Here comes the soapbox

So there I was, sitting on the couch, minding my P's and Q's (what are P's and Q's anyway?), when I became slightly engrossed in the PBS special on TV.  Why on earth was I watching PBS to begin with?  The fact is, A) Ross was in control of the remote (go figure), B) we only have three and a half channels to begin with, and C) it was half time during the basketball playoff game.  I digress.  Anyway, there I was watching this mildly fascinating documentary on ant excretion, when a thought occurred to me.  Thoughts come few and far between these days, so you have to celebrate them when they present themselves.  

Consider that these little, fairly insignificant fire ants have an innate ability to communicate complex messages to one another by excreting specific combinations of chemicals.  I mean, that's pretty impressive.  They leak this chemical and  it leads their buddies to a food source.  They leak another chemical and it signals that Great "Ant" Esther just died.  Realizing that God paid so much attention to detail in creating even these tiny little insects, I can only imagine how much more He put into creating us.  That's pretty stinkin' cool and worth giving a little thought.     

I also like that He didn't just stop with attention to the details of his complex plant and animal systems.  He got hog-wild creative with His creation just so we couldn't second guess what He was up to.  I mean platypuses?  Seriously, what are they? 

Here's another good one:

Can you tell me He wasn't laughing just a little when He put this one together?  

The diversity and quantity of creation in itself is impressive.  It makes it easy to believe in God as the ultimate Creator, and rather difficult to believe any of creation was an accident.  It's too complex, too perfect.  

Here's a few more of my favorites:  

Yep, you're strange.  

Nice quills, Mister.

You're a what?