6, 7, 8!

"Everything you know is wrong."

Evolution is a lie. We're not billions of years old. We're thousands of years old. Can you say "worldwide cataclysm" and "frozen munching mammoths" and "super silly geologists"? This planet has been around for 6 THOUSAND years! Period. Adjust your thinking. You've been thinking wrong.

We're heading towards the 7th millennium (see Psalm 90:4 - 2nd Peter 3:8 - Revelation 20:2-7) and the Millennial Reign of the God in Messiah Yeshua who made it all! And that "7" is there for a reason. It's not coincidence. It's not overtly mystical. It's just a fact of perfection, completion and maturity - the essence of the "7th day!"

Isaiah 2:3 - And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

And after the 7th millennium is the 7000th year and the dawn of the 8th Day Reign. (Year 0000 - 1000, being the first Millenium)

The Jews understand the "8th day" very well. They look forward to the "eternal day" when all is summed up in God. The number 8 has such extreme significance for eternity and the infinite nature of the Creator of the Universe and what He wants to ultimately impart to humanity.

Us humans feel deep inside we are meant for so much more - more emotion - more understanding - better living conditions - better stewardship of the world around us. And what we're MEANT for - our ETERNAL NATURE - will come to pass! We are eternal in the ETERNAL ONE who MADE us "in His image" (male and female)! And we're being brought tenderly and relentlessly into that eternal perspective, wisdom, and nature.

And, friend, this eternal nature, in it's very essence, is not sprinkled with evil or tainted with defiling, deprecating features. Our destructive choices and lifestyle will be put aside as boring, passe and quite a ridiculous waste of time! We're not meant to bring destructiveness ("sin") upon ourselves in ANY capacity. And God's eternal nature unveiled and patiently taught by Yeshua, the Prince of Peace ((as it's scope reaches ALL ASPECTS of our humanity) will COMPLETELY DELETE that destructive thinking and behavior! Because we are meant to be a people filled with INVENTING and CREATING - unhindered by exploitative, selfish and oppressive corporations and individuals - with no more need for war!

Isaiah 2:4 - And He hath judged between the nations, And hath given a decision to many peoples, And they have beat their swords to ploughshares, And their spears to pruning-hooks, Nation doth not lift up sword unto nation, Nor do they learn any more--war.

So "sin" (that perennially misunderstood concept) is destructive and God is teaching us now and will teach us exponentially more in the 7th day how we ultimately and completely LIVE OUTSIDE of destructive thoughts and behavior and live in the VAST, OPENNESS AND WONDER OF INFINITE CREATIVITY AND INVENTION - ALL SEEDED, INCUBATED AND HARVESTED IN LOVE!

So, thinking about where we're at at now - the END of the 6th millennium (due in 245 years by the uncorrected Jewish calendar) - we're seeing an era of "666, a number representing mankind's will. But it's very symbolism indicates there is a 667... and a 7th millennium of wonder and maturity and fulfillment just around the corner!!! The ignorant and proud, fallen nature of mankind is passing. God's full original intention is coming and will be manifest here on Terra Firma in a neighborhood near you!

And beyond that 7th epoch, the thousand years of tutoring and "higher education" by the Maker of Everything... there is the 8th Millennium!

The 8000th year will bring the new beginning - having unlearned everything that was WRONG with our thinking and living, we will begin anew, being fully trained and fully READY for the PERMANENT, NON-EXPLOITATIVE TRUTH that lays ahead of us!

No more exploiting women... No more exploiting children... No more exploiting the earth's resources... No more exploiting the tender biological balance of the animals and plants... and no more exploiting the naivete of humanity to achieve the above!

I'm just so fascinated to explore the aspects of this new beginning, this 8th, eternal DAY. What will we do when technology and humanity have reached their pinnacle in perfection of maturity and, truly, not even the sky will limit us! Neither the sky of the earth nor the sky of the soul...

To infinity and beyond! Boldly going where no one has gone before!

Not only is OUTER SPACE and it's innumerable stars the "final frontier," but the space within us - our unlimited ability of inventiveness as restored humanity - is the means to get us into that final frontier!

And WHO will guide us? Who will restore us to "original concept design"?

The same One who has inspired "EVERY good and perfect gift" -

Yeshua, the Son of God, from above!

James 1:17 - Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Worship Him alone and not yourself (or your local inventor!)!

REST ASSURED, these things WILL come to pass... Isaiah 28:15 says, "Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone , a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste."

Hebrews 13:20-21 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Original material © 2004 by Tom "Toma" Chaffer and AtomSoundMedia

Why a menorah in the window on Chanukah?

.. because it is the Jews' proudest moment of declaration .. "This house dedicates itself to God alone! In the spirit of Matithius!"

Quick! Name ONE thing Alexander the Great believed in! Ok, ok... name one thing believed in by the tiny band of strange devotees numbering only to only a few million and largely confined to a meditteranean country the size of most large cities...

they're usually known as Jews.

Ah... lot's of things spring to mind - "One God." "Thou shalt not commit murder..." "And God said, 'Let their be light..' " And you didn't even have to go to Yeshiva to learn all that, did you?

The tiny nation of Jews has shaped the world we live in.

And this is the season of Chanukah - Kislev 25 - Tevet 3, 5765 (December 8th - December 15th, 2004, on the Greek Calendar). You may have heard of it... but what is it all about?

In brief, Alexander strolled over to Israel and bowed (according to historian, Josephus, and unrelated Jewish accounts) before the High Priest of the temple in Jerusalem... and bowing wasn't something Alexander was prone to do!!! The reason he did this, the accounts state...

"I did not bow before him, but before that God who has honored him with the high Priesthood; for I saw this very person in a dream, in this very apparel."

But that strange introduction began a unique relationship which began with both parties being enamored with each others brilliance and resolve... the Jew with the Greek and the Greek with the Jew... until, that is, one named Matithius changed the affair!

Matithius basically said, "No." We won't allow you to CHANGE our TEMPLE for your zeus-god! And he proceeded, with a comparitively TINY band of warriors to defeat 3 Greek armies and reclaim the temple.

The temple was defiled by greek occupation, so the priests had to re-dedicate it according to scripural directives. One requriement being purified, blessed and sanctified (set-apart) oil for lamps inside the temple. Most of the oil had been ransacked by the greeks except one small flask - enough for 1 day of temple service.

And yet it burned 8 days... just long enough to properly sanctify more oil for the ongoing service.

Jesus (Yeshuah) celebrated this "temple-re-dedication day" -

John 10:22 "And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. 23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch."

The comparitively larger miracle is that such a small band of priest-soldiers fought off the Greek Empire, though. And it is with the same spirit that Jews today, all over the world set their Chanukah menorahs in plainly visible places in front of or in the front window of their houses. Timidity causes many (like my family) to light them inside away from the window. But it is for this cause that Chanukah is celebrated! And that cause is this alone -

FREEDOM TO WORSHIP THE ONE TRUE GOD AS HE DESIRES WE DO - WITHOUT FEAR AND WITH COMPLETE SANCTITY AND DEVOTION ... AND JOY!

So, I'm learning...

And perhaps tonight (Night #7) I'll get it right and you'll see the Chanukah candles in our window.

The Hope for Jerusalem - an atomsoundmedia flik (vlog03)

My wife woke up one morning and during her prayer (for me - she's so awesome!), she felt like the King of the Universe was prompting her to look online for movie contests. The Lifeway.com contest came up first in her Google. And this movie resulted. That was only 2 days before the close of the contest so I did this little guy in a day and a half.

[This is a retroactive posting. I originally submitted this video to an online posting site sponsored by lifeway.com and emedialink.com in November of 2004]

Hope for Jerusalem - an Atomsound Flik

Mechanisms of Love

Question: Why does humanity struggle with evil and will evil ever be eradicated?

Answer: First the natural, then the spiritual ...

Answer (Natural): I believe child abuse is at the center of the answer.

We struggle with darkness in ourselves... because of some unfulfilled soul-hole or life-requirement.

These life-pieces are attainable by various means but usually are first fulfilled by parents. Parents, then, have the opportunity to fail in this human requirement... and we do fail.

Our failures, as parents, stem from our traumatic or deficient experiences as children.

And whoever takes the role of mentor in the life of a young mind can also traumatize a child or omit needed affection, physical, emotional, mental and spiritual

physical - in terms of the sharing and training in coordination and athleticism as well as the sharing of and training in physical, non-sexual love.

emotional - as the brain is prepared to activate muscles for movement, so is the brain and heart trained to understand (by positive experiences) and maintain healthy expressions of love. We must "gaurd our hearts for from it flow the issues of life."

mental - the ability to concur using logic ... to devote a process of thought to a problem and arrive at an amiable answer ... so necessary and so neglected by many.

spiritual - love is ultimately spiritual and responsibility to care well is wholly granted by the same One who gives us all the above.

