Living Seeds

In my last article, I shared information about a date palm tree, named Methuselah, (because Methuselah in Genesis lived 969 years). This palm grew from a seed found in a jar in the cliff caves near the Dead Sea. The seed was at least 2,000 years old. How does a dried-up date pit, that has sat in a cave for a couple thousand years, come to life? It is the wonder of being alive that fascinates me.

This morning, I cut open a cantaloupe. There were so many seeds packed into the center that it looked weird. My first thought was the wonder of multiplication. Each seed could bring forth a long vine o...