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Prison Walk

As I walk amidst the wounded from the field of battle within our culture, I asked a couple young inmates if they had anything they wanted to pray for tonight????

One young inmate said he had 4 kids ages 6 and 7.  I repeated what he said because I thought I heard wrong. I asked about the mother. That’s when he told me the children were from four different girls. The kids are being raised by the grand parents. Wow do they need our prayers. The young man has a tear tattoo on the lower corner of his left eye.

Another asked to pray for his daughter who is age two. When I asked I was told the mother is not part of the family. She is in another kind of prison I thought to myself!

These young people should still be just kids to me.

Who drove prayer out of our schools? Who seeks to remove God from everything? Who clings to the destruction of life before it arrives? Who remains silent while so many seek to silence the voice of the tear that speaks for a young man who does not know what to say or how to pray!

If there appears some intensity to my writing or when I speak from time to time — forgive me — the voice of that tear I hear penetrated my soul and I could not hold it in!

The Promise of Baby Boy

The spirit of the mind doesn’t stop working. 2 Kings 4:8 was the 1st reading for Sunday July 2, 2017 – today – I shared before I ever asked the inmates last Thursday what they wanted to pray for.

Now I know God set me up! Elisha encountered a woman of influence.

She invited him and recognized he was a holy man so she had a room setup so he would have a place to stay on his many returns.

Elisha recognized the gift and wanted to give her a gift. How many of us would think of something besides things or stuff? She has no son Elisha was told. He promised “This time next year you will be fondling a baby son!

How many today would say – I wish you a new born baby?

The gift of new life – the gift to create new life – the gift to nurture new life – the gift of giving self to the new life treasure that takes years to unfold – to find one self – one gives one self away and in the process creates new life possibilities beyond expectations.

Should I die and go away? What treasure can I leave behind that can open doors to new life even in the midst of a spiritual darkness and a war man seeks to control life in every way!

Lent 2017

See if you can think of modern day examples to substitute for the word “hunter”! Do I really need to give anyone a clue?

A reminder to all – especially Christians –> It’s “LENT” with wisdom
while many of today’s new age folks consider this ancient out of date throw away belief’s and values — we have from the Liturgy of the Hours morning prayer said every single dang gum day this
RESPONSORY – (PS I think it is designed especially for the too smart of head that ignores the heart – but God knew just how hard a heart can grow so it is repeated over and over and over so just maybe one day it will penetrate hearts grown stone cold.)

God himself will set me free, from the hunter’s snare.
– God himself will set me free, from the hunter’s snare.
From those who would trap me with lying words
– and from the hunter’s snare.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
– God himself will set me free, from the hunter’s snare.

Yep only God can save humankind from the selfie crises of self worship! Who you looking for?

Birthday Present 2017

My birthday present to you in 2017!!! Some say I am retired!?! Could have fooled me! But I say – the voice more powerful just keeps on calling – stay persistent do not get discouraged by people seeking their own desires . The promise made will be a lasting treasure! My birthday gift to those willing to listen and with ears willing to hear! From 2 Timothy 4:

I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingly power: 

a 2; be persistent whether it is convenient or inconvenient; convince, reprimand, encourage through all patience and teaching.

b 3 For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine but, following their own desires and insatiable curiosity,* will accumulate teachers

c 4 and will stop listening to the truth and will be diverted to myths.

d 5 But you, be self-possessed in all circumstances; put up with hardship; perform the work of an evangelist; fulfill your ministry.

Has this day (b 3;) already arrived? What myths (c 4;) has the world embraced? Who has the courage (d 5;) to be open, listen and speak the truth?

2017 Protests & The Tea Party of 2008

Memories: I participated in the Tea Party Protests of 2008 & 2009. I assisted in the initial spontaneous citizen dialogue using the internet to articulate what it was that was bubbling up from the gut of people across this nation. I wish I had saved my comments from those days for my grand children to read today.

Memories: I participated in the Tea Party Protests of 2008 & 2009. I assisted in the initial spontaneous citizen dialogue using the internet to articulate what it was that was bubbling up from the gut of people across this nation. I wish I had saved my comments from those days for my grand children to read today. When ones American values are being violated is when the gut begins to speak so ones mind and spirit will stop and listen. My values were defined in the Declaration of Independence the founding document for the Constitution – I realized our national leaders had been long straying from the vision of self governess and the creation of new form of government called a Republic when democracy was recognized as a real threat to liberty, freedom and the rights of the people.

