Gaggle of Geese | Gifts of God
Somewhere in the MidWest of the United States. Driving along a country road, another year but the same time of year as this season of Thanksgiving, I spotted a flock of geese resting from their southward journey on a large pond. I pulled off the road as quickly...
Paradoxically Borderline An Australian in Canada entering the USA during covid ... or ... bizarre border crossings ... or ... a country without borders is not a country!
Borders and border walls are inherently controversial. There are always the two sides of any conflict, and a multiplicity of opinions about what is right, what is wrong, who is right, who is wrong. Above, part of the Jerusalem wall, a section built about 20 years ago....
Faith Has Been the Primary Driver of Every Person’s Choices Throughout the Ages | It is no Different in the Present Age | Always, the Difference is in What or Whom Such Faith is Placed C.S. Lewis's "Mere Christianity" is still — and perhaps even more — relevant in this divided and increasingly secular era as a rational starting point for exploration of faith, of all kinds.
Introduction: From Christian cathedral, to mosque, to museum, and now again, a mosque. Originally built in the 4th century AD, the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, began its 1600+ years of existence, described as the world’s largest cathedral. The current...
LEST WE FORGET: Armistice Day | Remembrance Day | Veterans Day November 11 means slightly different things in different parts of the world, but in one way it means the same to everyone that recognizes this day: respect, honor, and reverent silence.
The author’s father, Waldon C. Rancie, circa 1940, in his Army Engineers Corps uniform, before service in Palestine, Egypt, and Darwin. He served from 1939-1945. The engineers were said to be first troops in and last out to any battle scenario, doing the “dirty jobs”...
