Tag: beauty
Posted on April 21, 2017
Birth of Hawaii
“Look! There’s the island! Which volcano do you think that is?” I wondered, noticing a mountain peak poking through the layer of clouds as I looked out of the small plane window. We were in the Hawaiian islands, …
Updated on August 20, 2017
Butterflies – Creation Clues for Kids Vol 5 No 3
Flutter By Do you ever like to catch bugs, butterflies, or other little creatures outside? Sometimes, you can catch bugs and watch them live in a jar for a while. Some of the most exciting bugs I remember …
Updated on April 15, 2016
Unburdened
The narrow, rocky path through the canopy of brush looked very inviting to my weary mind. Like the heavy backpack I carried hiking up the rough path, I had been feeling the problems, decisions, and tasks of daily …
Posted on December 4, 2015
Wondrous Wings
Though standing perfectly still, my eyes danced all around the room trying to follow each of the beautiful, delicate creatures fluttering toward the greenhouse-style ceiling of the imitation rainforest. I drank in the quiet splendor of the scene, …
Posted on July 31, 2015
Suffering, Sin, and Spectacular Creation
“Why am I in a wheelchair, diabetic, and dying of cancer?” the lady asked pointedly, glaring straight at me. I had just been describing the perfect creation (without any suffering and death) that God declared “very good” at …
Posted on July 9, 2015
Designed to Do Things His Way
“What’s that?!” I asked when I saw the creature disappearing into the woods. “It’s a woodchuck” my friends explained. I was thrilled – I didn’t remember ever having seen a real woodchuck just running around by the side …
Posted on May 29, 2015
Marvelously Made Music, Part 2
Have you ever sung a song that worked fairly well at first, but ended up getting too high-pitched for your range because someone started it uncomfortably high? Or maybe, like this writer, the opposite is more likely to …
Posted on May 22, 2015
Marvelously Made Music, Part 1
Do you love music? Although music is often thought of as an art, there is really a lot of math and science involved in music. As a music-loving geek, I’ve noticed some rather incredible mathematical and scientific beauty …
Posted on April 24, 2015
Finding Comfort in Creation
Have you been having a difficult day? Or one of those weeks where everything just seems to go wrong? Bad things happen in our sin-cursed world, ranging from small disappointments to major tragedies and everything in between. Tensions …
Posted on November 28, 2014
Simply Blessed
You take a deep breath of air filled with a gentle floral fragrance as you watch the sun set in brilliant colors, reflected by a few graceful clouds, and the stars begin to appear. Pause! You probably don’t …
