7-22-2019

 

So Blind They Will Not See

 

 

“Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not” – Jeremiah 5:21 (KJV)

 

While watching the John Wayne western classic “Rooster Cogburn” (1975) on television recently one line caught my attention. Shortly after the movie began Eula Goodnight (Katharine Hepburn) said to Marshal Rooster Cogburn (John Wayne), “Marshal Cogburn we are here together and we’re obligated to be on good terms with each other”.

 

I began thinking about something our pastor said during his Sunday teaching, “There are none so blind as those who will not see” (John Heywood – 1546). He was referring both to Jeremiah 5:21 and what John Heywood said. So I decided to Google it.

 

There are none so blind as those who will not see:

According to the ‘Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings’ this proverb has been traced back to 1546 (John Heywood), and resembles the Biblical verse Jeremiah 5:21 (‘Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not’). In 1738 it was used by Jonathan Swift in his ‘Polite Conversation’ and is first attested in the United States in the 1713 ‘Works of Thomas Chalkley’. The full saying is: ‘There are none so blind as those who will not see. The most deluded people are those who choose to ignore what they already know’. http://www.actualfreedom.com.au/richard/abditorium/nonesoblind.htm

 

This saying true in religion, politics and life in general as there are some things that are right before our eyes. It’s like we are wearing spiritual blinders or have scales over our eyes. We used to have a saying for things we didn’t quite understand “were clear as mud”, if that helps.

 

Our political climate in 2019 has been hammered at us for the past 50+ years with Roe vs Wade; Political Correctness; Removing God from family life, schools and from government.

 

We are told that male and female are not the only genders (you can choose your gender). Parents are told they cannot even change a baby’s diaper without the baby’s permission and stop identifying them as boys or girls and children should make their own decisions about their sexuality. Perverted adult behavior is to be tolerated as normal when it is clearly not.

 

We are lead to believe that murdering children through abortion is somehow a woman’s choice about her own body and aborting a child AFTER birth is accepted? It’s OK to take vital organs and body parts from an aborted child and sell them for medical research instead of using medical research to maintain and prolong the life of the child. If that doesn’t make you angry there is a good chance that you are wearing those spiritual blinders.

 

The ridiculousness doesn’t stop there either. There are people who use their own racism to declare that others are racist. They use the term as a catch all for those who don’t agree with their warped point of view. To them everything and everyone is race bait material. What is normal has been determined abnormal. Abnormal behavior is considered normal? Patriotism is somehow racist behavior, while Communism and Socialism are what a small group of people are striving to have accepted as normal.

 

Colleges are declaring the words “Americans” and “America” prohibited on campus, why because they offend or exclude some individuals. It is seen as offensive to raise the American Flag or stand during the National Anthem, in fact don’t play the anthem at all and keep the flag off campus too.

 

What about immigration? Is it not the sovereign right of a nation to define and protect its national borders? Are nations now forbidden to prevent entry of anyone for any reason? Why then lock your doors? Must a homeowner stand idly by without protecting his family or property while a prowler ransacks the house and do nothing?

 

Can a business be forced to serve those who seek to destroy that business? Should a bank simply give money to anyone who demands it, whether or not they have an account or a sufficient balance? If you are OK with what is happening in America today there is something drastically wrong with your thinking.

 

On the political scale are you fine with a politician who promises to do you harm to appease others and it is alright for you to work hard so that others who choose not to work can profit from your hard work? The bible says that a man who doesn’t work shouldn’t eat. Man was created to work the land.

 

There is one who is fighting for America, under a mandate from God to stop evil from progressing under the guise of political correctness. His example is one of love for God, his family and for his Country. He stands firm against what others declare is normal, to insure that God is brought back into homes, schools and government. There is a meme or photo circulating on Facebook with President Donald J. Trump saying “They’re after you. I’m just in the way.”

 

Let me remind you of what the bible says in Exodus 20:2-17 (Ten Commandments):

1. You shall have no other gods before Me.
2. You shall not make idols.
3. You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.
4. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
5. Honor your father and your mother.
6. You shall not murder.
7. You shall not commit adultery.
8. You shall not steal.
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
10. You shall not covet.

Those commandments are the foundation of the Constitution of the United States and embodied in the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1 – 10):

 

Amendment 1 – Freedom of Religion, Speech, and the Press

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

 

Amendment 2 – The Right to Bear Arms

A well-regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.

 

Amendment 3 – The Housing of Soldiers

No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

 

Amendment 4 – Protection from Unreasonable Searches and Seizures

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.

 

Amendment 5 – Protection of Rights to Life, Liberty, and Property

No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation.

 

Amendment 6 – Rights of Accused Persons in Criminal Cases

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor; and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

 

Amendment 7 – Rights in Civil Cases

In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States than according to the rules of the common law.

