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NOW WHAT, AMERICA?


The voting is over and as the ongoing battle continues, I have to ask, “Now what, America?  Now what?”  Someone said, before the election, “It won’t matter who wins, America is up the proverbial creek without a paddle.  Civil war is coming, either way, the Liberal Leftist will seek to impede all progress, revert us back to the dark times under Obama, and impose regulations beyond anyone’s imagination.”  I wish I could say that I totally disagree, but I cannot.  The evolution of the Democratic Party and the Leftist has brought us to the place that the promise or threat of Obama is their Prime Objective.  They intend, by hook or crook, to ‘fundamentally transform America.’ 

Before anyone argues that America could use some transforming let me ask, “into what?”  What is it about our founding principles, our guiding documents embodied in the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence are so horrific that we need to experience a metamorphic reshaping and restructuring?  What is it about the separation of powers in three branches of government that is bad?  What is it about having constitutional restrictions upon all three branches that are bad?  What makes anyone think that Socialism or Communism is a better path than the Free Market and a Representative System of Government? 

For months I have watched with more than passing interest, the antics and actions of various sectors of our government as they have launched trial balloons of tyranny.  I have watched the reaction or lack thereof of the American people and wondered.  We have had pandemics break out in this nation before but never coupled with the immediate and totalitarian lockdowns we have endured.  I am not suggesting that COVID-19 is not serious, dangerous, or deadly.  I am suggesting that the overreach and incredible suppression of our liberties and rights getting virtually no pushback is stunning.  What will that mean in the next few months or years? 

As a Christian and a believer in the Bible, I believe the prophecies and warnings of the Bible about the Last Days.  I believe the account and warning of the Book of Revelation and confess that there is much in it that I do not fully understand.  I believe there is coming a ‘man of sin’, the Anti-Christ who will ascend in power and become a world dictator.  I believe he will be fully possessed by the devil and operate with the power and force of that evil supernatural power.  I believe that many will be deceived and become casualties.  I weep when I think of how difficult and tragic it could be for families.  Yet, I hold firmly to my confidence that God Never Changes and He is Victorious making us victorious in the end.

I have people tell me that I should not be concerned because the church will be gone when that happens.  However, when I read the Bible, I see that multitudes will be affected and even if I am my fellow Christians are raptured before that event should I be unconcerned about those who will endure that tragic time?  I do not desire to get into an eschatological debate but to say, “We are to work while it is yet day, because the night comes when no man can work.”  There is freedom to be fought for and preserved and apathy or hiding awaiting God’s rescue is not what is needed.  Our assignment is not to sit and wait but to work and pray!

Watching the devious and dangerous manipulation of people through fear and panic for political purposes is deeply troubling.  The voting is over, but the forces and people who want to impose total control have not ceased.  Those who believe in God and are Christians have a mandate to not only share the Gospel but to sound the alarm when danger is present.  Those who love Freedom and are Patriots have an obligation to resist all forms of tyranny and be willing, if necessary, to take the words of Jefferson and our founders to heart.  We may have to “water the tree of liberty with the blood of patriots.”

Please do not misquote me and charge that I am inciting a revolution.  War is the last thing I am advocating.  However, I believe that it is needful that the lovers of freedom be willing to do what is necessary to preserve our system of government and prevent us from becoming a Socialist, Marxist, Communist nation.  I will continue to be vocal and warn against the menacing and perilous dangers of attempting to turn us into a direct democracy.  We are a Republic, not a Direct Democracy and I pray that God will help us to remain so.

There are many, not all for the same reasons, that desire we become a direct democracy where a national majority vote determines the election of our president.  That would guarantee that the pockets of toxic liberalism would determine the outcome of every future election.  Smaller states and a vast portion of our nation would be ignored, and the wishes of individual states would be invalidated.  The founders, with incredible wisdom, adopted the electoral college.  That act has provided a guarantee that every state in the United States has a voice and counts. 

It has been difficult for me to fully grasp the abject lunacy of allowing politicians, who have become nothing but self-serving political prostitutes, to determine what we can and cannot do as Americans.  The absence of reason and logic is astounding.  The abandonment of critical thinking and common sense has stunned me. 

When the cure becomes worse than the disease it is time to reexamine the approach to treatment.  When those in government who have, for decades, impeded our progress are allowed full control we are damning ourselves.  The clamor about COVID-19 and the politicizing of the pandemic has revealed many things about those in government and precious few of those good. 

Just days before the election we were warned that there would be a new surge in COVID-19 and fear was rekindled in millions of hearts and minds.  Many of us asked, “Is this a surge in positive tests, cases, hospitalizations, or deaths?”  We knew that a positive test alone is not a case, according to the CDC.  They defined a ‘case’ as a positive test with symptoms.  We have been performing over a million tests per day and the positive rates have been under 5 percent.  In simple language that is 50,000 positive tests per day with most of them not being infectious or symptomatic.  The surge in positive tests has been used to attack the Trump administration and caused fear to soar. 

The ploy was to politicize the election and open the door to ‘mail-in ballots’ and stymie voting in person. In-person voting appeared to favor the Republicans, therefore, it had to be destroyed and stopped.

My question is, “Are we going to allow the politicians to fundamentally transform America, or will ‘we the people’ become energized post-election and hold the feet of the politicians to the fire and preserve our republic?”  I guess another question would be, “Is that even possible?”  Therefore, my title question is my daily question and as I pray and examine my heart, I ask, “America, What Now?”

God bless you and God bless America!

FREEDOM MUST BE PRESERVED…


The the voting is over and the counting continues. When the dust settles America must decide to abide in the Republic we were given in the 1700s or allow ourselves to become fundamentally transformed by the Leftist.  The fight for freedom is never a one election or one-time event, but a perpetual effort.  The fight for liberty is not a fight for yourself or this present generation but a fight for posterity.  Our founding fathers understood this reality, expressed it, and took incredibly wise steps to provide a pathway to continued liberty through republicanism.

The founders and framers of our constitution and system of government understood the incredibly grave dangers of direct democracies and the incredible benefit and possibilities found in republics.  They objected to oligarchies, monarchies, dictatorships, and sought to provide a government that could be of the people, by the people, and for the people. 

Any time humans attain power and position the tendency is to gravitate toward rulership and a corrupt mentality.  The insightful words of Lord Acton, the 19th-century British historian come to mind and should be remembered. He said, “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”  I believe that although there is an element of truth in that statement there is a reality that extends beyond it and speaks more fully to the issue.  That is, “Power does not corrupt; it heightens pre-existing ethical tendencies.”  Abraham Lincoln seemed to understand that reality when he said, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”

The issue of freedom and its antagonist, power can be noted in the Bible in the Gospel of John.  In John 11, the religious hierarchy was deeply disturbed by the miracles of Jesus and said, “If we let Him go on like this, all men will believe Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”  (v.48).  They were concerned with the loss of power, position, and prominence not the benefit of the people or mankind.  That is the same root that is prevalent in the world of politics, business, and virtually every segment of society.  The quest for control and power and the willingness to do whatever is necessary to maintain must be guarded against.

In America, we were provided a Constitution that identified what the government was permitted to do and specified that all else was off-limits.  The professional politicians, who make up the bureaucracy embodied in Congress, many of the Courts, and the various Agencies of government want power. 

