Drawing A Line In The Snow

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Photo by Ryan, More snow this morning

Hello Everyone and God bless you all!  It snowed again last night and I was up early shoveling snow at 6:45 a.m. again this morning.  I have been shoveling snow since the beginning of last week, so yes, I am tired.  I took a break from the blog yesterday, but I did post a lot on Twitter.  I shared the Gospel and spoke truth to politics.  I tweet the President quite a bit along with Representatives in Congress.  I mentioned in the beginning of the year that 2020 is a crucial election year here in America, and I will be speaking truth to power regarding political and social issues more often as we approach November 3rd.  My main mission and calling from the Lord is to preach the Gospel and share God’s Word.  Serving Jesus always comes first and that is exactly what I’m doing when I speak His Truth to power.

Some Christians believe that those of us who believe in Jesus shouldn’t talk about politics as if God’s Truth should be limited and restrained.  To them I say, take a deeper look at John the Baptist and the Apostle Paul.  We are called to be bold and courageous even when speaking with Kings and rulers.  John the Baptist was beheaded because he told King Herod it was unlawful for him to have his brother’s wife.

Some of us have a different calling.  I have been given a great passion to fight the good fight like a lion.  I understand not everyone will be sent into the political arena to cut down the devil’s lies with God’s Truth.  I have been engaged in this battle for over two decades and the Lord has made me a strong soldier of His Truth.  People are in bondage to the devil’s lies in our society and only God’s Truth can set them free!  It’s not about politics.  It’s about sharing the light of God’s Word and preaching the Gospel within the context of societal issues.  We are in a spiritual war.  We the people and our rulers need to know the Truth of God’s Word and we all desperately need Jesus.

“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”

Romans 3:23-24

“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”

Ephesians 6:12

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It is ridiculous and hilarious to me when I get comments from people who try to shame me or judge me for speaking truth to power.  Some people try to justify their cowardice by pointing their fingers at those of us who are brave.  I had a comment the other day that left me shaking my head and saying many prayers for the person.  He is not a follower of my blog.  I didn’t even approve his comments or engage in conversation with him because what he said was just nuts.

On my post about Trump praying at the National Prayer Breakfast, the guy left a comment where he said I was “exalting the flesh above the Spirit,” and “exalting Trump above Jesus” just because I wrote a post supporting Trump.  Do you know how ridiculous that sounds to someone who has been following Jesus, studying and preaching God’s Word, and sharing the Gospel for 23 years?  Yeah, real ridiculous.  The whole post was about Trump honoring God!

People, you do realize that it is not wrong to speak God’s Truth to society, right?  We are not to hide it or hide our faith.  We are to shine like a city on a hill or a lamp on a stand!  Just because I write a post supporting Trump, does not mean I am exalting Trump above Jesus.  I am not exalting Trump at all!  He is just a sinful man who needs Jesus like me.  I do support him as President though and I will strike down the lies of the leftist socialist Democrats who hate our country and our constitution.

“You are the light of the world.  A city on a hill cannot be hidden.  Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl.  Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.  In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”

Jesus speaking in Matthew 5:14-16

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I am completely and totally against abortion, the gay agenda, open borders, and socialism and I will speak God’s Truth over it all.  I mean for crying out loud, that crazy Buttigieg wants to legalize meth and heroin and kill babies late term!  You want a guy like that as President?!  Trump has been doing a great job fighting the opioid crisis and working on prison reform and economic development, and Buttigieg wants to destroy all that and create a nation of addicts!  Just disgusting!  The Dems have been completely dominated and ruined by communists and socialists and the LGBTQ agenda.  Their agenda is filled with sin and death.

Even our 9 year old son knows Buttigieg would be bad for America.  Last night, our son said, “Hey Dad what would happen if that bootypeg (how he mispronounced his name) guy became President?”  I said, “Well son, he wants to legalize meth and heroin and kill babies late term, so what do you think it would be like?”  Our son said, “Everyone would go crazy.”  I said, “Well said, son.”

Buttigieg insanity

Seriously, the Democrats ruined our healthcare under the last President for 8 years, and now the Dems are trying to push their socialist and treasonous New Way Forward Act and Green New Deal, which are literally communist plans to take over America!  Give us a break!  When are they going to learn?  America has soundly rejected socialism because it leads to tyranny, economic disaster, and death.

Capitalism vs Socialism

Don’t let unashamed communist Bernie fool you with his “everything is free” speeches.  Socialism will take your very life.  Socialism is just a bridge to absolute tyranny.  If you don’t know that, please study history and learn about all the millions of people who were killed by socialist/communist tyrants like Hitler, Stalin, and Mao.  Socialism leads to great suffering and there is nothing free about it no matter how many empty promises Bernie makes.

