Going To Helen A Handbasket

GOING TO...Helen A. Handbasket (If you are not chuckling...please look around and make sure you're alone. Okay...Step 1: Slowly read the pseudonym out loud. If you're still not at least smiling...take a deep breath, hold it...and exhale. Repeat Step 1. Now you got it. I thank you..."Helen" thanks you.) A revelation of Biblical proportions concerning the calculated and evil mistranslation of one Greek word in the fifth century promoting the myth (lie), of “eternal” conscious torment in Hell...woven through this intriguing tale is a memoir by a: follower of Christ, Vietnam Veteran–(fun-loving combat medic survivor), former alcoholic/drug addict, scribbling scribe, guitar player, often struggling, yet faithful servant of the Lord...and grateful recipient of His infinite Love and Grace. What the...Hell? Hell is the place where we “reap what we sow.” The author believes all the sins of the world were purchased through the Blood of Christ...the repentant know Salvation through God’s grace alone, for non-believers and the wicked, Salvation comes through the various levels of Hell: chastisement, despair, torment, terror, physical suffering...many believe, death is the final outcome. With the obvious exception of death, the author contends that eventually, the vast majority, if not all, will happily “bow the knee” before they receive the gift of Divine reconciliation. The author will prove, (like so many silenced by the Church over the centuries), that Hell is not eternal. “Eternal conscious torment,” taught by the Church since the fifth century is a lie that has destroyed the lives of millions. How could this myth be manufactured and believed by so many Christians for sixteen centuries based on something so blatantly illogical as Biblical “inerrancy?” OF COURSE Scripture is God-breathed...but to preach mistakes were not even possible by overworked scribes (that used copies, of copies, of copies), for 400 YEARS before we had substantial records, is the height of folly. “The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.” –Henrik Ibsen The truly God-Breathed miracle isn’t the myth of absolute inerrancy, (perpetuated by many “Christians” who sadly rejoice in their exclusive salvation...made sweeter by the eternal suffering of others), it is this: through endless corrupt and nefarious motives, the Gospels, the beating heart of the Good News, remained intact. Why would “men of God,” go to such lengths to inject terrorism into Scripture? “Helen” has the answers. Do we believe God...or, Satan, the author of all lies and slander? Christian writer and speaker, Rick Adair, reveals how this lie came to be...his conclusions–coupled with his warm, yet madcap sense of humor–will have Christian’s, and secular folks alike, chuckling and rejoicing in the depth of God’s love...seeing clearly, perhaps for the first time, that our Father in Heaven would never even consider sending His children into “eternal” conscious torment. God is LOVE. Period.

Many of our problems are caused by Congress not being able to pass legislation that is right for the total population but "WE THE PEOPLE" must let congress know we are here and raise a ruckus to that effect. Some of the problems are the education system, sex abuse, crime, the flawed political system, global warming, fuel dependence, and discrimination or reverse discrimination. "USA - Going To Hell in a Hand Basket" was written to make people aware of the problems or perceived problems we have in the United States and some possible ways to alleviate these problems and to get us back on track. You can contribute dialogue on any of these subjects by email to [email protected]. Any email received will be analyzed for correct and specific information and verified by other sources. One pet project is to get more freight moved by rail and to establish countrywide high-speed mag-lev trains for personnel transportation. Tom Algiere grew up in a small college town in the Midwest, entered the Navy after high school. His career consists of 22yrs of active duty in the nuclear submarine force. Tom received his MS and Ph.D. in education at the University of Missouri. He is a teacher and educator with extensive travel both through the military and later as a missionary. He also has an AS in Civil Technology and a BS in Business Administration. Besides two plus years as a foreign missionary, Tom does disaster relief through his local church.

"The history of Broadway has been written before, but never better....The verbal energy that pours off these pages is enough to transform the hell of...Times Square into a rough-hewn heaven, neon lit and open all night....The only thing wrong with this book is it isn't longer." —NEWSWEEK Nik Cohn ushers readers along the street he calls "The Heart of the World." producing a book that is a resplendent pageant of New York's high-and low-life. Among the characters we meet are a golden-tongued cab driver who calls himself a "collector of farces"; a pickpocket with the terrifying gift of impersonating his marks; a heartbreakingly beautiful Dominican tranvestite named Lush Life; strippers; pseudo-prophets; and a disgraced political veteran of the days when the graft was still honest. Conducted by a writer with the manic energy of a sideshow barker and the full-blooded lyricism of a raucous poet, this is a bebop odyssey along the Great White Way that reaches in implication far beyond the streets of New York to document the ever-evolving mixtures that make up America itself. "A lovely, bracing book, full to bursting with juicy, tasty, rancid life. While making its bawdy way through crowded spaces ... it also travels through modern times ... wondrous." —USA TODAY

This collection is a celebration of the long story containing 16 works of fiction along with the novella, "Jane Dough." With the exception of three new pieces, the stories were written from 2000-2006 and then extensively revised for this 2013 book. The following stories are works of fiction intended only to amuse or otherwise stimulate potential adult readers. Any characters resembling persons living or dead are purely an offshoot of coincidence. The setting for "Jane Dough" was based on a neighborhood I lived in for eight years back in Chicago. Ironically, half the block was torn down shortly after my departure . . . but there was no evil conspiracy at fault. It was urban renewal. I don't know the property owners from a hole in the ground.

"Glen Martin, a 70-something widower in failing health, stubbornly resists his daughter's attempts to get him to sell his home and move in with her and her husband. In his search for a solution to remaining in his home, Glen advertises for a roommate, pulling in several odd and interesting characters. Once the prospective roommates arrive, he quickly loses control of the situation and mayhem erupts. Max, Glen's crony and next-door neighbor, offers his advice and becomes entangled in the melee, taking the situation from bad to worse. When Max suffers an accident, Glen recognizes his own vulnerability and begins to entertain the idea of selling, even though he worries about losing the memories connected to the house. In a dream, Glen's late wife, Faye, comes to him and assures him that where one lives does not change the past or erase the memories--and that she will always be with him. Producers have a choice of two endings to the play."--Publisher's website.

Have you ever been in a situation where you searched for some humor or wanted to share something humorous with someone and couldnt think of anything or didnt have any humorous sources handy? I have been in this situation many, many times when I wanted to share some personal humor and suitable joke or some interesting story for use as a Master of Ceremonies, so I decided to develop a collection of not only humor but also puns, interesting stories etc., covering 36 subjects that could be used for almost every occasion possible. Enjoy the last of the funny, weird, but good clean jokes, puns and interesting stories!

Tableau of reminiscences of the 20's and 30's by a long-time reporter and humorist.