Burma May Free Suu Kyi During Polls
Update on Burma: According to the Bangkok Post, “Burma may free Suu Kyi during polls”. Of course, such promises have been made before. Technorati Tags: cog,church of god,burma,myanmar,suu kyi,aung san
Category: Current Events
Bible Verse References Inscribed on Gunsights
In an interesting development, a US-based manufacturer of weapons, Trijicon, has been inscribing Bible references on their gunsights for years, according to the BBC “Gunsights’ biblical references concern US and UK forces”. Markings such as “JN8:12” are engraved into the sights by the company who claims to be a Christian…
Martin Luther King Had a Dream
Some of the comments about helping Haiti frankly aren’t worth the electrons forming them. It seems that some few believe that since they have always been a poor country unable to raise themselves up, they are not worthy of help. And, then, there comes MLK Day. King had a dream. …
Haiti and the Church of God
If I were a schoolteacher, I’d probably hand out zeroes to some COG organizations because they did not complete the assignment. In addition, some of the others would receive either an ‘F’ or a ‘D’. However, at least United Church of God posted a commentary the other day that I…
Addicted to Technology
The “CrackBerry” – a device so addictive it is nicknamed after a drug. How much do we depend upon technology? When “BlackBerry users beset by second outage in a week”, some found out. One in the article is so addicted to his BB, he is quoted as saying: He added:…
Avatar Now
We watched Avatar yesterday. It has some neat special effects. It is a story about how “The Corporation” is greedily taking land away from a basically helpless people on a distant planet so they can mine some mineral of great worth. It is a story line that has been done…
Lessons From Tiger Woods
I don’t normally write about celebrities, but this is too bizarre to pass up. It is also coincidental that the series on happiness and fulfillment was being written when the whole scandal began to break. In fact, the car crash occurred on Black Friday, and I began posting the series…
Christians on Trial: Guess Where
The Christian Institute reported last week that "Trial begins of Christians who criticised Islam". They are charged with a public order offense for debating with a Muslim woman whether or not Jesus was the Son of God or just a prophet. The couple own a hotel, and the woman was…
Commencement, Part 1
People graduating from school often partake in a commencement ceremony. It is both a celebration of an accomplishment and a rite of passage. It is about endings and beginnings. It’s been a while since I’ve attended a college commencement. Things have changed, and not all for the better. There were…
Germany Enforcing “Blue Laws”
I grew up in a mostly dry county, and I remember the Sunday “blue laws” that restricted certain activities on Sunday. Certainly, no alcohol was to be sold on Sunday. Well, it seems that Germany is now enforcing their own Sunday laws. Der Spiegel Online reported that the German Constitutional…
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Bible Verse References Inscribed on Gunsights
In an interesting development, a US-based manufacturer of weapons, Trijicon, has been inscribing Bible references on their gunsights for years, according to the BBC “Gunsights’ biblical references concern US and UK forces”. Markings such as “JN8:12” are engraved into the sights by the company who claims to be a Christian…
Martin Luther King Had a Dream
Some of the comments about helping Haiti frankly aren’t worth the electrons forming them. It seems that some few believe that since they have always been a poor country unable to raise themselves up, they are not worthy of help. And, then, there comes MLK Day. King had a dream. …
Haiti and the Church of God
If I were a schoolteacher, I’d probably hand out zeroes to some COG organizations because they did not complete the assignment. In addition, some of the others would receive either an ‘F’ or a ‘D’. However, at least United Church of God posted a commentary the other day that I…
Addicted to Technology
The “CrackBerry” – a device so addictive it is nicknamed after a drug. How much do we depend upon technology? When “BlackBerry users beset by second outage in a week”, some found out. One in the article is so addicted to his BB, he is quoted as saying: He added:…
Avatar Now
We watched Avatar yesterday. It has some neat special effects. It is a story about how “The Corporation” is greedily taking land away from a basically helpless people on a distant planet so they can mine some mineral of great worth. It is a story line that has been done…
Lessons From Tiger Woods
I don’t normally write about celebrities, but this is too bizarre to pass up. It is also coincidental that the series on happiness and fulfillment was being written when the whole scandal began to break. In fact, the car crash occurred on Black Friday, and I began posting the series…
Christians on Trial: Guess Where
The Christian Institute reported last week that "Trial begins of Christians who criticised Islam". They are charged with a public order offense for debating with a Muslim woman whether or not Jesus was the Son of God or just a prophet. The couple own a hotel, and the woman was…
Commencement, Part 1
People graduating from school often partake in a commencement ceremony. It is both a celebration of an accomplishment and a rite of passage. It is about endings and beginnings. It’s been a while since I’ve attended a college commencement. Things have changed, and not all for the better. There were…
Germany Enforcing “Blue Laws”
I grew up in a mostly dry county, and I remember the Sunday “blue laws” that restricted certain activities on Sunday. Certainly, no alcohol was to be sold on Sunday. Well, it seems that Germany is now enforcing their own Sunday laws. Der Spiegel Online reported that the German Constitutional…