Bernie economic nightmare
Courtesy of Hannity

Michael Bloomberg is a dictator wannabe.  Can you imagine how tyrannical that guy would be?!  Do you think Americans are actually going to vote for the same guy who made New York City suffer under his racist stop and frisk law?  The same guy who constantly preaches about confiscating our guns and ending the Second Amendment?  I don’t think so.  If Bloomberg thinks he can win the presidency with his money, he is sadly mistaken.  Americans know a tyrant when we see one.  Go home Mike, only tyrants want to disarm the people, and the millions of dead at the hands of socialist and communist tyrants proves it.  You’ll have to start a Civil War if you want our guns, and that is a fight you will lose badly. #MolonLabe!

Bloomberg Dictator

Bloomberg gun hypocrite

Mike Rowe on guns
Amen! Love Always Protects!

I would mention Biden, but he is going to be too busy answering investigators about his corrupt Ukraine dealings with his son along with Pelosi, Romney, and Kerry, and he will be riding home on his “lying dog-faced pony soldier” comment very soon.  His comment about transgender issues being the “civil war of our time” was one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard a politician say.  If that’s what Biden thinks, he is so far out of touch with Americans it’s not even funny.  The Civil War of our time is American Patriots standing up and stopping the depraved leftists that are trying to turn our country into a third world socialist nightmare!  Time to investigate the real criminals!

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Courtesy of Hannity
Ukraine criminals
Is the impeachment hoax starting to make sense now?

Elizabeth Warren is a political disaster and her campaign is just about done.  No amount of Pocahontas talk can help her now.  She was at a diner recently and people wouldn’t even look at her as she was trying to talk with them.  She has no new ideas, she sounds just like Bernie, and socialism doesn’t work, never has anywhere in the world, and it never will.

Hillary jumping in is a joke.  Just try it Hillary.  Two words: Benghazi and Baghdad.  The American people see what a traitor Hillary is and nobody wants her to be President, not even Democrats.  How great it truly is to have a President who loves our country and fights for us!  Praise God that Trump is our President!

Benghazi vs Baghdad

That’s it.  That’s the powerhouse Democrat lineup?  That’s all the Democrats have to run on?!  All they offer America is socialism, open borders, letting criminals run wild, legalizing meth and heroin, killing babies late term, sanctuary cities, tearing up our Constitution, weakening our military, Antifa violence, taking our 1st and 2nd Amendment rights, forced vaccinations, taking away school choice, gender bending insanity, and a general overall rabid hatred for America.  Am I not speaking the truth?  You bet I am!

None of the Democrats could have done what Trump has done in only 3 years.  God put Trump in office to help restore and rebuild our nation in righteousness!  Nobody is going to get the job done and fight for America like Trump and he has proved that by fulfilling all of his promises and more!  The USMCA alone healed 25 years of damage done by NAFTA and re-industrialized our country in an amazingly short amount of time!  I’ll take 7 million new jobs (a 21% increase in the labor force), strengthened borders, and the lowest unemployment in our nation’s history over anything the Democrats are offering with their atheistic socialism agenda of sin and death!

Trump quote rebuild our nation

Trump January jobs numbers

Please read this book if you want to know the truth about the American Left.  They are the real racists and fascists.  The Democrats are the party of the KKK, not Republicans.  Democrats are the party of socialist violence.  Leftists have lied to the world, but they can’t hide the truth of history.  Know the truth!

The Big Lie by D'Souza

When I speak God’s Truth to power, I am operating in the power of the Holy Spirit.  There is no exalting of the flesh going on.  Please, do not be some religious nutcase who says whacked out religious things based off misunderstandings you have about the Bible.  I worship Jesus in Spirit and in Truth by the Holy Spirit He gave me when I received Him as my Lord and Savior in October of 1996 at the age of 18.  I have walked and talked with Jesus and served Him for a very long time.  If you want to challenge me, at least know what you are talking about.

If you don’t like my blog, don’t follow my blog.  Nothing anyone says is going to stop me from being the passionate man that God made me and nothing is going to stop me from speaking His Truth to power.  I’m not here for a popularity contest.  I’m here to preach Jesus to the world!  You think I’m tough on here, you should check out my Twitter posts.

@AuthorRyanC

In addition to thousands of people around the world, I also have a lot of family that reads my blog.  My Mom and Dad, my sister, my father in law and his wife, cousins, Aunts, Uncles, my wife and kids, you name it, they are on here.  They stand up for America and God’s Truth too and they appreciate that I write boldly for God.  Again, if you don’t like what I write, then go in peace.  Nobody is forcing you to read my blog.  Everyone who follows my blog now has been supportive and I appreciate you all!  God weeded out the false friends who were really haters.