I willingly marched on Washington D.C., hosted a local rally and spoke at several others. I probably still have the talks I gave. And no one got paid for what they did.

The Main Stream Media can not fool me with the fake news of yesterday or today. Back then Tea Party protesters were called many names by many of the elected elite of both parties and the main stream media joined in with the powerful – Tea Party = “extremist”, “racist”, “homophobes”, “Nazis” and many more. Tea Party folks showed up at national and state Republican and Democratic Town Hall meetings. No discrimination there = both parties were guilty. And we had many outstanding black and espanic Tea Party supporters. Tea Party folks recognized the federal government was no longer representing the people within either party. Tea Party folks didn’t just whine and complain they worked, organized and offered real solutions which any citizen of party or affiliation was welcome to read.

http://www.teapartypatriots.org/

The hatred expressed by some toward the Tea Party movement made me realize our nation was and is still suffering from a sickness caused by the lust for power and control.When the Tea Party marched on Washington D.C. the capital was cleaner than when they came and no one got hurt or property destroyed.

Compare what is taking place today where people destroy property, beat people up, yell and scream, some are even being paid to shut other voices down in an effort to create an image of unrest yet they offer no solutions and seem bent on attacking only a single party.

When ones American values are being violated is when the gut begins to speak so ones mind and spirit will stop and listen. My values were defined in the Declaration of Independence the founding document for the Constitution – I realized our national leaders had been long straying (almost all of my life) from the vision of self governess and the creation of new form of government called a Republic where democracy was recognized as a real threat to liberty, freedom and the rights of the people.

So many young folks don’t know our nations history and are easily influenced by the creation of an image that may not be true!

I willingly marched on Washington D.C., hosted a local rally and spoke at several others. I probably still have the talks I gave. And no one got paid for what they did.

No one including the Main Stream Media can not fool me with the fake news of yesterday or today. Back then Tea Party protesters were called many names by many of the elected elite of both parties and the main stream media joined in with the powerful – Tea Party = “extremist”, “racist”, “homophobes”, “Nazis” and many more.

Tea Party folks showed up at national and state Republican and Democratic Town Hall meetings. No discrimination there = both parties were guilty. And we had many outstanding black and espanic Tea Party supporters.

Tea Party folks recognized the federal government was no longer representing the people within either party. Tea Party folks didn’t just whine and complain they worked, organized and offered real solutions which any citizen of party or affiliation willing to look was welcome to read.

The hatred expressed by some toward the Tea Party movement made me realize our nation was and is still suffering from a sickness caused by the great sin of lust and greed for power and control.

When the Tea Party marched on Washington D.C. the capital was cleaner than when they came and no one got hurt or property destroyed.

Compare what is taking place today!

Symbols of Wisdom – The Worlds & God’s

There are two kinds of Wisdom.  The symbol for the worlds wisdom is the iphone or smartphone.  Every youngsters around the age of 12 begins to carry the symbol of the worlds wisdom everywhere they go these days.  With it’s internet connectivity all knowledge and images are available to the child with little or no supervision.  A child has neither the maturity, knowledge or ability to understand the most intimate details they may be exposed to.

The impact of the worlds wisdom creates division which can easily be observed almost everywhere a family and friends gather.  Check out the tables at a local restaurant.  Everyone at the table is more than likely being consumed by a non-living smart device.  We could conclude they are being trained by the device of the world, voluntarily being divided and consumed into a non living selfie devise.  Each individual is living in a fantasy world of self where the development of social skills/interaction with real people is inhibited or worse eliminated.  Hence we might expect in the face of real or perceived conflict these young folks will soon learn to run for the nearest imaginary wifi safe zone.

The symbol of God’s wisdom is strikingly different.  It is the real flesh and blood of Christ hanging on a cross we call a crucifix.  And secret code to God’s wisdom is provided by the nail driven through the flesh of Christ which serves as the key that opens the door to the wisdom of God and a life lived more abundantly.  The crucifixion is the result of dealing with real people by one who was willing to sacrifice everything to speak the truth to those loved including ones enemy who seeks to bully, discredit and shut up any voice that has the courage to speak of the word of truth and wisdom reveled to those willing to surrender to the creator of all things.

