The year 2020 has been relatively
eventful so far. Here are some events not related to a certain virus, peaceful protests or
destructive riots:
·
Jan 5: Turkey announced the deployment of
troops to Libya to support the Tripoli Government of National Accord.[2]
·
Jun 4: The UN-recognized GNA announced it
“regained control of Tripoli,” though the Libyan National Army under Khalifa
Haftar is still supported by Egypt, UAE and Russia.[5]
·
Jun 15: In a clash between Chinese and
Indian troops in the Galwan Valley on the 15th of June, 20 Indian
troops were killed.[6]
Deaths I would like to note so
far in 2020
Journalist Jim Lehrer, Christopher
Tolkien, athlete Kobe Bryant, actor Sam Lloyd (known for portraying “Ted
Buckland” on Scrubs), actor Jerry Stiller, apologist Ravi Zacharias, singer
Vera Lynn and actor Ian Holm and George Floyd, a Minneapolis resident killed
unjustly in police custody.
The 2020
Presidential Election
Former Vice
President Joe Biden is the presumptive Democratic nominee for POTUS.[7]
Mr. Biden is leading in recent polls ahead of the November 3rd
election.[8]
A lot could change between today, June 27th and then. There are 129
days of this campaign season left. Biden seems to have a “bunker strategy” due
to the coronavirus pandemic, his proclivity to gaffe, or both.[9]
We are living in a society with a 24/7 news cycle on Twitter, Facebook, news
websites and cable news channels. Therefore, many influential events are
possible in the interval of over 185,000 minutes before election day.
Also important is the race for the
US Senate. Republicans are defending 23 seats while Democrats are defending
only 12.[10]
According to the Cook Political Report, all but four of the Democrat senate
seats are in solid Democrat areas. On the Republican side there are five
toss-ups, four races that lean Republican and four that are likely Republican.
Republicans have a very hard fight to maintain their 53 Senate seats[11]
and it seems to me that the best-case scenario for Republicans is to come out
with 54 Senate seats if they sweep all but the most solidly Democratic races. I
hope that McConnell retires from Majority Leader so that a younger and more
charismatic Republican can take his place. McConnell will be 84 during the 2026
Senate election in Kentucky, which means he is unlikely to have another term
after the 2021-2027 term.
In relation to the event of the 15th
of June, China has recruited from a controversial MMA group[12]
for border clashes with India in Kashmir[13]
because of a 1996 agreement that prohibits carrying firearms in the area.
The Mission of a
Christian
“Go therefore and make disciples of
all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And
behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age” Matthew 28:19-20.
Who: Any and all true
disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ
What: Go, Disciple,
Baptize and Teach.
When: Until the “end of the
age” (the eon between ascension and second coming)
Where: All people groups
(the Greek word translated nations is ethnos!)
Why: “If you love me, you
will keep my commandments” John 14:15. The love that we feel for Jesus
moves us to obedience to His commission (see Acts 5:29, 1 Peter 1:14, 1 John
3:24 and 5:3, Luke 6:46 and 8:51, James 1:22 to name a few).
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