The Courier

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  • My Day Today

    I had a good day today. I am currently listening to Michael Anthony, of Studio 10 Broadcasting. He is discussing the invasion of Ukraine by Putin. The reality of control within our own borders. Also, how Trump was stabbed in the back during the election of 2020. How the DC Truckers are doing too. One commenter had this to say: “It’s all propaganda. Don’t believe anything they tell you. Everybody’s had enough of covid and the truckers proved it everybody’s coming together so now they had to create a war” – Charlie Walsh.

    As I listen to the show, the noise, and my coffee, make it easier for me to write. Ideas flow through my head. Scott came over yesterday. He filmed me on my Sony Camcorder. But after he did this, he deleted it. I wanted to try and upload it to YouTube.

    I keep wanting to make a video for YouTube. But I am not exactly sure how to make good videos. The format I have, I don’t like it. I can’t do live video on YouTube. My last desperate effort is to connect my phone directly to my laptop, and do it that way. In order to be able to do live videos. My computer’s camera is no good.

    For my counselor, I had to complete a consent form. This is to allow a student into our session. I am still not sure how I feel about having a student in our session. I consented to be corporative. The name of the student is Taher. I learned how to turn on the camera on Zoom. I am so happy I learned that, just today. Thank you, Vicki Walls.

    My Signed Consent Form

    I had another strange dream. I had a dream that Miss Summers from Albertsons called me, and told me I had been rehired. That I would be on there team. I was so excited, but then I realized it was just a dream. I woke up, and was sad. I miss working at Albertsons. Even though I get paid a bit more, I miss the atmosphere, which was positive. I also miss the work, it wasn’t to difficult. Just getting carts, really. Well, it is to much to expect to work for Miss Summers. I think Miss Summers quit, and it was my fault. But it was nice to think of Miss Summers with her job restored. I feel so bad, for any trouble I may have caused. I would like to be forgiven. Miss Summers really helped out a lot.

    The Battle of Five Armies

    I play computer games. One of the best games I ever played was Rome Total War. It was such a good, relaxing game. Very accommodative game. I always did well, and won many battles in that game. But there was one battle I definitely lost, but it was epic. I always focused on the Western provinces, in France and Western Germany. Spain too. But, in this one game, I decided to try the Greeks. I had two armies, and the Greeks had about five armies. I thought I had enough armies. I was playing as the House of Julus. Preparing to march on Rome, no doubt.

    Well, the Greek armies moved to stop my eastward advance. First they attacked my main army, which was backed up by a second army. One, two, three attacks, and my army was still doing good. Reinforcements coming in. Then, they had two more armies show up, that I did not expect. So, the Greeks had five armies. By the fourth army attacking, my reinforcements were badly needed. Remnants from the other armies also joined in. It was a mess, and ended up coming down to a couple formations fighting. It was a defeat, but I remember it as a fun battle, even so. Sometimes, in the first edition of the series, a defeat was almost as good as a victory. It just depended on the epicness of it, or what was achieved.

    Well, I have a little bit written here, and I just wanted to say, Thank you for reading my blog. Please come again soon. Thanks.

  • A Dream

    I had a dream last night. I can still remember it. I dreamed I was in a house with other people. In the house was a certain room, with no doors. Inside the room were two lions. They were laying there, but sometimes they would roam the house. At one point, someone told me “Not to carry meat around the house” because the lions would get it.

    Anyways, I had my coffee. I had my cigarette and now I want to write. I woke up this morning with an urgency to take care of my medicine. I don’t know why. Normally I leave my medicine for the last second. But I am so used to taking it that I guess I am now making my medicine a priority.

    Speaking of priorities, I need to make it a priority to take a shower. I have not taken one in a while, because I have been so unmotivated. I plan to take one after I post here. Without Trump in office, things are getting to be a bit crazy.

    We have Russia invading the Ukraine. Today, I was told by one person that the Russians hold Cherson, a place on the Black Sea. I guess it has a port. Maybe the Russians are bringing there Navy in. Well, anyways, I am not really there, I am just sharing what another shared with me. President Biden gave his State of the Union speech yesterday. I did not watch it. Who knows what kind of garbage might come out of his mouth.

