Mark's Views, Perhaps — from behind my eyeballs
Tsar Nicholas II wanted to spring a little surprise on the evangelical Christians. So he did. In 1905.
But he was a weak man who began to take back his concessions almost as soon as he made them. But if he hadn’t… Read it all
Remember Birkenau!
As he closed his Holocaust Remembrance Day speech today, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu declared:
Unlike our situation during the Holocaust, when we were like leaves on the wind, defenseless, now we have great power to defend ourselves, and it is ready for any mission. This power rests on the courage and ingenuity of the soldiers of the IDF and our security forces. It is this power that enabled us, against all odds, to build the State of Israel.
Mr. Netanyahu is mistaken. No matter how great the military power of Israel and the prowess of her warriors, she is still defenseless. Read it all
It’s coming to a solar system near me. Any time now.
What shall I expect?
They despised his beliefs. They branded him a heretic. They opted for intolerance and unwillingness to co-exist. Their final solution for him was contrary to justice…and the godliness they professed to defend.
No, this didn’t happen recently. Yet Schlaffer’s testimony lives on, unsilenced by the executioner’s sword.
Hans lost his head for his faith in Jesus, but he gained an eternal reward which hasn’t faded a bit after all these years (years which I don’t suppose he has noticed). (I wonder if Ernie Miller has met him yet.) (Grammarians, am I allowed a parenthetical train like this?!)
Well, here’s an introduction to Hans Schlaffer’s story on this day 486 years ago:
The December evening was cold. As Hans Schlaffer left the Anabaptist meeting in Schwaz, he was headed up the Inn River toward his home in the mountains of Austria. There he planned to sit out the winter months until Spring, when he would renew his ministry. But the plans of this former Roman Catholic priest received a rude shock.
On this day, December 5, 1527, Hans Schlaffer was arrested by local Roman Catholic authorities. […]
When asked on what foundation the Anabaptists rested, he replied, “Our faith, actions, and baptism rest on nothing else than the commandment of Christ.”
I am fascinated by these excerpts from one of his last recorded prayers: Read it all
Most of you reading this don’t remember where you were when President JFK was assassinated.
Well, I can’t tell you where I was. 😯
Looking back on this day in 1972:
Right around ten this evening.
Creepy business.
Even if it was just a baby quake, epicentered about four miles from our place. Read it all
