"Desperate Sons" is a book by Les Standiford that tells the story of the "Sons of Liberty", the band of anarchists who led the American Colonies to war and seceding from Britain and establishing America. Never a popular revolution, at no time did a majority support the American Revolution and around a third of the… Continue reading Desperate Sons
Magazine Issue 4
Believer’s Testimony We were on vacation and I mentioned "The Lord" to an acquaintance in conversation, he stopped and acknowledged his mutual faith. I added, "The Lord’s name is Yeshua", just so there was no misunderstanding. The next day I had an opportunity to ask him about his faith. One of the things we talked… Continue reading Magazine Issue 4
Greatest Moment In History
The single greatest event in human history is the death of Yeshua on the Roman Cross, at the date that time changed from BC (before Christ) to AD (After death). The pagan world is striving to change this time distinction, but the evidence, credibility and knowledge of Yeshua Messiah, (Hebrew for Jesus Christ) is too… Continue reading Greatest Moment In History
Strat-O-Matic Fanatics
"Strat-O-Matic Fanatics" by Glenn Guzzo is the true story behind the creation of America's most popular sports board game, Strat-O-Matic. The book traces the game's roots from 11-year-old Hal Richman's bedroom, his first rudimentary attempts at developing a baseball game when he was not satisfied with the statistical accuracy of games on the market, down… Continue reading Strat-O-Matic Fanatics
Meaninglessness and Vanity
I spent the night in a restless dream of effort without resolution, completion or meaning. I remembered Solomon's exhaustive analysis, "Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless." (Ecclesiastes 1:2) Yes, and he observed what I experienced in my dream. "All their days their work is grief and pain; even at night their… Continue reading Meaninglessness and Vanity
With Every Temptation
"No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it." (1 Corinthians 10:13) If we believed and lived this we… Continue reading With Every Temptation
Beautiful Exile
"Beautiful Exile" by Carl Rollyson is a biography of legendary author and journalist Martha Gellhorn. Gellhorn wrote novels, travel and other books but is primarily remembered for her wartime reporting and reporting on various human rights abuses. Being one of the first and most widely read female war correspondents, her reporting spanned the Depression, the… Continue reading Beautiful Exile
Enemy of the People
Imagine there was an extremely large, influential, knowledgeable and invasive organization that operated to manipulate, control, and sway public opinion, speech, and behavior. Assume further that this biased self-serving organization collaborated with other similar massive entities in order to build a knowledge base of as much information as they possibly could on everyone in the… Continue reading Enemy of the People
God’s Way
I once heard a minister who taught that God responds to prayer, which is scriptural. However, he extended it much further, such that we have been granted great authority through prayer to change the world or refuse to pray and allow the enemy to prevail. I don't want to get into an argument about doctrine… Continue reading God’s Way
Finding Dorothy
"Finding Dorothy" by Elizabeth Letts is a historical novel primarily about the life of Maude Gauge Baum, the wife of L. Frank Baum who wrote the original Wizard of Oz books. The book bounces back and forth between her early life and the 1939 making of "The Wizard of Oz" movie in Hollywood where she… Continue reading Finding Dorothy
Next Order For Biden
This will sound like conspiracy theory, but proof is in the future. The sitting President has been busy reforming the policies that President Trump demolished during his presidency. Even now we see the propaganda media machine laying a groundwork for permanent Democrat control, just as Putin is doing in Russia. Making DC a state, passing… Continue reading Next Order For Biden
Prayer Service Followup
In our post, "Spiritual Service", I announced and outlined an ongoing prayer initiative. Very briefly I explained how important prayer and you, the followers of this blog, are in the Kingdom of God. Principally we are praying for you, but scripture teaches we all are part of a Royal Priesthood.(1 Pet. 2:5, 9) My vision… Continue reading Prayer Service Followup
Kingfish
"Kingfish" is a biography of Huey Long written by Richard White. Long was a Louisiana Democrat governor and later U.S. senator and controlled virtually every aspect of the state government from 1929 until he was shot to death in 1935 at age 42. This was true even though he held no state office after 1932… Continue reading Kingfish