Answer (spiritual): I believe we neglect our most fulfilling and completing life-search, the search for God ... the One God, Yaweh.

We must exhibit and speak to our children concerning the utmost important aspect of love -

God gives us the ability to love when we have none to give.

One of the most neglectful things that can be perpetrated by us as parents is neglecting guide our children concerning their perception and responsiveness to the Creator of the Universe. World Views vary as widely as there are individuals on the planet. And that doesn't change when children are trained to perceive and worship God as well as to serve humanity in the Spirit of the Most High. Variations in perception and service will continue to fragment and kaleidoscope ...

througout all time.

But it must be taught that He is the Source of all love... even when we have none. For that is the most important building block of all felt purpose. And the Person of that Love must be exhibited highly - Yeshua Himself said -

"14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: 15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."

And "Messiah loved us and gave His life for us while we were yet sinners." and "We love because He first loved us."

God is not just the "factory worker" who spits out one human with perfect freewill and goes on to the next. God, the One Maker of everything seen and unseen, is ultimately concerned with the eternal working of the mechanism of love in each of us.

"Simon Peter, do you love Me?" was Yeshua's primary concern with Peter... and it is with us also.

And if Yeshua really did make the universe at the side of His Father (Proverbs 8:20-36), then what would we be as humans if we never asked the questions concerning His way?

So the ability to train a child to ask that question herself is, itself, a divine skill... and the God of Wisdom loves to grant it to those parents...

who will ask for it.

Question, then, again: Will evil ever be eradicated?

Answer: Yes.

If it were "No," there would never again be hope for smiling and the sharing of unhindered love.

And we can be so fatal in our wounded and traumatized, confused and crushed emotional states, that we wonder if evil will prevail. This author has been to the depths of despair so many times that it has become a familiar plunge - although now the heart of darkness is only plumbed some special - hurting - loved one could be rescued by my identification with that darkness.

But it is Yes.

And we all feel that "Yes" as a glimpse of hope in our hearts

or we would not continue to remember how ...

to share with another an innocent and unmerited ...

childlike and free ...

smile.

And this is the key to understanding God, the God of good who punishes evil ...

He will do EVERYTHING to secure unhindered love amongst humans - humans who will always have freewill.

We will live in a world unhindered by the myriad of traumas caused by evil-doing ...

and we will live in a world unhindered by the selfish and relentless ommissions of love in our families... when love was supposed to be first.

16 Whoever asks for a blessing in the land will be blessed by the God of Truth. Whoever swears an oath in the land will swear by the God of Truth. Past troubles are forgotten. They are hidden from my eyes.17 I will create a new heaven and a new earth. Past things will not be remembered. They will not come to mind. 18 Be glad, and rejoice forever in what I'm going to create, because I'm going to create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people to be a joy. 19 I will rejoice about Jerusalem and be glad about my people. Screaming and crying will no longer be heard in the city. 20 There will no longer be an infant who lives for only a few days or an old man who doesn't live a long life. Whoever lives to be a hundred years old will be thought of as young. Whoever dies before he is a hundred years old will be cursed as a sinner. 21 They will build houses and live there. They will plant vineyards and eat fruit from them. 22 They will not build homes and have others live there. They will not plant and have others eat from it. My people will live as long as trees, and my chosen ones will enjoy what they've done. 23 They will never again work for nothing. They will never again give birth to children who die young, because they will be offspring blessed by the LORD. The LORD will bless their descendants as well. 24 Before they call, I will answer. While they're still speaking, I will hear. 25 Wolves and lambs will feed together, lions will eat straw like oxen, and dust will be food for snakes. "They will not hurt or destroy anyone anywhere on my holy mountain," says the LORD.

Turkey Day Thanks

So it's 5 am and I've been through all (what is it?) 800 tunes in the U2 box set on iTunes... ah, the memories. U2 really was a soundtrack for my life in the 80s and 90s. And still that guy, Bono (Paul), seems to be doing healthy things to our planet. And I'm glad for that - Matthew 5:16 style!

Reason I'm so excited (not cos of U2, altho that was pretty cool rippin through the iTunes store grabbing tiny audio snippets and experiencing an amazing amount of input in a small space of time - so it didn't take long, and I really only sampled about 40 of those 800) is cos I just spent some ROCKIN time with my buddy, then came home and worked on "Grand Entrance" (lyrics below) which I wrote last night (over 24 hours ago).

And today I was also able to finish ver. 0.2 of the website tomasound.net...

And today I was also SUPER blessed by my wife's AWESOME nesting - she set up the computer station downstairs, made the Thanksgiving blueberry dessert my Mom, the Betty, made for all my growing up years, and built a snowman with the chilluns... while I built my TOMASOUND.NET site (I'm actually rather proud of it, such as it is)! THANKS, SWEETYPIE!!! YOU SO ROCK!!!!

And today I was also able to congratulate my bro, Don (which I know about as well as I know ol' George W., these days... and that sucks... but, anyways, it was good to write him successfully), on his MOST AWESOME new online record store - selling mainly his own stuff - see waterdeep.com. I'm real proud of that guy! Thanks for him, God! (But keep him writing the beautiful music with his testimony of Jesus in tact! Don't let him get so 'relevant' that he can't find his own beautiful soul in the soup of it all!)

And today I was also blessed by my BESTEST friend in the whole wide world (after my wife, of course), Tom Celli, the SUPREMO guitarist-songwriter-wizkid!!! We jammed in his new studio and we DREAMED DREAMED DREAMED of lives being creative and being paid being that way.

I was able last Saturday to help him set up THIS STUDIO -



... including helping to cut that desk out - pretty, huh? (I'm proud of that desk!)

And today I was also able to contemplate the plight of Kansas City's mostly corralled black population and ask God for an answer to the poverty, drugs, violence, lack of self-respect/dignity they endure and feel that what I'm doing with songs like "Grand Entrance" could actually help... if I keep the music real and reach out to 'em with it.

So I'm thankful today... turkey day... for all that.

Here's where you can download that song (and some other stuff) and here're those lyrics.

Grand Entrance
(11-22-04 - thx Todd Ganovski's newest album, "Some trust in Chariots" and the Ezekiel 47 map which I've been studying and HEBREW LESSONS!)

This is the Grand Entrance
The prince of Peace has come
I see Him shining so...
like the sun - like the sun!

I see the Kingdom
finally coming down
Bright and Glorious Justice
Granted to the Lost and found

I see His bride at His side
She's standing glorious
Who is that grand woman?
She found her place amongst us!

She is the precious Bride
He poured forth from His side
Ripped from Him
like being ripped from Adam

She is His people in white!

Ding Dong the Witch is Dead... But Not Arafat's Hatred.

Ding Dong the Witch is dead! Which old witch? The wicked witch...

Arafat!

But then why does the world MOURN the passing of Arafat, the godfather of terrorism as if he were some ... Nobel Peace Prize winner? And, unfortunately, Arafat was not the only "wicked witch"... there are MANY more being conditioned by the "Society of Shahids (sucicide bombers)" which is the so-called "PALESTINIAN" in Israel.

And his wife isn't too sad. Suha Arafat's gettin 22 million a YEAR (how do you SPEND that much???) off the backs of the (truly) impoverished Arabs of the "Palestinian"-controlled areas in Israel!!! Her answer to a mere 2 million a year initial offer? "Pff!"

Funny... only 10 years ago we all referred to the JEWS as "Palestinians"!!! What's up with THAT?!!

Got this from an acquaintance of mine who lives in Hebron, Israel... a Jew among 500-1000 Jews who live amongst 10s of thousands of Arabs in a "Palestinian"-controlled area of Israel.

It does SO well explaining WHY the world hates Israel...

"Sinai, Sinah," as they say in Hebrew... or "The Hatred stems from Sinai" (where the Jews received the Commandments from God).

What’s it All About?
November 16, 2004

I recently got an email message from a reader called Mary. She was quite confused about all the hubbub with Arafat and asked me to try to clarify things for her. This was my response:


Dear Mary,

Thank you for writing. It is not at all surprising for you to be confused. Our own leaders in this country, and probably in the USA as well, are also quite confused. Either they don't know, or don't want to know the real issue. The issue is not and never was Arafat and the PLO, nor was it Afghanistan and the Al Quaida. There is a war going on but most do not have any idea what it is all about. Who is the enemy? Where is the enemy? How do you fight something if you don't know what it is that you are fighting?

Honestly and logically it makes absolutely no sense what so ever for world leaders to even notice the tiny, tiny state of Israel. Why then is this remote little fraction of a nation on the other side of the world a top priority item for the USA, England and the European nations? Are there no other problems to solve in the world other than that between Israel and the vast Arab empire which surrounds her? Why should anyone care what happens here?

