Posts by Bill Wilson
Poll-mania 14 days out
Every pollster from here to midnight is trying to predict the presidential race. Depending on who you listen to, Kamala Harris is winning and Donald Trump is losing or the other way around. With two weeks to go before the election, the way to ready polls is not in the win column, but in the…
Read MoreSukkot’s practical and prophetic meaning to Christians
The festivals of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur focus on the LORD as Creator and Judge, and the One who atones for our sins. Sukkot, October 16-23, 2024, is the climax of the Pilgrimage festivals: Pesach/Passover, Shavout/Pentecost, and Sukkot/Tabernacles (Deuteronomy 16:16). The word simchah, “joy,” appears several times in scripture regarding Sukkot, only once in reference to Shavuot, and…
Read MoreThe American Chronicles: Hidden Gems
When people talk about the amazing places they have visited, they are generally noting the most popular sites—places like the Grand Canyon, Mt Rushmore, Yellowstone. Those are magnificent icons of the American experience. But no less are those little-known gems that are painted with the hand of God in no less beauty and wonder than…
Read MoreLet Springfield decide the election
Springfield, Ohio has come up in both the presidential and vice presidential debates. Candidates and the media have gotten into spitting contests as to what is happening in Springfield. In a real sense, Springfield represents the heart of the nation. Not only is it in Ohio—one of the most important states when it comes to…
Read MoreStupidocrisy: Ignoring the warnings
In recent weeks, there have been a lot of conspiracy theories abounding across social media and among friends. We have heard that because there are lithium deposits, the government created the Helene hurricane damage so it can seize the land for a proposed mining operation. Also, there is a theory that the Biden-Harris Administration caused…
Read MoreForgetting Even Most-needy Americans – FEMA
Nearly 20 years ago (August 2005), President George W Bush was torn apart by his Democrat detractors and the news media for what was considered a “delayed response” to help people impacted by hurricane Katrina. The criticism was relentless. As the story unfolded, however, the Democrat mayor of New Orleans delayed emergency evacuations that cost…
Read MoreA time for atonement
Yom Kippur, is considered by Jews as the holiest day of the year called “Yom ha kodesh (the holy day). This year, it began Friday the 11th at sundown and continued through an hour after sundown on Saturday. Yom Kippur is the climax of the 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur called the…
Read MoreFeeding the 500
October 6 was a landmark day for hundreds of children in the West African nation of Togo. One cannot imagine the impact of hunger. Just one meal can make a difference in a youngster’s life, especially when they come for a meal and leave with eternal salvation. This is the amazing story of feeding the…
Read MoreThe American Chronicles: A Dog’s Eye View
NOTE: From time to time, we get requests to write about our camping adventures from the eye-view of Service Dog Charlie. While, I can’t really speak for Charlie, the following Chronicle is an attempt to relay a part of Charlie’s life on the trail. In his own words… Whenever we are going somewhere, there is…
Read MoreThe ugly and beauty of Helene—a first hand account
There has been a lot of discussion and back and forth about Hurricane Helene, its devastation and whether the “government” is doing all it can to save lives, assist with rebuilding and restore normalcy. All that aside, my friend Linda Bishop was part of a church group that actually went onsite to assist those in…
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