I was about to address my thoughts concerning the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, but I realized that there is a bigger problem than guns and school shootings. You ask what could be a bigger problem than the death of so many innocent children? Well, if you will give me just a few minutes of your day, I’ll explain it to you.

The problem that I consider bigger than the death of these children is the death of Truth. Yes, I realize that, just by writing these words, I am illustrating the problem I am trying to explain. However, I wonder how many of those who read this will understand what the problem is at this point in my blog post. I suspect the answer will be, ‘very few.’

When I said that Truth is dead, I capitalized ‘Truth’ for a reason. Today, it is common to hear people saying things such as, “What’s true for you may not be true for me,” or, “Your truth is not my truth.” Surprisingly, these statements are correct, but the key to understanding the problem on which I am focusing lies in understanding why I say these statements are correct. You see, these statements use the word, ‘truth,’ but they do not mean ‘Truth,’ they mean ‘belief,‘ and the two ‘truths‘ are not the same. Confused? OK, let me try to clear things up for you.

In the statements, “What’s true for you may not be true for me,” or, “Your truth is not my truth,” the word, ‘truth,’ is being used in place of ‘belief.’ Allow me to see if I can explain it this way:

“Your truth — that red is the best of all colors — is not my truth, because yellow is clearly the best of all colors.”

In this case, the statement is correct: your ‘truth‘ is not my ‘truth.’ In my illustration, your ‘truth‘ holds red to be the best of all colors whereas, my ‘truth‘ contends that yellow is the best of all colors. In this case, the statement is true: your ‘truth‘ is not my ‘truth.’

However, this is not the way I am using the word, ‘truth,’ when I write ‘Truth.’ When I write, ‘Truth,’ I mean ‘objective reality,’ meaning: that with which we cannot disagree and still claim to be rational. What do the two different meanings for the word, ‘truth,’ have to do with a bigger problem than gun control and school shootings? Simple: our society no longer sees or accepts the difference between these two meanings. Today, our society believes ‘truth‘ and ‘Truth‘ are the same things.

If you still do not see the problem, or you see it and you do not agree that it is a bigger issue than guns and school shootings, let me try to drive home my point by using the words of a famous Enlightenment philosopher:

Here is the point: ‘truth’ and ‘Truth’ are not equal, but using them as though they are equal — or worse — demanding they be accepted as equal is not only a fallacy, it is a contradiction. In logic, a contradiction is called an ‘absurdity,’ and it is said that, from an absurdity, “All things follow!” You see, Voltaire was merely putting a foundational principle of logic into colloquial terms (e.g., he stated a logical rule in common language).

This is why I say we have a bigger problem than guns and school shootings: because a large number of people in our society have been convinced of an absurdity. For these people, their ‘truth‘ is that contradictions can be and are acceptable as ‘Truth.’ To put this in logical terms, these people believe who believe in this absurdity are ‘irrational.‘ However, if the belief is strong enough, then the medical term for them would be, ‘delusional,’ which also explains why they cannot be reached by objective fact or sound reason. Unfortunately, this is still not the true problem I am seeing.

It is quite obvious that a large part of our society is delusional; they clearly embrace absurdities (such as we can choose or biological sex as opposed to our sexual orientation). No, the real problem is that the rest of our society has accepted these delusional people among us as ‘normal‘ when they clearly are not. This is a problem because it is also an absurdity, which means the majority of those people who think they are ‘normal‘ are just as delusional as those who have accepted the claim that ‘truth‘ and ‘Truth‘ are equal. Doing the math on this one means that the majority of our modern society is delusional, and the logical extension of this conclusion is:

Those who convinced us to embrace our delusions can now make us commit great atrocities…

In my calculus, my dear friends, that is a far greater problem than guns and school shootings because it means we are one manipulative nut case away from making NAZI Germany look like Mother Teresa’s convent, and — unfortunately — our world is filled with nut-jobs fighting for the right to push us over that edge.

I haven’t been writing much lately. I have plenty to say, I just wasn’t sure whether it would be helpful or not — so I kept my big mouth (keyboard) closed. In truth, I have been wondering whether I should just stop blogging all together. Long-term readers are probably tired of this theme by now. However, this time, I took it to YHWH in prayer. I asked Him for a clear sign as to whether or not I should keep blogging and, if so, how best to use what He has given me to serve Him by helping others find Truth. Well, I got the sign I wanted. It was just short of a figurative 4 X 4 to the back of my head.

