“Being loyal was not enough. One had to be loyal to the right cause, the right person.” –Louis L’Amour (The Shadow Riders)
“The godly give good advice, but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.” –Proverbs 10:21 (NLT)
Month: September 2016
The Daily Paine
“Rise up, O men of God,
Have done with lesser things.
Give heart and mind and soul and strength
To serve the King of kinds…”
–William Merrill
“The real problem is in the hearts and mind of men. It is not a problem of physics but of ethics. It is easier to denature plutonium than to denature the evil from the spirit of man.” –Albert Einstein
The memory of 9/11 should greatly overshadow a jerk that is intentionally wanting personal notoriety, and calling it something different. He should have been living back in the 1960s or at the turn of the 20th century if he wanted to see oppression. Sure, things are not perfect, and they never will be, but give me a break…. I refuse to write his name, can’t spell it anyway and not about to learn, but he needs to get busy helping rather than degrading the flag that has done so much for the underprivileged in society. His actions are a slap in the face to men who served and many of whom are lying in cemeteries like Arlington.
How much did he suffer for his country? Nothing like those who were innocently murdered on 9/11. An act of war–certainly, and yet today so many forget what happened. It’s just life as usual. The rage has gone. It was done by a random few with an axe to grind against America.
Why is there no outcry for those who are suffering; such as Christians in the Middle East? Why is there no outcry for the millions of babies aborted? Wrong have been committed against self, society, and above all, God. Broken lives litter the highways of life. However, not standing during the National Anthem does nothing to help. Gary Inrig tells us something about the situation of any society. “Suffering is not always a consequence of direct personal sin, but it is always the result of living in a fallen world.”
Christians, in light of the solemnity of yesterday, maybe it is time to take a stand once again. I’m so sick of this political game that even now Christians are becoming involved in. Look at the cost that is coming; look at the person who is in favor of abortions and see if you can actually see that person as President of the United States. Do what is right–always; and you may take it on the chin once in a while, but following God’s Word is what is important. Perhaps it is time to take the ridicule, the slander, the sneering comments, or any other form of scorn when you take your stand for what is right and good. It’s time to live up to and stand up for Christian convictions and becoming in this day of evil committed to the cross of Christ.
“You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked.” –2 Peter 3:17 (NKJV)
Coffee Percs
“They had a small fire going in the fireplace and a coffee-pot on the coals.” –Louis L’Amour
Bit of a hurry today pard, but will take the time for a cup or three with you before headin’ out. Traipsin’ over to East Texas for a quick trip this mornin’, deliverin’ the wife so she can go up and be with the grandson on his birthday. My, how time flies.
Yesterday I had a dozen thoughts flittin’ through the ol’ gray matter, but this mornin’ can’t get one recalled. It’s just somethin’ the way the world is turnin’ these days. It surely makes me keep lookin’ up, for time on this earth must surely be drawin’ to an end. There are those times I think I hear the heavenly steeds gettin’ prepared to ride down from heaven.
I might as well put an ad on here since I did on facebook. Believe it or not–this ol’ fence post wrote a book. I had some troubles with the formattin’ this time; learned some lessons, but this copy should be ready by the end of September. The title: The True and Unbiased Life of Elias Butler. A man finds a trunk in an old barn and it is full of “stuff” that was his great grandpa’s. This story is when his great grandpa was a young man and was forced to leave Tennessee after the Civil War and comin’ to Texas. It depicts his first ride up the trail from Texas to Abilene. There pard, end of ad, and, oh my, the end of the coffee as well.
Time for one more quick cup, and then hit the trail. Don’t forget tomorrow to remember 9/11, and while you’re at it, better check your guns. Don’t let anyone fool yuh, there is evil out there lurkin’.
Yep, I’m not in such a hurry that I’ll not check my cinch–you be sure and do the same.
Echoes from the Campfire
“A man has so much to put up with in his life…it won’t do sitting about crying because I got scratched.” –Louis L’Amour (The Man From Skibbereen)
“People who accept correction are on the [trail] to life, but those who ignore it will lead others astray.” –Proverbs 10:17 (NLT)