Anyone who does what is good is from God.
Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.
3 John 1:11 (NIV) If someone claims, “I know God,”
but doesn’t obey God’s commandments,
that person is a liar
and is not living in the truth.
1 John 2:4 (NLT)
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Denizens of Zophos
Anyone who does what is good is from God.
Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.
3 John 1:11 (NIV) If someone claims, “I know God,”
but doesn’t obey God’s commandments,
that person is a liar
and is not living in the truth.
1 John 2:4 (NLT)
Sunday, December 17, 2023
Operation Phobos (Week 49)
Anyone who does what is good is from God.
Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.
3 John 1:11 (NIV) This is how we know who the children of God are
and who the children of the devil are:
Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child,
nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.
1 John 3:10 (NIV)
Sunday, December 10, 2023
Operation Phobos (Week 48)
Anyone who does what is good is from God.
Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.
3 John 1:11 (NIV) This is how we know who the children of God are
and who the children of the devil are:
Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child,
nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.
1 John 3:10 (NIV)
Sunday, December 3, 2023
Operation Phobos (Week 47)
Anyone who does what is good is from God.
Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.
3 John 1:11 (NIV) This is how we know who the children of God are
and who the children of the devil are:
Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child,
nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.
1 John 3:10 (NIV)
Sunday, November 26, 2023
Operation Phobos (Week 46)
Anyone who does what is good is from God.
Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.
3 John 1:11 (NIV) Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness,
but instead expose them.
Ephesians 5:11 (ESV)
Sunday, November 19, 2023
Denizens of Zophos
Anyone who does what is good is from God.
Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.
3 John 1:11 (NIV) You snakes! You brood of vipers!
How will you escape being condemned to hell?
Matthew 23:33 (NIV)
Sunday, November 12, 2023
Operation Phobos (Week 44)
Anyone who does what is good is from God.
Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.
3 John 1:11 (NIV) You snakes! You brood of vipers!
How will you escape being condemned to hell?
Matthew 23:33 (NIV)
Sunday, November 5, 2023
Operation Phobos (Week 43)
Anyone who does what is good is from God.
Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.
3 John 1:11 (NIV) The Righteous One knows what is going on
in the homes of the wicked;
he will bring disaster on them.
Proverbs 21:12 (NLT)
Sunday, October 29, 2023
Operation Phobos (Week 42)
Anyone who does what is good is from God.
Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.
3 John 1:11 (NIV) The Righteous One knows what is going on
in the homes of the wicked;
he will bring disaster on them.
Proverbs 21:12 (NLT)
Sunday, October 22, 2023
Operation Phobos (Week 41)
Anyone who does what is good is from God.
Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.
3 John 1:11 (NIV) The Righteous One knows what is going on
in the homes of the wicked;
he will bring disaster on them.
Proverbs 21:12 (NLT)
Sunday, October 15, 2023
Operation Phobos (Week 40)
Anyone who does what is good is from God.
Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.
3 John 1:11 (NIV) The Righteous One knows what is going on
in the homes of the wicked;
he will bring disaster on them.
Proverbs 21:12 (NLT)
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Monday, October 9, 2023
Sunday, October 8, 2023
Operation Phobos (Week 39)
but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Matthew 23:28 (NLT) The Righteous One knows what is going on
in the homes of the wicked;
he will bring disaster on them.
Proverbs 21:12 (NLT)
Monday, October 2, 2023
The Malleus Maleficarum of Daikoketsu | John 14:26 (ESV) Romans 12:1-2 (ESV) Matthew 6:6 (ESV)
1. Turn off all electronic devices in the room in which you usually pray to your Father who art in Heaven.
2. Position your body in a way that will allow you to comfortably communicate with the Holy Spirit.
3. Once you are in position, call out to the Holy Spirit.
4. Listen carefully for the 'prompts'. The initial prompts will not come in the form of silent whispers. They will come in the form of pulses via your malleus maleficarum. You will hear those pulses in your inner ear.
Once you have received your initial prompts, you will become what is called the dweller in the threshold; you will be able to speak to the Holy Spirit as long as you like. When you are ready to disengage, simply say: "thank you, Holy Spirit. Amen."
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name,
He will teach you all things
and will bring to your remembrance all things that I have said to you.
John 14:26 (ESV)
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing
you may discern what is the will of God,
what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Romans 12:1-2 (ESV)
and pray to your Father who is in secret.
