I am sorry to hear of the passing of Jack Van Impe; he was a prominent figure on Christian TV for decades with his wife Rexella. Those two could put on quite a dramatic show.

Personally, I don’t agree with Van Impe’s premillennial, pretribulation eschatological views; nor was I particularly impressed with his manner of quoting and applying the Bible to current events published in the press. But I admired his memorization of the Bible and the fact that their was no scandal concerning his ministry and he was faithful to Rexella.

Houston is known as the world capital of space exploration, of the international energy industry, and of petroleum exploration.

Houston is the only major American city that doesn’t have land-use zoning laws. That means anything can be built anywhere, taxidermy shops next to Italian restaurants next to hospitals next to gun shops or next to schools.

Pressure is being put upon the Astros players to apologize for “cheating.” The owner of the Astros is evidently promoting this apology thing. I can’t imagine that Astros fans care.

The White Sox signed an ex 1967 Astro pitcher this winter; he is the first one to apologize. Makes me wonder how much of a competitor he is. If the players apologize, I suppose many of them will do so with their fingers crossed behind their back.

MLB should have let the fans decide from the beginning on how serious this “cheating” was to the integrity of the game by allowing fans to cast their vote by buying tickets or not.

Sister Pat and I went to see, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” which is an uplifting character sketch of Mr. Fred Rogers. The show is based about a feature article published by Esquire magazine, when Mr. Rogers was still alive and on the air. He died at 74 years old of stomach cancer.

The theme of the film deals with the necessity of readiness to forgive and reveals how to deal with anger and other bad “feelings.”

I must confess that if this film is an accurate portrayal of Mr. Rogers, I was wrong about the man. I always considered him too nice and overly gentle and not masculine enough, even though I never watched an episode. Many times, I saw the opening scene of Mr. Rogers coming through the door and changing into his cardigan sweater and sneakers. Then I would turn off the program.

This is a “feel good” show but much more. Fred Rogers had the ability to deal with the issues and crises of life in a simple, yet profound and practical manner by showing us how to overcome bad feelings and not letting such feelings ruin our lives or the lives of others.

Don’t miss this movie. It is a good one to see with your family, no bad language and no sex. Finally, who could ever find fault in the acting of Tom Hanks? Hollywood, when it wants to, can do some really good things. This film is among the best of such genre.

President Trump is constantly accused by his political and media opponents of being a narcissist. George Conway, husband of Trump’s close counsellor, Kellyanne, has added to the echo of Democrats, Never Trumpers and the fake media by accusing Trump of having the personality disorder of narcissism, which has become a psychological construct of the Greek myth of Narcissus.

Narcissism was coined as a mental disorder in the early 20th Century. Often forgotten in the Greek myth of Narcissus is his frustrated lover, Echo.

Echo was a nymph. Zeus lusted for nymphs and often rendezvoused with them. Hera, his jealous wife, followed him trying to catch him in the act. However, Echo, would distract Hera with long-winded conversations, giving time to Zeus to evade her. Hera realized the ploy of Echo and she cursed her to only be able to repeat the last words that another person just said.

After being cursed, Echo came across a handsome young man named Narcissus, but was unable to talk to him because of the curse. She simply followed him in the woods. Narcissus, having been separated from his hunting companions, started shouting “Is anyone there?” Echo, given the opportunity, repeated the words. He yelled again “Let’s come together” to which Echo rushed onto him repeating his words. However, Narcissus rejected Echo, and she was left in despair.

Narcissus came across a lake and there, he fell in love with his own image, causing his death, unable to move he eventually turned into a flower. Echo mourned for him and finally died away herself, leaving only her voice behind.

Donald J. Trump is not like the mythological character. Trump is a mover and maker and a shaker.

George Conway is nothing but a failed wind-bag, whose notoriety is based primarily on his wife, Kellyanne, without her, he would have no platform. George wanted a position in the Trump administration and when he did not get it, he turned against Trump. George Conway would be a man of no consequence without Trump as his foil. Weak men need foils.

