Micah 6:8
Joel 3:9-16 Matthew 24:4-8
Yes, your life matters.
Some of you are still sheltering in place, but fear not: I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?
Wow, what a crazy world we live in. Is there anyone so foolish as to say there is not evil abroad in the world? Surely not.
However - because there is evil is no reason to disbelieve in good - in Good. Without the standard of good (as defined by God, for otherwise it's not a standard, it's a shifting metric that matches the momentary zeitgeist) there could be no objective judgment of any action as being evil. Read the scene in Silverlock by John Myers Myers where Silverlock is judged by the three judges of the underworld for an excellent exploration of this idea.
As a youth I came to believe that Socialism is stupid, but Communism is evil. I still believe that. Socialism can't work because people are fallen and won't work together "just because they should" as socialism prescribes. Communism is evil because the only way it can work is to take away the humanity of the people in whose names it generally pretends to rule.
Today's freewrite prompt word is Trade
Somehow, president Biden seems to think that putting sanctions on small parts of Russia's trade with the rest of the world will halt Putin's imperial goals. That's pure folly - especially the 'small parts' portion of that. Were he (and our European allies) to halt the purchase of Russian oil and gas, replacing it with US-sourced (and Canadian?) oil and gas, Russia would be bankrupt in a short time.
It appears the time has come to trade cautious, feckless inaction for something bold. In a month or so there may not be a Ukraine to try to protect.
Keep Calm and Don't Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our insane lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.
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