The history of the founding of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is well known to most adherents. As the founder of the Church, Joseph Smith, Jr., recalls, when he was about 15 years old he was troubled because there were various churches in the early 1800’s in the frontier area he lived […]
Recently the mega-billionaire from South Africa, Elon Musk, has transformed himself into a crusader for Americans’ right of free speech. Musk is best known as the founder of the electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla after buying a stake in Tesla after its founding. But to be fair, Musk’s settlement of a lawsuit with the real founders […]
(I wrote a little while ago a short summary of the Book of Jonah and I copied that at the end of this missive.) If most Christians were asked to name a prophet, I think they likely would mention men like Moses, Jeremiah, Isaiah, or Elijah. Some of the Old Testament prophets, like Moses, were […]
How are the peoples of the world to be distinguished in the eyes of the Lord? Who are those blessed of the Lord? Who are those left without the Lord’s blessings? The scriptures, that vast repository of ancient wisdom, offer many clues. The great Hebrew Prophet Jeremiah, who preached repentance to the inhabitants of the […]
In my last prediction about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine I discussed Ukraine’s imminent recapture of Kherson City and the retreat of Russian forces back across the Dnipro River. I also stated that at that point in time a stalemate would be formed in the Kherson region with the Ukrainian forces on the north/west/right side and […]
The world is now almost nine months into Russia full scale invasion of Ukraine begun on February 24, 2022. With the cold of winter coming and speculation that resolve of Ukraine’s allies in supporting the country may be severely tried, it is important to lay forth what the important interests of the United States are […]
I posted my first detailed prediction about what would transpire in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on September 17, soon after the completion of Ukraine’s counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region. What I Expect in the War in Ukraine – Missives to the Abyss (latterdaydad.com) In that post I predicted Ukraine would not push much further forward […]
The world is the midst of a very dangerous leadership vacuum. At this very moment one of the world’s most notorious leaders, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, is desperately seeking to extricate himself from his ill-conceived and poorly executed grasp for power and is threatening his nearest neighbors and the world with both conventional and nuclear destruction. […]
I wrote a prediction of what would happen in Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine about a month ago, soon after the Ukrainian’s extremely successful counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region. What I Expect in the War in Ukraine – Missives to the Abyss (latterdaydad.com) In that post I stated that I expected that Ukraine would not […]
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has lasted now over seven months. What many imagined to be a quick overwhelming by Russia of the Ukraine military has turned into a brutal slugfest, with Ukraine now appearing to have the upper hand in the fighting on the ground. Many notable apologists for Russia in the West, among […]