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Are Dinosaurs a Giant Mystery?

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Genesis 6:20: "Of fowls after their kind, of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive." Can you picture Noah trying to get some of those giant dinosaurs on the ark to save them from the Flood? There’s no denying that dinosaurs really lived. The land dinosaurs were likely created on the sixth day with the other great land creatures, while the marine dinosaurs were created on the fifth day with the...

Does Genesis 2 Contradict Genesis 1?

Tue, Dec 2 Listen

John 10:35b: "…and the scripture cannot be broken;" As we read Genesis 2, we might get the idea that humans were created before the animals and even before plants. Since this would seem to be a clear contradiction of Genesis chapter 1, some have said that the creation account does not intend to offer literal history. Is this really the case? The reason for these apparent differences becomes a little more clear to us when we realize that in some languages there is no apparent contradiction....

Man – His Past, Present and Future

Mon, Dec 1 Listen

Genesis 1:26: "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth." A straightforward reading of Genesis offers a very different story of humanity than does modern evolutionary science. Does the rest of the Bible contradict evolution too? Can Genesis and evolution be harmonized? According to...

For the Sheer Joy of Variety!

Fri, Nov 28 Listen

Isaiah 45:9: "Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?" Did you ever try to plan all the details of a simple project? How many plans do you think the Lord had to make when He created living things? A billion? A billion times a billion? We all know that it takes time to plan the most simple project. Did you ever think about the planning God had...

The Sun, Moon and Stars

Thu, Nov 27 Listen

Psalm 8:3-4: "When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?" What is the most awesome show of God’s power? It may not be what you think. In Psalm 8:3 4, the psalmist is led to exclaim, “When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and stars which you have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him…?” If the night sky is a...

After Their Kinds

Wed, Nov 26 Listen

Genesis 1:12: "And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good." How wonderful! Your dog has just had puppies! But do you now have to sort through the litter and make sure there are no baby giraffes or kangaroos? In God’s account of creation in Genesis 1, we repeatedly read that both plants and animals were created to reproduce “after their kind.” Genesis 1, in...

In the Midst of the Waters

Tue, Nov 25 Listen

Genesis 1:6: "And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters." What was the Earth like before the Flood? Bible believing scientists are giving us some surprising answers about the incredibly beautiful Earth God originally created. In Genesis 1:6 we read that God divided the waters, leaving waters above and below the firmament. The firmament spoken of here is our atmosphere. We can easily understand that the waters below the...

God Shows Us the Earth from Space

Mon, Nov 24 Listen

Job 26:7: "He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing." The Earth floats in space, attached to nothing, surrounded by a thin layer of air. What science has only just learned, the Bible has taught for thousands of years! Yes, while other ancients pictured the world as flat or resting upon giant turtles or some other animal, God told the Jews in Job 26:7 that He “hangs the earth on nothing.” In Genesis 1:6 we read that God created a firmament. In...

The Days in Genesis

Fri, Nov 21 Listen

Genesis 1:5: "And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day." Silently a huge, powerful form slides through the deep, cold, dark depths of the sea. The men aboard the nuclear submarine have seen neither sun nor daylight for months, yet each one knows what day it is. The men know what day and what time it is even without seeing daylight, because the sun’s movement – like a clock – only measures time; it doesn’t create it....

Who Is God?

Thu, Nov 20 Listen

II Timothy 3:14-15: "But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus." Did you know that the Bible never tries to convince the reader that there is a God? As surprising as that sounds, it’s absolutely true. The Bible’s very first words begin by identifying God – but nowhere...

Do the Bible and Science Mix?

Wed, Nov 19 Listen

John 3:12: "If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things." Scientific principles learned in the Bible have led to countless scientific discoveries and saved millions of lives. It’s true. Without the Bible, we would never have the blessings of modern science. Isaac Newton became one of the greatest scientists in history because he learned from the Bible to look for intelligence and order in the handiwork of the Creator. Louis...

The Very Hairs of Your Head

Tue, Nov 18 Listen

Matthew 10:30: "But the very hairs of your head are all numbered." In showing how the Creator is intimately involved with His creation, Jesus said that the very hairs of each of our heads are numbered by Him. No detail is too small to escape His attention; no change misses His careful and loving eye. The hair that you see is nothing more than dead protein produced by the cells of the hair follicle anchored inside the layers of the skin. The total number of hair follicles in an adult is about...

New Technique Supports Creation

Mon, Nov 17 Listen

Psalm 119:160: "Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever." Some time ago, a news article described how scientists had studied the genetic material of a magnolia leaf that supposedly died 20 million years ago. It might seem amazing that scientists would be able to duplicate the genetic material of a fossil, but the technique does seem to work. However, we reject the 20 million year date in favor of a biblical history of life on Earth. In...

Smart Heart

Fri, Nov 14 Listen

Hebrews 3:10: "Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways." People sometimes wonder why, with all the marvels science can design and build, it cannot build a good replacement for the heart. As medical science learns more about the heart, it becomes clear that replacing this complex mass of muscles is more difficult than might be imagined. Your heart is about the size of your fist, really surprisingly small for the...

Whales Write Songs

Thu, Nov 13 Listen

Psalm 148:7: "Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:" Most of us have heard recordings of whales singing. Scientists have not yet learned to understand the whale’s language, but they have identified individual verses in whale song. Now they are more convinced than ever that whale song is a sophisticated language. Whale song is made up of complex and stylized compositions, many of them longer than the longest of human symphonies. A single whale song can last up to 22...

