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Why Breeding Woodpeckers Snack on Bones - Feb 28, 2023

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James J. S. Johnson, J.D., Th.D. - When you eat eggs—boiled, poached, as omelets, or otherwise—do you discard the eggshells? Likewise, if you eat trout or turkey, do you recycle your fish or fowl bones? Some birds and mammals eat broken eggshells or snail shells to...

Eating Like a Bird - Dec 29, 2022

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James J. S. Johnson, J.D., Th.D. - “Oh, she eats like a bird!” These words described the skimpy half-meal gulped down by a toddler just before she scampered off to play. The assumption behind those dismissive words implies that what birds eat is so simple and minimal...

When Bats Dine Out at Night - Oct 31, 2022

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James J. S. Johnson, J.D., Th.D. - Bats are mysterious, marvelous mammals of prey, even in a fallen world where omnivorous predation is common.1 Because bats are mostly nocturnal, only beginning their aerial hunting at sunset, their nighttime foraging habits often go unseen by...

God’s Providence in Salmon, Guppies, and Cavefish - Aug 31, 2022

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James J. S. Johnson, J.D., Th.D. - For fish, life is very demanding. Fish life requires quick, targeted self-adjustments 24/7 to ever-changing conditions such as varying salinity and dissolved oxygen, pH (acidity/alkalinity), seasonal sunlight, water temperature, territory...

Lightning, Soil Bacteria, and God’s Providence - Jun 30, 2022

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James J. S. Johnson, J.D., Th.D. - Nitrogen is vital for human survival, yet few appreciate how lightning and soil bacteria contribute to Earth’s nitrogen cycle. That Earth’s nitrogen cycle serves us as it does, reliably enabling our bodies to live and grow, proves...

Altruistic Birds Embarrass Evolutionists - Apr 29, 2022

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James J. S. Johnson, J.D., Th.D. - Why are evolutionists surprised to learn that birds are intelligent, careful, and very caring? Birds communicate among themselves, use tools, and often demonstrate altruism (unselfishly caring for others)—sometimes risking their own welfare...

Sturgeon and the “Latest Therefore Greatest” Fallacy - Feb 28, 2022

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James J. S. Johnson, J.D., Th.D. - Chesapeake Bay, the world’s largest bay, continually confuses evolutionists, but not so Atlantic sturgeons, who periodically spawn in that bay’s tributary rivers.1 Why? Erroneous assumptions about Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser...

Puffins, Fitted for Living in Sea, Air, and Land - Dec 30, 2021

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James J. S. Johnson, J.D., Th.D. - In order for tufted, horned, and Atlantic puffins to “be fruitful, multiply, and fill” specific habitats on Earth,1 they need the right equipment. That requires God-given design bioengineering fitted for interfacing with dynamic...

Are Birds “Cousins” to Reptiles? - Nov 30, 2021

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James J. S. Johnson, J.D., Th.D. - Are today’s birds genealogical “cousins” to today’s reptiles due to a shared evolutionary ancestry? No. However, birds and reptiles share the same Creator, the Lord Jesus Christ, who created them to share the same...

Christ’s Providence Is Clearly Seen in Bird Migrations - Nov 30, 2021

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James J. S. Johnson, J.D., Th.D. - Just as monkeys can’t accidently type Shakespeare texts, birds can’t migrate by evolutionary luck, despite imagined eons of time for “lucky” accidents.1 Why? Because the challenging mix of birds’ metabolic needs for...

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