What Should We Believe?

 

The passenger steamer SS Warrimoo was quietly knifing its way through the waters of the mid-Pacific on its way from Vancouver to Australia. The navigator had just finished working out a star fix and brought Captain John DS. Phillips, the result. The Warrimoo's position was LAT 0º 31' N and LONG 179 30' W. The date was 31 December 1899. "Know what this means?" First Mate Payton broke in, "We're only a few miles from the intersection of the Equator and the International Date Line". Captain Phillips was prankish enough to take full advantage of the opportunity to achieve the navigational freak of a lifetime. He called his navigators to the bridge to check & double check the ship's position. He changed course slightly so as to bear directly on his mark. Then he adjusted the engine speed. The calm weather & clear night worked in his favor. At mid-night, the SS Warrimoo lay on the Equator at exactly the point where it crossed the International Date Line! The consequences of this bizarre position were many: The forward part (bow) of the ship was in the Southern Hemisphere & in the middle of summer. The rear (stern) was in the Northern Hemisphere & in the middle of winter. The date in the aft part of the ship was 31 December 1899. In the bow (forward) part it was 1 January 1900. This ship was therefore not only in: Two different days, Two different months, Two different years, Two different seasons But in two different centuries - all at the same time!

How much of this tale can be true or proven is all based on those aboard the SS Warrimoo, which at the time was observed to be in the general area of the incident. Of course, there’s a twist in the story with a sidenote of Mark Twain, once aboard the SS Warrimoo while on a yearlong world tour to help pay off some of his debtors, was authoring a book, “Following the Equator” in 1895-1897. Seems a similar tale is recorded in the book as Twain’s twisted mind conjured up the idea of possibility. Who knows?

We today have more important things to converse and worry about like the unlawful actions of the FBI (Federal Bureau of Incarceration) and UFO’s (Unidentified Flying Objects), oh wait a minute, sorry, UAP’s (Unidentified Areial Phenomena). On one hand, right is wrong, patriotism is terrorism, the family is a conspiracy cult, and belief in God and following His laws and regulations for righteous living is somehow destructive to the natural order of mankind’s behavior - not the world I grew up in or the life God intended for us to live. On the other hand, there are Congressional Hearings being held to investigate UAP’s. All I can say is, if other beings are visiting earth from another part of the universe, there just isn’t much we can do about it. If these sightings are of a spiritual nature, then the end is near. Just another smokescreen to divert attention away from the lawlessness of the present administration. I believe we actually survive all this 21^st century foolishness and what we’re observing are test flights of time travelers. Who knows?

[Psalm 8:3-6; 2 Peter 3:7-10] I stand with the psalmist, in awe of the fact that in the universe God has made, He is mindful of me, a microscopic speck in all creation. I believe all of creation was made for mankind, the occupants of earth and no others. Peter writes that when the end of this age comes, the time when our spirits (we are made in His image – Genesis 1:26-27 – spiritual) will return to God, and all of creation will be consumed with fire, then all will be gone – earth, sun, moon, galaxies, everything! We can attempt to come up with all kinds of scenarios to change the narrative, but no one can deny the truth in the end. A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) is being developed to create a new collective (Star Trek Borg) to better mankind. The best life is a Biblical life in the family of God.