This just in…there was a satellite flying over the Red Sea when the Children of Israel crossed…well not really. This was done by some artist. But what I like about this picture is, even though this photo is just pretend, it does make you stop and think how powerful and great the real crossing of the Red Sea was.

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.

Exodus 14:21-22 (NIV)

Look at this picture. Move your head back & forth and side to side. See how the picture moves and is wavy? But here is what is really weird, this picture does not really move at all. It just looks like it does.

Remember, things are not always like they seem. We don’t always understand or see everything as they really are but God can open our eyes.

Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face…

1 Corinthians 13:12 (NIV)

The Ant Who Took a Coffee Break

by Curt Gunz

Once there was an ant who decided he didn’t want to work. He thought, “You know what? Gathering food is too hard. Besides, there are a bunch of ants in this ant hill. They can handle it. I think I’ll just take the morning off.”

And that is just what he did!

The other ants rushed by on their way to forage because they knew that winter was coming and they needed to get food.

Well, the ants each had an area near the ant bed to forage. But one area went unsearched because the ant who was supposed to be in that area that morning was on a coffee break.

It just so happened that a little girl had dropped a delicious red lollipop right in the area that the ant on the coffee break was supposed to be searching. It was the kind of lollipop that could feed a whole ant bed for a whole month.

Since the ant was on a coffee break no one from the ant bed found it. Instead the lollipop was harvested by the ants from the ant bed in the next yard.

The ant on the coffee break finally decided to get back to work that afternoon but by then it was too late. The lollipop was gone. (more…)

Here’s a simple question. Do the lines in this picture all go straight or do they curve around to make a bulge in the middle?

The lines in the picture are straight lines. Hard to believe isn’t it? But take a straight edge like a piece of paper and hold it up to your computer monitor and see.

It looks for sure like the lines bulge in the middle but they don’t.

It has something to do with the little squares inside the bigger squares and the way it is shaped. I don’t really know exactly why it looks like the lines curve. And like you probably did, the first time I saw it I thought they must really curve. Even after I put a straight edge up to my computer monitor I thought, “The lines must be curving a little.” But they are not curving at all.

Double and triple check your straight edge and you will see just like I did that the lines are all straight.

There is a way that seems right to a man,
but in the end it leads to death.

Proverbs 14:12 (NIV)

Be sure that you are following God’s way and you will never go wrong.

Looking at the stars help us to remember how huge and powerful God is. One of the best ways to start your prayers is just to spend some time praising God for how awesome he is.

Awesome is a word that is overused these days. Getting a new game or a trip to the movies makes us say it is “awesome” but the word really means something that fills us with awe.

Have you ever looked at something that was sooooo cool you just didn’t have words to describe it. Maybe a mountain when you were camping, or a starry night when you were out in the country away from city light, or a waterfall, or your trip to the Grand Canyon or…well, you get the idea.

The kind of thing that makes your jaw drop and you just say, “awe………”

That is what awesome really means.

So when you start your prayers spend some time just thanking God for his awesome-ness and praising Him because He is awesome.

I like to look at pictures like this one to remind me that God created a great big universe. He is awesome.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

Genesis 1:1-3 (NIV)

Here is a crossword puzzle created just for you by 10-year old Jonathan.

This puzzle is free to use for your own family fun and you can use it for church, Sunday School, Vacation Bible School or anywhere else that you want to.

This puzzle is a lot of fun.

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In II Kings 24:23-25 it tells about a time forty-two young people from the town of Bethel were killed by two bears because they were being disrespectful.

This gang of brats was no match for a couple of ferocious bears. I wouldn’t want a bear like this one mad at me. How about you?

Makes you kind of think doesn’t it? It is important to be respectful and never be mean to anyone especially older people. Also, hanging around with a bad crowd can get people into a lot of trouble.

I bet those forty-two kids thought they were being cool. If those mean kids were around today where do you think they would hang out: the mall, school, the park, the basketball court?

I’m glad that today people are not mauled by bears when they are disrespectful or mean.

That really is Weird and Gross.

Here is a challenging crossword puzzle. It not only tests your general Bible knowledge but also has a lot of Bible abbreviations for books of the Bible and different translations of the Bible.

This puzzle is free to use for your own family fun and you can use it for church, Sunday School, Vacation Bible School or anywhere else that you want to.

Hope you are up to the challenge.

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