Tom Wolfe is best known as the author of The Bonfire Of The Vanities and The Right Stuff. He won dozens of awards, played baseball at the semi-professional level, had his two most famous books adapted into major motion pictures – he even guest-starred on an episode of The Simpsons.As Tom studied the
I woke up to the distant, rhythmic pounding of battering rams. It never stopped. My stomach cramped from hunger. It had been days since I’d eaten more than scraps of stale bread. Potable water was scarce. Most of the population had been drinking from puddles of who knows what.I stepped outside. Emac
We set aside a few minutes most Sunday mornings to identify connections between unfulfilled Bible prophecies and current news & events.There are maybe 500 prophecies that are unfulfilled. For example, from chapter four forward, all of the Book of the Revelation is future, except for the few closing
Remember the Maine. Remember the Alamo. Remember, remember, the 5th of November. These famous sayings were each coined as rallying cries – calls to take up a mantle with purpose in our hearts. Active memorials which brought a person into a greater identity and cause.After all his discoveries, all hi
Action movies typically end with fighting on at least two fronts.Aragorn led his force to the Gates of Mordor to distract the gaze of the Dark Lord, Sauron. Meanwhile Sam and Frodo were at Mount Doom to destroy the One ring.Luke Skywalker faced Darth Vader and the Emperor on the second Death Star. H
We set aside a few minutes most Sunday mornings to identify connections between unfulfilled Bible prophecies and current news & events.We take a literal, grammatical-historical approach to Scripture. This means interpreting the Bible in its plain, normal sense while considering its grammar and histo
If you look up what are the most satisfying careers, Teacher always makes the list, sometimes in the number 1 spot. Why then are teachers “nearly three times as likely to experience symptoms of depression than the general adult population?”[1] Researchershave found “that educators have worse well-be
Have you had a visit with a king in disguise? King Frederick II of Prussia loved mingling with regular folks incognito. He visited cities, talked with people, and saw the sights dressed as a common man.He met with bankers, collects, scholars, and governors. Some recognized him, others did not. Some
They drank the Kool-Aid.On November 18, 1978, Jim Jones, founder & leader of the People’s Temple cult, orchestrated a mass murder-suicide in his remote jungle commune at Jonestown, Guyana. More than nine hundred members “drank Kool-Aid” laced with cyanide.[1]We say a person or persons “are drinking
We set aside a few minutes most Sunday mornings to identify connections between unfulfilled Bible prophecies and current news & events.Turmoil in the Middle East on account of the nation of Israel is the most obvious sign that we are in the Last Days. Israel’s existence again as a nation is both a m
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.Those are the closing lines from Robert Frost’s famous poem, The Road Not Taken. In pop culture it is an anthem of individuality and non-conformity – a charge to go your own way – knowing that
Do you know your sign?You’re probably thinking horoscope. A horoscope is an astrological forecast based on the position of celestial bodies at the time of your birth. It involves the twelve zodiac “signs,” each representing specific birth periods throughout the year. Horoscopes are typically used fo
We set aside a few minutes most Sunday mornings to identify connections between unfulfilled Bible prophecies and current news & events.Turmoil in the Middle East on account of the nation of Israel is the most obvious sign that we are in the Last Days. Israel’s existence again as a nation is both a m
Do you consider yourself a pessimist or an optimist? Compared to other nationalities, Americans are some of the most pessimistic people. When asked if they think the world is getting better, only 6% of Americans said yes. If you think that’s bad, nearly 1 out of every 3 Americans say they believe hu
“The Zionists want to become a state. But there is no place for such a state in the Arab world.”“There are 30 million Arabs on one side and about 600,000 Jews on the other. Why don’t you face up to the realities?”“To support a Jewish state in Palestine would be to antagonize the Arab world and creat
We set aside a few minutes most Sunday mornings to identify connections between unfulfilled Bible prophecies and current news & events.Turmoil in the Middle East on account of the nation of Israel is the most obvious sign that we are in the Last Days. Israel’s existence again as a nation is both a m
In the mid-1700’s lived a man who could have written Ecclesiastes if Solomon hadn’t already done it. He entered the university at age 12. From there, his life took many adventurous turns. He was a cleric, then a soldier, a gambler, a poet, and a conman alchemist. He once saved the life of a Venetian
If you were arrested, who would you dial for your one phone call? Actually, it’s a myth that you only get one call. But try to imagine being in that situation. You’re locked up and the only way out is for you to make a call and for the other person to answer and spring into action. But what if the p
Where were you when the world stopped turnin’?Most of us recognize that as the title & the opening lyric of the Alan Jackson song. He wrote it in reaction to the terror attacks on 9/11/2001. Have you noticed that when we talk about it, we always preface our comments by giving a short account of wher
We set aside a few minutes most Sunday mornings to identify connections between unfulfilled Bible prophecies and current news & events.Turmoil in the Middle East on account of the nation of Israel is the most obvious sign that we are in the Last Days. Israel’s existence again as a nation is both a m
In 1976, Mao Zedong stepped into eternity. This man responsible for about 80 million deaths was honored with an immense state funeral.[1] The Politburo demanded that his body be permanently preserved. While he lay in state, a million people came to see him and pay him respects.[2]Above his crystal c
The Nazi’s tattooed the Jews held captive in Auschwitz for purposes of administration.Combinations of numbers & letters communicated information about their time of arrival to the camp or transfers from another camp.Holocaust survivors often speak of how the tattoo symbolized their loss of humanity
We set aside a few minutes most Sunday mornings to identify connections between unfulfilled Bible prophecies and current news & events.Turmoil in the Middle East on account of the nation of Israel is the most obvious sign that we live in the Last Days. Israel’s existence again as a nation is both a
One in a thousand. That is the odds of you flipping a coin 10 times and getting heads on every flip. It’s also the odds of you catching a foul ball at a professional baseball game[1] and the odds of the egg you crack tomorrow morning having a double-yolk.[2]The Teacher spent his life hunting for som
