They will blow any energy density comparison out of the water, lasting anywhere from a decade to 28,000 years without ever needing a charge. The nano diamond battery has the potential to totally upend the energy equation. The graphite is Read More …
Category: Light & Life
Lessons from Raccoon Mountain
Ever try throttling back a nuclear power plant? Yeah right! Failing that, what would you do with the excess capacity? Engineers with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) faced these same challenges in the late 1960s. Their solution was to build Read More …
Heated Raised Beds
What if the excess heat produced for a greenhouse was used to heat the soil that’s in the surrounding area? Raised beds could have transparent caps that protect the early plantings from a late frost. I love the way the Read More …
Falling Leaves – A Parable
This is a parable about prayer. It is based upon the 1912 movie Falling Leaves.
5ER
5ER is shorthand for The Fifth Epochal Revelation. This article describes five revelations to our planet that are of epochal significance. 5ER refers to The Urantia Book, published by The Urantia Foundation in 1955. Of course God is still talking. Read More …
The Seclusion – Book Launch
In the year 2090, America has walled itself off from the rest of the world! Order The Seclusion at Amazon or browse the list of retail stores at Good Reads. Listen to the author, Jacqui Castle, discuss and read from her Read More …
Remedy?
One thing is certain. When it comes to protecting our children, there are no easy answers. Sure, we could do a better job of flagging those that are correctly or incorrectly perceived as a danger to themselves and others. Although Read More …
The Sacred Harp and Shaped Note Singing
Our cabin fever is soon to break and, as our minds turn to thoughts of spring, these hills are very much alive with the sound of music. Julie Andrews taught us the “Do-Re-Mi” song as children. If we can understand Read More …
Celebrating Creation
“Gazing past the planets, looking for total view.” With this lyric from the popular sixties album To Our Children’s Children’s Children, a Moody Blues tribute band opens a unique celebration of creation spirituality with the Jubilee Community in downtown Asheville, North Read More …
Break Open the Doors and Take to the Street!
“Hill Street, it’s time to break open the doors and take to the street.” This was the message delivered by the former pastor of Hill Street Missionary Baptist Church in Asheville. North Carolina on Oct. 18, 2015. Throughout his fourteen Read More …