 

Modern Gun Violence versus Cowboys and Indians of Yesterday

When I was a kid in the 1950’s the major game my brother and I played was cowboys and Indians.  Our favorite hero’s were Gene Autry & Back in the Saddle Again, Roy Rogers & Trigger his horse, Zorro, and the Lone Ranger and Tonto.  We went to the movies to watch cowboy shows every chance we could.  We both used sticks as imaginary horses.  I remember a long piece of brown wood with white paint alone the 3/4″ side was my horse which had a white mane.

From morning to sunset it was ride em cowboy and shoot up the bad guys.  I must have shot my brother a million times and he did the same to me.  Sometimes we would argue who shot who first.  But for sure eventually one of us would pretend to die.  In fact we could take almost forever to die as we exaggerated the slowest of slow deaths.

Wow – can you imagine what might happen to us in today’s uptight modern world?  We would be taken out of school, away from our parents, placed in custody and required to talk to a shrink with an agenda to dismantle the spirit of the boy we were created with and then require we be put on some sort of drug.  I suspect today’s so called highly educated self proclaimed experts must have experienced a seriously lack oxygen to the brain that effected their critical thinking capacity.  Or worse they must be taking self prescribed drugs that cause them to seek safe zones from little boys.

Think about it neither my brother, nor I or any of our cousins or friends ever killed a single person because we had what today’s experts do not honor and was probably never covered in their higher educational curriculum or internship experience.  We had mothers and fathers of  faith took us to church every Sunday and when necessary gave us a spanking.  Gosh they sent us to a Catholic School where “religion” and the “ten commandments” were taught.  Gosh my brother and I knew the difference between play, pretending and real life even when we were little boys.

This is called being “churched” versus those being incarcerated in our modern world that are now recognized as being “unchurched”.

Go figure – just how smart are the secular progressives?

Symptoms of a Generational Attack on the American Culture

Completed my annual prison update orientation today. We are being told the new inmates coming into the system are different from previous generations. The one word summary used = “they are unchurched”!

Reflection – and you won’t hear this in church, where happy talk is the model of this modern era — translation the secular progressive movement in our nation has been highly successful in dismantling the cornerstone fortress’s (family and church) which historically protected not only children but civilization.

Seems so many have forgotten our nation really was founded upon a christian/judeo philosophy – freedom of religion and liberty grounded in personal responsibility. Is that taught in school anymore?: For the new age folks – this is a very old story being repeated under our noses lead by the ever sophisticated Hollywood glamor class with values one can find in a septic tank! Oh – if it feels good do as much as you can with as many as you can — there are no consequences and it doesn’t matter who you do it with.

Shut my mouth, should I speak in terms of a philosophy passed on as ages old wisdom and knowledge of “right or wrong” or heaven forbid I use the words “virtue or sin”. The progressives and the young will either try to shut me up or run for the nearest safe zone.

Folks are just misunderstood is the progressive answer! They better watch out – cause the gangs have no respect for safe zones either.

Division in America and Removal of Prayer

Heard Trump say the division in our nation stared before Obama. Then I heard a bone head pundit say it started when Bill Clinton was impeached!

Gosh, I still remember the 1960’s when the secular progressive movement succeeded in scaring people into thinking they couldn’t pray in government schools. I pray everywhere I go – even in a government prison.

Today, I received an official briefing on the impact to the long term removal of prayer – young inmates have no idea how to pray when they need it the most. For many of them the new church is a gang where at lest someone there recognizes they exist.

Assimilation 2017

Do the American people understand what assimilation is? People came to the USA for what America is and not what they left behind.

Grand children pay attention please!

My grandparents came to the USA from Belgium before the turn of the 20th century. They settled in a Belgium settlement and spoke the native language. My father told me he and his brothers refused to speak that language though they could understand it. It was because they wanted to be Americans first. Many years later my father told me he regretted giving up his native tongue but never regretted his loyalty to his new country. Further he told me the Italians and Polish kids did the same though sometimes they clashed because that is what kids do.

American values were and still are christian/judeo values which guarantee the right to life which includes freedom of religion (WHICH MEANS WHAT ONE DOES OUTSIDE OF CHURCH) did not allow anyone to kill anyone for any reason except in self defense.

Secular progressives want to redefine assimilation and freedom of religion to be undermine christian/judeo values and limit religion strictly to what one does in church. They obviously do not like the original founding of America. Separation of church and state is a restriction on the government and not on the people.

Boy do we have problems with those who seek to confuse those who do not know the history of this nation.