DIVERSITY to EMPATHY to INCLUSION to EVIL

Sounds attractive, all over again, today.
Like it sounded attractive to Eve, and she was deceived.

“Evil triumphs when good men do nothing in the face of evil.”

Adam, a good man, a perfect man, until “he did nothing”.

Evil triumphed when that good man did nothing.

Eve was deceived.
Adam knew better.
Adam had a very brief window to act.
Also, a VERY BRIEF window to act today—one graphic example:
“The only thing to stop a bad man with a gun is a good man with a gun.”


Adam did nothing.
Adam ate.
Consequences, for Adam, for Eve, for everyone, for 6000 years.

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Sounds attractive, all over again, today.

Inevitable results, happening now.

D+EVIL=DEVIL

“D”oing nothing about “EVIL” is from the “DEVIL”, as well as the consequences.

(repeats intentional)

“SEND THEM AWAY . . .”

Disciples—misguided about children—to parents—tried to send them away—criticised,
“You shouldn’t bother Jesus.”

“Parents who brought their children to Jesus to lay His hands on them and bless them, were rebuked by the disciples, who were rebuked by Jesus, who welcomed the children in His arms and blessed them.”


Disciples‐‐‐misguided about the crowds—getting late, getting hungry—tried to send them away—to Jesus,
“Send them away, to go buy food for themselves.”

Jesus said, “You feed them. Then Jesus fed thousands with five biscuits and two fish, with leftovers (lots of leftovers).


Discples‐‐‐misguided about hurting woman—uncomfortable—tried to send her away—urged Jesus,
“Send her away—she is bothering us with all her crying out (shouting).”

Then Jesus stopped everything, and healed her.


Family—misguided about older relatives—we ‘can’t’ take care of
them‐‐‐try to send them away—to each other,
“It’s time for a nursing home—better off there.”

The Bible says, “If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”

BE STILL

Be still ?
Now that is un-American nowadays.

Everything in us and around us tells us, compels us to keep moving (faster and faster), keep getting more information (faster and faster), keep getting more done (faster anf faster), keep getting more efficient (faster and faster), keep expecting more (faster and faster).

Did I say “faster” ?

Just observe what is on your screens, and everywhere you turn.
If you’re over 60 (maybe 50), and if you are not totally swamped by “faster, faster, faster”, and if you can remember when most everything was slower (much slower), then you can read the rest of this article.

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Did you notice that unannounced visits are no longer appreciated, even no longer welcome ?

Did you ever experience that, with your children ?

Did you notice that visits have to be ‘scheduled’ ?

Did you ever have a need, someone to share it with, and there was no one (or shall I say there was no one available) ?

Did you ever give up on seeing someone you need to see because of the above, because you know they are too busy ?

Do not bother others, because you might be a bother ?

Do you think back on times when everything was slower, people were slower and had more time for each other ?

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Today is today !
“You can’t go back !”
Don’t live in the past !
Keep moving ahead !
Don’t be left behind !


Fast(er), Fast(er) – – –
Bigg(er) ?,Bigg(er) ? – – –
Stressed(er), Stressed(er) – – –
Unhealthy(er), Unhealthy(er) – – –
Overloaded(er), Overloaded(er) – – –
Lost(er), Lost(er) – – –


Be still.
Better put that in my schedule.
Rest.
Better put that in my schedule.

“Sleep happens automatically; Rest must be intentional.”

“Be still, and know that I Am God.”

“Come to Me, everyone who is weary and overloaded, and I will give you REST.”

GOT TROUBLE

You got trouble ?
or
You got trouble by the tail ?
or
I don’t share my trouble.
I can handle it.
I just deal with it.

I don’t “Bear one another’s burdens . . .”

I never think about the rest:
“. . . and in doing so, fulfill the law of Christ.”

REALLY, REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Like the preachers and the writers gave legitimacy and inspiration for the American Revolution—
—I wish I could write something that would “Make A Difference”, In Our Country’s Life, “In The Parts That Are For Keeps”.


In individual lives “the parts that are for keeps” means a relationship with Jesus now and forever.

In our country’s life “the parts that are for keeps” means freedom.


Our Freedom was founded and won by sacrifice and faith in God.
Our Freedom must be maintained by sacrifice and faith in God.
Our Freedom, NOW, must be regained (won again) by sacrifice and faith in God.

ALWAYS

We must always thank God for putting us in His Company, of believers, to be faithful stewards with everything He entrusted to us, as we do our work heartedly as unto the Lord and not unto man, because it is the Lord Christ we serve.

[Long sentence, covers it all]

HOW LONG

This will be a short article, because I’m not going to say much.

I ask you, reading this, to do a simple search, and read a bunch of what God says.

Type on the internet:
Bible verses with “how long?”

“FREE STUFF” – – – DANGEROUS DEPENDENCE

FAITH
to
FREEDOM
to
CAPITALISM
to
WEALTH
to
“FREE STUFF” / SOCIALISM
to
BANKRUPTCY
to
TYRANNY

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Impossible political promises
Inevitable historical repetition

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“What we learn from history is that we don’t learn anything from history.”

☆TALK ABOUT FAITH☆

FAITH ? – OR – FIGURE IT OUT ?

FAITH ? – WHEN YOU CAN’T FIGURE IT OUT ?

As I get older and my physical and mental functions decline, I wonder where that leaves my spiritual well-being.

I know the Bible verse that says,
“Even though our outward being is fading, our inward being is growing stronger.”

But my increasing difficulty remembering anything, includes distress over reading the Bible and immediately losing the thought (recall) of what I just read.

So how do I deal with that loss and the guilt of not holding in my mind
the Words from God that I just read, to strengthen me and keep me going through the day ?

Can I also turn that over to Jesus, and not worry about it ?

☆TALK ABOUT FAITH ☆

And, anyone who is not in my shoes, not going through what I’m facing, cannot understand that their suggestions don’t help (don’t apply).
It makes you want to say, “You’ll ‘get it’ someday”.
Well, maybe they will, maybe they won’t.

So, that’s why some older people struggle with things that cannot be fixed, that nobody knows, that makes them feel alone.

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BUT GOD—
Can He ?
Will He ?
Is He the only One ?
Can we believe ?
Can I believe ?
Can I count on His promise to work for good, even the scarey stuff of decline, of losing ground ?

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☆TALK ABOUT FAITH ☆

CHRISTIANS AND DEMOCRATS – – – AMERICANS AND DEMOCRATS

Christians vs democrats
Americans vs democrats

NEVERMORE . . .

— christian democrats

— chrislam (merge christianity with islam)

— christians for anything in democrat platform

— christians for abortion

— pro-life democrats

— christians voting for democrats

— american democrats

— democrat socialist party of america

(Note—I do not capitalize anything not authentic.)