Nuggets Plus – Cochineal Insect ~ by ajmithra Cochineal insect that lives on prickle pear cactus, is dried and powered to extract dye for fabric, food and cosmetics.. Jesus dried His blood for us, to dye the fabric of Salvation to give us the Living Bread, and to beautify us with the cosmetic of holiness.. … Continue reading
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Black Stilt
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Black Stilt ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter – 11/15/11 You’ve done it again! Your collective goodwill and spiritual energy have provided yet another special, this time very special bird, the critically endangered and recently saved from extinction Black Stilt. I did have to do a little work as well … Continue reading
Interesting Things – Dragonfly (from Creation Moments)
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. (Psalm 34:11 ) Evolutionary naturalism paints the picture of life as if it were a haphazard series of accidents that just barely resulted in a range of living things that just manage to survive. This fanciful picture destroys our sense of … Continue reading
Ian’s Bird of the Week – NZ/Australasian Shoveler
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Australian Shoveler Newsletter – 11/11/11 This is really just a token bird of the week as an apology for being late, having been busy preparing, packing and travelling. I’m now on the South Island of New Zealand and surrounded by introduced birds such as Eurasian Chaffinches and Blackbirds. I … Continue reading
Birds of the World – Subspecies With Various “Colors”
Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. (Genesis 2:19 NASB) While working on the new updates for the … Continue reading
Birds of the Bible – Peregrine Falcon and Goshawk
And these you shall regard as an abomination among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, the vulture, the buzzard, the kite, and the falcon after its kind; every raven after its kind, the ostrich, the short-eared owl, the sea gull, and the hawk after its kind; (Leviticus 11:13-16 … Continue reading
Birds of the Bible – Repeating Birds
Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. (Ecclesiastes 10:20 KJV) Talking birds! Is it possible? Solomon wrote about it in Ecclesiastes while telling people not to … Continue reading
Birds in Hymns – Spirit of God, That Moved Of Old
And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. (Ezekiel 36:27 KJV) Words: Cecil F. Alexander, (1818-1895) in Hymns, by the Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge, 1852. Music: Soldau, Geystliche Gesangk Buchleyn (Wittenberg, Germany: 1524) Spirit of God, That Moved Of Old Spirit … Continue reading
Birds in Hymns – Return of Summer
While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. (Genesis 8:22 KJV) Words by Alice J. Cleator (1871-19260), in Light in the Valley (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: George C. Hugg, 1898), page 196. Music: Santiago, Robert Brooks Finch (Late 19th Century) Return of Summer We hail thee, glorious summer, We … Continue reading
Birds in Hymns – All Nature’s Works His Praise Declare
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. (Psalms 19:1 KJV) Words by Henry Ware Jr. (1794-1843), 1822 Music – Bethlehem by Gottfried W. Fink (1783-1846) All Nature’s Works His Praise Declare All nature’s works His praise declare, to whom they all belong; There is a voice in every star, … Continue reading
Birds in Hymns – Great Giver Of All Good
And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. (Isaiah 6:3 KJV) Words by Ann T. Gilbert (1782-1852), 1827 (originally, “Spared to Another Spring”). This hymn appeared, unattributed, in the American School Hymn Book, by Asa Fitz, 1854, and is sometimes incorrectly … Continue reading
Nuggets Plus – Caddisfly – The Healer
Nuggets Plus – Caddisfly – The Healer ~ by ajmitha Caddisfly’s silk Is sticky when wet and this silk Make a valuable adhesive tape used to suture wounds.. When we get wet with the Living Water, We have to suture wounds and not create wounds… By the way, Is our life creating wounds, Or suturing wounds? Remember, Though … Continue reading
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