[{"id":21330,"link":"https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/leadership-reflections-a-lament-for-gods-help\/","name":"leadership-reflections-a-lament-for-gods-help","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"Leadership Reflections: \u00a0A Lament for God\u2019s Help","excerpt":"","content":"After the buildup of all the leadership failure I\u2019ve been reading about this year, I saw an article this morning that \u2018tipped me over the edge\u2019. I wanted to weep and tear my clothes in lament. Perhaps, even,","author":{"name":"Alexander F. Venter","link":"https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/author\/alexander\/"},"date":"Nov 8, 2024","dateGMT":"2024-11-08 16:45:56","modifiedDate":"2024-11-15 10:42:37","modifiedDateGMT":"2024-11-15 08:42:37","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/category\/leadership-reflections\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Leadership Reflections<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/category\/leadership-reflections\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Leadership Reflections<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/tag\/anaheim-vineyard\/' rel='post_tag'>Anaheim Vineyard<\/a><a href='https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/tag\/character-leadership\/' rel='post_tag'>Character leadership<\/a><a href='https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/tag\/false-leaders\/' rel='post_tag'>False leaders<\/a><a href='https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/tag\/false-prophets\/' rel='post_tag'>False prophets<\/a><a href='https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/tag\/leadership-integrity\/' rel='post_tag'>Leadership integrity<\/a><a href='https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/tag\/robert-morris\/' rel='post_tag'>Robert Morris<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":6,"sec":56},"status":"publish"},{"id":21310,"link":"https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/reflections-on-october-7-anniversary\/","name":"reflections-on-october-7-anniversary","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Yes-it-is-genocide-image.webp","alt":""},"title":"Reflections on October 7 Anniversary","excerpt":"My sober reflections on this sad day, the anniversary of October 7. My appeal is to God who sees and knows all things, asking God for merciful intervention for a just peace.","content":"Please read the whole paper before responding. Today marks October 7, the day of Hamas\u2019 genocidal attack on Israel, killing 1139 civilians, taking 251 hostages. It resulted in Israel\u2019s war to exterminate Hamas in Gaza. We saw what","author":{"name":"Alexander F. 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Here is my summary understanding as a follower of Messiah Jesus. Old Testament:  Creation","author":{"name":"Alexander F. 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Here are my thoughts both practically and with biblical reasoning.","content":"I\u2019ve been asked for my view as a Christ-follower on how to vote in the South African (SA) elections on 29 May 2024. I write in my personal capacity. In A to D, I give brief practical guidelines.","author":{"name":"Alexander F. Venter","link":"https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/author\/alexander\/"},"date":"Apr 9, 2024","dateGMT":"2024-04-09 11:44:27","modifiedDate":"2024-10-03 17:32:46","modifiedDateGMT":"2024-10-03 15:32:46","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/category\/state-of-the-nation\/\" rel=\"category tag\">State of the Nation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/category\/teachings\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Teachings<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/category\/state-of-the-nation\/\" rel=\"category tag\">State of the Nation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/category\/teachings\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Teachings<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/tag\/how-to-vote\/' rel='post_tag'>How to vote<\/a><a href='https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/tag\/party-manifesto\/' rel='post_tag'>Party Manifesto<\/a><a href='https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/tag\/political-parties\/' rel='post_tag'>political parties<\/a><a href='https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/tag\/political-party-policies\/' rel='post_tag'>Political Party policies<\/a><a href='https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/tag\/socio-political-engagement\/' rel='post_tag'>socio-political engagement<\/a><a href='https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/tag\/south-african-elections\/' rel='post_tag'>South African elections<\/a><a href='https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/tag\/the-christian-vote\/' rel='post_tag'>the Christian vote<\/a><a href='https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/tag\/the-vote\/' rel='post_tag'>the vote<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":13,"sec":35},"status":"publish"},{"id":20758,"link":"https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/2023-middle-east-war-an-overview-response-of-a-christ-follower\/","name":"2023-middle-east-war-an-overview-response-of-a-christ-follower","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"2023 MIDDLE EAST WAR \u2013 AN OVERVIEW RESPONSE OF A CHRIST FOLLOWER","excerpt":"","content":"This is an unreferenced overview of a longer summary of my response. How do we\/should we respond to the horror of what happened on 7 October 2023 (10\/7) in southern Israel and now the war in Gaza and","author":{"name":"Alexander F. Venter","link":"https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/author\/alexander\/"},"date":"Jan 2, 2024","dateGMT":"2024-01-02 15:34:54","modifiedDate":"2024-01-05 19:20:54","modifiedDateGMT":"2024-01-05 17:20:54","commentCount":"3","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/category\/middle-east-conflict\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Middle East Conflict<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/category\/writings\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Writings<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/category\/middle-east-conflict\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Middle East Conflict<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/category\/writings\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Writings<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/tag\/christian-response-to-israel\/' rel='post_tag'>Christian response to Israel<\/a><a href='https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/tag\/christian-zionism\/' rel='post_tag'>Christian Zionism<\/a><a href='https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/tag\/destruction-of-gaza\/' rel='post_tag'>destruction of gaza<\/a><a href='https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/tag\/non-violence\/' rel='post_tag'>Non-violence<\/a><a href='https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/tag\/palestinian-genocide\/' rel='post_tag'>palestinian genocide<\/a><a href='https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/tag\/replacement-theology\/' rel='post_tag'>Replacement theology<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":8,"sec":4},"status":"publish"},{"id":20751,"link":"https:\/\/alexanderventer.com\/2023-middle-east-war-a-summary-response-of-a-christ-follower\/","name":"2023-middle-east-war-a-summary-response-of-a-christ-follower","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"2023 MIDDLE EAST WAR \u2013 A SUMMARY RESPONSE OF A CHRIST FOLLOWER","excerpt":"","content":"ABSTRACT (brief description of this paper, which is an expansion of my overview):How do we\/should we respond to what happened on October 7 (10\/7) and the war that has followed? 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