*Editor’s note: This post first appeared on Spiritualdirection.com on March 10, 2014. Dear Father John, what is the difference between confession and spiritual direction? Confession and spiritual direction are like partially overlapping circles: they share some common characteristics, but their centers, their essences, are distinct. The Distinction of Confession The essence of confession is the… Continue reading What is the Difference between Confession and Spiritual Direction?
Divers Identify One-Foot Broken Pipeline As Source Of Oil Spill In Gulf Of Mexico
Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, Divers searching for the source of an ongoing oil spill in the wake of Hurricane Ida that appeared in the Gulf of Mexico have identified that broken one-foot diameter pipeline displaced from a trench on the ocean floor. Talos Energy, the Houston-based company currently paying for the cleanup, said in a statement issued… Continue reading Divers Identify One-Foot Broken Pipeline As Source Of Oil Spill In Gulf Of Mexico
The State of the Tesla Autopilot Probe
The National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA), the US automobile regulator, has opened an investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot feature based on twelve crashes in which Teslas with Autopilot enabled crash into emergency vehicles. The NHTSA is asking Tesla for specific information on how Autopilot responds to emergency vehicles, as well as a barrage of… Continue reading The State of the Tesla Autopilot Probe
Pascagoula UFO Abduction (1973, Calvin Parker, Charles Hickson)
Podcast: Download MYS127: In October 1973, two fishermen in Pascagoula, Mississippi, say they were taken on board a mysterious craft by strange creatures in one of the most famous UFO abduction cases in history. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask who were these men, what happened to them, and is it evidence of alien contact?… Continue reading Pascagoula UFO Abduction (1973, Calvin Parker, Charles Hickson)
To boldly go… publishing my grant proposal in RIO — Mostly Physics
(The RIO Journal’s first editorial provides good context for this undertaking. A press release on the publication can be found at RIO.) I must be honest: it was an instinctively scary prospect to publish my grant proposal, even after being funded. It condenses years of toil and accumulated knowledge – as an early-career scientist, most of… Continue reading To boldly go… publishing my grant proposal in RIO — Mostly Physics
Culture, Performance, and Assessment in Research
The unwritten, and often unsaid, concern in the debate about research culture in the UK is an apparent trade-off between excellence in research and a healthy research culture. This debate has been stimulated by the Wellcome Trust and the CEO of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Ottoline Leyser. But the evidence shows that this is… Continue reading Culture, Performance, and Assessment in Research
His Wrath is Not Turned Back, His Hand is Still Outstretched! Pondering the Wrath of God as a Work of Revelation
When reading Scripture that mentions the wrath of God, most think of His wrath in human terms. But we must be clear that God does not get angry the way we do. Further, our God is not moody: pleasant and patient one moment and then angry and punishing the next. No, God does not suffer… Continue reading His Wrath is Not Turned Back, His Hand is Still Outstretched! Pondering the Wrath of God as a Work of Revelation
Israel Launches Massive Manhunt As 6 Palestinian Jihadis Escape High-Security Prison
A group of Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences in a remote Israeli prison managed to escape over the weekend in what appears to be the biggest jailbreak in modern Israeli history, prompting the IDF to launch a massive manhunt on Monday. The manhunt was launched in northern Israel and parts of the West Bank after… Continue reading Israel Launches Massive Manhunt As 6 Palestinian Jihadis Escape High-Security Prison
When To Buy/Sell on the Bid or Ask
The stock market is a continuous, two-way auction process. If you want to sell, you can ask for any price you want, and the transaction will occur when a buyer is willing to pay your asking price. If you want to sell instantly, you have to accept whichever is the highest price that a… Continue reading When To Buy/Sell on the Bid or Ask
Calvin Parker, Charles Hickson UFO Abduction (Pascagoula 1973)
Podcast: Download MYS128: Continuing their discussion of the reported 1973 abduction of two Mississippi men by a UFO, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at the theories and evidence from a reason perspective, including a police secret tape recording of a conversation between the two men. Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Subscribe using the… Continue reading Calvin Parker, Charles Hickson UFO Abduction (Pascagoula 1973)