Donald Trump made a lot of promises when he campaigned for president, something all presidential candidates do, but many of his promises seemed outlandish and unrealistic. His first month in office, however, has left not only Americans reeling, but, the rest of the world, too. He continues to check off one promise after another, even the ones no one believed he would or could fulfill. To what extent the fear and panic created by Elon Musk at the head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is fully warranted remains to be seen, but it is nothing compared to what God has in store for the world. It is God, we should fear, not DOGE.

Little words can have a tremendous impact. In reading Ecclesiastes 3.11 in the original Hebrew, there is a small word that is not well translated in almost every version, and the implications even extend to the scope AI can reach.

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A história do nascimento de Jesus, contada com anjos, pastores, reis magos com camelos e que sempre inclui um burro, em volta de um bebê numa manjedoura é conhecido em todo o mundo, mas subjacente a estas figuras populares encontramos a resposta à pergunta central do debate sobre o aborto.

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The story of Jesus' birth, complete with angels, shepherds and kings with camels, centered around a baby in a manger is well known and depicted, retold and replayed thousands of times each year, but underlying all those trappings is the answer to the key question in the debate on abortion.

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A eleição presidencial de 2024 acabou, e a votação foi justa. A campanha foi duramente disputada e os dois lados recorreram ao jogo sujo e chamaram a uns e outros de nomes feios e lançaram uma vaga de insultos, mas as nove palavras que mais me alarmaram foram ditas depois que ficou claro quem havia vencido a corrida. Não sou o único que ouviu estas palavras, mas ninguém mais parece ter prestado muita atenção a elas. Afinal, é isso que é o mais alarmante. 

The 2024 Presidential Election is over, and the vote was fair. The campaign was hard fought and rife with mud-slinging on both sides, but the nine words that alarmed me the most were spoken after it was clear who had won the race. I’m not the only one who heard these words, but no one else seems to have paid much attention to them. That, in the end, is the really alarming part. 

Recentemente, o Irão lançou uma imensa onda de mísseis e drones contra Israel, e não foi surpreendente ler e ouvir preocupações sobre as intenções daquela potência quase nuclear, suscitando receios de que o mundo estivesse se aproximando perigosamente perto do cumprimento dos cenários do fim do mundo pintados por profetas na Bíblia ou por profetas da desgraça de toda a espécie. A Bíblia, no entanto, me encoraja a dizer: "Senhor, traga já o apocalipse".

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When Iran launched a barrage of missiles and drones against Israel recently, it was not surprising to read and hear concerns regarding the intentions of that almost-nuclear power, raising fears that the world is too dangerously close to witnessing the fulfilment of the end-of-the-world scenarios painted by prophets in the Bible or by prophets of doom of every stripe. The Bible, however, encourages me to say, “Lord, bring on the apocalypse.”


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Este episódio, baseado em Salmo 23.3, complementa o episódio anterior, que focou em Salmo 23.2.  Quando estudamos o texto hebraico da frase, "Ele refrigera a minha alma", descobrimos que isto implica muito mais do que pensamos.  Esta meditação foi desencadeada por um artigo do Rabino Pesach Wolicki.  [Artigo em Inglês]

This episode, based on Psalm 23.3, complements the previous episode which focused on Psalm 23.2.  We find from a study of the Hebrew text that the phrase "He restores my soul" involves far more than we think it does. These thoughts were triggered by an article written by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki.