"A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight." Proverbs 11:1
Editorial Comment: Balance: Keeping balance today requires discernment. Societies are on a roller coaster ride, it's taking a toll! The human spirit must continue to be enlightened in the mist of shifting changes.
“You Must Be Born Again”
Jesus replied, "Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again" (John 3:3) This started out as my response to someone asking me to defend my view that children who die before reaching the age of accountability go to heaven. As you'll see, it became much more ...
“China - Helping Web Junkies: Internet Addiction Documentary”
“The EMP Threat: All It Would Take Is A Couple Of Explosions To Send America Back To The 1800s”
Our entire way of life can be ended in a single day. And it wouldn't even take a nuclear war to do it. All it would take for a rogue nation or terror organization to bring us to our knees is the explosion of a couple well-placed nuclear devices high up in our atmosphere ...
“Requiem For The American Dream”
Noam Chomsky is one of America's most important thinkers, critical minds, and voices of dissent, and thus it's hardly a surprise that his gripping ideas have been the subject of more than one documentary. 1992's "Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media" might be the most well known, and Michel Gondry's "Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?" the quirkiest, but the upcoming "Requiem For The American Dream" - slated to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival - might be the most relevant given social and economic landscape of the moment ...
“Case In Point: Tired All the Time”
“Intelligent Streetlights to Watch Florida Residents”
"Data-collecting" LED streetlights part of General Electric's "Intelligent City Initiative" The Jacksonville, Florida, city government is preparing to install more than 50 'intelligent' streetlights under a new General Electric pilot program. In accordance with the "GE Intelligent City Initiate," the 'data-collecting' LED streetlights will be placed throughout the city's downtown and surrounding areas ...
“Wicca Prayer In Iowa House Highlights Religious Freedom Problem”
Last week, when Wiccan priestess Deborah Maynard delivered the opening prayer for the Iowa House of representatives the leader of the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS) in Cedar Rapids became just the third Pagan priestess to offer such a prayer before a state body. Some members of the Iowa house boycotted her prayer by arriving late, and Rep. Rob Taylor (R-West Des Moines) actually turned his back to Maynard claiming it was a form of peaceful protest ...
“The Disturbing History of Pilots Who Deliberately Crash Their Won Planes”
Flying, as many people know, is one of the safest forms of travel. Yet the possibility of a pilot suicide is incredibly unnerving, since there's seemingly nothing any of the passengers can do. In the United States, most pilot suicides are committed by people flying solo. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has identified eight cases of pilot suicide between 2003 and 2012. In only one instance was there a passenger on board. Four of the eight pilots had been drinking at the time, while two had been taking antidepressants ...
“Microsoft HoloLens - Transform Your World With Holograms”
“10 Quotes From a Oglala Lakota Chief That Will Make You Question Everything About Our Society”
Luther Standing Bear was an Oglala Lakota Sioux Chief who, among a few rare others such as Charles Eastman, Black Elk and Gertrude Bonnin occupied the rift between the way of life of the Indigenous people of the Great Plains before, and during, the arrival and subsequent spread of the European pioneers. Raised in the traditions of his people until the age of eleven, he was then educated at the Carlisle Indian Industrial Boarding School of Pennsylvania, where he learned the english language and way of life ...
“A 1,000 Mile Stretch Of The Pacific Ocean Has Heated Up Several Degrees & Scientists Don't Know Why”
According to two University of Washington scientific research papers that were recently released, a 1,000 mile stretch of the Pacific Ocean has warmed up by several degrees, and nobody seems to know why this is happening. This giant "blob" of warm water was first observed in late 2013, and it is playing havoc with our climate. And since this giant "blob" first showed up, fish and other sea creatures have been dying in absolutely massive numbers ...
“How Banks, Corporations & Governments Use Mainstream Media to Brainwash Us”
Increasingly, the news we see (and the news that never becomes public) is increasingly being controlled by monied corporate interests who wield control using their advertising dollars, and by governments that seek to censor information they consider too revealing ...
“PM Netanyahu at Annual Holocaust Memorial Day Ceremony - Invokes Biblical Prophecy to Issue Hope for Future on Holocaust Remembrance Day”
“The End of Restraint”
Like frogs in a pot of warming water, each successive generation remains increasingly ignorant of where they are in human history. We (the collective we) march forward like a North Korean military parade, stiff necked and goose-stepping to gaudy parade music, thinking we are on some unique, untraveled path, not knowing that God already foretold this to the Jewish prophets thousands of years ago. Every generation regards itself as the new normal, ignoring the wise words of the Preacher ...
“Work-Life Balance is Dead - Here's Why That Might Be a Good Thing”
Gone is the notion of balance. Increasingly, professionals are comfortable blurring the line between work and home. In a corner of West Philadelphia, the cranes have been busy. The project? A few hundred luxury apartments aimed at professionals working at the nearby University City Science Center ...
“Rapture Of The Church”
“Walmart Plumbing Issue Related To DHS Underground Tunnel Network - This Is A Very Real Situation”
Ther's been much speculation about the recent closures of Walmart stores around the country. Walmart claims the their stores, closed almost simultaneously in different cities, is a result of plumbing issues. But many employees and customers suspect that something else is going on, though no one, including store managers, has any idea what that might be. Several theories have popped up, with some claiming that it is an economic issue and Walmart may have shut those stores down because of lackluster sales ...
