“You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.” Hebrews 1:9, NIV I learned a new word today, “gelotology.” Gelotology is the study of laughter and it’s psychological and physiological effects on the body. Believe it or not gelotologists … Continue reading
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Deer, Headlights and Eyes (by Len Winneroski)
“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!” Matthew 6:22-23, NIV Isn’t it a little … Continue reading
Sucrose, Sucralose and the Spirit (by Len Winneroski)
“Don’t drink too much wine. That cheapens your life. Drink the Spirit of God, huge draughts of Him. Sing hymns instead of drinking songs! Sing songs from our heart to Christ. Sing praises over everything, any excuse for a song to God the Father in the name of our Master, Jesus Christ.” Ephesians 5:18, The … Continue reading
Bologna, Apples and Prayer (by Len Winneroski)
“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches.” … Continue reading
Beauty and Branches (by Len Winneroski)
“Be energetic in your life of salvation, reverent and sensitive before God. That energy is God’s energy, an energy deep within you, God himself willing and working at what will give Him the most pleasure.” Philippians 2:13, The Message I don’t mind mowing the grass. We have a push mower and I usually look … Continue reading
Stinkers and Saints (by Len Winneroski)
“As for the saints who are in the land, they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight.” Psalm 16:3, NIV Have you ever been sprayed by a skunk? Before this morning, I had no idea that there are ten different species of these cute little stinkers. There are hooded skunks, spotted skunks, … Continue reading
Capsaicin for Christ (by Len Winneroski)
“I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.” Matthew 3:11, NIV I love hot sauce. I put it on meat, eggs, pizza and even in … Continue reading
Mitosis, Influence and Grace (by Len Winneroski)
“Dear friend, do no imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.” 3 John 1:11, NIV Do you remember learning about mitosis? The human body needs to make about 300 million new cells per minute, and … Continue reading
Back Away From the Coconut (by Len Winneroski)
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow is the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” Matthew 7:13, NIV Did you know that coconuts (or any … Continue reading
Sunsets, Blue Skies and Beautiful Feet (by Len Winneroski)
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.” Psalm19:1, NIV Is there anything more beautiful than an early evening sunset or a brilliant blue sky? Have you ever wondered why clear skies are blue and sunsets are orange-red? The sky looks blue to us on a clear day … Continue reading
Energy, Mass, Light and Faith (by Len Winneroski)
In 1905 Albert Einstein proposed that mass and energy are really just different forms of the same thing in a paper entitled “Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon its Energy Content?” Most of us are familiar with the simple equation, E=mc2, that Einstein revealed to the world in this paper, but do we … Continue reading
The Bible, the Spirit and the Blood Brain Barrier (by Len Winneroski)
“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 2 Corinthians, 10:5, NIV Have you stopped to thank God today for your blood brain barrier (BBB)? The BBB is composed of very special astrocyte-supported blood vessels that … Continue reading
Faith and the Scientific Method (by Len Winneroski)
“Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1, NIV Are God and science compatible? I have been a Christian and a research scientist for over twenty years, so this is a very relevant question to me. I have always been fascinated with the … Continue reading
MSG for Christ (by Len Winneroski)
“I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because your are lukewarm – neither hot nor cold – I am about to spit you out of my mouth.” Revelation 3:15-16, NIV Do you know what the five “tastes” are? The human tongue … Continue reading
Science x Faith = 1 x 1 = 1 (by Len Winneroski)
“On the other hand, representatives of science have often made an attempt to arrive at fundamental judgments with respect to values and ends on the basis of the scientific method, and this way have set themselves in opposition to religion. These conflicts have all sprung from fatal error…science can only be created by those who … Continue reading
Sawing Logs and Seeing Jesus (by Len Winneroski)
“Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body also is full of darkness.” Luke 11:34, NIV Did you know that the bald eagle has two foveae? The foveae is the part of the eye that … Continue reading
Melanin, Melanoma and God’s Human Mosaic Masterpiece (by Len Winneroski)
“For God does not show favoritism.” Romans 2:11, NIV Did you know that melanin is the skin pigment that God used to paint His beautiful “human mosaic masterpiece?” There are two pigments that account for the diversity and beauty of skin and hair color in humans, eumelanin and pheomelanin. Albinism is characterized by the complete, … Continue reading
Deadly Deception (by Len Winneroski)
“You live in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,’ declares the Lord.” Jeremiah 9:6, NIV Is there anything more beautiful than a jellyfish propelling itself through the ocean? There is something captivating about jellyfish. The Box Jellyfish, which lives in the waters around Asia and Australia, has a box … Continue reading
Bioluminescence and Firefly Dancers (by Len Winneroski)
You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. – Matthew 5:14 Aren’t fireflies amazing? There seems to be an unwritten law that fireflies need to be chased. Watching children point, jump, twirl and laugh as they pursue these flying miracles brings warmth to even the coldest heart. … Continue reading
Kinetic Faith (by Len Winneroski)
“But someone will say, ‘You have faith; I have deeds.’ Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do.” – James 2:18, NIV When I synthesize new chemical compounds in the laboratory, the goal is to mix two (or more) reactants together under carefully controlled reaction conditions … Continue reading