Our political system has evolved into a corrupt entity that focuses more on self-perpetuation than the benefit of the republic or the citizens.  We are secondary and deemed uninformed as to what should transpire.  We provide the votes and the money for them to fulfill their ambitions and if we receive a benefit in the process that is a bonus.  They believe we should be groveling grateful for any tidbit they toss us and should never question or complain.

I rediscovered a document that was published on January 19, 1961, that caught my attention and reminded me of the requirement upon each of us in this fight for freedom.  Regardless of the purpose of the article, it makes several statements that are perpetually germane in the discussion and pursuit of freedom.  It was a statement by Earl W. Kintner, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission in a meeting with the Better Business Bureau of Memphis, Tennessee.  He said, “Freedom is difficult to define.  Yet a society dedicated to individualism must somehow perform this difficult task of definition if it is to survive.” 

I am convinced that if we are to maintain freedom and liberty in America, we must define what we desire to preserve.  If we do not know what freedom is how will take the proper steps to preserve or achieve it?  Mr. Kintner went on to say, “A working concept of freedom must somehow equate the rights of one and the rights of many, the rights of the individual and the rights of society.  Too much deference to the rights of the individual produces anarchy; too much deference to the rights of the mass produces a faceless tyranny.  Obviously, a balance must be struck.”

I hear people repeatedly say, “Well we are a democracy, and the majority rules.”  I feel compelled to remind everyone, we are not a direct democracy but a republic.  Our founders detailed with incredible accuracy the dangers of being a direct democracy and the benefits of a republican form of government. 

That is why they provided the system of checks and balances in the three branches of government.  A distinction that corruption has blurred to our hurt.  They provided the electoral college system to ensure that each state has proper representation in the selection of the President.  A direct majority rule policy would relegate that selection to the East and West Coasts with pockets of large liberal Urban centers in the midsection of the nation.

Our political and economic systems are seen at their best when they allow the individual the greatest opportunity for unfettered self-improvement.  Strangling government regulations, exorbitant taxation, loss of liberties such as speech, religion, self-defense, and movement all diminish freedom and open the door to tyranny.  Freedom is not without obstacles and only as we take the proper steps to prevent political corruption from stripping us of our liberties can we remain free.  We must decide if we will take those actions.  Our votes indicated our decision not our actions in the years to come will define our resolve.

Many of those who came to America, in the beginning, came in pursuit of religious liberty and to escape oligarchies and the tyranny of self-serving monarchs.  They persevered through some daunting obstacles and difficulties with an unshakable conviction that a society could be built based on God’s Word and His Laws.  For over 240 years America has enjoyed unprecedented freedom and liberty and over the past decade or so those liberties have become the target of the politically corrupt.

In our early years and even in my early years there was evidence of spiritual revivals that helped America maintain a strong moral and spiritual value system that promoted personal accountability and responsibility.  There was a measure of self-reliance without viewing the self as omnipotent but in our respect for the moral values of the Bible, a strong work ethic, and recognizable value place on family we thrived.  Since the Great Society of LBJ, we have been traveling at light speed toward the disruption of those values, and today we are at a significant crossroads.  What road do we take?  Freedom and Liberty or do we acquiesce and surrender to the political power mongers and become enslaved without chains?

I pray that we will discover or rediscover, before it is too late, that Freedom is not without a price and will unite in demanding that all politicians at all levels will honor the Constitution, respect our inalienable rights, and return to being a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.  We have the power if we unite.  We have no power if we remain divided!

God bless you and God bless America!

OKAY AMERICA, LET’S VOTE…


America is in chaos and we are watching our nation crumble before our eyes.  There are factions with support from various sectors of society and the world that seem hellbent on destroying anything they don’t like.  There are paid protesters and rioters and there are those who are genuinely invested in the cause they believe they are fighting for.  I do not want to trash those people but am aghast at the number of people who have made this presidential election about everything but policy, agenda, and platform. 

I had a friend ask, “How can any rational person and especially one who is a Christian vote Democratic this year?”  That will draw ire from many sectors.  Some will take it as an affront to their integrity and faith.  When I write on what I see I keep hoping that the information I present and the reasoning I use will resonate with someone not already persuaded.  I do not write out of personal animus toward any candidate but out of concern for the Republic.  I write our of a desire to turn hearts to God and return our nation back to a more moral stance that would give us hope of being what the Declaration and Pledge affirm as our objective.

Long ago, I decided that I could not afford to make any election about personality but for the sake of freedom had to make it about policy, platform, and agenda.  I believe I have a solid biblical ground for that position and am convinced that it is the only reasonable method of determining who to vote for in any election. 

I take the announced platforms of the parties involved and examine the historic data available to decide.  If the history of the candidate or the party indicates they are faithless in what they promise, I consider that.  If their agenda is anathema to what I believe, the Bible teaches, and the Constitution, I consider that.  The personality of the candidate is a minuscule part of my decision.

In 2020, the line of demarcation is incredibly clear, and it is difficult for me as an American veteran, a patriot, a constitutionalist, a conservative, and a Christian to grasp how anyone who is thinking clearly could vote Democratic.  I do not mean that to be as caustic as it will come across and defend everyone’s right to believe and express what they believe. I defend the 1st Amendment Rights of Freedom of Speech.  There was a time when we could disagree without going to war and seeking to annihilate the other side.  That seems to be absent in today’s mentality on many fronts.  I am saddened by that reality and it expresses the dire condition of our Republic.

I have suggested in the past and will address it again today that the opposition to President Trump as a person has transformed rational people into people who are suffering from a type of emotional blindness.  There are those on both sides that suffer from this condition and that troubles me.  As a Christian, I would hope that all believers would seek to overcome hate with love and not succumb to factual blindness. 

I grew up in rural East Texas. I knew many people who voted Democrat because that is how they always voted.  I had a person tell me in more recent times, “My family has always voted Democrat and I will vote Democrat no matter who is on the ticket.”  That is emotional and factual blindness that dismisses reason and makes the person an easily manipulated subject of the ruling powers of that party.  I would say the same about Republicans.  That is not a good condition.  God gave us a brain and it is high time that we use it to ‘reason’ and ‘think.’

I readily acknowledge that Donald Trump’s personality is a deal-breaker for some.  One person said, “Trump engenders such a strong emotional response that a segment of the voting populace will never support him, both because of his mercurial personality and his identification as a Republican.”  That person said, “Even if Trump’s actual policies benefitted those people directly, they would not vote for him, ever!”  That is illogical and please don’t feel compelled to explain why his personality is so terrible he must be defeated.  What about policy, agenda, platform, and the good he has procured for America?

I am unable to relegate my vote to the choice between personal style and governing policy and platform.  I want to know what the plan is not just who the man or woman is.  I want to know what the agenda is not what they may or may not have done in their personal lives.  I want to know what their policies will mean for the republic not their moral fiber on issues that are not directly related to America.  In this election, both major candidates have kinks in their moral armor, so if you make it about morals, you must reject both.  If you make it about policy, platform, and agenda, you must decide what you believe is best for America and the Constitution.

When I view the policies advanced by Donald Trump and the Republicans, I see them as beneficial and highly successful for America and Americans. He lowered personal income tax rates.  That move benefitted ALL Taxpayers, not just the 1% and the super-rich.  The lowering of the corporate tax rates and the removal or reduction of the incredibly punitive regulations imposed by previous administrations has benefitted the economy.  Until the lockdown we had the most robust economy in our history and had it not been for that condition we would be in the deep throes of a cataclysmic depression now.  That’s where Biden and the Democrats will take us. 