 

Amendment 8 – Excessive Bail, Fines, and Punishments Forbidden

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

 

Amendment 9 – Other Rights Kept by the People

The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

 

Amendment 10 – Undelegated Powers Kept by the States and the People

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.

https://nccs.net/blogs/americas-founding-documents/bill-of-rights-amendments-1-10

 

I find it is no coincidence that we have 10 Commandments from God and the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution as guiding principles for our conduct and that of our government having lasted for 243 years. Many people are confused as to whether our nation is a Democracy or a Republic and it is neither. The United States of America is a Constitutional-Republic. Based on biblical principles and guided by the Constitution as the Rule of Law.

 

A Constitutional-Republic:

A constitutional republic is a form of government in which a representative is elected by the people to govern over them, according to the rules established in the law of the land. An example of a constitutional republic is the United States’ form of government. U.S. citizens elect a President, and other representatives, who then govern them as the Constitution directs them to. To explore this concept, consider the following constitutional republic definition.

https://legaldictionary.net/constitutional-republic/

 

Every American citizen must arm themselves with knowledge of the heritage of the United States. How was it formed and why? What were the obstacles faced by these early Americans? How did they persevere and overcome those obstacles?

 

There was a time when this was taught beginning in elementary school by teachers without any ulterior motives or political spinning. By the time a child entered high school there were classes that encouraged critical thinking and debating skills were honed to a fine point. When a student graduated high school they were armed with the tools to successfully meet the challenges of the day and in the world they could become major players and decision makers. Colleges were finishing schools where doctors and lawyers received detailed schooling on medicine or the rule of law. Trade schools were where technical skills were taught, learned and developed. Everything else was learned by on-the-job training and through military service.

 

Much of that is lost today as the protestors of yesteryear (1960s-70s) have become college and university deans and tenured professors. Everything has become political and brainwashing has become almost undetectable and considered the norm.

 

One is considered a free thinker when they accept everything at face value and simply go with the flow. Never questioning or challenging what they hear or read. Their personal opinions are shaped by main stream and social media to the point that political correctness rules!

 

The Commandments of God are the standard for life and they never change. Regardless of whether you choose to obey them or choose disobedience to them – the choice is yours. Obedience without compromise is what God requires from each of us.

 

I refer back to what Eula Goodnight (Katharine Hepburn) said to Marshal Rooster Cogburn (John Wayne), “Marshal Cogburn we are here together and we’re obligated to be on good terms with each other”.

 

We are all created equal in the sight of our Creator God. We come into the world and depart the world with nothing. All the knowledge, power and “toys” we accumulate in this life are here today and will be gone tomorrow. There are no U-Haul’s in the great beyond or what is called the afterlife. As light casts no shadow, there will be only light or darkness for eternity. What you do with your life that God has given you will determine how you spend your eternity – With God or Without God? In darkness there is no light! God is the light! – I am the Real Truckmaster!

 

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7-7-2019

 

Who is Your Harbormaster?

 

What is this fascination with making women equal to men, races being equal or everyone is equal to everyone else depending upon what you “feel like” today? It’s silly for anyone to think that everyone is the same and it doesn’t matter whether you were born male or female. Others may try to make you think that there are over 50 sexual genders, not true. The same is true when someone tells you that finances is racially dependent. In order to be rich one must have been born into money; worked hard to earn their money or steal it from someone else. That’s why the bible tells us that the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. Some people tend to do anything in order to get that almighty $$.

 

A simple rule of thumb that you can take to the bank (or grave) is that we are all born with nothing and will die with nothing. There are no U-Hauls in the great beyond.

 

The truth of the matter is that each of us is unique a work of art by our creator. There is nobody else “exactly like you”, not even an identical twin. God thought so much of you that he only created you as his one of a kind you. It is up to us what we become. It’s not environmental or dependent upon anyone else. We go through life seeing things that need to be “fixed” and we have a tendency to say, “Somebody out to do something” and it’s true. We are somebody and we ought to do something, within our scope of ability and experience we can affect a change or just let somebody else do it. We were each given a brain to use, but it’s up to us whether we do something with it or not. Don’t let someone else tell you how or what to think. Don’t let them dictate your core values. Life is full of opportunities, doors to or barriers to keep us from somewhere. It is up to us to strive to be the best we can, do what we can to make this world a better place. It is when good people do nothing that bad people win. Don’t be fooled because in the end God is still in control and good always triumphs over evil, always!

 

This is a short article but keep in mind that even the captain of a huge vessel or ship must yield to the harbormaster before pulling into port! Who is your harbormaster? – I am the Real Truckmaster!

 

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7-16-19

 

Muslimism vs Christianity in America

 

I originally wrote about this on 6-16-11 and now it is time to take a look at the reality of Muslimism vs Christianity in America and in American politics as much has changed. We now have Muslims (Islamic Extremists) elected into the House of Representatives.

