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“When they want you silent, speak louder.”

Riley Gaines Barker, a former University of Kentucky swimmer described the campaign [of threats and violence against her] as “personal attacks” because “they don’t have any science or reason or logic or common sense on their side to debate my argument.”

“So they would rather silence me with verbal and physical abuse,” she added.

Still, Gaines is undeterred.

She wrote in a tweet the day after the ambush, “When they want you silent, speak louder.”

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Riley Gaines Barker is a hero.

She embodies truth and bravery.

Those against her and her message (i.e., women’s sports should be for biological women) attacked her violently. Their goal was to silence her and her message. The forces of evil* use the same methods they always have – intimidation and violence – to try and silence. The forces of evil think Riley is like themselves – cowards – and that she will cave to their pressure. But she is not going to cower and fear. She is going to speak louder.

If we ask Him, there is Someone who goes with us when we stand up to evil. He stands for the Truth, and for what is Right, and for what is Fair, and for what is Honorable. Just like He was with our Founding Fathers when they birthed this country.

We will not fight with physical violence. We will not fight at all. We will pray. We will speak. We will inform. We will vote. We will love. We will love those for us, but we will also love those against us.

Because of the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places,* we may lose our possessions, we may lose our freedom, we may lose our lives. But the people of this nation are worth it. Freedom, Justice, and Truth are worth it. And the Love of Jesus compels us to show His love, forgiveness, and hope to those who know Him and to those who do not know Him – yet.

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*Ephesians 6:12 (NASB95)

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood [i.e., people], but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. (Bold italics mine, brackets mine)

King Neb, King “Me”, King Jesus and the Real meaning of Glory

King Nebuchadnezzar had some problems; one was understanding glory. What it was and who had it topped the list. Thousands of years later I was blissfully unaware I shared King Neb’s problem . . . and fate. Daniel 4 recounts how King Neb thought he was responsible for Babylon’s existence and glory. King Neb thought his actions in building Babylon revealed that he was great.

30 “The king reflected and said, ‘Is this not Babylon the great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?’”

New American Standard Bible: 1995 update. (1995). (Da 4:30). La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

This is how God responded to King Nebuchadnezzar,

“[A] voice came from heaven, saying… you will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling place will be with the beasts of the field. You will be given grass to eat like cattle, and seven periods of time will pass over you until you recognize that the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind and bestows it on whomever He wishes.”

New American Standard Bible: 1995 update. (1995). (Da 4:32). La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

After high school I wanted to become an Aeronautical Engineer and a Graphic Artist. I thought these professions would make me important, respected and wealthy. Most of the girls in my high school graduating class seemed to want to be social workers. I thought that was stupid and that helping people was a waste of time. There was no glory in that. Neb and me had the same problem, and we got similar solutions. Neb lost his mind for seven years. I lost my mind for ten years.

When we were restored to sanity we were both very grateful to God. And we now know that only God is worth the devotion of our lives.

But what is true greatness? In ancient Babylon and now? Deuteronomy 6:5, and Leviticus 19:18 are quoted by Jesus (who is my authority on greatness):

30 AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.’
31 “The second is this, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

New American Standard Bible: 1995 update. (1995). (Mk 12:30–31). La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

Jesus said that, Loving God and Loving People, are the most important things you can do. People that do this are great to Jesus and people that don’t do this do not know what greatness is.

Jesus’ disciples were arguing who was the greatest among them. Jesus took a small child and said to them, to be great you must be converted and become like this child. And to be on the very top you must be a slave to all.

Neb and I could not possibly have gone any more in the wrong direction. Yet, Jesus loved us and humbled us with mental illness until we could think right.

Our culture pushes the pursuit of empty glory. Jesus invites you to voluntarily humble yourself and learn from Him. He is gentle and humble and will enable you to receive and give His love.

And God’s love, received by us and given by us to God and others is the only Glory there is.

Who are really the “Useless Eaters”

Utilitarian philosophers sound brilliant to many when they present their idea. And many want to be Utilitarian philosophers. Because…

“Only the strong survive.

Eliminate the defective gene pool.

We don’t want to be burdened by those who are not our problem.

Eliminate the useless eaters.”

The rest of us say, “Then there is nothing more useless than “utilitarian philosophers.””

“Shall we kill first the “utilitarian philosophers?””

Utilitarian philosophers suddenly decide on a new career path.

(I know… I’m mentally ill. And as such whatever I do or say is suspect. Therefore I give you my disclaimer: This post is irony, satire, a funny, it’s a joke… I am not going to harm anyone and I don’t want anyone to harm anyone. Am I now politically correct?)

The above first ran in June of 1918 when no one was talking about Utilitarianism. Recently, because of communist influence, there has been renewed interest in Utilitarianism. At least in those that are sure they are useful. This post suggests what they will do when they find out they are not useful.

To Utilitarians what is seen is most important, what is material. To Christians PEOPLE are the most important and our God will supply what we need.

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