“If the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes the life of one of them, that man will be taken away because of his sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood.” (Ezekiel 33:6, New International Version) Russia… Read More The Developments for the first half of April
Global Climate Change issues, political polarisation like pandemic issues and vaccine inequity globally are things which make The Shambling Apocalypse wonder where we are in a time going up to a Third World War. The author Michael Kane looks at the intensifiers which create opportunities for times to come. They exacerbate the problems that already… Read More Towards a Third World War or not
It was a beautiful late summer day so we packed some sandwiches and drove to a nearby village. We were aiming to walk along the track of a disused railway line in the area. We discovered the line of the track as embankments and ‘cuttings’ which could easily be seen across the countryside. However, as… Read More A Walk in the country
The last few months we could not turn our ear to the left or the right or had to hear about the present coronavirus CoViD19. The global COVID-19 outbreak can now be described as a pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) working with 194 Member States strive to combat diseases – communicable diseases like influenza… Read More Europe in Chaos for a Pandemic
Today’s thought “Stormy winds fulfilling his word” (February 2) Evil threatens to overcome the world. Evil has always been present, sometimes violently so such as in the days of my youth when Adolf Hitler was in power. Massive force was used to overcome the evil he created. But Paul wrote, “Do not be overcome with… Read More Today’s thought “Stormy winds fulfilling his word” (February 2)
The first Daily Bible Readings of the year tells us about the beginning of everything and how man received the earth. In Genesis 1 we read on the first day of the year how the Unseen Eternal Spirit Being out of nowhere, time, space, and all the living whirl forth, as Elohim or God spoke… Read More Today’s thought “Allowed to have dominion over the universe” (January 02)
In our daily readings we are reading the words of God to Job, which commences in Job chapter 38, and extend towards the end of the book. The opening words are a challenge. “1 Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel By words without knowledge?… Read More Today’s thought “Who did it all” (December 29)
During the summer, lots of us have been away on holidays, enjoying nature in different ways: on beaches, walking the hills, visiting beautiful gardens or just enjoying the countryside, at home or abroad. It’s so easy to take this all for granted, but in these days we are probably more alert than ever before to… Read More After the Summer-holiday thinking even more about God’s creation
In February urgent warnings were issued of imminent locust swarms affecting particularly the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned that “Good rains along the Red Sea coastal plains in Eritrea and Sudan have allowed two generations of breeding since October, leading to a substantial increase in locust… Read More Signs of the times – “Locust invasions”
Today’s thought “Therefore I will call on him as long as I live” (March 7) How inspiring are the Psalms we read this morning. Psalm 115 starts: “Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory …” God’s name, that is, his reputation for all he has done, beginning with… Read More Today’s thought “Therefore I will call on him as long as I live” (March 7)
Today’s thought “In wisdom you have made them all” (February 28) In today’s Psalm (104) we read, “O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures” (verse 24). Today, as naturalists and others explore more of the earth, they are discovering more and… Read More Today’s thought “In wisdom you have made them all” (February 28)
Review of the 2016-2017 Welfare programme of CBM… Read More Welfare 2016-2017
Today’s thought “Turning over the page” (December 31) On the last day of the civil year we want to close the book of the year with all the bad and good memories of the year. At the close of the 2017th year of the Common Era which has been designated as the International Year of… Read More Today’s thought “Turning over the page” (December 31)
More than 1,000 people have died from the mudslide and flooding that hit Sierra Leone‘s capital, Freetown last August. “Over 1,000 perished in the mudslide and flood disaster, and we will never know the exact number now,” Elenoroh Jokomie Metzger, the head of the women of Regent, said on Sunday 27th of August, during services… Read More August’s mudslide and flood in Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone
News bulletins over the past few weeks seem to have been dominated by natural disasters reminding us of the phenomenal power of nature, with the North American continent particularly badly affected. 2017 has been officially declared British Columbia’s worst wildfire season since records began in 1950. Between April 1 and mid-August, 894,491 hectares were burned.… Read More Stormy wind
“1 god remembered Noach, every living thing and all the livestock with him in the ark; so god caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water began to go down. 2 also the fountains of the deep and the windows of the sky were stopped, the rain from the sky was… Read More The flood, floods and mythic flood stories 14 Flooding rain stopped
“1 {ii} \@ADONAI\@ said to Noach, “come into the ark, you and all your household; for I have seen that you alone in this generation are righteous before me. 2 of every clean animal you are to take seven couples, and of the animals that are not clean, one couple; 3 also of the… Read More The flood, floods and mythic flood stories 13 Noah’s ark and the flood
A prediction of a flood which will be the end can be found in Daniel 9:26. “And after the threescore and two weeks shall the anointed one be cut off, and {1} shall have nothing: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof… Read More The flood, floods and mythic flood stories 11 Overwhelming waters
Animated water By many peoples we do find water to be given an important role in the life of man. Many of the qualities of water make it appear to be animated; on this basis it is psychologically understandable that water (e.g., rain, sea, lakes, and rivers) might become a natural phenomenon worthy of worship.… Read More The flood, floods and mythic flood stories 10 Animated water
Australia The Aboriginal tribes in southern Australia, who could be the direct descendants of migrants who left Africa up to 75,000 years ago, and who carry some of the genes associated with the Denisovan (a species of human related to but distinct from Neanderthals) peoples of Asia; and having them migrated from Siberia to tropical… Read More The flood, floods and mythic flood stories 9 Australia and Discharge fluctuation of major rivers
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