Eyes’ size

An adult fruit fly emerges from the egg and pupa in about two weeks. As the eyes are developing in a fruit fly embryo, an amazing process unfolds. A wave of signals sweeps across stem cells, switching on certain progenitor cells to stop proliferating and signalling other cells to und...

In the ESV we read these words concerning Ezekiel’s temple: “He measured the east side with the measuring reed, 500 cubits by the measuring reed all around. He measured the north side, 500 cubits by the measuring reed all around. He measured the south side, 500 cubits by the measuring reed” (E...

The importance of Bible prophecy

Israel is central to the purpose of God, which is to fill the earth with God’s glory. Israel is central to the Kingdom of God on earth, with the law going forth from Zion and the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem (Isa 2:2-4). This is why we love Bible pr...

The conclusion of the whole matter

Over the course of this series, we have endeavoured to lay out the principles God recorded in His Word in connection with our daily struggle to earn our crust of bread. Many of these are revolutionary concepts to creatures of dust. They seem impractical in daily...

The Apostle Paul tells us, “As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith” (Gal 6:10). The virtue of doing good to others is a divine principle that is recognised worldwide, even by those who may not understand other biblica...

Brother Ben Cowie (only son of Bro Jim and Sis Margaret Cowie) fell asleep in Christ on 26 January 2023 aged 37. A booklet containing 15 of his exhortations plus a few additional exhortational talks was published in May and is available by emailing [email protected] and providing a...

In the first four chapters of Acts we have the Spirit’s account of the dramatic growth of the early ecclesia in the face of constant opposition from the religious rulers of the time. The narrative concerning Ananias and Sapphira is set between two incidents: the generosity of the ecclesia in ...

Many flowering plant species rely on wind or water pollination, but most species must have the help of animals, especially insects, to carry pollen from one flower to another.

Yucca species send out an exclusive night-time chemical invitation to Yucca moths, using their special but limited nectar...

Israel – God's enduring witness

On several occasions God has declared that the nation of Israel is His witness in the earth, “Ye are my witnesses, saith Yahweh” (Isa 43:10,12; 44:8). As a nation, Israel is the greatest sign to the final generation and is central to God’s purpose (Zech 2:8...