New Horizons by Max Roy

  The Aftermath Of October 7 th Why is everyone talking about the Palestinians in Gaza and no-one talking about what took place in Israel on that date? War is hell, we know? Do we remember the carpet bombing of Germany prior to the surrender of the Nazis in World War II? Do we remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki that persuaded the Empire of Japan to surrender? Do we remember the rampages of Soviet troops in Eastern Europe and Germany during the conflict. We saw these efforts justified to protect the lives of our soldiers. They tell us that the ratio of non-combatant deaths to combatants during wars is usually 9 to 1. In Gaza it has been close to 1 to 1 because of Israel’s effort to protect the lives of civilians in spite of the efforts of Hamas to place them in harm’s way in an attempt to shield their combatants. The Hamas concentrate their forces in, under, and near hospitals, schools, and religious sites. The measures Israel takes to preserve the lives of civilians cost the lives of

  The Lord Of Hosts The Lord of Hosts has spread His protective shield over Israel, He has provided Israel with the weapons necessary to defend His People against Armageddon. He grants the children of   Israel the artifice and wonders of hands and minds to accomplish His purposes in His name. The enemy has been   struck down without weapons that can harm His people. Surely only goodness and mercy can come from them. Those of the enemy who understand must rise up with them and sweep away the evil ones who have attacked His people, they must do this for their own sake. His people must sweep away the power of His enemies to harm humanity. Thus speaks the Lord of Hosts.

  Prodigal Existence Some people believe that man is the worst thing that has ever happened to our planet. There is plenty of evidence that we are on our way to making this planet uninhabitable. Exploding populations, rising world temperatures, the ice cap melting, forests shrinking, multiple species disappearance, ocean and air pollution, nuclear self-destruction on the agenda, the list goes on and on. What will be the outcome? Will we have to learn how to survive in space as we search the cosmos for another home before our world caves in around our ears? I remember a high school science experiment with fruit flies. After the experiment I just left my colony container on a shelf. When I returned a month later, all the flies had perished. They had multiplied until they had exhausted all the life-sustaining nutrients in the container. Last summer my Bride and I went for a Sunday walk on the Seawall, starting at English Bay in Vancouver. The last day of June, it was a beautiful sunny