A slight change in direction

When I first began this blog almost two years ago, my intention was to present America's founding documents (Declaration of Independence, Constitution) one phrase at a time in order to remind myself (and any of you who actually read this thing) of what our nation was founded upon.

Since that time I have undergone a transformation even as many who have awakened to the real prospect of living under the tyranny of the Marxist elite. In addition to the formation of the Young Patriots Fife and Drum Corps, which continues to perform in our community and beyond as a visual and musical reminder of our Founding, I agreed to be secretary of our county Republican Party. It's a lot more fun to dress up in Revolutionary War era clothing and march with the kids and play my fife, but on a practical level I feel like I can do some small part to "get out the vote" for conservative candidates.

I have also come to terms with the fact that I can't, by myself, "save" the country. This evil is too big for me, so I have given it over to the One who is and always has been in charge. I'll continue to do my small part in the areas where God has given me talents (music, sewing, typing) and pray that each and every person will do the same.

May God continue to bless our nation, and may our nation turn back to Him before it's too late.

The source of all chaos

What do Cloward-Piven, radical feminism, Islam, political correctness, humanism, "science" of global warming and evolution, and the twisted notion of "separation of church and state" have in common?

All seek to dismantle and eventually destroy faith in the One True God, the structure of the traditional family, and a stable and moral society governed by the rule of law.

Who is the architect of this chaos and destruction? The same one who has been actively destroying God's creation since the beginning: Satan. And wicked people doing his bidding sometimes even give him credit, as Saul Alinsky did in his dedication to Rules for Radicals. (Most of the time, however, they deny the devil's existence or that they would be in service to anyone.)

We have to know our enemy, or as the Bible puts it, not "be ignorant of his devices" so he doesn't "get an advantage over us" (II Corinthians 2:11). If we try to keep our head in the sand and pretend there is no active evil in the world focused on our destruction, we will not survive.

"Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist stedfast in the faith..." (I Peter 5:8-9) "Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." (James 5:7)

The evil in this world sometimes appears insurmountable. It is too big for one person alone, but nothing is too big for the LORD, the Most High GOD. "Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you." (James 5:8)

Perspective

There's nothing like the untimely death of a long time friend to bring perspective to one's life. Fifty-two years was not nearly long enough for us to share Becky's vivacity and wit. It grieves me that she had to leave us, and suffer in the process. I hurt for the pain she endured so bravely.

But suffering, as I have to remind myself, is not a bad thing. Not at all. I've learned this on my own cancer journey, though it's hard to explain to most people.

"Count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing." James 1:2-4

Joy in the same sentence as trials? It's true because our concept of "joy" is not the same as God's. Joy is greater than mere happiness, because joy sees the bigger picture, beyond our present gratification. Joy is part of God's eternal plan. We endure today's pain and trials because we know by faith that they are a blink in comparison with eternity. If we endure whatever this life deals us and grow in faith in the process, we have the hope of heaven's joy to sustain us.

Becky had that faith. She now has the joy, the perfect joy that we can't even imagine. That's worth all the pain and suffering in the world.

"For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us." Romans 8:18

The Best Weapon

For a long time now I have debated whether or not to purchase a handgun and take the course to obtain a concealed carry permit. What holds me back is the fact that I don't have great eyesight and that I am a total klutz. I would hate to think that someone's life could be endangered unintentionally.

The Scripture reminds me where the true battle lies: "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh; (for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds) casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ." II Corinthians 10:3-5

And then I think about Ephesians 6:11-12, where we are admonished to "put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." Our sword, our only offensive weapon? Verse 17 says our "sword of the Spirit...is the word of God."

It's so much more powerful than a handgun, or a real sword, or even a nuclear bomb. "For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is able to judge the thoughts and intents of the heart." Hebrews 4:12

So I've decided, rather than purchase a handgun, I'm going to spend more time with God's word, to increase knowledge, and in prayer, to ask for wisdom and the courage to speak out without fear.

My letter to a local Presbyterian youth ranch

It has been brought to my attention that a group of Muslim youth will be at Mo Ranch during the week of Christmas. Since it is possible that you are not aware of the true goals of Islam, I would like to encourage you to make yourself informed. Their leaders masquerade as a "peaceful" religion, but they are also allowed by Sharia law to lie in order to achieve their final goal of worldwide Sharia law and death to all infidels (which includes Christians, Jews, Buddists, etc.).

It is incumbent upon all Americans, but especially those who claim allegiance to Christ, to educate ourselves about Islam and expose their lies. It is not possible to "get along" with Muslims for they do not worship the one True God, Jehovah. Their "Allah" is a servant of Satan, and we must not be "ignorant of his devices" (II Corinthians 2:11).

The Bible commands us to "have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them" (Ephesians 5:11).

I pray that you and the leadership of Mo Ranch will look into this serious situation.

My letter to our Congressman

In this battle of light vs. dark, good vs. evil, it fills me with anger when I see the blasphemy and pornography that wicked people use our hard-earned tax dollars to fund. If you haven't heard about this, please be forewarned that the article has small images of the abominations being displayed as "art" in our taxpayer funded Smithsonian portrait gallery:

First of all, Congressman Smith, I want to say how grateful I am that you will be helping lead the charge in DC beginning in January. I have hope that we can turn this nation back from the edge of the abyss.

In case you weren't aware, the Smithsonian portrait gallery has an abomination of a display going on through the Christmas holidays in which, among homoerotic "art" is featured a crucifix of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ crawling with ants.

As our tax dollars pay for the Smithsonian's facilities and employees, it's an outrage that something like this is allowed to be viewed by the public, among which are groups of schoolchildren.

As you and the new Congress are cutting budgets, would you please consider this as one of the cuts?

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/smithsonian-christmas-season-exhibit-fea

Thank you, Veterans!

If it wasn't for the sacrifices of a long line of men and women from the Revolutionary War until now, we would not be the people that we are. Even though wicked people in high places are trying to destroy our freedoms, we have over two hundred years of heroes before us and among us to remind us what true courage is, why we need to fight to keep this nation free, and why we must never forget their sacrifices in the cause of freedom.

I definitely do not want those sacrifices to be in vain. If that were the only reason to keep fighting for freedom, it would be more than enough.

May God be with our troops and all of our veterans. They are true heroes, every one!