We recently witnessed the death, destruction, and devastation caused by two hurricanes, Helene and Milton. Before that we had Hurricane Beryl, the earliest Category 5 hurricane in history with winds of 165 mph. The five years from 2017 to 2021 saw more Category 4 and 5 hurricanes make landfall on Read more…
Parables are stories that teach a lesson. Jesus used parables a lot. But seldom did he explain the meaning of his parables, and when he did it was only to his disciples, not to the general public. Why did he so often use parables? I believe there were several reasons. Read more…
If you are reasonably healthy and get infected by the bacteria vibrio vulnificus you have an 80% chance of survival—which of course means a 20% of dying from the infection.[1] If you have a weakened immune system, your chances of survival drop to about 50%. But don’t worry, because there Read more…
People in this country and in Europe are very concerned about illegal immigration, and rightly so. What we don’t often hear about is that illegal immigration is closely connected with climate change—and that both are likely to get far worse in the future. But let’s come back to that in Read more…