March 2019
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There are many misconceptions about the identity of the Holy Spirit. Some view the Holy Spirit as a mystical force. Others understand the Holy Spirit as the impersonal power that God makes available to followers of Christ. But what does the Bible say about the identity of the Holy Spirit? Simply put, the Bible declares…
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Paraphrasing means taking another person’s ideas and putting those ideas in your own words. It does NOT mean changing a word or two in someone else’s sentence, changing the sentence structure while maintaining the original words, or changing a few words to synonyms. If you are tempted to rearrange a sentence in any of these…
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Former Real Madrid and Barcelona player Luis Figo has aired his views on Sergio Ramos’ hard luck with the Ballon d’Or. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have won the coveted individual trophy a record five times each. And after leading Croatia through a successful World Cup campaign at Russia 2018, Real Madrid star Luka Modric…
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Ole Gunnar Solskjær has been appointed manager of Premier League side Manchester United. Latest news from Old Trafford confirm the football coach who previously held position as the club’s caretaker manager has signed a 3-year contract. The new agreement elevates his position to “full-time manager.” According to Manchester TV, the former United striker will hold…
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Literary agents do not normally deal with short stories or articles for newspapers and magazines, unless the author is very well known and therefore able to command large fees for such work. More and more publishers are refusing to consider books unless they are submitted by an agent, so it will be of great help…
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The knock on the door in Gravenhurst, Ont., came around 9 pm Tuesday. Standing outside the rural cottage, some 100 miles north of the Toronto suburb from which he was kidnapped Saturday, was 22-year-old Wanzhen “Peter” Lu, looking for help. Image: Wanzhen “Peter” Lu The homeowner immediately called police, who found the Chinese international student…
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Conor McGregor is reportedly under investigation for sexual assault—but a spokeswoman says legal problems had nothing to do with him announcing his retirement early Tuesday. Image: Conor McGregor Sources tell the New York Times that the UFC superstar was arrested in his native Ireland in January after a woman accused him of assaulting her at a…
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Eighty-two percent of Americans want special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election should be made public, while just under half still believe President Donald Trump committed obstruction of justice, according to a new survey. Key results from the Politico/Morning Consult poll: 47 percent of voters think Trump impeded or obstructed…
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Attorney General William Barr plans to issue in a matter of weeks a public version of the special counsel’s report that found President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign team did not conspire with Russia, as Trump prepared to use the findings against his political opponents. Image: Robert Mueller Democrats attempted to change the subject to…
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Few days after the Ethiopian Airlines crash on March 10 sparked a worldwide shut down of Boeing’s 737 Max 8 model, Aljazeera has confirmed another threat to lives. A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max made a safe emergency landing in Orlando, Florida, after experiencing an engine problem, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The crew declared an…
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Lifestyle choices affect cardiovascular, psychological, nutritional, skeletal and neurological health, notes the National Health Service. For example, smoking and drinking alcohol in excess both lead to stroke, heart disease and cancer. Eating a poor diet that is overly-processed and lacks nutritive quality leads to obesity, malnutrition, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Living a sedentary lifestyle…
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With UK Prime Minister Theresa May conceding a third vote in the House of Commons is increasingly unlikely, and that it is now likely the United Kingdom will leave the European Union without a deal on 12 April, the European Commission on Monday completed its no-deal preparations. At the same time, in a major policy…
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AS she foreshadowed in the aftermath of the Christchurch massacre last Friday, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has just announced a ban in that country on specific military-style firearms. It will soon become an offence to own or possess semi-automatic firearms and shotguns with detachable magazines capable of firing more than five cartridges. Later this month, the government…
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