Some of you may know that, for a while, I was a monthly guest on a local talk radio show in Valdosta, Georgia. Well, the host of that show was fired for speaking the truth and, instead of just giving up, he started his own video cast. It’s called, ‘Freedom with Steve Nichols,’ and he is usually live Monday — Friday from 6 – 9 EST. It seems that Steve was not content with just doing his own Facebook show. He is in the process of building a media network similar to that of Blaze TV. His goal is to eventually have an entire line of different types of video and blogging content for those who are seeking news and commentary outside of the controlled media most of us watch now.

Anyway, a day or two after I asked YHWH for a sign about what He wants me to do with this blog, Steve called and offered me a slot on his new network. I accepted. Steve has promised me free reign as to the content of my show (which is the only way I would have accepted his offer, and I think he knows that 😉 ). I am currently in the process of trying to work out a format for my show right now. It will be called, ‘The Road To Concord,’ and I will be the host. At first, it will probably only be 2 or 3 1-hour video blogs a week, but I am going to try to work up to a 3-hour live show with callers. I will not get ‘preachy,’ but I can guarantee that the Scriptures will find their way into the content of my show. Most likely, I’ll follow the example of our Founding Fathers and just quote them without citing the chapter and verse. However, I am considering an hour a week, or even a full show every week where I discuss the Biblical principles upon which our nation and the Western World were founded. Like I said, I’m still working things out.

This is where you come in, and why I am writing. I no longer do any of this for myself. I do it for whoever finds value in it. So, I am asking for reader feedback. What would you like to see me add to my show content? I have already had one reader tell me she likes the idea of ‘Headline Fridays,’ where I read and comment on selected stories from the previous week. Rush Limbaugh and G Gordon Liddy both used to do this early in their careers, and I found it to be one of my favorite parts of their shows. I was also thinking of doing a semi-regular series on ‘The Principles of Natural Law,’ ‘Logic,’ ‘Applied Logic,’ and others. Still, I would like to hear your opinions. I hope you’ll take a moment to offer your thoughts and comments below. I look forward to reading them.

I will update you again as soon as I have solid information as to when the video blog starts. Also, you will see some major changes to this blog when this all happens. My show and this blog will be tied together and mutually supportive, so, things are going to have to change. I’d be happy to hear suggestions about how I might improve the blog, as well.

Thanks for reading and stay safe out there,

B3A

This might be nothing more than a curiosity, but I thought I’d share it with you anyway. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I can see how many people visit my blog every day, what nation they live in and how many of them have read which post(s). I cannot see personal information or any type of ID. I just see how many individuals from which country and how many people have read each article that day. OK/

So, whenever I write about NWO-type stuff, or I have more than 12 visitors in a day, I see ‘visitors’ pop up from China, India and Indonesia. What’s more, the more visitors to my blog page and the more of my posts that are read, the more ‘visitors’ I get from China, India and Indonesia. I usually have 3 ‘visitors’ from China for every one from India and Indonesia.

What is peculiar to me is that there is a pattern here. It seems to be directly proportionate to how much traffic I have on any given day. I’ve watched it for several years, so I’m sure it isn’t a one-off thing. There is an established pattern here. I just figured I’d share this with you.

Oh! One more thought. I don’t know about India, or even Indonesia, but I know as a fact that the average Chinese citizen is not allowed to read my blog page (don’t ask me how I know, but I know this with 100% certainty 😉 ). China has TRTC on their list of blocked cites. So, how is it I am getting ‘visitors’ from China? 🙂

I watch the statistics of what gets read on TRTC and from where in the world. It would seem I may have made a mistake when I stopped posting Scripture on one blog and Natural Law/Natural Rights on this one. Personally, I think it is a fatal mistake to see them as separate, but it would appear that many people don’t seem to care. So, in the interest of serving both communities, I am considering the possibility of bringing The OYL back on line. IF I can find the extra money necessary to remove the Word-Press advertising from that blog, I will start posting Scripture-based articles there and NL/NR posts here.

If you are one of the few readers here who value my Scripture commentaries, you might want to make sure you are following me on The OYL, as well.

Thank you, and stay safe out there.

— B3A

If you’re not a dog-lover, you might not fully understand this. If you are a dog-lover, then you’ll know that all dogs are special in their own way, but some are head and shoulders above the rest. Those are the once, maybe twice in a lifetime dogs, and they can tear your heart apart when they leave you. Well, today, I lost my second ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ buddy.

