Yes, I said it: Irrevocable Divide.  I wish I did not believe that we were on the precipice of irrevocability in our societal and political differences in America.  Barring divine intervention, America will probably never be united again.  The culprit is the prevalent unbridled hate, the desire for “my way,” and the diabolical agenda being leveled against this Republic. 

Hate, as defined by the so-called “resistance,” the Never Trump coalition, and the fruit of apathy by too many for too long, is reaching a crescendo.  In 2016-2020, I thought it had reached its apex, but that era pales compared to the present hate.   Then, we have the ‘Dump Trump’ movement and the ‘Eradicate Trump’ agenda. 

The followers of the toxic liberal rhetoric seem to honestly believe the narrative of the Media, the political establishment, and those funding the attempts to eliminate Trump and any of his supporters.  I refuse to call them “ignorant,” but I cannot overlook their being “uninformed” and even willfully ignorant. 

Those enamored with the toxic liberal agenda have demonstrated a propensity to willingly believe what they read, hear, or see from the MSM, Politicians, and Hollywood.  They are blind followers of the Leftist Pied Piper.  Millions will one day wake up, but I fear it will be too late when that transpires. 

I believe that there will come a time when they will realize that the “freebies” they were promised come at a price far beyond what they expected to pay.  I believe they will realize they have become slaves of the state and lament their decision.  They will argue that they were betrayed by both the Right and the Left, and that level of distrust will solidify the destruction of the Republic known as the United States of America.

How’s that for ‘gloom and doom’?  I’m sorry to sound so negative, but unless those of us who believe in God and are given to prayer begin to intercede for the Republic and the awakening fervently, my prediction will become a reality.  However, I do believe in God and practice prayer and committed long ago to interceding for America and, thereby, the world. 

I would love to see something transpire where cooler heads prevail.  I long for and pray that, somehow, we can sit at the table of discussion and work through our differences.   Can that become a reality?  YES, but only through either a catastrophic disaster that brings everyone to their knees or a divine move of God on the hearts of men and women everywhere. 

If the haters of Donald Trump were successful in ousting him as President, that would not cool temperatures.  Instead, it would result in something akin to a thermonuclear eruption on all sides.  The proponents for his ouster would not be satisfied because they would not get the person they desired in power.  Those who defend the Republic and this President would not be satisfied because of the illegitimate overthrow of a legitimate president. 

The result would be total chaos, and the divide would become impossible to span.  The natural consequence would be the dismantling of our Constitutional Republic and splitting this nation into factions.  The chaos would result in an attempt of martial law and the imposition of an iron-fisted government that would give rise to a despotic tyranny that no one should desire.

The idea of the total destruction of a “House Divided” was voiced by Jesus in the Gospels (Mark 3:25; Matthew 12:22-28; Luke 11:17).  The apostle Paul referenced it in Galatians 5:15, “But if you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.”  The Psalmist alluded to it in Psalm 133:1, “…Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!” 

Are we brothers?  I answer that question with this question: “Are we Americans?”  Jesus asked, “Who is my neighbor?”  He responded in Luke 10 with the story of the Good Samaritan in contrast to the Priest and Levite, who ignored the need, but the Samaritan took care of the injured man.  Jesus then asked, “Which of these do you think was neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”  They had no choice but to acknowledge it was the one who showed mercy. 

In his address, Abraham Lincoln referred to the division of the Civil War and noted the Bible’s declaration, saying, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”  He continued, “I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free.  I do not expect the Union to be dissolved – I do not expect the house to fall – but I do expect it will cease to be divided.”  That is my prayer and desire – Unification! 

We may continue to have differences, but that is not unhealthy.  We may desire different things, believe differently, and prefer different pathways in life, but that is not unhealthy.  We may become agitated and animated in our discussions, but if our singular purpose is the betterment of the Republic and the preservation of our Nation, we can Unite! 

Your choice of ice cream may be vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, Rocky Road, or pistachio, which is okay.  I have no problem with differing preferences and applaud working toward convincing others to embrace your ideology, but the one thing that must be central is the Constitution. 

The Left believes it is an ever-evolving document that evolves with the changing whims of a particular time or majority sentiment.  That would relegate it to becoming the tool of the devious in a Pure Democratic form of government, and Majority Rule would render that document meaningless.  However, our Founders and Framers understood this danger, worded the Constitution sufficiently to ward off ‘knee-jerk’ modifications, and insisted that we go through the tedious “amendment process” to alter that document.  Thank God They Did!

No president, congress, or court has the authority or right to change that document without the “due process” of a Constitutional Amendment, which is ratified by three-quarters of the states.   Regardless of population, each state has an equal voice in adopting or rejecting the proposed amendment.  That has safeguarded our Union and Republic for over 240 years, and it must remain the guiding principle of this nation. 

