Four Little Things Upon the Earth (3): The Locusts Tricia Mingerink There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands. — Proverbs 30:24, 27 The littlest locust buzzed along with his swarm of […]
Four Little Things Upon the Earth (2): The Conies Tricia Mingerink There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks. – Prov. 30:24,26 The littlest coney was covered with brown fur, with […]
Four Little Things Upon the Earth Part 1: The Ants Tricia Mingerink There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer. – Prov. 30:24-25 As the early summer sun beamed down a […]
Before the Reformation, singing in church was often done by a group of performers instead of the whole congregation. The Reformers believed that the whole congregation should sing to give praise to God together and be an active part of worship. By 1524, only seven years after the Reformation began, Martin Luther, working with a […]
It was the summer after my senior year of high school. I went to the Young People’s Convention. Perhaps you’ve heard stories about the convention from your older brothers and sisters? I enjoyed the conventions, but my favorite memory is not the banquets or hanging out with friends or the games or anything you’ve probably […]
The sycomore tree is a lesser known tree in the Bible. It is mostly known as the tree that Zacchaeus climbs to see Jesus. The sycomore tree in the Bible is a type of fig tree and is not the same type of tree as the sycamore trees found in other parts of the world, […]
The palm tree is another important tree in the Bible. The type of palm tree native to Israel is also called the date palm because it produces large clumps of fruit called dates. Dates were an important fruit in Bible times. They were a main food that everyone ate since dates grew abundantly in the […]
The fig tree is the third tree mentioned by name in the Bible, after the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Adam and Eve used the leaves of the fig tree to try to make aprons for themselves to cover themselves after the Fall. Fig trees are mentioned as […]
Oaks are one of the trees mentioned often in the Bible. This is a recognizable tree for many of us since oaks are found all around the world. The particular types of oak mentioned in the Bible are two kinds that grow short, gnarled, and broad with acorns that are slim and pointed. Oaks were […]