February 2014 the Kepler Science Team announced the discovery of 715 new planets outside of our solar system.

How do we know that it’s a planet and not something else in the way?  We keep watching.  If we see the same star, dim by the same amount, for the same amount of time in the future; we know we have a planet.  

So if you think about it, scientists look for planets outside of our solar system, not by what we see, but by what we don’t see.  When the Kepler team are convicted that what they have NOT seen is a planet, they announce it.

Have you ever thought about the planets and the solar system in relation to the Bible?

Job 26:7
“He stretches out the north over empty space
And hangs the earth on nothing.

Many other cultures thought that the earth was supported by different animals, but way back in the time of Job we are told it is hung on nothing.  A very good description of space.

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Ever think about the Moon?  We know that God created it in the beginning.

Genesis 1:16
God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night

We know it gives us light at night, light reflected from the sun.

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Chongquing in China came up with a way to remind pedestrians of the danger of being distracted by a cell phone while walking.... separate lanes for those using or not using their cell phone.

Just like driving while distracted, walking while distracted had become an issue.

This got me to thinking about being distracted in our lives.  Do we ever get so distracted we forget what is most important?

When we can, we like to hit current events.  The New York Times and other news agencies have recently announced that Oklahoma, Alabama and Mississippi have authorized Nitrogen gas for Death Row executions, as the previous drugs are being harder to find.  

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Does anyone know what the most popular item is that Walmart sells? In both the US, and the world?

The Banana!
More correctly, the Cavendish Banana.

...In 2010 someone in Spain put in an official complaint against a Spanish newspaper and Google-Spain complaining that an auction notice of his repossessed home infringed his privacy since the issue has been resolved years ago.

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Any idea what is different about these planes than most of the planes out there today?

Have you figured out the difference?  If not, look at the next pictures and compare them to the previous ones...

n June of 1950, North Korea invaded the lightly-defended South with infantry, tanks and artillery, nearly taking the entire country. South Korea had no tanks, anti-tank weapons or artillery. A coalition of UN member nations, led by the United States, came to assist.

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Have you ever heard of the Okapi?

It has been described as a horse/zebra/giraffe.  

Scientists say it's closely related to the giraffe with a much smaller neck.  Note the zebra stripes are only in the areas with thinner skin… for fly protection like we learned on an earlier devotion…

While it was known about for a long time, scientists said it wasn’t a real animal and called it the African Unicorn, meaning just a tall story.

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Ice is interesting that if you freeze it, it actually gets heavier.  This is because it pulls in more mass from the air.

So why would ice float?