If we allow the caldron of hate to reach the boiling point, we will open the door to such calamity and chaos survival as the Free Constitutional Republic may be impossible.  They become agitated when I try to talk to some on the Left and present documented factual data to back up my argument. 

Frequently they resort to yelling and name-calling, insisting that I am a racist, bigot, and cultist too ignorant to know the truth if it bit me in the butt.  They offer no factual, verifiable data to back up their argument.  When confronted with examples of the failures of Socialism and Open Borders, they stop listening and want to fight.  That will never resolve differences. 

The Bible says, “A soft answer turns away wrath.”  But it also says in Proverbs 14:7, “Go from the presence of a foolish man, when you perceive not in him the lips (or words) of wisdom.”  In Chapter Four of the Book of James, we are advised that the source of quarrels is the condition of the heart, selfishness, envy, and greed.  America, I know we can overcome this divide, but we cannot if we are unwilling to allow our anger to be dampened and temper our words with grace and understanding.  Name-calling only further escalates emotions and increases the divide.

My simple request is for everyone on both sides of the current political furor to Listen without judgment and try to understand where the other person is coming from.  Present your argument civilly, logically, factually, and with the objective of reaching a working solution in which our nation is preserved, not divided. 

Is that possible?  It is with many people, and I am meeting more people who see the danger and are trying to learn the art of listening without judgment.  That being said, in the current climate, we cannot allow the control of government to be returned to those on the Left who are driven by an agenda that is dangerous for America and rooted in hate.  That would be catastrophic.

You may feel that I negated all my pleas with that statement.  I believe that, should the Democrats regain power at this time, they would fuel the flames of hate and plunge headlong into an agenda that would greatly hinder, if not totally destroy, our Republic.  I want to have an honest, open discussion at all levels and see America once again become “One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

Join me in prayer and in the fight for Faith, Family, and Freedom!   God bless you, and God bless America!

Some may misunderstand my title since the idea of slavery is not physical chains but political, economic, and mental slavery.   It is a condition that our Founding Fathers feared could transpire, and they did everything humanly possible to prevent its occurrence.  Sadly, we allowed it to happen by allowing the politicians to handle the politics.  This wound is self-inflicted, but it is also correctable.

The Bill of Rights is an amazing document.  It enumerates certain rights and liberties that were never to be infringed by the central government or any government.   The Founders recognized that our inalienable rights came from our Creator, not the government.   

They believed that they had sufficiently provided safeguards to prevent the existence of a political ruling class.  They could not envision any American society that had tasted the liberties and freedoms embodied in our Constitution and Bill of Rights, allowing the government to surpass its constitutional authority.  They could not help but warn of the direness of it happening.

The Bill of Rights has become a Bill of No Rights on many fronts as the followers of a toxic brand of liberalism and progressivism gain power.  By power, I mean control, and as they take more and more liberties with their interpretation of or ignoring the American Constitution.   

Each infringement pushes us toward a brand of political slavery that should not be palatable to anyone, regardless of how many carrots they dangle in front of our faces.  I am amazed at how small a price that some place on their freedom and liberty.  Someone said, “Everything is for sale.”  It seems that is true for too many today.

The First Amendment enumerates liberties deemed to be inalienable but vanishing today.  It includes the freedom of religion and its free exercise.  Today, the demand that we abandon our core religious convictions to accommodate the choices of another is an infringement that would horrify the founders.  It includes the freedom of speech and the press.   Regarding the press, it seems their freedom depends on which side of the political aisle they embrace. 

Freedom of speech is rapidly becoming a dinosaur unless you are rabidly politically correct and embrace the culture of liberalism.  Then there is the freedom of assembly and peaceably petitioning the Government for a redress of grievances.  You can riot, loot, burn, and destroy if you are on the Left, but an insurrectionist if you are on the Right.

The COVID pandemic provided the powerbrokers with the means to infringe upon our First Amendment Rights.  You could go to Walmart but not to Church.  I guess the virus knew which lines it could and could not cross.  The paranoia that has ensued, as well as the mandates and controls implemented, have trampled on our freedom of speech.  It is not a hate crime to speak your mind if you are not a follower of the many facets of the Progressive agenda.

Our first president and the father of our country, George Washington, prophetically warned, “If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”  Is that not where we are or where we are headed today?  When all sides of an issue are prevented from having a voice, that is censorship, which ultimately leads to totalitarianism.

The use of ‘scare tactics’, regardless of which side uses it, is diabolical and destructive.  Presenting facts is one thing; fanning the flames of fear using propaganda, misinformation, or disinformation is destructive.  Harry S. Truman said, “Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear.”  If we are not there, we are dangerously close. 

I am deeply disturbed as I listen to the narrative of the current pneumococcus being abrogated daily and the massive push to shut down all dissent.  The discovery that Dr. Mercola removed 25 years’ worth of content because of his stance on the body’s ability to heal itself if treated properly, even against a SARS variant.  That should disturb everyone, not just the detractors of the government’s prescription.

