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"Because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven,
to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace"
LUKE 1:78-79 NIV BIBLE
The first song today is from Sir Cliff Richard whose career gave him lots of fame outside the United States.
What a beautiful song I discovered once the internet connected the world...
"MISTLETOE AND WINE"-CLIFF RICHARD
"GLORY TO GOD"-GLAD
"O COME O COME EMMANUEL"-LAUREN DAIGLE
Here again another weekend getting ready for Christmas.
Your currently sober drunk host feeling some great joy and great peace more about that later on.
A little snow yesterday. The children next door coming out to play in the inch or so accumulation on the grass.
A lot of news dumping around Christmas 2024 and a world in tumult the endgame one between the United States and China as to who will dominate the world.
Russia-Ukraine the warmup for the main event and how will Donald Trump impact the trajectory as we move towards that endgame?
Some quick takes on things.
1. I GET THE IMPRESSION THAT LUIGI MANGIONE MAY BEAT ALL THESE CHARGES AGAINST HIM.
YOU CAN WIN THE MURDER AGRUMENT BUT TO CALL IT TERRORISM TO PILE ON FEDERAL CHARGES.
NOT A GOOD SIGN IN THE MURDER CASE OF CORPORATE CEO BRIAN THOMPSON.
2. THE UNITED STATES IS PUSHING, PRODDING AND PROVOKING NATIONS RUSSIA, CHINA AND IRAN WITH NORTH KOREA ADDED IN.
THOSE NATIONS FOR BETTER OR WORSE HAVE TO DECIDE HOW TO RESPOND TO OUR PROVOCATIONS.
A brief China Update we are moving from the Biden to the Trump Administration what's the latest spin from Washington Carl Douglas with our "Kung Fu Fighting" theme.
"Kung Fu Fighting" a gold record in the Netherlands 50 years ago as you'll see...
"China Expanding Pacific Operations, Taiwan Invasion "Not Possible" by 2027, Say DoD Officials"-USNI News
The game here just like Russia was poked into invading Ukraine by the 2014 coup there and what followed all this militarizing of Taiwan and talk about Democracy on Taiwan all designed to provoke China into invading Taiwan.
Jimmy Carter and other American presidents affirmed that Taiwan was part of China now this prod and provoke.
If China takes the bait, then the US will blockade China using military bases still being developed in the Western Pacific.
The same folks that gave us the Ukraine War seek a Taiwan War IMHO.
Now Donald Trump coming into the White House with Elon Musk who happens to do business in China by the way.
But Trump also keeping Gordon Chang a drum beater against China close to him.
NEWSDUMP UPDATE: FIVE DEAD AND MORE THAN 200 OTHERS HURT IN THE CHRISTMAS MARKET ATTACK IN MAGDEBURG, GERMANY...BBC NEWS BLOG
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THE ATTACK ON THE CHRISTMAS MARKET IN GERMANY LEADING TO SHARP REACTIONS FROM GEERT WILDERS IN THE NETHERLANDS AND ELON MUSK AS WELL...
"They hate us. They despise our values. They kill us. And our children. We have to stand up. With perseverance and vigor. No more. Never again..."-Geert Wilders "X"
"'(German Chancellor Olaf) Scholz should resign immediately. Incompetent fool' Musk wrote on "X" that discussed the German head of government's statements in the wake of the terrorist attack..."-Tass Russia
Both men definitely supporters of Israel I can say that much but so is your host...
THE SPIN FROM GERMAN AUTHORITIES TODAY IS THAT THE ATTACKER HAS 'ISLAMOPHOBIC VIEWS' THE VIEWS ATTRIBUTED TO GEERT WILDERS AND ELON MUSK
"WHAT CHILD IS THIS"-RAY CONIFF SINGERS
"WE THREE KINGS"-MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER
"AMEN"-THE IMPRESSIONS (LIVE 2015)
SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE USA
Well, spent some time with Dad watching football today I can remember times as a kid doing that, but I seemed to drift away from it.
There's something of real life in that not the fantasy world that consumes and distracts.
FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON REALLY DID SAY "S***" THE OTHER DAY. DOES HE WANT TO TALK LIKE DONALD TRUMP?
THAT STORY AND MORE IN OUR POST ABOUT FRANCE AND YELLOW VESTS THIS WEEK...
"France Yellow Vests Week 318*New PM Delays Cabinet*Confrontation At Basketball Game Featuring Israeli Team*Justice For Famous And Infamous*Macron Profane At Disaster Site*Protests Today*
THE SUNDAY NEWSDUMP WEEKEND BEFORE CHRISTMAS NEWS SUMMARY COMING STARTING AT MIDNIGHT EASTERN US TIME.
Christmas can be a time of seeking insanity in entertainment and diversion heck was it only yesterday I reveled in James Bond movies to medicate and intoxicate myself.
And then there was "Casablanca" at Christmas I took that film way too seriously trapped in a fantasy world I joyously escaped from this year.
During the difficult COVID Era I recall using some clips on this blog from the 1960's film "Shoes of the Fisherman" where Anthony Quinn became the "Russian Pope" in a world headed for all-out conflict.
This year I walked my own "Moral Tightrope"...
"Violence is a reaction against a situation that has become intolerable"
And then there is this matter of Love and Marriage in its truest sense...
"If love was misplaced, where did you see it last"
I'll link to this full movie "The Shoes of the Fisherman" ads and all there's even the heretical priest angle to this actor Oskar Werner in that role considering how Christ's 'act of redemption continues for us today'...
"The Shoes of The Fisherman" Full Movie Link
"OUR CROSS IS CENTRAL TO OUR JOY JOURNEY"
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles.
And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.
For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart"
HEBREWS 12:1-3 NIV BIBLE
"We need to see the crucial parallel between our lives and his and that parallel is this. Is that our cross is central to our joy journey.
This is something that we...I don't know that we want to hear but we need to because it's going to bring fullness, it's going to bring understanding it's going to bring greater completeness to our joy journey.
That if we understand that our cross the cross that we bear the cross that is specifically unique to us is central to our joy journey..."
PASTOR MARK FAIR STARTING AT 1:11:50 INTO THE VIDEO BELOW...
Good Night. God Bless. Merry Christmas.
"JOY TO THE WORLD"-CHRIS TOMLIN
"HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING"-VINCE GUARALDI TRIO (CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS)
"HOPE HAS COME"-SOVEREIGN GRACE MUSIC
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