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God’s Plan For Israel – Genesis 12:1-3
God’s plan for Israel can be split into three stages and this plan shows us some great truths. 1 – Past period (From Abraham to 70 A.D.) In Genesis 12:1-3, God calls Abraham and we have the beginning of the… Read More ›
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Amazing Creations – Stars
Before the invention of the telescope in 1608, scientists throughout history, including the famous astronomer Ptolemy (150 AD), taught that the total number of stars in the heavens was under 3000. However, because of telescopes such as the Hubble, we… Read More ›
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Amazing Creations – Plant Mars
Of all the planets in the Solar System, Mars is the one people believe is most likely to contain or to have contained life. In 1900, a prize was offered to the first person to contact an extra-terrestrial being. However,… Read More ›
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Amazing Creations – Raffia Palm
Raffia palm is a native to tropical Africa and has the largest leaves in the world which can grow as long as 80 ft! Raffia fibres have many uses, especially in the area of textiles and in construction. In their… Read More ›
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Amazing Creations – Plants and Cosmetics
Plants have formed the basis of traditional medicine for thousands of years. The first records are from Mesopotamia and date from about 2600BC, and include use of cedar, cypress, liquorice, myrrh and opium poppy. Traditional medicine continues to be based… Read More ›
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Amazing Creations – Pitcher Plants
Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants whose prey-trapping mechanism features a deep cavity filled with liquid known as a pitfall trap. A plant is carnivorous if it attracts, captures, and kills animal life forms. It must also digest and absorb the… Read More ›
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Amazing Creations – Mimosa Pudica (Tickle Me Plant)
The Mimosa Pudica (Tickle Me Plant) is known by many names. The ‘sensitive plant’, also known as ‘humble plant’, or ‘touch-me-not’, is a source of fascination to adults and children alike. When you gently touch the narrow fern-like leaflets they… Read More ›
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Amazing Creations – Maple Tree
The Sugar Maple is one of the most important Canadian trees, being (with Black Maple) the major source of sap for making maple syrup; Sugar Maple being regarded as slightly better. Many maples can be used as a sap source… Read More ›
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Amazing Creations – Giant Sequoia
The most massive living thing on earth is the Giant Sequoias in the Redwood Forest of California. There are taller trees but no other compares to its volume and weight. The General Sherman Tree, located in Sequoia National Park, is… Read More ›
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Amazing Creations – Giant Kelp
Giant kelp looks like a kind of seaweed, but it is in fact the largest-known kind of algae. It grows in very long strands up to 65 m in length, and is fastened to the seabed with a root-like organ… Read More ›