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Is Hindsight Really 2020?

Is Hindsight Really 2020?

Last updated on: December 31, 2020 at 10:35 am by Frank Viola

Is Hindsight Really 2020? 2020-12-31T10:35:14-04:00 Frank Viola

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Welcome to another Thursday UNFILTERED blog post, the only blog that gives you a 2-hour consultation with Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer to solve all your legal troubles.

So we’ve made it through the first half of 2020 (applause).

On January 2, 2020, I wrote the article A Reset for 2020.

None of us anticipated that 2020 would bring a global pandemic, a national lockdown, an economic crisis, riots in the streets, and civil unrest.

Not to mention the cancellation of cool events we had planned. (Or events like little Sally Ann’s friend’s birthday party that you never wanted to attend in the first place, but were given a legitimate “out.” Thank you COVID lockdown!)

All of this gives new meaning to the phrase, “Hindsight is 2020.”

But as I wrote in my Survival Guide for the Current Virus Crisis, the current state of chaos, uncertainty, and hardship has created new opportunities. That is, if you have an eye to discover them.

So in that regard, 2020 has been a reset on steroids.

Every Thursday in 2020, I’ve written a fresh article for you (you can see the full list at the bottom).

Every Tuesday, we’ve published a new episode on The Insurgence Podcast. If you’re new to it or you’re a drive-by tourist, I encourage you to listen to Episode 75 – it contains important news.

(And for those of you who are on The Deeper Christian Life Network, you’ve also been getting exclusive content from me every Monday.)

Articles Published 2020 (1st half)

God is Crumbling Your Vision

America in Crisis. The World is Dying for the Burning

When Christian Leaders Deny the Faith

Riots, Race, and the Gospel of the Kingdom

Hard Questions | Unconventional Answers

15 Years of Projects (and Failing Gloriously)

4 Reasons Why Christians Believe Conspiracy Theories (Read Before

Removal for Violating Community Standards)

When Will Things Get Back to Normal?

A Survival Guide for the Current Virus Crisis (contains the following 16 articles turned into chapters)

A Virus Vaccination (Wash Hands for 20 Seconds Before Reading)

What God is Doing Through the Present Crisis and Those Screwball Conspiracy Theories

Is God Judging the World?

The Real Pandemic (They Don’t Want You to Know About)

It’s Not the Time to Binge on Netflix

What the Virus Crisis Exposes and How Insurgents React

Focus on These Parts of Your Life Right Now (Especially if the Sky is Falling)

How to Survive a Crisis

How to Outsource Your Worry

Look Down, Not Up

Why You Need to Purge and Prune

The Breaking of God

Three Killer Lessons from THE WALKING DEAD

Warning: The World is Watching How We Christians Treat One Another

Stop Wasting Your Time Doing This!

A High-Octane Spiritual Cocktail

When God Remains Anonymous

Full Table of Contents for INSURGENCE

10 Things I Wish Older Christians Told Me

Why the Bible IS the Word of God

Reframing Rejection

The Gospel of the Kingdom is Now Hate Speech

Rethinking Spiritual Warfare

A Reset for 2020

See you next time,

Frankie V.

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