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Billy Graham: A Prince of War Exposed?

I’m reluctant to admit this, but it’s a plain fact of my own experience that many sincere Christians and other religious people I know are decidedly pro-war, pro-killing, pro-violence, and perhaps even pro-torture. This saddens me greatly and regularly, especially since such sentiments are diametrically opposed to plain teaching of the Lord Jesus:

But I say to [...]

‘A Coup Has Occurred’

‘A Coup Has Occurred’   Daniel Ellsberg, the former Defense Department analyst who leaked the secret Pentagon Papers history of the Vietnam War, offered insights into the looming war with Iran and the loss of liberty in the United States at an American University symposium on Sept. 20.

The last five years have seen [...]

You call this diplomacy?

So apparently Mr. Bush received a phone call from Saddam Hussein one day in which the (now publicly hanged on international TV) dictator offered to peaceably leave Iraq for the relatively paltry sum of $1 billion dollars.  An offer like this doesn’t come every day, you know….  Here’s a chance to avoid the horror of war, [...]

Happy Sukkot

(Erev Sukkot 5768) I wish you a wonderful Sukkot season – this sacred time that reminds us of our heavenly Father’s sheltering Presence during our times of wandering here on this earth.  Here’s a picture from this evening as we finished building our sukka and said the Shehecheyanu and al netilat lulav blessings.

Sometimes called “Tabernacles” [...]