TOO MANY ROOSTERS

June 28, 2026 By Leave a Comment

Too many roosters

Part One
— Many roosters
— Multiple locations
— Roosters crow
— That’s what roosters do
— All the time ? ? ?
— Roosters are known for their trademark wakeup call early in the morning—sometimes ‘too early’

Observation—real time :
— Too many roosters in multiple locations have changed from their created role of alarm clock—to a continuous crowing competition, on and on and on.

Now I’m waiting for meaningful life application, maybe even spiritual.

Okay, here it is—at least a start:

Part Two
— Too many preachers
— Too many churches
— Too many christians
— Too many comforts
— Too many pleasures
— Too many assumptions

Part Three
The brash phrases in part two have explanations (coming), but perhaps someone may see where this is going.

The present church in America has gone far from leadership in the culture, indeed shaping the culture.

The culture does not hear a cry for repentance from the church, which divides everyone into two groups—those who accept the message of Jesus for forgiveness and respond—and those who reject the message.

Most people do not see the contrast because the church has not made it clear that there is no middle ground.
Even most people within the church accept more and more compromise and compatibility with the culture.

American Christians are dangerously comfortable, and ineffective.

Just as our civilization has progressed by leaps and bounds in recent centuries, giving everyone (in America) a better life—so Christians believe the church has likewise advanced to a more modern message, even embarrassed or ashamed of the old, straight, strong word right from the Bible.

Christians and church leaders compare themselves with each other, and feel pretty good (and crow about it).

The Bible gives clear assessment and warning about these times:

“For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.”

“But he who glories, let him glory in the Lord. For not he who commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends.”

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Political---Cultural

WHAT COUNTS – NOW – THEN – FOR YOU ?

June 28, 2026 By Leave a Comment

What really counts in your life now ?
[Need a mandatory pause here, or repeat]
“What really counts in your life now ?”

Will it count for keeps, forever ?

What makes you ready for your last day, to meet your Maker ?

Set aside any dependence on (your) church.

Set aside any dependence on family background.

Set aside any dependence on your exemplary life.

Set aside any dependence on your reputation.

Set aside what you think about yourself.

Set aside what you think or say about God—or what you might say to God.

Set everything aside—on your last day it will all be set aside.

What will be left, on your last day ? (And we all have a last day coming)

What will be left ?
— You
and
— Jesus

And Jesus will be in charge, covering your case on His terms.

And what are His terms ?

Everything He already said and made perfectly clear and wrote down in the Bible.

And that was available to you in your life.

His Terms:

  • God is good and holy.
  • You are not good.
  • You are a sinner.
  • God must punish sin.
  • “The wages of sin is death.”
  • God already punished sin, with death.
  • The death of God’s Son, Jesus, on the cross paid for sin, all sin, your sin.
  • God offers forgiveness for all your sin.
  • Admit you’re a sinner and accept His offer, now.

Jesus has a Book in heaven—The Lamb’s Book of Life—with names of every person who accepts His offer.
If your name is in there, you’re “IN”, wecome into heaven.
If your name is not in there, you’re not in‐‐‐sent to hell.

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Inspirational, Time

SOCIALISM IS THE GATEWAY DRUG T0 . . .

June 28, 2026 By Leave a Comment

Socialism is the gateway drug to communism to tyranny and dictatorship.

On their way up to power, socialists promise the moon with free stuff, and people ‘buy it’ and vote them into office.
Dictators are often voted into power, but they are never voted out of power.

Drug dealers gain new customers by offering free stuff at first, and people ‘buy it’ and so vote themselves into the web.
However inviting it may appear at first, the cruel reality quickly gets brutal, with no escape.

Free is not forever, and sometimes not for very long at all.

Human nature never changes, never learns, responding to promises and lies and offers too good to be true—from the devil in the Garden of Eden, to Hitler in Germany, to Newsom in California and Mamdani in New York.

We will soon see how long before hollow promises turn to cruel and brutal force.

– – –

America has only one recourse—turn back to our founding and reclaim our dependence on God.

“It is impossible to rightly govern this nation without God and the Bible.”
—–George Washington

“The United States Constitution will work only for a moral and religious people; it is wholly inadequate for any other.”
—–John Adams

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Financial, Inspirational, Political---Cultural, Time

SUCCESSFUL ? – – – REFLECTIONS

June 27, 2026 By Leave a Comment

? Success ? – – – defined

? Success ? – – – my definition

? Success ? – – – your definition

Have you “arrived” ?

Are you blessed more than others ?

Do you take some of the credit for that ?

“I am the master of my fate;
I am the captain of my soul.”