Molecules, Mirrors and the Master (by Len Winneroski)
“Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires, but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.” Romans 8:5, NIV One of the great mysteries of life is chirality. Carbon atoms can have different hybridization states … Continue reading
God Loves Green (by Len Winneroski)
“But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of … Continue reading
Brain Lightning (by Len Winneroski)
“Out of the brightness of His presence bolts of lightning blazed forth. The Lord thundered from Heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.” 2 Samuel 22:13-14, NIV Have you ever wondered what is going on in your brain when you have a thought? The three-pound human brain is composed of over 100 billion neurons … Continue reading
The Divine Artist (by Len Winneroski)
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.” Psalm 139.13, NIV Did you know that proteins are art? One of the tools that researchers use to visualize the shape of proteins is X-ray protein crystallography. By analyzing the way that proteins scatter high-powered X-rays, scientists can look into the … Continue reading
Living Water (by Len Winneroski)
“The breath of God produces ice, and the broad waters become frozen.” Job 37:10, NIV Did you know that ice is a miracle of science? We have already talked about the structure of the water molecule (H-O-H), and the fact that water molecules form networks of weak hydrogen bonds with other water molecules. Another … Continue reading
My Father’s Workshop (by Len Winneroski)
“For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-His eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.” Romans 1:20, NIV Our Heavenly Father is a Master Inventor. As a scientist, I see the world around me through slightly different lenses. When I … Continue reading
Experiencing Turbulence (by Len Winneroski)
“Dear friends, do not be surprised at painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you.” 1 Peter 4:12, NIV If you have ever flown in a plane there is a very good chance that you have experienced turbulence. Turbulence is caused by the up-and-down air currents that blend the air … Continue reading
Removing the Veil (by Len Winneroski)
“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17, NIV Are our lives radiant? This morning I was reading about the radiant face of Moses. The Bible says that, “when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of … Continue reading
Inducing Germination (by Len Winneroski)
“I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” John 12:24, NIV Have you ever wondered how a seed grows after it is placed in the ground? Seeds are made up of an embryo, … Continue reading
Milk, Cud and Meat (by Len Winneroski)
“Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.” Hebrews 5:14, NIV Have you ever watched a cow chew cud? Cud is a portion of semi-degraded food that … Continue reading
The Perfect Cast (by Len Winneroski)
“But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give a reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.” 1 Peter 3:15, NIV Have you ever taught a child to cast a fishing pole? It was … Continue reading
A Burning Heart (by Len Winneroski)
“You, O Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns darkness into light.” Psalm 18:28, NIV Has God given you a burning heart? If your heart’s desire is to know Jesus more intimately, and you feel compelled to read and share God’s Word with the rest of the world, then you have a burning heart. … Continue reading
Coming Home (by Len Winneroski)
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…” Romans 3:23, NIV I am a prodigal Christian. This statement may cause you to think of a parable that many of us learned when we were children, the story of the prodigal son. In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus told a parable about … Continue reading
Entering Heaven Like a Child (by Len Winneroski)
“I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.” Luke 10:21, NIV The Lord has blessed me with a Godly wife and four beautiful children. What a tremendous blessing it has been to watch my children grow from … Continue reading
Curing “Perfectitis” (by Len Winneroski)
“As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in Him.” 2 Samuel 22:31, NIV Why are we drawn to perfection? Whether in professional sports, music, art or leadership, we all admire excellence. Perfection is defined as “the highest degree of … Continue reading
Growing Older and Learning to See (by Len Winneroski)
“A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.” Proverbs 13:1, NIV As my wife and I have gotten older, we have had to learn how to work together to see. For instance, reading a medicine bottle used to be easy. If you are over forty you can relate … Continue reading
Working for Hugs, Kisses and the Occasional Chai Tea Latte (by Len Winneroski)
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21, NIV What is my purpose? The word purpose means; “the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.” The older I get, the more that I think about this word. I know that I am not alone because Rick … Continue reading
Putting the Pedal Down With Jesus (by Len Winneroski)
“The thief comes only to kill steal and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John10:10, NIV If you had the chance to drive a Ferrari Enzo on the German Autobahn would you take it? This vehicle has a top speed of 217 mph and can break … Continue reading
A Singing Heart (by Len Winneroski)
“If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.” John 7:37-38, NIV I know that real men are not supposed to cry, but I have a confession to make. The closer that I get to … Continue reading
Eyes, Ears and Armpits (by Len Winneroski)
“The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ.” 1 Corinthians 12:12, NIV Have you ever wondered about the purpose of an armpit? As a scientist I am compelled to observe the world around me. … Continue reading
Choking on Quail (by Len Winneroski)
“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – His perfect and pleasing will.” Romans 12:2, NIV Have you ever choked on a piece of meat? I remember a time … Continue reading
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