Truth Counts

Prologue:  The Senseless Sparrow There was a small sparrow.  She seemed placidly maternal.  She provided warmth for her eggs and she diligently guarded her nest.  After the hatchlings made an appearance, she busied herself with securing food for her young.  One day, she flew by the nest of another mother who also happened to be flitting about searching for food. "Oh!" she thought to herself.  "Her babies are so much more beautiful than my own!  She admired their bald little heads and bulging eyes; listened to their cries for food and had a moment of illumination worthy of a sparrow's brain.  She would also begin to provide for them. Each day she would furtively deliver small morsels of food to the other sparrow's children.  She seemed unaware that her own children seemed malnourished and their feathers rather sparse.  But the other mother's children?   The tufts of feather on their heads now looked like soft velvet.  Their...

October Gifts My husband plants zinnias in the garden to attract the bees.  An explosion of color along the back fence provides a biological painting which reminds me  the Creationist who spoke the world into existence, still speaks today.  Let there be... zinnias!   In an earlier post, I penned a few thoughts regarding Christianity and the forms of worship. We can mistake Satanism - the worship of Satan - as the most potent evil. But it is atheism which is the most blasphemous form of worship. It is a narcissistic fool who worships the created self and denies the Creator. My father once said,  "Everybody worships." Who do you worship? 

Kimberly Guilfoyle:  A Cautionary Tale Lemme see.  Donald Trump Jr. needed to get rid of his former partner because... well, he was "in luv" again. Kimberly Guilfoyle, for her part, has a penchant for relationship with powerful men. Donald J Trump - wanted the woman as far away from his son as possible. Not a great one for the Geography Bee, President Trump should have chosen the antipode for Washington, D.C.   These are the coordinate -  38.91° S, 102.96° E   That would have dropped her right into the middle of the Southern Indian Ocean, which might have been preferable for the family. But they could have just banished her to Perth, Australia with an awaiting mansion and a discreet monthly allowance. Nope - they underestimated her cunning.  She was dispatched as an Ambassador-shit. Timing is everything, of course. Suddenly, the schmeere campaign begins in earnest.  Ms. Kimberly must be lit up like a torch.  https://vt.co/entertainment/c...

Root Cause Analysis:  Oregon School Shooting It is not gun violence.  Guns are inanimate objects.  And if it is "gun violence"  then there is also a "gun peacemaker".   The construction worked who killed the sixteen year old restored the peace and prevented perhaps dozens of additional deaths.  The one committed murder.  The second one killed a murderer engaged in spree killing. This is called righteousness. It is not mental illness.  Mental illness can be treated... curbed... but never cured. Psychiatry exists, chemicals exist... as illusion of  hope and relief from some elements of personal suffering. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16214435/bend-oregon-elementary-school-shooting-live-updates.html A seven year old child in a wheelchair was shot in the face. Do you renounce Satan?

Christianity:  The Forms within the Form The form is that of a resurrected Lord. "Then he said to Thomas, "Put, your finger here; see my hands.  Reach out your hand and put it into my side.  Stop doubting and believe."  But the forms of worship are many.  This week I trundled along in my Jeep to  attend the baptism of a dear friend into the Serbian Orthodox Church.  The liturgy and tradition was absolutely elegant - albeit I do not speak the Serbian language.  Everyone stands.  So after about two hours of standing, my feet were yelping like puppies, so I stepped out.  Talk about commitment!  The people were lovely and friendly. And it was a blessing to join them in their traditions.   https://hthspc.org/ The beauty of Christianity lies in the liberty afforded the Believer to engage expressive forms of worship. As a disciple of Jesus Christ, I was raised in the Charismatic tradition, which is the softer side of the Pentecostal m...

Trending News کره شمالی دو زیردریایی جدید مجهز به قابلیت پرتاب موشک‌های دوربرد را آزمایش کرد. با بهره‌گیری از فناوری‌های پیشرفته دریایی و همکاری‌های فنی، پیونگ‌یانگ با تکیه بر زیرساخت‌های صنعتی و نیروی کار خود در تلاش است تا ناوگان دریایی خود را به طور چشمگیری توسعه دهد. پیش‌بینی می‌شود در سال‌های آینده، توانمندی‌های هوایی این کشور نیز شاهد تحولات و بروزرسانی‌های مشابهی باشد. Apparently, North Korea has tested two new submarines with long-range missile launch capabilities. ارتش روسیه آزمایش‌های پهپاد انتحاری «گران-۶» (Geran-6) را آغاز کرده است. این پهپاد مجهز به سر جنگی ۶۰۰ کیلوگرمی است و می‌تواند با سرعت قابل‌توجه و بردی بیش از ۱۰۰۰ کیلومتر پرواز کند. توسعه این تسلیحات پاسخی به نیاز ارتش روسیه برای ایجاد سامانه‌های پهپادی انتحاری با قابلیت‌های تخریب بالا جهت نفوذ به اهداف استراتژیک و محافظت‌شده بوده است. گزارش‌های شب گذشته حاکی از آن است که یک فروند از این پهپادهای انتحاری با سرعت بالا به اهدافی در غرب اوکراین اصابت کرده است که احتمال می‌رود نخستین کاربرد یا آزمایش میدانی آن بوده باشد...