The Hive and the Honeybee

John Coffman will be our guest speaker for our September 9th meeting.

Talk Description: The world often gets excited about the honeybee. Everywhere you look, people are saying, “Save the Bees!” Why is this? It’s because they see how important and amazing these creatures are, and they think that the world will end without them! We know that the world isn’t going to end because all the bees died, but we should look at how wonderful they are and worship God for it. Lorenzo Langstroth, the father of modern beekeeping, wrote, “The Creator may be seen in all the works of his hands; but in few more directly than in the wise economy of the Honey-Bee.” Join us as we take a look at this most wonderful piece of God’s creation!

About our Speaker:
John Coffman is a beekeeper from Antonia, Missouri. He learned beekeeping from his grandfather, Claude, who began beekeeping in the late 1940s. The craft has been an important part of the Coffman family for over 70 years. When the Lord saved John in 2018, his greatest struggle with believing the Bible was what it said about creation. The Lord provided help in many ways to help with this struggle, but two of the most important were: (1) The Missouri Association for Creation and (2) watching the honeybees and seeing how beautiful and complex they are. He has been studying at Brookes Bible College for three years, pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Theology, and he is the Administrative Services Coordinator for the college.