I Like To Make Things Because God Likes To Make Things

I think a lot of us have a natural desire to create because we were made in God's image and He is the ultimate creator.

I became a christian just after my GCSEs and I think this was partly due to my biology studies. I was captivated by the structure of cells and the mechanics of nature. I expressed the beauty of creation in several of my school art projects. I'd always believed in God, but I think it was at this point that I really became convinced that the world had been designed, such beauty could not have just happened, following a series of random mutations.

The moment I saw Ruby (then, just Baby) on the screen at my 12 week scan, I became freshly captivated my God's workmanship. Psalm 139 was suddenly much more relevant to me.

 For you formed my inward parts;

  you knitted me together in my mother's womb.

 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

 Wonderful are your works;

  my soul knows it very well.

 My frame was not hidden from you,

 when I was being made in secret,

  intricately woven in the depths of the earth.

 Your eyes saw my unformed substance;

 in your book were written, every one of them,

  the days that were formed for me,

  when as yet there was none of them.

(Psalm 139:13-16 ESV)

I designed a book to explain the structure of the cell to young people. My aim was show how interesting, fun and beautiful creation is. Here's a little taster.