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A Surprise Platypus (Part 1 of 2)

On today’s Creation Moments Minute, a very weird animal that evolutionists just can’t explain.

Europe was introduced to Australia's duckbill platypus in 1798. Because of the difficulties of travel in those days, scientists didn't send a live platypus from Australia to the British Museum in London. They sent only a platypus skin. Scientists in London looked at the duck bill, the beaver tail and the webbed feet of this egg laying mammal and immediately denounced the creature as a hoax.

Modern biological research has also shown another mystery about the platypus. (At least it's a mystery for evolutionists.) While the platypus is classified as a mammal, it is genetically as different from all other mammals as mammals are from birds. Nor is the platypus genetically like the bird. This leaves the platypus with absolutely no evolutionary history, almost as if it had simply popped into existence.

More about the amazing platypus next time.

For Creation Moments Minute dot com, I’m Darren Marlar.

Ref: Horton, Elizabeth. 1986. "The electric cool platypus." Science Digest, June, p. 21.

A Surprise Platypus (Part 2 of 2)

On today’s Creation Moments Minute we continue looking at the crazy, mixed-up platypus from Australia.

More than two hundred years after scientists in London first started looking at the duckbill platypus from Australia, the creature continues to amaze scientists. Recently researchers discovered a surprising new ability the platypus uses to find food. It seems that the nerves in the platypus's skin, which relay the sense of touch, are also able to sense electricity.

Every time we or any living creature use a muscle, a tiny electric current is generated. When the shrimp that the platypus eats flick their tails, they generate about 200 millionths to 1,000 millionths of a volt of electricity. That small amount of voltage is enough to enable the platypus to sense and locate lunch.

Clearly, the duckbill platypus is one of the most unusual creatures God made on the sixth day of creation week.

For Creation Moments Minute dot com, I’m Darren Marlar.

Ref: Horton, Elizabeth. 1986. "The electric cool platypus." Science Digest, June, p. 21.

The Orchid that Captures Workers

On today’s Creation Moments Minute, we look at a relatively rare orchid that behaves almost like an animal at pollination time.

The Coryanthes orchid has a steep-sided flower shaped almost like a bucket. Two glands extend over the center of the "bucket" and secrete a clear fluid into the flower after it opens. When a bee falls into the sticky fluid, it’s impossible for the bee to escape the way he entered. However, the orchid has a tunnel through which the bee can easily escape. But as the bee nears the tunnel's end, the flower drops down a projection from the tunnel's ceiling, holding the bee for about ten minutes before freeing him. While the bee is held, the flower glues two packets of pollen to the bee.

The Coryanthes orchid not only shows us the Creator, but it shows us how unlimited His creativity and imagination are.

For Creation Moments Minute, I’m Darren Marlar.

A Real Sea Dragon (Part 2 of 2)

On today’s Creation Moments Minute we’ll take another look at a beautiful dragon that roams the sea.

The shapes of sea dragons are the most varied and unusual in the animal world, and their colors are among the brightest. Unlike other fish, they have no scales. They draw tiny marine organisms into their mouths through a trap door jaw that opens and closes more rapidly than the human eye can follow. The eyes of the sea dragon move independently of each other. And when it's time to start a family, it is the father sea dragon who incubates the fertilized eggs in a pouch in his tail.

Like some other creatures we have talked about on Creation Moments, the sea dragon is such a unique creature that evolutionists admit they have no idea how it evolved. These are the very creatures we'd expect to find though, if all things were created by God!

For Creation Moments Minute dot com, I’m Darren Marlar.

Ref: Pennisi, Elizabeth. 1985. "Ghosts and Dragons." Discover, Nov., p. 80.

A Real Sea Dragon (Part 1 of 2)

So you think that sea dragons are mythical creatures? We’ll change your mind on today’s Creation Moments Minute.

Because the vast seas were unknown to so many in the ancient world, early explorers were filled with fear about monsters that might live in unknown regions. After centuries of exploration on and under the sea, we have learned that the seas hold far more beauty than beasts.