I believe that a healthy society allows the free flow of ideas.  Our Republic was birthed, and our Constitution was derived after a lengthy series of open debates and exchanges of ideas by the founders.  I believe that only a society that allows the free exchange of ideas and allows for open discussion and dissent can perpetuate the freedom we have enjoyed for our 240-plus years.  In that environment, the Truth will prevail, and the False will be exposed and tossed aside by those desirous of the Truth and Right.

When I heard Senator Rand Paul encourage defiance of the totalitarian edicts, I was both encouraged and thought, “Are you sure?”  Are you sure what?  He said, “They can’t arrest us all.”  I thought, are you sure?  As I observe in the annals of history, the record of tyrants through the ages, I am not sure that the good Senator’s postulation is accurate.  They just might try.  Of course, that would precipitate a full-blown revolution and revolt, which might not turn out well for the dissenters.

At the end of the day, I believe that we are going to have to rekindle the Spirit of 1776 and be willing to make the same level of commitment to freedom as they made.  Those 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence were willing to make the commitment no matter the cost.  If we develop that same level of commitment, we can reclaim our republic.

The apostle Paul encouraged in Galatians 6:9, “And let us not be weary in well doing: for at the proper time, we will reap if we do not give up.”  I believe that a return to God and a total surrender of our lives into His care and keeping is what is required to save America.  I trust Him and am calling for all who will join me to follow the prescription of 2 Chronicles 7:14. 

God bless you, and God bless America.  This is my prayer and desire!

The longer I live, the more I study history, the Bible, and humanity, and the more concerned I become for our present world.   I will restrain myself and not plunge into a doomsday sermon.   I hope to call attention to some questions I believe we should be asking.  We should ask these questions ourselves and those charged with managing the government.  We should ask these questions for the sake of our Freedom, the Truth, America as a Free Constitutional Republic, and our children. 

Today, we live in a world where there is a determined effort to silence anyone and anything that counters or questions certain positions or ideologies.  My concerns could be posed as a question.  When you silence the other side of any question or issue, do you not make your position appear weak?   Do you not make your postulation seem suspect and, in a measure, weaken the credibility of your argument?  Even if your position or contention is true and right, if you reject all debate and censor those who disagree, you appear to be hiding something.  The Truth can and will stand up under examination.  A lie needs to suppress all opposing views because it is not factually based. 

There are many directions I could go with that contention and many things I could address.  We have evolved or morphed (badly) in American politics to the point that, rather than factually, intellectually, scientifically, and with a reasoned presentation, defend our position, silencing the opposition is the desired tactic.  In any situation where there is a concerted effort to silence all dissenting views, red flags go up in my head and heart.  There is something inside me that asks, “Why?”  If the position is valid, backed up by data, and sound, why be concerned about the opposition?  Facts do not lie, but theories lacking facts do.

Trusting the Government has become a virtual impossibility.  Let me refer to ancient history and risk incurring the ire of many by asking, “What if all the silenced and censored scientists and doctors who issued warnings against the COVID-19 vaccine were not wrong?”  I know you researched it on Google, and the information there overwhelmingly favors the vaccines that you deem 100% safe.  I hope that is correct, but if it is, and there is empirical data to back up those assertions, then why fear opposing views? 

Why would I bring up that old issue?   I do so because today’s society is easily influenced and swayed based on the volume of information.   I understand that today’s society has been inundated with fear, and the door to paranoia has been opened.  I know there are kooky conspiracists who find a demon under every rock and issue warnings about everything.  I know some will be swayed by the person giving the most impassioned argument.  I understand that the level of distrust for the government affords some conspiracists a ready-made platform to offer their self-serving tidbits of paranoia.  Yet, if the government is telling the Truth and the vaccines are as safe and effective as they claimed, why are there efforts to silence opposing voices?

We have learned, belatedly, that some of the therapeutics, such as Ivermectin and HCQ, had, at least, some success in dealing with COVID-19 in the early stages.  Why did those like Dr. Fauci and others utilize every means to prevent the public from having that information?  Any mention of prophylactic treatments was lampooned and quashed by the mainstream media.  Google, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook banned dissenting voices and proponents of those drugs.  Those calling for their use were vilified, and much energy was invested in discrediting them.  Why?  Why not have an open debate using scientific data and actual test cases?  Why?  I can only speculate.

This is just one issue; there are many.   Sadly, we cannot trust the government, and unfortunately, many have adopted the mindset that we cannot stop them, so why be involved?   Why?  Because, unless we stand for the Truth and Freedom, we will never have the Truth and lose our Freedom! 

Anytime the government advances an agenda, it is wise to question the motivation and, if possible, follow the money.   We know that men are not angels, and the nefarious seekers of power want total control.  We must not passively comply with that agenda.   We have a Constitutional, moral, and God-given right to be told the truth!

