Today, every person on this planet is vulnerable to some kind of violence, be it "conventional or not (I would like someone to describe "conventional for me some day). That is why, sitting right on top of the powder keg is no bigger threat for me than finding a "quiet place on some remote island in the pacific (Ask the Bikini island residents)
In fact I fill more secure right here in the middle of the lions den than any other place I could think of.
Good reason to go read Daniel again

As bad as it looks, I don't think God intended the world to commit suicide and I still trust God's plans more than any Syrian, Russian, Chinese, American or Israeli plans
The way I see things, "happy new year" is not just an empty blessing