    Yesterday I came out of hiding again. This time I had Sonic for dinner. It was delicious. Two corn dogs, and tater tots, and another Sonic Blast. I had the M&Ms one, which was pretty good. I enjoy it, because you get ice cream, and then M&Ms, so it is like two snacks at once.

    Well, that is it for now. I just wanted to communicate for a little bit.

  • The Weather

    The news called it an Arctic Front. It was so cold I could barely handle it. On top of this, there was ice on the roads. I was supposed to work last night, but instead I ended up driving home.

    Last night I was at work. I ended up leaving, because of how cold it was. That and my friend Scott, suggested I was working to hard, it wasn’t safe. So, I harkened to his wisdom and left work. It was so cold, I had to sit in the Rodeo with the heat on. On top of this there was ice on the roads again. So, I am giving the Rodeo a nice break. I think I am ready for it to warm up.

    I could not believe how cold it was. I tried doing my routine, but couldn’t even get that done. So, I went to Race Track and bought pizza for dinner, because I arrived at work early. After I got done eating, I took a small nap. That was when Scott called, and he chided me for being at work with it so cold. So, I listened to him and decided to head home. Even though I felt like I was skipping work. But I must admit, there was ice and it was cold.

    I just got back from my cigarette. I let Max out. He kept licking his bowl of water, which is completely ice. I did not let him stay outside. Once I was done, I brought Max back in. It is to cold for him to be out there. Scott said not to go anywhere. Because of how cold it is. So, I have just been playing my computer game. I took my medicine too.

    I have been paying attention a little bit to whats going on. In the Ukraine, Russia is invading. We need to let Russians settle there own feuds. Still, it is interesting to follow, as the other Russians have taken control of Chernobyl.

    Here is the story https://www.q13fox.com/news/chernobyl-nuclear-power-plant-no-longer-controlled-by-ukraine-official-says?fbclid=IwAR2PWERG58HNpjelitulaBJDlzl_9jC6R2rqLu3EJlFsrFrqdy9YKrIBl2Q

    I linked the story, so you can read it. What I noticed about that article, is that it mentioned

    A nuclear reactor at the plant 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, exploded in April 1986, sending a radioactive cloud across Europe.

    FOX 13

    The nuclear accident occurred about six months after my brother David was born. It is interesting how time flies. But now, we have this war going on in Russia that they want us to pay attention too.

    Also, I found this:

    Here is what the author of the meme had to say: A very large amount of the human trafficking, illegal drugs and black market goods enter into Russia after arriving in Ukrainian ports. I believe we are witnessing a Russian,
    osusheniye bolota. (Draining the swamp.)
    This is what Soros said about Ukraine in 2015 . The Hungarian-born billionaire said Europe and the U.S. must show strong political leadership over Ukraine — that would make it more attractive to private investors. The West could provide finance at European interest rates close to zero, for example. Are you awake yet?? Soros is the New World order.

    See, I think it will be a mistake to get involved in a Russian dispute. Putin is trying to control his border, because he does not want drugs flowing into Russia. Imagine if our government tried to control our border. There would be a lot less drugs. Not to mention COVID flowing over.

    I appreciated the meme, because I have been researching about the occult and conspiracies involved in it. So, I think this meme is both fitting and informative. Of course, I am not sure Putin is all that, but he does care about Russia. That is sort of like Trump, with America. Except that Trump didn’t go and try and invade other countries to do it. No doubt the democrats might use this going on in Ukraine to get us involved in a shooting war with Russia. Forgetting that China is really our biggest concern. Some have pointed out, about Taiwan and Israel. Still, others have pointed out that dirty deeds from on “high” might get us involved in one of these wars with Russia.

    Putin promised extreme consequences if the United States gets involved in Ukraine. I would say that means nuclear retaliation. What on earth is going on. This is why we need to stop meddling with the Russians and start taking care of our own border.

