Sunday, September 14 2025

Are we masters of our own destiny?

"Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth"

Rev 6:4

The assumption is "humans are masters of their own destiny".

We have influence.

But there are "other players" involved.

See the "Book of Enoch"!

Thursday, September 11 2025

"Love is patient, love is kind"

My deep condolences to Charlie Kirk's family at this time. I wish healing for those affected.  Though I suspect his murder will further polarise Americans. I'm starting to see evidence of that already.  He had strong feelings and convictions. I disagreed with some of them - particularly his position  […]

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Friday, September 5 2025

From stubbornness to defiance to judgement

Note the progression. In the beginning, Pharaoh made his own choice to be stubborn: "When Pharaoh saw that there was relief, however, he hardened  his heart  and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said." "But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time as well, and he  […]

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Tuesday, September 2 2025

Jesus is the gate, Jesus is also the good shepherd

The primary elements of the gospel message are very basic. It is not reserved for the privileged of circumstance or for those with special ability. We need to be constantly reminded of this because we have a tendency to stray. In fact, this tendency to wander off seems more pronounced among the   […]

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Monday, September 1 2025

The relationship between BRICS and the SCO

Both BRICS and the SCO have significant overlap in membership, converging strategic interests, and are functionaly complementary, but they remain distinct organizations with different primary purposes - at least for now. BRICS: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa + new members like Egypt,  […]

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SCO Summit 2025 - Tianjin, China

Leaders from more than 20 countries and heads of 10 international organizations attended the SCO Summit  in Tianjin, China. During the keynote address, President Xi announced the Global Governance Initiative (GGI). It's  the fourth major international framework Xi has introduced since 2021,  […]

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Monday, August 25 2025

Early statements about the resurrection of the dead

Jesus, when describing death in this age, regularly used the term "sleep" when describing this condition. After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.” John 11:11 So did Paul (1 Thess 4:13-14, 1 Cor 15:6, 18-20) and Peter  […]

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Sunday, August 24 2025

"Paradise"

And Jesus said to him [the thief on the cross next to Him], “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” Luke 23:43 The assumption is that the thief on the cross would join join Jesus in Heaven that day.  But did Jesus immediately ascend into Heaven that day? Or did He ascend three  […]

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