Near the top of the tree of life—alongside the vertebrates, the mollusks, and the rest of the animal kingdom—is a mysterious phylum called Tardigrada. It contains the tardigrades, also known as...
Tough as a Tardigrade
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Times of Restoration
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Silken Steel
Job 8:14, describing the man who forgets God, says, “His confidence is severed, and his trust is a spider’s web.” The implication is that a spider’s web is fragile. To anyone who has swatted away a...
God’s Solution for Needy People
Sometimes we can look at an issue or a problem, and the scriptural solution seems obvious. But at other times things can appear more complicated. What I want to bring to our attention for prayer...
Comfort and Security
In the book of Matthew we read the story of two blind men who cried out to Jesus as He passed by. This is what happened: “Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I should do...
On Suffering and Bible Reading
Some time ago while reading my Bible, it struck me that this is exactly what we each need to be doing to stay on top: reading our Bibles every single day, even when we don’t feel like it. Naturally...
A Glorious Prospect: Part 2
Click here for part 1. “And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having seven plagues, which are the last, for in them is finished the wrath of God. And I saw as it were a...
A Glorious Prospect: Part 1
Click here for part 2. “And I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on the mount Zion, and with him 144,000, having His name, and the name of His Father, written on their foreheads. And I heard a voice...
United We Stand
Usually, this space is dedicated to prayer for other nations. But right now my own country is heavy on my heart. As the eldest of eight children and the member of a very large extended family, I’ve...
Against the Tide
“Since everything around us is going to melt away, what holy, godly lives you should be living” (2 Peter 3:11, NLT). While contemplating the increased turmoil in our country and in the world, the...
The Woman in the Ruins
He is able to keep that which we have committed unto Him. Choosing a bride has always been a risky business. No one can or should make up someone else’s mind on the subject. Some cultures have...