The Broken Spoke
Many things are wrong in America, besides a Government Office obtained through fraud, distortions regarding a pandemic, riots, division, immorality, abortion, drug addiction, broken families and political corruption. The overarching issue and underlying problem is the absence of justice. The rule of law no longer functions. "So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at… Continue reading The Broken Spoke
Spiritual Service
When I consider a lifetime of Spiritual exercise what stands out is prayer, intercession, and supplication. As a child some of my earliest memories are prayer conversations with God. That conversation never stopped, but it changed and grew in faith and knowledge. Anything that was accomplished was God's grace and was effected in conjunction with… Continue reading Spiritual Service
Enter Heaven’s Realm
There will be a time in everyone's existence where all the shadows are illuminated, revealing a startling reality, a shuddering awareness as we enter the realm of everlasting day. The presence of God will fill all with glory, perceived in awe, fear and wonder. Everyone will encounter their Creator, Father God, to give an account and… Continue reading Enter Heaven’s Realm
A Dire Emergency
In this situation everyone is tested and I can't say how I might respond, but the Word and Spirit give insight into a distinction between the natural and Spiritual. The actions of the Spirit are not subject to reason or natural responses. We've witnessed this from hero's who consistently affirm no credit for their deeds.… Continue reading A Dire Emergency
The Covenant of Marriage
"You cover the Lord’s altar with tears, with weeping and groaning because he no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand. But you say, 'Why does he not?' Because the Lord was witness between you and the wife of your youth, to whom you have been faithless, though she is… Continue reading The Covenant of Marriage
Needs and Timing
Does God care about individuals? We in America are so individualistic, such a question is paramount. In other societies, individuals may ask such questions, but their reality overcomes their hope. For example, in the Third World getting enough food for each day is a priority over self-actualization. Some of you may know Maslow’s hierarchy of… Continue reading Needs and Timing
Defiant Joy
"Defiant Joy" is a biography of G. K. Chesterton by Kevin Belmonte. Chesterton was an English writer, philosopher, lay theologian, and literary and art critic that wrote primarily in the early 1900s. Blessed with a sharp wit, he created the fictional priest-detective Father Brown, a very popular series in its time, wrote the definite biography… Continue reading Defiant Joy
God’s Prophetic Word to Israel
The Lord started something in 1948, reuniting Israel as a nation in the land He had given their forefathers. However, He is not through and will fill Israel completely. "Your children hasten back, and those who laid you waste depart from you. Lift up your eyes and look around; all your children gather and come… Continue reading God’s Prophetic Word to Israel
Mint Condition
Back when I was a boy I fondly remember coming home in the early summer evenings after playing some sandlot baseball and hoping Mom would bring me a couple of packs of baseball cards from her weekly trip to the grocery store. I loved Major League Baseball and, in the day when few games were… Continue reading Mint Condition
God in the Small Things
We needed to pour some concrete, quite a bit of it. We found a concrete contractor who began in a few days. I thought it good business to pay as we went and he was willing for me to pay the supplier directly for the cement. I assumed I could pay by check, but as… Continue reading God in the Small Things
Heaven Lost
Heaven is described in the Bible and most everyone would like to go to heaven. The Eastern religions do not describe a delightful heaven, but rather, depict an absence of earth's pain or a nirvana of nothingness after an endless cycle of reincarnation. Islam promises seventy virgins to martyr's in Allah's jihad, which sounds rather… Continue reading Heaven Lost
Actions and Consequences
The American dream once was owning your own home, but from the founding it was living in liberty with responsibility. The idea of owning your own home in early years was not a dream, but a common occurrence and necessity of wealth accumulation. Of course, those farm houses and cabins were not what we have… Continue reading Actions and Consequences
