Category Archives: history

A Spiritual Odyssey in Seven Months

Posted on February 5, 2023 by cdsmiller17

True Spirit (2023) I remembered when this young lady landed back in Sydney, Australia in May of 2010. It was all over the news. We started watching this film on Netflix last night, before I realized that I knew the … Continue reading →

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The Use of Ancient Hebrew Lends Authenticity

Posted on February 4, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Dead Sea Scrolls (Psalm 119:59-64) It is a source of fascination for me to view most anything about the Dead Sea Scrolls. The fragment shown above is proof that whomever hid the scriptures in those caves near Qumran did so … Continue reading →

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Marry in Haste, Repent at Leisure

Posted on February 3, 2023 by cdsmiller17

A Very British Scandal (2022) Firstly, it is very disconcerting to see the actress who portrayed Elizabeth II in the first season of “The Crown” play this member of the British aristocracy who created a scandal in the divorce courts. … Continue reading →

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And Yet Another Groundhog Day

Posted on February 2, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Punxsutawney Phil (February 2, 1887) Whoever decided to make a prediction about winter based on the shadow (or lack) of a groundhog on this day every year must have been inspired by a Pennsylvania Dutch belief. Of course, it’s a … Continue reading →

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Canada’s Centennial Poster Child?

Posted on January 31, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Pamela Anderson (July 1, 1967) Yes, I’m being a little ‘tongue-in-cheek’ here, but in some ways, when I saw that her birthday occurred on that anniversary, I wondered if Pamela Anderson might have been born for that reason. Her birth … Continue reading →

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When You Get Too Close to the Truth

Posted on January 29, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Dorothy Kilgallen (July 3, 1913 – November 8, 1965) I must have fallen asleep at the wheel in the mid-1960’s. I did not know or hear about the death of this celebrated journalist, Dorothy Kilgallen. Sure, I knew who she … Continue reading →

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What I Was Then, I Still Am

Posted on January 29, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Apostate Right! So here’s the thing. This term has a negative connotation, and one which has increased over the last two thousand years. The One True Faith was exactly that: faith that one is backing the ‘right’ side. It was … Continue reading →

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How the Enterprise Crew Went Back to the Past

Posted on January 28, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) The nod to “Back to the Future” is unmistakable. Star Trek IV took a science fiction future and brought it back to the present, by focusing on an environmental issue: the possibility of … Continue reading →

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I’ve Said It Before: My Knowledge Runs Deep

Posted on January 25, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Gnosticism This image represents the Demiurge. He is the ruler of this world. He is not God. We are God. What I find fascinating is that the ‘script’ running along both sides of this image represents the astrological signs (Aries … Continue reading →

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Beware the Ides of April

Posted on January 25, 2023 by cdsmiller17

The Siege of Jerusalem (April 14, 70 CE) I cannot imagine how I would have felt on this date in 70 AD. As Tiberius Julius Alexander, the siege would have been a necessary evil. The Jewish rebellion had been going … Continue reading →

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