President Trump has demonstrated strong support for domestic energy production and enabled us to become energy independent for the first time in a long time, if ever.  Our military has been and is being rebuilt, unlike the agenda of Obama, the proposed agenda of Clinton, and the desire of Biden and Harris.  Illegal immigration under the Democrats would go through the roof but under Trump, it has been dramatically curbed.  We have had beneficial renegotiations of trade deals that placed America on a much stronger footing.  Biden is so stained by his relations with China and other foreign entities he could never negotiate from a position of strength.

In the Coronavirus pandemic, the President stopped flights from China even with the howls of the Democrats including Biden that it was unnecessary and even xenophobic.  Trump has taken definitive and strong stances on many issues.  I read an article recently where the writer asked, “If you or a loved one were sick and needed a specialized operation that only the best surgeon could perform, would you want the gruff, world-renowned expert with a caustic bedside manner or the warm, loveable, agreeable, passive novice with limited experience?” 

Additionally, what we are witnessing in the opposition to Trump and the support of Biden and the Democrats is a classic example of Historic and Issues Ignorance.  Yes, I said it and even if it rubs you the wrong way, I believe it a fair assessment.  The governing styles and philosophy of the Republicans and Democrats are impossible to miss if you are willing to look with an honest heart. 

We either support Life or we do not.  We either support Law and Order or we do not.  We either support Inalienable Rights or we do not.  We either support a sovereign nation or we do not.  We either support energy independence or we do not.  We either support the free market or we do not. 

I ask that you consider the agendas, the platforms, and the policies as well as the history and then determine how you will vote.  If you honestly consider the parties, the platforms, the agendas, the philosophies, and the facts, I believe you will join me and reject the Democratic ticket in November or whenever we vote.  We voted early and voted FOR AMERICA! We voted NO on Biden and the Democrats. Love me or hate me, that is what I believe is best for America!

God bless you and God bless America!

WHICH HEADLINE WILL WE EXPERIENCE?


Tomorrow we will make the final determination regarding the 2020 Election regarding who will be the next president of these United States. I can envision two potential headlines.  Neither will be seen in the media but will be the reality and written on the hearts of multiplied millions.  Without attempting to tease you with the two headlines I will give them to you. I do not give them in order of expectation or desire.

Headline Number One: “Biden Wins Freedom Ends!”  I am quite sure the media would never print that, but it will be the truth should he and the Leftist win in November.  They have openly declared the opposition to many basic constitutional guarantees.  They have openly expressed their intent to destroy many things in our economy.  Biden has openly stated that he is more than willing to ‘lockdown’ the nation again.  There is little doubt that the Democratic Governors, Mayors, County Judges, etc. that are running sectors of our nation would capitalize on Biden’s willingness to allow them to impose tyrannical rule.  That, in my view, would clearly and openly valid my headline, “Biden Wins Freedom Ends!” 

Headline Number Two: “Trump Wins Renewal Begins!”  Renewal?  Yes, renewal of the American Dream.  Renewal of American Excellence.  Renewal of our Economy propelling it back to where it was before the pandemonium paranoia of the pandemic.  Renewal of our hope to have Constitutional Government and Draining the Swamp.  No, I do not say that if Trump wins, we will immediately see restoration but there will be a resurgence of hope. 

Should, a Trump victory also include keeping the Senate and miraculously reclaiming the House of Representatives we could see incredible progress in the next four years.  We could take great strides in uncovering the incredibly deep and long-standing corruption of Washington.  We could see some needed transformation in our Intelligence Community, various bureaucracies, and education.  We could see our history preserved so that we can learn from our past mistakes and move forward positively in resolving our differences.  We would see the protection of our 1st and 2nd Amendment Rights as well as a restoration of personal freedom and liberty.

Should Biden win we will see massive government controls reinstated.  We will see taxes soar through the roof.  We will see the disruption if not the destruction of the fossil fuel industry and thereby cripple our economy and make us dependent on foreign oil again.  We will see our enemies thrive and our friends withdraw in uncertainty.  We will see massive regulations by Big Tech and Social Media on Freedom of Speech for anyone not drinking at the altar of Liberalism and Political Correctness.  Corruption will reign supreme and the Career Politicians will, once again, become the ruling kingpins in Washington with nothing to impede them.

When I consider matters that are directly connected to my faith and the Bible’s message, I am required to examine the platforms of the two major political parties and the two major candidates.  I examine their history as well as the fruit of their time in their elected positions.  I examine their stance on issues such as abortion (life).  I examine their positions on religious freedoms and the free exercise of our faith.  I examine their positions on family, education, national sovereignty, foreign relations, and self-defense.  I examine their position regarding the government’s right to rule as opposed to having a Constitutionally limited government.  I view the candidates, not based on personality but position, policy, and platform.  I ask if they are keepers of their promises or are, the career politicians who are more interested in their bottom line than America. 

You may argue that Biden is equal to or better than Trump on all those fronts.  However, if you honestly consider Biden’s and the Democratic Party’s position on abortion, family, Freedom of Speech for everyone, the right to keep and bear arms, taxation, and limited government you realize their position is tyrannical, not limited. Conversely, if you consider Trump and the national Republican platform on those issues you discover they embrace the idea of limited government and are supporters of the Constitutional guidelines and guarantees.  Therefore, for this American, there is only one choice and it is Yes on Trump and No on Biden.

The headline that I hold in my heart is “Jesus Wins!”  I try to not look at what I see happening and become overly influenced negatively by the bad that is happening.  I am not a denier of reality or a blind optimist.  I follow the biblical directive to “Look to God my true source.”  As I focus on God, His Word, and the American Spirit that I believe still lives in the hearts of millions I stand strong in the belief that America will awaken from slumber.  I pray that the millions who voted without voicing an opinion in the polls and propelled Trump to victory over the disaster identified as Hillary Clinton will once again turn out and turn up on November 3, 2020. 

But, on November 4, 2020, or whenever the final votes are counted and the massive voter fraud exposed and the ballot harvesting rejected, if it is, we will have one of those two headlines.  Which will you fight to make a reality?  Will the headline you help make be – “Biden Wins Freedom Ends” or “Trump Wins Renewal Begins”?    We hours away from that reality and the decision is in our hands.  I believe that it is in the hands of those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and are Christians.  I believe that through prayer and voting our biblical conscience will produce the needed victory.  Will I be proven right, or will I be proven wrong and my confidence validated or refuted?  We will know soon.

The Headline I hope for is “Trump Wins Renewal Begins” and in the body of that story America will once again move toward being “One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”  We will move toward the vision of the Declaration of Independence that we are a nation that “hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men (and women) 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 is my desire and that is my declaration!  I pray that America remains the Free Constitutional Republic we are created to be!

God bless you and may the wisdom of God guide you in your decision on November 3, 2020.  America survives and thrives or dies based on our decisions in this election.  As for me and my house, we voted for Freedom and Liberty standing for Faith, Family, and Freedom!

Have a Great Day, God bless America!

