By Robert Anthony January 31st 2024   I’m very grateful to MI Rep. Steve Carra for inviting me into his world and later to those meetings, drafting the bill to audit the 2020 Michigan Presidential Election.  I learned so much and quickly, it was my first real experience in activism and politics.   Jesus once said, “Do as they say but don’t do as they do,” (Matthew 23:3) referring to the Pharisees, those (religious) rulers of the Jews in His time.  I would say this applies to much if not all of conservative-politics in America.  What they say is wonderful!  We could print up T-Shirts and bumper stickers, trademarking and making millions on their catchy slogans and one-liners!  But again, do as they say but not as they do .   I walked out of that first meeting drafting the audit bill with Rep. Carra to hear Ex-State Senator Pat Colbeck start ripping into the bill, tearing it apart and rattling off all the reasons why it will never go anywhere.  I was shocked to say the least.  In the meeting Colbeck was 100% on the team.  Making wonderful remarks and adding so much value to the conversation.  Within seconds of leaving the meeting he was destroying all our hope and enthusiasm for what we were all  working so diligently to accomplish.  And I called him out on it.   “Thank You Pat Colbeck”.  In a close to three-hour conversation with him as he was traveling to Northern Michigan, I learned so much about American politics. And it’s as if “they” have all attended the same brainwashing school of deception, coercion and misdirection.  And “they” are so very good at it.  Rep. Carra was never going to stand up to this bully  and Colbeck knew it!  Carra was about to launch his campaign for Congress and he needed Colbeck’s support (or at a minimum Colbeck not as an enemy).  Bullies have always bothered me. You want to know why we are losing this nation?  It isn’t merely broken-elections.  It isn’t merely the corruption from the Obama/Biden Administration, the DOJ, the FBI, etc.  We aren’t losing this nation merely because all our politicians are bought and paid for… We are losing this nation because America has all but lost its heart and soul.  There is no love left and where there is no love there is no light, no truth and no honor – and but little left (only a remnant) truly worth saving. When you get into politics in today’s America you have to agree to certain (unspoken) rules – someone or some group becomes your boss(es) and they at first gently start to dictate what you can and can not say – and then more directly, telling you what you can and can not fight for.  For instance, everyone knows the Supreme Court will not rule against the machines.  Let me repeat this for effect, THE SUPREME COURT WILL NOT RULE AGAINST THE MACHINES.  “But Robert, how can you say that!?”  …because I am a good listener.   I have quickly been brought back up to speed on much of civics from these same deceptive-publicans fighting to control the narrative.  “The Supreme Court is not the law-maker” and I have heard it loud and clear for the past three years.  And yet, everyone still talks about the Supreme Court as if some saving grace!?  How many cases have “we” as a movement tried to bring before the Supreme Court regarding the stolen 2020 election?  Maybe more than a dozen?  Mike Lindell, for example, I know was talking about it for more than 18 months, his case(s) going to change everything (9-0!).  But the Supreme Court has the easiest out, the easiest way to wash their hands of all of this.  Do you know what it is?  Very few laws on the books about our election systems and even less about those machines .   This Supreme Court is master-class in the art of passing the buck.  With their Roe v. Wade decision, they could have easily ruled against the murder of unborn children.  It’s right there in the preamble of the US Constitution, “We the people  of the United States…” and then “Establish Justice ”.  Real People are in those wombs that are being slaughtered, who are finding no justice for their right to live !  But again, in the Declaration of Independence even more boldly, in its Introduction and Preamble, talking about Laws of Nature  and Nature’s God … here is a law of nature for you, Supreme Court, if someone doesn’t extinguish that embryo in that woman’s womb, a baby will be born 99+% of the time!    The Declaration continues even stronger, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, and they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights , that among these are LIFE …”   Our Court most Supreme  in the land literally washed their hands of saving the unborn and passed the buck to the states!?  And if this Supreme Court is so concerned about state’s rights, why didn’t they back Texas last week when Texas was guarding their citizenry from an unruly Executive-Federal Branch, who is laboring to destroy our nation!?  That situation can be surmised, States-Rights  too, SC . But we actually believe this Court is going to take up a case about those machines, without much precedent and make a ruling so bold, against the powers that be, and risk it all!?  