How many Times

   What is it! How many times have you asked yourself that, he thought. Where am I, what am I, why am I so different from the depths of the darkness that I see? Why is there such clarity of what I can see to the edges of me? Why am I so different from the depths of the darkness which I can see? Why am I so different? Because there is more of it than of me,  and it has a  name,  Its name is darkness, who am I, what is my name? You are light. Who said that! Where are you? I can see lightness and darkness, but I can't see you. Why? Thats a tougher question, but who you speak of is spirit, he like your thoughts cannot be seen. 

  Thoughts are unseen and without weight or measure.  You, are of that spirit, it's name is Life, or the enlightened one if you like. And now you can answer all your many questions, because though you sought to think to search yourself, and now that you have become who you are, The who, who you are meant to be, you will abide as one. Because you are who you are, you are you, and there is none like you. To you there is everything there is. You are alone, set apart, The first and the last, and you are now! 

  Just speak your thoughts, and it will be as you say. What you speak out from your thoughts to your lips, Speak it out loud from your mouth for what you will say will be. Your plan become reality. And so He did, He spoke out alone in the darkness, and; 

  In the beginning, the Lord created the heaven and the earth. In the beginning was the Logos, the word of God. In the beginning came all knowledge, and understanding. In the beginning, the logic of perfection spoke His plan alive. An impeccable plan, a precise plan, an order and not chaotic. Most physicists  guys know already, of the perfection of both the micro and the macro. Their math is correct. In the beginning came the dance of order. All sciences, whether biological in nature or not, not a one will disavow the science, and the science being about the pursuit of truth, will admit to intelligent design. The odds of randomness? Thats a lonely island boys.   

The Subject of Absolutes

   The truth, whether ringing out loud from the canyons of our mountain ranges, or as a whisper in the wind, will not go unheard. Lately, we are witnessing an outbreak of truth nation wide. But, is what is true heeded? well, thats another subject all together. But in the end, no matter the subject, when the query is broken down to its common denominator, it is either true or false. Absolute truth will always be greatly more powerful than a well constructed web of lies. Truth is singular by nature, while lies must remain hidden, and so is always evolving. 

  The world in general hates absolutes as they wrongly see it as an infringement of their freedom. Absolutes are simplistic and obvious, while lies on the other hand, must stay always shrouded in darkness. But the world tends to make the simplistic difficult, and by so doing, waste time being knee deep in the weeds, while discussing those weeds. Confusion is the stuff of fools, they deny the undeniable, and think of themselves as wise by so doing. These are those who are so impressed with themselves, though they hold a minority opinion, that they take their egotistical nature to the point of obvious narcissism. These are the continually angry people, who, scream when spewing their ignorance and hate, whenever someone challenges their limited point of view. 

  Having said that, the people who are of simple truths must resist laughing at these obvious fools who cling so desperately to the untruths of the subject at hand. In other words, speaking the truth in love, which is an incredibly hard accomplishment, much harder than you might think. On a personal level, it is much more natural for us, to use the truth as a weapon. Especially when you consider that survival is a basic human trait, and so it comes naturally to meet anger with anger. In situations like these, when faced with the stubbornness which often accompanies incredible ignorance, it is better to remain silent, as violence is always the last act of wanton ignorance. Remember also, there are two different types of ignorance. One is that, most are just dumb to the subject. Dumb as in being unaware, or in another way, innocent. Similar to a baby touching an electrical outlet, without experience or proper guidance. If done by an adult, it is usually a very dumb action, but done by an infant is innocence. But then there is the other kind of dumb, the willfully ignorant kind. It is best to speak to the former, but hold your tongue with the latter, as willful ignorance when confronted by the truth, often leads to violence. For this type of individual, instructing them of their mistakes is useless, like casting your pearls to swine. In the case of those who choose to willfully lie, or, of those carried away with those lies, if they should honestly ask questions, then by all means, answer them with truth, and without prejudice or bias.   

Fun with Pronouns

  When did they become them, had a change in tense occurred? Or, when does a what become an it in all the confusion, are they not both unknown? And what about this, does it not at some point become that? Speaking of, just what are pronouns, is their purpose to root for the noun in question? Pronouns are, especially these days, much too difficult. Their usefulness has become confusing, as in what way can they enlighten in the context. Yes, pronouns can not only be confusing, but more often than not become a source of frustration. Personally, I much prefer a good adjective. Adjectives can be the flowers of speech in a caressing way, or, can be used in a negative declaration also. Compared to pronouns which have very little descriptive qualities, with adjectives, they add an embellishment that emphasizes the subject matter. 

