The Voice of God,

   And the voiced bellowed with such a deep resonance, that it echoed deep into the mines of the earth. The land is troubled, by those who make their living on trouble. The Lord knows, the Lord knows all. Imagine knowing every thing, that would be a lot. What does one do with such knowledge? 

  Who can rescue us from this island, it is alone we each one will walk. Some times loneliness brings on a good thing.  

Stupid

   The way of bewilderment, but not yet befuddled. It's a state of flux, and is a common state of mind. Not yet lost, just betwixt and between. Each of us must walk it, and often times, the walls of our private voyage through whatever fear we face, can seem to be as the valley of the shadow of death. The canyon walls of this lush valley floor are mirrored. When walking it, whether you look left or you look right, all you see is you. We chose this valley to walk, but hadn't figured on the mirrors. Even the most arrogant among us get tired of being the point of focus. Eventually our self gaze makes us uncomfortable, and we want to look away. Some of us try looking up and focussing on the beauty of the day, but the down side is that by doing so, causes unnecessary stumbling over things at foot.  Inevitably, most will choose instead to look down. 

  Once you come to the realization that now you're always looking down, and, that looking at life in that way brings about anxiety and depression, you want a different path.  Always the better gaze is forward and centered. An old term comes to mind for a lot of reasons, but what is needed in those moments require a level headedness. Things get easily out of hand once common sense is abandoned. The latest fad has been dubbed by the press simply as "teen fighting." This is just the latest of examples of a society gone wrong. Doesn't matter if you are on the red team or the blue, we all should never except it and allow the violence. But as for the reasons why, remember your own childhood when you were a teen ager? Being honest you know that we all did some really dumb stuff when we were teens. Call it what you will, but generally speaking, teens are stupid.      

Frankly my Friend,

   It looks to be another beautiful day here in downtown Metropolis. Batman was still hanging in Gotham City, his whereabouts unknown? In the city of Gotham, the residents of the city put the safety of their people into being able to call him at anytime with the shadow of a bat in the sky. The two cities had always gotten along even though their faith of their protector, made their images sent skyward and shinning on the night's sky different to say the least. 

  The people of Metropolis also shined a spotlight into the night sky when they were afraid and so flashed their sign into the sky. Their signal was of a white hot burning cross into the the darkness of the night. The problem for those across the river was that the spectacle was too powerful to bright! So bright in fact that it seemed to rip the night sky in two. Power and Majesty thundered and sounded all around, it was a shared experience, and none could deny of experiencing it. 

  Soon the Gothumites started to feel inferior to their neighbors, which led to anxiety, and from anxiety fear and anger. And with anger always just beneath the surface, eventually bubbling up to rage! Rage is ugly, and not the way ahead. An atmosphere like this, that needs only a spark to ignite.  

  Moral of the story? Be a proud Gothonian, but thank God that He has made a way which is the Way, for all to come, He would turn none away< all are welcome at our table. A gain I say come, come the only way, come the best way, come with the way and of the truth, choose the way of Life.    

Dyslexia

   I just found out that I am not dyslexic. According to my trusty Webster's World Dictionary, Dyslexia is an "impairment of reading ability." Why rummage through a book instead of just simply ask your phone, you might ask? In short, because you learn much more by doing it the old fashion way. While flipping through the pages looking for your target word, it is inevitable that other words will interest you, and also, You'll find find the correct spellings of words you are familiar with. A little caveat, an interesting fact to add, you will increase your vocabulary. By definition according to old Webster, the definition of Dyslexia is "Impairment of Reading Ability." Strangely not word about writing. Is it possible to write and not know how to read? Im asking? Obviously Reading and Writing are a team. It's impossible to be only able to do one of them without the other. I thought that Dyslexia was some kind of inability to understand  problems of other difficulties, more generic in nature and not limited to just reading, but not according to Webster. 

  Personally, I had self diagnosed having dyslexia, which if you're reading this, it's obvious I can read and write. The first problem I thought was at times I see things backwards and also though more rarely, I will write words in error. It doesn't happen often thank God, but when it does it is frustrating. The other condition I attributed to dyslexia is of a geographical nature. Give you an example. If you were to blindfold me and take no further than a mile away from my house, in my own neighborhood, I would have difficulty finding it. Not surprisely, the struggles with being lost with your GPS  not reapondind. Danger danger Will Robinson! Hackers are low lifes and arrogant fools. Generally speaking of course..   

