An opportunity

To those who advocate peace and liberty,

We have an opportunity now to encourage President Trump to pursue a path of peace and non-intervention.

Based on Trump's inaugural address, the President seemed to be more focused on building the country up rather than imposing the US's will on other nations.

And Trump has hinted that he's not interested in military adventurism and nation building during his campaign. He even criticized the Iraq War and George W Bush for going in and leaving a disaster.

He also seems to be skeptical of the military industrial complex, such as questioning the cost of the F35 program. And he seems to be skeptical of the intelligence community.

If this is true, then it's an encouraging start to roll back the Empire. Of course, there's a lot of work to be done, such as ending the spying apparatus, drone warfare, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the bases and troops worldwide, foreign entanglements, Guantanamo Bay, and the military industrial complex. The list goes and on and on.

The path to peace and liberty is hard work and there will be set backs along the way. But the point is to keep forward and speaking out in spite of these possible obstacles and set backs.

Of course, we need to stand against this President if he pursues a path of destruction and carnage. For now, we an have opportunity.

There might be deep reservations we have about this new president. I know I do. But based on the things regarding foreign policy and war, we might have an opportunity to seek a common ground with the President to pursue peace and prosperity.

He distrusts the mainstream media. And chances are, you as well. And since we might share that common thread, we can reach out to him easier and get his ear more to pursue peace.

Only time will tell whether President Trump will continue to road towards Empire and destruction or will change course towards peace and life.

I pray that peace will prevail in this nation and in the heart of this new President.

Sincerely,

The Praying Peacenik

An Unlikely Reminder

One of the coolest things I seen today was when I looked up at the sky, I saw cloud shaped like a cross. It then morphed into what it looked like a dove. This reminded me of Who is important and to keep my focus on Him.

Now I don't go looking for signs or any of that. It just reminded me the only peace and hope we can find in this war-torn, divided world is in God.

Once you experience that peace and hope, you can share that with this world. And who knows what will happen when others accept this transcendant peace and hope.

As a lover of liberty and a follower of Christ, this freedom and hope is a freedom that no words can explain.

What we are looking for to make this world a better place cannot be found in any government or any political philosophy. People's hearts have to change, one person at a time. Then, the world will change one step at a time.

Merry Christmas and God bless you all.

Showing God's love, peace, truth, and liberty the best way I know how

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. 
-- Matthew 5:9 NIV

Hello, everyone! Thank you for stopping by.  This blog will focus on being an advocate for peace, love, truth, and liberty from hopefully a Christian perspective.

The blog was started as a way to counter some problems I've noticed within the Christian community. If you're not a Christian, that's okay too. I would love to have you follow along as well. I will cover topics that are not always directly related to Christianity.

What this blog is aiming to counter

There are a couple of problems I've noticed at least in the church of North America.

One, it seems many Christians, especially in the US, have wrapped themselves in a flag and gotten hypnotized by neoconservatives to support the war machine and blindly follow the interests of the military-industrial complex, imperialists, or hyper-nationalists, especially when it comes to actions in the Middle East.

Rather than getting drawn into such conflicts, which is only benefits one worldly kingdom at the expense of another, Christians need to follow Jesus Christ. He told them to love to each other as well as our neighbors and even our enemies. When Jesus was about to ascend into heaven, He told His disciples to teach others to obey his command, which is love. This radical love is only thing that prevent the human race from going into extinction.

Two, to a lesser extent, some Christians have been lulled by the sirens of social progressives. Things like standing against corporate personhood, cronyism, human trafficking, human rights abuse, and economic injustice are what Christians should do. Christians should be the voice of the oppressed and the downtrodden since God is a defender of them. However, to advocate things like state socialism, collectivism, taking people's right to defend themselves, and giving approval to certain behaviors that humans aren't made for is something Christian should avoid. This reason is that these things don't reflect the radical love of King Jesus. These things seek control over other people. One group will dominate at the expense of others. 

Christocultural

Now the two problems I listed out doesn't Christians shouldn't vote. That's up to the conscience of every brother and sister in Christ, since voting isn't mentioned in Scripture. I'm merely saying that the priority is Jesus Christ and His Kingdom.

Christians need to be counterculture because we serve a King that's not of this world. We shouldn't embrace the culture. Nonetheless, Christians should build bridges with others as much as possible.

Being a Christian is a fine and delicate balance. Jesus should always be the center and core of it all. If Christian keep their eyes on Jesus, then they can be radical like Him but avoiding the extremes at the same time.

I don't have all the answers. I'm not infallible. I'm just here to communicate the love and light of Jesus Christ to this dark world the best way I know how. Blessings to all!