Nev Let Crisis Go Waste

Seemingly unending sexual harassment accusations against "The Powerful".
I am certain that there is fire behind some of these smoke, but I am also certain of a little thing called 'Human Nature'.
Remember playing "King Of The Hill"?
Someone on top defends against those below.
Those below working to take out the King.
Mixed in with the many actual accusers who have been assaulted/harassed, there will be some who will USE such accusations to forward their own agendas.
Not saying that ANY of 'The Powerful' are innocent-but that there will be some who will use the present atmo of harassment/assault grievances to "take down or shake down" those above them on the hill.
Human nature, and not the good one.

Driving With a Full Thank

Sure, sure-I've posted this picture before, but this is the internet-always someone seeing something for the first time.
Some pop sugar Star recently claimed that she 'Created mirror selfies' a decade ago. That's cute.
Here-I can sound brilliant after five seconds on a search engine:
"Why, I'm sure that Nicéphore Niépce, after he created the first camera probably made a few duck lips." 
This is the internet-you read a name like that, tied to the thought of this guy having created the camera, and 2.4 seconds later that knowledge is discarded by your brain as something of no value.
What DOES have value?
Thankfulness.
Thankfulness is a self priming engine of good. Being thankful engenders more thankfulness and peace.
Back to the picture of the long ago me.
My net monetary value back then was whatever I had in my pocket.
It wasn't my house, it wasn't even my camera...but notice that I was smiling.
I'm still smiling. Thankfully, I don't need to get haircuts as often as I did back then.
I will never be 'rich' by this world's standards, and it doesn't bother me a bit, as my treasure is in the next, where robber moths can't get at it. Or something like that.
You might find these words false to your ears, if you don't feel as if you have anything to be thankful for.
I understand that, and this world can shred you. I've been there.
But there is always some light in every dark life.
Don't give up the search for peace and things to be thankful for.
If nothing else occurs to you, be thankful that I didn't post this as a rapping video.
See? SEE? light.

Hearly Near

See you on the other side, Rhodes.

Blessed Forgotten

Seems that political candidates/sitting Senators are catching flack for misconducts.
Doesn't matter if such misconducts are 11 or 30+ years past-nothing is forgotten.
Let me quickly state that this post won't j'accuse  anyone. Plenty doing that already.
But I will say that there is blessed forgotteness with God.
Have you done something wrong?
Are you guilty of anything? God has Mercy.
"For I will be merciful to their iniquities,     And I will remember their sins no more.”Hebrews 8:12, quoting Jeremiah 31:34.
Are all your sins remembered? (quoting Joe Haldeman)
God says,  "I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake,     And I will not remember your sins." Isaiah 43:25
One more, to drive home the point:
"As far as the east is from the west,     So far has He removed our transgressions from us." Psalm 103:12.
Though our sins are as scarlet, we shall be white as snow.
You can't buy that. But forgiveness and blessed forgotteness can be yours through God.
Believe me, I have sinned. More Ain't than Saint some days.
But God 'for His own sake' does not remember my sins.
And it feels wonderful.

Worship For God

Now that I'm multi-mediate, and am catching up with friends from ago, from time to time I'll bring back some older stuff-this first is a song that I've been singing
for a few years now.

May God richly Bless you today.

When Is Good But Not Good?

When IS good but not good? I'm amongst the millions of Crime watchers, we who love to see Cops and Robbers copping and robbering. We love seeing justice served, bad guys and gals punished, happy endings.
But not good comes in if we Binge-watch our faves too plenty much. Good may win out at the end of {most} episodes, but the steady intake of the violence/heartbreak/impolite criminal activity we must swim through to get to that final scene-bad recups, man.
Above are just a handful of the Crime Dramatical shows available most everywhere. I added "Crossing Jordan" because that was the template for most of the other 'CSI' procedurals, including 'Rissoli and Isles'.
Law & Order is it's own grandpa, so to speak-STILL kicking out Justice 47 minutes at a time, with SVU still being produced.
It's all good in moderation, but...mix it up a little, please, for your own Peace.
A good palate cleanser would be...well, there's a clue in the photo.
Bottom line-too much of anything can overbalance your load. Be cool.

Vet and Yet

I'm a Veteran, though from a time of Peace. Facebook has hooked me up with former shipmates- Jim from the Westwind and John from the Mackinaw-very cool.. The older gent in the pictures served in the Army during Korea, but kept Fort Sill, Oklahoma safe.
Post is titled 'Vet and Yet', as I may be a Veteran, but, to me, the true Veterans are those who fight, who defend our country and interests in the military.
I'm very happy that we have a Day for honoring Veterans. I'm looking for another day, too:
"And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." (Isaiah 2:4).

Conflict Free For Me and Thee

And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
^{A wonderful promise, which comes from:}
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 
Notice that God's peace guards both our hearts, for what we feel, and our minds,
for what we think.
How do we gain that peace? By entrusting to God by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving what we request. What we feel and what we think. 
All that matters to us. 
Every conflict which threatens, every circumstance which finds us lacking.
Be anxious for nothing, or, in other words, don't be anxious, we children of God who trust in Him. Peace.

Here I Stand, Too.

Been hearing sermons about Marty Luther and the beginnings of the Reformation.
Christians in 2017 are facing some different trials than he withstood, (see what I did there?) but for the most part Christians ARE re-formed.
Meaning that we do not break away from the church because it is vile and heretical.
I've made the point before, that my military dog tag lists me as a Protestant, which is no longer true. Rather than identifying with a negative, protesting against that church that Marty nailed, I identify with Jesus Christ, the very most positive of possible Positives.
Standing with Christ automatically puts me at odds with an entire world which rejects Christ.
Been so standing for nearly 40 years now, and I wouldn't switch back for any or everything.
So here I stand, too. One among many, many, many,many others who also stand.
May God richly Bless you today.

Establishmental Clause Because The Cause Is Ares

Eveybuddy seeks to be recognized as right and Righteous.
No matter how scoundrelous they actually are.
Picture above is an example. The garage I choose to show the world is clean and bright and righteously organized.
Reality? Cluttered and messy, the stable for my truck and since it's been snowing, some melt on that nice clean floor.
Here's a funny-we've all heard the maxim:"Absolute power corrupts absolutely"...but we are shocked, SHOCKED! when those who have risen into positions of power are found to be corrupt.
We have far too many recent examples, but as H.Weinstein now has his turn in the barrel, let's use him.
Harvey W. is reported to have used his star-making power/threats/money to silence women whom he had allegedly raped/sexually harassed. For decades.
He lives by the Other Golden Rule:
"Whoever has the Gold makes the rules".
As far as the world (outside of Hollywood) knew, Harvey's garage was clean and bright and righteously organized.
Here's the thing-as a Christian I do not esteem myself to be righteous. I am not righteous.
But the Righteousness of Jesus Christ has been imputed to me, placed on me by God.
Those who do not know Christ, who are not Christians work work  work work work their entire lives to establish their own righteousness.
Filthy rags, Harvey. 
History buffs-name a war or movement which did not begin with someone attempting to establish is or her own righteousness.  Thanks for playing.