Benjamin Barton (1766-1815) was a prominent American physician, botanist and zoologist, a professor at the University Of Pennsylvania. He wrote the first American textbook on botany. As a Christian, he was vitally interested in ethnology and the origin of the different tribes and nations. In his writings he defended the Biblical doctrine of the unity of the human race and their dispersion from Ararat. He also believed in recent creation as the Bible describes.
-Men of Science, Men of God (page 44-45)
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Tall Texas...
Of Texas' 20 tallest buildings:
13 are located in Houston, making it the city with the country's third-tallest skyline...
6 of the remaining seven are in Dallas...
1 is in San Antonio.
13 are located in Houston, making it the city with the country's third-tallest skyline...
6 of the remaining seven are in Dallas...
1 is in San Antonio.
Friday, March 05, 2010
Sunday is Coming!
"In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds."
-Robert Green Ingersoil,lawyer & orator (1833-1899)
-Robert Green Ingersoil,lawyer & orator (1833-1899)
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Smelling the breath of the wolf...
The following is taken from this month's Voice of the Martyrs magazine, From the Director:
Today, the suicide bombings, terrorism in the skies and general eroding of our culture have caused many Christians to worry about the future. God is not the author of evil, of the horrible acts we hear about on the evening news. Yet God allows our way of life to be threatened so that we will wake up and focus our energies on sharing the hope of eternal life. Jesus allows His sheep to smell the breath of the wolf so that they will bleat out the name of their Shepherd and depend upon Him.
May we understand what it is we are smelling, acknowledge Him Who is our Creator and Redeemer,and raise our voices to Him Who is our ever present help in time of need.
Today, the suicide bombings, terrorism in the skies and general eroding of our culture have caused many Christians to worry about the future. God is not the author of evil, of the horrible acts we hear about on the evening news. Yet God allows our way of life to be threatened so that we will wake up and focus our energies on sharing the hope of eternal life. Jesus allows His sheep to smell the breath of the wolf so that they will bleat out the name of their Shepherd and depend upon Him.
May we understand what it is we are smelling, acknowledge Him Who is our Creator and Redeemer,and raise our voices to Him Who is our ever present help in time of need.
Birthday!
On this date, in the year of our Lord 1904, Theodore Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. You know this person best by his pen name...Dr. Seuss.
His first children's book, And to Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street, was rejected 27 times before being published!
He wrote a total of 44 books, which were translated into 15 different languages, before he died on September 24, 1991.
His mother , Henrietta Seuss Geisel, had worked in her father's bakery before marrying Ted's father, often memorizing the names of the pies that were on special each day and chanting them to the customers. If Ted had difficulty falling asleep, she would often recall her pie chants. As an adult, Ted credited his mother "for the rhythms in which I write, and the urgency with which I do it."
Moms, what you say and read to your children does have an affect on their lives,especially the last thing they hear before they fall asleep.
What might he have written if she told him Bible stories??? Hmmm....
His first children's book, And to Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street, was rejected 27 times before being published!
He wrote a total of 44 books, which were translated into 15 different languages, before he died on September 24, 1991.
His mother , Henrietta Seuss Geisel, had worked in her father's bakery before marrying Ted's father, often memorizing the names of the pies that were on special each day and chanting them to the customers. If Ted had difficulty falling asleep, she would often recall her pie chants. As an adult, Ted credited his mother "for the rhythms in which I write, and the urgency with which I do it."
Moms, what you say and read to your children does have an affect on their lives,especially the last thing they hear before they fall asleep.
What might he have written if she told him Bible stories??? Hmmm....
Monday, March 01, 2010
Engrossing Earth Elements
The word peninsula comes from the Latin paene for "almost" and insulae for "island." A peninsula is literally "almost an island." A cape, derived from the Latin word caput for "head," is a head or pointed piece of land that also sticks out into the water.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Chinese New Year - People's Day
In China, individual birth dates are not as important as the year in which a person is born. Everyone, no matter which month they were born in, turns another year older on the 7th day of the 15-day Chinese New Year celebration. In China this is called People's Day or the Day of Man.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Sunday is Coming!
The following is a quote from the great English minister, Charles Spurgeon. These words come from a sermon entitled, Timely Reflections, which was delivered December 27, in the year of our Lord 1868. (You can find the text of this sermon on-line.) In many ways, these words reflect my life since my Best Beloved, Charlie, died and went on to be with the Lord on May 23, 2009.
"You have been nearly shipwrecked, but you are not wrecked. The storm has been very furious, but above all the billows Jehovah's power has kept and preserved you. Your feet had almost gone, your steps had well nigh slipped, but the Divine Power interposed in everlasting grace, and to this day - a wonder unto many, but especially a wonder to yourself-you are still on the road to the Celestial City, and you are nearer to it now than when you first believed."
"You have been nearly shipwrecked, but you are not wrecked. The storm has been very furious, but above all the billows Jehovah's power has kept and preserved you. Your feet had almost gone, your steps had well nigh slipped, but the Divine Power interposed in everlasting grace, and to this day - a wonder unto many, but especially a wonder to yourself-you are still on the road to the Celestial City, and you are nearer to it now than when you first believed."
Monday, February 22, 2010
TEXAS...specifically El Paso
The El Paso City Council once voted to spend over $100,000 for private security to guard the city police station.
El Paso is known as the "Sun City." The sun shines in El Paso 302 days per year on average.
El Paso has a unique claim to fame when it comes to heralding itself as a Texas capital. With a plethora of boot companies calling the city home, it eventually designed itself as the state's "Boot-making Capital." Tony Lama was the town's first boot maker, setting up shop back in 1911.
-Bathroom Book of Texas Trivia
El Paso is known as the "Sun City." The sun shines in El Paso 302 days per year on average.
El Paso has a unique claim to fame when it comes to heralding itself as a Texas capital. With a plethora of boot companies calling the city home, it eventually designed itself as the state's "Boot-making Capital." Tony Lama was the town's first boot maker, setting up shop back in 1911.
-Bathroom Book of Texas Trivia
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