What do these three maps have in common? They are three locations where Christians have died for sharing their Christian faith or speaking out to the values that they believe are part of the Christian faith. I will take them one at a time and elaborate on the one closest to my home in Florida. I will leave names out except for the home towns and states they represent.
In Boynton Beach, Florida, two young men were sharing their Christian faith with another man. Both men were in their 20’s and the man they spoke to for a brief period of time was 18. A phone call came in to the 18-year-old and he walked away. Just as suddenly as he had left, he returned. The two young men started to greet him and this is when he pulled out a gun and shot the one. The other began to run and was shot in the back. The young man then shot him through the head execution style. This was according to the Boynton Beach police who arrested the shooter and charged him with two counts of first degree murder.
A grandfather stood in front of his granddaughter’s high school holding a pro-life sign in Owasso, Michigan. He was shot.
A minister of the gospel was murdered while preaching in his own pulpit in Maryville, Illinois.
The media has said little about these assault on Christians. Some churches have had to resort to security systems for the staff while they work in the church during week days. Security has always been an issue here in the United States for the Jewish synagogues. Now, it seems that Christians are having to take many of the same measures.
How do Christians hold up under extreme persecution and murder? I know personally of one story that happened a few years ago in Eustis, Florida. A mother and her two daughters were coming out of a grocery store. They were abducted by two young men; taken to an isolated area and the two little girls were murdered. As the mother prayed and begged for her life, those assaulting her mocked her prayers. The mother was shot and left for dead. By a miracle, even though she was shot in the face, she was able to crawl to get help.
It would be understandable if this woman had crumbled under such an ordeal. With Christ as her strength, she went back to college and finished her degree. She continued as a Christian minister and shares her faith and story with many people. She also continues to recover from her numerous wounds and surgeries. What an inspiration she is to others!
In other writings on those who have died for the Christian faith, I have researched the drawing on God’s strength that these martyrs possessed. It may be that our modern day generation with its freedom of religion, that we have enjoyed ,will be severely tested. Are you as a Christian ready to be counted and not to flinch? I ask myself the same question.
As the Russians were approaching and the Germans knew the war was lost, the project that was to be the hugh defeat to the Allies was in danger of falling in the hands of the free world. No one was to know the secrets of the anti-gravity machine that was being tested. To be certain of this Gen. Kammler had a number of his top ranking scientists put to death. They were not going to tell anyone anything that had been discovered.
Who was Gen. Kammler?
General Dr Hans Friedrich Karl Franz Kammler was an engineer and high-ranking officer of the SS in Nazi Germany. He oversaw SS construction projects and was put in charge of the V-2 missile program. Kammler was born in Stettin, Germany. Rising to at least 3rd in seniority within the 3rd Reich, Hitler put him, as a civil engineer, in charge of a very important project. Years later, it has been suggested that Hans Kammler had possibly been part of the American strategy known as Paper Clip.
Operation Paperclip was the OSS program (Office of Strategic Service) to recruit German scientists to work in American science programs. It seemed a strange thing that at the Nuremberg Trials, almost no mention was made of Kammler. He was also charged with constructing facilities for various secret weapons projects such as the Messerschmitt Me 262 and V- 2 rocket. It is also certain he constructed concentration camps and crematorium. It is known that he visited Auschwitz with Himmler. Perhaps this was to see if his construction of a death facility was working properly.
He was married with children. He called himself a Gottgläubiger or one who broke away from Christianity. Did he die in 1945 as some believe? If he died, there are about four possibilities of how that could have occurred.
That he committed suicide with a cyanide capsule on 7 May, 1945.
That he shot himself in the head on 9 May, 1945.
That he asked his aide Zeuner to shoot him.
That the Soviets executed Kammler along with 200 other SS soldiers
Others do not believe that he died and perhaps went with other Nazi soldiers into seclusion in South America. One thing is definite. The Bell and Kammler disappeared. .
Have you always thought that what goes up must come down?
It seems that for decades scientists have worked on a machine that will defy gravity. Hitler thought his scientists had found it when they worked on the Bell Project. He was not beyond putting a number of scientists to death who knew the secrets to anti-gravity and could give them to the free world.
Do you wonder about the so-called flying saucers or UFO’s?
After World War II, were there secret experimentations with anti-gravity…and is it still being worked on today?
Watch the videos and make your own conclusion about the possibility.
Part of my Manuscript (The Seed, a historical fiction novel) deals with this phenomena.
