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Our May 2025 issue is now online at truthandtidings.com:

Editorial: The Names of God
David Petterson

Elohim and Adonai
A. J. Higgins

El Elyon: Most High God
John Dennison

El Shaddai
Shawn St. Clair

Yahweh: I AM THAT I AM
Matthew Cain

Jehovah Jireh
Don Draper

Jehovah Rophe: The Lord Heals (Exodus 15:26)
Jack Hay

Jehovah Nissi: The Lord our Banner
Stephen Harper

Jehovah Makadesh: The Lord Sanctifies (Leviticus 20:8)
David McAllister

Jehovah Shalom
Clive Barber

Jehovah Tsidkenu: The Lord our Righteousness
John Meekin

Jehovah Rohi: The Lord is my Shepherd (Psalm 23:1)
Mike Knox

Jehovah Shammah: The Lord is There (Ezekiel 48:35)
Donald Armstrong

Tidings
Eddie Wong

El Roi: The God Who Sees
Paul Barnhardt

The Uncreated Light Give Light To The World. Read Genesis 1:3

Scriptural insight.

ORPHAN GENES - EVIDENCE OF DESIGN

In the grand narrative of evolution, every gene should trace back through an ancestral family tree. Yet modern genetics has uncovered thousands of orphan genes—genes with no known evolutionary relatives, unique to specific species or groups. These genes don’t show the expected gradual development through mutation and inheritance. Instead, they appear suddenly and fully functional, without any evolutionary precursor.

What makes orphan genes especially striking is their vital role in living organisms. Far from being “junk DNA,” many of them are essential. In humans, some orphan genes are critical for brain development. In bees and ants, they influence social behaviors. In yeast, they are required for survival. These genes are not optional extras that might have evolved gradually—they are functional necessities from the very beginning.

For creationists, orphan genes point directly to design. They demonstrate the uniqueness of each created “kind,” rather than a continuous evolutionary tree of life. Orphan genes are like genetic fingerprints, showing that life did not arise by blind chance or random mutation, but by purposeful creation. Evolution struggles to explain them, but they fit seamlessly into the biblical account: each creature made according to its kind, complete from the start.