  If used in "the flowers of speech" way, they can add softer nuances, helpful in romance, but also for more practical and mundane subjects. Of course as they can add beauty for good thoughts and happiness, so can they be used on the flip side, as the type of wordings that are meant to bring insult or harm in some way. Good adjectives for beautiful scenery and awe inspiring sights, come easily come to mind when explaining something that is pleasing. Certainly a still flat mountain lake with a perfect sky above would bring such exaltations. 

  But again, there is the other side. As an example, instead of simply saying that a certain ideology is ridiculous, and it's followers fools, you could go straight to an adjective that adds a little pazazz. for instance, when speaking of the sheeple of the lies, calling them stupid just doesn't seem a strong enough observation. Then, you might want to say instead, that these people or group of people, are morbidly stupid. Boom! Or, or you could choose a softer more nuanced approach and try to dull the point of the verbal barb you just hit them with. Adjectives can accomplish all of that and more, while pronouns? Hey, whatever floats your boat.        

Reason of Reasons

   Our God is the God of perfection. Pure, order, and not chaos, undefiled, without the slightest amount of blemish, perfect from any perspective. Knowing this, how could you not also know, that there is a profound meaning to life? Our part in it on this side of forever, is to set a goal toward perfection. The bible tells us that our God is a jealous God. He will not abide with any other gods, especially ourselves. Heaven seems like a very strange place, with four sided figures pumping to and fro, across the translucent gold floors. Angels, cherubim's, wheels with eyes, and assorted other oddities. 

  All of us at one time or another, has felt that gnawing at our gut, a longing in your heart. A deep longing for something that you don't understand. That emptiness is the longing to remember our God. Unclear reckonings are all we carry inside us. The trail to understanding comes first with understanding yourself. Then, after we become clear minded as to who we are, then, we can pursue the deeper meanings of God. 

  Strangely, what the tyrants and governments of the world want, each in their own way, is to provide nirvana, a heaven on earth being the promise. Obviously as you reflect back on history, nothing has changed. The plans of men have always been the same, each generation thinking, We can make it right. All of these plans eventually fail.  

  Like most of you, I have wondered if heaven existed, and if it did, what would it look like. If asked for whatever reason, where it was, I'd shrug and point up and say, There. But God's plan for His people is for them to return from where they came, to return to Himself.  His plan though extremely difficult, was also delicate in its complexities. Only the Ancient of Days, the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the Wisdom of all, could execute so perfectly, this delicately powerful plan to bring to a close this reality, as this, the old world, will pass away. It must, because down from the heavens, comes a new heaven and a new earth. 

  Incredibly, in the end, mankind gets what it had driven for throughout all of history. Heaven on earth. This new reality that comes with this new life, is a reality yet to come from this perspective, but in the reality of this new heaven, has already happened. Waiting as it were, for this current age to end. And for those who's name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life, eternity with the Father, our God, waits to greet all who will join the rest of the heavenly hosts, being at one with the essence of all, with the Father God of us all, and  join with Him, in the infinite realm. For forever, and forever again. Amen 

  If hopefully your curiosity is piqued, and you would want to understand what the actual Heaven is like, take whatever time is necessary for you, to sit quietly, and slowly, read the Book of Revelation, Chapter 21.  

  

Human Mindedness

   A reasonable response I would gladly hear. But of the words of fools, no, they make me ill. If a book title it would be, Looking for intelligent life., and it would be fair to phrase it that way. As we live out our daily lives, We encounter many problems. Some of us, have allowed these problems to become predicaments. Surely these predicaments are of our own making. It's all in the reflexes you see, when you understand things quickly, the impulse is to react quickly. But the word of God tells us to consider a matter before responding. Only fools speak before first considering what they say. When you encounter one of these, avoid them if possible, but certainly render them irrelevant. At times like these, your minds might drift like a feather on the wind. But consideration is the key to understanding, you must interpret what you hear. You must take time to interpret the matter from every angle, and cover each perspective. The urgency of the moment will dictate how fast a response is necessary. The cadence of this life comes as a pulse, it beats steadily, and unalarmed, but we quake in fear, jumping at shadows. Digression is annoying sometimes.  

