Every national leader and his cousin is asking, even insisting that Israel stop shooting. I don’t see anyone telling, insisting or even asking HAMAS to stop shooting.

Sorta seems to be a little one sided to me. But then, who am I? I am not a national leader. Even if I suggested HAMAS to set their weapons down, who will pay any attention to me?

Looks to me like our leaders have little nothing of which to be proud. Seems to me the world’s leaders have not an iota of an idea what they are doing. If you ask me, I’d say they are awful busy trying to put the round peg in the square hole… or is it the square peg in the round hole. Regardless, it would appear to me that they are all in the process of getting the bigger hammer. As they say, if it doesn’t fit, get a sledge hammer, maybe one that is air powered.

The fact is that you cannot force a people to have peace. The fact is, HAMAS doesn’t want peace and there is no way you’re going to force it on them. If and when they destroy Israel, they will come after the US next. It is what they said and I believe them.

As the space craft returned from the space station, it reminded me of a saying. I was a pretty avid user of MS flight simulator. I had several copies of it from older to newer. There were some remarks included by actual flight instructors and there was one remark that particular stuck with me. “Remember. All takeoffs are optional. All landings are mandatory.”

As with most things that are a little humorous, there is an element of truth in it. Though the landing was successful this day, there was no one in it. The astronauts, well I was going to say, they were still up in the air, but that’s not true. They are still in space.

While the remark about takeoffs and landings is not completely true in this case, we would hope that the astronauts do return safely, someday. I am sure they do have a limited supply of food water and oxygen. But more than that, I would guess their living quarters are likely getting, figuratively smaller by the day. They may want to start some space walks just to get out a little.

Even though the situation is still quite manageable, it still must be having its affect on them. Just think. They were just likely informed their space craft just successfully landed on earth, but without them. They must be thinking about it even if they don’t want to say anything about it, even to themselves.

Generally, I don’t ask my readers to read something else before reading my post, but in this case, it might help your understanding of what I am writing. Gen. 25:29-34 is the story of Esau and how he sold his birthright for a bowl of stew. I must admit, though I thought I understood this passage, I came up far short. I mean, it was just a bowl of stew and it was just a birthright.

To understand, a person needs to understand what a birthright is. I must admit that I do not fully understand it. This much, I do know. It was passed on from father to son, usually to the older one. In this case, Esau is the oldest. Yet God said that it would go to the younger one, Jacob. In this account, Esau relinquishes his birthright, thinking he is on the brink of dying. Even so, I don’t think his mother would have let him die of starvation. However, you know how it is. When a person just has to have something, he just has to have it.

Then, the birthright passed not Esau, but Jacob. This brings up the question. What is the big deal? What is so important about this birthright? I don’t know. I have heard preachers speak on it and I am sure they know more than I do. However, I have come to the conclusion it doesn’t matter. I mean it did to Esau and Jacob, but not to us. The thing that is most so important about it is that it was most important, no matter what it was or is.

So it was that Esau gave up something very important. Maybe not on that day, week or year. However, in the long run, because he gave up that birthright for the stew, he did casually give up something important to him and his descendants. You see, if he had received the birthright, he could have passed it to his son and his son and on and on.

Let’s put the story aside for a while. We as humans frequently make short term and long term decisions. I have heard, and it is probably true that John Rockefeller gave 1/10 of what he made to the church and 1/10 he set aside in savings, though he couldn’t really afford it. Many suggest this is likely why he became a millionaire. I don’t know. However, when everyone else was spending every penny they made; or even going in to debt, Rockefeller kept building savings, which he was later able to invest.

I guess one could say that he made the choice to turn down the bowl of stew for the long term benefit. I wish I could say I did the same, however, anyone that knows me knows I am not a millionaire. I am basically living off Social Security.

Does everyone that saves 10% and gives 10% become a millionaire? I doubt it. I would guess most do very well. On the other side, it is pretty difficult for someone who does not save his money to become rich. It is common sense.

Back to the bowl of stew. Well, let’s look at a decision I made. I went out and bought a 40 thousand dollar car. I was driving a 12 year-old car that was beginning to have serious problems. Buying another car, perhaps a year or two years old, would have been the far better thing to do. However, when I got behind the wheel of that Nissan, that bowl of stew looked mighty appetizing.