The answer is to be found in the Bible. G-d created the world and planted Man in it. We are all His creations and he loves us all. He wants us all to live good and satisfying lives, but He knows that we are not perfect and quite capable of doing much damage to ourselves and all of our world. He chose the Jewish People to be a living example both of His existence, and as a model of how He wants us to behave. First of all the Jewish People must live up to our obligation to be that example, and then the nations will take note of our Blessings and seek to emulate us, thus elevating themselves to holiness as well.

G-d has always known that Mankind, in general, would try to reject the yoke of the Kingdom of Heaven. He created conditions which give all of us opportunities to go against our own nature and submit our will to that of our Creator. These opportunities are always there, but, unfortunately disregarded by most. If we fail to seize these opportunities, then conditions will be created which will give us no choice. Today, as predicted in the Bible, the nations of the world are beginning to gather together against the tiny Jewish State. It makes no sense. Israel has no gold or significant natural resources to entice anyone to attack her. So why is this happening? We all know that when world leaders talk about "peace in the Middle East" what they really mean is how can we get Israel to surrender to the Arabs. Why?

The reestablishment of Jewish sovereignty in the Land of Israel....as predicted in the Bible, and accomplished in spite of overwhelming obstacles, is testimony to the sovereignty of G-d in this world. If she can be destroyed, that would prove that there is no G-d and that nations control their own destiny. True freedom and independence can only be achieved by accepting the yoke of Heaven. Unfortunately most people seem to think that these values can only be achieved by rejecting the yoke of Heaven. Here is the answer to your question. The war that is being waged today is between those who believe in the Living G-d of Israel, and those who reject Him. Islam worships a different god and seeks to prove that Allah is greater than the True Living G-d of Creation. G-d has given the Islamic nations power and wealth which they have used to both bribe and threaten the great nations of the world. We are approaching redemption today, and as we get closer all of
the nations of the world are being tested. Will they yield to their base nature by following their eyes rather than their spiritual hearts? Will they bow down to threats when they see vast armies and unlimited wealth teamed against a minuscule nation? Will they side with an invisible G-d, or feel safer to side with the visible majority? This is what is going on today.

The Pope came to visit Israel and cast his lot with the PLO. The reason for this is because a Jewish sovereign state in the Land of Israel denies the claims of the papacy that Israel has been rejected by G-d and replaced by the Roman Catholic Church. If the PLO can replace Israel then maybe this claim can yet be redeemed. Fortunately there are a growing number of Christians who accept historical validation of Biblical prophesy in our time and openly accept the reality that the ancient Children of Israel, who were scattered among the nations of the world, are, indeed, the Jews who are now beginning to return home as predicted.

When Bush says that "there is no choice, the Holy Land must be divided", he has given in to political pressure and backed down upon his own Biblical convictions. This must be challenged by American Christians if the USA is to avoid self destruction. The key to redemption and the key to world peace lies in Jerusalem.

The biggest obstacle today is the refusal by Jewish leaders to accept this reality. By attempting to conduct Israeli affairs as if Israel was just another nation is to defy our obligation and our very reason for being. No Jewish leader should ever talk about "territorial concessions". It is not our right to concede that which was given to us by G-d, not as a gift, rather as a Divine obligation. To try to do so is to deny G-d and to bring His Wrath upon us. This is the real cause of Terror. . . not Arafat. It is we who created Arafat and it is we who have enabled our enemies to terrorize our country. Once we have a real Jewish leader who rules as a servant of G-d we will see a speedy and glorious redemption. Until then we will suffer from our own failures.

With Blessings from Hebron, Gary

Online Empires and Legacies.

"Your website is important because it's an online storefront that is serving and selling your vision to thousands of people worldwide 24 hours a day... and that's a good thing."

That came from a conversation with my Grandma Lynn today. We were scheming our day together and she helped me come up with that sales pitch for potential customers of my webslingin skills (meager, but getting better).

And that's what strikes me tonight (as I write this blog for the second time - closed the window while researching content... again. Argh!)...

...that my website is available (depending on how thoroughly I prepare it and advertise it) to people all the world 'round.

And that's just so freakin' cool!

The way I see it, we who are entrepreneurial in spirit are called to become increasingly self-aware. We must know what worldview makes us excited about life on this funked up planet and learn to repeat that vision to ourselves, to our families and friends... and... to the world. An entrepreneur is one who shares their worldview boldly and consistently.

My tomasound.net site, for instance... if I EVER get THAT vision off the ground (it makes me think of the Kitty Hawk flight... strung out over 30 years!), it's gonna be beautiful! I have music from 1984 through today in my collection of original songs... easily numbering into the few hundreds... 80 to 100 of which are complete children... ready for broadway ... or wallstreet (as the case may be).

But having the website isn't all that... unless it's connected with a deep sharing of inner faith and conscience - the quality product or service being connected wholesomely to that worldview you believe in... so completely and whole-heartedly that even the most skeptical of "buyers" might be convinced they need a taste of what you've got.

That's what makes AtomSound so unique. We share the truth about the nature of the atoms that constitute who we are in the universe! We explain the "cosmological constant" and the "strong nuclear force" that physicists have such problem with (the smart ones do, at least)! We tell you about the Holder of the atoms, Yeshua, King of the Jews. Yes, the One who "For our sake was crucified under Pontius Pilate; suffered death and was buried (and) on the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end!" Unlike the Nicene Creed, however, we believe that He was not "made man" and did not "become incarnate." But that the nature of God IS "very Man" as well as utterly, transcendently God - Maker and Redeemer of the Universe... the AtomHolder. The Son of God was forever, is now and forever shall be, the Son of Man... fully God and fully Man. Ask a Rabbi about the appearances of Messiah throughout the scriptures (our "Old Testament") - it'll take him a week to show you all of them... and that's because Yeshua is the same yesterday, today and forever!

So anyways, my desire is to build tomasound.net as an example for a book I'm writing called, How to Build Your Online Business Empire. The loftiness of the title outdoes me, true. But I'm letting the writing of it teach me to do the same. That way I can't lose...

And, if I can pull it all off - Grace of the AtomHolder, be with me! - it's gonna be one nebulae of a legacy for my children!

Voting for Honest Media Coverage

This is a day for voting for a "king," I told my 5 year old... "all the people get together and give their vote to choose the next 'king' or 'president' of our country. And my wife and I, with our 5 year old, prayed together that God would help we Americans to make the right choice... even if it goes against our grain.

We asked that whoever is elected into the various offices would respect the right to life for unborn people, honor the sanctity of marriage - the kind that embraces procreation, and would fight the war against Jihad.

Michael Moore (Fahrenhype 911), of course, would tell you "there is no war on terror." How wrong he is. Wake up, Michael!

World media can and should make an alliance with their governments for protection and then they should TELL THE TRUTH, letting the world know we are in dire times regarding Jihad and then a moral response by world citizens, when they are finally exposed to the truth, would be to SPEAK OUT against the rampant abuses of Arafat's brainwashing of children with dreams of becoming a "shahid" (suicide bomber).

Somebody please - ignore Michael Moore's twisted contortions of propaganda - and vote for honesty in reporting!

Star Maker

Straight from the mouth of my 5 yr old boy, Josiah...

listen to it!



My little boy asked me tonight
"Papa, Did Jesus put that star in the sky?
The one that was there - when He was born in Bethlehem -
Did He do that Himself?"

I told him, "What a wonderful question, Josiah
But I can only hope to answer it well..."
I can only speculate about a baby boy from forever
Who made Himself known to us that day.

Perhaps it was collaborative effort
The Son shone so bright to His Father God
That the star was only a natural occurence
For on that day was born the Brightest Morning Star!

For not only was all the love - in the whole wide universe
packed into that tiny little baby boy
But also the power to heal and create a forever world
It could've been bursting out of His seams!!!

Yah...

It was also meant as a means of communication
From Israel to Babylon
Where wise men who were taught by old Daniel
Saw the message in the sky!

They saddled up and rode - for years until finally
before the young boy they kneeled down
They said, "Lord King, we bring our humble gifts to You -
You are the Star-Maker in the flesh!"

Yes, now I know He was the Star-Maker
Very God of the Star and very little Lamb
They say it's better to burn out than to fade away
But He will always remain the same...

I know He was the Star-Maker
Very God of the Star and very little Lamb...

I'll Vote for Bush!

and not just because he supports Israel instead of, as Kerry does, the terrorists... but because Bush also fights for the rights of the unborn human beings... those babies have a right to choose life, too.

For those "enraged" over the propaganda of Michael Moore and his "Fahrenheit 911" flick - check these 2 flicks, too, before you get so self-righteous about world affairs...

Mega Fix: The Dazzling Political Deceit That Led to 9/11 - "Emmy-award-winning filmmaker Jack Cashill traces the roots of September 11 to the perfect storm of disinformation that surrounded the Clintons' desperate drive for the White House in the years 1995-1996"

www.fahrenhype911.com - "I saw FahenHYPE and I htought it was wonderful. I think that it will be shocking for all of the Moore supporters who believe every word he utters. PS - Why does Blockbuster Video only carry one (1) DVD copy of FahrenHYPE and an entire 4 or 5 shelves of Moore's movie?!"

