Thursday, April 25, 2024

It's NOT all genetic , also behavioral: "Nearsightedness reaching epidemic levels: Half the world will need glasses by 2050 -"




"The more time we spend focusing on something within arm's length of our faces, dubbed "near work," the greater the odds of having myopia ..

Myopia rates for Inuit went from the single digits before the 1950s to upwards of 70% by the 1970s as all children began attending schools for the first time..."


https://studyfinds.org/nearsightedness-reaching-epidemic-levels-half-the-world-will-need-glasses-by-2050/?utm_source=wnd&utm_medium=wnd&utm_campaign=syndicated 

Thursday, April 11, 2024

In Christ ✝️


In Christ, new Hope
ignites ๐Ÿงจ its Flame, ๐Ÿ”ฅ 
Eternal light ☀️ 
no darkness tames
With arms outstretched✝️
His love unfurled,
He brings new life 
 to All the world ๐ŸŒŽ 

In every heart, ๐Ÿ’“ 
 a song ๐ŸŽถ resounds,
A melody of grace abounds๐ŸŽต 
From depths of doubt, 
He lifts us high,
On wings of Faith,
we learn to Fly ๐Ÿ•Š️ 

In Him, our fears 
find sweet release๐ŸŽˆ
In His embrace, 
we find our Peace ๐Ÿ™
So let us walk
in faith's bright glow ๐ŸŒ„
With Christ, our Savior, 
we shall Grow ๐ŸŒฑ

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

R.U.Growing?✝️ "And we all are being Transformed into the same image from one degree of Glory to another...

"And we all, with unveiled face,
 beholding the Glory of the Lord,
are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the 
Lord who is the Spirit. 
So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect
the Glory of the Lord 
                           -2 Cor3.18-

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

A Prayer by ChatGPT ๐Ÿ™✝️ (per my command)

Heavenly Father,

We come before You, acknowledging Your sovereignty and power over all things, including the forces of darkness led by Satan. We recognize the pervasive influence of evil in our world and the harm it inflicts upon Your creation. We beseech You to protect us from the schemes and temptations of the enemy.

Lord, we declare the wickedness of Satan and his minions, who seek to deceive, destroy, and sow chaos in our lives and communities. We ask for Your divine intervention to thwart their plans and expose their lies.

In the mighty name of Jesus Christ, we command every demon and evil spirit to flee from every sphere of influence—be it our homes, workplaces, schools, governments, or any other realm. We proclaim Your authority over all principalities and powers, knowing that nothing can stand against Your might.

Grant us discernment to recognize the tactics of the enemy and the strength to resist them. Fill us with Your Holy Spirit, that we may walk in righteousness and truth, shining as beacons of Your love and grace in a darkened world.

May Your light dispel the darkness, and Your peace reign supreme in every heart. We pray this in the name of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen.

Friday, March 29, 2024

"Trump to Address "Biden’s Border" in Grand Rapids, Michigan "

"Trump to Address "Biden's Border Bloodbath" in Grand Rapids, Michigan Speech Days After Previously Deported Illegal Alien Was Charged in Murder of Young Woman, Ruby Garcia "


https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/03/trump-address-bidens-border-bloodbath-grand-rapids-michigan/ 

Thursday, March 28, 2024

2017 : Calvin College's Steve Honderd voted the BEST college BB player in ALL of Michigan after Magic Johnson

He was an Eagle too, by the way.


Amazing "not even the hard-nosed tenacity of Scotty Skiles could slow the momentum of the former Calvin star. Our readers voted for Honderd, 2,202 to 1,186 — 64.99 percent of the vote — to be declared the BEST COLLEGE PLAYER in Michigan since magic Johnson. .."


https://eu.freep.com/story/sports/college/2017/11/17/calvin-colleges-steve-honderd-improbably-wins/876215001/ 

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Get your #AmeriBible ✝️ Are they all signed by him as well? "Trump is now selling... ๐Ÿ“–BIBLES๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ— for $59.95. ..

