Author: Fuel For Faith

HOLY BOREDOM

HOLY BOREDOM

An old song by a British band I once liked was titled “I'm bored”. I've identified with the sentiments of the song numerous times in my life, and this little admission forms the basis of a theory of mine which I believe explains many maladies in our world... I was listening to a discussion about Don … Continue reading HOLY BOREDOM →

TALKING POLITICS

TALKING POLITICS

Some believers tell the rest of us that we shouldn't be involved in politics: we shouldn't speak politics, and we shouldn't run for office. That's just “worldly” stuff, they say. Thank goodness George Washington and his peers didn't see it the same way. I don't either...so here I go... Those actors and other big names … Continue reading TALKING POLITICS →

IT’S LIFE…(your name)… BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT…

IT’S LIFE…(your name)… BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT…

We dream, we plan, we think, we strategize. We try to manoeuvre the pieces of our lives in the hope that one day...one day...everything will be just right. But somehow things never turn out quite as we imagined. In fact, they often turn out very differently. Just as we think we're getting used to things, … Continue reading IT’S LIFE…(your name)… BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT… →

AM I HOT OR COLD IN THIS AGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE?

AM I HOT OR COLD IN THIS AGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE?

Am I cold, or hot, or both, or neither? In this age of "devastating climate change" it's difficult to know what my politically correct temperature should be... The temperature outside my house this morning, before wind-chill consideration, was -1 Fahrenheit, or -18 celsius. I live in the north-west corner of the United States: hardly the … Continue reading AM I HOT OR COLD IN THIS AGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE? →

JERUSALEM’S FINAL STATUS

JERUSALEM’S FINAL STATUS

The final status of Jerusalem is certain. No "talks" are going to decide it. There will be no “agreement”. There will be no successful "peace" plan from President Obama, Secretary Kerry or anyone else, no matter how devious or sincere, and there will be no lasting solution presented by the United Nations... Oh, there will be plenty more talks, schemes, agreements … Continue reading JERUSALEM’S FINAL STATUS →