MY CRYSTAL BALL IS BROKE, BUT MY GOD-GIVEN INNER COMPASS IS NOT…


Well, I don’t have a crystal ball, do not pursue astrology, soothsayers, mediums, or the like, but I do have a God-given moral compass that helps me navigate the troubled waters of life and politics.  God and His Word helps me to see the dangers and hear the warnings, but my responses are determining factors in what happens in the world and me. 

Someone said, “I cannot control anyone but myself.”  I said, “I am not sure that we can even do that.”  We need outside help to navigate the troubled waters of life and make life the abundant event Jesus said, He came to bring.  Making God first enables us to tap into the river of God that flows from His Kingdom in Heaven and brings Heaven to the earth.  We need His help today as much, if not more, than our Founders needed His guidance and help in winning our Freedom in the 1700s.

I have asked the question numerous times and received a wide array of responses regarding Biden and what the Democrats truly believe about this election.  The question that I and others have asked is, “Do the Democrats truly believe that Biden is winning?”  The polls indicate he is.  The Rhinos tell us he is.  The media and other entities tell us he is. However, they keep saying and doing things that cause me to ask again and again, “Do They Really Think He Is Winning?” 

My second question is often, “If So, Why?”  Why what?  Why are they lawyering up, threatening to burn the country to the ground, totally destroy the constitution, and infringe upon our inalienable rights?  Why?  Why do they feel compelled to incite riots and discord?  Why do they feel driven to drive more wedges between various sectors of our society?  Why are they adopting the modus operandi or mantra of “Divide and Conquer”?  Why?  I have an opinion and you already know what it is, but I’ll hold it for the moment and continue.

Joseph Goebbels said, “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic, and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”  That is what is happening in the articulation of the position and cause of the Democrats.

We are told that the ‘riots’ are mostly peaceful demonstrations.  We are told that Biden is not suffering from diminished mental acuity and that Trump will steal the election.  It is, in many ways, a repeat of the 2016 rhetoric of the Democrats.  They seem incapable of believing that we, the American voter, might actually think and oppose their agenda.  How dare we?  After all, don’t we understand that they are the rightful owners of the plantation and we are supposed to be the loyal subjects doing their bidding?  How dare we?

I truly believe that if all Americans would honestly evaluate the current conditions and the positions and platforms of the two major parties and candidates, we would see a dramatic victory in November.  Sadly, I do not think that most are willing to do that.  We are capable, but our biases often prevent us from honest evaluation and introspection. 

When have gone from what many have called the “big lie” to a myriad of “little lies” being advanced by the Democrats!  The Bible reveals in the Song of Solomon 2:15 that it is the ‘little foxes’ that do the damage and spoil the vineyards.  One ‘bb’ will not sink a boat, but if you put enough ‘bb’s’ in the boat it will eventually sink.  The weight of the many lies does a two-fold work.  It is destructive but it also clouds the ability to see the truth.  The sheer number of lies and the frequency they are advanced causes those not carefully examining the facts to believe that “where there is smoke there is fire.”

I believe the agenda of the Left is clear and if we could move beyond our biases and personality preferences, we would see them for what they are and reject them summarily.  When we consider the four years that Trump has been in politics and the 47 years that Biden has, we are afforded a stark contrast.  Trump has accomplished whereas Biden has done little other than benefit himself and his family.

I urge you to recall the declaration of the former Secretary of Defense under Obama, Robert Gates.  He said, “Biden has been wrong on every foreign policy issue facing the United States in the past 40 years.”  Yet, we are being asked to allow him to be the head of state and commander in chief.  I find that beyond amazing and alarming beyond words.

  I hear about Trump’s moral failings and his business dealings and those same people insist that we overlook the same things in Biden.  How can we ignore the serial corruption of the Biden family as they have openly traded political influence for personal gain and became wealthy?  How do we ignore the gaffes and frequent plagiarisms of Uncle Joe?  How do we ignore his longstanding association with politicians associated with organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan?  How do we ignore his penchant for touching women and children and smelling hair?

What has Biden done that has been beneficial for America?  In 1994 Biden’s only serious accomplishment in politics took place with the 1994 Crime Bill.  A bill that harmed more black men than anyone else. Joe has now disavowed that bill and position publicly but has he in his heart? I don’t know. Biden is, as are the rest of the national Democrats, for higher taxes, destruction of the oil and gas industry, pro-abortion, pro-amnesty, pro-open borders, and pro-gun control. 

I am convinced that a person of Biden’s ilk and ability would be destroyed in a fair and legitimate election free of fraud and corruption.  Therefore, the Democrats are planning a coup should Trump win.  They have laid their cards on the table and plan to escalate the destruction, tie up the election results for as long as possible in the courts, and harp that their own deviousness is Trump’s. 

They are laying the groundwork to argue that the election was stolen from Biden.  But if they truly believe that Biden is winning why would they need to do that?  If they truly believe that Biden is solidly ahead why would they keep planting the seeds that Trump is stealing the election?  If they truly believe that Biden is a lock for the White House, why are they amassing a team of lawyers beyond the scope of anything seen in modern history? 

We do not have to allow them to succeed!  We do not have to allow the riots to continue or the paranoia pandemic impositions and infringements to continue.  We can organize and mobilize and confront the destroyers who will attempt to intimidate and suppress the Republican vote in November.  We can end the lawlessness and preserve our Freedoms and Liberties. We can, but the question is “Will We?”

I keep hearing in my heart as I pray for America, “It is up to you!”  I do not sense that that means it is up to Roy Beaird but all who are followers of Christ.  I believe it is up to all lovers of freedom and liberty.  I believe it is up to mainstream America to resist the destruction and threats and make our voice heard loudly in November.  My only question is, “America, what are we willing to endure, and what is most important to us?”  For me and my house, it is Faith, Family, and Freedom.  Therefore, I say NO, to the agenda to remake America into something other than the Free Constitutional Republic we were founded to be.

God bless you and God bless America!

EXCUSE ME, I’M CONFUSED – Actually I Am Not, But…


At the outset of this presentation of my thoughts let me state, I am a Christian white male of European ancestry.  I am a believer in the Constitution of the United States of America, the rule of Law and Order, and that everyone should earn their way whenever possible.  I do not believe in unicorns or flying pigs therefore I do not believe in the rhetoric of things like ‘white privilege.’  I believe in everyone being treated for who they are not how they look.  I believe in being promoted by merit, not due to ethnicity, gender, quotas, or any other ‘privilege’. 

Now that I’ve cleared that up, if anyone is still reading let me explain my title and delve into something that will possibly place me in social media jail, produce an exodus from my followers on social media, and cause me to incur the ire of those who disagree.  I believe that some if not many blacks have been mistreated in America.  I also believe that other ethnicities including some whites (including Irish Immigrants) have been mistreated in this nation.  Thus, I am going to tackle a subject that is not necessarily pleasant nor is it one that everyone can or will agree upon.

Before you make any assumptions, I am not a supporter of ANTIFA, BLM, or any other group that seeks to segregate and divide people.  I am not a supporter of any group or organization that promotes or is driven by hate and prejudice.  I cannot ignore the statistical fact that 92% of black homicides are perpetrated by other blacks in cities run by Democrats.  I cannot ignore the 300,000 black babies slaughtered in the womb every year.  Those are disturbing facts that should cause everyone regardless of skin pigmentation or political view to cringe and weep.