Just remember, haters are going to hate.  Persecution will come at times.  Just pray for them and move on.  Don’t ever be afraid to draw a line and let people know where you stand.  Even if you disagree with me, at least I am straight up with you and you know exactly where I stand on every issue.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior.  Trump is my President.  America is my country that I love.  I am a Christian American Patriot and I will stand up, I will speak the truth, and I will fight the good fight unashamed without fear, whether people like it or not.

Grace and peace to you all!

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Pikes Peak surrounded by clouds, 2-11-2020

A Snowy Open Door

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Photo by Ryan, Front Range at sunrise, 2-6-2020 7:03 a.m.

We have been getting a lot of snow this week ever since that winter storm came in on Monday.  I have been shoveling snow all week and weekend and it is snowing again this morning.  We are also supposed to get more snow tomorrow.  We woke up to about a foot of new snow on Friday and we ended up with a snow day.  The kids have been having fun and it’s been great having a surprise 3 day weekend.  God also opened up a door for me to share a little bit of my testimony with our new neighbors from Texas.  They have lived here for over a year now and we have talked quite a bit.  I’ve been praying for an open door and it happened as we shoveled snow Friday.  Despite all the shoveling, it has been a cool weekend I’d like to share with you all.

Here are some photos from Saturday morning.  We had all the new snow from Friday and then we woke up to new snow Saturday morning too.

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You can see the high walls of snow on the side of the driveway and sidewalk from all the snow I shoveled Friday.

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After several days, it’s not much fun to shovel, but all the snow sure does look beautiful on the Rockies.

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Pike’s Peak

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The kids always have fun sledding on our little hill on the side of the house.  If you have never been sledding, I highly recommend it!  Same with snowboarding!

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Don’t worry, our son goes all out and he was okay.  That is his style.  He goes big!

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That’s our daughter pumping her fist in victory.  The kids have a great time together and it’s always fun playing in the snow.  We are very thankful for the blessing of the Rockies.

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So, about that conversation with my neighbor.  His teenage son was also with him.  We all came out to shovel at the same time and we were outside for at least an hour.  We talked about the storm and how much snow we got and we talked about the warm weather in Texas.  They are from San Antonio and my sister lives in Fort Worth now, so we have quite a bit in common.

As we talked, I let him know about my Celiac diagnosis.  He wanted to know more about it and he asked really good questions.  I told him all about the disease and I ended up telling him about the day I stopped breathing due to anaphylactic shock and I told him I was saved by a miracle and came back to life.  His son was listening intently the whole time.  I didn’t go into the whole event with the wind of the Holy Spirit and the Lord putting me back in my body, but I got to tell him that I believe in Jesus and I have since 1996.  He was amazed to learn that I didn’t receive any help from EMTs, but I survived.  He didn’t say whether he believed in Jesus or not, but he thought it was cool and was encouraged by what I said.  It was awesome to have such a deep conversation while shoveling snow and that is exactly how the Lord opens doors to preach the Gospel and share our testimonies!  Thank You Jesus!

We will be shoveling more snow today, so maybe we will have another conversation.  I just pray I can be a blessing to our new neighbors and help with any questions they might have.  We should always be prepared to give an answer to anyone who asks us about our faith in Jesus.  Even when we’re moving a foot of snow.

Here is a photo from 8:34 a.m. this morning.  It was snowing when I got up at 6:30 a.m. and it is still snowing right now at 11:20 a.m., Mountain Time, of course.  It was really sunny yesterday and it started to warm up, so a lot of the snow from Friday and Saturday melted, but it’s coming down pretty steady again today.  I don’t know how much more we will get, but we might end up having a snow day tomorrow too.

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God can use anything to open a door to talk about Jesus, even a snow storm.  May we always keep our eyes on Jesus and be sensitive to the urging of the Holy Spirit when the door opens.  Thank you Jesus for answering my prayer and opening the door to share my testimony!  May He use His people for His glory and May His will be done!

“I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.”

Romans 1:16

“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

Romans 10:9

Have a blessed Sunday!

Grace and peace to you all!

Conquer The Storm

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Photo by Ryan, Winter Storm Kade coming in Monday morning 2-3-20

It was a beautiful weekend here in Colorado with temperatures in the 70s that felt like spring.  The kids had fun riding their bikes, and it was awesome soaking up the sun on the back deck.  We also had fun Saturday night watching our daughter perform in the County Middle School Honor Band as the first chair horn player.  It is very rare for a 6th grader to make the Honor Band and even more rare for that 6th grader to earn first chair!  You did great sweetheart and we are so proud of you!  It was definitely a great weekend and a very nice break from winter.  Living next to the Rockies can bring rapid changes in weather though, and on Monday we had Winter Storm Kade coming down from the high country.  Not too bad of a storm with only 6 inches of snow, but we had a 50 degree drop in temperature, which can be shocking to people new to Colorado.  For those of us who have lived here for many years, the storms are a normal part of our lives and we know how to get through them victoriously.