#AmeriBible
Are they all signed by
him as well?
"Trump has announced that he's now selling... ✝️BIBLES๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ— for $59.95. ..The Trump-endorsed Bible is bundled with America's founding documents & a lyrics sheet for Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA"

https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2024/03/27/smug-cnn-gang-laughs-it-up-over-trump-bible-before-warning-its-proof-of-coming-trump-theocracy-n2171988 

Sunday, March 24, 2024

Monday, March 11, 2024

re the Mystery of Wiebe Boer Resignation

3/11/24 

The resignation of President Boer makes no sense because we do not know any details; giving rise to a wide variety of speculation amongst the Calvin people in my community. All we know is that it was "not sexual or physical" in nature; only that it was "unwanted" by the recipient. 

So what was it ? We're all big boys and girls (aka adults). We need to know the details because we are the Calvin Community & Body of Christ. The Calvin administration does not "own" Calvin, and are not dictators. They need to be held accountable too!

People around me are speculating: 
1)Did he threaten somebody with bodily harm?
2) Did he belittle somebody? 
3) Did he violate PC or woke standards of the larger secular community, (needless to say, not all of such standards necessarily, & arguably, are in agreement with our Christian community)
4) Is this a false allegation by a begrudged person? (reports I read say President Boer partially denied it.)
5) And also disturbingly whether this is a "coup" by a person or persons in the administration in collaboration with the alleged "victim" of the unwanted communication to remove President Boer, due to their own self-serving reasons? 
6) Among other things 

I speak for myself and others in my nearby Calvin community who want to encourage the Chimes to do some investigative reporting on this matter for the sake of the entire large Calvin Community. 

Thanks

Stan Van, Alum

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

about Paul Schrader's movie Hardcore, that begins in Grand Rapids and ends in Hollywood (which is not Bellflower)



prefix: anybody from the Reformed tradition, and especially the Christian Reformed tradition (CRC), should at least be aware of the legacy of Paul Schrader (a calvin alumnus, maybe or maybe not graduated); and the 1979 movie Hardcore (even if it is not recommended for young people; nor would I recommend it in general except for the purpose of knowing the significance of it for the reformed community) ; and also there's a reference to Bellflower in it (which is where the Christian Reformed settled in southern California back in the day, and to this day there remains a few CRC's as well as the K-12 Christian school founded by the CRC, and still in association with the CRC. Furthermore, many Valley students go on to Calvin College; another reason for being aware of who is Paul Schrader and in particular this film entitled "Hardcore". Finally, for GRCH Eagles, Schrader was also a Christian High graduate (the old Christian High on Franklin); so you should know about him                                         and this movie as well. 

Above: my pic of Paul Schrader when I saw him at the UCLA Hammer Museum in Los Angeles years ago. 

 Ironically I grew up in GR (Grand Rapids, MI)  but our family moved to Bellflower when I was in high school. Paul Schrader begins his movie "Hardcore" (original title was "The Pilgrim" in GR ..and the kids are headed to a young calvinist convention (something the Christian Reformed Church used to do, maybe still do, for adolescents of the CRC)  with a big sign on a bus that says "Bellflower" on it. But before I recap the movie for those of you who haven't seen it (by the way, it is available, or was, on Tubi for free now, finally; & not for children by the way. See https://tubitv.com/movies/670431/hardcore ; by the way, last time I checked it is no longer available on Tubi ; maybe they mistakenly released it for free temporarily. Maybe I got lucky). 

I guess I didn't see it because I hadn't made a point of it, and it hasn't been free until now. I'm not a "fan boy" of Paul Schrader just because of our similar backgrounds. If he creates good material I will applaud it. Otherwise, not.  But when it popped up as a "new free movie" on Tubi I took the time to critically view it. You can also view the opening scenes on YouTube at   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3x46EkgGfc                                              or https://rb.gy/29yjho

So this film was released in 1979 when I was 12 years old, and of course when I was a kid in the 70's in Grand Rapids it would not have been a movie my parents would have approved of, even if it was a Paul Schrader movie- or maybe especially because it was a Schrader movie. He was considered a rebel back then by the CRC- and may still be in some parts. 