How many have heard of the “Critical Race Theory” (CRT) training that has been transpiring at the federal level?  That ‘training’ was known to have forced white male employees to write letters of apology to ‘marginalized’ people labeling those white males as ‘racist.’  It was not based on fact, but an assumption based on the theory of ‘white privilege’ and could be described as ‘guilt by association.’ 

I applauded President Trump’s decision to order the end to this ‘mandatory’ practice or “training.”  The CRT was blatantly biased against whites and the trainers at the Sandia National Laboratories insisted that “white males must work hard to understand their white privilege, male privilege, and heterosexual privilege.”  WHAT? 

Unfortunately, the issue is much larger than just subjecting the dastardly white men to accept their evil status and repent.  It argued that things like rugged individualism, something that helped America become America was bad.  They also suggested that possessing or manifesting a can-do attitude, working hard, and striving for success exemplified the ‘white male culture.’  To them, that was not benign but cancerous and produced a lowered quality of life at work and home, reduced the life expectancy of the men, resulted in unproductive relationships, and caused an increase in stress.  WOW!  Who knew?

I have some questions and hopefully, no one will feel compelled to answer.  “Is being a slacker the goal that we should be striving for?  Is being unable or unwilling to put food on the table and care for your family so appealing and stress-free that we should all strive to be wards of the state?”  If that is the accepted view, then count me out, I want to follow a more biblical directive and provide for my own, earn my keep, and be productive.

This attitude is pervasive throughout the federal government, public schools, and has crept into sectors of society including the church.  It is reflective of the problem and why I would argue that the Democratic Party is at war with ‘blacks’ and ‘white men’.  They are at war with biblical faith, God, the home, and in many respects our republic and the American way of life and system of government.  If that is deemed better than Trump, then please eliminate me from your discussions.  I cannot support a view that is so adverse, to both biblical principles and republicanism.

I read that some teachers were told that hard work, planning, and punctuality are ‘white norms’ and to be avoided.  Wow!  I wonder what those of Asian ancestry who are apparently just like white men and possibly more so, think of that?  Wow!  That is the theory of the liberal leftist who makes up the majority of the Democratic Party of today. 

A generation or two ago, black educators, ministers, and other civic leaders in the black community lamented and sought to change the culture and attitude of being a slacker.  Today, the Left deems that the desired mindset of that community, and there can only be one reason they desire that view.  It is to control and make them dependent upon the federal government for their sustenance.  How is that different from slavery?  How is that not deemed a war against their success? 

There is the idea presented that the violence in today’s America is justified.  I argue that lawlessness is not justifiable or defensible.  I contend that demanding that anyone regardless of their ethnicity is due special consideration is racist and detrimental to society. 

It is one thing to be victimized and another to become a victim.  If I allow myself to adopt the mentality that I am a victim then I become controlled by my circumstances and perceptions.  I tend to lose hope, withdraw, become angry, and believe that I am due special consideration for some injustice in the past even if I did not experience it.  That prevents me from adopting the attitude that I can be more than I am and achieve more than I have.  The American Dream becomes a nightmare and unreachable.

Someone said, “80 percent of success is just showing up.”  Another suggested that “90 percent of that success is showing up on time and being punctual and consistent.”  T.J. Holmes, a black writer said in 2014 that the failure to show up and show up on time characterized the black community.  I do not believe that is all the black community any more than all the white community shows up on time, works hard, and plans.  There are slackers in all ethnicities and there are go-getters as well.

As a follower of the Bible, I believe that everything begins at home.  If we train our children in ethical practices, morals, the value of work and earning your own way, and instill in them a sense of self-worth we can stem the tide of destruction.  When groups, filled with hate, such as the co-founder of Black Lives Matter advances the idea that, “we are all trained Marxists” we see the problem.  How can anyone of any ethnicity forget the atrocities of the Marxists in history?  There have been over 100 million souls murdered by Marxist governments.  How in the world, could BLM claim to be Marxists with the historic genocide committed against people including blacks?

We do not have two systems of life or government.  Well we, are advancing that theory including a national anthem for a particular race in addition to the one for America.  We are producing a mentality that there is to be a different economic and moral collective for blacks and whites.  That is worse than mere segregation it is diabolical and deadly.

I seek for my America to become “One Nation under God that is indivisible and provides liberty and justice for everyone equally and without partiality.”  I reject and resist any organization, political party, or a person who seeks to divide us and turn us away from biblical moral standards and virtues.  I want Americans to be people who exhibit moral values, demonstrate hope, not hopelessness, are honest, charitable, and demonstrate qualities that include a willingness to work.  Those are not black or white values they are divine and work for all ethnicities.

I believe the National Democratic Party is destroying the framework and fabric of our republic and in that, they are engaging in a war with many segments of society including the black community.  You have a right to your view, and I am expressing mine.  Thus, I have rejected the Leftist Marxist agenda and voted Republican in early voting.

God bless you and God bless America!

WAKE UP – God Is Not on A Rescue Mission…


For those who are not Christians, my title and topic may not be of significant interest to you, but I hope you will read it.  For those who are Christians, you may take offense to some of what I am going to say, but I hope you will read it.  I love God and love America more than words can express.  I am not claiming to love more than anyone reading, but desire to speak what I sense in my heart.  I hope it will resonate and even challenge hearts.  If it does, then I have succeeded.  If it does not, then I have used up some of your time and I hope you will forgive me.

I believe that Jesus is coming back as the Bible says!  I believe that He is in heaven preparing a place for those who have accepted God’s offer of mercy, grace, and salvation.  I believe that perilous times are going to be the earmark of what the Bible calls the Last Days.  I believe that there will come a time when Jesus will return, and we will leave this world behind.  However, I do not believe God ever intended His people to cease working, cease impacting our world, and simply await that return.  He is not coming like the Cavalry to Save the Day and Rescue us from the devil.

I say that because the Bible makes it clear that Jesus defeated the devil.  It makes it clear that Jesus is building His Church and that Church is to reflect His Glory and do the works that Jesus did and even greater works through the Power of the Holy Spirit.  We are to be salt and light in this earth and if we are, we will influence our world rather than it influencing us.  Sadly, I observe churches and Christians who spend more time worrying about the devil than doing damage to his realm I am troubled.  I believe the devil should be more concerned about what we are up to than we about what he is up to.  He has been defeated! 

I do not desire to make this a sermon or majorly a religious article but to challenge those who are believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and members of the Body of Christ to WAKE UP!  I would hope that All Americans awaken and realize the dangers facing our world today. I go back to the directive of 2 Chronicles 7:14 and remind everyone that directive was not to the world or the government but the Family of God.  It is God’s People! 

Forgive me for not citing every Bible reference for what I am contending.  I can but it would reduce the amount of space that I have to attempt to articulate the cry of my heart.  The Bible teaches that we are to be Watchmen on the Wall and if we see danger to Sound the Alarm.  We are to live in this world, but not be of this world in the sense that it has total influence over our lives, thinking, and manner of living.  We have a higher law than the American Constitution or any edicts enacted by any government, God’s Law.  That Law supersedes all opinions or laws.  It is the highest moral law possible and it brings life and liberty.

We are in a War today!  But it is a weird war in the sense that the enemy we fight is not flesh and blood.  The Democrats nor the Republicans are our enemies, evil is!  However, since we live in this world, we are subject to the laws and position the government takes on all matters.  If those laws violate God’s moral law, we are instructed to identify that issue and like the disciples in the Book of Acts, Daniel and the Three Hebrew Children in the Old Testament, and refuse.  It may cost us our lives but not our souls and our souls are worth more than our physical lives.

