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Mythology of War

THE MYTHOLOGY OF WAR

In a widely read interview with Politico Magazine, Dr. Fiona Hill, former Senior Director at the National Security Council and a Russian policy expert said of Vladimir Putin on the eve of his invasion of Ukraine: “I’ve kind of quipped about this but I also worry about it in all seriousness — that Putin’s been down in the archives of the Kremlin during Covid looking through old maps and treaties and all the different borders that Russia has had over...

Götterdämmerung

The Ragnarök is an ancient story that describes the cataclysmic overthrow and death of those legendary Norse gods such as Thor, Loki, Freyr, Odin, and others in Norse mythology. According to the Ragnarök, the sun in those days lost its light and even the stars in the sky disappeared. People lived their lives in this unhappy gloom as if they were characters in a Lord Byron poem. At an appointed time, says the Ragnarök, powerful demons and giants were summoned...

Sea change

SEA CHANGE

The term “sea change” is often misunderstood, much like the terms “paradigm shift” or “quantum leap” are. In this post I want to touch on it, and as usual, from a Christian perspective. The phrase sea change was made popular by William Shakespeare in his play “The Tempest.” Briefly and narrowly, the King of Naples, his advisors and his young son named Prince Ferdinand are shipwrecked on a magical island (much like Gilligan was when the Minnow sank.) Prince Ferdinand...

Come

COME

“When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, ‘Come!’ I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, ‘Two pounds of wheat for a day’s wages, and six pounds of barley for a day’s wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!’” Revelation 6:5-6 Hours ago as the final meeting adjourned at the NATO/G-7/EU...

DEFCON 3

IS A NUCLEAR WAR APPROACHING?

Vladimir Putin has made it clear that he is prepared to use nuclear weapons in his war on Ukraine. But, perhaps not against Ukraine, itself, because the threats have been directed to NATO and especially to the U.S. However, Ukraine is certainly in the spotlight at the moment, and battlefield (tactical) nukes are a very real possibility now as well as chemical weapons. President Biden told us not to be afraid of Putin’s nuclear threats and some policy analysts have...

Незваный гость хуже татарина

Незваный гость хуже татарина

The curtains on this scene in the drama have parted, and Russian tanks are well on their way to Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Some would say the war began almost a decade ago, when Russia annexed Crimea. The title of this post roughly translated from Russian means “an uninvited guest is worse than a Tatar.” Незваный гость хуже татарина is explained as follows: “No one likes an unexpected guest or visitor, even though they might pretend to from time...

Exit, pursued by a bear

EXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR

Wars and rumors of war In His Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24), Jesus spoke of the end times, specifically of “wars and rumors of war,” warning that these were signs that the end was approaching. Indeed, we’ve had perhaps hundreds of such conflicts since He first spoke these words. So, war is nothing new. What is new is the ability of one person with his finger on the “button” to destroy civilization. I recently heard Ret. US Army General Wesley Clark,...

The true test of greatness

THE TRUE TEST OF GREATNESS

The XXIV Olympic Winter Games (起向未来) In another two weeks, thousands of athletes from ninety countries will be descending on Beijing for the 24th Winter Olympic Games. For atheltes, this is the true test of greatness. While the very first Olympics were held in Greece in the 8th Century B.C., the modern Olympics debuted in 1896. Neither of the events included what we know as winter sports. The Olympics were, then as they are now, very important events. In fact, time...

Eye of the tiger

YEAR OF THE TIGER (虎)

 过年 Next month will be the beginning of the Year of the Tiger (虎). But what does that mean? Long, long ago at the bottom of the sea lived a monster called Nián (年).  Nián had sharp teeth and horns, and was very fearsome to behold.  At the end of every Lunar Year, the hungry monster would leave his lair and surface, looking for a feast.  The monster particularly liked to eat people.  In order to avoid the monster, the villagers would flee inland....

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEARS

Wishing all my Twitter friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years! Thank you for all your support, and I hope you’ll continue to visit my Blog throughout the coming year. Garland credit: Naddiya (iStock) Illustration credit: Thinkstock...