REAL TRAINS DOING REAL WORK

THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2023 

TRAINS / OPERATIONS

Some AWESOME train videos!   Trains don't exist just to block traffic, they actually serve a useful function.   

First, how coal gets from a train car into a ship!  It's really interesting to watch.

1. NS loading the Algoma Innovator at the Sandusky Coal Dock


Second, watching the train operations in the steel mills of northeastern Indiana, including the famous "bottle cars" that transport super hot liquid steel from the blast furnace to the rolling mills.  

2. Steel Mill Trains inside Indiana Harbor and Gary Works



Bishop Robert Barron | Hillsdale College 2023 Commencement Address

THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2023 

CHRISTIANITY / BISHOPS / BISHOP ROBERT BARRON

Here is a Catholic so popular, he's invited to a deeply BAPTIST college to give its commencement address!   And what a message it is, the need for Christians, even if they are the tiniest of minorities.

This is a MUST WATCH VIDEO!  

(I liked it so much, I've now posted it twice to this blog!)

REV. CALVIN ROBINSON

THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2023 

CHRISTIANITY / MINISTERS / CALVIN ROBINSON

Strange but true: in all of protestant Christianity, there is one man who is widely loved, and amazingly, he's out of the Anglican Church of England!   He's so well spoken even Catholics love him.   

The man is Calvin Robinson, who has an iron-core traditionalist view of Christianity that is a breath of fresh air in this post-modernist hell hole of a world that we are living in.  

This is a long two-hour interview, try to watch as much as you can.  



THE END IS NIGH

THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2023 

CHRISTIANITY / END-TIMES

Never before in my entire life have I've heard more warnings about "end-times" than I have the past few years, especially this year, 2023.   What's really surprising is even atheists feels like we are zooming down the wrong path quickly.    

You would think that the end of COVID would allow us all to breath easily, but the truth is many of were shocked at just how evil things have become, and the end of COVID hasn't put a dent into the over-reach of government.  

In Christian end-times theology, the end-times are going to be humanity's last big rebellion against God, and all those who aligned with him.   Jesus hinted that things will get so bad, that he will need to return to earth lest the rebellion is so successful that all traces of God are wiped from the earth.   

What's truly sad is how the American government is moving FAST to bring this about, aided by various state governments.   Things are truly getting more evil, there's no doubt about it.  

So what, as Christians, can we do?  PRAY.  And pray a LOT.  

There's more we can do than pray of course, but prayer must be key.  





THE 11-11 SERIES

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2023 

PHOTOS / 11-11 SERIES

For convenience, I have installed a digital clock with a HUGE digital display right under my main television, so I can easily tell what time it is.   It's been a really useful little tool.  

This photo was taken at 11:11 am, and I'm watching a video on YouTube called "Andrea Motis Quintet | LIVE at Moods, 2019 (Zurich)", which is an incredible jazz concert.  At this point in the video, Andrea's incredibly gifted pianist plays an amazing solo.   Wish I knew his name.   

The "Let Me Show You Something" Dream by Dana Coverstone

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2023 

CHRISTIANITY / DREAMS / PROPHECY

Pastor Dana has had yet another prophetic dream.   Do keep in mind that his dreams are an interesting mix of symbolism and current-events, and should not be taken literally.   However, that does not mean they lack an interesting message, far from it!    They are kind of like parables.    

Give him a listen, you might find the message to be pertinent to where you are at today.    

The Weirdest Weapons of the Ukraine Conflict

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2023 

FIREARMS / UKRAINE CONFLICT

This is a surprisingly interesting video about the huge variety of small arms being used in the Ukraine conflict, including a few that date back all the way to WWII.    

At the end of the day, despite all the "wonder weapons" of modern warfare, it always comes down to the infantryman armed with a rifle every time.   And in the Ukraine, they have an amazing variety of rifles.   

Andrea Motis Quintet | LIVE at Moods, 2019 (Zurich)

SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2023 

MUSIC / JAZZ / ANDREA MOTIS

Here is TWO HOURS of absolute musical bliss brought to you by Andrea Motis and her band of EXTREMELY talented jazz musicians. 

She is one of my most favorite living jazz artists, and once you watch this, you will understand why. 

As always, pursue The Good, The True and The Beautiful in all things.   This performance checks off all three boxes. 

AKIANE: PRINCE OF PEACE

SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2023 

ART / PAINTING / AKIANE

The artist Akiane Kramarik, as a CHILD artist, made a portrait painting of Jesus that many consider to be the most accurate portrayal of Christ ever done.   

Various kinds of prints are available of this painting from her website.   If I had the money, I would buy hundreds of these, and plaster them all over my house, and give them away as gifts.   

She is an amazing artist, taught directly by God and the angels....no joke.  

Her website:  Akiane Gallery