Monthly Archives: February 2025

Righteous Judgement

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Knowing all I have done, all that I’ve said, and all that I’ve thought, the thought makes me shudder to think I would have to pay for it all. There are, believe it or not, some who would have more to pay for than I.

Apart from Jesus, I would have to face justice for all of it. Well, I am not alone. At some point, we all would have to face the justice of the Holy God.

Without Jesus, God would look at all we have done and all we have failed to do and pronounce judgment upon us. He would look on us and cast us all into hell. For some, the judgment would be a little less harsh. For others, a little more.

You see, God is perfectly just. When He finishes putting it all on the figurative scales of justice, everything must balance. It can’t be out in the slightest one way or the other. There is a word that would then represent our situation. That word is lost.

However, Jesus provided a way for us to avoid having to face that judgment. He has agreed to take on all that judgment, every bit of it for every person. Only He has the power to do that. If we pay any of the price, we must pay it all. If we ask Jesus to pay the price for it, he has willingly already on the cross.

However, you must ask him to save you. You must accept the gift of his salvation. You must agree to let him pay for every bit of it. You do not have the power to help even a little in your salvation.

That… is how it works, all or nothing. You must rely totally on faith in Him, or you are not satisfying His condition. Since He is paying the price for us, it only stands to reason that He can set the rules.

There is something of an unusual result from this. It mostly makes it impossible for us to tell if someone else is going to heaven. We do get a few hints. The Bible does seem to make it clear that some are eternally in punishment, such as Judas Iscariot, although it is also clear that even he could have been saved had he repented and believed. Among all those who ever walked the earth, his punishment is likely among the worst of all, as he was directly under the teachings of Jesus for three years.

It does make me wonder how such a thing can happen. It also illustrates that we all have the freedom of choice. Jesus never made anyone accept or reject Him.

Which brings me to another point. Everyone makes their decision for themselves. God has told us of His preference. He wants us all to be saved. However, He has decided to leave the decision in our hands.

So, when those of us going to heaven arrive there, we will be surprised in two ways. Some people whom we figure will be a shoo-in, won’t be there. Some whom we figure would never make it there, will be there.

The fact is, it’s not how good we are but whether we have put our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and Him alone. I suspect many who consider themselves clergy may not make it. Anyone who teaches and believes that salvation must be earned, we can pretty much assume they won’t be there, regardless of what church they belong to.

It’s not that I am pronouncing judgment; he’s admitting to me that he believes a lie and refuses to accept the word in the Bible.

Still, I’m not going to judge them. God will do that. As I say, God will settle it all in the end.

How-some-ever, if you hear anyone try to tell you that you need to do anything more than accept Jesus as your savior for salvation, do not listen to anything they say. Well, you can believe the time they tell you, but you might want to be suspicious of that.

Political Cartoons

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Over the years, political cartoonists have emerged who have changed the course of history. Occasionally, an artist would draw a cartoon that would be particularly embarrassing to a politician or perhaps a businessman.

One cartoon can do more damage than thousands of the most well-structured words. The damage can be far more sudden and difficult to parry than even the most well-crafted words.

For this and other reasons, I really wish I were good at political cartooning. One particular cartoon I would love to draw is a likeness of Obama reaching and picking my back pocket.

He did, you know, figuratively of course. Then too, the figurative type can cause far more damage. Over the period of three years, in effect, he picked my pocket of thirty thousand dollars. He did this with the aid of the AARC and insurance companies. He did this with the aid of all his cohorts who called themselves Democrats.

This is a classic example of the majority enforcing itself on the minority. This is why we used to have senators selected by state assemblies. The idea of the republic is to protect the minority from bullying by the majority.

In this case, the majority effectively robbed the minority of their savings. Moreover, they did it quickly and very effectively. They also did it very coldly under the pretense of doing good.

Every now and then, I receive advertisements in the mail from AARC, which go straight from the mailbox to the trash. We might save some trees if they stop sending that junk mail to me and others like me.