The Answer

  The last book of the bible as we know it, is the Book of Revelation. The book was written by the apostle, John of Patmos, who was the last of the Christian prophets. Another John, that of John (known as the baptist), was the first prophet God spoke through since the death of Malachi, the last of the Jewish prophets. This also marks the end of the old testament. There was 400 years of silence from God between the end of Malachi, and the the first of many new testament prophets. Beginning with the prophet John the Baptist. His job was to announce the coming of the long sought Messiah. This of course also began what is called the common era. Century one, day one. The beginning of time as we understand it. In all, the length of time historically speaking, was approximately forty two hundred years of time covered between the beginning of Genesis and ending with the book of Revelation. Four hundred years of silence from God between the old and new testaments. How long until God speaks again to His people again? The answer is, that he has never stopped speaking. He has never spoken so loudly and so clearly to you and each of us. At this point in history He is yelling at us!  

  "For those who have eyes let them see, and for those who have ears, let them hear" Stranger still, the libraries of heaven have books on each life and event that has gone on until now, and that which will go on after you die is already recorded. Written in the books that stock the shelves of The Library of Heaven. In essence, we are all  living the days of that new testament. Words are spiritual, they live, the Bible lives and so do you. We are all living it now! Life and that eternally, awaits those wise enough to come.     

Mother's Day 2026

  Simply put, family is the basis of all civilizations. Mothers are the heart of all families. In todays world, women are congratulated on their accomplishments in the workplace and those who have risen within the ranks of whatever field they work on are entitled to that acknowledgement and accolades based solely on merit. But to whatever rank or level of success she has reached in the worlds view, her greatest accomplishment in life, and the legacy she will leave behind from the world's perception of who she is, pale when compared to the title of Mother. And, it is what her lasting and most important eternal legacy will be. Besides the biological mothers, all women who make their family and close friends more important than themselves is a mother at heart. Congratulations to all of the moms out there, you are the heart of the family and we all should hold the name Mother in high esteem. All great civilizations that fell from within collapsed first at the dinner table with the family, and again, far more often than not, it is the mother that is the binding agent of the family. Thanks for all you do, Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there.     

  This Mothers Day is a personal one for my family. Patti, my wife and I were married on Mothers Day, May 10, 1970, which means that today would have been our 56th anniversary. She passed away on December 18 2025, one week before her favorite Holliday, Christmas. I played the role as best I could as the father, but Pat was the glue that kept us together through all of life's challenges. Patti was always the one who planned the holidays and made them special. She proudly remained at home until our youngest began junior high before going to work. Apparently she was as good and trustworthy an employee as she was a mother. She retired with high praise after 25 years of service in her job. Quite a woman! I miss her calming influence and her love for all of our four children, our many grandchildren. 

  The point of all this is to remind us all of the importance of family, and the stability it provides. The family is the base for all great civilizations, that is why families through our children are constantly under attack from the enemy. And, as like in nature, it is the momma bear who protects the young. If we are to survive as a people, we must return to the family and to those things and people who bring love and honor to each member of the family. Moms do that. Happy Mothers Day all, and happy 56th babe, I miss you every day.    

The Browning of America

  I was prodded into writing this, as it took a jolt to the system to get my attention. This jolt was provided by Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas' speech at the University of Texas, Auston. A quick explanation is due. I have this rule of three, whenever someone or something comes to mind three times, I always follow up on it in some manner. Anyway, listening to that speech reminded me that knowingly, three times I was going to write on the title at hand, and three times I blew it off. I heard clearly that, you've run out reasons for why not to do it, now there is just One saying, Do not break the rule of three, write it. 

  I remember the Jim Crowe south. Our family drove from Jersey to Florida, back and forth about three times. My dad's mom had moved down there, so my parents, my brother and I made the trip together. There was no Interstate then, (early to mid 1950s), and so the route was a series of connected highways and county roads. I remember the Jim Crowe south vividly. The back roads all had run down houses with rusted tin roofs. My mother did her best to explain to us boys what we were seeing, my dad said little unless we had stopped for gas or wanted cold cokes or something like that. White and black water fountains and bathrooms of course, it made us kids feel confused. 

  But the point was not to talk about Jim Crowe, but rather to speak about the titled article I read so long ago. The writer's point was not a pleasant one. He predicted that eventually America would be more brown than white. I'd say we certainly are headed that way, but our 21st century reality is far from what the author predicted. It appears that white people could eventually become the minority, and in many ways is well on it's way. Interestingly, Justice Thomas is a rare black man, as most who claim the designation of black are more of a biege, or soft brown. So much for the writers assertion that white people would surely become violent, particularly over mixed marriages. He compared white men's reaction to be klu klux clan in nature, but instead, as we go about our day to day lives we see no such violence, nor the ignorance that fuels it. Just the opposite is true amongst the people. Racism is profitable for some reason, so unfortunately race baiters still peddle the lie until it gets no press. But people, don't prefix your name with a label other than that of being a legal citizen of the greatest country in the world. Happy 250th birthday America!