Author: Dal Stanton
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11/1/2023 – “…We need to stop asking people in diners about foreign aid…”
From Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (615th day): In yesterday’s issue of The Atlantic, there was an interesting article “Stop Asking Americans in Diners About Foreign Aid” by Ted Nichols. I want to share some quotes as a follow up on my yesterday’s post: “First, foreign aid is about 1 percent of the U.S. budget, roughly…
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11/1/2023 – O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent?Who shall dwell on your holy hill?
From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 615): O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent?Who shall dwell on your holy hill?Psalm 15:1 The losses of the Russian army have exceeded 300,000. The number is insane! And they keep mobilizing about 20,000 people a month. Poverty and propaganda allow them to keep doing it, no…
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10/31/2023 – Moscow Street Interviews: Why it’s mostly old people that support the war?
From 1420 by Daniil Orain
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10/31/2023 – Reformation Day: “Resisting tyrants is obedience to God”
On Reformation Day, I remember one of the Reformers slogans, “Resisting tyrants is obedience to God”, which is attributed to the Scottish pastor John Knox (16th century). It has not lost its relevance in our times. G.I. Williamson reminds us, “When a government becomes militarist and causes aggression, it is the duty of Christians to…
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10/31/2023 – “… and if Christians don’t stand up against apparent evil and sin, then who will?”
From Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (614th day):Ukrainian religious leaders representing All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations came to Washington to share personal testimonies of the suffering of the people of Ukraine from Russian aggression. “The Russian occupation authorities treat the civilian population of Ukraine so cruelly that abroad they cannot even imagine such barbarism…
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10/31/2023 – I am not a big fan of wilderness, and I’m not good at all the survival things…
From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 614): The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man,to see if there are any who understand,who seek after God.Psalm 14:2 I am not a big fan of wilderness, and I’m not good at all the survival things. I mean, I could know many helpful tips,…
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