    Christian Persecution

    Here is another example of Christian persecution. I know, nobody cares. Its so far away. What does this persecution have to do with me? You might be asking. Well, here is a photo of another victim of the persecution of Christians over sees:

    Boupha of Laos

    “After they took me to be interrogated, my faith became stronger,”

    Boupha

    Here we have another case of persecution, of religious liberty under attack. But keep in mind, Laos does not have a Bill of Rights like the United States. Laos is a Restricted Country. But never the less, I think this persecution is coming to America in some form. In a way, it is already here, condoned by the Government. But it is just not yet popularized. Christian thinking is antiquated. This is the post-Christian era. As such, I guarantee the persecution will be unlike anything we have seen. When a nation turns its back on God, that is what happens. Even close family and friends might be involved.

    Each day, America gets further and further from the Biblical roots of its foundation, and so it becomes harder and harder just to make it. This is the absence of God in our country. They are waging war to take God out of the government, out of schools, out of courts, and any place where God once was proclaimed. Thats why they want to rid us of freedom, our Bill of Rights. The Declaration of Independence. The United States Constitution. These documents reference God as the author of freedom. Which means the government does not truly have control of your freedom. But they want to challenge that belief. Just as they did during the COVID pandemic, they will again try to remove freedom. You watch, they will succeed unless there is an awakening in America. It could happen. But we cannot create something from nothing. The awakening now, is for strange doctrines, and anything but the truth. Jesus Christ! Jesus Christ, is the truth. We need to turn to Him, repent, and change the way we think and act.

    Anyways. Enough of all that. I am tired, but I think I will get back to playing my computer game. It is still cold. Stay warm. Stay safe.

  • A Thank You

    I had my cigarette, and I have my coffee. I had dinner at Mom’s, thanks to my sister Meagan. The leader of Iran is a demon. America was founded as a Christian country. Ultimately, our destiny is in God’s hands. But we need to honor God.

    I had my cigarette. I let Max out whenever I go to smoke. Then, I made sure to fill up my coffee cup. I like to drink coffee whenever I write. This is my weekly blog post. I say weekly, but I might write more than one post per week. But I want to write at least one post per-week. I have been invited, by Dave Glovin, to share my posts on his Messenger Group, “Wake Up America”. Well, I couldn’t find it, but when I do I will share away. Maybe it will help get my message out. By getting more like minded readers. Thank you, Dave, for inviting me.

    Meagan, thank you for the awesome dinner tonight. I enjoyed every bite. I enjoyed eating it, as I watched Tucker Carlson. They were air-fried chicken nuggets and a slice of pizza. Delicious. Thank you!

    As I watched Tucker Carlson’s segment, on Fox, he talked about the Russian led invasion of Ukraine, and the separatist provinces. Then, Tucker Carlson discussed the Truckers. Apparently, they have come up with that “Honk Honk” is code for “Heil Hitler”, in the trucker convoy- uh, yeah.

    I listened to Dr. Robert Jeffress. He was talking about an angel that went to meet Daniel in his distress. The Angel apologized and said, “I was held up by the Prince of Persia”, so Jeffress took this to mean that the Prince of Persia is a demon. Then, he asked, “Class, where is Persia today?” He answered his own question and said, “Persia is now Iran”, he said. Basically, implying that Iran is led by a demon. But he went on to explain that there are several nations influenced by Demons, and that these countries will be lured into battle with the “Anti-Christ”, for Armageddon.

    I found it interesting how he focused on Iran. Well, Persia. There is the movie “Prince of Persia”, and it seems to go along with the movie. The unexplained power of the Prince of Persia. I saw that movie in theaters. It was ok, kind of mystical for my taste. But definitely, worth watching.

    I have watched a number of truther videos. Those some call “Conspiracy theorists” if you will. But they are deceived. Into denying America’s Christian heritage, and that the founding fathers were pagans. I was taught as a child that they were Christians. I don’t remember what sources we used to determine that. I guess we just had faith. But there is a scripture which reads, “We Walk By faith, not by sight”. So, I am walking by faith that the Founding Fathers, were Christians- that our Fore Fathers (the Pilgrims and Puritans) were actually Christian, and were here to establish a Christian nation. I listened to one minister, Dr. Michael Youssef said, “Make no mistake- America was founded as a Christian nation”. I will have to do an introductory post on Dr. Youssef. He is certainly an interesting man of God. He is from Egypt, originally he just said from the Middle East. He believes America was founded as a Christian nation. I do too. Because I was taught this at a young age. “Raise up a child in the way it should go” says the Proverbs. My Mom, who was my teacher, put all of her wisdom into me, and gave me the truth, even though I did not think it was important at the time.