And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Matthew 6:6 (ESV)
Friday, September 29, 2023
Operation Phobos (Week 38)
but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Matthew 23:28 (NLT) The Righteous One knows what is going on
in the homes of the wicked;
he will bring disaster on them.
Proverbs 21:12 (NLT)
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Operation Phobos (Week 37)
in holiness and honor.
1 Thessalonians 4:4 (BSB)
When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look.
Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen,
for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims.
Isaiah 1:15 (NLT)
Rise during the night and cry out. Pour out your hearts like water to the Lord. Lift up your hands to him in prayer, pleading for your children,
for in every street they are faint with hunger.
Lamentations 2:19 (NLT)
When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God
belongs to such as these."
Mark 10:14 (NIV)
Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness,
but instead expose them.
Ephesians 5:11 (ESV)
If you're guilty of anything, it's time to get nervous.
Sunday, September 17, 2023
Operation Phobos (Week 36)
in holiness and honor.
1 Thessalonians 4:4 (BSB)
When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look.
Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen,
for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims.
Isaiah 1:15 (NLT)
Rise during the night and cry out. Pour out your hearts like water to the Lord. Lift up your hands to him in prayer, pleading for your children,
for in every street they are faint with hunger.
Lamentations 2:19 (NLT)
When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God
belongs to such as these.
Mark 10:14 (NIV)
Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness,
but instead expose them.
Ephesians 5:11 (ESV)
If you're guilty of anything, it's time to get nervous.
Sunday, September 10, 2023
Operation Phobos (Week 35)
1 Thessalonians 4:4 (BSB)
When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look.
Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen,
for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims.
Isaiah 1:15 (NLT)
If you're guilty of anything, it's time to get nervous.
Help find the predators who won't leave little kids be.
Let's catch 'em, lock 'em up and throw away the keys.
Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. Ephesians 5:11 (ESV) 😇✝️🙏
Saturday, September 2, 2023
The Mundane Plain
2 Peter 2:1 (BSB)
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Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.
Isaiah 5:20 (NIV)
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
1 Corinthians 1:18 (BSB)
Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself,
“You will never call me to account.”
Psalm 10:13 (BSB)
The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
Psalm 12:8 (BSB) Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the
antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come.
This is how we know it is the last hour.
1 John 2:18 (NIV)
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
Romans 12:19 (ESV) But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Matthew 6:6 (ESV)
Saturday, August 26, 2023
The Mundane Plain
2 Peter 2:1 (BSB)
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.
Isaiah 5:20 (NIV)
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
1 Corinthians 1:18 (BSB)
Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself,
“You will never call me to account.”
Psalm 10:13 (BSB)
The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
Psalm 12:8 (BSB) Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the
antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come.
This is how we know it is the last hour.
1 John 2:18 (NIV)
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
Romans 12:19 (ESV) But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Matthew 6:6 (ESV)
Saturday, August 19, 2023
The Mundane Plain
How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?
Psalm 94:3 (NLT)
Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD;
do not let their plans succeed.
Psalm 140:8 (NIV)
In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor;
let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
Psalm 10:2 (ESV)
Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself,
“You will never call me to account.”
Psalm 10:13 (BSB)
The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
Psalm 12:8 (BSB) Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the
antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come.
This is how we know it is the last hour.
1 John 2:18 (NIV)
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
Romans 12:19 (ESV) But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Matthew 6:6 (ESV)
Saturday, August 12, 2023
The Mundane Plain
How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?
Psalm 94:3 (NLT)
Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD;
do not let their plans succeed.
Psalm 140:8 (NIV)
In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor;
let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
Psalm 10:2 (ESV)
Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself,
“You will never call me to account.”
Psalm 10:13 (BSB)
The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
Psalm 12:8 (BSB) Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the
antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come.
This is how we know it is the last hour.
1 John 2:18 (NIV)
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
Romans 12:19 (ESV) But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Matthew 6:6 (ESV)
Saturday, August 5, 2023
The Mundane Plain
How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?
Psalm 94:3 (NLT)
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Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD;
do not let their plans succeed.
Psalm 140:8 (NIV)
In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor;
let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
Psalm 10:2 (ESV)
Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself,
“You will never call me to account.”
Psalm 10:13 (BSB)
The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
Psalm 12:8 (BSB)
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
Romans 12:19 (ESV) But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Matthew 6:6 (ESV)
Saturday, July 29, 2023
The Mundane Plain
How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?
Psalm 94:3 (NLT)
Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD;
do not let their plans succeed.
