It's been awhile since I've posted here, and I apologize for my absence. In fact I'd like to ask for your forgiveness. I've been in a spiritual battle, knowing that I would emerge victorious, but not knowing when. It's been a long dry spell, much like what was talked about in my blog post, "Valley of Baca." I've been digging wells! I would like to announce that Marsha and I were married on May 11th after much prayer. We are currently in prayer for guidance on a writing project, which we hope to co-author together. I am more thankful to be a part of this site than any other I belong to, and I am so thankful for my wonderful friends here. I humbly ask you to please pray for Marsha and me that we will become doers of all that God wants us to do, and that our love for God will continue to grow, as well as our love for one another. God bless you all. A parting thought..........

You can't have inalienable rights when you deny the One that made them inalienable.

Have you ever tried to converse with someone who wants to do all the talking and will not listen to anything you have to say? People like that are what I often refer to as alligators, because they have very big mouths and no ears. It is a nearly impossible situation to be in, and usually results in total frustration. It can often escalate to anger, and can even result in physical confrontations. Neither person gains anything in talks with alligators. Although I know I should never waste my time in such an effort, I recently attempted to carry on a conversation with an alligator. He was totally convinced that the past was the present and that now would never happen, and I was equally convinced that the present is now and that the past was history. He was irate from the get go, and his anger escalated with every word I said even though he did not hear a single one of them. His anger, along with his refusal to hear my opinion infuriated me, and we both walked away losers.

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In the 11th chapter of Genesis, we are told of the vain attempt of man to build a giant tower that would reach into heaven. They intended to “make a name” to keep themselves from being scattered upon the face of the earth. The Hebrew definition of the word “name” is a mark or memorial implicating authority and honor. The tower epitomized the vain attempt of man to create a panacea of governance over mankind to insure a singleness of thought and direction. And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. Genesis 11:1 KJV

Continuing on, we see that God came and saw the city (the people) and the tower (the government) that man was building and said, “Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. Genesis 11:6 KJV. In verse 7, we read that God confounded their language that they could no longer understand one another’s speech, and then scattered them...