It was a beautiful morning, so i took off over the “wanderweg” (wander-lane), to the train station to buy a ticket to the airport near Milan, Italy which i will be flying out of next Thursday. The sign said 45 minutes, and everyone told me that was for “family” walkers, so i should be […]

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I don’t know why, but for some reason, many of the search engine bots don’t crawl all this blog. It has been a mystery to me for a long time why the pics don’t get indexed, but recently when i put up the link here in this middle section for the ones i took […]

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National Sunday Law by Jan Marcussen (sometime after Sep.11, 2001)
C
This book has an original copyright date of 1983, but when searching on the internet, i only find two versions - one starts with the Iraqi tanks “exploding” into Kuwait, so is obviously the Gulf War timeframe of 1991 or so. But the version on […]

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A Brief History of Seventh-day Adventists by George Knight (2004)
F (Special note: except for one large error, this book would rate a “B“)
George Knight has brought together in one short, easy-to-understand volume, the entire history of the Seventh-day Adventist church, with a focus on the early development. The layout is logical and very informative, […]

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Beyond Belief by Jack Sequeira (1993)
Response to Robert Wieland’s “Is Beyond Belief Beyond Belief?”
F
Reviewed 2003/09/25
“Beyond Belief” by Jack Sequeira passed mostly under my radar screen from the publishing date of 1993 until the translation into Japanese came out in Spring, 2003. There are many different voices proclaiming different things, and being in Japan […]

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Waymarks of Adventism by Ron Spear (1986)
B-
Reviewed 2008-07-01
Ron Spears is the controversal head of Hope International. “Controversial” because he is unrelenting in his criticism of the organized Seventh-day Adventist church. His organization was singled out by the General Conference, along with Steps to Life and Hartland for being “critical of the church”. […]

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“Mission Pilot - the David Gates Story” by Eileen Lantry (2002)
B
Reviewed 2006/2/26
Starting off with a bang - the main character gets blindfolded and taken to jail for something he didn’t do - the book rivets the attention for the first half. It seems to be written to help encourage young people to take up […]

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The Secret Terrorists by Bill Hughes
F
reviewed 2002/8/12
This type of book will come back to be used by the enemies of God against those who stand for the truth. My impression was that it’s basically a compilation of conspiracy theories, trying to tie them all to the Jesuits. There may in fact be some truth […]

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Recently a “conservative” Seventh-day Adventist stayed at the place i’m staying. In conversation, he mentioned that Christ had the exact same nature as you and i do, so we must do as he did and overcome all sin in this life. While i agree with the part about overcoming sin now, i disagree […]

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Things are looking good for the sub-continent, as the civil war in Sri Lanka is over, and the election results in India favor a secular (as opposed to Hindu) government.
May we use the time wisely to spread the words of the Lord in this period of peace and prosperity.

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Disney is coming out with a new 3D movie called “Up”.
“Up” movie trailer
The cost to produce? - 150,000,000 usd. Do i really think i can somehow make something that people will want to watch for about 0.0005 of that amount? I know the Lord can do mighty things with small amounts, so i […]

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After a 5 year absence, i thot i would be surprised by many things in America. But actually, there was very little to surprise me. The same huge, wide-open spaces with lots of beautiful greenery, and wildness that is missing in most advanced countries, coupled with a cleanness that is missing in most […]

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