If you don't get around to watching those, then just keep on raging and repeat after me...

"There is no terrorist threat, there is no terrorist threat. Yes we've been attacked by terrorists, but there is no terrorist threat."

The following is from one of my favorite female authors and thinkers in the whole wide world, Naomi Ragen:

Why this Jewish American is voting for George W. Bush

By

Naomi Ragen

As you know, I'm going off on my book tour to talk about The Covenant, a novel that tells the truth about Palestinian terrorism, and the ordinary Israelis who have been fighting on the front lines for years. By the time I come back, the election for President of the United States will be over and done, and we won't have this bone of contention to deal with, you and I.

This is my last word on this topic.

But before I go, I'd like to tell you how it makes me feel when people on my list write me that I should butt out of the U.S. election because I live in Israel. People who write me that George W. Bush is an idiot because he doesn't care about the environment or healthcare, or abortions. That he lied about WMD, and shouldn't have gone into Iraq or Afghanistan. That it's his fault the war on terror is going badly. That they are proudly going to vote for his opponent, John Kerry, and give me a long list of reasons why.

It makes me sickeningly angry and depressed. And this is why:

I remember seeing my mother-in-law (who survived Auschwitz) and my father-in-law (whose first young wife and two babies were gassed there) wearing gas masks and sitting in a sealed room with their children and great-granchildren, because Saddam Hussein was logging bombs at us and we were afraid he'd gas us as he did thousands of Kurds, his own people.

I remember watching the families of suicide bombers who killed hundreds of Israelis in the streets of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Netanya getting checks for $25,000 from Saddam Hussein.

I remember my daughter going to get gas masks for my grandchildren in the recent war because we were afraid Saddam Hussein would do it again.

I remember Arafat and Rabin on the lawn of the White House with President Clinton smiling, forcing them to shake hands. I remember the dozens of times Arafat came to the White House and was welcomed like a world leader. I remember Clinton's silence when the Intifada started, and how I felt when he wouldn't come out and condemn the Palestinians for breaking the agreements; when he suddenly backed off, talking about how both sides in the conflict were responsible.

I remember Clinton at the Democractic Convention, shaking hands with Kerry.

I remember Jimmy Carter and his numerous attempts to harm Israel during the Intifada, trying to tie it's leaders hands at defending us, shaking hands with Kerry.

I remember how f i n a l l y, after September 11, we had a President in the White House that let us go after terrorists at home. A President that, despite the lack of support of Israel's enemies: the U.N., France, Germany, and the rest of the EU who had been kissing Arafat's backside for years while he killed our children, decided to take out Saddam Hussein, and who did it, brilliantly in a few weeks, despite all the media naysayers and back biters.

Thank you George W. Bush.

For getting Saddam Hussein off Israel's back so my children and my in-laws can put away their gas masks for good.

Thank you George W. Bush.

For passing the Patriot Act, which outlaws terrorist funding, and for going after the bankers who fund the murder of our children.

Thank you George W. Bush.

For understanding there is an Axis of Evil, and for putting Syria and Iran on it.

Thank you George W. Bush.

For saving millions of women and girls from a fate worse than death by getting rid of the Taliban, so they can go to a doctor, go to school, and not be stoned publicly for not walking around like little tents.


For all those of you who haven't made up their minds. I hope this will help you.

As for those who sincerely believe they love Israel but are voting for John Kerry, I'd like to say this:


You are voting for a man who wants to bring the US closer to France

whose Ambassador to England called Israel " that s****y little country "; whose former Prime Minister called the establishment of Israel a "historic mistake" ; who has seen the most anti-Semitism of any European nation since World War Two; who willingly supplied Hussein not just with weapons but also with the nuclear reactor that Israel destroyed in 1981; and who continues to supply nuclear technology to Iran whose desire for nuclear weapons to destroy Israel is well known. A man who wants closer ties with the EU, who continues to supply funds being used by the Palestinians to commit terror attacks. A man who wants approval from the UN, whose ambulances ferry terrorists in Gaza to plant bombs to kill Israeli soldiers.

You are voting for a man who told the Arab-American Institute last year

"how disheartened Palestinians are by the Israeli government's decision to build a barrier off the Green Line, cutting deeply into Palestinian areas" and went on to say that "We do not need another barrier to peace... and that provocative and counterproductive measures only harm Israel's security over the long term." A fence which has reduced terror attacks to almost nothing in it's areas, saving thousands of Israeli lives.

You are voting for a man who denounced the "endless cycle of violence and reprisals..."

thereby equating Israel's defensive measures to root out killers to the murder of innocent Israelis by Palestinian terrorists;

You are voting for a man whose much touted "solid Senatorial record on votes for Israel"

amounts to painless offers of moral support written and introduced by others.

You are voting for a man who in 2000 didn't join 60 co-sponsors of the "Middle East Peace Process Support Act"

- a bill calling on the President not to recognize a unilaterally declared Palestinian state.

You are voting for a man who failed to co-sponsor a pro-Israel "Peace Through Negotiations Act."

You are voting for a man who in 1993 failed to join 55 Senators in signing the Grassley/Lautenberg letter to the State Department,

demanding that Hamas be listed as a terrorist organization.

You are voting for a man who did not support the assassination of Sheikh Yassin.

You are voting for a man who surrounds himself with Mideast "experts" like Sandy Berger,

who said in May 2000 that Palestinian violence was " a blessing " because it might speed up the negotiating process; Martin Indyk an ex-Ambassador to Israel who recently told Israel to unilaterally give up the strategically vital Golan Heights to Syria because it was the only way to get rid of Hezbollah violence, who is widely known as Arafat's Yes-Man .

You are voting for a slick, multi-millionaire dilettante, who in twenty years in the Senate ONLY managed to author, or co-author the following bills.

(See http://www.factcheck.org/article282.html for all bills and the details )

S.1206: Names a federal building in Waltham, Massachusetts after Frederick C. Murphy, who was killed in action during World War II and awarded (posthumously) the Medal of Honor. (1994) a..

S.1636: A save-the-dolphins measure aiming "to improve the program to reduce the incidental taking of marine mammals during the course of commercial fishing operations." (1994)

S.1563: Funding the National Sea Grant College Program, which supports university-based research, public education, and other projects "to promote better understanding, conservation and use of America's coastal resources." (1991)

S.423: Granting a visa and admission to the U.S. as a permanent resident to Kil Joon Yu Callahan. (1987)

H.R.1900 (S.300) Awarded a congressional gold medal to Jackie Robinson (posthumously), and called for a national day of recognition. (2003)

H.R.1860(S.856): Increased the maximum research grants for small businesses from $500,000 to $750,000 under the Small Business Technology Transfer Program. (2001)

S.J.Res.158: To make the week of Oct. 22 Oct. 28, 1989 "World Population Awareness Week." (1989)

S.J.Res.160: To renew "World Population Awareness Week" for 1991. (1991)

S.J.Res.318: To make Nov. 13, 1992 "Vietnam Veterans Memorial 10th Anniversary Day." (1992)

S.J.Res.337: To make Sept. 18, 1992"National POW/MIA Recognition Day." (1992)

S.Res.123: To change the name of the Committee on Small Business to the "Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship." (2001)

S.Res.133: To make May 21, 1991 "National Land Trust Appreciation Day." (1991)

S.Res.144: To encourage the European Community to vote to ban driftnets for all European Community fishing fleets. (1991 )

S.Res.216: Honoring Milton D. Stewart for his leadership and service at the Small Business Administration. (2002)

S.Con.Res.26: Calling for the United States to support a new agreement providing for a ban on commercial mining of minerals in Antarctica. (1991)

For all those of you who decide that you prefer this man to Bush... who (in the words of one list-member)

"took out Saddam Hussein,
stepped on Arafat's neck,
backed Israel's war on the terrorists, and
gave the EU and UN Palestinian apologists the mighty finger"

what can I say?

I wish you the joy of your conscience come voting day.

I'd also like to say this: If George W. Bush is elected (please God), do I expect him to do things I won't like? Do I expect him to pressure Israel into doing things I don't approve of? You bet I do, I'm not naive. But given my choice, I also expect to be around at the end of the next four years to vote again.

With Kerry, I'm not so sure.

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Neal Stephenson's Email Practices

...I'm a wannabe Neal Stephenson (but, or course, I want to be able not just to WRITE like Neal Stephenson - s i g h - but also to be able to turn those crafted gems into MOVIES or CARTOONS!)...

The following is from Neal's Website.

E-mail

Linda Stone, formerly of Apple and Microsoft, has coined the term "continuous partial attention" to describe life in the era of e-mail, instant messaging, cellphones, and other distractions. This curious feature of modern life poses a problem for a someone like me. Every thing that I do that’s worth doing requires ALL my attention.

