“Before the festival of the Passover began, Jesus realized that the time had come for him to leave this world and return to the Father. He had loved those who were His own in this world and He loved them to the end. ..rose from the supper table, took off His outer clothes, picked up [...]

I have been observing the New Testament Passover as a Christian for forty years. Following the pattern set by Christ with His disciples the night before His death I gather with other others and go through the rituals set forth in the gospel accounts. We wash each other’s feet as an act of humility. We [...]

The calls to replace the dollar as the world currency continue. What seems to be a newly formed bloc of nations, the BRICS, met this week in China to discuss the continuing world monetary disorder. These nations, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, desire s greater voice and an end to the economic dominance [...]

To look at my front yard this spring you will see the effects of last summer’s heat and drought. Because of the lack of rain and heat I did not mow my yard after July. It turned brown and shriveled down to virtually nothing. By November I wondered if the grass would return at all. [...]

America is facing a defining moment in its history.  The United States is fiscally bankrupt and unless it makes some fundamental changes it will decline as a great power. Other countries will not only take its place in the world but will also dictate much of its future. Any one who looks at the amount [...]

Although the protestors have cleared out of Tahrir Square In Cairo life has not returned to the “old normal”. A “new normal” seems to have evolved. The religious element led by the Muslim Brotherhood is intent on pushing reforms in their direction. A vote last month to change the constitution would tilt the advantage toward [...]

The upheaval continues in the Middle East. Last night’s speech by President Obama feel short of a complete explanation and strategy for the intervention in Libya’s current civil war. Michael Oren asks in today’s Wall Street Journal, “What if Gadhafi Had Gone Nuclear?” In 2004 the Libyan dictator turned his back on development of nuclear [...]

I have a love-hate relationship with social media. Some days I want to divorce myself from all of it, press the delete button and never look at another Facebook page. Other days I spend far too much time looking through the pages and pictures and eavesdropping on other’s lives. I have a Facebook page and [...]

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down from power after days of protests to his nearly thirty year rule. Apparently power has been turned over to the military. Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman delivered the following statement Feb. 11: “In the name of God the merciful, the compassionate, citizens, during these very difficult circumstances Egypt [...]