French doctors announced this past weekend the successful completion of the first partial face transplant. The high risk, fifteen hour surgery, performed the previous Sunday, surprised the eight member surgical team in the quality of its result. Dr. Benoit Lengele, a member of the team ...

Letting go I'd like to throw out the question to us both "what do we needlessly hold on to" Interesting question, isn't it This question seems simple on the surface to answer, but upon investigation into the deepest secret parts of our minds, and that being extremely complex. I despe ...

THINK-ISRAEL BLOG-EDS PM SHARON: RETURN TO TEMPLE MOUNT! July 7, 2004. Dear PM Ariel Sharon: As you are very much aware, Lubavitcher rabbis presented to the Court of High Heaven a petition against you, signed, sealed and delivered. You have incensed the Great G-d in the Highest Heav ...

All too often we look forward to the Holidays only to become overwhelmed, stressed out and ultimately lose our joy. Here are a few things you can do to stay in the spirit of the season and enjoy it to its fullest. First, ask yourself and your immediate family, how would you most enjoy c ...

This week's news reports include the shooting of a suspected terrorist by U.S. Air Marshals, a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific, and last night, an airliner landing at Chicago's Midway International Airport in heavy snow, slid off the runway and stopped on a street adjacent to the ...

There are apparently some people who think that the current "Greenhouse Effect" will simply lead to an "evolutionary" change in the global climate, so that climatic areas in the northern hemisphere like Canada, Scandinavia, Russia, Alaska in the U.S., and Antarctica in the southern hemis ...

In the United States, the month of December is the Christmas Season, not the Holiday Season. To the best of my knowledge there is only one holiday in December recognized by our government. December 25 was made a legal holiday in order to celebrate the birth of Christ. There are no other ...

Prophecy clearly reveals that the REAL JESUS CHRIST will not return to Earth from Heaven (in full view of all mankind) until after Jerusalem has suffered under a Gentile EU occupation for three and one half years, complete with Europe's wannabe divine emperor polluting the holy Temple ju ...

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, the famous reply by the New York Sun to their young correspondent confirmed every childs hopes that Santa Claus is indeed real. Children use myriad ways to test their cherished belief in Santa. The logical realise that big fat Santa couldnt possi ...

There are several Worship Lyric PowerPoint software out there to choose from but you must consider the following. 1. Will it text support motion backgrounds 2. Will it support text borders (to place white font over clouds) 3. Does it have a way to catogarize songs for quick access 4. ...

We may have heard at some point in our lives that if we truly believe in something, having faith that it will happen, then it really will happen. Some people don't completely accept that, but the Bible is clear; what you believe is what you get. Jesus said, "Whatsoever things you desire, ...

There are many reasons why one struggles with being unhappy. A disappointing event; an unmet need; a thwarted goal; a traumatic past; a current betrayal or injury. All of these could precipitate unhappiness, if not down right depression. To overcome unhappiness which is caused by any of ...

Christmas specials are filling the television schedule. Frosty, Rudolph and the Grinch have all made their appearances, PBS stations are abundant with concerts, and regular story lines are set aside or interwoven with holiday themes on our favorite sitcoms and dramas. A friend of mine ...

As a Christian Life Coach and a policeman, one of the worst villains to me is the Con-man. I have seen the hurt and pain brought about by such despicable people. Yet these Con-men are so slick at what they do, that many people do not realize that they are being trapped by a lie. These ...

Happy New year. You will hear that many times over the next few weeks, and it is a sign that new beginnings are at hand, and many people are looking at doing better in 2006, and enlarging their MLM business and paycheck in network Marketing. Are you planning on doing that Here is a ...

It's the most wonderful time of the year, and there is even a Christmas song that reminds us of that simple reflection. Part of the lyrics from this classic, always sung by Andy Williams in my head, rekindles our connection to the tradition of recounting memories as we gather with frien ...

I am sure you have all heard by now how the secular forces in our country are attacking the true meaning of Christmas. These secular forces are trying to literally replace the term "merry Christmas" with "happy holidays." They are trying too re-name our traditional Christmas tree as the ...

Once a month I take my children to a food pantry to do volunteer work. On this particular Sunday we were stocking shelves with a group of Episcopalian Youth. I knew this because each of them was wearing an Episcopal shield lapel pin. Seeing these kids really lifted my spirits. Usually it ...

As a scientific blogger, the one thing I hate is when people take scientific findings and then distort them to try and prove and disprove things that they, in fact, do not prove or disprove. It is painful when religious folks do it. It is much, much worse when scientists do it. Lets t ...

Why Abandon Religion It is so commonly believed today that religion is a source of goodness and charity for so many people. It is also believed that to oppose religion is also to oppose the goodness and charity stipulated to be with it. When I ask others to abandon religion, they will ...