His name was Chip, and he was a good, happy and sweet, sweet dog. He used to sit and watch TV with me – for real. He loved animal shows and would sit through an entire three hour football game with me. He was always happy, listened to his Mommy and Daddy and got along with his brother and sister. But, at only 9 1/2 years of age, he developed intestinal cancer. The last few days, he had stopped eating and drinking, and he seemed to be in growing discomfort. He even stopped playing with his brother and sister. I hated to do it, but my wife and I decided we would put him down before things got really bad for him. Making him suffer for our sake would be the height of selfishness, so we said good-bye today. He went happy, giving us and the nurse kisses right up to the very end. I will miss him dearly.

But I didn’t post this just to share my grief. I have Fakebook for that. No, I posted this because I realized that many of us care more for our pets than we do for each other, and that is what caused a piece of my heart to die. I will miss Chip, but he was a dog, not a person. Time will heal that scar, but I am not so sure it will heal the hole I have from realizing just how self-centered and depraved I have become.

Don’t worry, I am not going to address anyone else here. I am content to point the finger at myself. YHWH knows I have plenty of guilt to keep me busy. How many times have I refused to do something to help my wife, who I love more than anything else in this world? And why did I do it? Because I loved me some me more than I love her. She deserves better, and I promised better to her in my vows. I AM GUILTY!

How many times did our friend, Bill, ask me to do something for him, but I made excuses because I just didn’t want to do it? He always did what I asked of him, but I didn’t do the slightest thing he asked of me. We parted with harsh words and bad feelings, and now he’s gone forever. I was wrong; he was right. I was a bad friend. And I find I am the same way with nearly everyone I call friend. Oh, sure, I’ll take, but how much do I bother to give? I’ll tell you: not nearly enough. I AM GUILTY!

And what about all the people on the edges of my life: how often do I give of myself to help them? Don’t worry, I’ll answer that question, too. The answer is never! I honestly cannot remember the last time I gave myself to anyone unless I wanted to, or I could get something in return. This makes me a user. I AM GUILTY!

So, I am an unloving husband, a bad friend and a user of others. That’s it, I can’t take anymore. I am not even going to peak at how I have acted toward YHWH. I already know. I’d be better of taking myself to the lake of fire and saving Him the time of having to bother with a piece of filthy trash such as me. The only hope I have is in His Grace and the sacrifice of His Son. I am totally unworthy of either, but, unless they somehow look past my filth and cover me, I am already lost.

Now, just imagine, this world is filled with people just like me, but the vast majority of them don’t realize how filthy they are. Even if they were to ignore how they look in the eyes of YHWH and focus just on how they look to their family, friends and acquaintances, they still wouldn’t measure up to their own standards of ‘good.’ No one does — not if they are honest with themselves. So, why do these same people all think they have the magic solutions to the world’s problems? They all know what other people have to do or how others have to change to fix everything, but they never seem to see their own reflections in the morality mirror.

Well, folks, I am going to share a secret with you. You cannot control anything or anyone in this world unless they surrender to you — and that still isn’t control. If they surrender, you didn’t force it, they gave in to it. In other words, they made a choice. No, the only things we can control is our own thinking and our own attitude. Surprisingly, however, that is enough to change this world. If, instead of worrying about everyone else, we worried about us and only us, things would start to change.

If we want our family to love us, then we should focus on loving them the way we wish to be loved, first. If we wish to have good friends, maybe we should focus on being a good friend, first. If we wish to meet kind people, maybe we should work at being kind, first. Why can’t we see how simple it all is? Rather than trying to change people we cannot and should not try to change, why don’t we change ourselves to meet the standards we would force on others? I bet, if we all tried this, we might just find that the world works exactly the way Scripture teaches us it works, and we might even solve a few of our problems in the process.

Anyway, this is what I was thinking as I reflected on the loss of an animal that gave to me all the things I refuse to give to the people I love. I only wish I hadn’t had to learn it from an animal. I wish I had had someone in my life who loved me enough to have taught me these things. Someone I could have thanked and loved in return. But, now that I see how blind I have been — and how selfish — I am going to try to find others that I can teach, and I’ll try hard to teach them by my example. I am going to try harder than ever to love people, to really love them. I am not going to give them advice, or money. I am going to start giving them me: my time. If I am lucky, very lucky, maybe I’ll even manage to get one other person to do the same.

YHWH Bless, and stay safe.