“SEND THEM AWAY . . .”

October 9, 2026 By Leave a Comment

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.”

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BE STILL

October 9, 2026 By Leave a Comment

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.”

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☆TAKE OFF☆ YOUR OWN MASK

September 28, 2026 By Leave a Comment

We know the ‘rules’ about “take care of yourself first or you can’t help someone else”, and the airplane instruction to “put on your own oxygen mask before you help your child with theirs”.

During covid, were were told, and we were forced, to mask up, shield up, distance up, hide from others, not visit family, not look anyone in the eye or see what the rest of their face said, distance ourselves from interaction with everyone, fist bumps instead of handshakes (pretend, don’t touch), get the covid jab or lose your job, comply or you don’t care about others—all this thrust on the people overnight, designed and coordinated to create an entire population that does not trust anyone (making the most of the opportunity for complete control).

And what about, what have we learned (WHAT WE HAVE NOT LEARNED) from the covid mandates, six years ago, and for the next time ?

That time, how many, so many, Americans readily obeyed, out of fear.
— “Obey the health
‘authorities¿¿¿’ (or you’ll die).”
and
— “Obey the government
‘authoritiesXXX’ (or you’ll pay) ! ! !”

I could not believe what I saw when I went to town, and everyone (99%+) was all masked up.
It made me furious that fellow Americans were choosing to follow Fauche (Dr. F ?X?X), like under communism and other dictatorships.
I defined what that really meant in several articles on this site !
(type in the search bar MASK)
(original article MASKS MANIPULATE THE MASSES, followed by PLANNING THE PANDEMIC, please note the dates)

Americans, it’s time to TAKE OFF our masks and all they include, so we can see clearly right now what is destroying our country by dismantling our foundations and our freedoms.

● “You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye [TAKE OFF our masks], and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye! “

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PRIDE – VS – GUILT

September 14, 2026 By Leave a Comment

● PRIDE and GUILT—good, bad, ugly

Amazing, how pride and guilt can each be very bad, and each can be very good.

Very Bad
Pride can lead to idolatry—self-worship.
Guilt can lead to despair—self-hatred.

Very Good
Pride can motivate—doing good in what you are good at doing.
Guilt can evaluate—repenting, changing from doing wrong to doing right.

● PRIDE and GUILT—everyday examples

“I love my work.”

“I hate my job.”

“I’m the best at what I do.”

“I’m good, because I do good.”

“I look at what I have accomplished, and I say to myself, . . .”

“I deserve a good retirement (‘eat, drink, and be merry’—or some American version of that).”

“Trying to be spiritual, I wonder if my work could become an idol, if I feel too good about it or love it too much.”

“I feel guilty when I tell my family ‘I have to’ work late.”

“Should I feel guilty when ‘I want to’ work late ?”

“I have to ‘provide’ for my family.”

“I can’t afford, I can’t just decide to give up 14% of my week”. (Sunday—fourth commandment)

“When does hard work make me live longer ?”

“When does hard work make me live less (not as healthy, not as many years, not enjoying the years) ?”

“Hard work makes you live longer, if it doesn’t kill you first.”

“I wonder, ‘Who am I really working for ?’ “

● PRIDE and GUILT—advice, counsel, warning, commands, mandates, encouragement, blessings

Advice to pastors,
“Ministers, wear yourselves out for Christ.”

“Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as to the Lord and not to men . . . It is the Lord Christ you serve.”

“Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings.”

“In vain (also “It is vain”) you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat—for He gives sleep to His beloved.”

“Six days you shall give all you’ve got and do all your work; the seventh is a day of rest, unto the Lord.”

“Don’t ‘spend all you’ve got’ * just trying to stay alive, and not live.”

  • “all you’ve got” (time, energy, money, thoughts, capital in your contacts)

Don’t prioritize preparing for retirement.
Don’t count on it.

“Do not store up treasures on earth (unsecured, insecure).”

“Store up treasures in heaven (secured by God).”

repeat: “Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings.”

“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.”

● PRIDE and GUILT—how it started

Lucifer was ‘the best in heaven’—and he knew it—or he thought so—good looks (beautiful), good gifts (music leader), ambitious ? ¿

THEN—PRIDE—REVOLUTION—KICKED OUT OF HEAVEN ! X ! X ! X
He was guilty, he knew he was guilty, he never admitted he was guilty, he has no road back, ever.

He kept his attitude of pride‐‐‐lying, deceiving and terrorizing God’s creation (man), to get back at God.

● PRIDE and GUILT—final, the end, the last word

The devil will get what he deserves, from God.
And that is the end of the story for the devil, forever.

Pride started all this, and that is a mess, in a messed up world.
But that is not the end of the story, for us, THANK GOD ☆ ☆ ☆

We can take the road back, a narrow road, with limited access, many dangers, with promised help along the way—and not get what we deserve from God.

Paradise can be regained, not for the devil, but for us (not by us), by the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross.