I do not subscribe to the above.
I have sought to follow God for many decades, and depend on Jesus.

I have acknowledged the gifts and abilities God has given in abundance, and tried to use them.
For some I have been faithful, with great satisfaction.
Others remain ‘safely’ sitting on the shelf, as I pass my mid-70’s, with major physical and mental limitations (some gradual, some sudden, some lifelong).

Daily
—“Lord, what do You want ?”
—“Lord, what do You want me to do, today ?”
—That prayer, along with the reality

—What CAN I do ?

“As thy days, so shall thy strength be.”

How much accepting, and how much pushing, is God asking, for us to be counted faithful in later years?

“One thing is required of us as stewards—faithfulness” (So much emphasized by Don Wildmon of AFR)

What about the times when I was out of God’s Will, and He spared my life ?

Indeed,
“Through many dangers, toils, and snares,
I have already come.
‘Twas grace that brought me safe this far,
And grace will lead me home.”

Filed Under: Faith Based, Health, Inspirational, Time

WHAT HAS TECHNOLOGY DONE FOR YOU LATELY ?

June 27, 2026 By Leave a Comment

“The computer does not help you learn; it helps you accomplish a task.”
—–heard on AFR

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.”

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Inspirational

BARTERING – – – IT’S A DEAL – – – OR NOT ?

June 20, 2026 By Leave a Comment

Bartering for food !
Bartering with no cash !
Bartering with no laws ?
Bartering with no rules ?
Bartering for survival ! X

Bartering in the good old days !
Bartering—pioneer doctors accepted whatever people had for ‘payment’ !

Bartering for what’s really important X
Bartering for faults X
Bartering for forgiveness X X
Bartering with God X X X
Bartering with God—on His terms ! ! ! !
Bartering for sin X X X
Bartering with the devil X X X

Bartering with debt ?
Bartering “owe my soul to the company store” X
Bartering “own you ?” X

Bartering—all is negotiable ? ? ?
Bartering—everything has its price ? ? ?
Bartering—everyone has his price X X X

Bartering for inheritance ! ? X ! ! ? ? X X

Bartering with self to make decisions ?
Bartering with self to justify X

Bartering on the internet ? ! ? X
Bartering with AI X X X X

Bartering with extremist terrorist, shiite muslim religious leaders ruling Iran X X X X X X X X X X

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Financial, Inspirational, Political---Cultural

TRUST IN THE LORD

June 16, 2026 By Leave a Comment

Have you ever had someone tell you to “just trust in the Lord,” and yet you felt they didn’t catch much of sharing in your burden or pain ?

Between Christians, when one of us is hurting, is it our job to fix their problem with Bible verses—or—show them we care so, ‘for real’, that they know some of their burden is lifted, because it is shared ?

Indeed, both, but not the first without the second, first.

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Inspirational

GOD IS STILL ON HIS THRONE

May 20, 2026 By Leave a Comment

God is STILL on His throne.
As though it seemed for a time that maybe we couldn’t see it.

GOD IS ON HIS THRONE

because

GOD IS – – – “I AM”

Always was
Always will be
Always IS

No thanks to us,
Except
We can reject Him from the throne of our life.
Or
We can let God be God in everything.

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Inspirational, Political---Cultural, Time

? I AM CONTENT ?

May 20, 2026 By Leave a Comment

Paul didn’t boast about being content.
He boasted about his afflictions, and listed them (long list).
And then he said, “I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content.”
He lists the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Paul also said it’s so much better to die and be with Jesus.

Been a couple roughest weeks of my life—rough month !

When I pray, “Lord, take me home”, can I be content ?
Actually, yes.
For the first time in my life, I’m ready to let go of everything here.

And then I pray, “Lord, if there’s something else You want me to do here, I’ll do it.”

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“FLEE YOUTHFUL LUSTS”

May 20, 2026 By Leave a Comment

Ok, lusts can be very strong (strongest?) in youth.

FLEE YOUTHFUL LUSTS

– – –

What about lusts in adulthood ?
Does temptation get any better ?
Actually, temptations get better at what they offer, and opportunities for the first time.
So,

FLEE ADULT LUSTS !

– – –

What about lusts in middle age ?
Does temptation get any better ?
Same answer.
So,

FLEE MIDDLE AGE LUSTS !1

– – –

What about lusts in senior years ?
Does temptation EVER get any better ?
Don’t count on it.
Fight it harder than ever.
So,

FLEE SENIOR LUSTS !

– – –

“Fight the good fight of faith, and in the end receive the salvation of your souls.”

“Be faithful unto death, and I will give you a crown of life.”

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Family, Inspirational, Political---Cultural, Time
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