My father-in-law is a beekeeper, and not that long ago I was forced at gunpoint to help round up honey from billions of seriously angry insects.  As fun as this sounds ( and getting stung is the FUN part ), I also had the opportunity to talk with a few of the “younger” church folk who where also in his employ. When you’re around me, the subject is going to go one of three ways…politics, religion, and pop-culture.  That’s why I go solo most of the time! So we talk... Read Full Story

About a year ago I told myself that if I was actually serious with myself about learning Hebrew, I had better get things going.  Not getting any younger and all that! I started with some literature from First Fruits of Zion and online goodies from the Hebrew for Christians website, but that wasn’t entirely the path I was interested in.  I wanted modern Hebrew.  I wanted something where I could listen to a Hebrew podcast and then let loose a precocious laugh in front of people who couldn... Read Full Story

Lately I’ve been hip deep in books.  Prophecy, church life, language study, and even some good old comics!  Perhaps my cerebral cortex is mutating from too much Ginseng Tea.  I’ve heard stuff like that can happen in lab rats. One pile I’ve been staring at for a while is a stack of parenting books.  And by staring, I mean gazing at with red hot Kryptonian eyes that burn with so much hatred it literally sears my insides.  These are the books you love to hate.  They promise so ... Read Full Story

Heretics!  Deceived by Satan!  Heathens!  Catholic dogs! Well, I made that last one up.  A Jehovah’s Witness called me that once and I’ve been dying to use it for years.   But wow…when you do a search on amillennialism, you certainly get strong opinions! I’ll be the first to admit that prior to reading “A Case for Amillennialism” by Kim Riddlebarger, I really didn’t know anything about the view.  It’s fairly easy to encounter people in the pre/p... Read Full Story

Whether the shortage of H1N1 vaccine is real or artificial, the ultimate outcome is still good for the drug companies.  People begin to “panic buy”, and demand increases. Cha-ching. The simple psychology of it all is fascinating.  The easiest way to make everyone want something its to create a shortage ( or at least take advantage of it ) and then have the audacity to tell them they must wait.  It likens me to a time when parents were climbing over each other to get a Cabbage Patc... Read Full Story

Like John Cougar, I too was born in a small town.  It was a place where many a kid could go door to door unescorted to obtain loot without worrying about some pervert trying to ruin the day.  It also was an opportunity to test out my running skills as I fled down main-steet like a shell-shocked Commando while dodging eggs that were being hurled from multiple dark corners.  Indeed, the best of times. Have to admit though, our family doesn’t do Halloween anymore. It’s not that IR... Read Full Story

I can’t go ten minutes without hearing about it.  H1N1.  It’s a total pandemic alright…a pandemic of absolute irrational panic! My goodness, out of 5 Billion humans there must be…hundreds of cases.  Truly, we are doomed. I’ll admit it right here…I work in news media.  Well, technically I’m not a journalist per se as much as I’m the “man behind the curtain” who must maintain the network of misinformation.  It’s a paycheck. But... Read Full Story

Surprise! Obama gets a Nobel Prize.  I certainly hope I’m not the only person asking the eternal question… …why? According to the unbiased and professional media, Obama was awarded for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen int’l diplomacy and cooperation between peoples;” and vision of a nuke-free world.  Well if that isn’t a bunch of baloney, then why am I holding two pieces of bread? After breaking into Santa’s secret lair and immobilizi... Read Full Story

I’m not really a huge fan of Letterman.  But neither am I antagonistic towards the man.  I guess I see him in much the same way I see a…I dunno, a tire on the side of the road.  I think my apathy towards Dave happened around the time I had kids, and late-night television became a thing of the past lest I join the ranks of the walking dead next workday. But Dave has gotten himself into another mess, although it seems to be from antics done some time ago with certain female staff m... Read Full Story

After digging into the history of this book, I found that I am obviously very naive about how much of a golden calf pre-tribulationism is to some people.  I mean, I have no problem with someone BEING pre-trib…or post or a-mill for that matter.  It’s really no big deal.  But man, some organizations are downright MILITANT about it. Enter Marvin Rosenthal.  Martin used to be an director/editor for Friends of Israel, an organization that publishes “Israel My Glory” magazi... Read Full Story