9/29/2014

Good afternoon, and thank you for reading.
I felt the need to check back in with you on some of the more recent developments.

- First, when it comes to eschatology, "When?" is almost as important as the question "Where?"

At the dawn of this Golden Age, there are people just about everywhere who are simply looking to enjoy peace both on the international stage and domestically.

- Second, General Martin Dempsey recently made the announcement that it would take up to 3x as many trained foreign fighters from Syria to take out ISIS om the ground than first thought.
If this is what the General really believes, then I trust his judgment on the numbers here.

Although it is helpful to think of the problems in Syria and Iraq as one large problem, at times  it works just as well to divide the war effort into two pieces: Syria and Iraq respectively. When the effort is broken up into two pieces, things are that much more manageable and malleable (from an intellectual standpoint).

- The release of American pastor Saeed Abedini should be made part of any nuclear deal with Iran.

Sex, Lies, and Videotape.

Just know that:

1) There was no sexual contact of any kind.
2) People lie.
3) The videotape in question is edited.

Just how allowing your neighbor's 15 year old daughter into your home for 30 seconds to retrieve dish soap turns into a minutes-long videotape submission is just beyond me,

Even if that's hard to believe, footage exists (from different camera angles) proving that the videotape in question is indeed doctored to make it seem as if something happened other than me being a good neighbor to a neighbor in need.

I'm going on TMZ to clear my name.

This oughta be fun.

Later.

9/25/14

Some of the latest news:

- Roughly 5,000 members of the "moderate opposition" in Syria should be done with training in about a year's time. At that point, they will be ready to assist in the effort to stabilize the situation in Syria. Last time I heard, the names of any potential replacements have not been kicked around Washington in any serious manner. Maybe it's time we prepared ourselves to work backwards toward the peaceful Syrian picture that is mentioned in Isaiah 17.

- The effort in Iraq is about to get more interesting.
The President meanders around the fact that we will need boots on the ground to hold territory, perform raids, analysis, etc. Iran and the U.S. both have a reason to wish that ISIS disappeared. The French have lent a helping hand as well, contributing an airstrike the other day.

- I have received a promotion. I will be heading up the NSA, not assisting the head.

Take care, and may God bless you.

Celestial.

The nature of the Moon has been the subject of much debate.
What can we know about it based from a scriptural standpoint?

One of the first allusions to the Moon is in the book of Genesis (1:15)
The greater light (Sun) represents Christ and his Earthly walk.
The Moon metaphorically represents me.

God wanted to be sure to underline the importance of the Sun and Moon in the Gospel story.

He makes it very clear that:

1: The lion's share of the work gets done given the added benefit of sun or moonlight
2: This lion's share is done by consecrated Jews.

We do know that the Moon is considered an image of the Sun.

Even though:
-It is a work in progress.
-It did not arrive at its current position overnight.

It is still considered a highly-reliable representation of the Sun.
One would hope, as the Moon is also known as the Sun's right arm.

I can be relied upon not because of who I am or what I have done.
I can be relied upon because of the One that has empowered and sent me.

Disambiguation.

Problem (n.)- A disturbance in one's socialization, sleeping, partying, worship, commerce or living due to the noise, fraud, graft, or otherwise uncouth behavior of others.

Niggardly (adj.)- Unusual stinginess concerning one's money, time, or resources.

With that being said, I look forward to going to Washington and getting down to work as your new Deputy National Security Adviser. I will be in town three days of the week so that I may tend to other obligations that I have on my plate.

May God bless you and yours.
Have a good one.