You might be wondering about another part of creation – viruses. I’m sure you have heard of these little buggers that cause the flu and coronavirus (among many other diseases). Viruses are extremely small parts of creation (even smaller than bacteria) that can infect any type of living thing. But are they themselves alive? As… Continue reading Let’s Play – Are You Alive? Virus Edition
Author: Alice Meredith
Terra Incognita and More Familiar Lands
What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very imperfectly, and that must fill a thinking person with a feeling of humility.” Albert Einstein The residents of the Kingdom of the Archaea and the Kingdom of Bacteria are very similar. Nearly all of them are unicellular – made of just one… Continue reading Terra Incognita and More Familiar Lands
A Visit to the Tiny Kingdoms
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.” John 6:35, Douay-Rheims Now that we have become acquainted with what living things are and what they are made of, we are going to start our grand… Continue reading A Visit to the Tiny Kingdoms
There’s a Certain Chemistry to All This Biology
Therefore, whatever you eat or drink, or whatsoever else you do, do all to the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 10:31, Douay-Rheims If you have been learning about science very long, you might have taken offense at the idea that our bodies are made of cells. After all, you might say, everything is made out… Continue reading There’s a Certain Chemistry to All This Biology
Living or Not Living: That is the Question
The spirit of God made me, and the breath of the Almighty gave me life.” Job 33:4, Douay-Rheims In the last chapter, we looked at the Kingdoms of Creation, which include creatures or things that are living. How can you tell if something is living? After all, a palm tree is very different from a… Continue reading Living or Not Living: That is the Question
What’s In a Name: A Map of the Kingdom
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By another name would smell as sweet” Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare Now that we have gotten to the Kingdoms of Creation, I am itching to visit an animal. What animal would you like to go visit? I think we’ll go to see the lions.… Continue reading What’s In a Name: A Map of the Kingdom
A Bird’s Eye View of the Kingdom
[W]e look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:18, KJV Everything that you can see in this world is a part of creation – that wonderful, terrible,… Continue reading A Bird’s Eye View of the Kingdom