    Jesus Christ! Jesus Christ, America’s only all. Friend. Saviour. Jesus means “Friend”. There is even a song which goes like this “What a Friend in Jesus”. America went against the founders and made all kinds of foreign alliances. This was the first mistake of our government. The other mistake of our government is the secularization of education, which neglects to inform its students about how our country was formed as a Christian Nation. I know this- America needs to turn to Jesus, repent, and change the way it thinks and acts. We need to glorify God, because then, all of the evil plans of the wicked one will collapse. He will fall into his own trap.

    Meanwhile, all around the globe Christians are being persecuted. “Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them and those who are mistreated, since you are also in the body” – Hebrews 13:3. “Look how the gold has become tarnished! The fine gold has changed! The sacred stones are scattered at every street corner.” – Lamentations 4:1. I have a map behind me, which is increasingly dense with countries where Christians are persecuted- for nothing other than believing in Jesus. Our government does nothing for these people, it seems. Instead of helping these persecuted peoples, our government wants to try and duke it out with Russia. I say, let the Russians sort out there own business. Let us go help the Saints as they suffer.

    Long live Israel. God bless the USA. #SaveAmerica

  • How I am Feeling

    When I have anxiety, I worry about things. One thing that I worry about from my anxiety is driving. I am always worried I will get into a wreck. Or, that something might happen while I am driving. I do not like driving on the Interstate.

    Driving on the Interstate just is not safe. There is to much traffic. It is mind boggling how much traffic is on the interstate. So, I stay off the Interstate. Instead, I just drive on the regular roads. There is still a lot of traffic on them, sometimes too. But it is more manageable. When I drive to work, I drive on the State Highway, instead of on the Interstate. My anxiety is about getting into a wreck at high speed.

    I was in a wreck once. I can still remember the sound the cars made when they collided. I can also remember the feeling of hitting the airbag as it activated. It was very unsettling. After my wreck I kept having anxiety about injuries. My anxiety usually begins before I start to drive. While driving, most of the time, I am ok. But I still do worry about hitting another car, or being hit.

    It has been over two years since my accident. But I am still unsettled by how it happened. I was going left, and it was a flashing amber light. But as I turned, I realized a car was coming. Also, I the light turned to solid amber. Meaning it was about to turn red. But I was in the middle of the intersection.

    Anyways, as I drive along, sometimes I am worried about hitting the car next to me. Or bumping into the one in front of me. Or, that the one behind me might rear-end me. It almost sounds like nonsensical fear, but it isn’t. Although, my wreck happened as a front on collision. The insurance company took care of it. I have not heard hide nor hair of the person I hit. I wish I could apologize, and ask forgiveness.

    I bought a MyPillow. I bought it for my Mom, for her birthday. Day after day, we sit there watching Tucker Carlson, but then Mike Lindell comes on with his slipper ads. But I wanted to get a pillow. So, I bought one for my Mom. I think she will enjoy resting on it, as she watches Tucker Carlson, knowing she owns a product advertised on his segment.

    I read a story on Instagram. From WORLD News. It had a meme for “Effective Compassion”, and a story about one of the prisoner’s who came to know Jesus while he was behind bars. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison for drug related charges. But then the sentence was reduced to 15 years. So, now this person is out of jail, but has a relationship with Jesus Christ. It was such an uplifting story. I like stories where prisoners come to know Jesus. In prison, there is no shame at His name. There was also a story about a prisoner on death row. He had his sentence reduced from Death to Life in prison. In the state of Texas.

    The Rise of Anti-Christ

    I included this reel from Instagram. I was impressed by it. But what was most impressive was how, without a single protest, or riot, Trump and Trump voters produced so much change, it was not even funny. Trump never loses.

  • Yum

    Yum

    That’s about all I have to say about my feature photo. Pizza from “Pizza Hut” and wings from “Wing Street”. Normally, for pizza I get “Little Ceasers”. But today, I made an exception. You can only get that combination in Arlington, Texas. The picture is a true feast for the eyes.