I cannot put it any better than Donald Knuth, who writes on his website, "Email is a wonderful thing for people whose role in life is to be on top of things. But not for me; my role is to be on the bottom of things. What I do takes long hours of studying and uninterruptible concentration. "

Knuth also provides the following quote from Umberto Eco: "I don't even have an e-mail address. I have reached an age where my main purpose is not to receive messages."

In a recent review of one of my novels, I was described as "Umberto Eco without the charm" and so it should be pretty clear in what direction I am going.

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem

A little late (today is the day), but please... pray for the peace of Jerusalem. More info on my site.

Gravity and prayers for the broken

They're people who have been blown up by the sucide cults of Nobel-Peace-Prize-Winner, Yasser Arafat. (I wish that were a joke.)

While listening to Gravity, by Shawn McDonald , I was reading with heavy heart, the following on OneFamilyFund.org - write a kind letter to some family in need of comfort.

"The family lived in close-knit harmony until tragedy struck, September 9, 2003.  E. was out enjoying a coffee after a hard day’s work, when a terrorist entered the café and blew himself up.  E. was killed."

GRAVITY, Written by Shawn McDonald and Chris Stevens

The ways of this world are grabbing a hold
Won’t let me go, won’t let me fly by
It takes it’s toll down on my soul
‘Cause I know what I need in my life
Don’t let me lose my sight of You
Don’t let me lose my sight
I don’t want to fall away from You
Gravity is pulling me on down
I don’t want to fall away from You
Gravity is pulling me to the ground
This world keeps making me cry
But I’m going to try, going to try to fly, going to fly high
Don’t want to give into the sin, want to stay in You ‘til the end
Don’t want to lose my sight of You
Don’t want to lose my sight
I want to fly
Into the sky
Turn my back on this old world
Leave it all behind
This place is not my home
It’s got nothing for me
Only leaves me emptiness
And tears in my eyes

Vigilance in Psalm 91.

Just after 911 2004, about 12:30 am 912 - some spicy news from our neighborhood to yours -

Last night, 2 cars driving and shooting up our street, 1 of them smashes into an unmoving tree across the street from us, sirens, police (a dozen or so, thank God!), fire engine and ambulances, and about 2 dozen neighbors (also, thanks to God for such concern!) - wide awake... and vigilant.

Just last night. Here. Now.

So what do we do?

Lots!

Organize a neighborhood watch that is kept inspired and vigilant - calling #911 on the telephone being the first action, and prayer of Psalm #91 the before, during and next!