My parents never mentioned him, either intentionally or because he simply wasn't in their sphere. I only knew of him because of little things I heard or read here & there- maybe at my Christian school (GRCH) or later at Calvin College.  I haven't gone back to research this aspect of Paul Schrader's life, but as best as I can recall there was some sort of controversy about Schrader when he was on the Chimes staff, and something about  the college chaplain, and something about the code of counseling confidentiality etc etc, … ; and something happened that  I won't speculate any further .. some say he got kicked out of Calvin; others say he graduated. Numerous stories abound and maybe we will never know for sure. Schrader himself may have started some of the rumors to add to his "rebel image". At this point, it doesn't really matter. 

 Even when our family moved from GR to Bellflower when I was in high school I didn't know anything specific about the movie Hardcore or any of his other movies. I don't even remember when I saw Taxi Driver, the movie he is best known for (probably, as he himself says; but some make an argument for "American Gigolo") . 

Here's one quote I come across re Taxi Driver: 

"In 1973, only five years out of Calvin College, Schrader wrote a near-perfect first screenplay, including revision, in ten days while living in his car following the demise of his first marriage, drinking heavily and attracted to pornography, guns, and suicide. No surprise, then, that Taxi Driver (1974) is not a cheerful work, displaying at length the badly tangled psyche of marine-vet Travis Bickle (De Niro), a New York cabbie who drives the night shift because he can't sleep anyway." https://www.booksandculture.com/articles/1999/julaug/9b4020.html

And of course I had never seen him in person nor even a picture of him. I mention this because much later in life when I was a young adult working in Los Angeles & exploring different parts, I started going to the UCLA Hammer Museum on a periodic basis (by the way, I also worked for a short time at UCLA as a chaplain in the medical center, and completed CPE there (Clinical Pastoral Education). Even though the museum is far too lefty for my taste, I would go there as a Christian evangelist and try to reach people with the good news of Jesus Christ our Savior- if nothing else- leaving little Bible tracts underneath windshield wipers. My code of honor as an evangelist is that if a person rejects the gospel I can at least try to be influence or inspire them to be a good citizen. 

And one day I noticed the Hammer Museum calendar saying that Paul Schrader was going to be there in person- so I made sure to mark the date to attend the free event. Of course, Schrader attended the UCLA for cinematography (or whatever they call it now)- and for this event he was showing a film and having a conversation with a museum person (& I think he was donating some of his "historic" materials to the UCLA archive).

So I arrived a little early and entered the lobby of the Hammer Museum, and there was an elderly chap sitting alone on a bench waiting for the event to begin and I just passed him by to find a seat in the auditorium. What I didn't know until the show started was that it was Paul Schrader himself sitting there.

I wished I had known what he looked like so I could have said hello and mention to him our similar pathways- ie we both grew up in GR, both attended GRCH & Calvin, both grew up in the CRC, etc. He originally intended to go into Christian ministry, while I actually did so; but also dabbled in show business myself (more about that later).  It would have been a fun conversation.

Also, by the way, his late brother Len was involved in Hollywood film making, mainly as a writer- best known for his film entitled "Kiss of the Spiderwoman" - another film which I did not see until late in life- and for that matter- I didn't find it very compelling- and never actually finished watching it. It had a lefty agenda which I don't necessarily agree with- or find very entertaining either. But it did win an Oscar, for what it's worth. It stars the late William Hurt- and I noticed that Paul is currently married to Mary Beth Hurt- who as best as I can tell was originally married to William Hurt- but it ended in divorce (I think). 

Another connection to the Schraders is that Len attended the University of Iowa writing program in Iowa City (coincidentally,  I was born at the University of Iowa Medical Center when my dad was working his first full-time job as a CRC pastor- and my parents had interacted with Len on a few occasions). 

 Anyways, I attended the Hammer Museum event -watched his film about "Mishima" - listened to the interview- nothing particular memorable about any of it. Never got a chance to talk to him. With all of this as a prelude, let's get back to the Hardcore movie- as mentioned it begins in GR with kids sledding on a hill - like I did when I was a child - I think they show "Richmond Park" for the sledding scene (where I never went sledding- we would usually go to Brookside or Tower Park on the SE side).

They also show at least one Christian Reformed Church in the opening scene- I think it is Leonard Street CRC. This is the west side of GR- opposite of where I grew up. I would rarely come over this way on my own or even with my family - except for a few times when we might go to John Ball Zoo. I remember playing against "Westside" school in basketball when I was playing for Millbrook on the southeast side (I remember Bill Sall was their best player. Now he's the Calvin Coach. Small world). That's about it. Anyways, the point is that Paul Schrader was a "west sider." 

