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Where do We go when We Die? An old saying among us is that there are two facts of life: death and taxes. However, I do not believe everyone will die, but there are many who will **die twice**. In fact, there are written words that speak to these truths. These are found in the Bible. Beliefs about death Many people believe that when they die their body is buried or their ashes are scattered hither and yon, and that's the end of it. They are certainly entitled to their…
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Entry of the Gladiators The world is a circus. We are either spectators of the present comedy-drama or we are gladiators doing battle with the evil forces aligned against us who believe. Personally, I am ever inclined to live the role of a gladiator. I have willfully chosen this lot in life. First, I was a soldier in the US Army's elite parachute infantry, and later a professional football player. My former ways were always inclined to violence. Background The above title…
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Thank Your Sponsors! A lot of us are so busy that we neglect our loyal sponsors, all to our own detriment. I have been guilty of this, too, and hence my necessary post. If you presently have no sponsors, do not lose hope - just keep writing, because eventually someone will like what you have to say and tag along with you. Thank you! So before I go into **ways you are able to obtain a sponsor**, allow me a moment to thank mine. They are: @Niazi420, @BCH Volleyball Player,…
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You are without Excuse! Is your father a well-developed monkey? Did your grandfather swing from tree branches in the jungle? Did your great-grandfather entertain people on safari in Africa? Just curious is why I ask these questions. And I ask because many people have bought into the **lie of evolution.** One of the greatest lies ever told Rather than argue against evolution, which offers humanity no viable hope for the future but death, the theory does not have a…
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The Elaborate Make Believe Do you find yourself wanting to get away from it all at times? Many of us do. You are not alone. We all have a tendency to become bogged down with the cares of this world to the extent that we simply want to get away from it all and instead make believe everything around us and beating us down isn't really happening. But it is, it is indeed. *What* isn't happening? Not that I need to remind you, because you and I have daily reminders, but we are 19…
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You Can't Handle the Truth! Most people will recognize the quote from "A Few Good Men" starring Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson in the title. William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, once stated: "No legacy is so rich as honesty." I like this. Few people even bother to read Shakespeare anymore, because it requires both a lofty discernment and understanding. However, and in contrast, many individuals religiously read repetitive posts on #Farcebook, Instasham, #Twit, and other…
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Imitating Others - Who do You Imitate? "Many often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing" - Aesop. When I was a kid I wanted to be three things when I grew up: a professional American football player, a brave, elite soldier, and a race car driver. My heroes were the U.S film actor and Hollywood icon, John Wayne, a quarterback with the Minnesota Vikings, Joe Kapp, and race car drivers like Mario Andretti and A.J. Foyt. I went on to play semi-professional football as a…
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Guilty Like These? My sister loves reading her daily horoscope and is always posting it on her #Farcebook page. A friend of mine on Facebook also posts a daily religious statue or amulet along with a prayer or request for money (and if you **like her post** and believe it will come true, you'll received a monetary gift from God). Not. God is not a magical genie who grants your every desire, friends. Many of my dear #Filipino #friends and #family are considerably steeped in…
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Burned to a Crisp! My mother was once a chef for Hollywood biggies, and so I had a natural inclination to cook also. I favored baking sweets. At a young age I burned a lot of food to a crisp before eventually getting the hang of things. Additionally, I was once an elite firefighter with the the U.S. Forest Service's Hotshots after a stint with one of the U.S. Army's parachute infantry battalions. Hotshots The #Hotshots were created in 1940 by the federal government. When I…
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The Phantom Promise of Security and Safety The horrific events of 9/11 barely linger in the minds of most people. One would think that it was merely a one-off event in history 20 years ago which could never be repeated. I've sour news for you: something worse will happen. The groanings are becoming louder even now. Freedom? How are you liking your freedom since the "pandemic" kicked in? Do you like being told what to do, what time you can do it, and being forced by your…
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Short-Sleeves in Baguio It's a great Sunday morning with plenty of rain, and the temperature is a beautiful 26 Celsius. People are wearing jackets here. Me? I am wearing shorts and a short-sleeved shirt down the mountain from Baguio in the lowlands. I don't miss Baguio like others do. Having lived there for three years near the Mansion House, I had the opportunity to visit and see almost everything the summer capital had to offer. It was cool, as far as doing and seeing…
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The Tongue is a Snitch! Slips of the tongue. Freudian slips, the psychologists and psychiatrists say. They call these occasional slips a parapraxis. These so-called slips are verbal or memory mistakes that are believed to be associated with a person's unconscious mind. These errors or misdeeds in speech of mine have raised the ire of my friends and loved ones. Ten years ago, I dropped the F bomb to a preacher. I also called my girlfriend by my ex-wife's name. Yikes! Talk…
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Challenging Global Worldviews I had a late start to my morning due to circumstances beyond my immediate control. My son decided he didn't want to sleep until 11 p.m. Then, while praying before sleeping, as I always do, my attention was drawn to how quickly the world is changing, and not for the good. In the end, I may have slept 4 hours. Remembering I can remember the days when a politician who was caught up in a scandal would resign out of a sense of decency and for the…
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Suffering is for a Short While It's a great morning to be alive. I opened my eyes at 3:35 a.m., after sleeping at 10:30, and then proceeded to make some coffee. I cranked up my iMac and noticed there was an impending update. Clicking update, I now wait for Mac Big Sur 11.6 to download and install. It's a process I am always wanting to delay because it if frequently time consuming. Downloading (unknown time remaining) Despite a relatively speedy Internet (for the…