And here is that prayer!

~~~ This also works for our friends and countrymen in Florida - soon to face 2004 hurricane #3, Ivan! ~~~

Psalms 91
1 Whoever lives under the shelter of the Most High will remain in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say to the LORD, "[You are] my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust." 3 He is the one who will rescue you from hunters' traps and from deadly plagues. 4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge. His truth is your shield and armor. 5 You do not need to fear terrors of the night, arrows that fly during the day, 6 plagues that roam the dark, epidemics that strike at noon. 7 They will not come near you, even though a thousand may fall dead beside you or ten thousand at your right side. 8 You only have to look with your eyes to see the punishment of wicked people.
9 You, O LORD, are my refuge! You have made the Most High your home. 10 No harm will come to you. No sickness will come near your house. 11 He will put his angels in charge of you to protect you in all your ways. 12 They will carry you in their hands so that you never hit your foot against a rock. 13 You will step on lions and cobras. You will trample young lions and snakes. 14 Because you love me, I will rescue you. I will protect you because you know my name. 15 When you call to me, I will answer you. I will be with you when you are in trouble. I will save you and honor you. 16 I will satisfy you with a long life. I will show you how I will save you.

The picture above is a depiction of the idea that the God of Creation, King of the Universe, Yeshua from Nazareth, Lamb of God Himself... is the strong, Eternal and Intergalactic Shepherd caring for YOU, his little lamb.

You are hidden under His mighty wing forever.

Thank God for His breathed promises in Psalms such as # 91!

May His everlasting mercy and wisdom be praised forever.

And may we trust in Him - even when things look really, really bad (like in verses 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8!) - that's definitely the hardest thing to do. But King David set an example for us in this Psalm... and gave us a prayer to recite, to meditate upon and to internalize and, ultimately, live inside of!

We are challenged to live inside of God's word. To have it fill, not just our minds, but our hearts with faith and love and vigilance.

Think, though...

...if it can't fill your mind during that time of crisis...

how will it fill your heart?

So STUDY!

James 1:25
But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

II Timothy 2:15
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

How annoying it can be that people in the so-called Church of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Yeshua, Messiah from Israel... SO LACK THIS PRIMARY VIGILANCE OF STUDY IN HIS WORDS TO US!

John 1
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

And yet we don't prepare for His return by studying diligently everything delivered to us by this Center of all creation, Yeshua, the Beautiful BrideGroom King! Why?

Turn off the TV. Pick up the Bible.

Vigilance (from HyperDictionary) - Definition:
1. [n]  vigilant attentiveness; "he keeps a weather eye open for trouble"
2. [n]  the process of paying close and continuous attention

Learn Psalm 91 with this spirit of vigilance. It will transform your life into one of authority and peace as the son or daughter of God that you ARE in Christ Jesus!

Shalom to you and yours during these trying times.

It Ain't Over

This morning was a fairly normal morning, except that last night we prayed for little Gracie to be delivered of willful disobedience and for Michelle and I to be much more disciplined in our respective responsibilities around the house.

And in the first minutes of the morning, after being shocked by the little girl's tenacity and the fact that she was wide awake after 7 hours of sleep, I pondered a few refreshingly different thoughts.

First was clearing the tension from my shoulders for all my sitting for hours at my computer doing things like this typing. I moved my arms a certain way - actually the way Gary Oldman did for his character, Zorg, in The Fifth Element, when he was encouraging the monster, "What doesn't kill you will only make you stronger..." Not true for their characters, of course... Ha ha!

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2nd Peter 1:2 Grace to you, and peace be multiplied in the acknowledgement of God and of Jesus our Lord! 3 As all things to us His divine power (the things pertaining unto life and piety) hath given, through the acknowledgement of him who did call us through glory and worthiness, 4 through which to us the most great and precious promises have been given, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in desires.

5 And this same also--all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge, 6 and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety, 7 and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love; 8 for these things being to you and abounding, do make you neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging of our Lord Jesus Christ, 9 for he with whom these things are not present is blind, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of his old sins; 10 wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble, 11 for so, richly shall be superadded to you the entrance into the age-during reign of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (Young's Literal Translation)

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And then my mind tripped over to making my own Fifth Element superhero movie - written for Gary Oldman (this time as a good guy, of course). But "SuperDuperPerson" would be cast as an extremely weak person who is saved by our Creator, Yeshua, after a very sacred, mystical pilgrimage to the ancient Holy Land of the Jews, Israel. He is catapulted into holiness. It is strangely accessible to him and enables him to do many good things for many people. He prays and he does.... prays and does... and things change! Instead of one huge, hollywood wrestling with his demons, he wrestles on a weekly basis with issues from his past - flashbacks included. The heroic redemption is applied to his memories as well as to his gymnastic prowess and emotional involvement in the world around him.

My son asks at this point, as I just shared this movie idea with the family, "That sounds really cool! And it's not just for grownups - It's for kids, too?" Yup, I assure him. "And it's not too scary?" Nope!

But I hadn't thought through how to portray this "superduperperson's" emotional flashbacks. Perhaps they could be cryptic and subtle... focusing on the victory over them, rather than on the struggle (which is such a hollyweird thing to do - focus on the "darkness" of a thing!)

Alternative names - "Light Being," "Fortress," "El Shaddai," "Not So Beautiful Hero," "Gimme a Chance, I'll Show Ya" (this from the Show Me state - ha ha!), "It Ain't Over" (with classic line at climax - "it ain't over til I say it's over." then the required, "ok. it's over." when the bad guy is canned.

What about the protagonist studying Krav Maga! (without mentioning the name of the style in the movie.) He could even take a gun at one point in the movie! Heck, it could be a Krav Maga practical application flick!

But how does he have a family life? Address this satisfactorily.

Vision in Me.

Tom and friends,

This one came out of a place in eternity, so I wanted to share it with a few other families, Tom. Hope you don't mind! :D

"Forerunners" - the ones who, like John the Baptist, are "going ahead to prepare the way of the Lord - saying "CHANGE YOUR WAYS! THE KING IS COMING!" - are defined by their vision (which is only from above)... not by their strength. So, to be that world-changer, we SO need to lean on our vision instead of on our strength!

From May 2004 Music Tech Magazine

"Not many of us - given the choice - wouldn't jack in the day job if we were guaranteed a successful career making or recording music. But the problem here is that the success of any possible career change can rarely be guaranteed, and when it comes down to gambling the next month's mortgage payment on your ability to turn something that perhaps - for the moment, at least - is just a hobby into a way of paying the bills is just too much of a risk to take.

"That's not to say it can't be done, of course. And I'm well aware that at least one in three of you reading this column are already gainfully employed in the music business in one form or another. But for the other two, a career in the industry is one of those things that you just might be aspiring to.

"If you do fall into this latter group, then consider this: there are a variety of ways of turning your music/recording talent into hard cash that don't require you to burn bridges with your current employer. You can have you cake and eat it too, if you're willing to put in some after-hours time (hey - you're doing it anyway), and apply a little lateral thinking. In our cover feature this issue we've spoken to a number of people who've done just that - earning money from their talent in the less obvious spheres of the music business. So if you fancy lining your pockets while making your music... read!

"Is the music technology of our day slowing you down? I don't think so! And some people are making some serious money out of it, so isn't it about time you joined the club?"

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"A life lived in fear is a life half-lived."
"Do it by heart, or let it be."
"Do what you love and the money will follow."
"Delight yourself in the Lord! He gives the desires of the heart!"
"When I run - I feel His pleasure." - Eric Liddel (Chariots of Fire)

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And your gifting, Tom Cellie, is more of the Tom Scholz (inventor, musician) variety, than, say, a Kurt Cobain. (the latter being a little too dead to do any good anyways.) Meaning... you have INVENTION in you. You have crazy tech skills - you're not just a rock star - you're a GEEK rock star!!! (Big difference.)

To quote one of my current mentors, Robert Rodriquez (SpyKids 1,2, & 3, and the El Mariachi series),

"The creative core of the work happens here at the house. From the writing, post-production and editing, music and mixing... I believe home is where the dreams are, so that's why I like to work at home."

"That's what makes (the technology we have available now) so revolutionary - the projects that you would normally shy away from (because of antiquated technologies), you'll just go do. I know so many directors who make a movie once every 4 years because they're just so tired afterwards. And they're tired of the process. The process is what drags them down and they call me and they say, 'You seem to be having fun - how can I have fun again? And it's just that the process has gotten very convoluted."

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Think, Tom, of how we do church. Convoluted. Without a plurality of leadership for accountability and variety and, even then, smart delegation of responsibilities by the power of the Holy Spirit. (1 Cor. 14:29-33), there's nothing but stale, old, convoluted and stinkin' RELIGION in a lot of buildings we call churches... with one superstar making all the decisions - not "drawing forth from their treasure chest, things both new and old" (Matt.13:52).

We are a new breed of Forerunner business-builders who are carving home-businesses out of the granite of our own grey existence and cooperating with other family businesses to build a community of believing businesses that will ROCK society down to its current, ungodly foundations.

Every family is designed to contain a unique anointing - a family legacy:

"There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your families will eat and enjoy everything you've worked for, because the LORD your God has blessed you. (Deuteronomy 12:7)

"This is the land inherited by the families of the tribe of Judah." (Joshua 15:20)

"...that they gave Aaron's descendants who were from the families of Kohath in the tribe of Levi. Their lot was the first one drawn." (Joshua 21:10 - Note: these are the "priests" - the peacemakers - who stand in the Presence of the Lord on behalf of the people around them - the ones whose hospitality brought God to man.)

"Solomon spoke to all Israel--to the commanders of regiments and battalions, judges, every prince, and the heads of Israel's families." (II Chronicles 1:2)

"God places lonely people in families. He leads prisoners out of prison into productive lives, but rebellious people must live in an unproductive land." (Psalms 68:6)

"Give to the LORD, you families of the nations. Give to the LORD glory and power." (Psalms 96:7)

Even in the future.... categorized by "family"

"If any of the families on the earth won't go to Jerusalem to worship the king, the LORD of Armies, then rain won't fall on them." (Zechariah 14:17)

AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD!

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And these "home businesses" strengthen the Church AND the community of that local expression of the one Church... even on a global scale in some instances!

Paul and Jan Crouch, Pat Robertson and Bruce Wilkinson (Prayer of Jabez), who is now promoting his book, The Dream Giver...

The story about Ordinary, who dares to leave the Land of Familiar to pursue his Big Dream. With the help of the Dream Giver, Ordinary begins the hardest and most rewarding journey of his life.

So here we go folks. The sky ain't even the limit! Heaven on earth or bust! And, remember, when it's about to bust, God is famously the God of the last minute!

