Ian’s Bird of the Week – European Bee-eater by Ian Montgomery Newsletter – 6/11/16 I met my sister Gilian in Vienna where we spent a couple of days before going by boat along the Danube to Bratislava, just across the border with Slovakia. We arranged to spend three days with birding guides with my targets … Continue reading
*** WINK *** “Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.” (Psalm 35:19) Owl Winking ©Flickr Darren D * More Daily Devotionals *
*** THY WONDERFUL WORKS WHICH THOU HAST DONE *** “Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.” (Psalms 40:5 KJV) Toucan … Continue reading
That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; (Colossians 1:10 KJV) We finally come to the last birds in the Emberizidae – Buntings, New World Sparrows & Allies Family. This is the first family that we split up into four … Continue reading
Balancing High Risks: Mountain Climbing and the First Amendment By James J. S. Johnson When an American astronaut reverently quotes from Psalm 24, and is promptly faulted by a critic—for “violating” the so-called “separation of church and state”(1)—it is time to learn a lesson about balance, from the agility of mountain goats, adroitly ambulating alpine ascents … Continue reading
*** AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST *** “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28 KJV) Birds At Sunrise ©PixelFantasies-by Lars Clausen * More Daily Devotionals *
*** HE SHALL BE CHASED AWAY *** “He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.” (Job 20:8) Western Osprey Being Chased Away ©Flickr John Dunstan * More Daily Devotionals *
“The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.” (Psalm 104:16-17) There are many incredible designs around us that are unlikely to exist if everything is the result of mindless chance. … Continue reading
*** MY FOOT HATH HELD *** “But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.” (Job 23:10-11 KJV) Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) by Bob-Nan * More Daily Devotionals During Tropical Storm “Colin”, … Continue reading
*** IN THE VALLEY *** “And they of Beth-Shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.” (1st Samuel 6:13) Flock of Birds In The Valley – Bird Garden in Ninh Binh ©Crossingtravel * More Daily Devotionals *
And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? (Mark 4:39-40 KJV) Here in central Florida, we have been dealing with … Continue reading
*** NOT EMPTY *** “And they said, “If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return Him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why His hand is not removed from you.” (1st Samuel 6:3) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus … Continue reading
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