Okay, forgive me. I’ve “borrowed” and recast this title from the short poem that W.B. Yeats wrote for his tombstone: “Cast a cold eye / On life, on death… Read More
"Rep. Schiff weighs in on the intelligence report about Russian hacking" PBS NewsHour 1/6/2017ExcerptSUMMARY: Intelligence agencies have released their detailed findings that Russia in… Read More
Is the lack of comments on my blog because readers are actually prevented from commenting in the first place?
This is quite a big deal. In my mind, the process needs so be ma… Read More
DepictionPart 24Depicting A VillainbyJacqueline Lichtenberg Here we come to the main question a writer must answer if weaving a conflict between Hero and Villain: Why Does The Villain W… Read More
FINDING ALTERNATIVES? - Wednesday May 3rd 2017Memorise: Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. Proverbs 3:7Read: Genesis 16:1-4 (King James Version) 1 Now S… Read More
BLESSINGS WITH SORROW – Wednesday May 17th 2017Memorise: And he gave them their request; but sent leannest into their soul. Psalm 106:15Read: Genesis 16:1-5 (King James Version) 1 … Read More
Open Heavens 25 June 2017: Sunday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye- Why healing is yoursWHY HEALING IS YOURS – Sunday June 25th 2017Memorise: But he was wounded for our transgr… Read More
This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series God: Christianity and Islam
What religion was Abraham?
After all – he is claimed as the father of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
In Februa… Read More
IS YOUR CONSCIENCE ALIVE? – Saturday September 2nd 2017Memorise: Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accus… Read More
TIME FOR CONSULTATION – Wednesday November 15th 2017Memorise: And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the… Read More
DESCENT IS OFTEN UNNOTICED – Saturday November 25th 2017Memorise: Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in… Read More
DESCENT IS OFTEN UNNOTICED – Saturday November 25th 2017Memorise: Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fu… Read More
AVOID DEFILEMENT! - Monday, December 18th 2017Memorise: “And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but… Read More
AVOID DEFILEMENT! - Monday, December 18th 2017Memorise: “And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a… Read More
Seriously – the Bible warns about high interest rates and subprime loans? How can that be? There weren’t any Wall Street banks or investment companies. If Wall… Read More
“The man’s gentle face slowly sagged and became a picture of foreboding. “I can hardly advise you, who thinks the devil is only hot air, now can I?”
from “Imm… Read More
Theme-Character IntegrationPart 12Creating A Kickass Heroine Previous Theme-Character Integration entries are indexed here:https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2014/07/index-to-theme… Read More
Excerpt from the book Different Planet
5 Days in the life of an English office – there’s lots of banter and insults flying around in this story. One person goes to the wrong… Read More
Losing hope: Americans’ confidence in religious institutions has hit an all-time low, with only 44 percent expressing a “great deal” of confidence in organized religion, ac… Read More
You can’t be found unless you know you’re lost. At first this seems obvious. Or maybe at first it makes so sense at all. Either way, if you think about it, it c… Read More
YOU THINK YOU DON’T HAVE ENOUGH? – Tuesday June 5th 2018Memorise: For who hath despised the day of small things? Zechariah 4:10aRead: John 6:1-14 (KJV)
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Is Abraham really the father of three religions?
What religion was Abraham?
He is claimed as the father of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
But is that really correct?
I first w… Read More
Chakra Balancing Foods
Your diet plan is extremely important for an appropriate performance of your body. However the foods you eat likewise affect your chakras. There are Chakra Harmonizi… Read More
This entry is part 42 of 42 in the series The problem of ...
Coexist. Love your enemy. One is from man. The other from God. Can the two concepts actually “co… Read More
The Other Eleven Months of the Year
-Non-Fiction by Andrea Rosenhaft –
I was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) in 1991 at thirty years-old, following my second… Read More
Jacqueline Salit, President of IndependentVoting.org, Obituary penned by Jackie Salit in Memory of Ross Perot. It ran in the Washington Post and New York Times
It reads:
Ross Perot pionee… Read More
You can’t be found unless you know you’re lost. At first this seems obvious. Or maybe at first it makes so sense at all. Either way, if you think about it, it c… Read More
If Rick Grimes had known Negan would be free to go in his absence, free to play dad to Judith while Michonne replaced him with Ezekiel… Does he still spare Negan?