That covers our pride in what we think we can do, and that covers our guilt for what we have done and for what we have not done.

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POWER OF A BILLBOARD

September 14, 2026 By Leave a Comment

[top half of billboard]
AMERICA’S
NOT SEE HOLOCAUST

[bottom half of billboard]
PICTURE OF
ABORTED BABY PARTS

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“MISTREATED” – “DISGRACED” – “REWARDED”

September 9, 2026 By Leave a Comment

What does it really mean to follow Jesus ?

  • respectable addition to my life
  • fire insurance
  • avoid tribulation
  • escape “great tribulation”
  • good for business
  • good P/R, mostlyl

NO !
THAT’S NOT WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS !

What does it really mean to follow Jesus ?

(1)Choice
(2)Consequence
(3)Conclusion

If you make the (1)Choice to sincerely follow Jesus—give up the temporary pleasures this sinful world offers . . .•

You will experience the (2)Consequence of that decision—
— MISTREATED like other persecuted Christians (around the world today, and through history).
— DISGRACED for being a ‘Jesus follower’, hated by everyone, everywhere.

— REWARDED, by Jesus, with Jesus, seeing Jesus—greater than anything in the world.
You see the goal, the (3)Conclusion of your choice

  • By faith Moses ★chose★ to be ★mistreated★ with God’s people, rather than enjoy the “pleasures of sin”¿ for a season in Egypt, as adopted son of pharoah’s daughter.
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IS ‘I’PHONE THE ALL-AMERICAN ‘I’DOL ?

September 6, 2026 By Leave a Comment

Interesting—iphone and idol begin with “i”.
Does that tell us something of a connection ?

Perhaps we should consider what makes an idol, and see if the iphone, or any cell phone, qualifies as an idol.

(1) — An idol can be a statue or carved image that a person gives homage or special attention, with expectation of protection and blessings in return, acknowledging supernatural qualities with the idol.
(2) — An idol can be a person with so much power that he demands worship as a god.
(3) — An idol can be an unknown and unapproachable deity that makes followers perform unimaginable acts and rituals in hopes of pleasing it and appeasing its anger.
(4) — An idol can be an intangible entity that calls for, and consumes, a priority of our time and attention.
(5) — An idol can be something that we ‘can’t live without’ (we could, but painfully).
(6) — An idol can be identified and measured by what we do, or feel, or say when we lose it (do we ‘lose it’ when we lose it ?)
(7) — An idol can be what we treasure most or work hardest to acquire.
(8) — An idol can be another person, or ourself, or what we are capable of, or what we have accomplished.
(9) — An idol can be something we would not give up, or give away, to help someone less fortunate.
(10) — An idol can be any priority we pursue, with sacrifices over the top.

We might conclude that the above examples of idols don’t apply to us, and can’t possibly have any connection with our cell phones.

Maybe so, but we’re not done analyzing what idols have in common—and how people respond to their idols.

— Idols have power over us, voluntary on our part, or involuntary.
— Idols call for, and get, a significant portion of our time or energy or money, or all three.
— Idols entice us (however innocently), and we get accustomed to dependence and allegiance.
— Idols can be like drugs, with godlike control over us.
— Idols take priority over relationships, and come between us and those we love (loved).

Can the reader scrutinize each item above, with your cell phone in front of you ?
Re-read slowly, one at a time.
I leave the application to you, to make any changes necessary.

(I hope this has been a word for thought for someone.)

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THROWAWAY NATION

August 30, 2026 By Leave a Comment

We have enormous man-made mountains outside our cities.
Impressive monuments—
to what ?—
to whom ?—
created wth what ?—

OUR TRASH !

We have become so accustomed to throwing away a dozen pieces of trash from a fast-food meal . . .

We have become so accustomed to throwing away food that hungry people would appreciate . . .

We have become so accustomed to throwing away what older folks have to offer, learned from a lifetime of experiencing reality . . .

All that—“becoming so accustomed to throwing away”—now we are ready and willing to throw away everything else, hanging in the balance, plus or minus:

  • or — our economy, based on capitalism
  • or — our history, based on the Declaration and the Constitution
  • or — our Godly heritage, from founders that openly stated dependence on “Divine Providence”
  • or — our family values, passed on to generations, essential to the strength of this nation
  • or — our very families, literally, and the emphasis to keep families intact at all cost
  • or — our children—our future as in every generation since our beginning, now thrown away to the demonic dogs of abortion and gay and transgender ideology

And,

  • or — just about everything that made this country great, by the blessing of God

AND NOW,
We have become so accustomed to throwing away . . .

We are ready to
THROW AWAY AMERICA

The more stuff, and people, we throw away, the less valuable everything becomes, and the more likely to see the trash can.

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POWER OF A BILLBOARD

August 18, 2026 By Leave a Comment 
   AMERICA'S

NOT SEE HOLOCAUST

   PICTURE OF

ABORTED BABY PARTS

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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

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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 !

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

FLEE MIDDLE AGE LUSTS !1

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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 !

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“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.”

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