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Monday afternoon 2-3-20

The life I live with Celiac is a lot like the extreme weather changes from living next to the Rockies.  Some weeks are fine and everything seems stable.  The sun is shining and the pain is managed.  The next week is a storm that brings violent drops in blood sugar, nausea, pain, loss of appetite, and fatigue.  Sometimes it is a struggle to press on.  I hear people complain about being sick for a couple weeks.  Can you imagine being chronically ill for 8 years with no end in sight?  I know some of you can and my heart and prayers are with you.

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Photo by Ryan, Snow from last night, 8:17 this morning 2-4-20

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Photo from our daughter’s room on the top floor. Can’t even see the mountains today.

I have been struggling lately with the physical and emotional pain that this disease causes.  I have questions that I want answered that are not being answered.  I have questions about life and suffering that I need God to bring peace to.  Jesus alone is my victory, so I give it all to Him.

I am dying, very slowly, little by little every day as I fight a disease that is trying to starve me to death.  We are all dying and there is nothing any of us can do about it.  You are going to die someday.  I am going to die someday.  This is an inescapable fact.  We are trapped here in these earthly bodies and there is only one Way out.  I don’t understand why it has to be the way it is or why God chose to do it the way He did or why He did any of it at all when He knew how much suffering there would be, but I know His Word is Truth, Jesus Christ is Lord, and Jesus is the only Way to be saved and escape sin and death.  I know this because of the terrifying and wonderful supernatural events and miracles I have lived through, and I know it by the power of God inside of me by the Holy Spirit He gave me.

“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.”

John 14:6

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

Jesus speaking in John 3:16

Even in all my suffering and questions, I keep believing because the Lord is faithful and good and I know I can trust Him.  I don’t need to worry about storms from the Rockies or storms from Celiac Disease.  I am use to both, I’ve been through worse, and I know the Lord will see me through it.  Take some advice from a middle aged mountain man who has been through great suffering, you must set your face like flint against the storm and keep going!  God will use the storms to toughen you up and help you rely on Him by faith.

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear.  Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?  Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.  Are you not much more valuable than they?  Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?”

Jesus speaking in Matthew 6:25-27

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If you are suffering today, please don’t give up.  Our questions will be answered and every tear will be wiped away.  Keep fighting and give it all to Jesus!  He will lift you up and sustain you!  Give the storm to the One who loves your soul and you will be amazed at what He can do in your life!  His strength is all the toughness you need to conquer the storm!

Grace and peace to you all!

God Is With Me & He Is Good

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Photo by Ryan, Fog along the Front Range, 1-30-20 2:47 p.m MT

Figured I would give a quick update and let you all know that I will be resting through the weekend.  I have been struggling through nausea and lost appetite.  I need a break from reading blogs and comments.  Those of you who know me understand that I have to rest and take care of my body at times due to Celiac and the damage it did to my small intestine.  That damage also caused Cachexia, which can be difficult to manage.  This is life with a chronic illness auto-immune disorder.  God is with me and He is good.  Thank you to everyone who left encouraging comments and offered prayers on my last post.  I will catch up with everyone Monday.  Have a blessed weekend!

If you would like to know more about Jesus and how you can be saved, please read the post below.  It is one of the most popular posts on my blog and it was my favorite post of 2019.  Jesus is Lord and only He can save you.  Let His love set you free!

Worth A Thousand Words

Thank you all for your prayers!  Please remember to pray for everyone who suffers.

Grace and peace to you all!

P.S.

If you would like to know more about Celiac Disease and help spread awareness through knowledge, please read my post:

Celiac Disease Awareness Month

Pressing On With Jesus

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Photo by Ryan, Geese flying east over our house, 1-24-20

Hello Everyone.  Hope all of you are doing well.  I have been taking a short break from writing the last couple of days to do some thinking and praying.  I have also been dealing with Celiac related issues that have taken away my appetite again recently.  I actually wasn’t quite sure if I was going to continue blogging here on WordPress or not, but it seems the Lord wants me to continue.  I am here to preach the Gospel and share my testimony and I must obey the Lord and press on.

I am tired today, so this will just be a short post with some photos I took last Friday, some Bible verses regarding the Gospel, and a couple links to my testimony.  The photos I took are of a huge flock of geese that flew over our house early Friday morning.  The first photo at the top is when they were flying east shortly after sunrise.  A couple hours later they all came back and flew over us again heading west.  There were several hundred of them or more and it was funny hearing them all honk.  We live at 6,115 feet, so they get pretty close to our roof top sometimes.  We have been enjoying a much warmer winter than last year, and the geese are loving it as much as we are.  It’s supposed to be almost 70 here by the weekend!

