Just 10 percent of Finnish consumers use cash . Finnish residents are using cash less than ever. According to the Bank of Finland only about 10 percent of people in the country use cash when they shop. File photo. These days it is mostly senior citizens...
Yes, Surrogacy is Wrong Even When Straight Couples Do It . I knew nothing about Robbie Williams and Ayda Field before reading the article “ Robbie Williams and Ayda Field welcome surrogate baby .” But from the headline I already knew one thing about their...
Lt. Y' is the first Ethiopian to graduate from the IAF Flight Course. In a special interview, he told the IAF Site about his childhood, his process in the Flight Course and what it feels like to make history . "Sometimes people say: 'you're the first...
The Pentecostal Faith of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Denis Mukwege . Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege at the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo, Norway. Dec. 10, 2018. NTB Scanpix/Berit Roald via REUTERS . Dr. Denis Mukwege, who has just received the 2018 Nobel...
Irish emigrants’ mental health: ‘I lost my charisma, my social skills, my confidence’. Moving overseas can be exciting but for some can lead to anxiety or depression. Amsterdam: language and cultural differences can be a challenge, Photograph: iStock...
National Day of Mourning : How many Native Americans observe Thanksgiving? Hundreds of participants will gather near Plymouth rock to commemorate the day For most Americans, Thanksgiving is a day to celebrate with food, family, and friends. But for many...
Tips To Help You With Your Fitness Needs. There are many programs and pills that you can get that promise to boost your fitness, but many don’t work and some are even dangerous. Know the facts before attempting to get fit. Make sure you consider these...
THE BOMB. “On August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb was dropped on a Japanese city. Turning to a group of sailors with him on the battle cruiser Augusta, President Truman said, “This is the greatest thing in history.” Truman, once described as “an outstanding...
THE MODEST LIFE OF KEANU REEVES: WHAT HIS LIFE-STORY TEACHES US ABOUT BEING RICH . Have you ever wondered how you’d live if you were rich beyond your wildest dreams? Perhaps you’d like to follow the example of Keanu Reeves, and if you did, you’d be following...
For Such a Time: Chosen Women of the Bible . “I wanted to take an honest look at the question: ‘How did God respond when women took the lead?’ . . . . I wanted to know how God responded to women who, ‘when thwarted by the male world or when they find...
An exploding meteor may have wiped out ancient Dead Sea communities. Archaeologists at a site in what's now Jordan have found evidence of a cosmic calamity … ( By Bruce Bower). Preliminary evidence indicates that a low-altitude meteor explosion around...
The Exposition of the Garden of Eden Story . The Garden of Eden story includes a lengthy introductory exposition (vv. 2:4b-3:1a), whose seemingly tangential details contrast the utopia of Eden with the dystopia of the real world… (By Prof. Yairah Amit)....
We're ignoring Canada's alcohol problem, chief public health officer warns . Canada's chief public health officer says she's worried about the rise in heavy drinking among Canadian women. In recent weeks, Dr. Theresa Tam has tried to sound the alarm on...
Finnish hospitals see more babies born to mothers with FGM . Leading Finnish obstetricians are calling on doctors to become more knowledgeable of female genital mutilation, as more circumcised women give birth in Finland. Image: Asmo Raimoaho / Yle ....
"A bureaucratic pain": Brits in Finland seek answers on Brexit . The Interior Ministry says it wants to protect Brits' rights in Finland, but hasn’t said how will do so. Image: Oliver Hoslet / EPA . British citizens living in Finland have expressed frustration...
What Jews and Christians Agree on That is Wrong for Both . If you prefer to watch a video, click on this link: Watch the video . How many of you have heard someone say “Jews have the Torah and Christians have the Blood of Christ” when talking about the...
The Blessed Hope! THE RESURRECTION Again, our mission as the church is to be faithful, not just effective. One could argue that Jesus’s ministry wasn’t very effective. Sure, many people were healed, and some ended up following Him. But at the end of His...
No, Canada is not sending funds to Hamas . A recurring claim that Canada’s Liberal government funds the Palestinian militant group Hamas has resurfaced in the wake of rocket attacks on southern Israel. The posts suggest that $50 million sent to Hamas...
Anthony Hopkins Talks about Finding God, Alcohol Addiction . He is known to be the iconic face of evil, but Academy Award-winner Anthony Hopkins recently showed another side of himself when he spoke about his faith in God. The 73-year-old actor, perhaps...
Morocco to Introduce Holocaust Studies Into Country’s Education System . King Mohammed VI of Morocco. Photo: Flickr . King Mohammed VI of Morocco has ordered to incorporate Holocaust studies into the country ’ s education system, Moroccan news website...
Vintage Vamp: 'Black Orpheus' Star Marpessa Dawn. Here's what you had to say: "I loved 'Black Orpheus.' I remember as a little girl thinking that Marpessa Dawn was one of the most beautiful women ever!" In 1959, a little French-Brazilian film called “Black...
Antediluvian Knowledge (BY Dr. Nadav Sharon). Whose knowledge is the most ancient? In the Hellenistic period, Egyptians and Babylonians, among others, debated the antiquity of their wisdom. Second Temple Jews claimed that their own knowledge dated from...
The chosen one? The new film that claims Trump's election was an act of God More than 1,000 US cinemas are screening The Trump Prophecy – which posits that God chose the philandering billionaire to restore America’s moral values… (By Harriet Sherwood...
The Virgin Mary Consoles Eve . Virgin Mary and Eve. Crayon & pencil drawing by Sr Grace Remington, OCSO © 2005, Sisters of the Mississippi Abbey. Used with permission from the artist. I just love this picture. The image is powerful. Just look at their...
The Kurkh Monolith Confirms King ‘Ahab the Israelite’ . The confirmation of an Israelite king and the Northern Kingdom’s militaristic strength in the ninth century b.c.e. Monoliths of Shalmaneser III (L) and Ashurnasirpal II ® Andres Rueda/WIkimedia Commons...
