Ellicott Buzzings 7-1-2024
Getting political……..never thought I would ever admit it…………but when you feel passionate about something I guess it becomes a political issue! The presidential debate (?) is debatable in itself. Crime against seniors could be at issue in this particular situation. The democratic party is definitely causing some grave concerns about their intent by continuing to pretend that Biden is competent to serve the office of President of the United States.
When I initially heard that Donald Trump was running for this office my mind went to his hair style. Sad but true. This is shallow thinking since this job requires much more than a great hair style. It is his signature hair style, not mine. His arrogance was another thing I thought of and there again, shallow thinking, he thinks too much of himself to ever consider running the country. Then when it came time to vote the first time he was running for office he was the only choice I could make. During his 4 year term as president he proved to me that he could manage our United States of America as the business it needed to be. There are differences between politicians and successful business owners. When you are a politician you are paid by the government to do what the government wants you to do. The current administration is bought and paid for by the wealthy who can direct the puppets in the white house. They live behind rhetoric that says nothing, by promises that never happen, by using the proper filters when they speak so they do not offend anyone unless it is someone that goes against the flow. Donald Trump goes against their mainstream flow and does not use filters, maybe he should and maybe he should not, at least you do not have to wonder what he thinks. He is not a puppet and the current government does not like this fact, they do not like the fact that they can not ‘buy him’.
We receive the Amac Magazine. The front page of the April publication asked the question “Will the 2024 Election Be Rigged?”. I did not read this article but chose another article titled “Trump’s Secret Sauce”. Thinking it might be a recipe, likely that is the reason for the title, I was pleasantly surprised that it was not an actual recipe you can make but a brief history of Donald Trump. The article first asks the question “If you wanted to discover the secret sauce or X factor that makes Donald Trump the irrepressible figure in American culture that he is, where would you look?”. The author takes us past the Trump Tower for a short walk down Fifth Avenue, past Rockefeller Center and the Empire State Building, to a stately old church with a steeple that points to the heavens. This church was founded in 1628 and is the church where Fred Trump, Donald Trump’s father, took his family every Sunday because the preacher was Norman Vincent Peale. Peale is widely known as the originator of the modern self-help genre, but first and foremost Peale was an authentic Christian voice. One of his rules is to keep in mind the line from Romans 8:31: “If God is for us, who can be against us?” Another rule is to memorize the famous verse, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” from Philippians 4:13.
There is more interesting information in this article but these highlights give me a better understanding of Donald Trump and how he has developed into the fearless leader he is today. He is not perfect, nor is anyone else!
The congregation at the Ellicott Open Door Community Church were blessed to have Derek Simmons, associate pastor, present the sermon Sunday 6/30/24. He spoke from the book of Ephesians 6:10-20 “Wearing the Whole Armor of GOD”. Derek warned us that our world is in turmoil and that we need to realize it. There are false profits in the world that may sound very knowledgeable and may use bible references just to trip you up into thinking they are good. Satan is clever and wants to cause as many problems as he can before Jesus comes again. Please study the word so you can arm yourselves for what is to come. All christians can have the greatest weapon available which is our sword, The Spirit, the Word of GOD!
To close I would like to use a quote from Norman Vincent Peale “Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy”. We should all keep this quote close at heart.
Have a wonderful month of July and enjoy life as we all celebrate the birth of our GREAT NATION – The UNITED STATES of AMERICA!!!