allen | May 24, 2010
God’s promises for boys by Jack Countryman and Amy Parker is a collection of over 30 promises from the Bible. Each promise begins with a short (usually about 4 lines) application of the promise that boys can relate to. This is followed by several Bible verses relating to the promise. The scriptures are quoted from [...]
allen | March 4, 2010
Do you know what a comet is? Have you ever seen a comet? Unless you were using binoculars or a telescope, you have probably never seen a comet except in a movie or on TV. Even though comets can be very large and move very fast, it is very difficult to see one without some [...]
allen | February 25, 2010
“TIME”[5/8/2000, page 26] magazine recently had a short piece in it about a pilotless aircraft that crashed in the desert. The fact that an aircraft crashed in the desert was not that big of a story and probably would not have made it in the magazine. What is unusual about this is how and why [...]
allen | February 4, 2010
Bonsai is the ancient Oriental art of growing miniature trees. After choosing a promising looking young plant, the tree is watered and nourished to get it used to its new surroundings. After a while, it is transplanted to a new container. Normally during this transplant process, the roots are trimmed and thinned out. Once the [...]