Later in life I've explored the west side of GR a bit more, but we never attended the Christian Reformed churches on that side of town (our family attended 1st CRC, also known as Bates Street). Of course we had west side kids in our class at GRCH- all the Christian junior high students (from Ada, Millbrook, Sylvan, East Paris, Westside, Creston, etc ) eventually meet at the one main high school (some of these junior highs no longer exist, including mine). The opening scene also apparently shows Paul's dad shoveling snow and Paul's actual house (lots of actual real snow- makes me wonder if they filmed this after the famous blizzard of '78? I was living there at the time and remember it well. And it fits with the timing of the release a year later).

There's also a scene at a factory, and also at a home that says in fading paint "Van Dorn's Celery"-  (apparently, celery farming was a thing in west Michigan for some time. See https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/celery-in-western-michigan )  where they show some of the elderly folk talking about Reformed theology- all familiar topics to me

Later, there's even a scene where the main character - the father in search of his daughter in Los Angeles (played by George C. Scott) has a conversation with a young lady about "TULIP" - the reformed acronym for Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistable Grace, & Perseverance of the Saints - to which the female character responds "Wow, you're more messed up than me", or something like that. 

 Why is the father searching for his daughter? Because somewhere after reaching Los Angeles, the daughter disappeared. And nobody knows what happened. So after hiring a private investigator who is only partially successful or honest with the father, the father decides to go to L.A. on his own to find his beloved daughter. 

And here is where I need to mention some particulars about the movie that are misleading. Of course the bus says they are going to a convention in Bellflower which is indeed in Los Angeles county- but Bellflower is one of MANY suburbs & incorporated cities (88 in total) of L.A. county -and it is not necessarily in a "seedy" area as depicted in the movie.

From Bellflower to downtown is 18 miles.  If a young person was going to L.A. to be LED ASTRAY (no pun intended, but it works well ie LA= Led Astray), Bellflower would not necessarily be the place to go. Bellflower was originally mostly Dutch farmers- in fact my dad, as the son of a CRC pastor,  partially grew up there in the 1930's before moving to Holland Michigan. 

He has photo album pics of wide open fields- dirt roads, lots of open space etc. Of course by the 70's it had become much more established,  but still then and today is not near Hollywood nor the lefty craziness you might think (of) (sorry to end with a preposition). In the 70's and even still today it is a relatively mundane community - not a lot of exciting night life or theatres, etc. 

For entertainment, people might go to Cerritos Mall; or venture all the way downtown or to Hollywood for special shows etc. Belfllower is surrounded by other suburbs such as Lakewood, Long Beach, Norwalk, Downey, Paramount, and the list goes on.  For sports, there's Angels Stadium in Anaheim, and Dodger Stadium near downtown, and all the other sports teams, but none are near Bellflower. 

Perhaps Bellflower's biggest claim to fame today is the football team at Bosco Catholic High School. They are a regular top seed in the entire nation for high school football, and high prospects will travel or move to the area to attend Bosco- with high hopes of a college career and maybe even the NFL. 

Originally, however,  Bellflower (originally called Somerset) was a stronghold for the CRC- including Valley Christian Schools- associated with the CRC- which my grandfather (also a CRC pastor) co-founded back in the 30's. So the Bellflower sign on the bus is misleading. 

If this CRC father's daughter went to Bellflower- to get "led astray" into pornography she would have had to travel on her own or be picked up by somebody - to the other side of L.A. (county, not city)  - most likely San Fernando Valley (about 40 miles from Bellflower) - which is known to be more of a pornography -producing area. I am now imagining the snarky hyper-sexual punk out there reading this sarcastically saying suggestively, "How does he know it's a porno area? "

And the answer is: I study and read, and learn. Not from personal involvement in it. I also worked as a substitute teacher for the LAUSD for many years while going thru seminary and so I got to know the area from working at the many LAUSD schools in the area, and you learn as you go. San Fernando valley (not to be confused with the City of San Fernando in SF Valley) is comprised of many cities, from Glendale out to Thousand Oaks, and everything in between. Of course, there's also Burbank, Tarzana, Studio City, North Hollywood, etc

There's also the mainstream film industry in this area, including Warner Bros, Disney, as well as numerous other smaller film production companies. When I was still in seminary I bought a used station wagon a few decades ago- a beautiful Mercury Colony Park- & it just happened to be from a fellow who was a film producer living in Studio City and had used it to transport "suits" (ie film studio executives around the lot).