Psalm 140:8 (NIV)
In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor;
let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
Psalm 10:2 (ESV)
Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself,
“You will never call me to account.”
Psalm 10:13 (BSB)
The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
Psalm 12:8 (BSB)
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
Romans 12:19 (ESV) But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Matthew 6:6 (ESV)
Saturday, July 22, 2023
Dweller at the Threshold | The Chaplain's Chair
with Spirit-taught words.
1 Corinthians 2:13 (NIV) ✝
For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.
Ephesians 6:12 (NLT) ✝
How long, O LORD?
How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?
Psalm 94:3 (NLT) ✝
How can I curse those whom God has not cursed?
How can I denounce those whom the LORD has not denounced?
Numbers 23:8 (NIV) ✝
Please come and curse these people for me because they are too powerful for me. Then perhaps I will be able to conquer them and drive them from the land. I know that blessings fall on any people you bless, and curses fall on people you curse.
Numbers 22:6 (NLT) ✝
This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man,
who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart
turns away from the LORD."
Jeremiah 17:5 (NIV) ✝
‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
Deuteronomy 27:19 (BSB) ✝
‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’
And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
Deuteronomy 27:24 (BSB) ✝
With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness.
James 3:9 (NIV) ✝
Let those who are experts at cursing— whose cursing could rouse Leviathan— curse that day.
Job 3:8 (NLT) ✝
But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret
will reward you.
Matthew 6:6 (ESV) ✝ Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD;
do not let their plans succeed.
Psalm 140:8 (NIV) ✝
Saturday, July 15, 2023
Worthless Millionaires
How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?
Psalm 94:3 (NLT)
Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD;
do not let their plans succeed.
Psalm 140:8 (NIV)
In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor;
let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
Psalm 10:2 (ESV)
Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself,
“You will never call me to account.”
Psalm 10:13 (BSB)
The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
Psalm 12:8 (BSB)
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
Romans 12:19 (ESV) But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Matthew 6:6 (ESV)
Saturday, July 8, 2023
The Mundane Plain
How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?
Psalm 94:3 (NLT)
Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD;
do not let their plans succeed.
Psalm 140:8 (NIV)
In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor;
let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
Psalm 10:2 (ESV)
Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself,
“You will never call me to account.”
Psalm 10:13 (BSB)
The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
Psalm 12:8 (BSB)
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
Romans 12:19 (ESV) But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Matthew 6:6 (ESV)
Saturday, July 1, 2023
The Mundane Plain
How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?
Psalm 94:3 (NLT)
Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD;
do not let their plans succeed.
Psalm 140:8 (NIV)
In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor;
let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
Psalm 10:2 (ESV)
Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself,
“You will never call me to account.”
Psalm 10:13 (BSB)
The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
Psalm 12:8 (BSB)
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
Romans 12:19 (ESV) But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Matthew 6:6 (ESV)
Sunday, June 25, 2023
The Mundane Plain
Job 1:6 (NLT)
“Where have you come from?” the LORD asked Satan. Satan answered the LORD, “I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that’s going on.” Job 1:7 (NLT)
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
Exodus 20:7 (BSB)
Let those who are experts at cursing— whose cursing could rouse Leviathan— curse that day. Job 3:8 (NLT)
So this is what the LORD says to his people: “You love to wander far from me and do not restrain yourselves. Therefore, I will no longer accept you as my people. Now I will remember all your wickedness and will punish you for your sins.” Jeremiah 14:10 (NLT) 😇✝🙏
“And now, you priests, this warning is for you. If you do not listen, and if you do not resolve to honor my name,” says the LORD Almighty, “I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not resolved to honor me."
Malachi 2:1-2 (NIV)
You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. Deuteronomy 28:16 (NIV) You will be cursed when you come in and cursed when you go out. Deuteronomy 28:19 (NIV)
“If you refuse to listen to the LORD your God and to obey the commands and decrees he has given you, all these curses will pursue and overtake you until you are destroyed. These horrors will serve as a sign and warning among you and your descendants forever.
