*** WINGS LIKE A DOVE! *** And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. (Psalms 55:6 KJV) Rock Dove (Columba livia) ©WikiC * P. S. Sandra took me up on my challenge and today she posted Four-Word Thursday – Lee’s Challenge. She started the … Continue reading
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (Hebrews 13:8 NKJV) Well, they released a new I.O.C. version of World Bird Names. This version is 6.1 and I have been working on updating the site to reflect the new changes. It was not a really huge change, thankfully. In fact, they only added five … Continue reading
*** NEWNESS OF LIFE *** Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. (Romans 6:4 NKJV) Sandhill Cranes “Colts” and parents by Lee * Few Word Devotionals *
*** A CROWN *** Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. (2 Timothy 4:8 KJV) Black Crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina pavonina) (West African) Brevard Zoo … Continue reading
*** SAFETY *** I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety. (Psalms 4:8 KJV) Mute Swan – Riding in Safety * Only one person commented about whether I should continue these or not, but over 30 of you liked the last one I did. … Continue reading
ANCIENT BIRDS FLEW OVER DINOSAURS’ HEADS “And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.” Genesis 1:21 As the fierce T-Rex approaches its prey, the dinosaur is suddenly hit from above … Continue reading
Last Sunday the first half of the Waxbills and allies were shown. This week we will finish up the large family of 141 species. You will see birds with these names; Finch, Firetail, Parrotfinch, Silverbill, Mannikin, Munia, and Sparrows. “Parrotfinches are small, colorful passerine birds belonging to the genus Erythrura in the family Estrildidae, the estrildid … Continue reading
*** BEING TRANSFORMED INTO THE SAME IMAGE *** But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. (2 Corinthians 3:18 NKJV) Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) by Ray Barlow … Continue reading
Cattle Egrets, Cattle, and Other Herbivore Neighbors ~ by James J. S. Johnson For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt … Continue reading
*** THE RISING OF THE SUN *** From the rising of the sun to its going down The LORD’s name is to be praised. (Psalms 113:3 NKJV) Lovely Sunbird (Aethopyga shelleyi) ©WikiC * Sandra’s New Kooky Challenge *
Northern Raven and Peregrine Falcon: Two Birds Supporting the Manx Coat of Arms James J. S. Johnson He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. (Psalm 147:9) Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul. (1st Peter 2:11) The Isle … Continue reading
*** BEFORE THE ROOSTER CROWS *** Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” (Matthew 26:34 NKJV) Rooster Crowing ©WikiC * Sandra’s New Kooky Challenge *
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