From History.com D-Day was the name given to the June 6, 1944, invasion of the beaches at Normandy in northern France by troops from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and other countries during World War II. France at the time was occupied by the armies of Nazi Germany, and the amphibious assault—codenamed Operation... Continue Reading →
Saturday is…
The 16th year since the bomb took the life of Matthew Alexander. He was and is a blessing. The 48th remembrance of the devastating Omaha tornado. Those here then know where they were. In 1937, the Nazi dirigible, the Hindenburg, exploded at its mooring tower in NJ as an announcer described the disaster on... Continue Reading →
Rule of Law 2
For two plus centuries the USA has operated under the “Rule of Law”. This idea was declared by God about 1440 BC and written by His own “hand” in stone - the Ten Commandments! It was a Rule of Law that every person needed to live in subjection and thankfulness to God and to treat others in... Continue Reading →
2022 Highlights or Lowlights
Abortion: SCOTUS leak, Roe struck down 6/24, protest at justices’ homes, Respect for Marriage Act AI: Meta, cameras, tracking, virtual world, humans infused with technology, smart phones Border: immigrants, human trafficking (agree to be slaves so to get here, about 50k children smuggled in every year), Title 42 struggle, TX busing to cities/Martha’s Vineyard Climate: electric vehicles, pipeline shut -... Continue Reading →
Words Work
Words are powerful, influential, moving and again, very powerful things! Look at that Bible laying on your coffee table. A book of many, many, many words. God uses words! Words matter! Words are powerful! Words work! Romans 10:17, So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Hosea 14:2, Take words with you, and return to the Lord. Say to... Continue Reading →
Why Believe?
Ethics is about “oughts” or standards which should be universal and unchanging. From where should those oughts come? There are a host of ideas brought forth but none prove to be universal or unchanging save one set - those from the Bible. But why believe the Bible? Who says it is universal and unchanging? For one,... Continue Reading →
These November Days
Core education is captured in this acronym: RRR But RRR is not what you think it is. In my world it is Reading, aRithmetic and Remembering! A knowledge of history is vitally important for decision making today. To not know history is to repeat the mistakes made then that caused pain and disasters. We must be students of... Continue Reading →
October 31
What is tomorrow? Halloween! I asked this question often today and always got the same answer! Ugh! Yes, Halloween is a valid answer but it is such a poor answer. Why poor? Because it fails to note things far more important than candy, costumes and fun. More important? First, it is the eve before Halos Day. It is Halo’s Eve!... Continue Reading →
The Ten and the USA
God sent to a family of slaves a voice, a spokesman, a leader. God raised up a man to lead an enslaved people to form a new nation. We’re talking here of Moses and the soon to be nation of Israel. A leader team (Moses with Aaron) declared to a strong king and a great empire... Continue Reading →
The 9th of B’Av
the 9th of B’Av (Aug. 6, 1945 - Hiroshima) This Sunday, August 7, 2022, is the 9th of B’Av (the fifth Jewish month named B’Av). [The Jews’ calendar is lunar so it is corrected about every 3 years so their B’Av 9 annually falls somewhere in our July or August.] The 9th of B’Av is a... Continue Reading →
a PK Musing 