Deuteronomy 28:45-46 (NLT) They will know that I alone am the LORD and that I was serious when I said I would bring this calamity on them. Ezekiel 6:10 (NLT)
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
Romans 12:19 (ESV) But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Matthew 6:6 (ESV)
Saturday, June 17, 2023
The Mundane Plain
Job 1:6 (NLT)
“Where have you come from?” the LORD asked Satan. Satan answered the LORD, “I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that’s going on.” Job 1:7 (NLT)
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
Exodus 20:7 (BSB)
Let those who are experts at cursing— whose cursing could rouse Leviathan— curse that day. Job3:8 (NLT)
So this is what the LORD says to his people: “You love to wander far from me and do not restrain yourselves. Therefore, I will no longer accept you as my people. Now I will remember all your wickedness and will punish you for your sins.” Jeremiah 14:10 (NLT) 😇✝🙏
“And now, you priests, this warning is for you. If you do not listen, and if you do not resolve to honor my name,” says the LORD Almighty, “I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not resolved to honor me."
Malachi 2:1-2 (NIV)
You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. Deuteronomy 28:16 (NIV)
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You will be cursed when you come in and cursed when you go out. Deuteronomy 28:19 (NIV)
“If you refuse to listen to the LORD your God and to obey the commands and decrees he has given you, all these curses will pursue and overtake you until you are destroyed. These horrors will serve as a sign and warning among you and your descendants forever.
Deuteronomy 28:45-46 (NLT) They will know that I alone am the LORD and that I was serious when I said I would bring this calamity on them. Ezekiel 6:10 (NLT)
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
Romans 12:19 (ESV) But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Matthew 6:6 (ESV)
Saturday, June 10, 2023
The Mundane Plain
Job 1:6 (NLT)
“Where have you come from?” the LORD asked Satan. Satan answered the LORD, “I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that’s going on.” Job 1:7 (NLT)
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
Exodus 20:7 (BSB)
Let those who are experts at cursing— whose cursing could rouse Leviathan— curse that day. Job3:8 (NLT)
So this is what the LORD says to his people: “You love to wander far from me and do not restrain yourselves. Therefore, I will no longer accept you as my people. Now I will remember all your wickedness and will punish you for your sins.” Jeremiah 14:10 (NLT) 😇✝🙏
“And now, you priests, this warning is for you. If you do not listen, and if you do not resolve to honor my name,” says the LORD Almighty, “I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not resolved to honor me."
Malachi 2:1-2 (NIV)
You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. Deuteronomy 28:16 (NIV) You will be cursed when you come in and cursed when you go out. Deuteronomy 28:19 (NIV)
“If you refuse to listen to the LORD your God and to obey the commands and decrees he has given you, all these curses will pursue and overtake you until you are destroyed. These horrors will serve as a sign and warning among you and your descendants forever.
Deuteronomy 28:45-46 (NLT) They will know that I alone am the LORD and that I was serious when I said I would bring this calamity on them. Ezekiel 6:10 (NLT)
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
Romans 12:19 (ESV) But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Matthew 6:6 (ESV)
Sunday, June 4, 2023
The Seat of Consciousness: Reflections on the Strawberry Moon
Testing the Spirits | 1 John 4:1-5 (ESV)
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already.
Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.
The Demons and the Pigs | Luke 8:29-36 (NLT)
Jesus demanded, “What is your name?” “Legion,” he replied, for he was filled with many demons.
The demons kept begging Jesus not to send them into the bottomless pit.
There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby, and the demons begged him to let them enter into the pigs. So Jesus gave them permission.
Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned.
When the herdsmen saw it, they fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran.
People rushed out to see what had happened. A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been freed from the demons. He was sitting at Jesus’ feet, fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid.
Then those who had seen what happened told the others how the demon-possessed man had been healed.
Jesus Sends the Seventy-Two | Luke 10:3-12 (NLT)
The Lord now chose seventy-two other disciples and sent them ahead in pairs to all the towns and places he planned to visit. These were his instructions to them: “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.
Now go, and remember that I am sending you out as lambs among wolves.
Don’t take any money with you, nor a traveler’s bag, nor an extra pair of sandals. And don’t stop to greet anyone on the road. “Whenever you enter someone’s home, first say, ‘May God’s peace be on this house.’ If those who live there are peaceful, the blessing will stand; if they are not, the blessing will return to you. Don’t move around from home to home. Stay in one place, eating and drinking what they provide. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve their pay.
“If you enter a town and it welcomes you, eat whatever is set before you. Heal the sick, and tell them, ‘The Kingdom of God is near you now.’
But if a town refuses to welcome you, go out into its streets and say, ‘We wipe even the dust of your town from our feet to show that we have abandoned you to your fate. And know this—the Kingdom of God is near!’ I assure you, even wicked Sodom will be better off than such a town on judgment day.
