Doing Good. How do people commonly view “doing good”?? A “do-gooder” is an idealistic, perhaps Pollyannaish person w/ good intentions, sporting a banana eating grin, who is impractical & going to be run over by people who are on the road to success. At least that’s what Americans typically think. The Satanic philosophy that life… read more »
Pedestals are Made for Statues not Men. Prominent persons become both deified & vilified. Their public images are wrapped in exaggerated myths like mummies. Those who aim for the truth must neither aim too high nor too low. It’s so well said in Isaiah 5:20, “Woe to them that call evil good, and good evil;… read more »
Future shock. The World has said, “The goal of technology is to change reality.” Just what I needed–not. When I was Amish, runaway technology was your horse going wild & running off w/ your buggy; in the World there is no end to runaway technology. For example, we have the military making biomass (that’s human… read more »
Noble & courageous brothers & sisters, fb friends, your blameless lives expose the Children of Wrath. Whether you feel it, the heart of God beats for you. Life goes on. Hope goes on. Life can give us a sense of being violated, of being alone, of feeling empty with a dragging daily routine. You tried… read more »
Judas Iscariot, an American hero. At the heart of tyranny (fascism, communism, Nazism, & what we have today) is snitching, the crime of Judas Iscariot. Infamous as a snitch, & his memory despised by everyone, Judas’s big crime was merely to “hand over” –that is, show the authorities where Yahshua could be found. As Yahshua… read more »
Duty, Honor, Country & God: A post to enhance the cooperation of truthers & the community of believers. Promises, vows, oaths—in other words commitments—tie in to our deepest desires & convictions. They are made to assure all involved that we will not abandon our obligation just because it conflicts with some momentary desire we happen… read more »
Paradise was a garden. This post is inspired by my drive today thru Oregon farmland, & all my wonderful ag memories it stimulated. The farms nourish us, Creation nourishes us & the farmers & gardeners nourish Creation. I think Christ can identify with my deep love for farming as he was always using farm illustrations… read more »
One cheap effective way to happiness. Say YES to life by being grateful for the blessings we have. Gratitude has been linked to happiness. Are we spending to buy happiness & neglecting a means to increase happiness which is free?—all it takes is to give thanks for what we have received! And giving thanks is… read more »
Patterns. Plaid & paisley. Is there a foundational pattern with so much diversity? Life seems to be a puzzle which we begin figuring out as soon as we are born. Ah, so that’s what mom looks like! Having the box lid picture to the puzzle helps us assemble the puzzle…but if everyone can choose what… read more »
The Sacredness of Everyday Life. Taking out the garbage is an unappetizing chore that some object to. Yet for YHVH God, the priest removing ashes (garbage) was a holy sacred job requiring special clothes. (cf. LEV 6:3-4) The job even had a name, trumat hadeshen. Can taking out the garbage, a seemingly odious job, be… read more »