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Whack-a-mole, a Conundrum, and a Siren Song

Part 2 Judge not; do not hate; love, love, love…sounds so good and so right…this catch phrase with which we have disciplined our lives. The Deceiver revels in the perversion of Christ’s teaching into a diluted gruel that neither nourishes nor sustains us. The Deceiver (evil, Satan, Lucifer, the Enemy-whatever name you give to theContinue reading “Whack-a-mole, a Conundrum, and a Siren Song”

Whack-a-mole, a Conundrum, and a Siren Song

Part 1 The Deceiver stood toe-to-toe with God in his jealousy of the Father’s dominion and God’s choice to elevate man above the angels. The Deceiver rendered his judgment of our worth and pronounced us value-less. He sentenced us to sin, robbed us of our innocence, and smashed our free will to smithereens so thatContinue reading “Whack-a-mole, a Conundrum, and a Siren Song”

Equalizer

Equality can, does, exist.Equality has always been possible. One great equalizer exists to insures it.Too few humans recognize its source;Too many of us work ceaselessly to undermine its agents. What can possibly include every human being on the planet? What could possibly unite us, each one to each other in every place on the globe?Continue reading “Equalizer”

“The Day I Was to Die”

I have known three things all my life… 1. My death would be a spectacle… 2. The day that I was to die would be recorded in the annals of history, witnessed by hundreds… 3. To this very day, you would know MY name, Barabbas. My death was going to be nasty—the pain, the agonyContinue reading ““The Day I Was to Die””

Un It Y

A lot of political people and talking-heads keep saying the word unity. Talk is cheap. Actions speak volumes. Unity appeals to us all…living in peace…a warless world…a strife-less existence with no evil to accost us…heaven on earth. Harmony soothes our hearts. Be wary of what you seek. Most of us hold a deeply naïve understandingContinue reading “Un It Y”

What If Your Guy Loses?!?

No worries, truly. If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, you know that He has already won. He remains our King. His is the voice we continue to follow. His is the way we tread still. We carry on our life in Christ no matter who wins or loses. Not a follower? No worries.Continue reading “What If Your Guy Loses?!?”

Goats, Lambs, DOs & DON’Ts

Are you a goat? In today’s sports’ vernacular, GOAT is an acronym for greatest of all time. In the Bible’s vernacular, goats get sent into obscurity. In the Old Testament, the scape–goat gets sent into the wilds carrying a year’s worth of Israel’s sin. In Matthew’s Gospel, the goats, thinking they’ve done all that hasContinue reading “Goats, Lambs, DOs & DON’Ts”

Certain

Much is being made of faith these days. It is so easy to confuse faith with religion. Many people have religion without faith, gods that do not feed the soul but devour it. Others mistakenly understand faith as emotional pablum. Faith requires tenacity: tenacity is neither soft nor naive. For a Christian… Faith is notContinue reading “Certain”

Heads or Tails?

Tails I win; heads you lose. Some say that hatred is taught. Not quite. Hatred is an anger addiction. Anger can be a healthy emotion. Anger sparked by personally being cheated or mistreated in some minor manner usually snuffs itself out for lack of fuel. How long can one be angry that you got cutContinue reading “Heads or Tails?”

Types

How many types of people are in this world? How did you count? By country of origin? By race? By ethnicity? By personality? Four. There are four types of people in the world. Period. Done. Said. Amen. We humans revel in our individuality…as we should. We are individuals because our specific combination of traits, skills,Continue reading “Types”