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JOHN BRADSHAW
April 2025
Dear Partner in ministry,
Society continues to undergo massive changes.
We are living in a decisive time in this earth’s history. And God is at work. The recent United States presidential election has agitated the global order. Depending on who you ask, President Trump’s election was either the best thing or the worst thing to happen to the world. To be sure, that is the reaction presidential election results now elicit in our polarized world. But it seems true that one way or another, we are on the verge of decisive moments. By the time you read this, the war in Ukraine will be either intensifying, unchanged, or winding down to a halt. Some are holding out hope that there will soon be peace in the Middle East. In recent times there have been attacks on groups in Lebanon, Yemen, and Iran, and political shifts in Canada and Europe. The ill health experienced recently by Pope Francis caused many to fear he may soon die. The pontiff has discussed the end of his own life frequently over the past year or so. As world leaders plan to visit him at the Vatican, it is clear that the seeming impending death of the leader of the Catholic Church has in no way diminished its heft on the global stage. If anything, interest in the church of Rome has intensified as its leader has remained moreor-less constantly in the news in recent times. Society continues to undergo massive changes. AI—artificial intelligence—is in the process of revolutionizing the world, transforming science, medicine, commerce, transport, and more.
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