Why are we willing to allow social media powerbrokers like Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, and their cohorts, many of whom are compromised and none of them scientists or doctors, to determine what we can or cannot hear, see, or read?   That is not just regarding the previous pandemic, but virtually everything!  

The Truth will bear up under examination, but the False must silence all opposition.    Jesus said, “You shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall make you free.”  If we do not hear the truth and only hear one side, can we be sure we have heard the truth?   I am growing weary of conspiracies about everything. 

Yes, the devil is evil, and evil people do evil things.  No, the government is not always working for our best good and in our best interests.  Yet, everything that happens may not be part of some larger scheme to enslave us.  Some things are just dumb, and the power brokers in government are striving for their own interests.  We have the choice to believe whatever we are told or to diligently seek to discover the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

At the end of the day, do I trust God or not?  Regardless of what the government or evil people do, God is still God and capable and willing to keep us!  That brings me back to my declaration and question about trusting God.  My eternal soul is the most important thing!  

Freedom is a prize worth fighting for, so let’s ask the government to cease censoring and silencing everything that questions their actions and allow the Truth to come to the fore! 

God bless you, and God bless America!

I believe that America is in dire straits, and we need to ‘reclaim’ our Freedom and our Land.    I see a biblical principle involved, and as we wade through this, I will attempt to identify several things.   I hope to identify our condition, how or why we got into this mess, and what, if anything, we can do to rectify it. 

If you do not agree that we need ‘restoration,’ what I have to say will not resonate with you.   However, if you see what many of us see and realize that our liberties and freedoms are being systematically stripped from us and that our moral moorings as a nation have drifted, it may be motivational and inspirational.   If you want to see America restored to our foundational base and be the Republic our Founders envisioned, I invite you to take this journey with me.

I do not believe we can achieve or receive the ‘fullness’ our Founders envisioned, and God desires individually or nationally, UNTIL…   Until?  Yes, until we have followed His directives and placed ourselves in ‘right standing’ with Him, His Word, each other, and the Constitution.  I believe strongly in the biblical principle that ‘preparation always precedes blessing.’

In 2 Kings 3:16, we see the prophet Elisha’s instruction for King Jehoshaphat as they prepared for battle with Moab. He said, “Make this valley full of ditches.”   Israel complied, and the next morning, they realized that water had filled the ditches. 

Moab awoke, and the glistening of the morning sun made the water appear as blood. They assumed that Israel had turned on each other and ran to the battlefield to collect the spoils of victory. The result was a complete slaughter of Moab and a victory for Israel. I use this example to demonstrate that He provides when we do what God says.

Another example is in 2 Kings 4, where the prophet instructed the poor widow to borrow vessels.   She filled the house with borrowed utensils, and the prophet poured them full UNTIL there were no more vessels.   The only limitation to her miracle was the number of vessels she had borrowed.   Her obedience or preparation enabled the man of God and God to do a miracle.  God will never go beyond our capacity or our obedience. 

In Matthew 12, Jesus identified some of the evidence of God’s Kingdom and Restoration, which can be applied to America and the restoration of our Freedoms and Liberties. He called them ‘works.’  He included the casting out demons (trespassers on the promise) and healing the sick. He provided the reality that IF we follow God’s directives and seek to be realigned with His principles, purposes, and person, He will fulfill His promises. 

Our founding fathers believed that America came into existence because of the providence of God.  Many Americans today believe we became what we became through our own strength and ability.   Some believe we achieved greatness as a nation on the backs of the less fortunate.  They believe our beginning was corrupt, must be atoned for, and transformed.  Even with our errors and sins in our beginning, we originated for God’s purposes to be a catalyst to advance the Kingdom of God on this earth. 

In Matthew 12:25, our LORD declares something incredibly important spiritually, personally, and nationally.  He said, “Any kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.”  We are divided in America beyond anything I ever envisioned could become a reality.  The hate and vitriol that is hurled about vehemently is eroding the foundation of our Republic and will be our destruction if not quelled.

We have generational hate being perpetuated.  We have the systematic engendering of a brand of hate that hides under the cloak of ‘principle’ and justifies itself by attacking everyone and everything that disagrees. 

Some believe they are constitutionalists and even conservative political idealists who have allowed personal animus toward particular candidates to cause them to join forces with those who would otherwise be deemed enemies.  I guess the philosophy “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” is applicable.  The result is division, estrangement, and the erosion of many freedoms and liberties.  The result will be the destruction of the Republic.

In Matthew 12:29, the Lord Jesus brings to light a reality that could easily be applied to our American predicament.  Jesus identified the strongman, and in Luke 11, He expands that and identifies that this ‘strongman’ is fully armed.  The defeat of that strongman requires one who is stronger to come in, disarm him, and reclaim what has been taken. 

