Richard French
@richardfrench
Retired Tech exec, GT race car driver, Author. Interested in Ethics, Journaling, Theology, Photography, Model Railways, Leadership, Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Hot take: the EU AI Act isn't a legal problem. It's a leadership problem dressed up in legal language. Your lawyers can't own this one for you. Here's what it actually requires of decision-makers, in plain English. │
Most assume the millennium is still ahead of us. Amillennialism says we're already in it. It's not a fringe view—it's shaped Christian thought for centuries. Worth understanding, whatever you believe about end times. │
The red horse of Revelation 6 brings war. But the rider is "given" a sword and "granted" power to remove peace. Even the second seal rides under the authority of the Lamb who opened it. https://revelation-explained.com/guide/red-horse-in-revelation │
What's the most mysterious gift Jesus ever promised? A white stone with a secret name (Rev 2:17). Scholars have debated it for centuries, but it might just hold the key to understanding our truest identity. More precious than gold 💎 │
When Jesus said 'I have the keys of Hades and Death,' ancient people understood immediately: He wasn't just winning a battle—He was claiming ownership of death's entire operation. That's not theology. That's revolution. 🔑 │
The Nicolaitans are mentioned twice in Revelation. Both times, Jesus says he hates what they do. Yet Scripture never fully explains who they were. That gap is worth closing — their story touches on compromise, false teaching, and a warning the early church took seriously. │
Revelation mentions the lake of fire five times — and each appearance adds a detail most people quietly skip over. Worth actually reading what it says vs. what we assume it says. │
Most readers quietly skip past Revelation's promise that events would 'shortly take place.' Preterism refuses to. It takes the timing seriously — and the implications are fascinating. Worth understanding regardless of where you land. │
Before any seal breaks or trumpet sounds in Revelation, God speaks. "Alpha and Omega" isn't poetic filler — it's a claim that reframes everything that follows. Most readers rush past it. They probably shouldn't. │
Scholars have fought for 2,000 years over when Revelation was written — all sparked by one ancient bishop's casual comment. Early date vs. late date completely changes how the prophecies read. The evidence is wilder than you'd think. │
Revelation contains some of Jesus's sharpest words ever recorded — 'synagogue of Satan.' He used it twice. Not metaphor for shock value, but a specific rebuke with real historical context. The answer to who He meant is more nuanced than most expect. │
Four mentions of the author's name in Revelation. Two millennia of scholars disagreeing about who he was. Turns out the debate itself tells you something fascinating about how the early church decided what Scripture meant. │
Told to look for the Lion of Judah. Turned and saw a Lamb. That single moment in Revelation quietly dismantles every idea we have about strength and victory. The tension is completely intentional. │
Hot take: every Gog and Magog prophecy chart you've seen is probably missing the point. The biblical meaning isn't a news forecast — it's something far older and weirder than that. Worth rethinking. │
Revelation 9 gives us a locust army led by a king named Abaddon — the Destroyer. It sounds like pure nightmare fuel, but the name has roots stretching back through the Hebrew Bible. Worth understanding what John actually meant here. │
Jesus said 'It is done!' on the cross. The same phrase appears in Revelation 16 with the 7 bowls of wrath. This connection unlocks the mystery of God's justice plan. The parallels between sacrifice and judgment are absolutely stunning. │
One minute you're fine. The next, everything is too much and you don't know why. ADHD mood swings are brutal — but journaling through them might actually help, if you do it the right way for your brain. │
Hot take: compliance programs don't fix business ethics issues — they just give organizations a paper trail to hide behind. Enron. Volkswagen. Every 2008 bank. All had rulebooks. None of it mattered. Something deeper is broken, and most leaders aren't asking the right questions. │
We journal the wins, the goals, the things we're grateful for. But the jealousy? The self-sabotage? The memory that still stings? Those get skipped. Shadow journaling prompts are built exactly for what you don't write down. │
Hot take: Companies rushing to deploy AI everywhere are missing the point. The real competitive edge isn't having the most AI—it's knowing when human wisdom beats machine intelligence. Strategic > speed. │
Revelation says heaven has "no more sea" — and we've been reading it too literally. The sea meant chaos, dread, cosmic disorder. John wasn't describing geography. He was announcing its end. │
Your mood swings aren't chaos — they're a pattern running on repeat. Cheerful at breakfast, snapping by lunch, drained by dinner. Once you learn to read it, you can actually get ahead of it. Here's how. │
The Convergence: Restoration Samantha doesn't believe in magic. Connor doesn't believe in fate. Assassins with soul-killing weapons come for them both. They loved each other 150 years ago, sacrificed everything to save the world. Their connection might destroy reality—or be the only thing to fix it.
According to Bloomberg, romantasy books achieved $610 million in sales in 2024, up from $454 million in 2023, proving that readers crave stories where love transcends the boundaries of reality itself.
According to GfK Entertainment and NielsenIQ BookData, science fiction and fantasy book sales increased by 41.3% between 2023 and 2024, with romance novels and fantasy titles performing particularly well.