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.