Jesus said that if we deny Him before men, He would deny us before the Father.  If someone were to attack our home and family, most of us would resist to the death if necessary, to protect our loved ones and even our property.  If we saw a pedophile attacking a child, most of us would react with force to prevent that horrific violation from occurring.  We have evil rampant around us and it exists in our government through laws that violate our conscience, and the constitution.  That demands that any moral individual become involved.  In my view, failing to take a stand would be to deny what Jesus died for and thereby deny Him before men.

If we adopt the idea that God is on a Rescue Mission and evil has become so vile that He and we can do nothing but escape that is troubling.  In my view, it is an insult to the heart, character, power, and Word of God.  Jesus said that He had been given All Authority in Heaven and on Earth and He authorized us to go in His name.  If I hide waiting for Him to return, I am not complying with His directive to work while it is yet day.  If I ignore the issues of this day and fail to impact my world for good through the power and presence of God I am not occupying until He comes, I am hiding.  I am not becoming the enforcer of His victory on the Cross as He directed. 

Numerous matters are so mountainous they cannot be overlooked. Abortion, Abortion on Demand, and Live Birth Abortion are among those.  America has been complicit in the slaughter of over 61 million unborn babies. Today, there is the practice, though often denied, but exposed, of harvesting tissue and body parts for sale.  That is no less evil than the practice of human sacrifice practices by any society in history.  As a Christian, I cannot sit silent, hoping for Jesus to come and not become involved in an attempt to stop this genocide. 

There are millions if not billions of souls that are unconverted and on their way to an eternal hell without God.  You may not believe in hell, but I do, and the Bible teaches its reality.  If we shelter in place waiting for Jesus to come on a Rescue Mission and cease our involvement and labor, we become complicity with the doom of those souls. 

There are those in government who would not only limit or ban religious gatherings but would restrict what can be said, how many can attend, and deny the gospel witness to millions.  As a Christian, I cannot sit silent, hoping for Jesus to come and not become involved in attempting to stop this insanity and infringement on our God-given Right to Worship.

I believe Jesus is coming back but I also believe that God intends that we stay occupied and involved up to that moment.  We dare not shirk our Christian and Civic responsibility and duty.  We are to warn when we see danger and violations of what is morally and biblically right. If Christ is in us and according to the Bible He is, then we are to influence and even infect the world rather than vice versa. 

If we take our position, commission, and mission seriously we will realize that the world needs us to manifest Jesus every day in everything we do.  I would argue that it is the duty of every American and lover of Freedom to impact your surroundings for what is Right and Good, constitutionally, and morally. 

Let me place my head on the chopping block with this declaration.  I believe that if we become more focused on what is wrong than God’s Person, Purpose, Power, and Promise we will be infected and affected by the world rather than affecting it and producing a change in our society.  I also believe that if we focus more on the Return of Jesus than the Mission before us and fail to look at the World as a whitened harvest field, we will become more affected by the world than affecting it.

Well, I tried to make this something other than a sermon but appear to have failed.  However, if we want to preserve our Liberty and Freedom in America and remain the Land of the Free it is imperative that the Believers, Preachers, and Patriots become involved.  We must address what is wrong and reject the attempts of any politician or political party to infringe upon our Inalienable Rights and pursue agendas that do not value every life and respect our individual Rights that our Declaration and Constitution, as well as the Bible, identify.

I don’t care what political party you belong, to this election is not about personalities.  None of the candidates are saints.  This is about policy, agenda, and platform.  This is about preserving Constitutional Liberty and Law and Order.  This is about Living Free or Living in the Tyrannical Clutches of Politicians who want to be Dictators or form an Oligarchy that dictates every dimension of our lives. 

Christians, you cannot ignore the reality of our condition nor remain on the fence or silent.  Pastors, if you are a true shepherd you must warn when you see dangers and you must preach the Gospel as Jesus and the disciples taught it.  Patriots, you cannot abandon your fight for Freedom.  If we fail, we will pay a price far beyond that anyone expects or envisions.

God bless you as you choose how you will cast your ballot in November!  God bless America!

WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER NOVEMBER?


I guess that depends on who wins the Presidency, what happens in the House of Representatives, and the Senate.  If those are in the hands of the Democrats there will be some continued violence as well as a massive infringement upon our inalienable rights, freedoms, and liberties.  They have no intention of allowing a ‘good crisis go to waste’ and fully plan on using the pandemic and the willing compliance America demonstrated to their advantage.

On the other hand, if Trump wins and somehow the Republicans take the House of Representatives and keep the Senate it will rightly be viewed as a mandate to restore Law and Order while protecting and defending the Constitution of the United States of America.  Will the Democrats and the NeverTrumpers accept the 2020 election?  No more than they accepted the 2016 election.  Trump’s greatest sin, in their eyes, was winning and therefore he is to blame for everything and to be credited with nothing.

The Democrats, including Joe Biden, are threatening America with violence if Trump wins.  They are attempting to hold America hostage and force us to comply or die.  However, I suggest that if Trump wins their threats will be attempted but will likely be squashed with the power of the federal government. 

I read an article by one of the Atlantic writers, Shadi Hamid who predicted ‘mass unrest and political violence across American cities if Trump wins.’  I am convinced this messenger wrote what he wrote in hopes that many would become fearful and determine that they would withhold their vote for Trump hoping to appease the rioters.  That may work with some, but I am hopeful that it will not work with millions of Americans.

I read an article recently that suggested that New Hampshire is moving toward becoming a Red State again and that is significant.  They only have 4 electoral votes but if a bastion of liberal thought can be shifted maybe other parts of our country can be moved as well.  I saw some reports that other than New York City many New Yorkers were turning on the rioting, violence, and rhetoric of the Democrats.  If that is true, then there is the hope of seeing a massive turnout in November and if there is a massive turnout rejecting the destruction there is hope.

I want to take a position that may not resonate with everyone. I speak from my view as a Christian.  I am not saying that you cannot be a patriotic American and a good citizen if you are not a Christian, but I am saying that as a Christian you should be both.  I have been chastened of the LORD over the past few months over-focusing on what I see with my natural eyes rather than what He has declared in His Word. 

I have long known and believed that what a person listens to most has the greatest influence on their lives.  In America we are bombarded with the ‘bad news’ and the ‘dire’ and most of that is to target the president.  Their intent is to make him the most heinous villain that has ever lived worse than Hitler or Genghis Khan or any despot and tyrant who has ever lived.  He is not, but some reading this may consider him so reprehensible they would rather vote for the devil than vote for him. 

It is not a good situation to feel placed in a position where you must choose the lesser of two evils and many feel that way in this election.  I do not.  Although there are things about the person, Donald Trump that cause me a certain amount of moral heartburn, I focus on two things in making my political decision.  I focus on how nearly the political platform aligns with God’s Word and when possible, I view the body of work of the parties and candidates.  I can do the latter with both major presidential candidates.  I have 47 years of history with Biden and I have 4 years of history with Trump.  Therefore, I can evaluate their performance as well as their platform.  I can also evaluate the biblical and moral position of the platforms.