 

I am no expert on the subject matter but I have written about major differences in the conquest of mankind by Muslims vs Christians. What we westerners think we know is the goal of Muslims (Islam) is world domination (conversion by force if necessary).

 

Christians choose relationship with God voluntarily.

 

Is there was a way to converge the two religions into one? Is that really possible with two diabolically opposed ideas? According to Samy Tanagho, an Egyptian Christian with a unique ministry to Muslims called Glad News for Muslims @   www.gladnewsministgry.com  it is possible.

 

As Samy explained, Muslim’s love and fear God, they just don’t know God. Samy helps enable Muslims to know God and begin a relationship with Jesus Christ.

 

Ephesians 4:11-12 “And He Himself gave some to be…teachers for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.”

 

As a believer we must pray and ask God to use us for His glory. God’s plan is for everyone to be with Him in Heaven.

 

There are fundamental differences between Muslimism (Islam) and Christianity which we in the west do not truly understand. One basic difference is the use of lies versus the truth.

 

Muslimism (Islamic Extremism) is racist at its very core. You don’t believe me? According to the Koran extremists are taught and believe that Islam is the only true religion descending from Abraham through the prophet Mohammad and everyone must convert to Islam or die. That is true racism.  Extremists believe that lying is alright when it is done to infidels (non-Muslims).

 

During the 2018 mid-term elections voters elected a proclaimed Muslim woman (Ilhan Omar) from Minnesota into the House of Representatives. One need only to see and hear her speak to fully begin to understand what is happening within Congress as a result. She joined in on the assault on President Trump and has gone further by her assault on the United States (citizens and military personnel) and her praises for the enemies of America while claiming to love the country and be more patriotic than natural born American citizens.

 

As a child Omar’s refugee family fled Somalia and she later became a naturalized citizen. Her biography says she learned politics from her Somalian grandfather which had to include Islamic religious teachings.

 

Representative Ilhan Omar has joined forces with other newly elected representatives and together are a force (team) to be reckoned with, as the congressional old guard is finding out first hand. There will come a time where Democratic Party leadership will be directly challenged in the House. Omar ran on the Democratic Party ticket as a means of getting elected, but once she changes the party into an openly Islamic or Muslim Party think of the ripples that will run across this nation as many fear to confront Muslimism (Islam) head on. – I am the Real Truckmaster!

 

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7-15-2019

 

A Hate So Strong

 

Have you noticed that regardless of the subject matter or topic written about national pride, our nation’s heritage or about the economy somehow it comes back negatively about President Donald J. Trump? It seems that the vocabulary of the left is determined by the level of hate carried by the hearts and into the minds of those who act like parrots of misinformation.

 

Have you ever heard of anybody publicly criticizing their employer or place of employment without suffering immediate consequences when overheard by management? No! In real life that individual would be on the outside looking in wondering what happened as they begin seeking new work.

 

In sports the super-stars have some pretty big sponsor deals. They wear their brand prominently during official matches and are keen on having their brand photographed and promoted everywhere they go. What would happen if a player chose not wear their sponsors brand during a major sporting event? They would lose that sponsorship and all the money that goes with it. In the real world they would be cut back to 2^nd or 3^rd string, traded to another team or simply cut from the team as a violation of their contract.

 

In the military it is the same. Someone gripes and complains about their platoon or section or the unit in general or disrespect toward anyone of higher rank or position and they find themselves being disciplined by an extra workload or disciplined through the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) which could lead to a reduction in rank, time in the stockade or brig and even a bad conduct discharge.

 

In many nations around the world disrespect, griping or complaining about the government or the nation’s leadership is grounds for arrest and imprisonment or even death without a trial. There is no appeal after an execution.

 

Those are called the Rule of Law and ours is determined by the Constitution of the United States. In case you don’t know or haven’t heard there are certain things that are protected by or are punishable under the Constitution. Certain individual freedoms we call rights are protected and we call them “God Given” or inalienable rights – life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. What has happened over the past 50 years is that these rights have been violated in many cases and sanctioned by the state or national government and has become acceptable.

 

Take for example the right to life – it is unlawful to kill someone, unless that someone is a baby in the protective womb of the mother, or in many states now someone who is terminally ill or the elderly. There is only one who is able to make those decisions of whether someone lives or dies and we are not worthy to even stand before HIS Judgment Seat.

 

Our Constitution provides for the imprisonment of individuals convicted of certain crimes, provided it is done according to our Rule of Law. This too has been violated every time someone is unjustly imprisoned or unlawfully detained without a trial resulting in the loss of their liberty or freedom.

