Monthly Archives: May 2023

Posted on May 19, 2023 by maradanto

Deconstruction is part of the process of becoming that new creation as we grow and learn to test the spirits, holding on to what is good. It asks honest questions, a desire for wisdom and a hunger to know Truth … Continue reading →

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Monsters in May: Saddle-bill Stork

Posted on May 15, 2023 by maradanto

The saddle-billed stork is the bird every human meets twice. MThe first is at birth. A large and handsome bird, the saddle-billed stork is about 1.4 meters tall, with a striking display of black and white feathers, and a gaudy … Continue reading →

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Monsters in May: Gray parrot

Posted on May 10, 2023 by maradanto

It all began on a Tuesday afternoon when Jean-Marie Rochambeau was on her way to the boulangerie. At the time, Jean-Marie was 23 and in her prime, too concerned with earthly affairs like getting her career established and finding a … Continue reading →

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Confronting the cult of Moloch

Posted on May 10, 2023 by maradanto

A long time ago the Phoenicians worshiped a god name Moloch. Now Moloch wasn’t a genteel god who liked to collect baubles, hear a few rhyming prayers and let people go about their business. Moloch was a god of power. … Continue reading →

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Monsters in May: Goliath heron

Posted on May 7, 2023 by maradanto

Honeycrisp was riding through the countryside on a safari tour bus on vacation with her husband and other tourists when she saw the sign near Murchison Falls: “Do not dance with the heron.” “What an odd sign,” she thought aloud. … Continue reading →

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Monsters in May: Darter bird

Posted on May 5, 2023 by maradanto

When someone says “the devil made me do it,” there’s a good chance that the devil they had in mind is the African darter. Birders commonly assume that the darter is colloquially known as the snake-bird, after its habit of … Continue reading →

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Monsters in May: hamerkop

Posted on May 2, 2023 by maradanto

It was just past nine o’clock in the morning, and Samuel had plenty of time. A college student, he just needed to pop in to the library for twenty minutes to print a paper for class, and he would be … Continue reading →

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Monsters in May: Ostrich

Posted on May 1, 2023 by maradanto

Native to Uganda, the common ostrich (Struthio camelus) surprisingly is considered one of the largest avian predators in the world. The largest, of course, is the roc, a near-relative of the ostrich, that carries off elephants to feed its young. … Continue reading →

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