February 22, 2025

Current weather conditions: Snow falling and 35 degrees Fahrenheit.

Special alert from National Weather Service, in effect until 5:00pm today: “Moderate to occasional bursts of heavy snow will impact southeastern Michigan through the reminder of the afternoon hours.

Hourly snowfall rates will approach up to 1 inch per hour at times, especially sough of the I-69 corridor.

Snow accumulations through 5 pm will range generally between 1 and 2 inches in the Detroit metro region ….

Weather forecast for this coming Saturday (five days hence): Cloudy, with a high of 79 degrees.

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via Baptist Beacon (June 1, 2022)— "A small church serves as a large witness in the wake of Taylor tornado," by Mike Durbin, State Evangelism Director for the Baptist State Convention of Michigan: An EF3 tornado ripped through Gaylord tragically taking the lives of two people and injuring more than…

– June 5, 2022
via TED Conferences (February 1998) "Billy Graham: Technology, faith and human shortcomings": In Monterey California, The Reverend Billy Graham delivered a talk of just over twenty-six minutes to a Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED) conference before a screen that projected a title of no more than, matter-of-factly, his first and…

– July 10, 2022
via Baptist Beacon (February 2, 2022)— "Treasures in the darkness," by Karen Blanchard, women's life group leader with Lakepointe Church in Shelby Township, Michigan: Having been in this pandemic for two years now, we face days that seem uncertain and difficult to navigate. Yet through all the darkness and confusion,…

– March 6, 2022
re United States Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization— On May 3, 2022, Heather Riggleman addressed the question "What Does the Bible Say about Abortion?" on Christianity website. "Every year, over three million women ... in the US will face an unplanned pregnancy and of those pregnancies,…

– June 24, 2022
via Got Questions (January 4, 2022)— "What is the god of self?" "A god is what we run to when we need validation, help, or encouragement because we believe it has the power to give us what we need. Self is a compelling god because it arises from our deepest…

– August 7, 2022
via Southern Baptist Convention (February 26, 2019)— "Who's Your One?" Day 1: John 14:6, "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. 'No one comes to the Father except through me.' [English Standard Version] "An Online Bible Commentary You Can Understand" titled "Bible Ref"…

– July 17, 2022
via Lifeway Research (February 15, 2022)— "Most Pastors See Racial Diversity in the Church as a Goal but Not Reality," by Marissa Postell: Most Protestant pastors say every church should strive to achieve racial diversity, but few are achieving it .... There are also differences between what African American pastors are…

– February 20, 2022
President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 this morning — via The White House, Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. As always and particularly in the face of this affliction, we pray for The President of the United States, his loved ones, and those in whose care he has been…

– July 21, 2022
re United States Supreme Court decision in Kennedy v Bremerton School District— On April 4, 2022, Compelling Truth revisited the question, "What is the separation of church and state?" Noting that this "is not foundation and is not found in the US Constitution," this assessment went on to assert that…

– June 27, 2022

Yoda, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1979)

Theme Announced For Seventh Annual Saline Scarecrow Contest (Competitive Entrants Will Want To Start Planning Early)

July 18, 2018

In its most ambitious challenge to date, Borer Family Chiropractic has announced the theme for its 2018 Scarecrow Contest: “Star Wars.” [1,2] As always, entrants are free to follow their most creative impulses wherever those flights of fancy, skills, and budgets may lead them. But the opportunity to frame that within the context of A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away … adds elements of anticipation and good spirited competition. What elements ....

On this 71st “National Day of Prayer,” faithful consistently reach out to God, know they are heard, and trust in His care

May 5, 2022

Four years ago, National Review braved shark infested waters to challenge the question of prayer versus data-based solutions. “Whenever there is a national tragedy such as a mass shooting or natural disaster, two phenomena can reliably be observed,” its feature opened. [1] First, people offer or ask for prayers. Second, others respond by criticizing, even mocking prayer. They argue that we need to turn to science, not faith, to solve problems. Lack of evidence that prayer ....

What Cities Need to Know about Consumer Acceptance of Autonomous Vehicles

March 30, 2018

Last month, Wired magazine published its “Guide to Self-Driving Cars.” If that article doesn’t make this subject just that simple and straightforward, it must go a long way to reinforcing the idea that autonomous vehicles are mainstream and inevitable. This is important subject matter for Saline. As a municipality, the bifurcation of downtown by US-12 makes us a likely prospect for this tech. As home to NAVYA and the greater Mcity infrastructure, Saline is part ....

Michigan governor has given green light for August 2020 Mackinac Policy Conference following COVID-19 outbreak

March 25, 2020

In many ways, the convention industry may serve as a microsm for assessing the economic health of our nation and the State of Michigan with the advent of COVID-19 here. [1-6] In the greater Detroit area, one significant casualty has been WCX 2020 World Congress Experience scheduled for the latter half of next month. Organizers of the annual mid-May Motor City Comic Con are “hoping that things will normalize before then,” allowing them “to proceed ....

Newly Constructed Cadillac and LaSalle Motor Car Museum to Open Here in Michigan

September 22, 2014

Almost a year after groundbreaking on the campus of the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners Michigan, the ribbon will be cut this coming Sunday on a brand new building dedicated to Cadillac and LaSalle automobiles. [1,2] This facility is owned an operated by the Cadillac-LaSalle Club Museum and Research Center (CLCMRC), itself founded in 1995 under the Cadillac & LaSalle Club, established in 1958. Currently, it houses about a dozen vehicles in rented space ....