I took all these photos with my Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Camera.

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Geese headed west

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God never ceases to amaze me with His creation!  I have always liked watching the geese fly over.  It’s so cool how they form that V shape.  Truly a wonder of God!

Here is a question for you.  Do you want to overcome the world and have eternal life?  I hope your answer is yes!  Let’s read how the Apostle John shared the Gospel and learn how you can overcome the world and go to Heaven.

“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.  This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands.  This is love for God: to obey his commands.  And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world.  This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.  Who is it that overcomes the world?  Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

This is the one who came by water and blood–Jesus Christ.  He did not come by water only, but by water and blood.  And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.  For there are three that testify: the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.  We accept man’s testimony, but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son.  Anyone who believes in the Son of God has this testimony in his heart.  Anyone who does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because he has not believed the testimony God has given about his Son.  And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.  He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.”

1 John 5:1-12

That is the pure beautiful truth of the Gospel.  God has given us His Son, Jesus, and all who believe in Him will have eternal life!  Your sins will be forgiven and you will stand reconciled before God!  That is the good news of the Gospel!

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

Jesus speaking in John 3:16

“This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.  There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”

Romans 3:22-24

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Romans 6:23

That is the most precious gift we could ever receive!  Please don’t reject it!  Jesus loves you and He died for you, so you could be forgiven and have eternal life!

“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

Romans 10:9

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God–not by works, so that no one can boast.”

Ephesians 2:8-9

If you would like to read my testimony of the supernatural way I came to know Jesus back in 1996, and the supernatural life I have lived following Jesus ever since, please check out the links below.  Jesus is my Lord and Savior and He rescued me and my family from the evil one!  I am not ashamed of Jesus.  Please understand the truth of the Gospel that you will only have eternal life through faith in Jesus.  He is the only One who died for the forgiveness of our sins and He is the only One who can save us from sin and death.  Jesus is Lord!

Remember that time when…

One Man’s Very Strange Supernatural Life

Grace and peace to you all!

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.”

John 14:6

Life Is Fragile

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Photo credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie, USA TODAY Sports, Kobe Bryant with his daughter Gianna at the WNBA All Star Game July 27, 2019. (Reuters)

Hearing the news of Kobe Bryant’s death today was very shocking and heartbreaking.  It was even more heartbreaking to learn that his daughter Gianna also died in the crash.  Kobe was my age (41) and his daughter was just 1 year older than our daughter at the young age of 13.  There were a total of 9 people aboard the helicopter and no one survived.  Tragedies like this remind us all just how truly fragile life is.  Take time to hold the ones you love today.  Tell them you love them and give them a hug.  Life is so precious and our time is so short.

It all comes down to our last breath and none of us know when that will be.  We must be ready to go at anytime.  The only way to be ready is to believe in Jesus Christ for the salvation of your soul.  Kobe believed in God and he and his daughter are in Heaven now through their faith in Jesus.  That is a great comfort and hope for those who believe.

“For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

Jesus speaking in John 6:40

“Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope.  We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.”

1 Thessalonians 4:13-14

My heart and prayers go out to Kobe’s wife Vanessa, their daughters, the entire Bryant family, and all the families who lost those they love.  May God pour out His Holy Spirit on you all and sustain you with His comfort and love.  May the grace and peace of the Lord give you strength as you trust in Him.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

Jesus speaking in John 3:16

Grace and peace to you all in the Name of Jesus

God Always Provides

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Photo by Ryan, Chevy Silverado I owned for 8 years

Hello Everyone.  Just wanted to give a quick update.  On Tuesday I wrote a post titled “Living By Faith” where I explained how my wife and I had to make some hard financial decisions last weekend.  It is an issue we have been praying about for months and I appreciate all of you who prayed for us.  God came through in a big way very fast and we are almost completely free of debt now!  The Lord answered our prayers better than all we could ask or imagine and we are so thankful!

The issue we were praying about was whether or not to sell my truck.  It was a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 4×4 Z85 Heavy Duty (All Star Edition).  It only had 31,609 miles on it and it was in perfect condition.  I take very good care of my things, especially when it comes to my vehicles.  It was pristine inside and out and we owned it.

We decided to sell it, so I posted an ad on Craigslist on Monday night.  On Tuesday morning, while I was finishing writing the post “Living By Faith,” I received a text from a salesman at a dealership.  He told me they were very interested in my truck and they wanted to make an offer.  I was a bit guarded because I sold cars back in 2001 and dealerships don’t usually buy cars from private sellers.  In fact, that is very rare.  Usually they call a private seller because they hope to convince the seller to trade their vehicle towards a new car at their dealership.

I sold cars for one summer and got out of it quick because the management was dishonest and I refused to do the dirty deals they wanted me to do.  I proved to them I could sell cars honestly, but they didn’t care.  Not all dealerships are that way, but I keep a guarded heart because I know what the inside of the business can be like.

