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Proverbs Challenge – Day Two

July 8, 2017July 8, 2017 CULTURE, FAITH, MAIN PAGE, Proverbs Challenge

Periodically, I need the Proverb’s Challenge. Ages ago I read a book about Solomon, who was one considered the wisest man who ever lived.

Don’t Know Much About History..

July 1, 2017July 1, 2017 American Revolution, Ancient, Barack Obama, Christian History, Cultural Illiteracy, England, Historial Ignorance, MAIN PAGE, Problems with Islam, Revisionism, Roman, Scotland 2

Another rerun first published on June 4, 2009. NOTE: The following information is what I learned in my graduate studies in Medieval History and

The Glory of Creation

June 29, 2017June 27, 2017 Anthropology, Archaeology, Art, Astronomy, Biology, Catholic, Christian History, Classic TV, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Egyptology, Evolution, FAITH, Far Righ Loons, Geology, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, Medical, Meteorology, Paleontology, Planetary, Psychology, Quantum Physics, SCIENCE, Science Fiction, Seismology, Sociology, SPACE, Vulcanology

Pink Flamingo ‘rerun’ week continues… This is from March 18, 2014. Did you know that the dastardly, ungodly Big Bang Theory was developed by

Our Non-Christian Founding Fathers

June 28, 2017June 27, 2017 American Revolution, CULTURE, FAITH, Faith, George Washington, HISTORY 3

The following is from an essay entitled Suffer Not a Witch, that is part of an upcoming book I’m writing called To Walk On

Cry-Baby Atheists & Their Hatred of Christianity

June 26, 2017June 26, 2017 Atheist War on Christians, Calvinism, Catholic, Christian History, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Episcopal Church, FAITH, Faith, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, Religious Cults

NOTE: This was first published on June 6, 2016. I was finishing up my tenth murder mystery last night and did not want to

Sunday Morning Opera: Oh, That Wonderful Smile!

June 25, 2017June 25, 2017 Baritones, CULTURE, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, FAITH, MAIN PAGE, Music, OPERA

Without appearing prejudicial, I think, without a doubt, Dmitri Hvorostovsky has the most wonderful smile I’ve ever seen. Like most honest people who aren’t

Begging for Help?

June 24, 2017June 24, 2017 Barack Obama, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Democratic Party, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, FAITH, Historial Ignorance, MAIN PAGE, Obama Administration, POLITICAL, Republican Party

On Friday evening I noticed a FB post from a local woman, asking where she could go and get free school supplies for her

Ignorant Idiots Right and Left

June 19, 2017June 18, 2017 Ancient, Christian History, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Donald Trump, FAITH, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, Roman 2

Unfortunately, this day and age, we are dealing with a generation of individuals who were brought up on STEM studies and a world where

What Is Faith?

June 17, 2017June 16, 2017 Anglican, C. S. Lewis, Catholic, Christian History, CULTURE, FAITH, Faith, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, PERSONAL 1

Originally published August 8, 2015 Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 I’ve been involved

I Am Tired of This

June 15, 2017June 14, 2017 CRIME, CULTURE, Donald Trump, Faith, Hate Crimes, MAIN PAGE

Enough is enough. When does the hatred end and people start acting like decent, normal men and women, and not some weapon of mass

Christians and Pesky Political Hatred

June 13, 2017June 12, 2017 Barack Obama, Bigotry, Bill Clinton, Conservative, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, FAITH, Faith, George W. Bush, Hate Crimes, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, MAIN PAGE, Obama Administration, POLITICAL, Racism, REPUBLICAN, Republican Party, Snowflakes

Monday evening, someone on Twitter responded to something I had posted about President Trump and his Cabinet meeting. “All you traitors drop dead.” We’re

Episcopalian Problems

June 9, 2017June 8, 2017 Calvinism, Catholic, CULTURE, Episcopal Church, FAITH, Faith, MAIN PAGE, Pope Francis

My heartbroken opinion is if the current trend toward Marxism continues in the ECUSA it will destroy what is left of the denomination. I

