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November 17, 2009 09:58 AM EST (shared with group: November 17, 2009) — After the global economic meltdown that has shattered the economies of many stable and rich nations around world. Many businessmen are now starting to strive again and rebuild what is left of their . . . more
Dream of Friday the 13th
by John Sparacio
views: 73 | rating: 10 | comments: 7
November 14, 2009 09:21 AM EST (shared with group: November 14, 2009) — Last evening the night of Friday the 13 th November, 2009 I dreamt I lost everything including my luck, then I was told that Christianity was dead and the new world religion was Islam. I thought . . . more
November 02, 2009 09:21 AM EST (shared with group: November 02, 2009) — Playa Bonita , a beach resort in Rocky Point, Mexico, means “pretty beach” in English has lived up to its name. A very beautiful beach resort that has the unique tandem of desert . . . more
October 27, 2009 12:13 AM EDT (shared with group: October 27, 2009) — The Temple of God built by the Jewish people in the Old Testament is not a building on earth but in actuality the essence of God in man. The temple of God is in us and not in a pile of rock sculpted . . . more
Evolution of the Human Head
by John Sparacio
views: 118 | rating: 5.5 | comments: 13
October 24, 2009 12:33 AM EDT (shared with group: October 24, 2009) — An evolutionary missing link? Notice the size of the forehead on homo habilis below and the Greek and Roman busts versus contemporary man. I noticed that the forehead has gotten larger overtime, be . . . more
October 23, 2009 10:37 PM EDT (shared with group: October 23, 2009) — Below is a great artcile by Jack Santino for LOC. How did Samhain and Halloween come to be. From Jack Santino For LOC, for About.com Halloween or Samhain had its beginnings . . . more
The Time I Almost Died
by John Sparacio
views: 69 | rating: 10 | comments: 3
October 23, 2009 10:20 PM EDT (shared with group: October 23, 2009) — Below is a true story.   About 5 years ago, I went on a vacation. The first night I had a dream, in the dream I saw a vision of a childhood friend who had died. He stood on a step of a house . . . more
How Did You Come to Know God?
by John Sparacio
views: 109 | rating: 10 | comments: 12
October 23, 2009 02:34 AM EDT (shared with group: October 23, 2009) — My question is for Christians who have come to know God and how they felt at that moment. Did you find God through the fear of him, through repentance, or through the love you felt from him? I . . . more
October 22, 2009 12:04 PM EDT (shared with group: October 22, 2009) —   My writing below is modeled after the Chinook salmons' trek from the sea back to its place of birth where it spawns then dies;   After a lifetime in the human realm on earth, the mature . . . more
Capitalism
by John Sparacio
views: 107 | rating: 10 | comments: 33
October 15, 2009 01:42 PM EDT (shared with group: October 15, 2009) — Folks, I have no problem with capitalism. My problem is with unfettered capitalism and capitalism without a conscience. Such as the bankers on wallstreet who would rather take the profits as bonuses rather . . . more
Christian Hypocrisy
by John Sparacio
views: 330 | rating: 8 | comments: 200
October 15, 2009 11:32 AM EDT (shared with group: October 15, 2009) — Below is a comment from my post-called "Jesus Speaks on Behalf of Gay People" submitted on October 13th. I feel compelled to feature this due to the hypocrisy of the comments I have received. This is . . . more
"The Axis of Idiots"
by Bruce !
views: 142 | rating: 10 | comments: 2
October 15, 2009 09:45 AM EDT (shared with group: October 15, 2009) — "The Axis of Idiots" J. D. Pendry, Retired Sergeant Major, USMC This retired USMC Sgt. Major has his Stuff together. Jimmy Carter, you are the father of the Islamic Nazi movement. You threw . . . more
Our Holy Book Infiltrated by Satan?
by John Sparacio
views: 107 | rating: 6.7 | comments: 22
October 13, 2009 01:56 AM EDT (shared with group: October 13, 2009) — I feel that the Bible is the word of God but over time has been infiltrated with the deceits of Satan. I say this for how can a writing that is so Godly be the cause of so many wars and divisions among . . . more
Jesus Speaks on Behalf of Gay People
by John Sparacio
views: 280 | rating: 6 | comments: 111
October 13, 2009 01:08 AM EDT (shared with group: October 13, 2009) — I think the Christian, Jewish and Muslim peoples of faith need to understand the real voice of God and not what they want to hear, God is greater than mans words. Below Matthew is quoting Jesus. It astounds . . . more
Where do you think this is?
by Bruce !
views: 92 | rating: 10 | comments: 6
October 11, 2009 01:18 PM EDT (shared with group: October 11, 2009) — Where do you think this is? more
Lower Taxes... fix economy... Save America?
by Bruce !
views: 110 | rating: 10 | comments: 25
October 10, 2009 09:10 AM EDT (shared with group: October 10, 2009) — President Reagan cut taxes and started 20 years of economic well being. The congress spent like no tomorrow and ran up the national debt The bottom 50% of wage earners pay 4% of the taxes and use . . . more
64 Years Later - Hiroshima & Nagasaki
by Bruce !
views: 325 | rating: 1 | comments: 6
October 08, 2009 08:41 AM EDT (shared with group: October 08, 2009) — We all know that that WW2 was ended in part by the bombing of   Hiroshima & Nagasaki. We as a country then helped the Japanese re-build their country.         . . . more
The Limits of Reinvention - Obama falling
by Bruce !
views: 86 | rating: 6.4 | comments: 19
October 06, 2009 12:37 AM EDT (shared with group: October 06, 2009) — The Limits of Reinvention If you think the U.S. was hated for being strong, wait until you see how it’s despised for being weak.   October 01, 2009, 4:00 a.m.   . . . more
Two Dreams of the Markets; Housing and Money
by John Sparacio
views: 44 | rating: 10 | comments: 3
September 27, 2009 10:30 AM EDT (shared with group: September 27, 2009) — I had a dream on Thursday night ; I dreamt I had an investment that was suppose to go up no matter what the market did, like a money market fund or treasury note. When I went to question the investment . . . more
September 16, 2009 12:50 AM EDT (shared with group: September 16, 2009) — "Mahal Kita at Miss Na Kita" by Nicole Higginbotham. Now available on Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Mahal-Kita-Miss-Na/dp/B002ACJ93U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253067096&sr=8-1 . . . more
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The 2006 Travel Writing Contest
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