Author: Ken

Analysis Before Russia Invaded Ukraine

Ken

UKRAINE CRISIS: US ignored Russia’s security concerns, Putin says. ANALYSIS: Putin is attempting to unite the Russian people against an external enemy, consolidating his power and increasing Russia’s sphere of influence. UPDATE: More than a year after the invasion of Ukraine, Russia failed to capture but the easternmost portion of the country. Ukraine’s counteroffensive has made slow progress, but will the West tire before Ukraine has retaken its lost territory? QUESTION: What is the LORD attempting to accomplish through this? Positioning nations for end time fulfilment before His return. What should be the position of the godly? “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven” (Matthew 6:10 KJV).

Pray for all affected parties.

Donate to Hope worldwide to “support Ukraine relief.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60173191

Work From Home

Ken

Work from home (WFH) has changed the dynamic of employment since the advent of the COVID pandemic. Fridays are the least likely day for employees to be required to return to the office. The evolution from subsistence farming to industrial mass production to cloud based work from home, it appears not even Apple Park saw this coming. “For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed” (Malachi 3:6 KJV).

https://apple.news/AkejJPPqGQZ-tlSAbexJT_w

Fake News

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Fake news is not new. A June 2, 1897 article in the New York Journal reported: “Mark Twain was undecided whether to be more amused or annoyed when a Journal representative informed him today of the report in New York that he was dying in poverty in London… [He said] The report of my death was an exaggeration.” We are responsible for what we allow ourselves to believe, so we ought to make the greatest effort to act in love. “[Love] is not glad about injustice, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things” (1Corinthians 13:6-7 NET). Let God be our Judge.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/562400/reports-mark-twains-quote-about-mark-twains-death-are-greatly-exaggerated

Climate Change Is Happening

Ken

Climate change is happening, according to most Republicans and Democrats surveyed by The NY Times in 2014 and 2016. How to regulate human activity causing the carbon emissions is the divide between party politics and between economically developed and emerging nations. The same advice Christ gave individuals should be heeded by political parties and nations. Treat others the way you want to be treated. “And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise” (Luke 6:31 KJV). May God give us wisdom to meet the challenge of climate change.

Superstition and Luck

Ken

Superstition and luck are the irrational belief that some guiding force for good or ill is directing life. The supernatural is by definition an unnatural explanation for events, describing both God and the devil. Faith and confidence are associated with God, while superstition and luck are not. When Paul was bit by a venomous snake, the superstitious islanders concluded he was a murderer being justly punished; but, when he survived, they called him a god. Take care to give the Almighty your confidence and all the glory; otherwise, like Herod taking undue credit for his speech, God will judge you. “And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost” (Acts 12:23 KJV).

And Then There Was One

Ken

Was Elijah the only faithful prophet left in Israel? Evidently not. The LORD replied, “I have reserved to Myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal” (Romans 11:4 KJV). But, when no one seems to be representing the Lord God Almighty, He must take matters into His own hands. “And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore Mine own arm brought salvation unto Me; and My fury, it upheld Me” (Isaiah 63:5 KJV).

Target of the First Atomic Bomb

Ken

Hiroshima, as the target of the first atomic bomb, received sixty seconds of radiation from less than a gram of matter, producing the horrific effects known today. Yet, Hiroshima is now a thriving metropolis, unlike Chernobyl. Jesus prophesied, “Except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened” (Matthew 24:22 KJV).

https://youtu.be/e3RRycSmd5A

Belief in Creation in 17th Century Thought

Ken

Belief in creation in 17th century thought fueled the rise of modern science. Christianity’s belief in an omnipotent, precise, and predictable Creator compelled Galileo, Newton, and Boyle. Instead of questioning if Christianity really motivated the rise of modern science, a better question would be, why just then did the Almighty allow it? “But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and setteth up another” (Psalm 75:7 KJV).

Is the Book of Nature Written by God in the Language of Mathematics?

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Is the book of nature written by God in the language of mathematics, or was Galileo only attempting a clever metaphor to prevent papal censure? Ask Galileo. But, more important, did the Almighty smile when Galileo coined those words? “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth His handywork” (Psalm 19:1 KJV).