November 2025 (5)

Monday, November 17 2025

My family background, and why it kinda matters right now.

My parents emigrated from Eastern Europe after the war. One was born near Minsk (Belarus). The other was born in Tarnapol, Poland - today it is Ternopil in what is now Ukraine. I have family spread throughout Europe - many in Poland. My parents used to send "care packages" to family in  […]

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Friday, November 14 2025

Do the seals describe the activity of the Antichrist?

The idea that the seals in Revelation 6 describe the activity of the Antichrist is a relatively modern interpretive development; nothing in the text itself states this, nor is there any explicit link elsewhere in Scripture connecting the first seal—or any of the seals—with the activity of  […]

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Thursday, November 13 2025

Sheol - What did the early church fathers believe?

Before the 4th century CE, many early church fathers retained a strongly Hebraic view of death and the intermediate state. In this view, the souls of the dead do not yet enjoy their final reward or punishment, but rather wait in a hidden realm (often called Hades, Sheol, or the place of waiting)  […]

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Friday, November 7 2025

When interpretation becomes tradition it can muddy the waters

The idea that the seals in Revelation 6 describe the activity of the Antichrist is a relatively modern interpretive development; nothing in the text itself states this, nor is there any explicit link elsewhere in Scripture connecting the first seal—or any of the seals—with the activity of  […]

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Monday, November 3 2025

Realpolitik, BRICS, and MAGA

BRICS+ is one of the clearest modern embodiments of realpolitik on a global scale. It's partnerships based on common interest, not values. Within the BRICS culture, there's no real shared moral compass driving policy. Only a shared strategic calculus. One of those common interests is diluting  […]

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