Rise Now And Be Counted
There is a popular saying among whitewater rafting enthusiasts: participate in your own rescue. The principle behind this is simple. If you fall out of the boat, you are going to have to do some of the work to get back in. Don’t sit there like a bump on a log, help them help you. The same is true in modern society, as we have seen time and time again.
OpSec (short for Operational Security) is a concept that has been around for a long time in the tech world. It is a process of limiting dissemination of sensitive information. Why is it important to limit access to this information? The primary reason is that there are those who would use this information to hurt you.
The life of man on Earth is war, but we are taught that we fight not as one beating the air, neither do we run for a corruptible crown, but rather we know all our struggles have meaning in Christ.
An article in response to Myles Poland’s recent (and somewhat controversial) article, “They Asked For A Paper,” written by Sam of Full Haus, on the subject of modern dating.
Gordon and Grug talk about The German American Bund of the 1930s. Founded as a successor to previous groups such as the Friends of New Germany and the Free Society of Teutonia, it had 25,000 members at its peak, and pushed for good relations between the United States and the Third Reich.
In the midst of our battles with the flesh and the devil we will be tempted to imagine ourselves alone; but God anticipated this, and has left us reminders of His presence.
As women, wives and mothers, it is more difficult, not less. Our sphere is the domestic, our attention allocated first to our men and children. Beyond that, we are less inclined to take risks than our men, and inherently more vulnerable than them when we do. There are fewer groups in which we can take part and as women we are much more group oriented and thus less interested in individual actions.
So, as an Amerikaner woman who sees the state of the world, what are we to do?
Just as Christ seeks respite in the desert place of the garden, so too the Blessed Mother responds to her special mission by going out of her daily life and serving in a remote place, where Elizabeth had reserved herself for the duration of her pregnancy.
Near and far, to and fro. We control the waters, everywhere we go. Once again the Great American Houseboat is hitting the waters. So climb aboard, and get ready for what’s in store, on this week’s Exodus Americanus.
In this week’s episode, SuperLutheran and Myles discuss the present state of Christianity in the Land of ninjas, samurai, rice, and anime: Japan. We talk about the state of believers generally, how Christianity interacts with Japan as a whole, and the future and past of a Christian Japan. Emails as usual in the second half….