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Most people are out of God's order. Luke 6:39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? Jesus speaking tells us something that seems obvious, but let’s think about it some more. Isn’t this what is going on in our country, in our states, in our counties, in our cities, in our workplaces, in our institutions, in our governments, and in our homes? Bad leadership. See, leadership that isn’t in God’s order is going to fail, it is blind people leading the blind. If we aren’t in God’s order and leading people according to God’s Word, then we are blind and those who follow are blindly following us. 1 Corinthians 11:3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. BTW, I only read the KJV 1611 AV, as that is the inspired version for English speaking people. That is the best version of those that came from the Reformation. The New Age Bibles ha...

Just say no. I’ve been writing online since 2013 when All Voices was a citizen journalism platform. Since then I’ve written on dozens of platforms, including my own blogs, and the one consistent is I always had to include a picture. Well, I’m tired of including a picture! I don’t care about the viewing pleasure of supposed readers, neither will I continue to insult their reading ability, by putting a picture at the top of my articles so they can be drawn in. Plus, I’m just too lazy at this point. Who cares about the picture? The algorithms, the SEO, the people with attention deficit disorder, etc. Too bad. Why should I care to source a picture anymore, when the people who read my articles are reading them for the words? Screw the picture. And screw the AI too. I just want to brag a little. I have never used an AI tool, whatever they are called, I have never used one. That to me is a badge of honor, and I never will. Just like I never tested for a supposed virus that has never been isol...

Isaiah 48:10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. Sometimes this life seems like a furnace of affliction. Yes, some more than others. Maybe for some it will come later, or maybe they aren’t God’s chosen and won’t be chastened, or refined. Revelation 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. While there is part of me that rejoices that perhaps it is because God is working in me is why things seem hard, yet there is part of me that is sort of pissed off about it all. Hebrews 12:11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. All the while, the world is going to shit, and it never seems we can do enough or break through to certain people, to change things for the better. Really, we are limited in many things, yet in other things maybe we aren’t, yet we limi...

Press enter or click to view image in full size The simple things are profound. Hello friends, hope this finds you well and in good health. I remember seeing this comic strip where an older man with a gut and grey hair saw a “hiring” sign at a fast food restaurant and thought it was a good opportunity. The theme of the strip was that he was a plugger — plugging along. That must have been about 20 years ago it seems, but it stuck with me in my journey of plugging along myself. So much was said in that little one picture comic strip. Our journey down here on God’s earth is full of plugging along moments; where our attitude and perspective really make the difference in the type of life we live. Not everyone gets the glory or the recognition. Most of us just work in the shadows plugging along with our lives, trying to do the right thing, trying to keep our heads afloat in the waters of hustle and bustle. I think what I liked about that comic strip was the humility of the cartoon character....