http://www.ofb.biz/safari/ Commentary, reviews and instructive articles on current events, technology, philosophy, religion, politics and other relevant matters. en-us http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/616.html Eduardo Sánchez In my last piece, I examined how there is a species of creature known as the jerk, someone inclined to grab power at organizations with no regard to the cost meted out to other people. Churches, unfortunately, are often the targets of these... Thu, 4 February 2010 2:9:23 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/615.html Dennis E. Powell For some reason, talk turned to the 1964 New York World’s Fair. You may remember the remnants of that event, especially if you saw the movie, “Men In Black.” The centerpiece of the fair was a huge, skeletonized globe, called the “Unisphere,” and there were two tall, ... Tue, 2 February 2010 6:50:59 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/614.html Timothy R. Butler It is February, believe it or not. Just a month ago was that time many of us would like to forget when we made hopeful resolutions about things we needed to accomplish this year. How are your resolutions working out? If you are thinking perhaps you could use some help with them or perhaps need a ... Mon, 1 February 2010 21:44:50 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/613.html Timothy R. Butler While the January 2007 unveiling of the iPhone was over a year prior to the App Store launch, the iPhone was already stunning at its initial unveiling despite its limitations. I suspect if a nearly empty app store had been unveiled at the same time, if anything, it would have merely been a negati... Wed, 27 January 2010 2:57:9 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/612.html Dennis E. Powell The sheer vastness of the devastation in Haiti, a nation that was not a garden spot to begin with, is such that it is almost impossible to grasp. It appears that at least as many people as populate all of my county — every man, woman, child, and out-of-town college student — were kill... Thu, 21 January 2010 23:13:48 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/611.html Jason Kettinger It should not have been close. The scandal of it is that Brett Favre is already a three time MVP from the 1995-97 seasons, which was a record until now. That he lost the award to another great, Peyton Manning, in itself is not scandalous; that he lost it this se... Tue, 19 January 2010 7:25:6 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/610.html Eduardo Sánchez When I read the article by our Editor-in-Chief, "The Hidden Danger of Peacemakers," the other day, the dreadful actions that were told in the article sounded eerily familiar to me. I am not acquainted with the Peacemakers (they are not active, or so it seems... Fri, 15 January 2010 20:58:11 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/609.html Dennis E. Powell Here we are, a third of the way through January and well into very cold weather, and I still haven’t fired up the furnace this winter. I don’t know if I will. Tue, 12 January 2010 23:3:44 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/608.html Timothy R. Butler Here is a story. The leaders of a church have a personal agenda against someone and want to quiet him, exact revenge or what have you. They not only come at him within their church, they continue by following him outside of that church to any other church he seeks refuge at and any place he works... Sat, 9 January 2010 17:41:43 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/607.html Dennis E. Powell The article caught my attention — how could it not?

It seems that the Russians are going to get busy and, if they work hard and fast, they will push an asteroid away from Earth before it comes close — maybe too close — in 2032. Fri, 8 January 2010 1:52:21 GMT