I let the salesman know that I sold cars in the past and explained that I knew dealerships don’t usually do that, but he was welcome to make an offer.  I sent him the VIN number and he surprisingly came back with an offer that was strong, but not quite good enough.  I countered $1,000 higher and told him if they could do that price, then we had a deal.

He told me he would talk with his manager and get back with me.  I really didn’t know what to expect.  It was already amazing enough getting a text from a dealership and it was even more amazing when he made me a strong offer.  I asked the Lord to bless it and said, “Your will be done Lord,” and waited.

An hour went by and then the salesman called me.  To his surprise and mine, his manager accepted my counter offer!  The deal was made and we agreed to meet Wednesday.  Turns out their dealership is one of just a few buying centers that has a partnership with Kelley Blue Book.  They are a family owned business and they only buy their pre-owned vehicles from private sellers with vehicles in excellent condition.

The dealership is in Golden about 30 minutes northwest of us.  It was a nerve wracking drive through thick I-25 and 6th Avenue traffic in Denver, but we made it there safely and they cut us a check as promised.  It was awesome and their honesty and professionalism was very refreshing!  God is so good and He always provides!

My Craigslist ad was only live for one night and one morning and the Lord brought the best possible buyer to us!  We were praying to be protected and for wisdom and discernment in who to sell it to because Craigslist can be dangerous.  You never know who is going to come to your house when selling a high value item.  Not only did God bring us a buyer, He brought us the safest buyer possible and we knew we would get paid legitimately.  We also sold it for the price we wanted at the top Blue Book value just like we prayed.  God orchestrated the whole thing and He blessed it big time!  Thank You Jesus!

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”

Romans 8:28

Our kids had named my truck Thunder and we had some great family memories with it, but we would have had to trade or sell it in a few years anyway.  Our daughter will be driving in a few years, so we will need a smaller car for her.  We will most likely get a family sedan in the near future, but we will do just fine with one car for now.  It just feels really great to have all that debt paid off and it is a huge answer to our prayers!

I prayed that we would be debt free in 2020 and God did just that!  We were surrounded on all sides and time was running out, but He parted the seas for us and now we can move forward on dry land!  God can do anything and nothing is impossible for Him!  Keep praying, believing, and trusting!  God knows what we need and His timing is perfect!  His plans for our lives are far better than anything we could ever come up with on our own!  He will bless our faith in Jesus and we can trust that He is always working for our good!

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Jeremiah 29:11

Grace and peace to you all!

 

Living By Faith

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Photo by Ryan, Snow capped Rockies at sunrise, 1-20-20

The 4 day weekend is over and we are back at it today.  It was great spending time with my wife and kids.  It was also a bit of a serious weekend as my wife and I had to make some hard decisions regarding our finances.  We worked through the issues by God’s grace and we are living by faith.  The Lord is in control and we trust Him with all the details.  That is what believers in Jesus do.  We lift it up to Him and say Your will be done.

My wife doesn’t want me to share the private details of our finances, so I will honor her request.  We always appreciate your prayers.  The Lord knows what we need and He will provide.

I also wanted to say thank you to everyone who has supported me.  I know many of us don’t agree on certain things and I appreciate that most of you have never slandered me or sent me hateful messages, even if you disagree with me.  I love all people and I don’t care what color your skin is or what culture or nation you are from.  It is a great honor to have people from all over the world reading my blog.  There are even people from almost every country in the Middle East.  So far, there are people from 140 nations in the world visiting this blog.  May God bless, heal, and save every single one of you and may He bless all of our countries!  I love you all in Jesus’ Name!  Jesus loves you and He died for all of us!

I am humbled and honored that any of you would take the time to read what I write.  I appreciate the messages of encouragement and I enjoy chatting with everyone.  I know that sometimes I can be very passionate.  I do not want to be harsh and I do keep in my heart that I need to speak the truth in love with gentleness and respect.  I will always speak boldly with passion as that is who God made me and that is the fire of His Spirit inside me, but His gentleness is also inside me and there must be a balance.  I understand that.

It really is ridiculous for anybody to call me a racist.  They have no idea how I grew up.  They don’t know about the violence I encountered and the homies I rolled with.  They don’t know about true friendship and love.  My best friend in Middle School was black and I consider him my brother still to this day and I have great love for him.  We were so close that everyone called us Salt and Pepper.  I know what it’s like to have real friends who will back you up and even bleed for you if necessary.  I know what it’s like to have friends who will lay down their lives for you.

It’s not about skin color with me.  It’s about heart and character.  That’s what I care about.  Who are you inside?  Do you have integrity?  Do you hunger for righteousness or evil?  Are you trustworthy?  Are you filled with love or hate?  Your skin color is not going to tell me any of that.

