Bigfoot Is Gnarly

What is it about Bigfoot that is so fascinating? Why do we like the big, hairy phantom? The same reason we're interested in UFOs, ghosts, the Loch Ness Monster, and other "paranormal" stuff. Because it's cool.
But Bigfoot is different because he's believable. He leaves prints, gets his picture taken, and smells bad. Oh, and he screams too. A giant hairy ape-thing is not out of the realm of possibility. There are already some strange creatures on the earth, such as the platypus, tube worms, goblin shark, etc.
Of course, those guys have been caught.

Bigfoot, though, is elusive. He seems to exist only in anecdotes and bad photos. And of course, in footprints.

Thems big feet. Imagine the Nikes he'd have to wear! But really, what are some explanations for our North American soul brother? What the heck is he?
1) An ape of some type.
2) An alien. What, you haven't heard this one?
3) A hoax. This has been done.
4) Wild inbred freaks.
5) Hairy Nephilim.
6) Hallucinations.
7) Apparitions conjured up by our minds.

Hoaxes are the prominent explanation. People have faked hair samples, footprints, and even corpses to fool us. They sometimes laugh to the bank, but sometimes not. This does not mean that Bigfoot isn't real, but it doesn't help his reputation.
Alien? Doubt it.
Hairy Nephilim is something I just made up. Hey, why not? Natives near Mt. St. Helens used to speak of the skoocooms, a race of cannibals who lived in the mountain. Nephilim were reported to have been cannibalistic, too, and both have ties to the supernatural, so. . .

. . .that makes him a . . .what? Listen to this. Nick Redfern wrote a book called 'Three Men Seeking Monsters'. He in fact makes mention of hairy inbred wildmen living in caves in England. Inbred humans, that is. Interesting story. But what's more interesting is what a witch told him about the paranormal in general. She said that ghosts and aliens and Bigfoot and all the rest are phantoms or spirits that materialize for the sole purpose of feeding off our fear. When they get their fill, the leave for a while. He also talks about creating a being with our imaginations that can actually come to life. I'm not kidding, go read it. Makes you think more about the theory of our universe being a hologram.
Not exactly Christian stuff, but we believe in angels, demons, and miracles. Who knows how weird our universe really is?
But then, maybe Bigfoot is indeed a real creature, one who simply wants to stay hidden.
Wouldn't you?

Lovecraft's Flaw

I am a writer, so words fascinate me. Their meanings, their sound, the way they are strung together. At times in history, there have been writers who transcend mediocrity and bring us their brilliance. Writers such as: Paul, Job, Jastrow, Shelley, King, Tolkien, Lewis. But there was another, a literary phenom in his own right, a man who dwelled in poverty but whose black light shone brightly.
H.P. Lovecraft.
Madness fell from his mind and onto the page. He saw things no one else saw. What his dialogue lacked in substance, his prose made up for in sheer power. But one thing the great H.P. Lovecraft could not do was:
Spell.
I mean, good God man, what was wrong with him? I think he took Scrabble pieces, threw them into the air, and let them fall. Whatever words they formed on the ground, those became the names of his characters. Let's take a look.

Nyarlathotep. Was he trying to say Im-Ho-Tep and got lost? C'mon, man. Next.

Yog-Sothoth. Huh? Yogi's socks are off?

Cthulu. Bless you. Sounds like a tongue-less man saying 'Cool Hand Luke'.

And lastly, be careful with this one, Shub-Niggurath. If you put the accent on 'gur', you will be okay.
This phenomenon of tossing letters into the air did not end with Lovecraft. His friend Clark Ashton Smith did the same. Tsathoggua, for example. What the hell is a Tsathoggua anyway? And this one is from the left over cubes of Boggle: Baoht Z'uqqa-Mogg.
Yikes.
Lovecraft was a genius, but he had a flaw. No one is perfect, but this was reprehensible. No one knows what I'm talking about when I say Ghatanothoa! Blast you, Lovecraft, and your Wgah'nagl!

Is God A Bloodthirsty Monster?

Is the God of the Old Testament a bloodthirsty monster? A vindictive tyrant? This is a question some people have. How can a loving, benevolent God order the extermination of a race of people? Well, if He is indeed loving, perhaps there was a reason he destroyed that society. . .
The society I speak of were known as the Canaanites, which were several tribes living in the area of Canaan. These were the people living in the Holy Land before the Jews invaded. God had promised this land to Abraham's descendants, and after they left Egypt, it was time for them to move in. The 400 years that they were in Egypt was time enough for the Canaanites to repent, but they did not.

So as judgment, God ordered His people to overthrow the people of the land one city at a time. Most of the time, they were to leave no survivors. Not even livestock. The city and all its inhabitants were to be annihilated, along with, at times, the possessions. But why? Isn't God nice?
Who said God was nice?
Kind, patient, merciful, but I wouldn't say nice. He does come to a point where He must pour out his wrath. He is no pushover, folks.

In the Book of Leviticus there are a list of laws and prohibitions, such as:
1) Don't boil a baby goat in it's mother's milk
2) Don't lay with an animal like you would a person
3) Don't worship idols
4) Don't have relations with a close relative
5) Do not sacrifice your children
This is a short list, but you get the point. Why on earth would God put this in the Bible? Wouldn't the Jews have common sense about this? Who would boil a goat in it's own mother's milk or lay with their mother or sister or sacrifice their own child on the white-hot arms of a stone idol?
The Canaanites, that's who.
These nations had given themselves over to their wickedness. If a nation condones child sacrifice, they're toast. Their time is up. They were sexually perverse to the utmost, and it was offensive to Heaven. God told Israel not to be like the Canaanites, and He spelled it out for them in Leviticus. Why? He knew they would be tempted to do what they did! (Which did happen later.) So He made it idiot-proof for them. Some of those laws seem stupid to us, but He really did not want his people to be anything like the Canaanites. They were that bad.

Thus, they were destroyed. Men, women, children, and animals had become so corrupt that God wiped them out. He does get angry, you see. So no, He is not bloodthirsty. He would rather save than destroy.
But he doesn't have to.