How Do You Count Three Days and Three Nights? Yeshua (real name of Jesus) said He would be in the grave three days and three nights. But how can you get that out of the traditional Good Friday afternoon to Easter Sunday morning? You would think that most...
Because of some misunderstanding I made just before last X-mas, a Russian female married work-friend became so angry, that she pushes me out of her relation and block me everywhere, demanding to me to be far away from her and forbidding me to talk to...
Kahlil Gibran. He was called "filthy" because his skin was dark, unintelligible because he could barely speak English. When he arrived in this country, he was placed in a special class for immigrants. But, a few of his teachers saw something in the way...
These days, people often ask if I’m experiencing culture shock. It’s a legitimate question. Just a few months ago, my family and I moved from Boston to Helsinki, Finland. To be honest, the culture shock isn’t so dramatic—especially since my wife is a...
Margot Wallström says she does not regret criticising Saudi Arabia’s sentence on Raif Badawi of 1,000 lashes and 10 years’ prison as medieval… (David Crouch in Stockholm). (Sweden’s foreign minister Margot Wallström. Photograph: TT /Reuters). Sweden’s...
Credit Cards Are Not an Expense … (B y Jackie Beck). It’s pretty common for people to have a line item (or multiple line items) in their budget called “credit cards”. But credit cards are not an expense to be budgeted for. Instead, credit cards are a...
Do you know how many witches the Inquisition burned? None. It wasn't witches who burned, it was women. Beautiful, cultured and smart Women Women accused of having water in the well or for cultivating and caring for their beautiful plantation. They were...
Nancy Green. Nancy Green was born into enslavement in 1834 Montgomery County, KY. But despite this, she became a wealthy superstar in the advertising world, as its first living trademark. Green was 56 years old when she was selected as spokesperson for...
First of all, understand that this is an American custom and there is no direct reference in the Bible about it. However, there are Biblical principles that bear directly upon it. Perhaps the best way that one can be informed about how Halloween relates...
Satchmo. A Jewish family Karnofsky, who immigrated from Lithuania to the United States, took pity on the 7-year-old boy and brought him to their home. There he stayed and spent the night in this Jewish family home, where for the first time in his life...
Why Islamic State targeted France instead of the U.S. Paris is shaken after bombings and mass shootings kill 129 people. The chilling takeaway from Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris is that Islamic State has expanded its theater of operations beyond...
Breaking News: Bette Nash, the World's Longest-Serving Flight Attendant, Enters Care Facility With Cancer, "Letters Of Love" Welcomed Bette Nash, a true aviation icon, etched her name in history in 2022 by becoming the record holder of the world's longest-serving...
How common is it for flight attendants to have affairs with passengers and/or other crew members? One of my parents works in the airlines business and has been for two decades now so I feel I can give some personal insight. All I’m going to say is that...
Do you know the tell-tale signs that your home is empty? (Photo by Saxon). Leaving for a holiday is always an exciting time, and in the hurry to pack and head off on your adventure, it’s easy to neglect what you’re leaving behind: your home. But the sobering...
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps...
7 Examples of What Alcohol Labels Would Really Say If They Were Honest Whiskey . This is the juice that will assure a young man that 3am is a great time to call his ex for a booty call. I mean, what could possibly go wrong with that? I bet she would love...
Researchers working for the police see falling support of the Perussuomalaiset as a danger to society. It’s incredible how even the police service feeds xenophobia in Finland. A column published by two applied science researchers on the Police College...
Safety feature: This is why aeroplane windows have tiny holes . For anyone who has ever wondered why aeroplanes windows have a small hole in them, be reassured: it’s an important safety feature to stop the cabin from depressurising. The Federal Aviation...
Answer: People's beliefs concerning Satan range from the silly to the abstract—from a little red guy with horns who sits on your shoulder urging you to sin, to an expression used to describe the personification of evil. The Bible, however, gives us a...
King Royal Family Liechtenstein Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein and Angela Gisela Brown married on this day in 2000 at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer in New York City! The bride designed her own dress and wore her mother-in-law’s Kinsky Honeysuckle...
On February 19, 1965, Lauren Anderson, the first female African American principal dancer in the United States and, at the time, the world’s only black prima ballerina heading a major ballet company, was born in Houston, Texas. When she was six years...
“When times are difficult, great music is needed”: Finnish musical force Esa-Pekka Salonen on his Polar Music Prize win. By Clare McInerney, May 21, 2024. Photo: Hiroyukiito. As he prepares to board the same flight from New York as fellow 2024 Polar Music...
D&G’s Racism Row Shows the Worst of Fashion. The luxury industry still needs to adapt to an increasingly global and diverse market… (By Andrea Felsted). Some D&G creations. Photographer: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images . The row over Dolce & Gabbana’s...
Why black models are rarely in fashion… (By Hadley Freeman). The women we see on the cover of magazines and striding down catwalks are still overwhelmingly white, but the fashion industry needs to wake up to the diversity of its customers. Joan Smalls...
Billy Graham (1918-2018) was on the wrong side of history . Racial tensions are rising, the earth is warming, and evangelicals are doing little to help. That may be Graham’s most significant, and saddest, legacy. When Billy Graham stands before the judgment...