The Democrats, the Never Trumpers and the phony media are constantly echoing one another in their mythical narrative concerning Trump’s actions and mental condition. Trump is no echo of the mainstream of the Republican Party represented by the Bushes. Trump is a creative conservative. Barry Goldwater presidential campaign slogan in 1964 against LBJ was, “A Choice, Not An Echo.” Choose TRUMP IN 2020!

The psychologists and psychiatrists in their Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Mental Disorders (DSM) keep adding disorders with the passage of times. Yet they never tell us what orderly mental health looks like. We should look to Jesus in that he was the most mentally fit man who ever walked the earth.

In the OT we have strong personalities to whom I have compared President Trump, like Samson, David, Solomon and Cyrus. Let’s look to great men and women of history for guidance of good mental health instead of mythical characters and psychological constructs of sick minds usually made ill as a result of bad choices.

Jesus was perfect; the other Biblical characters I have mentioned had their faults and sins, which corrupt the mind depending on the depth of the sin. We all need and may acquire the mind of Christ through faith in Jesus.

I suspect that George Conway is envious of Trump’s strong and confident personality and his great success in life and now in politics even though he is a novice in the political arena. Trump may think more like Christ than any president other than the Father of our Country, George Washington.

The Psalms of Ascent that Kanye West’s Choir sang Sunday night at the Temple Joel Osteen built in Houston are comparable to Psalms 120-34, which are otherwise known as the Songs of Degrees.

There were 15 steps ascending to Solomon’s Temple. The Levite singers paused at each step to sing a Psalm as they were preparing to minister at the Temple. Others say these psalms were sung by pilgrims as the ascended road to Jerusalem for Jewish festivals.

The Kayne West Choir took the congregation higher and higher, until it reached the top with an altar call for salvation to which thousands had the opportunity to respond to Jesus’ sacrifice. Thus marking the beginning of their ascent into Heaven.

Tonight, manifested a new level of super Holy Ghost energized gospel music, which will set an innovative standard in contemporary worship. West’s singers surpassed the Maranatha or Hillsong Singers.

There was no doubt that the choir was singing to the Triune God, Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Jesus’ name was exalted as King of Kings and Lord of Lords and the Savior of mankind.
The video of tonight’s service has already gone around the world and will no doubt be used of God to extend saving grace to countless multitudes.

There were only a few songs with which I was familiar. I had difficulty catching the words; so, I will have to review the concert. Sister Cindy was able to tell me some of the words that were being sung; however, she was distracted from the service by a few phone calls.

I had little idea of what to expect except that I had confidence that Joel would not have any music in his church would not glorify God. My expectations were surpassed.

Remember, I am a traditionalist, who doesn’t relate that well to contemporary worship; however, West’s choir is rooted in traditional black choir spirituals with the Pentecostal flare.

The Holy Ghost flames roared at Lakewood tonight and will spread throughout Houston, Texas, the United States and the world. Kanye’s testimony is going to spark a not only a spiritual revival but a political awakening in the black community as they will leave the party of demons in mass.

A toughing moment occurred when Kayne’s daughter stood beside him singing as he was playing the piano. In Kayne West, we definitely have a new creature in Christ.

A few years ago I received much negative feedback when I laid claim to the title of “Ecumenist of the Year.” Billy Sunday (1862-1935), who was a significant influence in my evangelism, was also ecumenical in his approach to revivalism.

Sunday was America’s most celebrated and influential evangelist of the of early 20th Century. He preached the fundamentals of the faith. Sunday was ordained by the Presbyterian Church in 1903 but his ministry was nondenominational.

Wikipedia says, “Sunday refused to hold meetings in cities where he was not welcomed by the vast majority of the Protestant churches and their clergy.”

Wikipedia continues, “Sunday was not a separatists as were many Protestants of his era. He went out of his way to avoid criticizing the Roman Catholic Church and even met with Cardinal Gibbons during his 1916 Baltimore campaign. Also, cards filled out by “trail hitters” were faithfully returned to the church or denomination that the writers had indicated as their choice, including Catholic and Unitarian.”

In his ecumenicalism, Billy Sunday set the stage and example which Billy Graham was to follow in the second half of the 20th Century.