GET THE BIBLE OVER WITH FIRST, THEN . . .

February 24, 2024 By Leave a Comment

Observing Christian financial advice for many decades, some things become clear to me, as they were clear to Daddy over half a century ago, for the rest of his life.
I see a pattern of sharing solid, Biblical principles and verses first, like a tithe of time to God’s Word.
Then it seems business as usual, advising to make more money – – – according to . . . ?
. . . mostly according to the principles of the American economy, not so much the blanket warnings of Jesus about our money telling where our heart is.
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The counsel seems to say that His words, “Where your treasure is, your heart will be also”, do not apply if we keep our heart in the right place, no matter how much money we have stashed “for many years”, and seeking more.

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Does ‘sacrifice’ enter the conversations/advice about money, with those who have considerable amounts of it ?*
Is it not true that those who have much money can be most readily advised how to make more ?
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How much do we need ?
The people who have a lot, talk and live like they need a lot for ‘someday’.
“Do you need this saved money to live on, or just want to see it grow?” (Many times the answer is no—don’t need it to live on.)
What about giving it away ?

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Back to the word ‘sacrifice’.*
What about giving it away—WHETHER YOU HAVE A LOT OR A LITTLE ?

“If you are not generous in giving when you have little, it is doubtful that you will be generous when you have much.”—–Larry Burkett

 “He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”—–Jesus

*Read the article on AWordforThought.com
SACRIFICED LATELY ?

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IN CHARGE – – – HUNDRED PERCENT ?

February 21, 2024 By Leave a Comment

“Is any area of my life not directed by Jesus?”
—–Frank Turek

Do I say that some parts of my life I have to be in charge of myself ?

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“PEACE I LEAVE . . .”

February 21, 2024 By Leave a Comment

“. . . Not as the world gives . . .”

Jesus leaves us with His peace.

The world leaves us with peace—that leaves us.

“. . . Do not let your heart be troubled, and do not be afraid.”

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GET IT RIGHT

February 21, 2024 By Leave a Comment

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American Family News
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REVIEWS ON RETIREMENT

February 21, 2024 By Leave a Comment

PERSPECTIVES

Ask yourself,
“What am I currently sacrificing, doing without, to put money away for myself, for someday ?”

Imagine* spending a day with a Christian going through intense persecution—threatened, arrested, church burned, house burned, spouse killed, hiding, hungry, children hungry—and you could help.
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After spending the day with a persecuted fellow family member, you might consider this,
“Jesus, tell me if You want me to help them, now—and sacrifice something for myself.”

“Whatever you do for the least of these, my brothers, you do it for Me.”—–Jesus

“Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body also.”—–His Book

How do we do that ?
+ Pray for them—their plea is to not be forgotten.
+ Give to meet their needs, their family’s needs, now.
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+ + Their real needs, part of my real family, real suffering, NOW !
+ + My wishes, my possible needs, my comfort, ‘SOMEDAY’ ?

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*To help you imagine, read the book:
WHEN FAITH IS FORBIDDEN
40 Days on the Frontlines With Persecuted Christians
from Voice of the Martyrs

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“SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD”

February 21, 2024 By Leave a Comment

“By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard round the world.”
—–Emerson, The Concord Hymn

The poem refers to The Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts, and the battle that ignited the American Revolutionary War.

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Today we have a different shot heard round the world, with perhaps even greater significance and worldwide ramifications.

Covid—itself ill-intentioned to create chaos for world revolution—and the immediate hasty ‘development’ of the assorted covid ‘vaccines’—and the ensuing, questionable mandates from assorted, nefarious sources—and the widespread, under-reported, serious and deadly consequences from ‘the shot’ heard around the world – – – the obvious perfect weapon for the perfect storm for perfect control.
The world has been through the first ‘test’ of this combination of biological weapons—disease from China, and ‘treatment/vaccine’ from America—with effective, deadly, and crippling results.
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The powers behind the whole thing are salivating at the results, and vigorously planning the next move—they can taste the ultimate power potential, and there is no stopping now, guaranteed.
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Round one—surprise, devastating surprise, most of the world caught off-guard by the disease and the ‘vaccine’.

Round two—we know it’s coming—still, SURPRISE, DEVASTATING SURPRISE—America will be caught off-guard because we still don’t know what to do.
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The people currently in power in this country will be all-too-happy to bow, knuckle under, give in, surrender sovereignty—but they will issue desperate mandates with deadly threats to maintain power as long as they can.

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Not going to be pretty !

Nothing like the world has ever seen !

