Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. ~ Ex 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go…
It’s interesting sometimes how the news will have similar subjects that go in different directions. Justice For All Twist MSNBC reported on 26 March that “Hundreds of Pa. juvenile convictions reversed“. Judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan were found to have taken $2.6 million in kickbacks in return for putting…
As near as I can tell, this is an adaptation of an old Chinese proverb, but there are various versions adapted to different beliefs. Therefore, it is not theologically correct. However, when I first read this, I thought about Mr Armstrong’s sermons about the way of give and the way…
Telegraph.uk.co’s website reporter Nick Squires on 23 March reported “Condom campaigners protest at the Vatican against Pope’s Aids comments“. The protests were spawned by remarks the Pope made earlier that condoms were not the answer to Africa’s fight against HIV. “The Pope’s extremely serious and irresponsible words are even further…
Euobserver.com writer Andrew Willis wrote a piece on 25 March that the “EU rejects proposal for new reserve currency“. “Everybody agrees also that the [main] present world reserve currency, the dollar, is there and will continue to be there for a long period of time,” said Mr Almunia after a…
Yahoo! News reported on 25 March “EU presidency: US stimulus is ‘the road to hell’”. the European Union President, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, said the comments to the European Parliament ahead of a key summit on fixing the world economy. Many were shocked by his comments, but it really…
This is an important enough topic that I am going to risk it being rejected. In some respects, this may be the hardest Helium article I have written to date. I originally pondered this topic when reading another article in a place I regularly read. It made me think because,…
This post is for the bloggers and would-be bloggers out there. Release your inner blogger, I say! It was with some amusement that I picked up a copy of The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging. Why did I pick it up? It’s written by the staff of the Huffington…
I’m a packrat. I collect web links. I found a COG site called Blow the Trumpet. They are not a church, so I guess I’ll put it under “Bible Studies” when I get a chance. I’ve only taken a cursory look at the site, but they do have some material…
The Telegraph reports that “Two girls die in stampede to see Pope“. This caught my eye because after Pope John Paul II passed away, many remarked on how Pope Benedict XVI wasn’t as charismatic as his predecessor. By all appearances, however, it seems that the Catholic Church is gaining power…