Back to "Music Technology" and Robert Rodriguez on technology -

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"Creative people are usually the slowest to adopt new technologies and (after one initial learning curve) it's ultimately going to free them. But you'll really be UNSTOPPABLE if you become technical as well as creative."

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We say we serve Jesus - but we're not willing to find out more about Him now. Perhaps, for instance, He may prefer we use the Hebrew alliteration of His name for now - Yeshua!

And if He is going to teach the entire planet from Zion... Where is Zion? What does it mean to me and my family?

And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. (Micah 4:2)

And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one. 16 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. (Zechariah 14: 9 and 16)

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And more importantly,

"Lord! What will You be teaching the planet in those days - 'Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to Thy voice: cause me to hear it!' (SOS 8:13)"

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Tom, I believe if we are "faithful in little" with the exploding technologies we are being given in these last days when "knowledge shall increase" - that we will be entrusted with much.

But faithful by His vision. Not our strength.

Who God Is

Graham Cooke (add dot com for site) spoke about a year back here in Kansas City. I think he's from Scottland or some place where the accent sounds like Shrek... and about as funny! Anyways. He spoke about moving from one plane of experience to another... and that, when those transitions happen, we desperately need to align ourselves anew with WHO GOD IS.

Who is God to me? It's the single most important question in your life. Firstly, because He happens to be holding your atoms together by the breath of His promise. And also, because He's really, really.... REALLY nice!

So the message is that we need to lean hard upon Who God is... because what He does in our lives is NEVER predictable... but His kindness is ALWAYS predictable.

More o' Dat.

This thing about God - Grace. What is it?

It's the receiving and giving and living of ... beauty ...

[n]  a disposition to kindness and compassion; benign good will.
[n]  the free and unmerited favor or kindness of God; "there but for the grace of God go I."
[n]  a sense of propriety and consideration for others.
[n]  elegance and beauty of movement or expression...

I was struck by God's way of grace tonight. I could DO all manner of good. But would I be beautiful by my doing?

I am beautiful (of heart, soul, human stuff...) by God's beholding of me... not by my endeavor.

And what does it matter than I respond to that Soul-Gardener with my own sense of favor for who He is ... Giver, that He is?

It matters all, I think.

We could all strangle each other, I guess (nihilistic bomb cults ARE on the rise) ... or we could live in this

marvelous, amazing, astonishing, astounding, awe-inspiring, awesome, beguiling, bewildering, confounding, divine, dreamy, enigmatic, enjoyable, exceptional, exquisite, extraordinary, fabulous, fantastic, fascinating, formidable, glorious, golden, groovy, heavenly, immense, incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, indescribable, ineffable, legendary, magnificent, miraculous, mythical, noteworthy, outlandish, outstanding, phenomenal, pleasant & pleasurable, prodigious, puzzling, rare, remarkable, rewarding, ripping, satisfying, sensational, single, spectacular, splendid, staggering, sterling, strange, striking, stunning, stupefying, stupendous, super, superb, supereminent, superexcellent, superfine, superior, supernatural, surprising, swell, terrific, tremendous, uncommon, unexampled, unheard-of, unimaginable, unique, unparalleled, unprecedented, unspeakable, wonderful, wondrous

sense of

grace.

100 or BUST!!!

American's Funniest Home Videos just had their 100th show and, amongst other shenanigans and foolery, they featured a 100 year old lady who had this to say when Bob asked her what her secret was -

"Take life as it comes and thank the Lord for His graciousness to you!"

Hm.

Cool.

Working From Home

It's a scary thing to do!

The society we live in is SO predisposed for automaton-style "workin for the man"! Everybody's safer that way, right?

But consider the value of succeeding... learn to support yourself, share the wealth more directly (no more middlemen... unless you AGREE to using them!), give the legacy to your children... and, of course, a sense of sovereignty.

But the lobsters won't let ya get outta the pail that easily. Fight for all your worth!

At least that's some of what I've been telling myself, lately.

Tend the Fields You've Been Given.

One of the biggest things me and my wife, Michelle, cherish is HAVIN LOTSA BABIES!!!!



Immediately something in your western mind recoils, does it not? I can guarantee that many more minds on this planet do not shirk this thought, but, rather, their hearts leap at the idea of a large happy family!

Why is this?

One word. Abortion.

We have become a society programmed to kill for convenience.

While other societies grow at such a rate (a normal rate, actually) that we fear our western society will be "overrun" by "third world" strange ethnicities.

"Lions and Tigers and Bears! Oh My!!!"

I say, let it happen!

This world of people will discover many new things about itself as the "end of times" scenario unfolds. One of those things that will become ubiquitous and commonplace - indigenous wisdom.

And the terms in the Bible, "end of times," "end of the age," (in some translations) "end of the world," etc., are SO misunderstood! A lot of people think "the myth of the Bible" (world's all-time bestseller) paints a picture of irreparable destruction. Not so, however. A - the Bible ain't a myth! B - God loves the earth and has great plans to keep it FOREVER!

And in that keeping, my thought is that God planted nuggets of wisdom in all the different people groups (don't you DARE say "race!") and these seeds of wisdom are growing right on schedule. Through the advent of this age of information-distribution, we are discovering the deep, eternal value of these divinely planted seeds.

I STILL believe the Bible is such miraculously compelete record of God's heart for humanity that there will (ultimately) be no suprises. "There is nothing new underneath the sun" as old King Solomon put it. But it will be the sages of those scriptures, who remain unknown to current media, who will show us just how that tribe in Africa came to understand the value of a certain "seed-bearing herb."

The ONLY one who can sort out all the various streams of information and righteously establish their intrinsic worth is the Messiah from Israel, Yeshua.

That's why we will hang upon every word He utters from "Zion" - Jerusalem, Israel!

And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. - (Micah 4:2)

And all of us will offer various degrees of response to this King. Some will tend one field. Others will tend their own and anothers - with joy.

"With My Own Two Hands - Ben Harper

"I can change the world
With my own two hands
Make a better place
With my own two hands
Make a kinder place
Oh- with my
Oh- with my own two hands
With my own
With my own two hands
With my own
With my own two hands

"I can make peace on earth
With my own two hands
I can clean up the earth
Oh- with my own two hands
I can reach out to you
Oh- with my own two hands
With my own
With my own two hands
Oh- with my own
Oh- with my own two hands

"I'm gonna make it a brighter place
With my own
I'm gonna make it a safer place
With my own
I'm gonna help the human race
With my own
With my own two hands

"Now I can hold you
With my own two hands
And I can comfort you
With my own two hands
But you got to use
Use your own two hands
Use your own
Use your own two hands"

R E L E V A N C E (earthly good)

Definition: \Rel-e-vance \ Relevancy \ Rel-e-van-cy \ n.
1. The quality or state of being relevant; pertinency; applicability.
"Its answer little meaning, little relevancy bore." - Poe.
2. (Scots Law) Sufficiency to infer the conclusion.

Talking with the wife, my Sunshine, this morning, we confirmed together the reason for our not sending our children to public school and not allowing them to watch popular television (besides Sesame Street and Barney, of course) and our general approach and philosophy for that "set-apartedness."

We've actually decided long ago upon this set approach for raising children in USA-World-7th Millenium (by Jewish Calendar) and our convictions are one of the things that drew us together in the first place. We've been settled on the idea of creating an alternate reality to the current MTV-Drug-Sex-Violence culture, but the wife ran into another Mama of multiple children (we have 4 - she, 7) who said, "You know, I used to be like you... but I've changed my mind. I think it's important to introduce the little ones to the harsh realities of our world as soon as possible... to prepare them." Michelle confidently defended why we do what we do - "We want them to have a firm foundation - perhaps at 10... or 16... or even 19... we will release them into the fray. But, until then, we will communicate our vision... our understanding of life and human value."

It did quiet the Mom. Reminded her of old ideals, I suppose. But programming took over and she argued her new-found liberal approach.

We still believe, though, that it's extremely important to preserve... and to build... - and to preserve some more - something in the children that is vastly different than the world system we see presently around us. A system that is causing societies across the planet - some western ones moreso than some eastern and indigenous ones - to crumble before our very eyes.... just like Rome crumbled in the early centuries of "A.D."

And how does this cause us and our children to be "relevant"?

Consider again: 1. The quality or state of being relevant; pertinency; applicability. "Its answer little meaning, little relevancy bore." - Poe. 2. (Scots Law) Sufficiency to infer the conclusion.

Pertinent and applicable to our surroundings... inferring a "conclusion."

We give VISION where there is NO VISION.

"Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he." (Proverbs 29:18)

And this is not just what we give our children - which, we believe, will FAR surpass our wildest perceptions of God's Kingdom on earth! - but we share our own vision (by our giftings and talents) with our own peers (you, for instance!). By the Grace of God (who does all good on the earth), we live what we teach them.

That's pretty darn pertinent stuff! As a matter of fact, I love to say, not "You're so heavenly minded, that you are of no earthly good..." but

"We're so heavenly minded, that we are of ULTIMATE earthly good!"

We don't watch much television anyways. But, when we do, we don't want to learn - during 'network primetime family viewing' - the latest method of perverted sex, or violent crime! (Don't dare leave that 10 year old alone in the house with the remote!!!)

So we're considering getting SkyAngel satelite tv! Check it out!

And cause your family to be of ultimate earthly good!

Jeremiah 31 - To The Rescue!

Jeremiah 31

There is a time for victory in our lives. God will do it. Not the arm of the flesh or the will of man... not by might nor by power, says the Lord, "But by My Spirit!" We must depend on Him alone and not ourselves or others. And He is a God of FAMILIES! He has a vision for our family! He is the one who establishes our family NAME! Will we be His?

1 "At that time," declares the LORD, "I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people."

It is always in the desert of our soul... in the places of temptation in the wilderness... where we must learn to lean on Him.

2 This is what the LORD says: The people who survived the wars have found favor in the desert. Israel went to find its rest.
3 The LORD appeared to me in a faraway place and said, "I love you with an everlasting love. So I will continue to show you my kindness.

This is a vision of family in wholeness. This is a vision of Fathers, Mothers, Sons and Daughters REJOICING IN GOD!!! "Without a vision - people perish." Hold fast to your visions of wholeness. Don't give ear to the bitterness and shame. Have ears to hear the gracious, loving Savior.

4 Once again I will build you up, and you will be rebuilt, my dear people Israel. Once again you will take your tambourines, and you will go dancing with happy people.
5 Once again you will plant vineyards on the mountains of Samaria. Those who plant them will enjoy the fruit.
6 There will be a day when watchmen on the mountains of Ephraim will call out this message: 'Arise! Let's go to Zion, to the LORD our God.'"

Sing! No, I mean ACTUALLY SING! Sing to God about your victories, yes, of course. But also sing with intercession for those who need freedom from their habitual sins... because it is the LORD who does all. How awesome it is when souls return to the Living God of Israel in the Messiah Yeshua (Hebrew for Jesus), Savior of the World.

7 This is what the LORD says: Sing a happy song about Jacob. Sing joyfully for the leader of the nations. Shout, sing praise, and say, "O LORD, rescue your people, the remaining few from Israel."
8 "I will bring them from the land of the north. I will gather them from the farthest parts of the earth. Blind people and lame people will return together with pregnant women and those in labor. A large crowd will return here.