One of the most beautiful and unusual creatures in the sea is the sea dragon. Sea dragons are not monsters; the largest members of their family reach a length of only 18 inches. They belong to a family that includes more than 200 types of sea horses and pipefish. Yet, they look completely unlike any other fish. Most of them, in fact, look like seaweed with eyes and a snout like a sea horses' on one end.

More about the not-so-fearsome sea dragon next time.

For Creation Moments Minute dot com, I’m Darren Marlar.

Ref: Pennisi, Elizabeth. 1985. "Ghosts and Dragons." Discover, Nov., p. 80.

On today’s Creation Moments Minute we look at the way ground squirrels warn one another of danger.

In previous programs we have marveled at the range of animal communication and how it reflects the intelligence and genius of the Creator. Today we consider the ground squirrel. Ground squirrels have two distinct alarm calls, depending upon what is after them. If a ground squirrel hears the alarm call that warns of a bird of prey, he will dive for the nearest protection. But if the alarm signals a digging predator like a badger, ground squirrels will pass nearby burrows to hide in one that has a back door escape route.

The Bible tells us that all things were made through the Word – the Son of God. Therefore, we should not be surprised to learn that many creatures besides humans have the ability to communicate very specific messages to each other.

For Creation Moments Minute dot com, I’m Darren Marlar.

Ref: Gould, Carol Grant. 1983. "Out of the mouths of beasts." Science 83, Apr., p. 69.

Everything looks better on the other side of the fence, doesn't it?

This past summer I did an internship that required me to submit a video creatively telling them who I was. I decided to write a spoken word describing my testimony.

Do you need more power of God in your life? Francis Chan gives a live event on how God wants to transform each one of us. The world will see we belong to God when we are united and fearless. He shares about his prayer and vision of the "church" and each believer. He also provides a challenge for older adults. Uploaded with permission!

Are you staying in the "Shallow End" in the relationship with God? Francis shares the joy of jumping in the deep end and how to live out our faith in God. God promises so many things in scripture and when I jump off the high dive with faith in God, then I have an amazing experience and spiritual growth. Uploaded with permission!

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Squirrel Talk

On today’s Creation Moments Minute we look at the way ground squirrels warn one another of danger.

In previous programs we have marveled at the range of animal communication and how it reflects the intelligence and genius of the Creator. Today we consider the ground squirrel. Ground squirrels have two distinct alarm calls, depending upon what is after them. If a ground squirrel hears the alarm call that warns of a bird of prey, he will dive for the nearest protection. But if the alarm signals a digging predator like a badger, ground squirrels will pass nearby burrows to hide in one that has a back door escape route.

The Bible tells us that all things were made through the Word – the Son of God. Therefore, we should not be surprised to learn that many creatures besides humans have the ability to communicate very specific messages to each other.

For Creation Moments Minute dot com, I’m Darren Marlar.

* Ref: Gould, Carol Grant. 1983. "Out of the mouths of beasts." Science 83, Apr., p. 69.

A Real Sea Dragon (Part 1 of 2)

So you think that sea dragons are mythical creatures? We’ll change your mind on today’s Creation Moments Minute.

Because the vast seas were unknown to so many in the ancient world, early explorers were filled with fear about monsters that might live in unknown regions. After centuries of exploration on and under the sea, we have learned that the seas hold far more beauty than beasts.

One of the most beautiful and unusual creatures in the sea is the sea dragon. Sea dragons are not monsters; the largest members of their family reach a length of only 18 inches. They belong to a family that includes more than 200 types of sea horses and pipefish. Yet, they look completely unlike any other fish. Most of them, in fact, look like seaweed with eyes and a snout like a sea horses' on one end.

More about the not-so-fearsome sea dragon next time.

For Creation Moments Minute dot com, I’m Darren Marlar.

Ref: Pennisi, Elizabeth. 1985. "Ghosts and Dragons." Discover, Nov., p. 80.

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To get in touch, to receive more, including Free Gifts and Updates, or to be part in the Great Commission, go to: HopeOfTheWorld.org - Or write to: Hope of the World, Box 1111, Lodi, NJ 07644 To get The Harbinger and The Mystery of the Shemitah, just go online or off to wherever books are sold.

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