IV – Know

Hostility Spreading Against Religious People: Pew Research

In Pew Research Center’s latest global study of religious freedom, Israel and Bangladesh have joined Nigeria, India, Syria, and Pakistan as the six nations that experienced very high social hostilities against religion in 2023, the most recent year for which data is available.

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An additional 49 countries encountered high levels of religion-driven social hostilities in 2023, bringing the total to 55 countries—28% of countries—with elevated levels of religion-driven social hostilities. The annual study covers two types of indexes—Government Restrictions and Social Hostilities—in a total of 198 countries and territories.

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Mindset: 7 Lessons You Can Learn From Losing

“‘You win or you learn… You never lose,’ as the late Italian football player and manager Mr Gianluca Vialli once put it.” So begins the article on the MR PORTER website, 7 Lessons You Can Learn From Losing, According To Elite Athletes, by Ms. Helen Bazuaye.

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It continues, “There is always a choice in failure and few understand this better than athletes who play at sport’s elite levels. Day in, day out, they work towards goals framed by the desire to be the best – to succeed by outsprinting, outkicking, outjumping and outscoring. But there can only ever be one winner. So, what lessons can we learn from defeat from those well versed in it? Is there something in their mindset that keeps them on track and committed to their goal, even when they don’t cross the line first—or at all?”

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Here are the 7 lessons she suggests:

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Personal Defense World EDC Video Series: Vehicle Situational Awareness

The print and digital magazine Personal Defense World describes itself as “your go-to site for everything essential to serious self-defense.” One of its feature productions is the Everyday Carry Video Series offering brief instructional videos on a variety of EDC topics.

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Below is the EDC 7-minute video explaining the importance of being situationally aware as a self-defense tool while walking to your vehicle. Following that is the list of, and links to, other videos in the series.

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Kairos: The Wisdom of Knowing When to Act for Strategic Impact

Kairos (καιρός) is an ancient Greek word that refers to a decisive, appointed, or opportune “right time.” It appears over 80 times in the New Testament to describe a divine moment when God intervenes or when a crucial window of opportunity requires a specific, faithful response.

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Kairos vs Carpe Diem:  While both phrases encourage active engagement with the present, the Latin phrase Carpe Diem (“seize the day”) is about acting on any moment, whereas Kairos is about recognizing the right moment on which to act. One pushes you to create your own opportunity, while the other reminds you to wait for the opportune time.

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Carpe Diem is a proactive call to action rooted in the philosophy that time is fleeting. It encourages you to take control of your destiny, take risks, and maximize every single day—regardless of the external circumstances.

Kairos isn’t about rushing to force a moment; it’s about having the wisdom and intuition to spot the perfect, fleeting window of opportunity and acting decisively when the “time is ripe.” Kairos is the perfect, strategic moment.

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Christian Warrior Training’s Database Analysis of Houses of Worship Active Killer Incidents

Keith Graves of Christian Warrior Training has compiled a database of 30 verified active shooter and deadly force incidents at houses of worship in the United States from 1999 to 2026.

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He says, “Every entry is sourced. Every weapon caliber, service phase, casualty count, and motive category has been checked against primary reporting. Where data was not publicly confirmed, it is listed as unconfirmed rather than estimated.”

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Here Are His 6 Findings:

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