Shame on me. I made a bad decision. I should not have done it. I looked only at the short term and went into debt. I wish I could say that was the only bad decision I made. I made many others that had nothing to do with finance or money and I suffered for it. For sure I should have ignored that bowl of stew, but I didn’t and it was not long that I realized it was entirely the wrong thing.

You see, I can tell people what is the wise and good to ignore that wonderful smelling stew. However, it would seem no one pays any attention to me, as I did not pay attention to those before me who warned me.

You see, it’s not so much what a birthright is, but that it is important. And we should not take it so lightly. Now, in case you want to know, I have paid 800 a month for the last year and I will pay 800 a month for the next six years.

Remember, before you leap, take a good look. It might help even if you won’t listen to us old fogies in other ways.

I don’t know if you ever noticed it, but I did. The police shows always have a chase scene. Even when the police completely surround the bad guy, he always makes a break for it and the chase scene runs for 2 or 3 minutes.

It does make me wonder. Just how many times do the police really end up in a foot race. They can’t shoot them because the law won’t permit them to shoot just anyone on the run. Indeed, many of those that they chase might not even be guilty.

I decided on an idea to give the police an advantage over the ones they are chasing. A motorized electric skate board or scooter. The things can go up to 30 mph, maybe more for short spurts. This is likely nearly twice the speed of the culprit. Not only is there a better chance of catching them, but, once they see they have the advantage, they’ll just give it up.

That would work out better for the policeman, as well as the one trying to get away. I mean, after all, they will not have to run so long to realize that he’s not going to get away.

On the other hand, let’s not tell the crooks. We don’t want them getting any ideas.

When the people do turn their backs on God, then the shooting do become a fact of life.

When life becomes cheap, then murder becomes the norm.

When homes become the place where children are taught that humans are simply more advanced forms of animals, it is what will always happen.

Never believe the dems after a shooting like this. They lie and their only interest is to take advantage of it.

Never believe the dems, period. They lie. To them, it is the right thing to do.

It is an expensive lesson we have learned, to turn our backs on God. We have learned it, right? If we haven’t learned it, we will suffer more dead. If we have not learned it, we will suffer the death of more children. If we have not learned it, the death of the unborn will only continue. Indeed, it will get worse. It is the inevitable result of cheapening of life.

I do not know. I had no access to the info. However, I would suspect that none of those who killed in mass shootings, school or not were true believing Christians. Some, we know were not. We know some were Muslims. We know some were not believing Christians. I wish when there are shootings like this, someone would make a recording of whether or not the shooter were true Christian.

For that matter, it makes me wonder how many abortionists are Christians. Maybe I can get someone to help me perform some research on it.

Now some might say that Old Joe was Catholic and he is in favor of abortions. I reply, just because he is Catholic, that does not mean he is Christian. To me, he has proved he is not Christian. He lies. takes bribes and ruins the lives of real Christians. I know. I actually saw him do it.

Kamala is not Christian. In truth, I doubt she ever claimed to be. I never heard her say anything to the affect. Kamala & Old Joe, regardless of their beliefs, have turned their backs on God and have bowed and worshiped at the book of communism. They have bought the idea of evolution, which gives no special preference to humans.

The deaths of these kids and the teachers in this school all started with the teaching of Marx and Darwin. The deaths will not stop until we turn from their teachings and to God. Those that follow Jesus love life, not death. For Jesus loves life. It is the devil who loves death and killing. It is Satan that loves the lie and deceit.

I refuse to use her name. Now I refuse to use her father’s name. They are both worse than rinos. They have decided to join the dark side. She was a bright and rising star. For her own special purposes, she came out against Trump, and now her father. She was a so-called conservative repetitive. Then she decided to openly go after Trump with her new dem friends. Now she is now longer a representative and she is no longer relevant.

One thing they both overlook, when they joined the dark side, they have become irrelevant. They will not be recognized by the right or the left. No, they will soon be insignificant. Soon, as with me, no one will speak their name.

A thought occurred to me. When someone uses a gun to kill in a school, Kamala instantly blames the guns. When an illegal alien kills people, she ignores it… that is, she says nothing.

Now, just what might happen if a 14-year-old kills four people in a school with using a knife?

It could happen. In fact I am reluctant to bring it up because of what might happen if the wrong person reads this.

So. Does she blame the knife or does she simply ignore it because A. it’s not a gun and B. it’s an illegal alien. I don’t know. I wouldn’t hazard a guess. It just is… I am trying to point out her bias.