Hummingbirds Display the Glory of God's Creation

In her book Birdology, naturalist Sy Montgomery describes the beauty and intricacy of an ordinary hummingbird.

Hummingbirds are the lightest birds in the ...

Why Dogs Have a Better Sense of Smell

Dogs do some things better than humans. For one thing, most dogs have a far better sense of smell than we do, and there is a physical reason for that. ...

What Dog Owners Can't Live Without

Things dog owners can't live without:

• Significant other: 54 percent
• Computer: 50 percent
• Dog: 48 percent
• Coffee: 35 percent
• TV: 35 percent
• Car: 26 percent

Church Is Like a Duck-billed Platypus

Philip Yancey writes:

Without a doubt, my all-time favorite animal is the duck-billed platypus. It appeals to my nonconformist instincts because it breaks ...

Christian Environmentalist Fights for the Land

There are two sides to Allen Johnson. On the one hand, he is a conservative, evangelical Christian living in the mountains of West Virginia. On the other ...

The Art of Offering Condolence

College English professor Jess Decourcy Hinds, of Brooklyn, New York, lost her father to a painful battle with bone cancer. Following his death, she was ...

Elephant Strong-arms Drivers

Alongside traffic, feuding kids in the backseat, and the occasional rude motorist, add elephants to the list of things that make driving difficult. Sources ...

Bees Demonstrate the Miracle of Creation

That 16-ounce honey bear in your pantry exists only because tens of thousands of bees flew some 112,000 miles in a relentless, unquestioned pursuit of ...

Crocodile Hunter Killed by Unlikely Animal

Steve Irwin, known around the world as the "Crocodile Hunter," was killed on September 4, 2006, while filming wildlife along the Great Barrier ...

Flies Are Miracles of Creation

There aren't many people who are particularly fond of flies. Most of us probably wonder why God even made them in the first place. But have you ever ...