Life-Giving Communication
Dr. Nathan Lanning, a cellular biologist and member of Hope Protestant Reformed Church, explores how cell communication in biological systems reflects God's providential design and governance of creation. The article draws parallels between cellular mechanisms and spiritual truths, using scientific observation as a means to appreciate God's sovereign sustenance of all living things and to illustrate principles relevant to Christian living and understanding God's work in the world.
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. John 6:63 Living organisms communicate in numerous ways. Humans and animals communicate through spoken language or audible sounds, gestures, postures, and physical contact. Some animals, as well as plants and single-celled organisms, even communicate through secreted chemicals. From a cell biologist's perspective, the individual cells of our bodies are also...
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