5/6/2026 Wednesday
Interesting take by the Holy Post Media in analyzing speeches between King Charles III and Donald Trump:
Google Gemini:
King Charles III: His address to Congress referenced his Christian faith as a "firm anchor" that inspires a "generosity of spirit" and a duty to foster pluralism and peace among all faiths.
Donald Trump: In his welcoming remarks, Trump framed Christianity as a "cultural identity" linked to Anglo-Saxon heritage, presenting it as something fragile that requires protection and walls to preserve.
The Contrast: Skye Jethani observed that King Charles' vision was rooted in love and outward service, whereas the vision promoted by Trump and J.D. Vance was driven by fear and inward preservation.
5/4/2026 Monday:
Interesting interview with Carlos Campo, CEO of the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC. Seems that Campo is not Reformed, so Allie Beth Stuckey caught the common grace - "self evidence" error, but wasn't able to correct him easily, perhaps due to Allie's own lack in the Reformed doctrine: That by general revelation (common grace), human rights are indeed "self-evident" though corrupted by sin and thus not perfectly executed by unregenerate sinners. Christian view is perfected by Christ on this.
The other error of a few more which I am not willing to go over all here, is his take on the etymology of the word "amusement". Google AI has great response, I couldn't have done it better:
No, the prefix in amuser does not mean "without."
The French Prefix a-
In this specific French word, the prefix a- comes from the Latin ad-, which means "to," "toward," or "into a state of."
- It acts as an intensive to push someone into an action.
- Amuser literally means "to put into a muse" or "to make someone stare blankly."
The Confusion with Greek a-
The confusion happens because there is a completely different prefix a- (sometimes an-) that comes from Greek.
- That Greek prefix does mean "without" or "not."
- Examples include amoral (without morals) or anonymous (without a name). [1, 2]
Because amusement grew out of Latin and French roots rather than Greek, it means to engage the mind rather than strip it away.
Last but not least, love the brief tour part:
Archaeological Reliability: Campo highlights significant artifacts like the Megiddo Mosaic (one of the earliest Christian worship spaces found) and the Crosby-Schøyen Codex (containing the earliest copy of Jonah) [00:03:10]. These demonstrate that the Bible was not a "phone game" but a carefully preserved text [00:09:27].