God works in the most mysterious and wonderful ways! I am humbled by the grace I am given and the the gifts He affords. I am grateful for this forum and an audience willing to ‘listen’. For me, writing is both therapeutic and challenging. It is therapy because all of these thoughts get jumbled up in my brain and I need to put them out their in words to help me process the evil that surrounds us. It is challenging because putting thoughts on paper was never something I enjoyed prior to the events that have unfolded these past two years. My prayer is that my writings can be content you find interesting, educational and inspiring. Something you may want to share with others who are blind to the truth in front of them.
Today I had two amazing opportunities presented to me. The first was being connected with a dentist who may be able to assist my group to reach a broader base of like-minded dentists. (For those of you still waiting on our Position Paper, I will have a weblink by Monday to share. The content of our paper is too much for this outlet.). The second was a lengthy conversation with my undergraduate college. It went better than I expected. But, I was disappointed to learn that those highest in power at this institution had never heard of VAERS, did not know early treatments for COVID exist, had no idea that vaccine manufacturers were shielded from liability and had only trivial knowledge of the existence of the WEF. The man I was speaking with very innocently asked me, “Why is this not being covered in mainstream media?”. The conversation ended with his request that we talk again and that I write something for the school’s monthly newsletter that is emailed to students, alumni and subscribers.
As I was sharing my good news with a dear friend, I was telling her how I was challenging myself to try to talk weekly with different people in my circle of life. How I felt God had given us this discernment and that we needed to be active stewards of our faith in an effort to rescue our great nation. She agreed and said that Biblically we are challenged to be wise as a serpent and innocent as a dove, but she could not recall the exact verse while we were on the phone.
Well, then I read THIS and I marveled at God’s humor and timing. First, that this was shared with me and the timing so relevant to earlier posts this week. But the humor in that the very verse my friend referenced was the closing statement of this article.
A Threat at Home
On this morning’s edition of The Briefing, Al Mohler, President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, overviewed a concerning news story coming out of Lafayette, Indiana.
The story, which ran on 1/18/22 in World Magazine centers around Faith Baptist Church. For 45 years, FBC has run a biblical counseling center as a free ministry to its community. But now, the church is facing a threat from a City Council proposal “that would penalize anyone who talks with minors to help them overcome unwanted same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria.”
The article goes on to state, “Proposed Ordinance 31-21 prohibits unlicensed persons from practicing “conversion therapy” with children under the age of 18, with the penalty of up to $1,000 per day for violators. It defines conversion therapy as “any practices or treatments that seek to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity, including efforts to change gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings towards individuals of the same gender.”
The issue is not conversion therapy. The real issue is any teaching or religious belief that would dare stand in the way of the LGBTQ revolution that is taking over the United States of America.
This is a clear example of a situation where Christians cannot cave to cultural pressure.
And we need to be clear…it's only going to get worse.
I will close with this, my family goes to a Baptist church but I know we do not align with all that is coming out of the SBC. Our church functions independently and follows the word of God. I share this piece because of the relevance to my deeply held concern that children are being used as pawns in this globalist agenda. Whether it is the indoctrination of the transgender movement, or the punishment with a useless mask being worn countless hours at school, or the corruption of their God given immune system with a shot created by an industry focused on financial gain, not the health of humanity.
The author is correct, it is going to get worse. For those of us awake, we suffer longer because we know the TRUTH. We must be ready and willing to educate those around, share the love of God and the wonders faith affords us and remember to be:
Wise as a serpent and innocent as a dove! Matthew 10:16
I know I should not be surprised at what you report here, but my jaw dropped at the incredible ignorance of the person at your undergraduate college, and then even further on the proposed ordinance... I hope the proposed ordinance is defeated by parents who have the right to raise their children with appropriate moral guidance. While it is true that our environment is full of endocrine disrupting chemicals that, especially, feminize boys (e.g. from estrogenic compounds in plastics), and we can EXPECT this will become evident at puberty, until the child is a legal adult at age 18, we should not be pandering to their still-developing sexual identity. This obsession with sexual everything instead of outwardly directing our youth to be engaged in helping others in our community with more fundamental needs - food, clothing, shelter, etc. - instead turns them inward to self-obsess over their sexuality.
My own upbringing was marred by things I saw on the television - thankfully I had some wholesome shows, like "The Brady Bunch", I watched as a kid to learn how healthy families dealt with problems/crises. But as a teen, I'm not sure "The Love Boat" taught me good moral values with regard to sex and relationships. Commercials at that time were getting more and more daring in terms of sending sexualized messages to kids. Today they are out of control, but I stopped watching TV in college, making the conscious decision to lead a "real" life and not waste time on fictions nor on bad world news I couldn't do anything about. I then read Jerry Mander's book "Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television" which cemented my resolve to never own a TV and minimize my exposure to it.
Anecdotally, in high school I was close friends with a girl in my class who shared my same love for astronomy and science, but we spent HOURS on the phone counseling one another on our "problems". At some point, my parents discouraged me from communicating with her because it was dragging me down the route of suicide. But my friend persisted and somehow attended some meetings for lesbians, then confessed to me she believed she was lesbian and was in love with me. I was kind with her, but suggested to her that her thoughts and feelings were mainly because I was the one person who seemed to care for her most in the world... I suggested to her that this clouded her perception of her sexual identity and that she and I (around age 15 at the time) had more growing up to do before we could really figure out our sexual identities. (I'm sure I worded it more awkwardly, but still kindly and gently... and certainly I was not 100% sure where my attractions were... but for me God was first - even though I was confused about God at that time too! - and I knew I was too young to really understand all this stuff!)
We saw each other less and many years later she was happily married to a very handsome man and they have raised two beautiful boys who are now going out into the world with solid Christian moral values. I guess with the new ordinance, I would have been fined $1000???
I married in my 30's to a man 21 years older. Took me a long time to find someone with whom I was sufficiently intellectually compatible... wish we were more spiritually compatible, but he has a good moral compass, so that's as close as we get on that front. Through all that has happened in recent years with all the craziness in the world, I can only say I am blessed to have him in my life. And we have NEVER had a television in our house!