Tag Archives: God

A Page From God’s Diary

Posted on October 7, 2023 by johnrachel

Ironically all of the bad news has put me in the best of moods. I’m giddy all over! This unlikely reaction to a world gone mad prompted my writing the first satirical piece to come out in quite a while. Did you know God kept a diary? Continue reading →

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Why should the U.S. wage war on Iran?

Posted on September 22, 2019 by johnrachel

Why should the U.S. wage war on Iran? There are so many answers to that question, it’s difficult to know where to begin. But here are a few right off the top of my head, based on our current foreign policy and the thinking mapped out by the truly remarkable collection of political leaders currently at the helm. Continue reading →

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Life In Japan: Shrines and Temples

Posted on February 18, 2019 by johnrachel

Houses of worship, i.e. temples and shrines, are everywhere here in Japan — even some Christian churches — but at a much more modest level of “everywhere” than the U.S. Continue reading →

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Did God Cause The Earthquake In Japan?

Posted on March 19, 2011 by johnrachel

I have run across some idiotic comments to the effect that the quake was the heavy finger of God pushing our buttons down here on Earth. Continue reading →

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A New Commandment

Posted on February 26, 2011 by johnrachel

I propose a new commandment. Not an 11th Commandment because ten is such a nice number (we have ten fingers, ten toes . . . well, most of us do). I suggest we replace the 10th Commandment, with one which actually has some practical application and might encourage getting things right for a change. Continue reading →

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