Evidence From the Worldwide Flood Mabbul Many people claim that Noah’s Flood was just a relatively small local event. Yet God clearly stated in Genesis 6:17 that the coming judgment would be a mighty flood of waters (mabbul mayim). The word for flood (mabbul), used in Genesis 6:17 for the first time, is only used … Continue reading
Comments – God’s Records
“If God can write with the finger of nature the record of the years in trees which He planted, if He can record in the trees the story of the years when there was a drought and make a record of the years when He sent rain on the just and the unjust, it seems … Continue reading
When I Consider! – Amazing Stick Insects
Evidence From Biology “One of nature’s masters of disguise is the stick insect. Stick insects are leaf eaters designed to look like little twigs. One tropical stick insect is as thick as a finger and the same color as the bamboo on which it is found. It even has swollen ridges just like bamboo! Other … Continue reading
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Olive-backed Oriole
Newsletter 2-19-2010 I’ve just revised the galleries for the Australian Orioles, so here is the Olive-backed Oriole. It’s less colourful than its Australian relatives, the Green/Yellow Oriole and the Australasian Figbird, but it’s an attractive bird all the same and one that I always enjoy seeing. The first photo shows a young adult. It has … Continue reading
Birds of the Bible – Birds of the Air
Kathleen, a Christian photographer, has given permission to use some of her photos on the blog. She also has a blog called the “Birds of the Air.” Looking into that phrase in e-Sword, the English Standard Version (ESV) shows 21 occurrences of “birds of the air.” Surprisingly most of them have to do with the … Continue reading
Intelligence of Parrots – by April Lorier
The Intelligence of Parrots These were two of my birds. The blue one is ‘Mama’ and the red one is ‘Snickers’. When they were alive, I heard opera all day long. Parrots are surprisingly intelligent and have strong personalities. But they were not created in the image of God. Why? Because they do not have … Continue reading
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Chestnut Teal
Graham Pizzey has neat descriptions in his field guide (Pizzey and Knight: Field Guide to the Birds of Australia). This is what he says about the Chestnut Teal: ‘Male: elegant small duck with bottle-green head, rich chestnut body, white flank-mark, black stern’. The females, who do all the incubation and often nest on the ground, … Continue reading
Second Anniversary of Blog
The Lord has continued to bless our efforts with this blog. If you read over last years blog, “Happy One Year Anniversary!“, you will see how it began. During this last year there have been more additions. April Lorier gave permission to use some of her articles as did Donna Watkins. Their articles are found … Continue reading
When I Consider! – Woodpecker
Evidence From Biology Consider the probability of all of the following characteristics evolving simultaneously into an effectively functioning system in the woodpecker: 1. Its beak is connected to its skull with a resilient shock-absorbing tissue that is not found in any other bird. 2. The beak is much harder than the beaks of other birds, … Continue reading
Updated – Sittidae – Nuthatches Family
Just finished updating the Nuthatch – Sittidae Pages. There are 28 Nuthatches in the Sittidae Family of the Passeriformes Order world-wide.
Birds of the Bible – Jesus at the Sea
On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. (Matthew 13:1 NKJV) While working on another article this week, I found and used the above verse, but the thought of it intrigued me. Many of us like to sit by the sea shore and observe what is going on. … Continue reading
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Little Tern
Newsletter: 2-7-2010 The Little Tern is one of two tiny species of Tern found in Australia, the other being the very similar Fairy Tern. In breeding plumage, as in the first photo, the Little Tern is distinguished by having black lores forming a line through the eyes connecting the black cap to the yellow bill … Continue reading
