The brother of two of the 21 Coptic Christians murdered in Libya used live television (17 February) to thank their killers for including the men’s declaration of faith in the video of their execution. Beshir called SAT-7’s weekly worship programme, We Will Sing and said how he and his entire village were proud of the 21 men including his brothers Bishoy Estafanos Kamel (25) and Samuel Estafanos Kamel (23), because they were “a badge of honour to Christianity”. This... Read more
Tom Zampino posted a fascinating discussion of the Christians in Egypt on his blog Grace Pending. It’s a good read that amplifies the information in the video below. I am aware that there are Islamic teachings which lead to a more peaceful application of that faith. I think that the interpretation referenced here is an accurate depiction of of the application of Islamic teachings in 633-638 AD. It also seems that it is still relevant to Islamic extremists today.... Read more
Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by Satan. Why did Jesus, Who was God made human, need to go into the wilderness? For that matter why did He need to be baptized? Lent is the time when we remember Jesus’ Wilderness Days. The period of Lent mirrors the time He spent in the wilderness, which was forty days. We are heading into Easter, which coincides with the Passover. It’s all symbol, piled on top... Read more
Ash Wednesday is a somber reminder that we are going to die one day. This video reminds us that our deaths are also our birth into eternal life. Lent is a time when we should shake down our loves, fitting them for the journey through this life. Do not lose eternal life by rejecting Jesus in this life. This video give a good overview of the practices of Lent. Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has issued a call for the remaining European Jews to immigrate to Israel. European leaders have repudiated this call, urging unity instead. Europe’s Jews are a vanishing group. In 1939, 9.5% of the world’s Jews lived in Europe. By 1945, that had dropped to 3.8%. That number reflects the catastrophe of the Holocaust which decimated the numbers of Jewish people on this planet. Hitler killed 35% of the world’s Jews in those six years. The decline in... Read more
This video deals with the propaganda lies being promoted in popular media “teaching” about the Crusades. The American people are the victim of a massive disinformation campaign by the media as regards history, in particular the history the crusades. What actually happened then sounds a lot like the behavior of ISIS and Boko Haram today. I am aware that there are Islamic teachings which lead to a more peaceful application of that faith. I think that the interpretation referenced here... Read more
ISIS released its first video of mass beheadings last Saturday. The victims of this murder were 21 Christian Egyptian men who ISIS marched onto a beach in Libya and then beheaded en masse. A CBS senior news analyst commented “They are targeting the people of the cross,” the Copts, which is an ancient Christian communion located mostly in Egypt. This isn’t much of an analytical leap, considering that ISIS named the video “A Message to the Nation of the Cross.” France and Egypt have... Read more
Real men love their kids. My life has been blessed by two wonderful real men: My father, and my husband. Read more
Lent is just on the other side of tomorrow. Come Wednesday, we’re all going to church and get an ash cross on our foreheads with the admonition to “Remember, thou are but dust.” But before Ash Wednesday comes Shrove Tuesday, or Fat Tuesday as it is sometimes called. Shrove/Fat Tuesday is the last day before Lent, and certain Catholics use the day to party hardy before shutting all that down for 40 days of penance and fasting. Or, at least... Read more
This particular video seems to have attracted a few angry comments on You Tube. I am not posting it here to discuss Islamic theology. I don’t know anything about Islamic theology and Islam is not the topic or purpose of this blog. The reason I am posting these videos is that an inaccurate history of the Crusades is being used degrade and bash Christians and Christianity. This has happened as recently as last week and by no less a personage... Read more
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