To put all of this into context: Grand Rapids to Holland MI (or Grand Haven if you prefer) (a drive I took millions of times to "grandpa's cottage" growing up in West Michigan) is about 30 to 35 miles, closer than Bellflower is to San Fernando. Basically, "the valley" is the other side of "the hill" – which Mulholland Highway traverses from the Bel Air area towards the Hollywood Bowl area ( I recently drove it with my elderly parents & my sister who was visiting from Michigan- showing them the sights-

Anyways, this leads me to another point: After my family moved to Bellflower, I still went back and forth to Grand Rapids as I attended Calvin College, and two of my siblings remained in West Michigan. And my grandfather on my mother's side still resided in GR - and ran a profitable butter business. 

Anybody who knows a little bit of Dutch American and CRC history can easily figure out who I am from all the clues I've given.  And people who knew our family -and made the association of us with my successful businessman grandfather (& his "mansion" in East Grand Rapids) -- assumed when we moved to southern Cal we were moving to a place like Beverly Hills - like a mansion or something. Because they also knew my dad was moving back to California to work for a successful televangelist Christian ministry- which evoked images of financial well-being, in the minds of some people.

However, Bellflower is NOT Beverly Hills. It's not a "bad neighborhood" necessarily but it's just basic middle-class houses - some areas nicer and more spacious than other- but some parts very close together- including lots of apartments. Our family moved to a nice 2-story home: 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, big backyard, near a park, etc - also in an equestrian area- where some people had horses- and they would ride them on the nearby riverbed and on the streets as well. But it was NOT a fancy area that you might see in Sunset Magazine etc. 

I say this because over time- we would have CRC friends visit from west Michigan (some of them "Eagle Knights" -ie who attended GRCH & Calvin like myself)  and often they would come with certain pre-conceptions as mentioned only to find out we lived in an "ordinary" middle class neighborhood. 

Some with less class would return to Michigan and tell snarky stories about where we live as if we ever pretended to be rich Beverly Hills people. WE never did. And still don't to this day (although I don't live in Bellflower anymore, my parents still do in the same house).

We are not and never were a "flashy" family, nor was my wealthy Grand Rapids grandfather (apart from the mansion, of course). My wealthy grandfather drove station wagons his whole life, and kept his Lake Michigan cottage fairly primitive. Even today the driveway remains unpaved. His son who took over the business is more of a flashy type- in terms of cars and boats. But those of us who moved to Bellflower were never the flashy types.

There were also a few "friends" who assumed I was going to be in the movie business myself because of the images and associations they had in their minds of me and my family (as mentioned my dad also worked for a televised ministry that periodically interviewed famous guests as part of the church service; including the occasional Hollywood celebrity who had at least a little bit of Christian conviction). And some thought I had "Hollywood looks" whatever that means. But I never had any dreams or ambitions of becoming a so-called "movie star". 

One of these people I knew from Calvin showed up by surprise one day when I was still in Bellflower and she was shocked that it was nowhere near Hollywood and the film industry. And disappointed for that matter. She mistakenly thought I was part of that crowd. Sorry Audrey (& Eric). I never said I was, nor pretended to be (but that's another story for another time). Later, I did become a little involved in show business – but mostly for the sake of my Christian ministry- and trying to reach people in those circles with the good news of Jesus Christ (yes, I am an evangelical!)

CRC kids & families all over USA know about other CRC communities all over the USA from missionaries who visit their parish, & from reading The Banner, and for those who go on to Calvin, they meet fellow CRC kids (young adults). However, unless you're a rare bird, like me (or one of those CRC pastors who bounced around, or a family member of such a pastor) you probably don't personally know much of anything about that other CRC community.