In America, the nefarious seekers of ‘fundamental transformation’ have divided us and weakened the fabric of our republic.  They have pitted us against each other when the objective of many on both sides of the equation is the best good for America. 

The problem lies in not understanding the result.  The problem lies in forgetting how we came into being and distorting the intent of our Founders, as declared in the Declaration of Independence.  We have lost sight of our Creator, His Holiness, and His Provisions for us and have become selfish and self-centered.  In many cases, we have lost sight of America and only viewed politics through the prism of our bias and personal ambitions.

Our Founding Fathers declared they believed in self-evident truths.  Today’s academia and some political ideologues do not believe in ‘self-evident truth.’  They do not believe in a Creator.  When we eliminate the Creator, we also render the idea of inalienable rights ineffective, if not null and void. 

I had a person who does not believe in God insist that they believe in inalienable rights.  I asked, “Where did those rights originate?”  He could not answer other than admitting that they were either the product of man’s desire or the gift of the government.  Yet, he claimed to believe in limited government, the Constitution, and conservatism.  I am unable to connect those dots because, as our Founders declared, ‘the Creator endows these rights upon man.’

I believe that God enabled America to become a Free Republic for a purpose that extends far beyond our personal or national prosperity. If that were the purpose of our existence, then we would be prime candidates for greed, envy, covetousness, jealousy, ambition, and hate to prevail and destroy us. 

Without a moral framework and mooring to which we attach our reason for existence, we will not seek the best good of everyone but our own interests.  I have heard all my life, “You have to look out for number one because no one else will.”  That is antithetical to the teachings of Jesus and contrary to the declarations of our Constitution, our Declaration of Independence, and the writings of our Founding Fathers. 

They believed that among those endowed rights was the Right to Life.  What is Life?  That would take a book to detail, but it is more than just breathing.  It is more than possessions.  It is the ability to pursue your purpose without undue restrictions and regulation by a centralized power structure that seeks to dominate. 

There was also the right to Liberty.  What is Liberty?  It is more than not being in jail, prison, or chains.  The word carries the idea of Freedom, which must begin on the inside.  If I am Free on the Inside, then even if I were in chains, I remain Free.  Government cannot give me that; it comes as an endowment of our Creator. 

Then, the right to Pursue Happiness.  What is Happiness?  I contend you cannot have that quality of life unless you are allowed to live free. I have discussed the Founders’ vision and even identified some of our conditions in the loss of liberty and freedom. However, I have not begun to address the How, the Why, and the Remedy.

I believe those things can be encapsulated because we have been deceived into believing that a benevolent elitist governmental hierarchy can provide those things for us or is charged with doing so. Ignorance is the first step toward enslavement politically, and we have become ignorant of the devil’s devices politically. 

We have allowed politicians to oversee the government without giving the constitutionally mandated oversight. Our ignorance of what they have and are doing, coupled with our ignorance of our authority and power, has enabled the devious to become a ‘strongman’ taking over our house (America).

We can see Restoration, but only if we return to the moral moorings of our beginning.  We can see Restoration, but only if we invest ourselves in the oversight of government and cease to allow the politicians to manage the politics of the nation. 

We can see Restoration if we stop allowing the division promoted by the devious to thrive. If we desire a restored America, then we need to take note of all politicians and parties that seek to weaken our Constitution, infringe upon our inalienable rights, and force us to comply with edicts that violate our conscience, conviction, and faith.

I believe all who believe in God must become intercessors and, as intercessors, do the following:  Repent for our own sins and failures.  Repent for the sins of the nation.  Recognize what Jesus did for us at Calvary.  Recognize that the devil wants America destroyed.  Recognize that the devil has no power over us or America UNLESS he finds some legal ground within which he can operate.  Therefore, Repentance is Required, even if we are not personally guilty of those sins that give the enemy of Freedom opportunity.

I see a deeply divided and troubled America, and that causes me great sadness and concern.  I know in my heart of hearts that if we continue this hate-filled decline into degeneracy and division, we will witness the end of the Republic.  I believe that to support an ideology, candidate, or political agenda that weakens our moral moorings, infringes upon our liberties and rights, and denies the right to Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness is to abet and enable our own destruction. 

Therefore, I ask that you consider becoming an intercessor and pray for America.  I ask that you become involved in the process.  I ask that you carefully consider every candidate and governmental proposal, considering how it affects our Freedom, Liberty, and the ability to pursue Happiness.  Then, VOTE!

God bless you, and God bless America!

As I contemplated this blog post, I wondered, “What did the founding fathers think of patriotism?” To fully answer that question, we need to consider some quotes from the founders: 

George Washington – “The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.”

That is almost prophetic when applied to our current day and age.    As the founders, we are faced with that very choice.  As a natural-born American citizen, a Vietnam veteran, and one who loves the Lord and this country, I choose to be free.   I hope that the majority of Americans and in sufficient numbers in all the key states will allow us to restore the hope of liberty and freedom each November.

Benjamin Franklin – “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.  Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!”

That was a warning shot fired across the bow of every generation by one of the brilliant founders of this great nation.   He, as did the others, realized that the citizenry would have to be involved in their government, or it would run wild and consume them.   We are at a crossroads in this country, and which road is taken depends on what we do in every future Presidential and Congressional election each November.

Thomas Jefferson – “To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.”

“My God!  How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of and which no other people on earth enjoy!”

It is profoundly provoking to realize how well they understood the difficulty of keeping the Republic Free!   They believed it to be absolute tyranny for the government to “steal” from the people through legislation, regulation, and over-taxation. 

They realized what a gift they were presenting to future generations that God had bestowed on them and this nation.  They worked and fought fervently to establish this nation.  Once established, they produced a constitution and Bill of Rights both were designed to keep the Federal Government small.  The objective was to enable the people to maintain their God-given rights and liberty. 

We are in grave danger of losing that today.  I keep asking, “What is your freedom and liberty worth to you?”  “How much is a Free America worth?”  “What are you willing to give or do to keep her free?”  

Our vote each November answers those questions to a degree, but beware, we will continue to be faced with a far more involved decision, not of your making.  There are those who would destroy this nation and wipe out certain segments of the population in doing so.  We are truly living in what the Bible has described as “perilous times.” 

May God help us and bless America and every legal citizen.

I contend that a broken government produces broken people.  The latest data for 2023 indicates that there were 22.2 million households in the United States of America on food stamps.  I said households, not people.   According to those same statistics, this equates to 41.9 million people.

The number of households per SNAP records is 22,292,478, up from 21,620,718 in 2022 and almost 672,000 over the previous year. If the calculation were an average of 4 per household, that would mean that 89,169,912 people are on food stamps or 38% of the United States population. 

The calculation of the actual number of persons is moot when you realize that at least 20% of American households are on food stamps.  Yet, the Leftists insist that things are rosy and getting better all the time.  They declare that we have turned the corner and are experiencing a robust recovery.   I suggest that you tell that to the massive numbers who are out of work and the huge number who are no longer looking for work.    The Biden recovery was a myth.  Hopefully, the Trump administration will turn this around.

With the invasion of illegals that occurred under the Biden administration, we are facing some dramatic needs.   Healthcare, education, the economy, and public safety are concerns that must be addressed.  

We have a Broken Government, and Broken Governments result in Broken Societies or Broken People.   The inane and insane policies of liberalism, progressivism, and socialism have dashed the hopes of people to achieve their lifelong dreams economically. 

These failed policies are moving us into a state where we are just a short step from looting and lawlessness.  I often wonder if that is really what those on the left want or if it is their ‘thoughtless’ attempt to solidify a voting base so they can remain in power and protect their Elite Status.  I would guess that it is probably both to some degree.

One study or report stated that we have more people on food stamps in America than the population of Spain and that the cost of food stamp fraud has more than doubled in the past decade. 

It was no surprise when extremist groups such as Acorn and others were actually teaching people how to ‘scam the system’ and ensure that they live quite nicely without having to work for it.  Please hear me; I know that some people are receiving food stamps that would work if they could find work, but they are not the ones I’m referring to. 

I have no problem helping someone truly needy and would provide for their own if they could.  I do have a problem with the professional welfare recipient and the lazy.  Those need to be addressed with tough love.

We have allowed the federal government and often the state government to replace our individual human kindness and the benevolence of the church and community. Now that we have so many federal entitlement programs, individuals no longer feel compelled to help the poor and needy.   

Too often, the churches and communities have pulled back as well. Instead of helping someone get back on their feet, we have a program encouraging people to remain on their derriere. Not that long ago, in my youth, there were people on welfare, but those were few compared to what is happening today. 

Individuals, local communities, and the church were key participants in assisting those with needs.  If a person proved to be lazy, they were allowed to be lazy and hungry.   Some will say, “Roy, where is your compassion?”   In the Bible, we are told that if a man will not work, he should not eat and that a man who will not provide for his own household is worse than an infidel. 

My compassion is following the compassion that God has expressed.  I believe we do people more harm than good when we facilitate killing their dreams and initiative.  I think that we relegate them to a type of slavery that is as bad as physical slavery and, in some ways, maybe worse.  Understand, I consider physical slavery contemptuous and reprehensible, so you must know what I think of governmental slavery.

If we want to recover our nation, restore our republic, and truly help people, we will un-elect every liberal and RINO that walks the halls of Congress or the Whitehouse.  We will endeavor to send people who genuinely care about the Constitution and America to those halls. 