Had Rick Grimes peek… Read More
Seriously – the Bible warns about high interest rates and subprime loans? How can that be? There weren’t any Wall Street banks or investment companies. If Wall… Read More
An international success, PEN Award winner, and an autobiographical author. Irish Author Edna O’Brien has lived, and written about, an extraordinary life. She continues to shock, and p… Read More
Advocates of Toughening Campaign Finance Regulation are thrilled by a Judge's Ruling in Alaska this week, which they view as a potential starting point for Reversing the Supreme Court Decisi… Read More
This year (2020) has brought a lot of death.
Friends, neighbors, coworkers, family members, and even some of the strangers you saw every day in your commute to work but never even stopped… Read More
Our close friend Aline Marie (www.AlineMarie.com) enabled us to share this removaling tale regarding her yoga exercise trip. This is a fantastic story about the power of yoga to aid… Read More
I read this Article by, Bill McKibben, the Founder of Climate Change, campaign 350.org, a Scholar In-Residence at Middlebury College, in the Nation.
This Story is Part of Covering Climate… Read More
I heard a restaurant owner on the news this morning talking about Darwin and COVID. He was talking about how Darwin didn’t say that the strongest survive. Rather, Darwin said it was… Read More
Shadows behind the #EndSARS mask
These days, every Nigerian has noticed the loud silence of the usually garrulous human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana and his clan of minions over preachme… Read More
Is God loving or angry? There’s no simple answer to the question. The complex answer is yes. Yes, God is love, and therefore God is loving. Incredibly loving. Loving in ways that… Read More
Theme-Character IntegrationPart 17Building a Lead Character from ThemePrevious posts in this Theme-Character Integration series are indexed here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2014… Read More
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. – Ecclesiastes 1:18
As I sit here staring at a computer screen and a blinking cursor trying to… Read More
In the Bible, Pilate says to Jesus, what is truth? It must have been an interesting sight to see, being the Author of this world to hear those words. Unless the Author already knew what was… Read More
Within the names of the lineage from Adam to Jesus, there is a “hidden” message from our Father in Heaven. Many are aware of the one from Adam to Noah. Very few are aware of th… Read More
Open letter: Obasanjo reacts to Clark’s claim of hating Niger Delta
Olusegun Obasanjo, a former President of Nigeria, has denied claims that he despised people from the Niger Delta… Read More
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. W… Read More
On May 25, 1977, a little-known sci-fi movie was released in 37 theaters in the United States. There were no big stars, no first-line directors, or even familiar stories in this movie. No on… Read More
The one and only Begotten of the Father, who is Jesus to you? Who is He to me? Was Jesus a socialist? Some in the Christian secular world may believe Him to be so. Although, too many people… Read More
What is the Way? In Isaiah 30:21 it tells us, “This is the way, walk ye in it.” We all know what Jesus said. As a Christian, do you know what it means? “I am the way, the t… Read More
When Jesus Christ came preaching to the world, He came with something other than what the world teaches us. He told a group of religious zealots, “Ye are of your father the devil and t… Read More
What happened to love? You know, the kind where people actually care about each other? Especially in times of crisis? Like so many people, did love die of COVID? I know – so many o… Read More
On this day, Skull and Bones day, we will look at Jeremiah 22. If you haven’t noticed by now, the whole world has gone to flying fecal matter. And, it discomforts me to see all of the… Read More
Before diving into the various things you can see and do at the 4th Arrondissement in Paris, it’s necessary to understand the Arrondissement system first. The French Capital consists o… Read More
Will there be homeless people in Heaven? Who cares? Whoa! A two-part question. And trick questions at that? The correct answers are yes/no and yes. Huh? Looks like a trick answer as we… Read More
The headline: Christian Pastor Claims Biden Surrounded By Demonic Hedge of Protection. Is it really true? Can it be true? Is it even possible? All these questions come to mind in a few s… Read More
So many times the Bible tells us to not be afraid. That probably means nothing to non-Christians. But for us Christians, if God keeps telling us, “don’t be afraid”, then… Read More
At the last Apple Day event, we had a lot of reveals. Apple revealed their new watches and even some new chips, but there was one thing everyone was looking forward to, and that was the Appl… Read More
There are many haunted places in London. It is one of the world’s most iconic and glamorous cities, with historical buildings, castles, museums, parks, and bustling streets.
Lo… Read More
Is everyone saved by Jesus’ death? That’s an idea that some people believe. Or at least want to believe. David appears to say everyone will be saved in Psalm 22. But did he r… Read More
The problem of healing … or not Healing. And being loved. By God. Healed or not. Thirteen years ago, I wrote something titled, “Healing (or not)”. Back then, it was s… Read More
Nigeria’s singer, Kizz Daniel, berates a Twitter user who tried to undervalue his music over Wizkid’s newly released songs.
It is no news that the Grammy award winning singer has… Read More