Not long to wait !

I’ve predicted The Big One this year.

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“HE WHO KILLS YOU . . .”

February 18, 2024 By Leave a Comment

Jesus said to His followers (disciples, us ?), “You will be hated by all because of Me.”
Then Jesus said, “HE WHO KILLS YOU WILL THINK HE IS DOING GOD SERVICE.”

In light of Jesus’ words, what would be His strongest approval of His followers, and how would He show it ?
Martrydom is God’s ultimate mark of approval/commendation for a Christian.
For the first Christian martyr, Stephen, Jesus gave a standing ovation in heaven.
When Jesus went back to heaven, He sat down at His Father’s right hand, but when Stephen was stoned, he “saw Jesus standing . . .”
I think He does that for every martyr !

“Do not be afraid—just believe.”

“Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.”
I heard a dear family friend, Charlie Hohle, say that verse in Daddy’s house after he was martyred.

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DISCERNMENT DOESN’T DELAY

February 18, 2024 By Leave a Comment

When BHOB* got in the White House, many were reluctant to call him a muslim.

One prominent Christian leader said on national radio, “He says he’s a christian—I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt.”

Recently another leader on Christian radio said (responding to comments by a conservative politician), “Calling Biden guilty of treason may be a stretch.”

We don’t have time for such careful hesitation now.
Play it safe until it’s too late tell the truth ?
What are we waiting for ?

Truth is, ‘Biden and Company’ are committing much more than treason.
They have obviously coordinated the Chinese invasion for some time.

But we are allowing Biden to continue unabated—just like Germany allowing Hitler to continue unchallenged—too late, both countries finding the dictatorship unstoppable. (Eric Metaxas’ current warning !)

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For the hundredth time I’ve heard the outline of the democrats’ plan to get the illegal aliens into a voting block to keep the democrats permanently in power.
It is apparent, with current developments, we will not have to wait for that plan to materialize.

Biden’s surrender to China has been my prediction from his first day in office.
Next step:
TAIWAN—AFGHANISTAN 2.0

Tens of thousands of Chinese sent by their Communist government to invade the United States, will be the instrument of blackmail when China moves to take Taiwan.
China’s warning—If the United States responds to defend Taiwan, China will bring America to its knees overnight, with internal terrorist attacks incapacitating our infrastructure and stability.
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SHOULD HAVE – – – Germany 1930’s
SHOULD . . . . . . – – – United States now
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Who is going to make it happen ?
Is it too late ?
Repeating
Repeating
Repeating “what Biden should do”
Repeating “what Congress should do”
Repeating “what so-and-so should do”
That is now a waste of breath, and a waste of air time.

Is there ANYONE with a real plan, a real message, real action, that will make a real difference ?

Hope is fading that we’ll make it to elections in November, to turn things around.
Hope is fading that we’ll make it to January 2025, to turn things around.
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GOD, HELP US NOW !
God, “we need a miracle.”
(I love that song—still cry when I watch/hear it—not same about America—different emotions—what does God require of us now ?)

*BHOB—Barack Hussein OBama—Say BHHHOB aloud and it sounds like the warning for Christians in the 2008 election: “Beware of sheep’s clothing.”

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COWBOYS AND INDIANS – – – NOT

February 14, 2024 By Leave a Comment

We don’t play cowboys and indians anymore—not woke.
No more – Cowboys good guys
No more – Cowboys win
No more – sticks or fingers for guns

We play middle east, on video.

Video games are really real.
Search and shoot, clearing inside buildings, from building to building, just like the real thing.
Without an option to play this out in war, more kids and adults satisfy this conditioning in mass shootings.

And, with hundreds, thousands of hours gaming, many become expert ‘professionals’ remotely operating fast cars, planes, tanks, AND DRONES.
What could possibly be closer to the real thing.
Kids actually do well operating drones for real in the military.
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Thus, powerful, all-consuming addiction.
More time spent in the unreal world than the real world, leaves less connection and function in the real world where we must live.
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Everybody knew that playing ‘cowboys and indians’ was harmless pretending, even falling down to the ground for a time when you got ‘hit’.

Not so now—the lines are blurred between shooting and killing in pretend games, and shooting and killing in real life.
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Can this be changed in our culture ?
I don’t know.

Whatever your contacts with people, start saying something about things that aren’t right, to make a difference in someone’s life.
Then talk about actions that any of you can do.

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THE BIBLE – – – HATE SPEECH ?

February 14, 2024 By Leave a Comment

WOE TO THOSE WHO CHALLENGE GOD !

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