The Present Situation

<I>The Present Situation</I> by Rick Strauss offers fascinating glimpses of a man who was introduced to Queen Elisabeth in l960. In '68 he embraced Jesus gave away all his money (several million) and in '83 he spent nine months in the gutter of the L.A. ghetto. Today he's a happy retread hippie on the Westside.</P> <P>The book presents a collection of unusual but important insights into the dynamics of love and the Apocalypse--a subject which Rick has pursued since '72. He says Today people are frightened by the flash bang and never get hear about the happy end. They don't know or have forgotten Jesus takes away their feelings of inadequacy and invites them into the kingdom of heaven. Rick discusses the meaning of the term--it emphasizes the loving nature of God--and describes how to take advantage of this free gift.</P> <P><I>The Present Situation</I> compares the Apocalypse to a rite of passage. God calls on us to love him and our neighbors. Now we'll reveal whether we're on his side or not.</P><P>Rick reads a book a week... anthropology astronomy geopolitics particle physics psychology spirituality. All these points of view are brought to bear in The Present Situation.