If a legislator or President honors the rule of law and the constitution and demonstrates a genuine concern for America and Americans, then I believe they will demonstrate genuine compassion, not fictitious pseudo-compassion.   They will labor to produce a smaller and limited government that allows people the opportunity to achieve their dreams and goals rather than taxing and regulating them into governmental slavery.

If you agree with me, let us burn up the phone lines, in-boxes, and fax lines of your elected official and become involved in the political process with your money, labor, and vote.  I also seek all who pray to become intercessors for this nation.  America needs you like never before.

God bless you, and God bless America!

We call it Public Service, and we call them Public Servants, but when it comes to politicians, those terms are oxymorons.   When I see millions spent seeking to be elected to a political office that pays little compared to what is being spent, I have to ask what the motive is. 

In today’s world, virtually any elective office is an incredibly costly perch to attain, and often, a significant portion of what is spent comes from the individual’s personal bank account.   The Texas Senate Race in 2024 between Ted Cruz and Collin Allred was the most expensive ever!   The salary in a six-year term will never reach that amount, so what motivates an individual to seek an office that is so personally costly financially?   Is it public service, the desire to be a public servant, political power, ego, or graft?

When this Republic was founded, virtually all the founding fathers viewed elected office as a public service.   They considered themselves public servants, not politicians.   The very idea of a professional political elite class was offensive to them.   When they sought office, it was out of a desire to serve the interests of the public, defend the Constitution, and perpetuate the Republic, not amass personal fortune and power.  They were diverse in their views, backgrounds, and personalities but held a common ideal that made them unique and admired.

Today, virtually every individual who goes to Washington, DC, leaves office with a dramatically increased personal financial bottom line.  They build networks of contacts that afford them access to enormous wealth.  This enables them to wield incredible power while in office and afterward.   

Most of them campaign on a platform of “service” and “defending the rights” of We the People, but upon arrival at the Capitol, they seem to forget those pledges and promises soon and serve their interests and those of the special interest groups and bundlers that filled their campaign war chests rather than those of the public they were elected to serve. 

Their ethics and principles seem as fluid as the water in a flowing river.  Their principles and ethics rise and fall like the stock market.  It depends upon the electoral cycle’s timeframe and the opportunities to become more established as a political power broker.    

Most have an agenda that is often kept well hidden during the campaign but surfaces in bits and pieces once elected to office.  Many, once in office, seek to remain in office as long as possible, and even if they sought office initially with the desire to perform “public service” rapidly, they evolve into “professional politicians.”

When electing people to public office, I believe it would serve us well to ask, “What did the founding fathers really want for America?”  Additionally, we should ask, “What do the current politicians want for America?”    

The Founding Fathers were an incredibly diverse group with a unified goal and objective: American Liberty! They believed that the citizens should have a say in their government and that government “only” derives its power from the consent of those governed.  That is in stark contrast to the view of politicians today, as we see by their actions, agendas, and policies, regardless of what they say with their words and campaign rhetoric.  One only has to read the opening words of the Declaration of Independence to understand their hearts.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”

The founders understood that our rights were not governmentally granted but came from God Himself.  They understood that government should be limited and that the real power should be vested in the people, then the individual states, and then, in a limited scope, the central government. 

Today, we see the results of the slow erosion of that ideology into the massive Federal Government and are seeing it continually expanded.  Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and those of their ilk envision a Federal Government that is all-encompassing and powerful, with the people being “servants of the government” rather than the original design of the “government being a service to the people.”

We did not arrive at this juncture or condition overnight or in a decade or two and will not revert to the Constitutional Republic of the founders in a short span.  If it ever happens, it will take generations.  However, if we allow the Leftists to regain the White House and control of Congress, we relinquish all hope of restoration.

The Leftist’s agenda will be advanced with vigor, the Constitution abandoned, and the ideology of liberalism and progressivism will destroy us.  The will of the people will be ignored.   If the Left regains power, they will throw off all restraint and attempt to install their part as a permanent fixture in the White House and Congress.  

I believe that God worked to enable the founding fathers to frame the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights to establish a nation where people could freely pursue His purposes.  America has been a launching pad for incredible innovations, inspiration, and missionary efforts for a very long time.  Still, it is in grave danger of becoming a very dark place spiritually, morally, and economically. 

I will continue to make an impassioned plea for anyone and everyone to diligently and fervently cry out to God for guidance individually and for the nation.   I urge everyone to do due diligence in examining the records of all political candidates.   Do not just listen to what they say but examine how they say it and what they have done, are doing, and might do. 

If we want to keep a Free Republic, we must restore accountability to every elected office and limit the time any individual can hold those offices.  That alone will not stop all the graft and corruption, but it will go a long way to restoring the power to where the founders envisioned it, in the hands of the people, the legal citizens of the United States of America.

How we vote is our right and prerogative, but failure to vote allows unscrupulous people to manipulate and control the welfare and well-being of the nation.  If we all examine the candidates and their records and determine to hold them accountable, we will have hope of seeing America restored!  Therefore, I ask that you become involved in the political process and, at a minimum, vote in each political cycle!

