Copyright (c) 2008 Jon Straumfjord

By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. (Hebrews 11:21, Genesis 48:1-22, NKJV)

When Jacob was old, sick and dying, his son Joseph came with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, so that Jacob might bless them. Jacob had conspired with his mother to deceive his father, Isaac, into giving him the greater blessing which was reserved for the eldest male...

For those that are not familiar with the Freemasons they are a society of men that class themselves as a fraternity. There are many branches or Lodges that exist all with their own leader and followers. They purport there is no one leader that oversees all of the Lodges. Their concept is to keep the craft of Masonry alive by paying homage to it throughout the years. The Freemasons are said to be the most secretive society in existence.

Being as this Society is so shrouded in...

Some years ago I read of the well documented archaeological find of a hammer head and part of a shaft found embedded in Cretaceous sandstone near London Texas. It was found in stone not clay or soil.

The sandstone in which the hammer was found contained Lower Cretaceous fossils of the kind that would be dated by old earth evolutionists at roughly 140 million years old. Yet it is impossible for a hammer or any human artifact to that old.

Think of it - a hammer found...

Is unconditional love a part of your daily living? Many relationship experts, marriage counselors, psychologists and therapists agree on one thing. Love offers the most powerful healing force in relationships. However, love is an often misunderstood.

Love means many things. Love of friends often means being nice to those who are nice to us. Boyfriends and girlfriends say, "I love you" when they start to get serious with each other.

Married love implies a...

The birth sign of Pisces is symbolized by two fishes swimming in a circle in coordination with each other in the motion of head to tail. Pisceans have an extreme type on nature in every field of life. If they are creative they will not stop until they achieve their goal. They have an inclination towards art and this artistic streak develops the softness in them which makes them very sensitive towards all the aspects in life.

They have an inborn spiritual trait so their soul...

Nothing can be compared to the book known as the Quran. Millions have become Muslims upon simply hearing a verse from the Quran which no other book can be compared to it.

Unfortunately, still the majority knows nothing of it.

The Quran is the Final Revelation from the Creator to humanity. It was revealed in 610 CE to the last Prophet Mohammad and completed over a period of 23 years. These 23 years of revelation resulted in a book which comprised of 114 chapters and...

A Virgo is realistic, practical and particular in love and so romance takes a backseat. During lovemaking Virgos are slow burning fuses who take time to ignite. But when they do explode in white heat they are capable of enjoying and giving intense pleasure to their partners and scorch the bed with their smoldering passion. However they can turn off their partners by being fastidious and criticizing the personal habits of people. Thus a satisfying relationship is often elusive for...

The western zodiac is a succession of twelve signs, each of them corresponding almost exactly to a month. Still, they don't match the months of a year perfectly, as they are more connected with the stars and planets than with the humans' tools of measuring time.

The horoscope Libra (23 September- 22 October) is a symbol of equity and justice, the ideogram of the sign suggesting the scales of a balance. It is usually said that the upper side of the ideogram signifies the...

While in Israel, I heard of a Black Rabbi who may be the first to have translated a Paleo-Hebrew text like the Dead Sea scrolls or the Samaritan’s text.  I travelled in the Negev to visit him in a Jewish kibbutz on the border of the West Bank.  Howshua Amariel, a Rabbi/Researcher from Chicago, came to Israel several years ago.  Amariel, a former member of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, has also travelled extensively around the world from North,...

Healing ministries help you to uncover negative emotions that are at the root of a variety of medically "incurable" diseases. There is hope for healing from many illnesses that simply do not have a medical cure. Diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases are often caused by a root of negative emotions. Many times what we thought were "just" emotions were actually sins; healing ministries assist persons in recognizing unhealthy emotions so that we can...