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The Wayfarers trilogy by author Jim Yackel

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Nearly half of U.S. Christians believe Christ will return soon

Nearly half of U.S. Christians believe Christ will return soon (via The News Eagle)

SALT LAKE CITY - A recent survey found that nearly half of the Christians in the United States believe the Second Coming of Jesus Christ will happen relatively soon - sometime in the next 40 years. This belief in the hastening of the Christian "End of Days" and the world events associated with it is…

Primus Mootry: Why Americans are running scared (via The Herald Bulletin)

Americans are running scared. There is a small, but growing group of us called “preppers” who are turning our homes into fortresses or building bunkers in our backyard in preparation for natural disasters, social upheaval, or Armageddon. People are buying assault weapons as fast as they can. Hate…

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Death toll hits 16 in China bird flu outbreak: Xinhua

Death toll hits 16 in China bird flu outbreak: Xinhua (via AFP)

H7N9 bird flu has claimed two more lives in Shanghai, Chinese state media said on Tuesday, bringing the death toll from the disease to 16. China has confirmed 77 human cases of H7N9 avian influenza since announcing two weeks ago that it had found the strain in people for the first time. The new strain…

7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Iran

7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Iran (via NewsLook)

An earthquake reported to be the worst in four decades hit Iran Tuesday.