As we continue living in our dark, challenging, turbulent times, we always need to stay balanced and take solace and comfort from the beauty around us. Here we will look at some examples of beautiful works of art – mosaics – from the Roman Imperial era. Like our times, the first few centuries of the […]
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Blog posts relating to the present such as social justice issues
The Value of Prayer for Individuals and the Common Good
We have discussed prayer and its benefits several times. In 2021, we noted that our petitions to whatever Force we choose – God, Divine Love, Guardian Angels, Allah, Vishnu, etc. – direct our energies not only toward calming ourselves but also toward calling to mind the need for solidarity with like-minded souls. When praying or […]
How Fixing Health Care Could Fix a Lot More than Health
Health care and our healthcare system are always major issues for Americans, and they have been especially front-and-center in the past few months – in almost the worst possible way. The issue is complicated, but the short version is that, over decades, Republican and other right-wing legislators and power brokers have refused to seriously entertain […]
Climate Change Initiatives and Defying Right-Wing Anti-environmentalism
In its November 10, 2025, issue, Time Magazine did a series, “Time100 Climate,” featuring the 100 most influential leaders driving business climate action. In this age of right-wing (and Trump-exacerbated) climate change denialism, the individuals highlighted in this overview provide a helping of much-needed hope and inspiration. Some of those featured are in the US, […]
Preserving Our Free and Fair Elections
Millions of Americans breathed a huge sigh of relief after the off-year election took place on November 4, 2025. Democrats made major headway in elections for Governor in Virginia and New Jersey; in state Supreme Court retention elections in Pennsylvania; in the closely-watched mayoral election in New York City; in other mayoral elections in Connecticut […]
Index to the 10th Year
Celebrating 10 years of WisdomWordsPPF! Over 300 evidence-based blog posts on politics, women in antiquity, New Testament archaeology, and the paranormal and the afterlife since October 2015. Thank you for reading! Here is the index for October 2024 to October 2025. Elections, Politics, Donald Trump Where are They Now? Lessons from Some Individuals of Trump […]
Where are They Now? Lessons from Some Individuals of Trump 1.0
Those of us who lived through the first Trump Administration (January 2017-January 2021) will remember some of the players from those years (and the years immediately thereafter as Trump spread the Big Lie and encouraged violent supporters to storm the Capitol on January 6, 2021). Some of those actors are still around supporting Trump in […]
All Those Courts, Judges and Juries Can’t be Wrong
Almost every time the convicted felon and twice-impeached psychopath who inhabits the White House, President Donald Trump, pushes the boundaries of the law and the Constitution – which happens frequently – he loses. According to Democracy Docket, Trump is “getting crushed in the lower courts,” having “lost a shocking 96% of rulings in federal district […]
New Testament Basics: Counteracting Biblical Literalism
We have often engaged in discussions of various aspects of the New (Christian) Testament of the Bible; in fact, most of the posts in the Past category have something to do with either the Christian Testament or the social context of the early Jesus movement. We have pointed out the important role of women in […]
Understanding the Far-Right Mindset
Those of us who have been paying attention since January 20th, and who believe that convicted felon and four-times-indicted psychopath Donald Trump should never have been elected President, know full well that our country is in a dangerous place. Some legal analysts believe we are in a Constitutional crisis, which seems abstract but actually affects […]