Well, my heart has some issues! Aside from the predicament that all of us humans find ourselves in. That is, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…” (Romans 3.23)

I will be having a heart surgery procedure on Monday, March 17, an ablation to help correct the A-Fib condition I have had for the past year. Thankfully, it is not “open heart,” but still… The doctor will go up into my heart through a vein and sort of deaden little areas of the heart so it will fire correctly. It is a very delicately balanced, carefully grown, electro-chemical set of tissues that needs to be firing right. Right now I experience some “misfiring” which pushes my heart rate up higher than it should be, and which leaves me short of breath. The irregularity also creates the possibility of having fluctuation in blood flow, which can, and did, lead to blood clots in the heart. That got corrected, so the procedure is all go ahead!

But back to our human condition. The heart is at the very center of it all - our human condition. The Bible speaks of having hard hearts, an unforgiving heart, a broken heart, a sad heart, and a joyful heart, full of gladness. It is not too difficult to figure out what you want going on with your own heart, as you read and consider the various verses of Scripture that talk about the heart. After all, it is at the very heart of the matter.

Facing possibilities of having your own heart worked on, or possibly failing someday, as all of our physical hearts certainly will, brings a depth of reality to your senses that we usually take entirely for granted. 

What can we do about it? 

Do a “word study” sometime on the subject “heart” in the Scriptures. It can be fascinating, with any key word that you want to understand. Such as “love,” or “spirit." 

What kind of heart do you want? 

“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise." Psalm 51.17 

I am praying for the doctor's hand (and machines) to be safe and sure, as for those assisting him. But moreover, I submit my heart to God who loves us, and made us for a reason, and has a purpose for our lives. I don't think He is done with me yet here in this life. But that, too, is to be found in the prayer Jesus taught us to pray, “…Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done…” 

Blessings to all of you, until next week…or the next step in life…

I love parties! Let’s go on a journey together to a famous party that happened years ago. Come on in. Your invitation is in Luke 7:36-50 in the Scriptures. Let me set the stage for you. Two participants in this party are the center of attention. They are opposite, and both very needy.  

There have been numerous discussions and debates in response to that night, but there was something else. Interwoven throughout the discussions by those on all sides of the political and ideological spectrum was one sentiment that kept rearing its ugly head over and over, more so now than in the past - the Democrats and their enablers' hatred for President Trump. Hate was often spoken about, as the underlying reason for the Democrats, and other entities, approach to President Trump. In the end, did the Democrats' antics overshadow the president’s words? No, not at all; he rose above their feeble efforts to distract from his inspiring message. And it showed the nation that as a political party, it cannot be trusted, is leaderless, and has no respect for the values and principles of the American people.  

A lot has been written deploring the state of civility in our political discourse, an especially hot topic in the wake of President Trump’s address to Congress recently. If it’s true that politics is downstream of culture, it’s no wonder that our politics have devolved to the regrettable state they are in now. Amidst all the commentary is a question that keeps coming up. How do we fix the disrespectful culture that the politicians believe they need to use as a weapon to further their ambitions? Especially when the Commander-in-Chief is himself one of the chief offenders?  

For 14 years, Syria has been engulfed in a civil war. Until three months ago, dictator Bashar al-Assad controlled the government, but he was overthrown by the Jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist organization.  

Anyone who has looked at the problems that affect the State of California can see the problems are with the management of the state. California has been plagued by one lunatic decision after another, generated by the state legislature and the governor, Gavin Newsom. He is as slick as they come, Newsom is a jujitsu master at flip-flopping around any issue, taking credit one second, then blaming state officials for his own bad ideas all in one breath.  

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