“I do not believe in the teachings of Herbert W Armstrong!” If you cannot make that statement, then it is time for you to repent of your idolatry! I believe in the teachings of the Bible and of Jesus Christ, and if the teachings of Herbert W Armstrong happen to line up with…
It seems like an odd thing to me to realize that only the older teenagers even remember 9/11. Those older who are older than I would sometimes ask, “Where were you when you heard that JFK had been shot?” These days, you sometimes hear the question, “Where were you on…
President Bashar al-Assad Picture by Fabio Rodrigues Pozzebom / ABr Russia has asked Syria to put its chemical weapons stockpiles under international control and then have them destroyed, in an attempt to avoid US military strikes. ~ Jim Muir, BBC, “Give up weapons, Russia urges Syria“ Secretary of State John…
Proclamation for a New England Fast Day 4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. ~ Ps 10:4 We have often heard that the main reason for fasting is to humble one’s self before God in order to…
Pope Francis at Vargihna, Brazil Photo by Tânia Rêgo/ABr, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Brazil license Reported today by the AP, available at Yahoo! News, “Pope: Abandon ‘futile’ military Syria solution“:
A Yemenite Jew blows a shofar Tonight begins the Feast of Trumpets according to the calculated Jewish calendar. It is called “Rosh Hashanah” by Jews, but that merely means “New Year” (literally “head of the year”). Still, there is some recognition of its importance, as it kicks off the “Days…
Fox News posted a video “Would US strike leave Syria ripe for jihadi takeover?” in which Middle East journalist Lisa Daftari outlines why she believes a strike at Syria could open up Syria to be taken over by extreme Islamists/jihadists.
Fountain outside US Dept of Labor Photo by Evrik from Washington DC As I posted on my business blog, “Labor Day Is More Than Just a Day Off“. It is a day of rest for many, and a day of recognition for the American worker. The world is a turbulent…
Screenshot from the Lemmings PC game Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim. ~ George Santayana What does abortion have to do with lemmings? Are sheep lemmings, only bigger? What’s a real sheep look like? Silly questions? Well, take the last question, for an example….
A history teacher helps a disabled student during a history lesson, 1943 Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. ~ Winston Churchill (contested, although George Santayana said something similar, and it is often misattributed to him) I actually do not understand why people follow liars….