I have thought long and hard about this, I really have. I am the single white girl at work. The minority and all my life I was not raised to be prejudice even though I am a child of the south. There was no prejudice in my home. This is why I have had such a hard time with this racial thing. My patients are red, yellow, black and white and I adore them and they adore me. My staff is diverse and we genuinely love each other. I mean it is embarrassing because you will get a hug or an I love you in the hall way. This should not be! This article makes so much sense! It is godless people and idol worshipers who are acting in the manner we see now. This is created and artificial. In real life, in my world, we are all one and there is no color or division. I must live in a bubble because I have no need to "virtue signal". I walk the walk and talk the talk and my staff and patients, tell me everyday how awesome, I am . I am going to keep preaching and living unity. I don't know anything else. I don't know any people of color who think otherwise either.
'Tis true. the Wokes are the new Establishment who fancy themselves in charge of things. Now it is their turn to be sent out back to the woodshed.
I am content to be a radical centrist, while the zealots of both extremities demonstrate, during their moment of fame and fortune, their own inability to comprehend the compromises necessary to operate and maintain a .gov of the people, by the people, and for the people.
No. Biden is just a pawn in the game like all the rest of us. His endurance in the political fray finally won out over the also-rans of both parties. But at least he did it through patience and respect for law, whereas his most recent opponent resorted to lawless insurrection.
And he was smart enough to muster up sufficient support from the Wokes to gather them into his majority.
No, Joe is just an ole white guy, like me. But he hung around the Washington establishment long enough to get his hand on the ring of victory at the top of the game.
And he did it legally, even as the whackoes were out on the steps insisting on their battle-cry:
Yeah, Erick, I can see this. There is some parallel between the Wokes overplaying their hand and the Ephesian fanatics.
But nowadays there are two manifestations of the Artemis phenom. One on each end of the cultural spectrum.
When I ponder that ancient Ephesus Artemis riot. . . the contemporary event that rhymes historically with it is a certain destructive riot that happened last January.
That's when a large mob gathered at our most hallowed secular shrine with the intent to undermine and subvert the legal government of these United States. On that fateful day, those fanatics were violently, destructively seeking out certain elected officials with the intent to subvert their legal authority, or even to kill them.
And on that day, their bottom line message resonated loud and clear: Great is Trump of the Americans!
But there is another 1st-century historical event that resonates with the January 6 Artemis-style temper tantrum: the 1st-century Jerusalem trial in which an an angry mob declared their preference for a law-breaking troublemaker instead of the Prince of Peace. "Give us Barrabbas!" they chanted.
In like manner, the January 6 2021 mob made their message loud and clear: We'd rather have a lawless Mussolini-wannabee than a dutifully-elected Constitutional government.
"Dutifully elected"? I believe...I hope...you meant to say "duly elected", but in actuality, you probably described it accurately, many people obediently cast their vote for whom they'd been told to vote for...without the slightest understanding of the consequences, one of which is the intent of the wokes in the current administration to end many of the rights that the Constitution was supposed to guarantee.
What saddens me most is our Pastor preached this same message two years ago regarding Paul's message impacting the Artemis cult's bottom line. Today, the church has joined the insanity of Woke with the Pastor leading the way. You expect it from our secular culture you don't expect it from those that should lean on the truth in Scripture to interpret everything of this world.
I can’t tell you how many Diversity and Inclusion “consultants” my company has retained. The shakedown is amazing and the entire movement is turning off far more employees than the company is aware. People know what is in their hearts and and they really don’t appreciate being called racist. The true racists are the guilt-ridden foisting this stuff on us. It will implode.
Substitute a government willing (and desiring) to control your life for the role God should play in each person’s life and this is the end result. I’m glad I’m old but I grieve for my grandchildren and future generations. An excellent analogy and article Erik. Thank you.
Erick, you have a gift of connecting the underlying issues of today's society to a Judeo-Christian World-view. The key take-away is the substitution of politics for God. Therefore, we're now seeing evidence of the cute, somewhat simpleton message which still reins true and that is, "Know God, Know Peace. No God, No Peace." Keep preaching the truth.
Just wonderful, Erick.
