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October surprise?

OCTOBER SURPRISE?

An October surprise is often an unplanned event the month before the general election (though, it could conceivably be a staged event as well.) An example of what many see as a staged event is when, in 1968 with the unpopular bombing of North Vietnam in full swing, President Johnson (D) announced the weekend before the election, that there would be a halt to the bombing and he held out the suggestion of peace talks. This was an initiative that...

Putin and Poo

PUTIN AND POO

Aesop is a legendary figure of whom many ancient writers speak of.  In his early years, he was quite possibly a slave, but eventually earned his freedom.  He was arrested in the Greek city of Delphi for insulting the Delphians, and thrown off a cliff to his death. Aesop was said to have written 725 fables which still exist and which were meant for entertainment purposes, but which also convey a moral or practical message to readers.  In this post (Putin and Poo)...

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...

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,...

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