Garrison Keillor: There was a small epiphany in church last week when we sang the recessional “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded,” a German chorale in which we basses must jump around more limberly than we may be used to. A tough part compared to “When the Roll Is Called up Yonder” and I stood in … Continue reading Garrison Keillor: In the Doubter’s Section
Ukraine might yet repel the Putin invasion. Or it may be ground under by Russian forces, then snuffed out as a nation and culture. Either way, the Ukraine war appears to be redrawing the strategic map of northern Europe, with implications reverberating far beyond Scandinavia. A double strategic earthquake is underway, without a shot having … Continue reading Finland, Sweden, NATO, Mud, Macron & Putin?
There’s been way too much cork-popping among American pundits about the stunning Ukrainian resistance to the Putin invasion. Yes, the Russian forces have performed badly, while the Ukrainians have come through horrors to push them back again and again. Their campaign thus far has been the stuff of epic and will be a gold mine … Continue reading Ukraine: Cut the Crowing: It’s Far From Over
Two from The Economist: “ Ukraine claims to have sunk a Russian warship It is the biggest naval loss since the second world war Apr 14th 2022 KYIV AND LONDON Three years ago The Economist’s defence correspondent was sailing back to Odessa on the Hetman Sahaidachny, then the flagship of Ukraine’s navy. A plaque in … Continue reading Ukraine’s Cossack Roots & It Sinks A Russian Navy Cruiser
From the reports I see, the pandemic was bad for most churches: attendance is off, and (more important) ka-ching in the collection plates is down. The possible exceptions are clustered among the most shamelessly antivaxx megabucks preachers. Theirs was a win-win setup: if they died, they were martyrs gone home to Jesus; if they lived, … Continue reading Sayonara to FGC and The Gathering?