Birds of prey

BIRDS OF PREY

I am the son of German immigrants, a former career, dedicated, armed forces service member who was almost killed by a Russian missile in Vietnam and a first generation high, school graduate who went on to major in political science. Frankly, I’m disturbed over current events. Why, you may wonder? Can it be because a vastly superior military power (Russia) decided several years ago to carve off yet another twenty percent of peace-loving Ukraine? Or, maybe it’s because the U.S.,...

Blood moon rising

BLOOD MOON RISING

Within the next three days (or more precisely, nights) between 2:26 a.m. – 3:31 a.m. Eastern DST on Friday, March 14. 1:26-2:31 a.m., the moon may turn bright–or perhaps more ominously–dark red.  This is what is known as a blood moon and it is caused by the moon passing into the Earth’s shadow and therefore, with the Earth between the moon and the sun, the moon will have very little light to reflect.  The spectacle actually begins Thursday night at 11:57 p.m....

Trump needs help!

TRUMP NEEDS HELP!

Over the last 235 years, our government has become increasingly sophisticated, even as our society has. Over, time, the bureaucracy in Washington has grown exponentially, not just because we want people to have something to do or because a large bureaucracy is intrinsically a good thing, but because it was necessary. In Washington’s day (even a century later) we never had an Air Force, because man could not fly. Now we can and we do. During the first term of...

PATHWAYS

One of the more popular words in academia during the last decade and even today is the term “pathway.” It’s used to develop an advising plan for students going to college or university. Once the student has declared a major, then they can better focus on taking those classes that they need. Doing so as early as possible means the student can often graduate sooner and save on tuition and matriculation fees for courses they do not truly need. Thus,...

The cloud of witnesses

THE CLOUD OF WITNESSES

There are mysteries concerning the Bible that are not generally discussed.  They are not primarily fundamental to the faith, but should be explored and aired out regardless. One of these mysteries is the phrase “cloud of witnesses” which comes from Hebrews 12:1 in the New Testament.  This verse reads: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the...

I have an aneurysm in my brain?

I HAVE AN ANEURYSM IN MY BRAIN?

This is for informational purposes only. For medical advice or diagnosis, consult a professional. When I first started this blog seven or eight years ago, writing about aneurysms was the last thing on my mind. But that was before I married Deena and well before she was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm of her own. I journaled about her adventure and successful surgery last summer HERE and about the occasionally bumpy road to recovery HERE. Little did I know that...

HAVE WE LEARNED ANYTHING AT ALL?

Fascism is alive and well in America, today. In some sense, it has managed to survive during the last century in the proletariat neighborhoods of rural towns where you could find Christmas decorations on houses in August. These same happy homes might have old tires and the engine blocks or transmissions of decrepit cars as flower planters in their front yard. The postman might notice a confederate battle flag hanging on the living room wall as he passed each day...

For the sake of the elect

FOR THE SAKE OF THE ELECT

Sometimes I can be a real glutton for punishment. Like right now. I’m going to take two important articles of the Christian faith and mash them together, possibly in a way that they were not intended to be melded, but in a way that I believe is grammatically defensible and that also meets the letter of the Law and the spirit of grace. I could be mistaken–you be the judge. I don’t think what I’ll write meets the bar of...

As you heal from your aneurysm repair

AS YOU HEAL FROM YOUR ANEURYSM REPAIR

NOTE: I have two additional aneurysm threads on this blog: How my wife’s aneurysm was first discovered here and additional information on intracranial aneurysms here. This post is a continuation of a previous post titled Omi’s Aneurysm. In this post, I plan to journal what I hope will be a very uneventful recovery in the days and months ahead following my dear wife’s surgery, which occurred on August 9, 2024 for a 7 mm saccular, intracranial aneurysm. The word “intracranial”...

Searching for Truth

SEARCHING FOR TRUTH

In the mid-nineteenth century, John Sutter, a European immigrant from Baden, Germany had been granted almost 50,000 acres of generally wooded land by Mexico just northeast of Sacramento, California with the intention of establishing a colony of Europeans loyal to Mexico and committed to keeping Americans from moving in and taking the land. As the leader of the colony, Sutter needed a sawmill to provide lumber for the settlers to build homesteads.  Since there was no electricity then, Sutter needed water...

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