Dmitri Hvorostovsky On How to Sing, When to Live Painfully

June 8, 2017June 7, 2017 Baritones, CULTURE, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Faith, MAIN PAGE, Music, Opera, OPERA

I translated this from Russian. The world-famous and beloved opera singer Dmitri Hvorostovsky came to Russia – took part in a grand gala concert

Religion, Ideology, Race

May 27, 2017May 26, 2017 Bigotry, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, FAITH, HISTORY, ISLAM & WAR ON TERROR, MAIN PAGE, Racism

There is a difference between religion, ideology, and race. Islam is a religion, not an ideology. What developed within various ‘denominations’ of Islam becomes

The Barbarians of Minnesota

May 19, 2017 Abuse, CRIME, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Domestic Violence, FAITH, Hate Crimes, IMMIGRATION, Problems with Islam

When one thinks of my father’s home state of Minnesota, you think of Vikings, settlers, snow, and those crazy accents. I think of quite

Christian Hate

May 9, 2017May 8, 2017 CULTURE, FAITH, Faith, MAIN PAGE

I’ve truly never seen anything like it. We all know it’s one thing, when people who don’t claim to know Christ practice hatred toward

St. George (c 275-303)

April 23, 2017April 22, 2017 Saint Days, Saints 4

Sunday Morning Opera will return next week. For a little inside baseball, I am in the process of writing murder mysteries. My first is

Earth Day Hypocritical Dimwits

April 22, 2017April 21, 2017 Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, FAITH, Historial Ignorance

In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the

Easter Morn

April 16, 2017April 3, 2017 Christian History, Christian Patriarchy Movement, Christian Reconstructionism, Complementarianism, Episcopal Church, FAITH, Faith, MAIN PAGE, Religious Cults 2

They say those of us who have just a wee bit o’ the tartan runnin’ through our veins, are more sentimental than the most

The Great Vigil of Easter

April 15, 2017April 11, 2017 FAITH, Faith

The Story of Creation Genesis 1:1-2:2 In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and

Good Friday

April 14, 2017April 11, 2017 CULTURE, FAITH, Faith, Leontyne Price, Music, Opera, OPERA

Lent Thoughts for Maundy Thursday

April 13, 2017March 22, 2017 Episcopal Church, Faith, Lent

Maundy Thursday is about service and humility. I am very uncomfortable with the entire service, to put it mildly. I am probably more uncomfortable

Lent Thoughts for March 31

March 31, 2017March 30, 2017 Faith, Lent

From God Calling: March 31 – Love’s Offering I am your Lord, gracious and loving. Rest in My Love, walk in My ways. Each

Lent Thoughts for March 30

March 30, 2017March 29, 2017 Faith, Lent

From God Calling: March 30 – Deliverance Be calm, be true, be quiet. I watch over you. Rest in My Love. Joy in the

Lent Thoughts: March 28

March 28, 2017March 27, 2017 FAITH, Faith, Lent, MAIN PAGE

March 28 – Evil Mountains Faith and obedience will remove mountains, mountains of evil, mountains of difficulty. But they must go hand in hand.

Lent Thoughts for March 25

March 25, 2017March 25, 2017 Faith, Lent

FROM GOD CALLING March 25 – Wonders Will Unfold I am with you. Do not fear. Never doubt My Love and Power. Your heights

Lent Thoughts for March 24

March 24, 2017March 22, 2017 Faith, Lent 1

From God Calling: March 24 – Know Me I am here. Seek not to know the future. Mercifully I veil it from you. Faith

A Lent Study: Polishing Silver

March 24, 2017March 22, 2017 CULTURE, FAITH, Faith, Lent

Victorian women, especially here in the United States had a soft spot for sterling flatware. Collectively, they were basically addicted to the stuff. Gorham

Thoughts for Lent

March 23, 2017March 22, 2017 Faith, Lent, MAIN PAGE 1

Lent is my favorite part of the Christian year. I have been known to make a few jokes about what I’m giving up, etc,

The Greatest Thing in the World

March 22, 2017March 22, 2017 Faith, Lent

From The Greatest Thing in the World by Henry Drummond “The Spectrum of Love has nine ingredients:– Patience . . . . . .