[Originally posted on Helium in March 2009, and it quickly rose to #2 out of 111] 2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. ~ Pr 29:2
[Originally published on Helium] Do you realize how much of Christianity’s teachings are not even found in the Bible? Do you realize how much most churches have been influenced by misquotes, mistranslations and even intentionally taking verses completely out of context? Take the doctrine of Hell, for example. Is it…
12 Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name…
[Originally published 12 March 2009] Leadership is one of the key components to a successful team, unit or army. The US Army has had over 200 years of experience creating leaders that must influence young people to go to war and possibly die.
[Originally published in February 2009] We’ve all seen the list. It usually comes as an email, but it has been promoted by a lot of people. Even Billy Graham and Dear Abbey have used the list. Like many urban legends, the list of the top school problems of the 1940s…
It is odd to hear how people will cherry-pick history. A lot of liberals and even some conservatives have come out lately in favor of a rise in the minimum wage. Inevitably, they will invoke the name of Henry Ford, who doubled wages in 1914 to $5.00 per day. His…
[Originally published 5 Sept 2011, updated 1 Sept 2014] If people don’t have to work, then why is it called Labor Day?
How some people view their destiny Image courtesy of Boaz Yiftach at FreeDigitalPhotos.net [Originally published on Helium 26 February 2009] Does a person have free will, or is a person’s fate predetermined? What is fate, anyhow? How do various religions view fate, such as ancient Greece and Hinduism? What of…
What is leadership without power? Those cheeky Brits! 3 The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name. ~ Ex 15:3 The BBC News Magazine ran a piece yesterday on “Arthur Conan Doyle’s eerie vision of the future of war“. He wrote a propaganda piece in 1914 called “Danger!…
I took a moment to go over the 14 August Council of Elders Meeting Report on this and other days from United Church of God, and I have to say there are some that raise questions.