I refuse to be coerced by political extortion.  I refuse to be blamed for a condition that I did not cause simply because I am from the South, a white male, and grew up during the ‘50s and ‘60s.  I was told recently that because I grew up in rural East Texas during that period and am a white male, I am automatically a racist.  Excuse me, but I reject I believe that Black Lives Matter but demand that I am also allowed to believe and express that All Lives Matter.  If you attempt to strip that from me, I will resist.  I am a Christian and what I might or might not have been at any juncture in my life cannot define me today.  He defines me!

What will happen after November 3rd in America?  I believe that America will become more divided than ever.  The Democrats, Anarchist, Socialist, Marxist, Globalist will intensify their efforts to destroy the Republic and fundamentally transform it.  Sadly, there are those who truly love America in the NeverTrumper consortium and contingency that will continue to align themselves with those seeking to overturn the election.  That alliance will give a measure of strength to the dissenters and America will be harmed. 

The writer for the Atlantic said that “Liberals had enough trouble accepting the results of the 2016 election that they could not abide another defeat.”  The truth is they did not have difficulty accepting the election they rejected it and still do.  They considered our rejection of their cause so incomprehensible that it had to be an anomaly or a hallucination.  They believe they are the legitimate owners of the nation and all that is in including the people. 

If you believe that something is a fluke and a strange twist of fate that was never meant to be, you frequently reject all reason.  If you believe that your divine right, even if you do not believe in the divine, has been usurped you feel justified in doing whatever necessary to rectify that anomaly.  That is what they have been doing for 4 years and will do into the foreseeable future. 

I predict that should they win they will feel justified and even mandated to make us pay for our grave sin of rejecting them in 2016.  They will destroy the system of election and the electoral college will become a figment of the imagination of the lovers of the Constitution and Liberty.  They may not be able to get a constitutional amendment ratified but they have demonstrated a propensity to ignore and bypass the constitution.  They would likely fulfill their threat of expanding the Supreme Court to 12 or 15 members and pack it with liberal activist jurist ensuring their ability to rewrite the Constitution in violation of the Constitution. 

Mob violence is the enemy of Republicanism and Freedom.  The damage has been done and will continue to be done and America, as we have known and loved will rapidly become a memory, not a reality.  The year 2021 will either be the 1st year of restoration or the 1st year of fundamental transformation and destruction. 

You may disagree and believe that all this is minor, I do not.  You may believe that there is nothing we can do and as Christians, we simply await the return of Jesus and our rescue.  I do not.  I believe Jesus is coming but not on a rescue mission but for a Glorious Church that is Powerful and Enforcing His Victory on the Cross.

As a Christian, I have chosen to not allow what I see, and the threats of destruction cause me to fear.  I believe that as Christians if we, the people of God take God seriously and make 2 Chronicles 7:14 a reality in our lives we can determine the election and direction of America.  I believe that if we make Matthew 6:9-13 and 33 cornerstones in our prayers, focus, and desire we can not only win souls but change the culture and be vehicles through which God can manifest His love, mercy, grace, peace, and power.

I will work and vote, but my focus is God not what I see.  I am standing on what He says not what anyone else says.  God bless you and God bless America!

PHONY TO THE CORE AND MORE…


For anyone that immediately attempts to ascribe that to the current President, I say, NOT SO!  My allegation is that Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and the entire swath of Liberal Socialist Marxist Globalist Leftists making up the Democratic Establishment are Phony to the Core and More!  Bring on the hate if that is your desire.  I believe it and believe that I have as much right to believe that and express it as you do to hurl your hate toward Trump.

I keep examining my heart to guard against ‘hate’ and pray for the LORD to expose any seeds of that destructive element in my life.  I do not want to ‘hate’ anyone but the devil and his work.  I have been hearing in my heart of hearts during my time of prayer, meditation, studying of God’s Word, and examination of what is happening in America and the world as a simple directive.  That directive and warning or explanation is found in Ephesians 6:12, “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.”

I keep hearing the Spirit of God direct my heart to shift my focus from people and personalities to principalities and powers.  I keep sensing the need to focus on the invisible cause of what is transpiring in America and the world, not what I can see with my eyes.  That does not mean that we do not resist the so-called resistance. That does not mean that we do not counter the fallacious lies and distortions with the truth.  That does not mean that we do not vote, and labor to get people to vote for America and reject the agenda of the Left.  It means that we realize that what we see is not the real problem it is a much deeper root and evil.

I truly believe that the battle we are fighting in America is not Democrat vs Republican or Trump vs Biden but Good vs Evil and Freedom vs Tyranny.  I believe we are fighting for the Sole of America and the Preservation of Freedom.  The Phony Media, the Deceptive Politicians, the Diabolical Deviants seeking Power and Control are a problem, but they are tools, not the source.  We dare not ignore the people, but we must realize that there is something far more powerful and dangerous than them.

Somebody asked, “Will the Real Joe Biden please stand up?”  I said, “There is no Real Joe Biden.”  I would also argue that there is no real Kamala Harris.  There is no real Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Jerry Nadler, Maxine Waters, Adam Schiff, or virtually any politician now occupying an office in Washington, DC. 

Joe Biden’s track record in politics is incredibly revealing and virtually nothing in it positive or beneficial for America and Americans.  How is that for irritating those who hate Trump so much they are willing to vote for the devil, if necessary, to defeat him?  The past and the present Joe Biden are incredibly disturbing for this lover of Freedom.  His selection of Kamala Harris as his running mate spoke volumes to me and those volumes were not comforting but alarming.

Debra Saunders in an article for RealClearPolitics said of Kamala Harris that she was a “politician on the make.”  That is an interesting way of phrasing her pathway to prominence.  Her affair with Willie Brown in San Francisco was a boost to launch her career and her sordid history is questionable.  Yves Smith called her a “progressive opportunist.”  Many looking at her record as a California prosecutor declare that she is “opportunist to the core.”  The view of many, including this American, is she will do or say anything to achieve her objective.  What a wonderful choice for Vice President.

Before you blast me and link Trump to opportunism, I must contend that if you are going to use that standard for Trump you must also apply it to all the Democrats.  You cannot have one without the other.  Be consistent, please.  I contend that Joe Biden is no less an opportunist than Harris.  However, I also contend that his choices and decisions have been terribly wrong and bad for America for decades.  If there is any consistency for Biden it is that he has been consistently wrong.

Joe Biden waged unbridled war on Supreme Court Nominees, Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas. He released numerous statements in support of Brett Kavanaugh’s accusers.  Both he and Harris demanded that women must be believed.  Now that Biden has been accused of sexual impropriety, they have changed their view and position and adopted the Hillary position regarding Bill’s accusers.  The Democrats consistently attack those on the Right for things that some on the Left are doing but justify those on the Left and vilify those on the Right.  I call that Phony to the Core and More!

Biden was in favor of the Gulf War in 2002 but resisted in 2007.   He and Obama withdrew troops in 2011 allowing ISIS to explode and murder thousands of Christians.  The media deemed him to be a Patriot for that stance.  The Left and the haters of Trump on the Right agreed.  He was part of the Iran Deal that Obama signed that sent $100 Billion to Iran and legitimized their nuclear program and pursuit of weapons of mass destruction.  Yet, many insist he is a better choice than Trump who has stood up to and against the terrorist nation of Iran.  I call that Phony to the Core and More!

