War, Mercy, And Hard Truths

War asks brutal questions about mercy, justice, and responsibility—and pretending otherwise only spreads the pain. We dive into a real-world flashpoint with cartel violence and examine why “kindness” can become cruelty when it allows predators to return to their trade. Drawing on the battlefield wisdom of Stonewall Jackson, Norman Schwarzkopf, and Winston Churchill, we make the unpopular case that, once force is justified, half measures prolong suffering. Swift, decisive action can actually be the shortest path to peace and protection for the most vulnerable.

That conviction doesn’t float in abstraction; it sits beside the daily vows that hold a home together. Proverbs 5:19 calls husbands to a fierce, joyful fidelity—“be intoxicated with her love”—a countercultural vision that guards desire inside covenant. We hold that vision against the glittering collapse of Babylon in Revelation 18, where luxury and trade hide a darker ledger that includes human bodies. The warning is stark and timely: systems built on exploitation will fall, and the call to “come out” demands detachment from comforts that cost others their dignity.

History and hope round out the journey. We honor Major Richard Ira Bong, the WWII ace whose courage shielded many, and we draw strength from Truman’s 1948 Christmas message: peace is not the silence of guns but the presence of justice, freedom, and goodwill. Psalm 146 redirects trust from powerful people to the God who lifts the burdened and shelters the outsider, while a sharp proverb reminds us that stoking anger breeds quarrels. The throughline is simple and demanding—love what is good, protect the least, refuse performative mercy, and build a life aimed at eternal treasure rather than fragile comforts.

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