Call Barack Obama a flip-flopper, an inexperienced senator or even an empty phenomena. Examine his voting record, his speeches and his interviews, and draw your own conclusions. But dipping into his past and painting an outrageous bio of him as a closet Muslim masquerading as a Christian, an unpatriotic American and a radical black with a long drug use - after extrapolating bits of information here and there - is stooping really low. ...more

August 15, 2008

MARTIAN CHILD ** Martians have landed, or at least one Martian. Instead of slimy and tentacled as in 'The War of the Worlds,' this Martian is cuddly, adorable and just troubled enough that John Cusack can't help but want to kiss away his psychological boo-boos and play dad to him. ...more

November 2, 2007

We read a great deal. Yet, we have some books we've never read. They're collecting dust. Many are volumes we bought ourselves and haven't gotten around to reading. However, the majority of our unread tomes are more apt to have been gifts - the subjects of which don't interest us one iota. Hanging on to them must have something to do with our fondness of the gift-givers. We may have purchased a self-help book in the hopes of finding a solution to some personal dilemma. Then, our focus changed or the dilemma simply solved itself. Or, an even worse dilemma took its place before we got past the front cover. We've also purchased a number of books simply because we met the authors at book signings. Our bookshelves are lined with autographed copies we felt compelled to buy. Such is the case with a book we recently took off the shelf and opened for the first time since we obtained it in 1996. ...more

October 5, 2007

It's designed as an online beacon of hope, where anyone can seek fellowship, answers and support, give a testimony, post prayer requests and 'prepare for God's coming revival upon His church.' ...more

October 4, 2007

It's only been five months but already the Jesus Nexus: Beacon of Hope Ministries Web site has had 8,000 people join since founder and former pastor Mel Pettit created the site. ...more

September 28, 2007