The Joyful Return | Luke 10:17-21 (NLT)
When the seventy-two disciples returned, they joyfully reported to him, “Lord, even the demons obey us when we use your name!”
“Yes,” he told them, “I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning! Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you. But don’t rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven.”
At that same time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and he said, “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already.
Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.
The Demons and the Pigs | Luke 8:29-36 (NLT)
Jesus demanded, “What is your name?” “Legion,” he replied, for he was filled with many demons.
The demons kept begging Jesus not to send them into the bottomless pit.
There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby, and the demons begged him to let them enter into the pigs. So Jesus gave them permission.
Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned.
When the herdsmen saw it, they fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran.
People rushed out to see what had happened. A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been freed from the demons. He was sitting at Jesus’ feet, fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid.
Then those who had seen what happened told the others how the demon-possessed man had been healed.
Jesus Sends the Seventy-Two | Luke 10:3-12 (NLT)
The Lord now chose seventy-two other disciples and sent them ahead in pairs to all the towns and places he planned to visit. These were his instructions to them: “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.
Now go, and remember that I am sending you out as lambs among wolves.
Don’t take any money with you, nor a traveler’s bag, nor an extra pair of sandals. And don’t stop to greet anyone on the road. “Whenever you enter someone’s home, first say, ‘May God’s peace be on this house.’ If those who live there are peaceful, the blessing will stand; if they are not, the blessing will return to you. Don’t move around from home to home. Stay in one place, eating and drinking what they provide. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve their pay.
“If you enter a town and it welcomes you, eat whatever is set before you. Heal the sick, and tell them, ‘The Kingdom of God is near you now.’
But if a town refuses to welcome you, go out into its streets and say, ‘We wipe even the dust of your town from our feet to show that we have abandoned you to your fate. And know this—the Kingdom of God is near!’ I assure you, even wicked Sodom will be better off than such a town on judgment day.
The Joyful Return | Luke 10:17-21 (NLT)
When the seventy-two disciples returned, they joyfully reported to him, “Lord, even the demons obey us when we use your name!”
“Yes,” he told them, “I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning! Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you. But don’t rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven.”
At that same time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and he said, “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way.
Sunday, May 14, 2023
The Seat of Consciousness: The Song of the Slandered | Psalm 109 (BSB)
O God of my praise,
be not silent.
For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me;
they speak against me with lying tongues.
They surround me with hateful words
and attack me without cause.
In return for my love they accuse me,
but I am a man of prayer.
They repay me evil for good,
and hatred for my love.
Set over him a wicked man;
let an accuser stand at his right hand.
When he is tried, let him be found guilty,
and may his prayer be regarded as sin.
May his days be few;
may another take his position.
May his children be fatherless
and his wife a widow.
May his children wander as beggars,
seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.
May the creditor seize all he owns,
and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.
May there be no one to extend kindness to him,
and no one to favor his fatherless children.
May his descendants be cut off;
may their name be blotted out from the next generation.
May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD,
and the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
May their sins always remain before the LORD,
that He may cut off their memory from the earth.
For he never thought to show kindness,
but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted,
even to their death.
The cursing that he loved,
may it fall on him;
the blessing in which he refused to delight,
may it be far from him.
The cursing that he wore like a coat,
may it soak into his body like water,
and into his bones like oil.
May it be like a robe wrapped about him,
like a belt tied forever around him.
May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers,
to those who speak evil against me.
But You, O GOD, the Lord,
deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name;
deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion.
For I am poor and needy;
my heart is wounded within me.
I am fading away like a lengthening shadow;
I am shaken off like a locust.
My knees are weak from fasting,
and my body grows lean and gaunt.
I am an object of scorn to my accusers;
when they see me, they shake their heads.
Help me, O LORD my God;
save me according to Your loving devotion.
Let them know that this is Your hand,
that You, O LORD, have done it.
Though they curse, You will bless.
When they rise up, they will be put to shame,
but Your servant will rejoice.
May my accusers be clothed with disgrace;
may they wear their shame like a robe.
With my mouth I will thank the LORD profusely;
I will praise Him in the presence of many.
For He stands at the right hand of the needy one,
to save him from the condemners of his soul.
be not silent.
For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me;
they speak against me with lying tongues.
They surround me with hateful words
and attack me without cause.
In return for my love they accuse me,
but I am a man of prayer.
They repay me evil for good,
and hatred for my love.
Set over him a wicked man;
let an accuser stand at his right hand.