Most of my friends growing up in Littleton, Colorado were black, Latino, or Native American.  I dated Latina girls and I ended up marrying a woman with Spanish heritage.  I also worked landscaping for many years working under the hot sun with the guys from Mexico.  I was out there doing everybody’s landscaping and golf courses and I spoke Spanish with the guys all day 40 hours per week.  They work very hard and I have great respect for those men.  I am very blessed to have worked with them and I will always remember their life stories.  Don’t ever tell me I am a racist.  People who are obsessed with race are the racists.  Divisions of the flesh come from the evil one.

The link below is to a post I wrote when I first started blogging back in 2018.  It is a story about how my friend Damien saved my life in Middle School when I was being choked out in the stairwell.  It also shows what I think about racism.

Salt and Pepper

Whether it comes to our finances or this blog or fighting Celiac or any other thing in my life, I am living by faith.  We don’t know what’s around the next corner, so we can’t walk by sight.  We must trust God and He will always make our paths straight!  The Lord is always faithful and He won’t let us down!

Grace and peace to you all!

“We live by faith, not by sight.”

2 Corinthians 5:7

“For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

Romans 1:17

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart

and lean not on your own

understanding;

in all your ways acknowledge him,

and he will make your paths

straight.”

Proverbs 3:5-6

A New Day To Rejoice

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Photo by Ryan, Sunrise 1-18-2020

It has been a rough week and I am very thankful we have a 3 day weekend.  I have had many disagreements this week and I wrote several posts that were very strong.  People who have been reading my blog for a long time know that most of my posts are not political, but sometimes I do speak truth to power regarding political issues.  I am moving forward from the issue I have been talking about the last few days, and today I just want to leave you with a verse and a prayer.

Today is a new day the Lord has made full of possibilities!  God is in control of this day and He has been since before the beginning of time!  Today is a fresh start full of hope!  We have breath in our lungs and we are alive!  May we make it count and make the most of every opportunity God has given us!  May we rejoice and be glad!

“This is the day the Lord has made;

let us rejoice and be glad in it.”

Psalm 118:24

“Lord Jesus, please encourage our hearts and deliver us from evil.  Lift us up and fill our hearts with Your joy!  Make Your love increase and overflow in our hearts for each other and for everyone else, and may we please You in everything we do.  May Your will be done, Lord, amen!”

Have a blessed and peaceful weekend!

Grace and peace to you all!

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Strong Disagreements & Parting Ways

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Photo by Ryan, Rocky Mountain Front Range

Sometimes we have strong disagreements with people.  Sometimes there are even strong disagreements between Christian brothers.  After following Jesus since 1996, I can tell you it is a normal and healthy part of the Christian walk.  Disagreements can reveal a person’s heart and what they believe and sometimes those disagreements are so strong that we have to part ways.  We even see this in God’s Word among the disciples.  Even as we disagree, we are still brothers in Christ and reconciliation is always possible.

I recently had such a strong disagreement with a brother that I parted ways with him.  I want to be clear that I have no fellowship with someone who claims to be my brother in Christ, but then turns around and writes a post accusing American Christian conservatives of being racist, xenophobic, misogynistic, and fear mongering because we support Trump and believe in protecting our country that we love.  Don’t claim to be politically neutral acting like you are advocating for reconciliation, then in the same post spew the same divisive liberal lies and accusations we here from liberals every day in our country.  Give me a break, that’s called hypocrisy!  You can’t say, “Hey, I mean no disrespect or anything, but just so you know, you’re a racist.”  Ridiculous!  Oh no, you didn’t intend to be offensive.  Because pointing your finger at a fellow brother in Christ and accusing him of being racist couldn’t possibly be offensive, right?

Of course those accusations are meant to be disrespectful and offensive!  They are the same vicious lies we hear everyday from the anti-American liberals who hate Trump, Christians, and our country!  Those lies are designed to whip up hate against us!  Why would a brother in Christ want to spread such lies?!

My advice to every blogger out there is this:  If you are not American, you probably shouldn’t be talking about American politics.  Furthermore, if you don’t like being challenged by American Christian conservatives after writing a disparaging post about American Christian conservatives, then my advice would be to not write posts accusing American Christian conservatives of being racist, xenophobic, misogynist, and fear mongering.  If you write a post like that full of those lies, you will be challenged.  People outside our country don’t understand the fight we are in and you have no idea how truly evil the liberal agenda is and how badly they want to destroy our country.  We are fighting for the very soul of our nation!

This is not about Republican versus Democrat anymore.  We are well past that!  This is about freedom versus tyranny!  This is about righteousness versus evil!  Socialism has and always will be a bridge to tyranny and that is exactly what the liberals want!