 I'm such a rare CRC bird that over time I searched out all the CRC locations in California – attending a few- but mostly just taking pictures of them for a blog. Later, I did the same in the Chicago area- primarily for the purpose of getting to know the physical locations of these Christian Reformed neighborhoods. Even as late as 2023 I'm still doing this- most recently around the greater Grand Rapids area- wow -so many CRC's and RCA's and even Protestant Reformed Churches- it's mind boggling. I sometimes ponder how much more we could do as the Body of Christ if we could find a way to unite!

As best as I can tell, the only reason Paul Schrader used Bellflower as a prop on the bus was apparently because he knew of it as a Christian Reformed stronghold. I wonder if he has actually ever been to Bellflower? And as far as I know they never filmed any of the California scenes actually in Bellflower, nor even in L.A. County. From what I hear, many, if not all, of the risque CA scenes are actually filmed in San Diego County.    




Tuesday, February 13, 2024

RIP Thomas Kornoelje, 1940 - 2024

original GRCH at 415 Franklin Street SE , corner of Madison & Franklin (now MLK Blvd)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Grand_Rapids_Christian_High_School

"The site where the building now stands was the original home, in the 1890s, of Calvin Seminary and its junior college, the Holland Theology School. In 1920, the Grand Rapids Christian High School was established and purchased the property. In 1930, they constructed a new building for their high school.[3] The school opened with 260 students, which increased to over 1000 students in 1950. In 1964, the continued growth led the school to divide into two campuses; however, the increase was not sustainable, and the schools recombined in 1972. Needing only one building, Grand Rapids Christian High sold the 415 Franklin campus to Kent County[2].."

FUN FACT: the inventor of the Pop Tart came from GRCH !

Sunday, February 11, 2024

Make this a day for #SuperPrayer ๐Ÿ™ & maybe even fasting ๐Ÿ‘ "Who's performing at the Super Bowl 2024


  Make this a day for #SuperPrayer ๐Ÿ™ & maybe even fasting ๐Ÿ‘ "Who's performing at the Super Bowl 2024 halftime show? Here's a full list of today's performers " CBS News

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/super-bowl-halftime-show-2024-performers/ 

Friday, February 9, 2024

Joy Lender has shared a Prayer Request for "Jeff P former football coach : For my former football coach" with you




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Joy L.
 
 
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for Jeff P former football coach
For my former football coach
- by Joy L. at 10:53 AM on Sat, Aug 19, 2023


Prayers for the Jeff P family and their issues : including Cindy, & Lisa ✝️๐Ÿ™✝️๐Ÿ™


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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Whosoever



But whosoever Lives by
 the Truth comes
 into the Light☀️,
 so that it may
 be Seen plainly 
that what 
they have done 
has been done
in the Sight of God.
          -  John 3:21

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

whatever is True, Noble, Right, Pure, Lovely, Admirable, Excellent or Praiseworthy..

Finally, brothers & sisters, 
whatever is True, 
whatever is Noble, 
whatever is Right, 
whatever is Pure, 
whatever is Lovely, 
whatever is Admirable—
if anything is Excellent or Praiseworthy—
Think about such things.

     -Philippians 4:8

Sunday, January 14, 2024

i was the attempted victim of a "honeypot trap" in college (calvin college of all places)

   i was the attempted victim of a "honeypot trap" in college (calvin college of all places)  ... being the son of a prominent pastor... these "friends" who were fake friends tried, but failed, to set me up, with the intention of "bringing me down" even though I was "nobody" at the time, only the son of a prominent pastor, and the grandson of a prominent businessman. THe trap failed, but it did have a chilling effect on me. I will tell more details about this later. 

Thursday, January 11, 2024

A shot out of left field by mom (November 2023)



We were doing photo ministry: viewing old historic photos I scanned and put on computer, transforming them into digital format. A photo of my friend Doug (whose life ended tragically , RIP ๐Ÿ™ ✝️ ๐ŸคŽ) in our speedboat in Long Beach CA comes up & Linda blurts out something random about that day ( she wasn't even with us that day) that made no sense.... 

more about this later.

(Prayers for my elderly mom. 
Hopefully it's not a sign of things to come)

Sunday, December 31, 2023

Friday, December 22, 2023

WE R the SON: To us a child is born, a son is given,

WE R the SON:

 To us a child is born, a son is given, & the govt will be on His shoulders.  He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of His greatness there will be NO END. justice & righteousness  Forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty