Voice of the Introverts

“And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.”

“But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.”

It is hard to believe, we have been doing this for a whole year. We were determined to get through a year and we are almost at our goal. I guess our writing will live on somewhere in the vast nonsense of the internet. The thing is, we were determined to get through a year and it is almost there.

This morning I am sitting in my car, with my laptop actually on my lap, writing this article. There are home inspectors ravaging through our house in the transition of getting ready to move. It is an awkward balancing act; trying to think and balance this thing for an old guy is quite a sight. I have been displaced.

I have written in other articles about the narrow path. A path, that when you take your spiritual walk on, it can be very hard at times – just like the physical walk that Christ took while he was on this earth. Why can you not obtain Heaven by another path? Because this is the path that Christ took, and we can only get there by following in His footsteps. And where does the path start? It starts at the foot of the cross.

I guess it is a natural thing for humans to wonder what is out in space. I do not how long man has thought that there are little green men or other life forms out there. It was a little before my time (I would have been in the single digits still), but “B”science fiction movies in the 1950s possibly began the trend in my lifetime. The government and NASA apparently in the 40s and 50s were collaborating to be the first humans in space. We had to beat the “Ruskies”. Then, in my starting remembrance, Lost In Space came to television and then Star Trek. I sort of think it was at this point that mens’ imaginations began to run wild. I think it parallels nicely with the tower of Babel in Genesis 11. The whole world decided together that they would build a tower that would reach up to God. God watched for awhile, and then just confused them so much with languages that they all had to stop and go their separate ways. They actually imagined that they could do it. I can just see in Heaven, the angels still bring this up at coffee breaks and everyone up there is swapping stories about those crazy mortals.

What are you looking for? Are you looking to become wealthy? Are you looking for popularity? Or are you just looking for your keys you lost? How are you coping with what is going on around you? Are you joining in? Are you leading the pack? Or, are you just coping?

How Can I Fear

by Ron Hamilton

When shadows fall and the night covers all 

There are things that my eyes cannot see.

I never fear, for the Savior is near.

My LORD abides with me!

I do not know whose side you are on in this war, but it looks like the battle is heating up. I hope and pray that you are on the side of right.

4“Take heed that no man deceive you.”

5“For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.”

We want everyone to be like us. Everyone. Apparently no exceptions. Everyone wants everyone to be alike, to think the same way, to believe the same beliefs. At least, that’s what it seems to be in today’s society. If you believe different that the social norm, then you are an outcast, deemed a fool.

Does that title sound harsh? Good. If you believe the idiocy traveling around today to change all pronouns to gender non-specific you need to be thumped in the head by my great uncle’s big thumbnail! Mind you, this drivel is being propitiated by so-called Christians. What does God say about this?