    My brother still has not picked up his passport. I was hoping to lure him with some pizza and wings. But no word on whether he is coming out or not. I sent him the photo. My Dad is currently enjoying some wings, and pizza, himself. So, I am very glad about that.

    I was originally going to eat “Wendy’s”, but earlier today I remembered wanting to order pizza. So, I ordered pizza and wings for delivery.

    Not wanting to forget one of my topics. Here is an image from Voice of The Martyrs.

    May be an image of one or more people and text that says 'VOM Prag FOR TAJIKISTAN PRAY FOR THE TRAINING OF FUTURE TAJIK CHURCH LEADERS. VOM ORG'

    About the church in Tajikistan. Well, that is all for now. Back to my pizza and wings.

  • I Am Listening

    I Am Listening

    I started listening to Mike Lindell. He had a podcast on Facebook. I missed the live. Mike Lindell is discussing replacing voting machines, with hand counted ballots.

    His real topic is replacing these RINOS, in the Republican party. People with an “R” next to there name, who turn around, and vote for these destructive policies like Build Back Better. Meanwhile, you have Joe Manchin, A democrat from West Virginia, holding the filibuster to prevent Build Back Better from passing.

    Some people laugh about the name, “Build Back Better”. But I saw something about the UN, and the UN has “Build Back Better”, so I believe that Build Back Better is the implementation of the United Nations on American soil. Nevertheless, Joe Manchin and one other democrat have supported the filibuster, which is holding up the Build Back Better agenda. In Build Back Better is a plan- to essentially federalize voting. Which would take the control of voting away from the states, and turn it into a Federal program. Meaning, the Fed can decide who votes, and who doesn’t- not the state.

    In the meantime, Mike is interviewing one of the entrepreneurs, and this one has a website named: precinctstrategy.com. I found the website, and it looks legit. The name of the entrepreneur is Dan, he served twenty years in the Army, and he is an attorney based in Arizona. Dan’s strategy is to work precinct by precinct to elect people who will not be RINOS and endanger the values of our great nation. Just to get elected, they sound “Conservative”, but once elected, they vote democrat. We do not want that in the Republican party.

    Personally, I don’t like the republicans. The republicans lie a lot. But our system, which is two parties, Democrat and Republican, only has ONE party that is fighting for our rights. Currently, the Republicans, and conservatives are fighting for our rights to bear arms, to protect the unborn, to support free speech, and medical freedom. The ability to choose what goes into your body, rather than the government, which out the door, is doing a terrible job, trying to force people to take the jab, whether they want it or not. Allowing no exemptions. Yet, the FDA cannot say what is in the shots for so many years. Some people claim that the “jab” is a bioweapon. They are scared of the “jab”. The Republican party continues to be hijacked by career politicians. Who do not care about the “Bill of Rights”, Declaration of Independence, nor our governing document- the United States Constitution. Oh, well, where there power is derived from, yes they like those parts of the Constitution. But in the end, they are ready to sell out to things like Climate Change, or “Build Back Better”. Personally, I believe our current situation is NOT just politics, but will determine how we live, for the next thousand years, like Hitler said. We are in that moment, and we are fighting to have a stable, free America for the next thousand years- or China 2.0 for the next thousand years, as presented by the democrat party, on the leftwing.

    Now, Mike Lindell’s podcast has been silenced. So, he must be discussing something important. Nevertheless, I am just on here sharing brief moments from an informative podcast. I think, personally, I could get behind Mike Lindell for President.

    Mike Lindell’s Facebook podcast is back on. I shared the podcast on a number of Facebook groups. Mike Lindell is really hitting home on a lot of big items which are of a concern to me. Which is the status of the grass roots of the movements which will determine the way we live for the next thousand years. Slowly, we are marching towards being China 2.0. Many people are not awake. Mike Lindell is going into the voter fraud.

    Mike Lindell continues to go after the big lies. Mike continues going on, about how Fox News needs to be allowed in on these press briefings about the elections which are going on. But Fox News is not being allowed in. So, only one perspective is available. In there very practices, the leftist media, continues to uphold there commitment to censorship and a one sided view. Right now, Mike Lindell is discussing the voter algorithm put into the election system.

    Well, anyways. Enough on the political situation. I am not going to discuss it anymore in this post. Today, I went to a job fair. I was invited by my friend Scott. I signed up for a couple jobs. I asked about jobs with Good Will in Seattle. They said I would have to apply up there. Then, I went in to another room, and apparently, FedEx is hiring up in Seattle. Now, I thought Seattle just has Amazon. Maybe I could apply at FedEx. That’s three places to apply to in Seattle: FedEx, Good Will, and Home Depot. Home Depot seems to be the most promising up in Seattle. Home Depot specifically hires veterans. Without qualification, I believe. So, if I apply, I have a good chance of being hired. But who knows, I could end up working at Good Will.

    My featured image is of my brother, William’s passport. He applied for his passport several months ago. He just received it a few days ago. I texted William, and sent him that image. He said, he will be over after class to pick up his passport. So, I wanted to share the image of his passport.

    A Backpack

    The above image I took earlier. I went to a job fair hosted by GoodWill, and received this backpack as a token for my attendance. I could not believe it. I think this backpack is going to go on my journey. I have not opened it yet. I think of it as an emergency kit, though I will be putting my laptop inside of it. I cannot say where I am going. It is to be a surprise. Hopefully, I will be able to post it.

    I guess that is all for now. Remember, that Trump once was breaking concrete too.

  • Everything Is Melting

    Today, I walked out and all of the snow had melted. But actually, that was not true, there is still a little remnant of the snow, on the awning over the front patio. Otherwise, it is as though it never even snowed.

    I suppose it could snow again. It is February, and the weather could get cold again. I went front to smoke, and saw that all of the snow on the porch had melted away. It was all water, now. So I went and put on my flip-flops, so that my feet would not get wet.

    Then, just a moment ago I looked out from the second story and saw a little bit of snow on the roof. I took that as an indicator it could snow again, because it is lingering. Texas was prepared this time. But we were prepared for Michigan, and only got a little bit of snow.

    It could snow again. But I don’t think it will. Last night, at work, I turned on the AC for a little bit. Normally, I had had the heat on. Well, in any case, it is always good to be prepared.

    I was going to go smoke. I went out back this time, and to my surprise there was still some coffee left in the coffee maker. So, I poured myself a cup, and warmed it in the microwave. It is re-heated coffee, but it is coffee. I try not to waste coffee. I suppose I could make another pot of coffee. But not right now.

    I fed Max. Max had been outside, and I let him in. I went over to the container of dog food, and used the cup. I have a cup I use to pour Max dog food into his bowl. But Max was not interested, even though he stared intently at the bowl when I let him in. Maybe he was just checking to see if I left him a treat. Sometimes, I leave Max a treat if I get chicken tenders, or some pizza.

    Pray For China 2022

    The Beijing Winter Olympics are underway. I don’t care to watch them, either. I was reading in Voice of The Martyrs, and the Communist Chinese continue in there efforts to persecute the Christian church in that country. Apparently, even if all they do is attend a worship service, or visit a Christian friend, it can go on there permanent record. The government is administratively persecuting the Christians. Personally, I think that same kind of thing is headed to America.

    Our brothers and sisters live with the understanding that attending a church service or visiting a fellow Christian’s home can harm their “permanent” digital record. #prayforchina2022

    Voice of The Martyrs

    The proof is that our own government continues to have dealings with the Communist Chinese, when it is clear that they have an appalling human rights record, and a lot of it is directed at the church. America needs to turn to Jesus, repent, and change the way it thinks and acts.

    May be an image of one or more people and text that says 'It's Like The Whole World Is Under A Spell And Only A Few Chosen People Can See Through It. Wild Times.'

    The above is a meme. It was shared on a group I am in on Facebook. The group, is EntertheStars, run by Casey. Jennifer Wilson posted the meme. I think it is very fitting. For one, I like the background. I also notice how it says “A Few Chosen People Can See Through It”, not everybody can see through what is going on. Some are distracted by coronavirus. Others, by day to day routines. At the end it says “Wild Times”. These are the times we live in.