9 They will cry as they return. They will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams on a level path where they will not stumble. I will be a Father to Israel, and Ephraim will be my firstborn.

"I will be a Father to Israel... and Ephraim will be my firstborn." The Father heals all. He lifts the weary and fills them with purpose.

He will gather us out of our desert areas.

10 "You nations, listen to the word of the LORD. Tell it to the distant islands. Say, 'The one who scattered the people of Israel will gather them and watch over them as a shepherd watches over his flock.'
11 The LORD will free the descendants of Jacob and reclaim them from those who are stronger than they are.

And the joy of our salvation will return. This extends into the depths of our family... and into the depths of our mission in life (priesthood).

12 They will come and shout for joy on top of Mount Zion. They will stream to it to enjoy the LORD's blessings: fresh grain, new wine, and olive oil, lambs and calves. Their lives will be like well-watered gardens, and they will never suffer again.
13 Then young women will rejoice and dance along with young men and old men. I will turn their mourning into joy. I will comfort them. I will give them joy in place of their sorrow.
14 I will satisfy the priests with rich food. My people will be filled with my blessings," declares the LORD.

The weeping women will be fulfilled. This is, perhaps, the deepest agony... that of a mother having lost her children... and GOD can help and heal even THAT!

15 This is what the LORD says: A sound is heard in Ramah, the sound of crying in bitter grief. Rachel is crying for her children. She refuses to be comforted, because they are dead.
16 This is what the LORD says: Stop your crying, and wipe away your tears. You will be rewarded for your work, declares the LORD. You will return from the land of the enemy.

And, as men, we can see Rachel as the spirit within us who has yearned for recovery from our own sinfulness! The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak... and the Holy Spirit can join with our spirits and make us CONQUERORS! Our vision-children CAN return!

17 Your future is filled with hope, declares the LORD. Your children will return to their own territory.

Ephraim is the picture of the youthful lusts. We must "grow up - become a man - put away childish things!" The lust was trained into us as youths - it does NOT belong to us!!!

18 "I have certainly heard Ephraim mourn and say, 'You disciplined me, and I was disciplined. I was like a young, untrained calf. Turn me, and I will be turned, because you are the LORD my God.
19 After I was turned around, I changed the way I thought and acted. After I was taught a lesson, I hung my head in shame. I was so ashamed and humiliated, because of all the stupid things I have done ever since I was young.'

God turns on a DIME when we (truly, humbly) turn from our habits and cry out for TOTAL VICTORY!

20 Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a pleasant child? Even though I have often spoken against him, I still think fondly of him. That is why my heart longs for him, and I will certainly have compassion on him," declares the LORD.

And the Father is wise. He encourages us to remember the vision of Wisdom (Proverbs 9) that called us away from the Harlot. And to set up signs for ourselves that remind us of our giftings and callings in Jesus!

21 Set up landmarks! Put up road signs! Remember the highway, the road on which you traveled. Come back, my dear people Israel, come back to your cities.

22 How long will you wander around, you unfaithful people? The LORD will create something new on earth: A woman will protect a man.
(King James - "A woman shall encompass a man")

Will YOU fulfill GOD's desires for companionship? This is, indeed, the PURPOSE of the Bible to mankind. To tell the story of the BrideGroom God, Jesus, and share with us His vision for a spotless Bride who has made herself ready to REIGN with Him in His Kingdom!

Consider here, the premise of Ephesians 5:

25 Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it. 26 He did this to make the church holy by cleansing it, washing it using water along with spoken words. 27 Then he could present it to himself as a glorious church, without any kind of stain or wrinkle--holy and without faults. 28 So husbands must love their wives as they love their own bodies. A man who loves his wife loves himself. 29 No one ever hated his own body. Instead, he feeds and takes care of it, as Christ takes care of the church. 30 We are parts of his body. 31 That's why a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will be one. 32 This is a great mystery. (I'm talking about Christ's relationship to the church.) 33 But every husband must love his wife as he loves himself, and wives should respect their husbands.

We START by loving our wives with unconditional love. They finish by respecting our vision for the Kingdom of God on earth. But we must start it... as God did. Likewise... we must live in obedience to God who is Love (agape)! If we give them their knight in shining armor (by the grace and power of the Holy Spirit - NOT by our own strength!), then they will give us a mighty respect that will make us feel that we can do ANYTHING! This is the mystery, the "something new on the earth" of a woman encompassing a man... and GOD WILL DO IT! (Lest we should boast!)

Jeremiah 31 again...

23 This is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: When I have brought them back from captivity, they will once again use this saying in Judah and in its cities: "The LORD will bless you, home of righteousness, holy mountain."
24 Judah and all its cities will live there together. Farmers and shepherds will also live there.
25 I will give those who are weary all they need. I will refresh everyone who is filled with sorrow.

This can bring that divine satisfaction - a good night sleep! It doesn't need to be a rare thing anymore!

Turn! Set up signs and OVERCOME BY YESHUA'S AUTHORITY!

26 At this, I woke up and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant.

As if it were a dream... and yet this isn't a dream. Jeremiah's sleep was pleasant because of the Redemption of God made clear in his vision.

This is the way we overcome a sick world-system, the carnal nature we seek to tame and the devils that would have us fail! ... that is if you believe any of that stuff is a threat! (I do.)

Lonliness and the Myth

Lonliness... reminds me of a Simon & Garfunkel song - "Hello, darkness, my old friend..." Lonliness can be SUCH a freakin' BEAR!

Lonliness only taps at my door now... but it used to kick it down without compunction and ravage my home at will! I remember it all too well.

And I feel compelled to remember. When I see a brother or sister with that far away look in their eyes... my soul resonates and I pray, "Oh God! Deliver them from the LONLINESS!"

With that prayer, on one hand, I would counsel, in agreement with Elisabeth Elliot (from "Passion and Purity") -

"Accept your loneliness. It is one stage, and only one stage, on a journey that brings you to God. It will not always last. Offer up your loneliness to God, as the little boy offered to Jesus his five loaves and two fishes. God can transform it for the good of others. Above all, do something for somebody else! Singleness can be accepted as a burden, or as a higher calling."

But, on the other hand, I think it must also be said that there is a dark combining of twisted notions in today's youth. Young people today have an unreal aversion to marriage... and/or to wanting children! They are raised by the public school (what a truly scary thought) and taught (according to NEA perversions) that marriage and childbirth are anathema... and "alternative lifestyles" to be tested... even preferred! They are told that the world is exploding in over-population (a lie, incidentally) and discouraged from living without chemical abortion (aka "the pill) or other forms of "contraceptive!"

And guess what that does to the lonliness factor? "My old friend" grows by leaps and bounds thanks to your educators!

Change that Myth in your minds.

Love life.
Love children.
Want children.
You'll be a GREAT parent of a large family!
It's an amazingly GOOD thing to be married and have lots of children with your wife!

Try it, you'll like!

And lonliness - that phase of honing, preparation and purification in your life - will be banished far from you forever!

Swimteam and Autism!

Just updated my info on my bro Don's website, "Swimteam." Checkitout!

I highly identify with Autism. (seriously) I don't see it as a weakness... but a strength. Those people refuse to conform. Although there is a warranted connection with vaccinations, i see them as highly sensitive individuals who fight to preserve their sense of self - of place. I believe God especially helps them to preserve that unique self. That being said, it is a most beautiful thing when someone of equal strength barges in to befriend them in that place. God preserves everyones unique self... but will they stand before Him by the infinite virtue of His Lamb's cleansing blood? Or by the strength of their own definition? I pray I am found in Him. Serving Him by His virtue.

Burning Truth

"Truth: That which is real; that which exists, good or bad. Truth is absolute, the same for everyone, never relative. The same holds true for all untruth, falsehood, lying. For example, spoiled food is not good for anyone; aggression hurts everyone; tyranny is not beneficial for anyone; love is good for everyone; oxygen is good and necessary for everyone."

We're dealing with the fallout of a drug-dealing, drug-abusing friend of ours as his chemically-induced insanity touches our lives - it's sometimes like an emotional sledge hammer!

The kind of drug-craziness we're talking about is the kind that removes the HUMAN element and introduces the BEAST! It makes people think like caged-animals. He is expeiencing the ugly side of the drug-abusers underworld... the paranoia, the fear, the mistrust, and the RELENTLESS LIES and cold-hearted lifestyle of deception!

From my own limited but comprehensive experience with drug abuse, I must say - the DEALER is the WORST! The DEALER is the kind of person who justifies what they do "by any means necessary"! They will lie upon the lies in order to defend their precious stash of marijuana... crystal meth... or whatever substance is "moving."

Following the crowd, I tried drugs for a season in my life. Experimented with marijuanna, LSD, halucinogenic mushrooms, and even "crystal" methamphetamines. This period lasted 3 years.

It was preceded by a year and a half of tears... crying from sunup to sundown over the loss of a loved one. The thought of "escaping" with state-altering substances was fascinating to me... so I dove into the fray.

People these days like to say, "I'm not ashamed of ANYTHING I've done!" They say it's a sign of self-realization and affirmation. They say it's unhealthy to label any activity or experience as "wrong" or "hurtful."

I gotta say, though... I sure wish I would have said, "No, thanks" to the drugs! The PAIN and DISARRAY that affected my life and the lives of those around me is NOT WORTH THE MOMENTS of "escape" abusing those chemicals (natural or contrived) afforded me.

Mind-altering Drugs = Confusion and Pain...

That's truth, baby.

And the flipside of that underworld is a fascinating offer: Life lived with sobriety and confidence is FILLED with euphoria and the deepest peace and the wildest excitement and most awe-inspiring wonder and even (in the broad, inifinite context of marriage and the marriage bed) sensuous ecstasy.

We are designed for super-abundant life!

Observe the children! Their innocence and wonder is EVERYWHERE! Children all over the world exhibit for us adults the standard of excellent life that remains to be achieved in our adulthood.

That's truth, too.... baby.

See? "Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, 'Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.'" (Matthew 18:2-4 - New King James Version)

But the DRUG WORLD twists our True world (of humanity and the rest of creation) and presents a distorted FALSE image of the real.

And that's why I think the following ancient passage of scripture is such an appropriate commentary on today's drug culture:

Romans 1:18 - "These people hold back God's truth by the wrong things they do."
(Worldwide English Version)

See how many aspects of drug abuse, drug dealers you can see in this extended context of the passage -

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. 20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, 21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man--and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.

24 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, 25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. 27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.

28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality,[3] wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, 30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving,[4] unmerciful; 32 who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.

(New King James Version: Romans 1:18-32)

God help us all. It is this drug-dependency that makes our present world appear so distorted.

And the ancient prophecy in the book of Revelations warns us that people will CLING to this "pharmakeia" untill the bitter end. Note that "pharmacy" is translated as "sorecery" or "witchcraft" and it will be an intricate part of the "merchants" or commerce of the age.

Revelation 9:21 and 18:23

So what can be done to avoid this sorcery and controlling manipulation aided by drugs?

Enter Truth.