May God bless you, and may God bless America!

As I have reviewed the past four years, no, for the past 50 years, I have to wonder and ask, “Has the systematic dismantling of the American way of life been done with ‘malice and forethought’ or just out of ignorance?”  I do not think I really have to attempt to answer that question, but I do want to look at it briefly and examine a couple of poignant points regarding what has been happening in America.  I should backdate my examination to over 100 years because that is how long this has taken place.

During WWI and especially WWII, America came together like at no other time in American history save the time of the Revolutionary War.  I would contend that it might have been a stronger unification than even then.    We had a real threat poised to strike, and people from both sides of the aisle came together ‘unified’ to Stop that Threat before it destroyed our Freedom and the Freedom of the rest of the world. 

Since then, we have not had a unified effort in War or on any political front.  We fought in Korea, but there was no genuine commitment to win the war, only to accomplish an objective short of winning.   In Vietnam, there was absolutely no effort to win the war by those in power truly. 

I fought in Vietnam, and most of us realized soon after being ‘in country’ that this was a war that could be won but a war that the powers that be had no intention of winning.   That is the sticking point for me concerning Vietnam.   It is not that we went, whether we actually should have or not.  It is the fact that politicians, world bankers, and the power players in the world were willing to offer up the lives of thousands of young men for some other reason than FREEDOM!  

Please do not misunderstand me; if I had it to do over and were called upon by my country to go to war, I would go!   I would not “burn my draft card” or “run to Canada.”   I would report to the induction center and prepare to go.  Not because I am a blind, obedient sheep just following orders, but I would go in the hope that we would be able to somehow secure Freedom and Liberty for some and keep our homeland safe. 

When I study the agenda of the Fabian Socialists, who have operated in Europe and even this nation for more than 100 years, I am continually amazed at how patient, dedicated, systematic, and organized they have been in their efforts.  They had and have an objective that is World Dominance, as do the followers of Islam and other groups. 

They view nations such as America and our Free Enterprise System as a direct threat and obstacle to achieving their objectives, so America must be dismantled in their view.   When you consider that people like George Soros, Bill Ayers, Saul Alinsky, George Bernard Shaw, Andy Stern, Richard Trumpka, John Podesta, Oscar Wilde, Muhammad Ali, Jinnah, British Labor Prime Ministers Ramsay MacDonald to Gordon Brown, Annie Besant, Beatrice & Sidney Webb, H.G. Wells, and many others have been and are a part of this Society you realize how deep this runs and how long it has been going on.  

In a letter to American novelist Henry James in 1909, George Bernard Shaw said: “I, as a Socialist, have had to preach, as much as anyone, the enormous power of the environment.  We can change it; we must change it; there is absolutely no other sense in life than the task of changing it.  What is the use of writing plays?  What is the use of writing anything, if there is not a will which finally molds chaos itself into a race of gods.”

The Stated Goals of the Fabian Socialist are:

• A strong, centralized government.
• A powerful executive at the expense of Congress and the judicial.
• A government-controlled banking, credit, and securities exchange.
• Government control over employment.
• Unemployment insurance and old age pensions controlled by the government.
• Implementation of universal medical care, food, and universal housing programs.
• Access to unlimited government borrowing.
• A managed monetary system.
• Government control over foreign aid.
• Government control over all natural energy sources, transportation, and agricultural production.
• Government regulation of labor. 

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• Heavy progressive taxation.

They have been working to infiltrate our educational system, and now we have scores of professors on their fold.  They have people like Bill Ayers, Cass Sunstein, Derrick Bell, Ellen Lewin (a University of Iowa professor who used the “F” word towards Republicans), Arne Duncan, and thousands more like them.  They have transformed our educational system into nothing more than a factory of “brain-washed, liberal-thinking followers” of the Fabian model of society.   

We must not lose sight of the reality that it is not just at the higher education levels but has filtered all the way down to elementary schools.  America, if we do not get control of Education and educate our Children at home, we are doomed.  I am not saying we all have to ‘home school’ them, but we must ‘school them’ at home!

The Liberals, the socialists, the radical Islamists, and groups of that ilk have systematically, diligently, devotedly, and with dogged determination pursued their objective with amazing patience.   On the other hand, those of us who value our Freedom, love this nation, respect our Constitution, and follow God have not been so diligent.   We have lost battle after battle because we “failed to see the direct impact” upon our personal lives and ignored what was happening.    That is to our shame and must change!

If we love America, love God, respect the Constitution, and believe in the principles upon which this nation was founded, we must become involved at every level possible and with everything possible.   I do not have all the answers, but I know we cannot quit.  We dare not grow weary no matter how hopeless our cause may seem at any given moment. 

May God help us and save this nation!