A video comparing The Bell with Avro Project Y2 giving some historical pictures
A diagram on how the anti-gravity machine could be built . After viewing this, you may have science brain drain. Nevertheless, have fun and explore the possibilities.
Click below and then click for full screen for best viewing.
Thanks to an excellent story presented by 60 Minutes, . Gary Fowler of Tennessee is interviewed about his dream to build the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, better known as the “Doomsday Vault. Mr. Fowler, head of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, gives a tour and explains the reason for building the vault. The government of Norway built the facility; the UN guves some help, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pays for the transport of the seeds.
An amazing part of his data research tells us that in the 1800’s in America there were 7,100 types of named apples. Today 6,800 of those are extinct. The saving of various varieties of foods in a seed bank of this type may keep the world from starvation in the event of a crisis.
Enjoy now an episode explaining the life work of the founder, Gary Fowler.Click here to view.
Little is known about the many seed banks around the world. Perhaps one of the best known is the recently built Svalbard Global Seed Vault on a remote island between Norway and the North Pole. The Millenium Seed Vault in England is a beautiful, modern building. Within its vaults are stored millions of seeds that could help replenish the earth should there be a disaster.
Millenium Seed Vault England
Each bank specializes in various type seeds they will store. The seed bank in Canada stores tropical seeds as well as millions of other varieties. The economic down-turn has greatly hit these seed banks and the financial burdens are great.
I also invite you to read the new historical fiction being written daily about a character working within one of these vaults and his wish to know more about a pending world disaster. www.boyerwritesmanuscripts.wordpress.com
Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends” (John 15:13).
In a previous post, we talked about the modern-day martyrs in Egypt. Today, we are sharing with you a little known Christian martyr named Haralambos.
St. Haralambos
St. Haralambos was a priest in the city of Magnesia, near Smyrna in Asia Minor. In the name of Christ, he was able to perform miracles. This was upsetting to the government of the time. His converts to Christianity including the daughter of Servius, the Emperor of the Roman Empire.
Servius
Christians were persecuted during the reign of Septimius Severus. When a person was accused of being a Christian, there were only two choices: deny Jesus or make an offering to the Roman gods. Execution followed if the Christian refused. It was that simple.
St. Haralambos’ reputation as a man of God had spread throughout the area and many people came to the faith through his preaching the Good News of Jesus Christ. During a period of extreme persecution, Haralambos did not hide, but openly and boldly preached the Christian Orthodox Faith! When Haralambos was finally arrested for having the courage to preach the Gospel, his persecutors devised a plan for everyone to witness. During one of these times of torture, Haralambos was stripped of his clothing and his body was ripped with iron claws. He withstood the torture with courage.
One of the dukes became enraged. Taking the iron claw, he began to rip him repeatedly. At this point the first miracle occurred. The duke’s hands became paralysed. Screaming, he asked Haralambos to help him. Seeing the Duke’s plight, the governor spat in the Saint’s face. Immediately his head twisted in an awkward position, where it remained. The onlookers were terrified and begged the Saint to pray to Christ to save them. Haralambos beckoned them to pray and ask forgiveness for their sins. The duke pleaded with him to pray to Christ to recover the use of his hands. When the Saint finished praying, the duke’s hands were healed. He was then baptised and became a devout Christian. There were other miracles that followed before he finally died during one of his times of torture. St. Haralambos was 113 years old when he was martyred for the Christian Faith.
He was known for being a shepherd to his flock. He is now considered to be the protector of shepherds and their flocks. His body is now in the Monastery of Saint Stephen in Meterora, Greece. The Christian faithful who pray there tell of miracles that continue.
Jesus said if there is one lost sheep, He would find it. Do you feel like a lost sheep? Pray and Jesus will find you also. He knows your need and your pain….just as those who brought the good news of Christ…suffered pain and death to bring this message of God’s love to many generations to follow.
Watch this speech by a young girl from Canada. It was made to the United Nations recently. Quite thought provoking. She may be the future Prime Minister. Click here and then on the girl’s picture to view.
A new portrait of the Small Magellanic Cloud reveals our galactic neighbor in unprecedented detail. The picture, taken in infrared light by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, is helping astronomers better understand the life cycle of dust in the galaxy.
Understanding where dust comes from, how it forms bodies such as planets, and how it gets dispersed in the spaces between objects can result in new insights into galaxy formation. And the Small Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy close to the Milky Way, is an analog for some of the tiny galaxies that first populated the universe. Taken from National Geographic via NASA January 6, 2010
See pictures other space pictures below and a video of outstanding space pictures and the planets. Turn on the sound and use wide screen for best viewing.
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