 

Also implied in the Constitution is the pursuit of happiness which doesn’t mean at the expense of anyone else. Just because it makes you happy doesn’t make it protected under the Constitution. Some people become happy when they bully or harass another, some steal and kill, while still others run for political office and become enmeshed in the struggle for power over people even though the Constitution clearly provides the real power of government is retained by the people.

 

It is the people who have the right to bear arms, to vote, to own property and to protect themselves and their families. It is the people who have the right to determine their elected officials and to replace them. It is the people who have the right to worship Almighty God as they choose, according to the Constitution.

 

Over the course of time people mistakenly think that anything goes in a society that chooses self-government over chaos. There are those who make a sport of invoking chaos into well-structured and meaningful cities and towns across this nation we call home. These individuals choose to ignore the Rule of Law in America while choosing confrontation, fear and violence as their weapons. Their ignorance is astounding. They act as spoiled children hiding behind masks and in groups because they do not have the intestinal fortitude to stand on their own and articulate their point of view. Among all the rights we hold dear the one these people ignore and violate the most is the right to remain silent! – I am the Real Truckmaster!

 

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7-14-2019

Alinsky’s Principles in Motion

Smoke and Mirrors is what President George H. W. Bush called it during the Operation Iraqi Freedom. It was making much ado out of nothing, and hitting the enemy where it hurt. It served its purpose quite well I might add but it’s really nothing new and Saul Alinsky laid claim to it in his Rules for Radicals doctrine which Hillary Clinton admired and along with Barack Obama they both used and still use today.

One of the principles is to identify your target (enemy). Since you can’t go after an abstract idea, you can personify that idea with a person. In this case you personify the National Anthem, the US Flag and the US Constitution with a single person – Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America.

Yes every ill that can be thought up can be attributed or blamed on Trump. It has worked before and brought down powerful men and women by sheer force. Politicians have a tendency to crumble and fall when placed in the spotlight. First they spend most of their time denying the accusations (which many times are totally false or fabricated), and their supporters come out of the woodwork in defense. Each of them becomes fresh targets of opportunity in the game of slugfest where the only one standing is the winner.

Alinsky said it was ok to use their own words and beliefs against them. He said like Christians defending the bible, they can’t because they don’t live up to it. He said to make noise, get things out there publicly and if needed make stuff up. The end justifies the means sort of thing.

Look at what has happened in almost all of Trumps appointments. They have been ridiculed, attacked and in some cases have been withdrawn. Others who are approved are still ridiculed and attacked while in office, causing some of these to resign. The ones who are summarily passed seem to have something akin to blackmail hanging over them and are not even challenged. Interesting don’t you think?

Personal attacks on the Trump family and name have been ferocious and non-stop since the announcement in Trump Tower back in 2015. Anyone else would have crumbled under them, yet Donald J. Trump is not anyone else now is he? He is a junkyard dog in a fight. He’s a man who loves to scrap and is famous for using publicity (good or bad) to his advantage, to keep it in the public arena. He is not one to give up in defeat. In fact defeat is when one simply stops fighting and it is not his nature.

The funny thing about this is those who attack him are the same ones who befriended him for his celebrity status and his fortune. His campaign donations were important to them. They were using him, right? Maybe he was just using them? No matter, one of Trump strategies is to know your enemy. He knows their strengths and their weaknesses and when to apply pressure or withhold it. He knows when to delay just long enough that they mistakenly think they have the upper hand. By now everybody knows that “love trumps hate” and even I know that you can’t “out trump – Trump”.  But more importantly one cannot afford to forget the “God” factor in this equation.

President Donald Trump is a man on a mission to restore America to its rightful greatness once again. His ambitions are not those of a man seeking to increase his self-worth (bank accounts) but to bring the nation back into prosperity. It is to give people hope for a better future for their families. It is to give hope to those desiring to come to America. It is to bring back justice under the Rule of law in accordance with the Constitution of the United States of America.

You don’t have to love him, in fact you don’t even have to LIKE him and many choose to hate him, but regardless his goal is for you to prosper at home and in the workplace. More jobs, lower taxes and a stronger sense of self-worth are a portion of what Trump brings to the table. Securing our nation’s borders and preventing lawbreakers entering our nation is paramount to what makes this country great is one of his most pressing issues. Getting other countries to stop using the USA as their own personal ATM is another of his priorities. The biggest hurdle is for American citizens to be proud once again of our nation and what it stands for – Freedom and Liberty in a world of political correctness and fear.

For anyone to simply ignore those and vote for higher taxes, more free stuff (nothing is free) and for someone who has trouble balancing their checkbook is preposterous. Politicians promise the moon and back to get your vote. Donald Trump is results oriented. One needs only to look around at the economy and the past two and a half years of the Trump administration’s policies to see results. I have been called many things and I make no apologies for being a Trump apologist. = I am the Real Truckmaster!

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