Engines of the Body

Wed, Nov 12 Listen

Job 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." The automatic transmission in a vehicle changes gears in response to changing power demands and driving conditions. Likewise, the muscles in your body change gears in a sense, in response to your changing needs for them. When you use a muscle group, the muscles begin to need more fuel and more oxygen, both brought to them by your...

The Aardwolf

Tue, Nov 11 Listen

Job 15:8: "Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?" It looks something like a small hyena, has habits similar to both wolves and the domestic cat, and eats almost nothing but ants. This strange creature is called the aardwolf. The aardwolf lives on the African continent. It eats a particular type of termite that is about one fourth of an inch long. Although there are other ant eating creatures in the same habitat, like the aardvark, they don’t prefer to...

Why the Boomerang Returns

Mon, Nov 10 Listen

Psalm 119:73: "Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments." For many people the fun of the boomerang lies in the fact that it seems to go against common sense. You throw the boomerang away from you and it returns to you. Boomerangs of various shapes and sizes and made of different kinds of materials are easily available in many places around the world. Boomerangs can be made into many shapes other than the classic “L” shape we usually...

He Breathes with His Feet

Fri, Nov 7 Listen

Job 21:22: "Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are on high." What breathes with its feet, has thousands of jaws but no mouth, has up to fifty arms, and an eye on the end of each arm? No, it's not a new creature for the next Star Wars movie. It's the starfish. When God designed the starfish, it almost seems as if He tried to see how differently He could make this creature from all the others. Depending upon the species, the starfish can have from three to fifty arms...

Deep-Frozen Squirrel

Thu, Nov 6 Listen

Job 37:8-10: "Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places. Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north. By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened." Researchers have discovered a species of mammal that can actually survive being frozen for several weeks. Scientists were amazed to find that the little Arctic ground squirrel can allow its body to drop to 27 F - that’s five degrees below the freezing point of water - for up...

The Worst-Smelling Flower!

Wed, Nov 5 Listen

Genesis 1:11: "And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself…" The voodoo lily is native to Southeast Asia, although it is sometimes sold in the west as a curiosity. When it flowers, the voodoo lily sends up a fleshy, purple spike that can be three feet long. Besides being one of the worst-smelling flowers you'll ever experience, the spike has another amazing ability. The spike of the voodoo...

Is There Life on Other Planets?

Tue, Nov 4 Listen

Romans 8:22-23: "For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body." In 1836, well-known English astronomer Sir John Herschel wrote a series of articles for the New York Sun reporting his discovery of life on the moon. He reported seeing buffalo, goats, cranes, and other...

The Double Life of the Hummingbird

Mon, Nov 3 Listen

Psalm 4:8: "I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety." You might guess that the hummingbird, darting around from flower to flower with wings beating some 60 times a second, must burn a lot of energy to keep going. If a 65-pound boy burned up energy at the same rate, he would eat 100 pounds of chicken every day. The fact is, the hummingbird will die if it goes for more than two hours without eating. You might wonder, if the hummingbird cannot...

A Life for a Life

Fri, Oct 31 Listen

2 Kings 23:10: "And he [Josiah] defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter pass through the fire to Molech." Those who take the Bible seriously will recall the numerous passages where God condemns the pagan custom of sacrificing the first-born child to the god Moloch. These children were just weeks or months old and burned alive as an atonement sacrifice; that is, offering one life on behalf of another. The Canaanites...

Are Dinosaurs Extinct?

Thu, Oct 30 Listen

Proverbs 30:18-19: "There are three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not…the way of a serpent on a rock…" Are dinosaurs extinct? Decide for yourself. In 1911, Dutch explorers returned to the West with stories about huge, man-eating “dragons” that lived on the island of Komodo. This is one of the 13,000 islands that stretch from mainland Asia to New Guinea. Scientists dismissed their stories as impossible - since dragons are the stuff of myth - while if we are to...

Literally Making Yourself Sick

Wed, Oct 29 Listen

1 Peter 5:7: "Casting all your care upon him, for he careth for you." We sometimes hear of a person worrying so much about something that they become obsessed with fear. We talk about someone being “worried sick.” A number of studies have now confirmed that continued grief, worry, or fear can literally make us sick. Scientists are even learning just how this works. A state of worry, fear, or grief causes chemical changes in the brain, pituitary gland, and adrenal glands. These changes...

Christian Thoughts on a Trip to Mars

Tue, Oct 28 Listen

Genesis 1:28: "And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth." In July of 1969, people all over the Earth watched the first astronauts land on the moon. Twenty years later, the first President Bush challenged the American people to make a manned landing on the planet Mars. It was acknowledged that it...

Answering Young People’s Questions

Mon, Oct 27 Listen

Proverbs 22:6: "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Could it be true that we have unwittingly been telling our young people that Christianity is irrelevant? As I present the evidences for creation and explain to young people the problems with evolution, a similar pattern emerges each time. While the material is new to them, it rings true. Soon, the questions start, and they begin to express anger as they realize they have been misled by...

God’s Superglue

Fri, Oct 24 Listen

Psalm 119:31: "I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame." Scientists say that it is not man but the lowly barnacle that makes the strongest glue in the world. This glue, called anthropodin, works well under water and enables barnacles to stick to the bottom of ships, sea turtles, rocks and piers. Barnacles on the ship’s hull slow the ship down, and they have to be removed about every six months. The Phoenicians were among the greatest of the ancient seafarers and tried...

The Swiss Army Bee

Thu, Oct 23 Listen

Genesis 43:11: "And their father Israel said to them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts and almonds…" Just about everybody has seen a Swiss army knife. This tool is much more than a knife and has all sorts of other devices tucked away in its handle. The legs of the worker honeybee are very much like the Swiss army knife. Each leg has an extra joint...

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