    Israel And Other Highlights

    The Watchman Youtube Channel

    The Watchman is a channel on Youtube. The Watchman covers news, with a Christian world view, about the highlights of what is going on. In this video, The Watchman focused a lot on Israel. But when I paid attention, I noticed The Watchman also focused on the conflict in the Ukraine. There is currently fighting in the Ukraine going on between Ukraine forces, and Russian rebels. There has been fighting in the south of Ukraine. Meanwhile, Israel contemplates an air strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities. The Watchman argues, that this airstrike lines up with a Biblical prophecy, where Elam will be attacked by Israel.

    Israel also carried out an airstrike in Damascus. I always find Damascus fascinating, because that is where Saul was headed too. Then, he met Jesus on the road. So, Saul eventually became Paul, an Apostle of Christ. This story gives encouragement during uncertain times. Acts 9:3 says “As Saul was coming near the city of Damascus, a light from heaven suddenly flashed around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice “Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?” 5 Saul asked, “Who are you, sir?” The person replied, “I’m Jesus, the one you’re persecuting. 6 Get up! Go into the city, and you’ll be told what you should do”. The Faith in our time is under significant pressure. Just as in Saul’s day.

    The Jihad Continues

    In the meantime, in the African nation of Kenya, a place marked as safe for Christians, there was an attack. Here is the story. Kenya: Muslims murder 13 people in jihad attack on bus

    The above story is a continuing saga just like in China, and it is also being ignored by the West. Especially the United States. This is a sad situation, where another grizzly murder in the name of Islam has been carried out. What strikes me as interesting, is that they hit a bus. So, this attack with psychological as well. Hitting public infrastructure within Kenya. This article was brought to my attention by Laurinda Cole. Thank you, Laurinda.

    Well, that is all for now. I hope you enjoyed reading my blog.

  • The Snow Melts

    The Snow Melts

    Yesterday, it snowed. The ice was so thick, that my Dad’s car could barely make it up the hill. Today, we had hamburgers. Tonight, I have to work. Persecution of the Christians continues.

    Snow and ice. That was what we had yesterday. Today, the snow is melting. It will probably freeze tonight. Great, since I am supposed to be at work. But I do not want to drive the Rodeo in the ice. But we will see.

    The ice was so thick last night, that my Dad´s Toyota Camry could hardly make it up the hill. We went to go get pizza at QT. Well, when we were headed back, we got stuck behind this person driving a Ford. They were just barely making it up the hill, on Poly Webb. But because they were going so slow, the Camry hybrid couldn´t get the power up to make it over the ice. So, we turned around spun around, and headed in through the Albertson´s parking lot. The hill is slopped better on that side. We finally made it up the hill. But the Camry just barely made it, I think. Still, it drove better than the Rodeo did.

    Tonight, I have to work. Because of the ice, I don´t want to go. The snow is melting, but the ice will refreeze tonight, and it will be difficult to drive on the ice. But I still need to make it to work, so I am sure I will come up with a solution.

    The persecution of Christians continues. I was over on the VOM Facebook page, and I found another interesting story. Another sad tale of persecution in yet another country in Asia. The persecution against the church is growing. But people are ignoring it. Now, I am doing what I can to awaken people to the persecution. Below is an image I found:

    May be an image of 1 person and text that says 'THE Martyrs THE Voice OF LAOS 101-YEAR-OLD ENEMY OF THE STATE TEACHING THE ILLEGAL GOSPEL A"FOOLISH" ENDEAVOR A SLAVE NO MORE 15'

    This is what VOM had to say, about the 101 year old enemy of the state: “Bounsaen has been a pillar of the church in Laos for decades, and now he is passing his wisdom on to the next generation. Read his story in this month’s magazine.”

    Bounsaen has been a pillar of the church in Laos for decades, and now he is passing his wisdom on to the next generation. Read his story in this month’s magazine.

    The Voice of the Martyrs

    What I find ironic, is that WordPress regards his name as miss-spelled. My keyboard is acting up, so I am having to type slower. But I am still getting it done. But what this story signifies is the growing influence of the PRC. The People´s Republic of China persecutes the Chinese house churches, and tries to penalize them for not being a part of the government church. They are scared of Christian ideas. The most wicked government on earth is gaining in influence.

