How long does it take to read through the entire Bible? According to BibleGateway.com, it only takes 90 days. Ambitious? Sure. However, they state: While 90 days might seem like a short time for such a long book, the reading works out to just 12 pages a day—still a major…
Thou shalt not kill. ~ Ex 20:13, Dt 5:17 The taking of human life is very serious in God’s eyes. When a human arbitrarily takes the life of another human, they are acting as judge, jury and executioner. Some condemn the death penalty, and they appeal to “Thou shalt not…
“What is the opposite of ‘legalism’? ‘Il-legalism’?” ~ Garner Ted Armstrong The Worldwide Church of God (WCG) website has a reprint of Appendix A of Kingdom of the Cults, by Walter Martin, 1997 edition. It supposedly documents the journey of the WCG from “cult” to “Christianity” by repudiating “heresy”, including…
I readily admit that I can easily suffer from discouragement. It sometimes seems that life’s problems just continue to rise up without resolution. Like flooding rivers, we can put up temporary barriers to keep the water at bay, but at times they seem to threaten to overflow and break down…
More proof that conservatism in general has lost its way in this country seemed to receive little fanfare in the news. The Washington Post put up an article on 29 March 2009 entitled “Detainee’s Harsh Treatment Foiled No Plots“. This shows the folly of the argument that “harsh interrogation methods”,…
Last year, one of my favorite blogs LifeHacker asked the question “Can Social Tools Really Replace Email?” That question has been somewhat on my mind lately. Their question is based upon the New York Times article by IBM Social Computing Evangelist (how do I get that job?) Luis Suarez titled…
We are all familiar with the “octo-mom” by now. I got tired of listening to a radio station pan her today, so I turned the station. It isn’t that I have any belief that she is virtuous, but rather I don’t care much for that type of gossip and I’m…
Well, it has been over a week. What has been done? Has either the US or the UN imposed sanctions? The Bangkok Post posted the article “Fury in Seoul, Tokyo over NKorea [sic]” on 6 April 2009. The entire region is in an uproar over it. A non-response by either…
The Euro is proof that money can tie disparate nations together, albeit loosely. The pursuit of a global economy has reached an infectious high again during the G20 meetings. I’m sure we have all heard by now that Gordon Brown is using that hackneyed phrase “new world order”. “This is…
The wave sheaf was waved by the priest on the 1st day of the week during the DUB. During the Days of Unleavened Bread, a special ceremony occurred on the “morrow after the Sabbath” (Lev 23:9-11). A sheaf of the firstfruits was cut, and then it was waved by the…