Standing Strong

A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.  Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.  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.

Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm.  Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness.  For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared.  In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil.  Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.  (Ephesians 6:10-18 NLT)

 

*  https://biblehub.com/nlt/ephesians/6.htm

 

You Broke Yet?

Yesterday, I filled my pickup with “midgrade” (89 octane) gasoline.  I paid $1.06 per gallon more than I paid before 20 January 2021 when Joe Biden became President of the United States.  Mr. Biden has been in office for about 100 days.  That means the price of my gas has gone up over a penny a day, during Joe Biden’s presidency.  If that rate continues, we will be paying about $4.92 per gallon on 20 January 2022.

Of course, I am speaking hypothetically.  There is no way a guy like me can predict how much gas will cost a year from now.  All I can do is ask, “Hey, how’s that Democrat thing workin’ out for ya?”

The Mask

Here in the United States, we have been coping with the COVID-19 pandemic for over a year.  Yet, we are still arguing amongst ourselves about masks.  Some want wearing masks in public places to be mandatory.  Others want it to be left to the discretion of each individual.  Children seem to be the least at risk, but some schools are mandating that they wear masks to school.  Parents are making impassioned pleas to school boards to do away with mandated masks.  A family was recently removed from a passenger airplane because their two-year-old child was not wearing a mask. Unbelievable!

The state of Texas has filed a lawsuit against President Biden for jeopardizing public health by failing to enforce to enforce federal laws resulting in the illegal entry into the country of migrants, some of whom have COVID-19.  However, in a recent virtual meeting with the leaders of other countries, President Biden was the only one wearing a mask … as if the bug could be spread online.  Who said the President needs to be consistent?

The argument is spreading to immunization.  Should it be mandatory for every American to be vaccinated against COVID-19?  Can people be trusted with the freedom to make their own decisions about their health? *  On her TV program, Sovereign Nation, Michelle Malkin recently pointed out that (regarding abortions) “My body, my choice!”  has been the liberal battle cry, and now it is the liberals who are trying to force everybody else to wear masks and get vaccinated.  Is it really a public health risk if some citizens opt out of vaccination?  Is there research evidence to prove that?

Listen!  Do you hear the laughter of the Chinese Communist Party? Are they able to believe their good fortune that they could divide us so easily by accident? (Or did they purposely infect the world?)  Since we are so easily divided, must they not be thinking of ways to divide us on purpose?  You do not need to strain your brains, Chi-coms.  We Americans are so foolish that we divide ourselves!

As a nation we need to be looking for the answers to better questions.  Why were the Chinese changing the relatively benign coronavirus into a nasty, virulent pathogen like the novel coronavirus?  How did the population of Wuhan, China become infected?  Why were people allowed to flee Hubei Province, spreading COVID-19 worldwide?  Why did the Chinese Communists try to cover it up?  Why was the United States providing funding to a laboratory in China (Wuhan Institute of Virology) that was possibly researching biological weapons?  Was it so that we could have observers on site?  If observers saw biological weapons being developed, then why were no efforts made to stop it?  What are we doing to try to prevent this from happening again?

What would we have done if the Chinese had dropped nuclear weapons on San Francisco and killed 500,000 of our people?  What if they said, “Oops, it was an accident?” Would we have believed them?  Would we have replied, “That’s okay, just don’t let it happen again?”  With Joe Biden in charge, who knows?

I say it is time we stopped bickering and started dealing with Communist China.  I have previously advocated that we begin a gradual, planned disengagement from Communist China on all fronts … economic, political, cultural, diplomatic, and so forth.  Since President Biden took office, however, their behavior has shown that they intend to push whenever they see weakness.  The Chinese Communists have learned nothing and have no remorse.  Therefore, I think we need to step up the pace of disengagement.  If they dislike us so much, let them learn what it is like to live without us … and soon.

Please email, write and call your Senators, Congressmen, and the President.  In 2022 and 2024, please vote for candidates who support a strong stance against Communist China.

 

*  In the interest of full disclosure, my wife and I wear masks in public places.  We use germ goop on our hands whenever there is the slightest risk of exposure to ourselves and others.  She is fully immunized, and I am getting my second shot in a week.  We are not necessarily advocating that others do as we have done.  We are taking preventive precautions because we are both over 65 years old, and we both have chronic health problems that would make it bad for us if we contracted COVID-19.  It makes good sense in our case.