Page 1 of Joel Hendon's writing

1. The 8th annual Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival coming June 15 The South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce proudly announces the forthcoming eighth annual Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival beginning on Friday June 15 at 2:00 P.M., and ending on Sunday June 17 at 10:00 A.M. They are expecting about 50 balloonists... (posted by Joel 4 days 1 hour ago.)

2. Examining the Biblical Character Luke: the Beloved Physician Just how much do we know concerning the man who wrote one of the four gospels which bears his name, Luke? He also wrote the extremely important and unique book of Acts (The acts of the apostles). Other than for the book which bears his name, he is... (posted by Joel 4 days 9 hours ago.)

3. Examining the Good and Bad Points of Jacob’s Life The following of the life of Jacob, whose name was later changed to Israel, begins with some unusual and questionable aspects. Remember that God had spoken to Abraham years before the birth of Jacob, and promised him that his seed would be given... (posted by Joel 5 days 5 hours ago.)

4. Two Seattle men arrested by DEA Agents for super strong drug Fentanyl sales Drug Enforcement Administration Agents arrested two men after two separate investigations, for allegedly selling the drug Fentanyl. Both men, Alexander Kosnicki and Bernard Mustafa III, are convicted felons. “Fentanyl is a potent... (posted by Joel 5 days 7 hours ago.)

5. FBI announces indictment of Long Beach man for forced labor and sex trafficking A Long Beach man was arraigned in federal court after being indicted by a federal grand jury with sex trafficking and forced labor in connection with coercing women to engage in prostitution, announced by the FBI Los Angeles Field Office; and Paul... (posted by Joel 6 days 4 hours ago.)

6. Indiana Minister Killed Inside Church By a Homeless Woman Indianapolis police report that a homeless woman identified as Lori Ann Barcroft, 46, has been arrested after witnesses described her to police on Saturday. They also report that she admitted the shooting of Jaman Iseminger, the 29 year old... (posted by Joel 6 days 6 hours ago.)

7. Examining the Biblically Intended Roles For Women There are extremely different views taken by various people as to what the Holy Bible says and, perhaps more so what it means, concerning the descriptive roles for both men and women. Those scriptures concerning the roles intended for women have... (posted by Joel 7 days 8 hours ago.)

8. Clarifying the Three Days and Nights Jesus Spent In the Tomb There is much confusion over the time spent in the tomb between the death on the cross of Jesus and his resurrection on the first day of the week. In Matthew 12:40, Jesus himself said, “For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the... (posted by Joel 8 days 2 hours ago.)

9. Modesto Mongol Member Given Life Sentence For Murder of Hells Angels President United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced that Christopher Bryan Ablett, a member of the Modesto chapter of the Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang, was sentenced today to serve two concurrent life sentences and one life sentence to run... (posted by Joel 9 days 9 hours ago.)

10. Three Penitentiary Inmates Indicted For Attempted Murder of Correctional Officer It was announced today that three former inmates at the United States Penitentiary in Lee County, Virginia were indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon. Jose... (posted by Joel 10 days 5 hours ago.)

11. Living life as Cain lived To fully understand Cain, many things must be considered. After all, he was the third person to have life on this earth, and the first one to have been born naturally. Of course his brother Abel was not far behind him. It is a huge world to only... (posted by Joel 11 days 4 hours ago.)

12. Examining What Is Right or Wrong Morally and Ethically The question often arises as to what or whom is to decide if an act or deed is moral and/or ethical or not. We are living in an era when many feel that the individual himself should make his own decision. There is little wonder that the world is... (posted by Joel 12 days 3 hours ago.)

13. Examining the Difference In the Miracles and Providence of God It is imperative that we make understood, the differences between the acts of God which can circumvent the laws of nature and those which do not. The former are known as miracles, and man cannot produce them. In the beginning, it was the only way... (posted by Joel 12 days 9 hours ago.)

14. FBI arrests 10 on Navajo Nation on charges of bootlegging and drugs After a 6 months investigation by the FBI, 10 individuals from the Navajo Nation were arrested on charges of bootlegging and drug charges last week. Most of these were from the Chinle area. They were brought before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark E.... (posted by Joel 13 days 5 hours ago.)

15. Examining the Authority of the Apostles Teachings Many people have argued that the teachings of Jesus’ apostles were their own opinions and some even contradicted the teachings of Jesus. Those thoughts and presumptions are simply false. We’ll examine the scriptures to prove that they... (posted by Joel 13 days 13 hours ago.)

16. Big music fest next week at The Hangout in Gulf Shores Alabama If you are looking for a really “fun vacation”, next week is the time! The Hangout is one of the Gulf’s favorite spots to eat, and listen to the music that raises your spirits and makes everything fun. Friday, Saturday and... (posted by Joel 14 days 11 hours ago.)

17. How Christians Must Act Towards Evil Under the Old Testament Law, there were times when governments were unable to defend or protect it’s citizens. It is still somewhat like that but there is a difference that those who follow God’s commands must accept. Under that old... (posted by Joel 16 days 13 hours ago.)

18. Two Tuscaloosa Alabama Brothers Arrested For Robberies A federal grand jury last week indicted Kesharn Battle, 20, and Trevon Battle, 18, in connection to four gas station convenience store robberies. On Monday morning, the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force, including FBI agents and members of the... (posted by Joel 17 days 6 hours ago.)

19. Alabama Man Charged With Bribery and Gambling Conspiracy According to an FBI press release dated May 7, 2012, a Warrior, Alabama man was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiracy, federal programs bribery, and operating an illegal gambling business. An indictment filed in the Northern District of... (posted by Joel 17 days 8 hours ago.)

20. Joran van der Sloot will fight extradition to the U.S. from Peru Dutch national Joran van der Sloot is currently serving a 28 year prison sentence for killing a Peruvian woman in 2010. His attorney says he will fight extradition to the United States where he faces charges of extortion and electronic fraud, his... (posted by Joel 17 days 11 hours ago.)

21. DOJ Orders Qwest to return $44 Million to fraud victims Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney John F. Walsh for the District of Colorado and Special Agent in Charge James F. Yacone of the FBI’s Denver Division announced today... (posted by Joel 18 days 2 hours ago.)

22. Examining the reasons Jesus was to be born in Bethlehem Joseph and Mary did not live in Bethlehem. They lived in the city of Nazareth in Galilee. Joseph was a native of the Bethlehem area and therefore was accounted as being from there and the decree issued by Caesar Augustus specified that each man be... (posted by Joel 19 days 3 hours ago.)

23. Texas Man Gets Over 5 Years In Prison For Fraud and Id Theft In Foreclosure Scheme According to an FBI press release, Frederic Alan Gladle, 53, of Austin Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel in the Western District of Texas to 61 months in prison and was ordered to forfeit $84,010 for his role in operating a... (posted by Joel 19 days 8 hours ago.)

24. FBI offers up to $100,000 for info leading to capture of Eduardo Ravelo Eduardo Ravelo, born on October 13, 1968 was added as the 493 rd fugitive to the FBI 10 most wanted list on October 20, 2009. He is originally from Mexico, however he holds permanent residency status in the United States which gives him free... (posted by Joel 20 days 3 hours ago.)

25. Examining Reasons God Chose To Reveal Himself To Man The reason God determined to create the universe and mankind is very simple. He wanted to do so. And the basic reason he revealed himself to mankind is also very simple an the answer is the same. But this answer does not satisfy many and there are... (posted by Joel 22 days 6 hours ago.)