Just look at what is happening in Virginia with their globalist traitor Governor trying to take their guns by passing illegal laws (with the help of Bloomberg’s money) in violation of the Second Amendment!  The liberals are trying to destroy our Constitution and make us slaves in their new world order!  Bloomberg tried to pull the same schemes against our guns here in Colorado and our Sheriffs stood with the people and shut it down!  Only tyrants want to disarm the people!

The Sheriffs are our last line of defense against tyrannical politicians.  Liberals would do well to remember that we also have the right to form a Constitutional militia and fight back anytime tyrants try to enslave us, and that is a fight liberals will lose badly.  You just try us and you’ll be sorry.  You will regret the day you tested the resolve of American patriots and you will find out just how hot the fire of freedom burns within us!

Liberals have stirred up so much hatred and violence in our country that they cause actual violent attacks on American Patriots in the streets!  If it’s a Civil War they want, believe me, I am ready to rack a mag and fight for my country anytime, and I have the training to back it up!  Those violent socialist Antifa thugs don’t scare me!  That pathetic liberal proxy-army will be taken down in the first wave!  They are real lucky we have been very patient in our non-violent stance as we work through the political process.

I am ready and so are the millions of my Patriot brothers and sisters that stand with me!  Even if only 3% of us stand up and fight, it will be enough!  Yes, I am a 3%er and I have the patch on my American militia uniform that I will wear if I am ever called to defend my country against enemies foreign or domestic.  I have two words for all the socialist liberal traitors who want to take our guns and our freedom: Molon Labe!

I don’t understand why any Christian would believe the lies of the God hating leftist Democrats and then use those same lies against another brother in Christ.  I forgive my brother for his ignorant hateful words based on the ignorant hateful lies the liberals spread around the world.  Just like I said in my post, “Don’t Fear Conflict,” Trump is not racist and neither are the American patriots who support him.  I am not racist, I am not xenophobic, I am not a misogynist, and I am not fear mongering, and neither is Trump.  Those are very strong accusations and a person, especially a brother in Christ, better be very careful about how he judges, especially judging another brother in Christ.  Nobody has any basis to call me a racist or any of those things just because I love my country and believe that love always protects just like the Bible says.

Just like Paul, I am parting ways with that brother.  Maybe someday we will once again share fellowship and be reconciled like Paul and Mark and I pray we can.  For now, I don’t want to read anything written by someone who falsely accuses American Christians of racism, xenophobia, misogyny, or fear mongering.  It really does blow my mind that a believer in Christ would believe the same hateful lies of the liberal media!  Does the Holy Spirit not show you it is false?  Does the Holy Spirit not show you how evil they are?!  If you believe in Jesus, don’t go around spouting the evil lies of the liberals!  Give me a break!  If you do spout those lies, you might want to check yourself to see if you are even in the faith.

“They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company.  Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus, but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.”

Acts 15:39

So, there you have it.  If you are not American, it’s probably best to stay out of our politics, especially if you don’t want to be challenged by Americans about it.  If you are a believer in Christ that believes liberal lies, it’s time to turn off the liberal dominated news and do some praying.  Ask the Lord to reveal the truth to you about the leftist liberal agenda.  Don’t tell me you are a Christian and then tell me you are a liberal too.  Those are not compatible.  You can’t tell me you love Jesus and then tell me you agree with murdering babies, the gay agenda, and atheistic socialism.  Good luck explaining that to God.

Don’t go pointing your finger at me calling me a racist.  Go look in the mirror and get that big liberal plank out of your eye.  Christian Democrat?  What an oxymoron!  What a joke!

The Democrats kicked God out of their party and all they support is sin and death!  The Kennedy Democrats are long gone folks.  Now it is the party of socialist violence and immorality!  The party of killing babies after birth, the gay agenda, which even includes pedophilia, and the party of tearing down our Constitution and our borders!  That is literally all they run on; hating America, sin, and death!  I pray God smites their wicked agenda and I’ll be here to fight them every step of the way!

If you hate Americans, Christians, American Christian conservatives, or America, you will not like talking with me.  I love Jesus Christ with all my heart and I love my country with all my heart and I am willing to lay down my life for both!  I am a Christian American Patriot and I believe in and stand up for God’s Word and the Constitution of these great United States!  If you come at me with lies about God, His Word, Christians, my country, or any other lies, I will cut down your lies with the truth.  I will stand up boldly and I won’t back down.  I don’t fear man and I am not here to please man.  I fear God and I am here to please Him!

I am here by God’s calling to preach the truth of the Gospel and God’s Word to the world and that is what I will continue to do for the glory of God.  Nobody is going to get in my way or stop me.  I will just wipe the dust off my feet and keep moving forward.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

Jesus speaking in John 3:16

“And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.”

1 John 4:14

Grace and peace to you all!