According to Wikipedia: Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is an American holiday honoring African American heritage. It commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U.S. State of Texas in 1865. Celebrated on June 19, the term is a portmanteau of June and nineteenth,…
No matter what you might think of the Tea Party, they’ve certainly gotten a lot of politicians’ attention. Here is an interesting video clip from one of them. Did you know that there are 4 verses to the US national anthem? I certainly didn’t. Even though the gentleman in the…
Sometimes, life can just seem somewhat meaningless. You create things, only for them to fall apart again. You buy something, and it goes bad. Even your very life is temporary and comes to an end. We have the hope that comes with the knowledge that it will not always be…
A couple of unrelated news items… I came across the article “Church of God, an International Community“ recently. It is an interesting read even if it is biased, given all that has happened at UCG lately. I am sure that various bloggers and such will have varying views on it,…
Here is a story that caught my interest, if for no other reason that it leaves me somewhat conflicted. Today at MSNBC.com posted about a Florida “Teacher fired for premarital sex”. She worked at Southland Christian School, and her troubles started when she requested maternity leave. I have no doubt…
I was listening to a message this morning, and it got me thinking about beginnings. The argument behind intelligent design (ID) is that the universe is so intricately woven together that it requires a design. A design, of course, requires a designer. And yet, there are those who will say…
I heard a radio preacher speaking the other day about Jonathan, son of Saul and friend of David. Specifically, it was 1Sa 14, where Jonathan and his armor bearer went into the garrison of the Philistines. I suspected that I might blog about this today. After yesterday’s sermon, I knew…
2It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. (Psalm 127:2, King James Version) Well, it has been one of those weeks. I’m certainly looking forward to this week’s Sabbath rest! Meanwhile, if…
1And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. 2And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And…
On a somewhat off-topic, but related to recent articles, subject, the Telegraph recently posted “The Vatican opens its Secret Archives to dispel Dan Brown myths”. Normally, these archives are normally only open to “carefully vetted” members of academia. However, in a move to try and dispel some of the conspiracy…