Biden’s history of plagiarism, lack of cognitive ability, being devoid of creative ideas that are good for America is problematic for me.  When Biden was in law school he was accused of cheating.  Newsweek had an op-ed that stated, correctly, that Biden’s history of plagiarism reveals that “neither he nor his team has a clear, independent vision for America.”  His inherent lack of principles is a threat to our freedom and our republic.

One must wonder if Biden supports many or any of the things he has suggested or if he is simply parroting what he is told.  He supports cuts in defense depending on how the polls indicate the voters stand.  He supports slavery reparations and federal spending for abortion depending on how the polls rate those issues.  The only consistent thing about Biden and Harris is that wherever they stand on an issue is will always be Left and often Far Left of where mainstream America Stands and where our Republic was intended.

The use of COVID-19 for political purposes is disturbing and disgusting.  Recently an L.A. County health official has revealed that they plan to reopen public schools AFTER the November election.  What?  What is significant about the November election as the demarcation line for reopening the schools.  I believe it is in anticipation of a Democrat victory.  That would make everything they have done Phony to the Core and More!

America, we have a choice in November and if we are going to keep America the Land of the Free, we must allow her to be the Home of the Brave.  We must recognize the destruction that is hiding in the shadows and stand against the destruction of our Freedoms, Liberties, and Inalienable Rights.  Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and the Democrats are a Clear and Present Danger and I ask that you reject them and Vote for A Free and Constitutional America.

God bless you and God bless America!

WHAT INFLUENCES YOU MOST?


Mark 8:14-15 – “And they had forgotten to take bread; and did not have more than one loaf in the boat with them. 15 And He was giving orders to them, saying, “Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”  NASB

I desire to address an issue that is both a topic for a devotional and a topic for a discussion of our current state of affairs in society and government.  Therefore, I am walking a thin line in both groups and hope that I can sufficiently articulate my views and concerns so they will resonate and benefit.  If I can, this exercise has been worth the time to write it and your time to read it.  I care about people, about America, and about what God desires for us individually and collectively. 

I am deeply concerned about the current condition of society and the church.  I see division, not just in political camps but within the Body of Christ.  Some would say, division has always existed in Church groups or sects, and I agree.  That is not what I mean, I mean division within the same local congregations and national church organizations.  I mean division in the same household and the same family.  Any house or group that is divided against itself is doomed to collapse and devolve into nothingness. 

Any political or religious system or group that evolves to the place that it exists only to perpetuate itself becomes tyrannical.  The most vicious wars ever conducted in human history were religious wars.  The spirit of religious hypocrisy is incredibly mean and unyielding.  Likewise, the spirit of political supremacy is also mean and unyielding.  Both seek to be in control and out of that control the legalistic imposition of the accepted thought and actions produces restrictions that stymie imagination and innovation.  In a measure, it becomes comply or die.

Jesus addressed the danger to His disciples in the passage I listed at the outset.  Leven represents influence and influence is driven by the opinion of men.  Jesus’ message is sometimes overlooked by today’s Christian is unmistakable.  He was warning His followers that what they allowed to influence them would dominate their thoughts and shape not only their worldview but be the source of their trust. 

I hear the arguments about “Separation of Church and State” and it is deemed to mean that nothing of the Church, the Bible, or God can be used to influence or a part of the civic or public debate and agenda.  That is foreign to what the founders intended and certainly not consistent with the teachings of Jesus. 

I have, on numerous occasions, cited, Jefferson and others regarding that false idea that the founders wanted nothing of the Bible, Christianity, or the Church to have any influence on government.  They wanted to protect the church from government intervention and sought the aid of God and the input of religious leaders of their day.  They also included prayer in their deliberations.

Jesus said that we are to be ‘salt and light’ in this world.  That means that we are to be the influencers, not the influenced.  We are to bring about a change in our culture, not our culture changing us.  We are to bring the presence, power, peace, and love of God into every situation and allow the influence of His Spirit and Presence to alter the hostility and change the direction of individuals and nations from wrong paths to right paths.

Sadly, today many are focused on what the media reports, and are hearing more of the bad news than reading the Good News of God’s Word.  I have talked with preachers and politicians who live with paralyzing trepidation regarding public opinion.  They always test the waters to see which way the winds of opinion are blowing before taking a stand.  They modify their message and agenda based on the polls or their research of the public opinion.  Right does not change based on public opinion.  Right is right even if no one wants to pursue it. 

Only a tiny amount of any leavening agent is required to transform an entire lump of dough.  Jesus was warning that it only requires a small amount of the ideology and influence of Herod (Human Government) and the Pharisees (Religion) to turn the heart away from God and His Purposes to the desires of man. 

What we need in both the church and in government are for bold men and women who fearlessly pursue the Truth and Right.  We need those prophetic voices, soothing pastoral voices, guiding apostolic voices, and the patriots and statesmen to step to the front and point the right direction without fear and undue influence by the opinion of men. 

As a Christian, I am devoted to obedience to Christ and the Word of God.  As an American, a Patriot, a Veteran, and a Lover of Freedom I am devoted to following the Constitution and doing what is right regardless of the sway of public opinion.  If public opinion is consistent with what is right and with the directives of God, then the nation will move forward in healing and prosper in all aspects of life and relationships.  When public opinion is relegated to sects, biases, groups, division, and political-ideological pursuits the discord and division will grow and healing will be impeded if not impossible.

In the 2020 elections, we have the opportunity and I believe a mandate to look to what is right, good, and God not personalities.  Man, regardless of gender, is a flawed vessel.  No matter who the candidate is, he or she is a flawed vessel and has kinks in their armor.  Each has their inner failings and are burdened with the history of their good and their bad.  Elections should never be about the individual but the agenda. 

As a Christian and a believer in the viewing the Constitution in the grid of original intent, I cannot reconcile things like abortion.  I cannot endorse elevating any ethnicity higher than another.  I cannot accept the idea that there are more than two genders for the Bible declares that God created humans as male and female, not 101 or 501 variations.  God did not make a mistake when He gave me male chromosomes and male genitalia nor you when He gave you the chromosomes and genitalia you have. 

If we want to progress as a society and find unity and harmony as a nation it is invaluable for us to recognize, as did our founding fathers, the divine and the providence of the Almighty.  If we stop looking at people through the grid of our pain, hurts, wounds, jealousy, envy, greed, or biases and would view them as creations of God we can heal.  If we do not, we will continue the decline in our interpersonal and political relationships.  If politically we make the Republic, the focus not personal preferences and personal benefit we will progress and heal.  If we do not, we will continue our downward spiral.

I realize that some who read this may not believe in God and may not identify as Christians, but I hope everyone who reads it will desire healing for the nation.  The Democrats are not your enemy nor are the Republicans.  Trump is not your enemy nor is Biden.  The enemy is the influence of evil and we all prosper when we create a condition where all have the recognized freedom and liberty to Life, Liberty, and enable them to freely pursue Happiness.  That was the objective at the beginning of America and should be the objective in 2020. 

How you vote is your decision.  You can hate Trump, conservatives, and me and rail against us and that will only divide more.  You can hate Pelosi, Biden, and Liberals and rail against them and that will only divide further.  We can take an invitation of Jesus to heart and find healing.  He said, “Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you shall find rest for our souls.  For My yoke is easy, and My load is light.”  (Matthew 11:29-30).  If we follow His lead in all things life will become much easier and sweeter.  That is true in every aspect including the political.

God bless you and God bless America!