Count the Cost

Count the Cost

President Biden recklessly withdrew American forces out of Afghanistan. He seemingly didn’t do what common sense would tell a sensible person to do. He didn’t count the cost of a hasty exit. His actions were void of strategy. They cost the lives of many innocent people. That included Afghans who had supported and assisted the…

Famine of the Infants

Famine of the Infants

There’s a famine in America, and it’s affecting the most vulnerable of our population; infants. Frantic parents are scrambling to find baby formula for their children, especially those with compromised digestive systems. There’s a lot of finger pointing over who’s to blame for the shortage. A contaminated manufacturing facility is high on the list. It…

Dupes, Demons & the Solution to Sorrows
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Dupes, Demons & the Solution to Sorrows

A self-proclaimed white racist took the lives of 10 African Americans, and wounded others in a mass shooting in Buffalo, NY. Are the lives of African Americans shot dead by a black gang member in Chicago any less valuable or undeserving of national mourning than those killed in Buffalo? We’ve all heard these solutions; stricter…

Olympic Rust
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Olympic Rust

Originally written on February 19, 2022. the day before the closing ceremonies of the winter olympics in Beijing, China. In the Starting Block Is Russia about to take the Olympic Rust metal? Beijing, China has been busy hosting the winter olympics while Russia has been busy surrounding Ukraine with soldiers and and heavy armament. Everyone…

Slim Kim’s at it Again

Slim Kim’s at it Again

North Korea test fired two ballistic missiles (ICBMs). They landed in the seas off Japan. Those long-range missiles are capable of traveling over land to reach all of Europe and across the pacific to reach half of the United States. Of course, its neighbors, South Korea and Japan is just a hop, skip and a…

Colorful Connie and Her Cart

Colorful Connie and Her Cart

The Great Commission I was preparing to go out and do my ‘Jesus En Plein Air’ outreach Saturday morning. I decided to read the Great Commission before leaving my house. Mark 16:15,16 helped me focus on my reason for going; preach the gospel, get people saved. But there’s more to the Commission. It also includes…

A Man, no Child and Spirits

A Man, no Child and Spirits

I painted the Castle Green Hotel (seen above) in Pasadena. A man stepped up to my easel and admired my painting. We chatted for a while. He said he was homeless, so I gave him a little money. Then he told me he was a prophet. He told me that I was to go to…

Signs Following

Signs Following

“Follow Me,” was a common call Jesus made some 2,000 years ago. It’s as relevant today as it was then. Many of us have answered the call. As we set out to follow Him, we soon realized that to walk in the footsteps of Jesus is to walk by faith. Sometimes Jesus rewards our walk…