by Shanley | Jan 4, 2020 | Popular Culture
A relative of mine sent me a text message the other day. He had been visiting with some friends and while there, he noticed that one by one his friends would disappear for a little bit and then come back. Each of them had in turn gone to speak to a fortune teller who...
by Shanley | Jan 4, 2020 | Popular Culture
The most popular New Year’s resolution is the resolution to lose weight. You might have made a New Year’s resolution, or you may have decided not to. Many people actually have a negative feeling towards New Year’s resolutions because of the memories...
by Shanley | Dec 29, 2019 | Article
Matthew 3 tells us that John the Baptist was sent to prepare the way for Jesus. It says the following: In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” For this is he who was spoken...
by Shanley | Dec 21, 2019 | Article
At the end of my third year of university, I was doing vacation work at a power station located far away from home. I was there with a few other engineering students also in their third or fourth year of studies. One of my colleagues noticed that I had been reading...
by Shanley | Sep 3, 2019 | Article
In 2013 I visited the US for the first time. I was there for an academic conference. My trip was sponsored by the university that I was studying with and so I took advantage of the free air ticket and made sure that I travelled around a bit while in the US. During one...