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Wrestling with Updates Yesterday was a monster test of my patience. My iMac prompted me to update to the new Big Sur iOS version, and then after that was complete, Windows 10 also needed updating (Windows 11 comes out October 5th). The total time spent on both updates was over 7 hours. I wrestled over the updates because I had a lot of writing to complete, among other daily tasks. But I took the dive nevertheless, because I prefer to keep everything properly updated, and…
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Beware the Manipulators! They are all around us. The manipulators, I mean. They live to pull your strings and control you like a puppet, as well as compel you to do what they want you to do, even though deep inside you don't want to cooperate. Beware the manipulators! They are everywhere Manipulators are everywhere we turn. We see them here on read.cash, social media, among loved ones and friends, in business, universities and in governments, more so in religions, just to…
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We are not all in this together Do not be misled, we are not all in this together. Reality reveals the fact that we re all being separated in more ways than one by billionaire elites, politicians and their minions. Just a cursory glance at the media by a critical reader (and how few these are!) reveals the growing divide among modern humanity. This divide spans many things, of course, but here and for the sake of brevity only a few are mentioned. My my my Corona It's natural…
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Who were the Sons of God in Genesis 6? The Bible is a **summary** of God's revelation of Himself and how He interacts with humanity. Everything you need for living a life on God's terms (rather than mankind's terms) is in His everlasting word, comprised of ****66 books****. There are no contradictions, only misunderstandings and mysteries. Brief background and structure of Genesis Moses wrote the book of Genesis (origins or beginning) around 1400 to 120 B.C. while he was in…
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The Man Who Failed to Yield You never know what awaits you when you leave the house each day. Some of the more amazing events and their memories will linger in one's memory many years afterwards. I was driving to work one afternoon. It just so happens that by sheer luck and timing that I was promoted to work as an inspector in an automobile factory. It's funny that they called it that because we made camshafts, crankshafts and valves for diesel engines. We even manufactured…
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Late Starts can be Great Starts I don't like being late to anything, even to the dentist. When a person is regularly late it demonstrates to others their lackadaisical attitude and lack of commitment to another person's time. **I never trust** a habitually late person in any of my affairs. **Never**. Late starts can be great starts or lead to ruin. Yesterday's example Yesterday I had an appointment with a well-known attorney where I live, a mover and a shaker. It was for 11…
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Take a Breath! The Roman poet Ovid one said, "Take a rest; the field that has rested gives a beautiful crop." Far too often we labor much too much without taking time to refresh our minds and body. On the other hand, some people rest far too much. We should strive to strike a balance in our life. Health Sleep is one of the human body’s best natural preventive medicines, and is able to restore and refresh both mind and body. **We need to rest**. When we toil with our…
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My Clients are Back: My Plans The financial dry spell has finally come to an end. The once depleting savings I had are now in the process of being restored. My US clients are back. It is the peak time for writing in the United States and I am thankful for all of my faithful returning clients. Looking ahead While I refuse to boast about tomorrow and the future, it would be foolish if I did not have a plan in place. Therefore, to this end, I have planned to do a few things,…
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Time of Refreshing -a Day with my Son Words that carry grace are refreshing to the soul. Doing things for others is fun and is the type of leisure I enjoy. My soul and spirit were refreshed while taking Friday off. An early morning deadline for a client was met with ease, providing me with an opportunity to spend the rest of the day doing whatever I wanted to do. I chose sacrificing my time and periods of leisure. Doing Since **love is doing something rather than an…
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My Prison Penpal Inside it is lonely. Inside you have very few friends and a lot of enemies. Inside you are watched 24/7. Prison: it's not necessarily living but rather the art of surviving. My now 27-year-old relative is in a Florida prison in the United States and we are penpals. I'll call her Rose to protect her identity. The incident It was not a typical day in Florida in September of 2016. The sun wasn't high in the sky but instead a rainy gloom dampened the roads and…
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King David was a Scoundrel We often get the wrong image of King David from the majority of pastors and teachers. Though he was indeed a man after God's own heart, he nevertheless was a scoundrel. How can this be? The united monarchy The three great kings of Israel are identified by biblical scholars as Saul, David and Solomon. While there were some 40 (Hebrew "many dozens") plus kings of the nation of Israel, only the above-mentioned three ruled over an undivided Israel.…
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What Jesus do You Know? Do you know Jesus? Which one? Many have come throughout history stating they were the promised Messiah. Even today we see men claim they are the Christ. But there is only one Jesus, and if you don't know the right one, I'll be frank with you: the Bible says you are going to the lake of fire for all eternity after a temporary stopover in hell. Fire and brimstone Fire and brimstone preaching has fallen by the wayside and has been trampled underfoot. In…
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Making Homemade Spicy Texas Chili (with pics and instructions). Everybody has a favorite warmup meal they prefer to prepare. For me, it's spicy Texas style chili. Okay, some folks don't use red kidney beans in their chili, but I do, so let's get that out of the way from jump street. Prepping The first thing I do is bring the Crock pot down from an upper shelf. Then I gather all of the ingredients and place them on the countertop. I crank the Crock pot up on high and pour my…
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The Reasons Why People Don't Write Daily Anybody can come up with an excuse for not writing on a daily basis, just like we did when we wanted to be absent from school when we were kids. Any excuse will do, as long as we rationalize it in our minds. **Disclaimer**: Get ready for some hard truths you likely won't except, because a lot of you are not writers. Most people cannot write well. Excuses Excuses are like opinions - everybody has them. Excuses for not writing can be…