    Anyways, that is all for now. I will try and write again later. But I probably should get some rest before work. It will be a long night tonight, because of the ice. Well, one thing. I was remembering the catastrophe last year with the snow. The ice. It was just a little bit, but it had such an impact. People died. This year, things went a bit more smoothly. Anyways, that is all for now.

  • A Snow Day

    A Snow Day

    I was at work. It began icing, at about 3:00 AM. I was out, at work. In the Rodeo. As I watched, the ice was piling up outside, and on the Rodeo. I ended up leaving work because of the amount of ice. #IstandwithIsrael

    I work Wednesday nights. I expected that it was going to snow, because that is what people were saying. Unlike last year, the snow did not catch us by surprise this time. Texas was prepared, and I was able to make good decisions about what to do in the snow.

    At 3:00 AM it began to ice over. At first it was just a cold rain. But it turned into ice. I could see the ice visibly piling up on the road. At about 4:30 I went to QT and bought a coffee. It was my first time driving on the ice in the Rodeo.

    I had never driven the Rodeo on ice before. The Rodeo is rear-wheel drive, so it began to slip and slide a bit as I went to QT. At first I couldn’t do anything about it, except to make sure and turn the Rodeo away from any objects that it might hit. I made it to QT, and got a coffee. “A coffee will keep me warm”, I thought. I went ahead and drove back to work.

    I continued to watch as the ice fell. I suddenly realized, that the roads would be essentially frozen by the time work was done. So, I decided that I would go ahead and leave work. At about 5:30 AM I left work. First I did my tour around the building to make sure things were in order. Then, I went and headed out to the main road, Belt Line Road, which intersects with Pioneer Parkway. I decided to stay off the Interstate.

    As I drove along the way home, I stayed off the Interstate. The Rodeo kept slipping and sliding. I realized that what was happening, is that the front tires would lose traction, but the rear tires were getting traction. So, I thought, “Maybe my RPMs are to high”. It was tough to do, but I figured out that I could actually accelerate very slowly. That allowed the rear wheel drive to gain traction, and not be pushing the front so that it would skid on the ice.

    Finally, at about 6:00 AM, I made it home. I remember my alarm going off at that time. I did not want to leave work. But I also did not want to be driving in the ice. That was my first, and only time driving on the ice, I suspect.

    Now, I’ve talked some about the snow and ice. How it impacted me, and I am sure it impacted others too. The electricity was off here at the house, very briefly this morning.

    I stand with Israel. That is the hash tag I shared this time. Standing with Israel is a very personal thing to me. When I was growing up, I studied World War II. I tried to neglect the Holocaust. But my Mom, an ardent Israel supporter herself, taught and my brother about the Holocaust against the Jews. There was more than one Holocaust against the Jews. But for the sake of History, the one known as “The Holocaust” was carried out during World War II, and was a National Socialist campaign against the Jewish people. Unfortunately, many Germans either supported the Holocaust, or did not help the victims. So, Germany gets blamed for the Holocaust. One of the books we read was The Hiding Place about Corrie Tenboom from Holland. Her, and her family, hid Jews from the Nazis, and were ardent supporters of Israel. Well, one night the fact that Corrie’s family was hiding Jews as discovered, and the Nazis came and took Corrie and her family away to a prison camp. Corrie’s sister died in the camp. By a miracle, as Corrie Tenboom said in a radio program recently, she was released from the prison where she was held at.

    It was a harrowing tale, and one cannot hear it without it generating sympathy for Israel. Sadly, high within our government, anti-Semitic forces are gathering once more, to propagate the Second Jewish Holocaust. They do this, by opposing Israel. Trump was a real friend of Israel, he recognized Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel, rather than Tel Aviv, for instance. All that against Israel, is just propaganda. I have never been to Israel, but this does not stop me from supporting Israel. Long Live Israel. God bless the USA! When you understand that the Jews are the most persecuted people on earth, you to will come to understand the importance of Israel. The Jewish state is all that stands between the Jews and the Second Holocaust against the Jewish people.

    Well, anyways, I am sorry about my rant. Actually, I am not sorry at all. Long live Israel. God bless the USA!