoned and accustomed to the routine of their cells, were afraid to leave. Â Â Â This is the plight of humanity. Â In the imagery of the
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“LIFE IN THE WOMB Â (nine months in four minutes)” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7kaw40pPYw&feature=youtu.be&t=14s Also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD1gW88Lm-Y ******************************************* PSALM 139:1-6…13-18…23-24: 1Â You have searched me, Lord, Â Â Â Â and you know me. 2Â You know when I sit and when I rise; Â Â Â Â you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3Â You discern my going out and my lying down; Â Â Â Â you are familiar with all my ways.
1387) This is Your Life (before you were born) Read More »
   In the doctrine of the Trinity we are faced with how little we are able to understand the greatness and complexity of God.  We begin our worship service each Sunday morning “In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” but the Bible tells us there is
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For the fun of it, start with Who’ll Stop the Rain by John Fogerty, recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1970; (even though this song isn’t really about rain, it’s a really good song, and it does mention rain): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIPan-rEQJA ————————– By John Piper, A Godward Life, Book Two, 1999, Multnomah Press, pages 28-30. Â Â
1073) “Long As I Remember, the Rain Been Coming Down”– Why? Read More »
Above: The SETI (Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence) project has not yet heard anything from anyone in any of these huge radio signal receivers. ********************************* Astronomers have long searched the sky for evidence that we’re not alone.  But new research is suggesting we may be one of a kind, says John Stonestreet in his March 11,
1069) It Looks Like We’re All Alone Read More »
A Canine’s Understanding of Physics By John R. Erickson posted at http://www.worldmag.com February 20, 2016 —————————-    In high school I didn’t do well in math and science.  Part of the reason was that I had an artistic temperament and no aptitude for numbers.  I was also a lazy student, cared little about grades,
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From The Information Enigma, October 21, 2015 blog by Eric Metaxas, at http://www.breakpoint.org    What’s the greatest discovery in the history of biology?  If you said “seedless watermelons,” you’re close.  Actually, it’s probably the discovery of DNA.    It’s hard to imagine in this age of genetic engineering, but scientists in Darwin’s time
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  Painting above: Job on the Dunghill (detail), Gonzalo Carrasco 1881. ****************************** Job was a good man who was tested by a time of unimaginable suffering, as described in the first two chapters of the Old Testament book of Job.  The next thirty-five chapters of the book describe a debate between Job and some friends as
