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Modernism

The Collapse of Justice

The Enlightenment, a movement in Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, promoted reason and reason alone as the method of obtaining truth. Nietzsche, a man famous for saying God is dead said, ā€œThe exemplary human being must craft his or her identity through self-realization and do so without relying on anything transcending that life such as God.ā€ These ideas became embedded in society. We craft our identity through self-realization. Many of our social issues need to be evaluated … [Read more...] about The Collapse of Justice

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Prophecy: Knowing the Future in Advance

When Paul began to address problems in the Church in Corinth, he clearly explained that the wisdom of God is a mystery, but that the things of God are revealed through His Holy Spirit.  Jesus Christ addressed this stating that the Holy Spirit will guide us into all truth and will tell us of things to come (John 16:13). So we have a combination of truth and "things to come" as an aspect of the Holy Spirit.  And Peter said that those who were given the Holy Spirit now have minds that … [Read more...] about Prophecy: Knowing the Future in Advance

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Valentine’s Day

The observance of Valentineā€™s Day is recognized as sort of a joyous celebration of love and romance, an opportunity to make somebody that is special to you feel special. Itā€™s sort of a very nice idea and itā€™s become, as many of the hallmark holidays, sort of a very widely accepted ubiquitous global tradition. Endorsed by Christianity, endorsed by commerce and certainly by schoolteachers, itā€™s one of those holidays that everyone seems to participate in and there is a lot of social pressure to be … [Read more...] about Valentine’s Day

The Decline of the American Empire

Steve McCann takes us on a journey through American history by applying the causes that led to the decline and fall of ancient empires. He enumerates six stages that have precipitated the rise and the current decline of the American empire. If we don't learn from the past, it will likely repeat itself, this time in the American nation. Mr. McCann draws heavily from Sir John Glubb's essay on the Fate of Empires: "A cursory examination of history reveals that the United States is mired in … [Read more...] about The Decline of the American Empire

The Power of a Common Enemy

In February 2022, China and Russia unveiled a plan for a new world order. A Washington Examiner article stated in October 2023, that ā€œChina and Russia have outlined a vision of international relations anchored in their potential to reinforce each other in disputes with the United States and its allies while cooperating on an array of economic and diplomatic fronts.ā€ Moscow and Beijing could now develop into an integrated challenge to American power. The entire situation with Ukraine began … [Read more...] about The Power of a Common Enemy

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The Precipice

ā€œAs the West careens off the moral and political road and hurtles towards the precipice ā€¦ā€  no longer sounds outlandish. This situation has been a long time in the making. One thing to which we need to pay attention is the fact that there really is a precipice. In the past, people generally have relied on ā€œthe establishmentā€ to stop the slide of whatever negative trend appeared on the societal scene. Moral underpinnings were still sufficient to stand against whatever was undermining … [Read more...] about The Precipice

2024 Relationship Challenges

Due to the natural proclivity of the human mind to focus inward on self, relationships in ā€œthe worldā€ are deteriorating. Nations are turning inward as are the communities that form a nation. We see the emergence of what is being called ā€œIdentity Politicsā€ and the ā€œNew Tribalism.ā€ This is a form of polarization which has as its underpinning an emphasis on self. This should not surprise us as we know the god of this world is a self-promoter. At the personal level, our present cancel culture is … [Read more...] about 2024 Relationship Challenges