"Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" is a short story by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne published in 1837. In the story, Dr. Heidegger invites four elderly friends to his study. He displays a vase that he claims has water from the Fountain of Youth discovered in Florida. The water wondrously causes an old rose to bloom again when… Continue reading Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment
What Remains
Regarding every human ever born from Adam and Eve, an inevitable question will be presented confirming the nature and perfection of God’s love, mercy, truth, justice and righteousness, while also attesting to mankind’s failure, rebellion, sin and obstinacy. That single question is, “What more could have been done to demonstrate God’s forbearance and salvation? It… Continue reading What Remains
Bees and People
I was walking through our house and wondered at some similarities between people and bees. We both like living spaces that are compartmentalized to fit our size. Bees close off areas that are too large not easy to heat and cool. They form wax comb into passages that allow access and fit their total requirements.… Continue reading Bees and People
Climate Change
Recently, a publication called the "World Climate Declaration" was published that stated that there is no climate emergency and that climate science has degenerated into a discussion based on beliefs, not on sound self-critical science. The document was signed by over 1,100 scientists and professionals from around the world led by Norwegian physics Nobel Prize… Continue reading Climate Change
Thought Police
The thought police are emerging. They are not exactly what most of us expected, but they are just as outrageous and incomprehensible as anything we could have imagined. In George Orwell’s “1984”, the thought police were government officers who sought to prohibit any free thought or that which was opposed to the Government. So far,… Continue reading Thought Police
Root of Bitterness
“Make sure there is no root among you that produces such bitter poison” (Deut. 29:18). See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many” (Hebrews12:15) While rebuking Simon the Sorcerer, Peter tells him to repent of his wickedness, with an… Continue reading Root of Bitterness
Mutiny on the Bounty
I watched the 1962 version of this film with Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard, winner of best picture that year. There are two others, 1935, with Clark Gable and Charles Laughton, and 1984, with Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins. Each film is still rated fairly high 7.2, 7.7, and 7.0, respectively. This movie is based… Continue reading Mutiny on the Bounty
Freedom of Religion
The U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights protects the free exercise of religion and prevents Government infringement upon the peoples right to practice and express their religious faith. Religious freedom is affirmative, meaning it is silent regarding faithless secular agnosticism or atheism. As the agnostic has no faith or religious exercise, there is nothing to protect,… Continue reading Freedom of Religion
Pure Light of Truth
“Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:43) We attended a wedding held in a beautiful church building. We knew the groom and his family well, all three generations. A wedding is a happy occasion, the celebration of God’s design for the family through the joining… Continue reading Pure Light of Truth
Lizzie Atwater
Lizzie Atwater, along with her husband, was one of the 8,000 missionaries working at any one time in China between 1830 and 1949. In 1900 an anti-Christian group known as the Boxers waged a war against the foreign powers that had seized their land by military might and in particular the Christians who came along… Continue reading Lizzie Atwater
Watching and Praying
Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter. “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (Matt. 26:4-41) Someone asked the question what does watching mean in the… Continue reading Watching and Praying
Magazine Issue 8
Yeshua’s Mindset It is difficult to distinguish where the man Yeshua stops and the Messiah God in flesh begins, we know He was fully man and fully God. Angels ministered to Him after His temptation in the desert and after His prayer at Gathsemane. He spent much time alone in prayer which is evidence of… Continue reading Magazine Issue 8
The Broad Road
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” (Matthew 7:13-14) The old versions included the word straight as do many… Continue reading The Broad Road
Historical Fiction Wondered
I was reading, “Why Revival Tarries”, by Leonard Ravenhill. As he recommended unction, spiritual fervor, passion, rather than mere emotionalism, I recalled Paul and Silas singing hymns in prison. I imagined their conversation. Paul asks, “Silas, are you OK from the flogging?” Yes, I can’t stop thinking how Yeshua was treated like this, but much… Continue reading Historical Fiction Wondered
Full Counsel of God
“When I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. But if you do warn… Continue reading Full Counsel of God
The Last Emperor of Mexico
The "Last Emperor of Mexico" is a biography of Maximilian I, the last emperor of Mexico and an Austrian Hapsburg Archduke, written by Edward Shawcross. Maximilian, born in 1832, was a member of the Austrian ruling Hapsburg family, with his brother, Franz Joseph, becoming Emperor in 1848. Maximilian became head of Austria's navy in 1854… Continue reading The Last Emperor of Mexico
Word of Wisdom
“Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit,” (1 Corinthians 12:7-8) I received a message of wisdom just the other day. Wisdom is the… Continue reading Word of Wisdom
Deliverance Ministry
One of Yeshua’s principle ministries, besides healing, was deliverance. A father brought his young son to Yeshua, saying, “A spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It scarcely ever leaves him and is destroying him…Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw… Continue reading Deliverance Ministry
A Dream of Loss
My wife took our one year old granddaughter to Mother’s Day out which she had recently started, joining her older sister, who enjoys her “school”. Upon her return, she remarked, “Ezra threw a crying fit when I dropped her off at daycare.” I imagined the scenario, as we have several young grandchildren and they can… Continue reading A Dream of Loss
Obama’s Injustice
Barack Obama Is unquestionably the worst president America ever had, even as Joe Biden carries out Obama’s third term of destruction. Obama had virtually no experience, credentials or qualifications for the presidency and was thrust into office by corrupt Humanist billionaires and liberals who sought to assuage their guilt of racism with a vote for… Continue reading Obama’s Injustice
Sin in the Camp
“This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord.” (Jeremiah 17:5) The church has placated the lost; acquiescing to their accusations the Bible is irrelevant today; kept silent about the certainty of Hell fire, lest they… Continue reading Sin in the Camp
A Contrite Spirit
"For thus says the High and Lofty OneWho inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:'I dwell in the high and holy place,With him who has a contrite and humble spirit,To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.' " Isaiah 57:15 " 'For all those things My hand has… Continue reading A Contrite Spirit
Jerusalem and the Lost Temple of the Jews
This documentary begins with a premise based on the prophecy of Yeshua, (Jesus’ Hebrew name). Standing before the temple He said, “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” (Matt. 24:1-2) As He foretold, the Temple… Continue reading Jerusalem and the Lost Temple of the Jews
Tyranny Requires Followers
“Among my people are the wicked who lie in wait like men who snare birds and like those who set traps to catch people. Like cages full of birds, their houses are full of deceit; they have become rich and powerful and have grown fat and sleek. Their evil deeds have no limit; they do… Continue reading Tyranny Requires Followers
Is Nature Good?
A sizable group of people worship (even if they don’t acknowledge what they do is worship) nature for it’s amazing complexity, interrelated design, beauty and wonder. The ancients worshiped the sun, moon and stars creating astrology. Many existentialists, agnostics, pagans, humanists and secularists look to nature for inspiration, as their creator, Evolution. But is nature… Continue reading Is Nature Good?
