“It would be great if He would just thump this old watermelon for ripe and come on back.” —–Texas listener to AFR talk
Three times in the very last chapter, Jesus says, “I come quickly.”
We watch and wait—He won’t be late.
COMMUNICATION FOR RELATIONSHIP—EYE TO EYE, NOT SCREEN TO SCREEN
June 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
NOTE: Please stop and first read article on “THE CASE FOR DAYDREAMING, AND BOREDOM, AND . . .” It prepares you for this one.
Communication in a relationship is not a transfer of information.
A relationship missing eye contact by choice or habit is incomplete and unsustainable.
And, human relationships starve without touch.
I promised my son a powerful punch line for this one:
What can you absolutely not do when you have eye contact and touch in a real person relationship?
YOU CAN’T USE TECHNOLOGY !
AND, YOU DON’T NEED IT !
WOW !
That’s wonderful.
Now you’ve arrived.
Can’t beat that.
Can’t touch that.
Can’t improve on that.
Can’t rush that—that rush surpasses a tech rush any day.
THE CASE FOR DAYDREAMING, AND BOREDOM, AND . . .
June 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
. . . AND SILENCE, AND UNPLUGGED, AND . . .
I’m quite sure that last one made my point. But there is more.
There is a case for a break—a break from most of what runs our lives today. But let me just continue the list right now. I’m aware it’s quite a list, but I’ve never written it down.
The case for . . .
+ DAYDREAMING
+ BOREDOM
+ SILENCE
+ QUIET
+ UNPLUGGED
+ REST
+ STOP
+ ALONE
+ THOUGHT
+ REFLECTION
+ UNHURRIED
+ UNDISTURBED
+ CREATIVITY
+ SENSITIVITY
+ CONSCIOUS INACTIVITY
+ SACRED SUNDAY AFTERNOON NAPS
+ SPECIAL UNTOUCHABLE FRIDAY NIGHTS
+ “CAN’T HEAR YOU NOW”
+ DEFRAG THE HARD DRIVE OF LIFE (I asked my son for that one)
+ UNDIVIDED ATTENTION—ALL BY YOURSELF
+ DON’T ANSWER THAT
+ DON’T EVEN LOOK
+ KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD
+ EYE TO EYE—NOT SCREEN TO SCREEN
+ TECH FAST—FROM FAST TECH
+ FIVE MINUTE TUMMY BREAK AFTER MEALS
+ LAST THOUGHT OF THE DAY—LET IT GO
+ FIRST THOUGHT OF THE DAY—LET IT WAIT
+ LOOKED AT THE STARS LATELY?
+ LOOKED AT THE CLOUDS LATELY?
+ LOOKED AT ONE BIBLE VERSE LATELY?
+ BE STILL (step one)
+ KNOW (step two)
+ I AM GOD
(If you can, now go through this list and add “by choice” [except the last line] and reflect on each one. You may be pleasantly surprised—and we need that.)
ZERO TOLERANCE FOR DIVIDED ATTENTION
June 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Join the campaign—see article on 6-3-13 “I WAS RIGHT—TO REBEL.”
I WAS RIGHT – – – TO REBEL (our limits with technology)
June 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Top Gun Flight School rejects multi-taskers.
Top Gun wants Sequential-Tasking, not Multi-Tasking.
Just Google It—just don’t bother me.
Just The Facts—but not relationships.
With the internet, you can do it yourself—you don’t need me.
With the internet, you don’t have to waste my time—I’m busy, on my own tech gadgets.
If you want to offend (be a rebel and be right), try this: If you are talking with someone, or watching a movie together, and that person looks at their phone, then you need to stop the conversation or the movie immediately. Silence on your part, and the other person will, without fail, tell you to continue. Stick to your guns, and you will do a favor for both of you.
Join the campaign—
ZERO TOLERANCE FOR DIVIDED ATTENTION ! ! !
Absolute must listen—James Dobson’s Family Talk with Arch Hart, today.
GIVE IT AWAY
May 31, 2013 By Leave a Comment
ALL Christian financial teaching that I hear today is centered on making us more comfortable now, and especially investing for a more comfortable retirement.
That is not Biblical, though it may be American today.
How about giving it away?
That is Biblical, but not American today.
“I AM 911”
May 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
“Out here I am 911.” —–Phil Robertson
And law enforcement personnel appreciate that.
It’s simply the difference between crime prevention and crime investigation.
I stand for crime prevention.
The Constitution guarantees our right to bear arms to prevent government crime against us.
We forget that the Constitution provides for times like this when moral leadership fails and moral citizenship fails. Even when that moral decay threatens the democratic process, we forget that the Constitution provides for us to take it back by force. That is the definition of bearing arms.
CAN’T DO WITHOUT . . .
May 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Freedom without Sacrifice
Liberty without Vigilance
Patriotism without a Country
A Country without Patriotism
Passion without Compassion
Guns without a Target
Gun Control without Practice
Rights without Morality
Foundation without Termite Control
History without Memory
Prosperity without Thanksgiving
Blessings without God
Health without Exercise
Health without Humor
Abundant Life without Humility
Time-Management without God First
Money-Management without God First
Self-Esteem without Others First
A Cause without Justice
Zeal without Focus
Fear without Faith
Faith without Fear
Might without Right
Military without Leadership
Words without Action
Willing to Fight without Ready to Fight
Ready to Fight without Willing to Fight
Power without Authority
Courage without a Cause
Religion without Righteousness
Wisdom without The Fear of God
Fellowship with God without The Fear of God
Planning the Future without Remembering the Past
Doing Good without Fighting Evil
Grievances without Redress
Becoming a Father without Becoming a Dad
Love without EVERYTHING
GOD BLESS AMERICA without IN GOD WE TRUST
Written Creeds without Living Testimony
Education without Intelligence
Theology without Relationship
Wealth without Generosity
Lies without Remorse
Sin without Repentance
Passing without Preparation
Dying without Jesus
YOU CAN’T . . .
May 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
You can’t sell it.
You can’t buy it.
You can’t fake it.
You can’t deny it.
You can’t ignore it.
You can’t escape it.
You can’t change it.
You can’t improve it.
You can’t postpone it.
You can’t live without it.
You can’t excuse it away.
You can’t believe it away.
You can’t leave without it.
You can’t substitute x y z for it.
You can’t pretend it doesn’t exist.
You can’t invent an alternative for it.
You can’t claim it does not apply to you.
You can’t get so busy you don’t think about it.
You can’t make enough money so it won’t affect you.
You can’t . . .
You must—
—answer one question:
What shall I do with Jesus?
“IMPEACHMENT—IT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN”
May 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
We have surrendered and lost the war on all fronts when many leaders across the spectrum openly say that impeachment is not going to happen—say that it wouldn’t do any good—say that it would be a waste of time—say that it wouldn’t succeed because of the Senate—say that it’s too hard to pull it off.
What they are saying is we’ve given up on the Constitution because the other side is winning.
If that is so, then we have a bunch of people in Washington and a bunch of people on the radio that need to apologize to the courageous men who made provision for redress of grievances for just such a time as this—the final act for balance of power. They expected us to use it—not avoid it like the plague as we’re doing now.
I recently wrote on this site that impeachment is the last peaceful means of saving this country. I will find no satisfaction in saying, “I told you so.” a few short years from now.