When he is tried, let him be found guilty,
and may his prayer be regarded as sin.
May his days be few;
may another take his position.
May his children be fatherless
and his wife a widow.
May his children wander as beggars,
seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.
May the creditor seize all he owns,
and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.
May there be no one to extend kindness to him,
and no one to favor his fatherless children.
May his descendants be cut off;
may their name be blotted out from the next generation.
May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD,
and the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
May their sins always remain before the LORD,
that He may cut off their memory from the earth.
For he never thought to show kindness,
but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted,
even to their death.
The cursing that he loved,
may it fall on him;
the blessing in which he refused to delight,
may it be far from him.
The cursing that he wore like a coat,
may it soak into his body like water,
and into his bones like oil.
May it be like a robe wrapped about him,
like a belt tied forever around him.
May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers,
to those who speak evil against me.
But You, O GOD, the Lord,
deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name;
deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion.
For I am poor and needy;
my heart is wounded within me.
I am fading away like a lengthening shadow;
I am shaken off like a locust.
My knees are weak from fasting,
and my body grows lean and gaunt.
I am an object of scorn to my accusers;
when they see me, they shake their heads.
Help me, O LORD my God;
save me according to Your loving devotion.
Let them know that this is Your hand,
that You, O LORD, have done it.
Though they curse, You will bless.
When they rise up, they will be put to shame,
but Your servant will rejoice.
May my accusers be clothed with disgrace;
may they wear their shame like a robe.
With my mouth I will thank the LORD profusely;
I will praise Him in the presence of many.
For He stands at the right hand of the needy one,
to save him from the condemners of his soul.
Sunday, May 7, 2023
The Seat of Consciousness: Reflections on the Flower Moon
or the church of God.
1 Corinthians 10:32 (NIV) ✝
This reconciliation of slander is based on, and derived from, the case files of Alfred Wiggins Jr., a.k.a. 'The Host'.
Those files currently include: Alfred Wiggins Jr. v. Bridgewater State College and another, and Alfred W. Wiggins, Jr. vs. Crossroads Rhode Island and Housing Opportunities Corporation.
On the day of the events that led up to the lawsuit against Bridgewater State College, the Host was a Buddhist lay-priest in the Order of Nichiren Shoshu of America (NSA) and a veteran of the United States military.
The Host is no longer a Buddhist, but there are points of contention concerning slanders against his character, his former spiritual practice and his military service record that must be meticulously attended to and effectively reconciled.
At issue are four slanderous statements made by school psychologist Dr. Grace Seibert-Larke (and her colleagues), at Bridgewater State College, (now Bridgewater State University) in Bridgewater, Massachusetts on April 15, 2004.
Job 3:8 (NLT) ✝
What follows are the four slanders levied against the Host on April 15, 2004:
1. Dr. Grace Siebert-Larke told BSC Campus Police Chief David Tillinghast that the Host was bringing weapons to campus with the intention of hurting people. That statement led to what is now known as the Ambush at Bridgewater State College, when the campus police to treated the Host as a threat to the rest of the campus community.
During the interaction between the Host and Chief Tillinghast, the Host invited the Chief to search him and his car. The Chief accepted his invitation, and campus police officers conducted an extensive search, but failed to find weapons of any kind.
2. Dr. Grace Siebert-Larke reported that the Host was kicked out of the service on 'drug charges'. The truth is that he was honorably discharged after over six years of loyal service in the United States Army.
3. Dr. Siebert-Larke also misrepresented the Host's honorable service that day when she told other campus employees that he had been a military intelligence officer in the U.S. Army, which was totally false.
The Host began his military career as an enlisted man in combat arms as an artilleryman. When he re-enlisted, the Host became a member of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps where he remained until the end of his time in service.
2 Peter 2:12 (NLT) ✝
4. According to the Summary Judgement of Alfred Wiggins Jr. vs Bridgewater State College, Dr. Siebert-Larke never met or examined the Host. However, she cited him in her records for dancing to 'Buddhistic music' in the privacy of his own home, and said that his dancing to religious music was evidence of 'mania'.
Before the day was over, Dr. Siebert-Larke used those slanders against the Host's spiritual practice as a pretext to have him involuntarily and forcibly hospitalized in the psych ward at Brockton Hospital in Brockton, Massachusetts.
The Commiseration of Souls.
Matthew 6:6 (ESV) ✝
Ephesians 6:11 (ESV) ✝
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