  Consider a problem in the time afforded you, Come let us reason together the word of God tells us. In short the message is, Don't suffer fools. And as for the flip side of that coin, one like a punch in the gut. Simply and with understanding, If you know that you don't know, please don't make up a lie. For God sake, don't lie, but do shut up! 

Extraterrestrials, Aliens, and other Oddities

  And so the nations rose up and plotted together, What can be done with the crown jewell of the globe? America, how can we pluck that crown from her head? Wars and rumors of wars, things well meant left unsaid. How bout that newest invention we just came up with, A. I., and it's controllers. They bring yet another dream to fruition, another layer to the tower of Babel. One more layer closer. God they say, who needs God, look at how smart we've become, Are we not ourselves God?   

  Simple answer to that type of ego-maniac. A. I. is dead, we are alive! So the next idol to man is the cyber world. If it is successful as an awe that inspires worship, again, it's dead, its life comes from a plug. It's a giant calculator, it's for condensing vast files of information and finding it faster than any human. But again, It's Dead, we are alive! Others of our kind made these machines. Fear A I? why? It's the same as fearing the gun but not the shooter. With this new tool, it can do nothing that we don' tell it to do. In short it's not A.I. that we need worry about, its the people who control it. 

  Having said that, let me come straight to the point. We, the followers of Jesus Christ are Aliens. We are not of this world, we are extraterrestrials by nature,. Not to be confused by the wave of unknown aliens who have flooded the country. We are more like Science Fiction type of aliens, this is not our home. Let me explain. 

  When John penned the words of God when he wrote the Book of Revelation, the Spirit of Jesus pulled him into what John called, "the third heaven." What is meant by the Third Heaven? The first heaven is the atmosphere that surrounds our planet. the second, is the vastness of space. The third is the unseen realm, the one that is outside of space and time, it is the Eternal realm, the place of the great Throne room of the Living God! Another dimension, one beyond what we can see and feel, for this 

 the Spiritual Realm, this is the place where the Alpha and Omega dwell, this is the Lord God's address. Infinity!  

  You still a God denier? Still arrogantly sitting on that narrow fence? "I haven't decided yet you say? Adult up and make a choice, there is only two possibilities, it's either true or it isn't about Jesus as the way? There is no other option. Choose this day Who you going to serve?  

Who's Line Is It?

   The morning's waking was soon enveloped in a shroud of doom. Surely I thought, a light hearted day would cure these blues. Steer clear of the news, as the enemy within has now given into the threat from without, as a Chinese spy ballon floated one hundred thousand feet above its target. But an old personal scene from my youth appeared in my mind, and I thought to myself, surely, the balloons are up. This made me smile in my heart.  

  Amazingly, and without much effort, I had managed to start the day off with a smile on my face. But how I thought, could I maintain this sunny disposition? First for sure, stay away from the news as best I can, as it is always bad. I did catch a glimpse of it last night, and saw the infamous Squad meltdown which was both funny and nauseating at the same time. Each of them took a turn ignorantly screeching in the house, working themselves into a frenzy, until at last they burst into tears! This as each parroted about the injustice of it all. Ironic? sure, but these cats actually deserve an Academy award. As with everything, with these purveyors of hatred, their crocodile tears were not genuine, but scripted. 

  Anyway, that was then, this is now, as I set off to have a good day, and by God, I was determined to have it! First I decided to put aside the story I was writing for awhile, as it is badly in need of editing, as it had ballooned into four pages, and to borrow a metaphor from the pop music genre, I needed to cut it down to three-o-five. So, what to do what to do? I chose to watch one of the movies I had recorded, and played the movie Arthur. A comedy about a born into wealth rich guy, (Dudley Moore), and his falling in love with a commoner, Liza Minelli. The movie is wildly funny with its prat falls, and deeper oddities common to us all are funny. But what struck me very early in the movie is when Arthur sitting in the back of his chauffeur driven Limo, drunk as a skunk, laughing like a loon, says to himself, Sometimes I just think funny things. Now I have used that line many times over the years, and always thought it was original? Also, just before I turned in last night, I watched the real late night king, Johnny Carson, with both George Carlin and Richard Pryor on that same show. Three icons of comedy, together on one TV show, needless to say, it was hilarious! At one point, Johnny ask them a question about using other comics jokes and mannerisms. Both laughed and admitted to using some of their influencer's material. So with comedy, I guess its a fair question to ask, Whose line is it anyway? Perhaps a warning to all you Wokesters out there. That old bit of comedy genius is rated WP, so you won't think it's funny. There isn't a hint of politics in it.