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What even is a heat dome? It’s a large area of high pressure in the atmosphere that parks above a region (rude) and traps heat beneath it for days at a time. Think: putting a lid on a pot of boiling water. The lid pushes the heat down and as it sinks, it compresses, gets even hotter, and has...

Following the Smoke Trail I just got through reading "The Three Brands." It really opened my eyes to what seems to be the truth. But, it goes deeper for me and, sad to say, brought no 'moment', but the reality that all is not what it seems. I grew up in smoke filled apartments; mom alone smoked...

A Well Planned Life? Two women met for the first time since graduating from high school. One asked the other, "You were always so organized in school. Did you manage to live a well planned life?" "Yes," said her friend, "My first marriage was to a millionaire; my second marriage was to an...

I spend a lot of time traveling for my job. When driving long distances, I have found that the rest stops optimize my time, because I can do what I need to do and be quickly back on my way. On one particular day recently though, that was not exactly the case. It was a MountainWings sort of...

The Barracuda Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute did the following study: It's a widely known fact that Barracuda love to eat mullet. Scientists put a barracuda into an aquarium, added a glass partition in the middle and then put a mullet in the other side. Not believing his...

A Relationship > A Rule [ 1 min read ★ ] Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track—Proverbs 3:6 MSG We men like formulas. We like bullet points. We like bright lines. They make life easier. They cut through mystery...

Love One Another Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Romans 12:9,10 NIV __________________ A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye...

Gaw Hong More than 200 years ago, the Chinese on Formosa were having a difficult time stamping out the barbaric practice of headhunting among native Taiwanese inhabitants. Because of the coming of the Chinese gentleman named Gaw Hong who had been appointed magistrate to the region, the practice...

Your Cross A young man was at the end of his rope; seeing no way out, he dropped to his knees in prayer. "Lord, I can't go on," he said. "I have too heavy a cross to bear." The Lord replied, "My son, if you can't bear its weight, just place your cross inside this room. Then, open that other...

A Lesson Learned From a Bug I pulled out of my driveway heading for my mom's and noticed a katydid on my windshield. This is rare for the area I live in since it is more city than farm or wooded area. For those of you who do not know what a katydid is, it is similar to a grasshopper. It is green...

If You Think You Aren’t Good Enough The next time you feel like GOD can't use you, just remember... Noah was a drunk Abraham was too old Isaac was a daydreamer Jacob was a liar Leah was ugly Joseph was abused Moses had a stuttering problem Gideon was afraid Sampson had long hair and...

“In thy light shall we see light.” Psalm 36:9 No lips can tell the love of Christ to the heart till Jesus himself shall speak within. Descriptions all fall flat and tame unless the Holy Ghost fills them with life and power; till our Immanuel reveals himself within, the soul sees him not. If...

Hot, Hot, Hotter Burgers aren’t the only thing getting grilled this 4th of July weekend. Starting today, meteorologists forecast hotter-than-normal (possibly record-breaking) temperatures for ~230M across the Midwest and eastern half of the U.S. High humidity will push many indices into the...

The Lord Lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior! Psalm 18:46 NIV __________________ And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and...

Confession Isn’t Sufficient [ 1 min read ★ ] But if a wicked person turns away from all his sins . . . he shall surely live—Ezekiel 18:21 Confession is necessary, but it is not sufficient. Sufficiency is achieved only when confession is connected with repentance. You see...

Earthquakes Two powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela less than a minute apart Wednesday evening, killing at least 188 people. First, a 7.2-magnitude quake struck ~100 miles west of Venezuela's capital, Caracas. Just 39 seconds later, a 7.5-magnitude tremor hit ~10 miles from the...

Miraculous Change [ 1 min read ★ ] For the grace of God has appeared—Titus 2:11-12 For us men to truly, in our hearts, want to repent of our sins, repent of our screw-ups—for us to truly want to turn our backs on our old selves, on the self-indulgent men we’ve been—we’ve got...

Cheerio, Starmer Downing Street’s revolving door is spinning again. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation as leader of the governing Labour party Monday, clearing the path for the U.K.’s seventh PM in ten years. The move came after Starmer faced a plummeting approval...