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)

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)

God made our brains so they are very efficient. To recognize a penny you don’t need to remember every detail because a real penny is going to always look pretty much the same.

You just need to quickly see that it is a coin not a token from Chucky Cheese or a washer from a hardware store.

After you realize it is a coin the only thing you need to recognize is that it is a penny not a quarter, dime or nickel. From the color, size and picture you can do that without paying attention to the details too much.

But, when the details are mixed up like they are here, and there are a lot of similar coins with slight variations it becomes much harder. So which one is the real penny?

The real penny is: click to show

Knowing how our brain works helps us to see why it is so important to study God’s Word. When we know His Word we can make the right choices (like choosing a penny out of our pocket) without having to stop and think about it.

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

Philippians 4:8 (NIV)

Hi. My name is Melita.

I live in Brisbane, Australia.

Can you please draw me a lion sketch?

There is a reason. Lions remind me of “Daniel in the Lions’ Den” and
how an angel came and shut the lions mouths. My favourite part is when the bad men were then thrown in the lions’ den themselves.

Those men make me feel ashamed of the human race because of how badly they sinned.

Once again please draw me a lion sketch.

Yours truly,

Melita

Wow! That’s pretty cool that we have friends all the way in Australia. I’m glad to draw Melita a lion. I’m also glad that it reminds her of such a cool Bible story.

If you would like me to draw a sketch that you suggest send your idea to: ProfessorQB@gmail.com

I like to draw people best. So, think of a kind of job a person has and send that to me and I’ll try to get to it. I cannot promise that I’ll get to yours but maybe, just maybe, if you are luck like Melita, you could see a sketch you suggested right her on ChurchFun.com

So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions’ den. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you!”

A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that Daniel’s situation might not be changed. Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night without eating and without any entertainment being brought to him. And he could not sleep.

At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the lions’ den. When he came near the den, he called to Daniel in an anguished voice, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to rescue you from the lions?” Daniel answered, “O king, live forever! My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, O king.”

The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den. And when Daniel was lifted from the den, no wound was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.

Daniel 6:16-23 (NIV)

Learning Bible verses is one of the best things you can do. A lot of times you need to learn them for Sunday School or Vacation Bible School, but sometimes it is good just to learn them on your own.

Maybe your whole family could learn verses together.

Here are five good ways to learn Bible verses.

1) Read the verse aloud making sure that you know what each word means and can pronounce each word.

Do not just read silently. Your brain will actually learn by forming the words and hearing your voice say the words.

After you know how to say each word and know what each word means read the verse 10 times aloud.

2) Say the verse to someone else. Let them look at the Bible but you don’t look. Tell them that if you hesitate or miss a word to let you finish or keep trying until you ask for their help. Sometimes the struggle in our brain is part of the learning process.

3) Get 3″ X 5″ cards (you can buy these at an office supply store or cut your own out of paper). Write each word of the verse on a different card. Shuffle the cards then put them in the right order. It helps to place all the cards on a table where you can slide them around. Then you can easily try different combinations.

4) After you feel like you know the verse pretty well, write the verse. Write it five times.

5) Write the verse on a 3″ X 5″ card and carry it with you so you can practice each day. By the time you get to this step you will know the verse pretty well. By going over it each day you will learn it even better. It won’t be something you just learn for a little while and forget soon but you will really know it.

BONUS: Ok. So far all five tips work for memorizing anything. If you have a science test or have to learn the lines for a play that will work. Here is the most important tip. Pray that God will let you learn the verse and do what it says. Learning Bible verses is different than just learning facts. It changes you and prayer helps that happen.

Professor QB’s Funny Five

How do you know when Enoch is at the door? click to show

How long did Cain hate his brother?click to show

How do you study the third Gospel?click to show

Did you know Honda cars are mentioned in the Bible?click to show

How do we know the Apostle Paul wants you to eat your vegetables?click to show

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I’ve mentioned before that looking at the stars is one of my favorite ways to think about God; how great He is; how big He is; and if He can take care of the whole universe, then He can take care of me.

Well, I came across this photo. It is a Hubble Space Telescope image of the star V838 Monocerotis. NASA says “V838 Monocerotis is located about 20,000 light-years away from Earth in the direction of the constellation Monoceros, placing the star at the outer edge of our Milky Way galaxy.”

You can click on the picture on the right. But the image is HUGE and will take a while to load on your computer. You will probably have to use your computer’s scroll bars to see this cool picture of the star.

Whenever I see things like this I think of the Bible verse:

The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they display knowledge.

There is no speech or language
where their voice is not heard.

Psalm 19:1-3 (NIV)

Just wanted to share this with you.

Image credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

When God created the world He made everything just right.

Think about these things:

If Earth were just a little closer to the sun we would burn up and water would vaporize

If the earth did not tilt on its axis there would not be seasons and things could not grow.

If there were just a little more of certain gases or a little less of others in our atmosphere we could not breath.

If our soil had just a little more or a little less of some chemicals plants could not grow.

This project (adapted from TryScience.org) will show what would happen if there was just a little more salt in soil. (more…)

Forgiveness is an important part of our Christian life. But what does it mean?

What is real forgiveness? Can forgive me be more than just lyrics to a song?

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It is so amazing to think how God created everything–EVERYTHING.

He made every star we can see (even if we have to use the Hubble Space Telescope to see them). He made galaxies, planets, comets, black holes, nebulae and everything else.

It is also amazing that a God so great also will listen to us when we pray.

Why not spend some time thanking God for all of the cool things in the universe that He made? That would be a good way to praise Him and remind you how great He really is.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:1 (NIV)