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Trees (Lifting Water)
Bring to mind, please, a tree which you have admired: a tall tree – a monarch of the forest, perhaps. There it stands, a magnificent specimen, towering against the sky. Now, if you please, imagine that you must climb that tree to the very top, with a 60-pound pack on your back. As soon as […]
Lemmings
Most of the time, the Norway lemming is one of the most ordinary creatures you could imagine. It is only when his generation sets its mind on moving that the lemming becomes out of the ordinary. Norway lemmings are shy little rodents which inhabit the waste spaces of northern Scandinavia. They like to feed upon […]
Salmon
The thousands of sportsmen and commercial fishermen who take salmon from northern Pacific waters generally pay scant attention to the circumstances that make their harvest possible. They are more interested in the catching and eating than they are in studying the life-cycle of this large, handsome fish. Yet, accompanying each mature salmon making its way […]
Robber Crabs
The shell of a coconut is one of the hardest substances in the plant kingdom. Almost anyone who has ever tried to open one will testify to that fact. But inside that tough shell is rich, tempting food and the “meat” of the coconut is desired by man and beast. However, very few beasts have […]
Kangaroos
Australia’s great kangaroos are marvels of nature. They hop like grasshoppers – only further; they eat grass like sheep – only better; they box like men – but never in anger; and they carry their young about in built-in nests that offer all the comforts of home. An adult great gray kangaroo, for example, can […]
Snakes
Can you imagine a snake wearing spectacles? And, if a snake did wear spectacles, how on earth would it keep them properly pushed up on its nose? Yet snakes do wear spectacles. Every single snake that has ever lived has worn them, and every snake in the foreseeable future will wear them. Obviously, we are […]
Crocodiles
Consider the crocodile. See him quietly sunning himself on the bank of a muddy tropical river. Ugly specimen, isn’t he? With that knobby hide, and bulbous eyes, he’ll never win a beauty contest. Notice, too, that great maw of his, with all the ferocious teeth! And don’t forget his tail: it’s a fearsome weapon also! […]
Warts
Everyone knows what warts are. They are ugly little excrescences that appear on our skin. They seem to, and actually do, have a life of their own. They are made from our bodies, but don’t belong to our bodies. They even develop their own blood supply, tapping into the body’s arterial system for a source […]
Knowing God
Everyone, at some point in his life, knows at least two important things about God: This is the clear teaching, both of the Holy Bible and of ordinary experience. What are these two things? And why, if this knowledge is truly universal, does not everyone acknowledge God? The answers to these questions may tell us […]
The Balances of Life
The more we learn about the conditions under which life is possible, the more remarkable it seems that life as we know it can exist at all. Consider, for example, some of the many delicate balances in nature which are vital for life on earth: The distance of our earth from the sun is one […]