Incidentally, you might remember that AARC receives far more money from special interests than from its members. When making decisions, whose interests are they most likely to consider? Maybe there is a good cartoon there too, though I don’t have a clue how or what one would draw to depict such greed and evil.

Paxlovid is Almost $1400

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Just looked it up on the net. Before insurance, that’s the cost for a five day round. No wonder the big push against other drugs that are far less expensive such as Ivermectin.

It appears that the drug manufacturer has found a virtual gold mine.

I was never diagnosed with China virus, but I am pretty certain I had it twice. I took Alka-Seltzer Cold & Flu both times. I felt like a truck hit me, but I came through fine. I adopted the strategy of staying alive until my natural defenses fight it off.

I’m Probably Going to Get in Trouble for This One

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How-some-ever, I believe it is important. Besides, I’m old. I won’t live long anyway. I suppose a little courage does come with age.

I do not remember the exact time, but it seems to have been around 1972 when I heard a news report (I have no idea which station it was). The Memphis Police Department tracked which parts of town had the greatest amount of crime.

It was working. They were making arrests, and crime rates were going down. Then the complaints started. Why? You might ask. The method was resulting in an ‘unfair’ number of Black people being arrested.

The police had to back off. They went back to patrolling in a uniform manner.

I’ll let you connect the dots. I’ll simply stick to sharing the intel.

If Only They Worked

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Watching Memphis Channel 3 news, I saw a call for more cameras in an area. I am in favor of catching the bad guys on video and locking them up.

There are, however, two real problems with that. A. It is very rare for anyone to be caught. Most of the bad guys have gotten wise to cameras and hide their faces. B. When they are caught, most hardly receive more than a slap on the hand, especially those who are underage.

The primary solution is to put the criminals in prison for as long as possible. The criminals behind bars are less likely to commit crimes. Moreover, when they realize they will truly spend real time in prison if caught, they are less likely to break the law. Finally, the prisons need to be drastically changed. They do not need televisions. Radios should be limited, both for programming and time. Inmates should be required to be clean-shaven and have very short hair.

But then, just because it worked in times past, why should it work now? By definition, a penitentiary is for punishment.

Memories of Music

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One thing you young people will find is that the music you listen to today will help form your memories of tomorrow. I can remember listening to music when I was four. Oddly, they are some of my strongest memories, perhaps because they were reinforced so often. I am sure I listened to “Whispering Hope” sung by Gordon MacRae and Jo Stafford close to a thousand times within a few years. It is still my favorite song, and when I am going through trying times, I will listen to it 5 to 10 times.

The point of my post is that tonight I was listening to a show where many songs were being sung that brought back many wonderful memories. Almost every song they sang was old, and they brought back really good memories.

Then they sang “Cotton Fields (Back Home).” I remembered it immediately, but I was having trouble with the lyrics. Worse, I couldn’t remember the name of the song.

Naturally, I went running for my computer pad and started looking into it. I’m glad I did. The one place I listened to it the most was by Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass. I guess we bought the album around 1974 or 1975.

It was an instrumental, which explains why I had trouble with the words. However, there was an oddity noticed, which I am sure you can verify. This song must be close to holding the record for being the most recorded song ever. I think I came across close to a dozen without trying. I was trying to find a copy of the album we bought back in 1975. I gave up looking. I am sure someone would like to sell me a CD or MP3 copies of the album, but all I could find were cassettes.

Nonetheless, my wife told me of an error in the lyrics. There is no place in Louisiana a mile from Texarkana. I guess we can still pretend. It’s a nice song, anyway.

Caution

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Power is very habit-forming. It has its own peculiar high, which makes it very difficult to let go.

It is likely the biggest reason for term limits.

There is no doubt in my mind that FDR was controlled by it.

Though it is wrong to seek power for selfish reasons, the more power one has, the more they will want and the less willing they are to relinquish it. Consider the former Senate Minority Leader McConnell. Even with one foot in the grave, he hangs onto his power tenaciously, though it will soon cease to be of any use to him.