I have thought long and hard about this, I really have. I am the single white girl at work. The minority and all my life I was not raised to be prejudice even though I am a child of the south. There was no prejudice in my home. This is why I have had such a hard time with this racial thing. My patients are red, yellow, black and white and I adore them and they adore me. My staff is diverse and we genuinely love each other. I mean it is embarrassing because you will get a hug or an I love you in the hall way. This should not be! This article makes so much sense! It is godless people and idol worshipers who are acting in the manner we see now. This is created and artificial. In real life, in my world, we are all one and there is no color or division. I must live in a bubble because I have no need to "virtue signal". I walk the walk and talk the talk and my staff and patients, tell me everyday how awesome, I am . I am going to keep preaching and living unity. I don't know anything else. I don't know any people of color who think otherwise either.
Preach it, sister!
I sure am glad you went to seminary. This really does hit home for me.
What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun.
-Ephesians 1:9
'Tis true. the Wokes are the new Establishment who fancy themselves in charge of things. Now it is their turn to be sent out back to the woodshed.
I am content to be a radical centrist, while the zealots of both extremities demonstrate, during their moment of fame and fortune, their own inability to comprehend the compromises necessary to operate and maintain a .gov of the people, by the people, and for the people.
We the People!
Excellent comparison.
No. Biden is just a pawn in the game like all the rest of us. His endurance in the political fray finally won out over the also-rans of both parties. But at least he did it through patience and respect for law, whereas his most recent opponent resorted to lawless insurrection.
And he was smart enough to muster up sufficient support from the Wokes to gather them into his majority.
No, Joe is just an ole white guy, like me. But he hung around the Washington establishment long enough to get his hand on the ring of victory at the top of the game.
And he did it legally, even as the whackoes were out on the steps insisting on their battle-cry:
Great is Donald-Darth of the Patriots!
Yeah, Erick, I can see this. There is some parallel between the Wokes overplaying their hand and the Ephesian fanatics.
But nowadays there are two manifestations of the Artemis phenom. One on each end of the cultural spectrum.
When I ponder that ancient Ephesus Artemis riot. . . the contemporary event that rhymes historically with it is a certain destructive riot that happened last January.
That's when a large mob gathered at our most hallowed secular shrine with the intent to undermine and subvert the legal government of these United States. On that fateful day, those fanatics were violently, destructively seeking out certain elected officials with the intent to subvert their legal authority, or even to kill them.
And on that day, their bottom line message resonated loud and clear: Great is Trump of the Americans!
But there is another 1st-century historical event that resonates with the January 6 Artemis-style temper tantrum: the 1st-century Jerusalem trial in which an an angry mob declared their preference for a law-breaking troublemaker instead of the Prince of Peace. "Give us Barrabbas!" they chanted.
In like manner, the January 6 2021 mob made their message loud and clear: We'd rather have a lawless Mussolini-wannabee than a dutifully-elected Constitutional government.
"Dutifully elected"? I believe...I hope...you meant to say "duly elected", but in actuality, you probably described it accurately, many people obediently cast their vote for whom they'd been told to vote for...without the slightest understanding of the consequences, one of which is the intent of the wokes in the current administration to end many of the rights that the Constitution was supposed to guarantee.
So Biden is akin Jesus? Get some help for that TDS.
What saddens me most is our Pastor preached this same message two years ago regarding Paul's message impacting the Artemis cult's bottom line. Today, the church has joined the insanity of Woke with the Pastor leading the way. You expect it from our secular culture you don't expect it from those that should lean on the truth in Scripture to interpret everything of this world.
Nothing new under the sun.
"Idolatry is as idolatry does" - F. Gump
I can’t tell you how many Diversity and Inclusion “consultants” my company has retained. The shakedown is amazing and the entire movement is turning off far more employees than the company is aware. People know what is in their hearts and and they really don’t appreciate being called racist. The true racists are the guilt-ridden foisting this stuff on us. It will implode.
Amen! Thanks for truth Erick!
Substitute a government willing (and desiring) to control your life for the role God should play in each person’s life and this is the end result. I’m glad I’m old but I grieve for my grandchildren and future generations. An excellent analogy and article Erik. Thank you.
It is articles like this that caused me to subscribe to your site in the first place. It seems a perfect analogy.
Erick, you have a gift of connecting the underlying issues of today's society to a Judeo-Christian World-view. The key take-away is the substitution of politics for God. Therefore, we're now seeing evidence of the cute, somewhat simpleton message which still reins true and that is, "Know God, Know Peace. No God, No Peace." Keep preaching the truth.