“Viral Video Shows Exactly How Misinformed Americans Are Due to War Propaganda ”
“Reports From Israel Reveal Startling Return of History”
They call it the "Kaduri Revival," and reports over recent months have confirmed the teachings of one of Israel's most venerated rabbi are leading Jews time and again to accept Jesus Christ as the Messiah. And face persecution. Baptist preacher and radio host Carl Gallups says the threats facing Messianic Jews now in Israel is "reminiscent of what we read about in the New Testament - in the early days of the church."...
“In Historic Move, NY Court Recognizes 2 Chimps as Legal Persons”
A judge in New York has made history after granting an order to show cause and writ of habeas corpus to two chimpanzees, Leo and Hercules. This groundbreaking ruling came after a long, hard-fought battle from the Nonhuman Rights Project, a non-profit that seeks to grant legal personhood to animals ...
“Adidas Wants To Recycle Ocean Plastic To Use For It's Products”
Recently shoe and clothing manufacturer Adidas announced that they will be converting ocean plastic into new shoes and possibly even articles of clothing. The effort is a part of a new partnership with "Parley for the Oceans", a group of activists, artists and thinkers who come together to raise awareness about oceanic pollution.
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“Creflo Dollar Says the 'Devil' Blocked His Dreams of a $65,000,000 Jet ”
Creflo Dollar Says the 'Devil' Blocked His Dreams of a $65,000,000 Jet - If only we all could have dreams as big as his, and the nerve to ask people to pay for them. Wouldn't it be nice if you could get hundreds, or even thousands, of people you don't even know to donate to your worthy cause? Even if that cause was a $65 million private jet, all in the name of God, because it's a dream of yours ....
“Photographer Captures Heartbreaking Images of a What It's Like to Dive in an Ocean of Plastic”
Think about your typical day. How much plastic disposable plastic do you use? Maybe you grab a water bottle or juice in the morning, get a plastic to-go container for lunch, and somehow collect a few straws and plastic bags along the way. Chances are you encounter disposable plastics ...
“The Traffic Lights Went Out in Amsterdam - You Won't Believe What Happens Next!”
“Mind-Boggling Conundrums in the Middle East”
The Obama administration has decided to go slow on its troop withdrawal program in Afghanistan. A substantial American military presence is expected to remain in this strife-stricken country until the end of 2015 ...
“Shoes That Grow: A Solution For Millions Of Poverty-Stricken Children”
“Faith Leaders Call on United Nations to Address World's Strange and Immoral Silence to Slaughter of Christians”
At a historic event to address what Messianic Rabbi Jonathan Cahn described as a "satanic evil" reminiscent of Nazi Germany, prominent faith, business and military leaders called on the United Nations Friday to take action against what many are calling the worst persecution of Christians in 2,000 years. Cahn, the New York Times bestselling author of The Harbinger and The Mystery of the Shemitah, told the audience ...
“Christians Are Being Systematically Purged From The U.S. Military”
Christian service members all over the nation are being disciplined for reading their Bibles, talking about their faith publicly and encouraging others to live a moral lifestyle. And just saying the name of 'Jesus' at the wrong place or the wrong time while serving in the military is enough to spark a national controversy. We live at a time when political correctness in America is wildly out of control ...
“Crips, Bloods Call Truce Not to Harm Cops But to Protect their Community from Violence & Looting”
“The Medical Cartel: Too Big to Fail, Too Evil to Expose”
There are several reasons why the medical cartel is too big to fail: the enormous amount of money at stake; its aim to control populations. In this article, I want to examine a related reason. Suppose it was discovered that thousands of bridges around the US were in imminent danger of collapsing? Not because maintenance and repair were lacking ...
“Hope In Times Of Trouble”
God's Word restores life and hope in disaster zones in the U.S. and around the globe. Arnold Tackett is a former miner who now helps share God's Word at the Appalachian Dream Center in Logan County, West Virginia. Every day, Bishop Michael Hartwell gets up in the morning to serve the residents of Logan County, West Virginia, a community that depends on the coal mining industry. Life isn't easy in Logan County ...
“Doctor Creates Health Insurance Company That Accepts Trash As A Form Of Payment”
A doctor in Indonesia recently came up with an idea that can help to provide healthcare to the needy and put a dent in garbage pollution as well. Dr. Gamal Albinsaid recognized that many people in his country had severe health problems with no insurance, and no money to pay for medicine or medical care. He also noticed that many rural villages nearby were filled with garbage ...
“New Orleans Ended Veteran Homelessness”
New Orleans ended veteran homelessness. Let's do it across America. On any given night, 50,000 of our nation's veterans are without a safe place to sleep. As First Lady Michelle Obama said: "When a Veteran comes home kissing the ground, it is unacceptable that he should ever have to sleep on it." In New Orleans, we have proven it doesn't have to be this way by becoming the first major city in America to end veteran homelessness ...
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