January 21,2023
- Drug overdose deaths have doubled in the United States since 2015, with over 107,000 deaths in 2020. It is believed that fentanyl, which is flooding across the border, is a primary contributor to the deaths.
- Tanks will likely be sent to Ukraine in a war no one can win. We hear little of diplomacy. We’ve had a proxy war with China in Vietnam, a war in Iraq, and the longest war in US history in Afghanistan.
- Crime in America’s great cities is increasing as politicians continue to do more for criminals than they do for victims.
- Inflation, though slowing, has been at a 40-year high.
- Two (one close enough) octogenarians are preparing to run for President.
- It seems most politicians don’t communicate to understand; they communicate and investigate to destroy.
- America is becoming more and more tribal and polarized.
- Consider the top 10 fears of Americans in 2022 as researched by Chapman University,
Top 10 Fears of 2022% of Very Afraid or Afraid
- Corrupt government officials 62.12%
- People I love becoming seriously ill 60.23%
- Russia using nuclear weapons 59.64%
- People I love dying 58.15%
- The U.S. becoming involved in another world war 56.06%
- Pollution of drinking water 54.57%
- Not having enough money for the future 53.78%
- Economic/financial collapse 53.79 %
- Pollution of oceans, rivers, and lakes 52.510%
- Biological warfare 51.5% *
Gas stoves in homes were not even in the minds of Americans. You know what is number one in Americans’ fears–Corrupt government officials. Fracking may be a concern, but the fracked ideas of some politicians are the real things to fear.
Dr. James D. Allen, 2023
*The Voice of Wilkenson, The Top 10 Fears in America 2022, Did your fears make the list? October 14, 2022, https://blogs.chapman.edu/wilkinson/2022/10/14/the-top-10-fears-in-america-2022/
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Dr. James D Allen
Dr. Allen served as a seminary VP, pastor, and as a trustee on a Christian mental health Board. He has earned a BA, MA, MA Biblical Counseling, Doctor of Ministry. Dr Allen has also preached on 5 continents, lived in 3 nations, and so has a diverse Christian experience. He has a distinguished career of being a pastor, consultant, author, and educator. MY FIRST LOVE--Being a Pastor and encouraging others!