In July Lea and I will once again be attending Estonia's National Song Festival, which is one of the most astounding cultural events you may ever see. The festival runs from Thursday to Sunday if you include the dance festival which precedes the song festival. The song festival itself begins with a parade starting at … Continue reading 2025 Song Festival Reflections
What Ukraine means for the world
What Ukraine means for the world from TheEconomist https://www.economist.com/briefing/2023/02/18/what-ukraine-means-for-the-world
With Heaven It Is All One
Judas said, “It is an easy thing for many to be hemmed in by the hands of a few. With heaven it is all one, to save by many or by few; for victory in battle stands not in the multitude of an army, but strength is from heaven. They come to us in fullness … Continue reading With Heaven It Is All One
Q. Ukraine – Is NATO expansion to blame?
Below is my response to an article an inquisitive friend emailed to me earlier this year by Christopher Caldwell. As a number of other voices have done recently, Caldwell argues that Russia's military action in Ukraine is best understood as a predictable reaction to NATO "expansion". My friend asked for my perspective and I thought … Continue reading Q. Ukraine – Is NATO expansion to blame?
Goin’ to the country
https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2022/11-november/comment/opinion/more-are-escaping-to-the-country
Ukrainitsi v Rapli
(Feature image by Pastor Craig Goodwin, Spokane, WA) I haven't been active on the blog now for quite some time because since early March my attention has been focused on welcoming, accommodating and assisting Ukrainian refugees who are settling in Rapla as they wait out the war in their homeland. Gathering what we have learned … Continue reading Ukrainitsi v Rapli