A Singular Celebration Witnessing Tools By Wendy Wippel Of all the principle players in the Christmas Story, the most enigmatic, in my humble opinion, is Simeon. The guy who was in charge, at the time, of circumcision for new male additions to the Jewish Tribe. The Bible calls him just…
Dude...What's that Sound? Witnessing Tools By Wendy Wippel The Parkes Radio Telescope in New South Wales, Australia, has had its glory days, being one of the radio antennae used to broadcast the live images of the Apollo moon landing in 1969. It’s scientists since then have contributed much to our…
The Night of Broken Glass By J.L. Robb As I write, it is November 11, Veterans Day. A salute to all veterans, because it is never an easy job. During wars, you see what most never see; and it is not pretty. What is pretty is the freedom you bring…
Swarms Without Number By Wendy Wipple As somebody who’s never lived closer than 700 miles from a large body of water, I’ve never had any desire to actually immerse myself in an ocean. Closest thing in my experience was swimming in an actual swimming hole every summer at Girl Scout…
On Christian Jihad & Peace Making By Alf Cengia When we hear the word "jihad" I bet most of us are on the same page. We conjure up images of terrorists with guns, or someone with a bomb strapped around their torso, or even someone flying a plane into a…
Halloween History By J.L. Robb “If this is like previous Halloweens, the emergency room at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta will treat children for cuts and banged heads from falls, or even worse, those struck by cars.” ~The Atlanta Journal-Constitution I had my first encounter with Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1980, and…
Fighting with Physics By Wendy Wippel Lost in the hurricane hysteria that has (appropriately) captured our collective attention since the middle of August was another story that ultimately could have much bigger repercussions. Namely, sonic weaponry, used against American and Canadian diplomats in Cuba. It’s considered the future of warfare,…
Coming Full Circle What does that mean? By J.L. Robb Many of you who are reading this have a keen sense of significance about the Book of Revelation and the prophecies of the Tanach (Old Testament) pertaining to this particular book. So how do you answer when someone, maybe a…
The Fear of Dying By J.L. Robb In 1973 a book was authored and then published by Erica Jong, Fear of Flying and the attempts of a woman to handle her fears. It was a best seller, and apparently many suffer the same phobia. Fear is a strange thing but…