Colmar was our next port of call as we journeyed up the Rhine toward Switzerland. Colmar is not on the Rhine but lies about 5 miles west of that river. It is situated on the Ill River some 35 miles from where the Ill flows into the Rhine at Strasbourg. Like that city, it is […]
After leaving Heidelberg, we continued our slow trip up the Rhine. Our next stop was at the beautiful city of Strasbourg, France. Strasbourg is in the former Alsace Province, an area now known as the Grand Est region of eastern France. Alsace became part of France under Louis XIV in the 17th century. Germany took […]
When I posted GOD TALK 7 on September 5th, I unknowingly stepped on a hornet. A person identifying himself as being with Clubschadenfreude commented on my post. I responded briefly, but upon further reflection I decided to answer the criticisms more fully. First, what is Clubschadenfreude? I honestly do not know. The German word schadenfreude […]
At times it appears that some members of the scientific community, allied with the humanists, wish to destroy religious faith. They demean our cherished religious beliefs and traditions as being concocted from a miasmic fabric of ancient myths and medieval superstitions. They believe this world is all there is, and we should make the most […]
Four Jordans about to Descend On an Unsuspecting German City The day after our visit to Koblenz, we toured the famous university town of Heidelberg. The city is located on the Neckar River some miles east of its confluence with the Rhine, so our tour group boarded buses for the short trip. Our first stop […]
Over the life of this blog, my article on Jordan Family Roots has been my most visited post. As of August, 2021, it had been accessed more than 600 times, twice the number of visits to any other article. For that reason I thought it would be well to do an update in which I […]
As we travelled up the Rhine River, our second stop in Germany was at the city of Koblenz. The city is at the confluence of the Moselle and Rhine rivers, and the heights above the place give one a truly impressive vista. The fortress of Ehrenbreitstein in situated on a hill overlooking Koblenz. We toured […]
In previous posts I discussed the wonders of our universe and the equally fascinating mysteries of the sub-microscopic world. It appears that every day brilliant scientists discover more information about the intricacies of God’s creation. One fact that astounds me is that many of these scientists seem to believe that all of these wonders came […]
After departing from the Netherlands, our Viking riverboat moved up the Rhine into Germany. The great city of Cologne was our next stop. The Romans established a military post and colony at this place in 50 AD, and that gave Cologne its name. The city eventually became one of the most important trade and production centers […]
It seems that each new day President Biden exhibits further signs of incompetency. I had warned of this before the election, but I take no pleasure in being proved right. Instead, I am very sad for him – but most of all I grieve for our country. We are living in perilous times with no […]
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