by sworel | Nov 8, 2026 | 2026, Musings
On my last trip to Israel, I did a naughty thing. I “borrowed” something, (Not sure why I am confessing in such a public way!) Well, what I actually did was remove something. It was a very small nugget from the retaining wall around the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. I...
by sworel | Nov 1, 2026 | 2026, Musings
Michael Card is an accomplished Christian singer, song writer and author. He hasrecorded some 38 albums, one of which includes the well-known song “El Shaddai.” Hehas written 28 books including a favorite of mine, A Fragile Stone (a look at theemotional life of the...
by sworel | Oct 25, 2026 | 2026, Musings
In and around Jerusalem, there are any number of holy sites. And they have beenargued over for centuries. To help settle those disputes, Sultan Osman III made anOttoman imperial decree in 1757 to help balance the power between the feudingdenominational groups. It is...
by sworel | Oct 18, 2026 | 2026, Musings
Recently there was a potentially significant fire somewhat near my home. I have an app on my phonecalled “Watch Duty”, and it started “binging” out notifications. It announced how many fire trucks andother emergency vehicles were being dispatched to the area. Then it...
by sworel | Oct 11, 2026 | 2026, Musings
A while back, I got a colored envelope in the mail and I got all excited. That odd shaped fancy envelope suggested that it was a personal note. According to the return address, it was from a friend, and I couldn’t wait to open it. But to my disappointment, it...
by sworel | Oct 4, 2026 | 2026, Musings
A while back, I read that in Japan, folks can avoid the pains of loneliness by renting fakefriends. (I can’t even imagine what a coffee date with fake friends would be like!)But then I came across a more recent article in The Christian Post, by Stonestreet andCarico,...
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