Do I hope they do…?  Absolutely.  But they have already rejected all our cases thus far on grounds of standing mostly.  And Why?  BECAUSE CONGRESS IS THE LAWMAKER! Congress is the Law-maker. Which brings me to perhaps my number one point in the article, WHERE ON EARTH IS OUR GOP-LEAD CONGRESS!!?   Maybe it would help if I rattle off a list of all the conservative-Christians running this Congress to add some emphasis?  “Congressmen, none of us are against you personally, we all understand the intensity of the hour and how much pressure you all must be under (especially those of you who genuinely care). We just hope you leave behind your nonchalant-apathy and actually start to fight for us!?”   Congress makes law.  You want a ruling (Mr Lindell) against the machines, Go To Congress !  We want laws on the books completely overhauling our election system?  Congress would write such a law.  We want laws protecting our unborn children?  That’s Congress also.  We want laws shutting down our border?  Congress.  We want to go after the criminals who stole the White House from us in 2020? Congress has the power to pass laws and get this done!  Not the Supreme Court.  I have learned well from these politicians, it’s basically Civics 101 .   So why all the theater!?  “Let’s go to the Supreme Court!” they practically shout it from the rooftops!  Again, could I be wrong and not “trusting the plan” as the Q-folks rehearse over and again like a mantra?  Yes. I could be wrong.  And wouldn’t that be WONDERFUL!!  I would WELCOME the correction and humbling.  The problem is, I have so much ammunition against such a hypothesis.  And the years continue to tick on by… YEARS!   You see, no one will speak the truth .  This is fundamental.  And I have learned this too from these politicians over the past three years.  Remember “Do as they say but not as they do.” There is no money in lobbying Congress to act on our behalf.  There is almost no way to fundraise for something like that. One could however raise an untold fortune hiring lawyers and filing lawsuits nationwide, “on the behalf of the American people”.  And whether or not those lawsuits go anywhere is, as they say, a moot-point – because – the spectacle of the whole thing could be enough to placate the people, pacify them and maybe even keep them in line, especially if we continually remind the crowd that “they” are all against us and continually keep stoking those fears .   Welcome to politics in today’s declining United’ish States of America.   Personally, I am seriously considering throwing in the towel and pushing all my chips in on Jesus .  Now I will say that the Lord very obviously got me into politics in the first place.  I might do a show sometime to tell my story?  It would be too long to write out.  In short, did I ever imagine President Trump’s own movement (throughout Michigan and beyond) refusing to support my work to restore him to the White House?  and worse, publicly striving to ruining everything I was doing!?  Never.  I was mentally prepared to handle the attacks of the Democrats and old-guard Republicans even but to be continually shut down and then pursued by many within our own movement!?  That, I was not prepared for.   I will take to the grave so much of the dirt I have on this movement.  But let me be very clear, the people, us everyday citizens fighting for the nation out of the goodness of our hearts, our love for our fellow man and our devotion to God and the all things of salvation – the American people are still worth fighting for!  And I intend to.  I just don’t know what to do next. I have been praying and praying.  For a time, it was a little all-consuming and I had to lay it down some.  I was working on these things often 12-15 hours a day, my health was failing and I gained something like 65-70 lbs.!  I was drinking way too much coffee and eating junk, often on the road and pouring everything I had into saving Michigan and our nation!  I had to return to my priorities and take care of my family.  Now, looking towards Nov. 2024, I simply don’t see a path (right now) to taking back the White House.  I have written on this much already .  But I have plans and ideas that would greatly increase our chances!  And let me say I would gladly hand off these plans to any of the big-guys in our movement and let them run with it (if they would convince me that they are genuine in their pursuit)!  And I have tried to do so over the past couple years.   But, What on earth is going on in our nation!? It's so confusing. How do we save it from this rapid decline and implosion?  Perhaps it’s time for me to return to the things of God and throw in the towel, thinking any  politics might save the country.  Perhaps God put me into politics to show me clearly that politics will never solve this problem?  I’m very open to that.   But any judgment I have stops at the Christian-leadership, especially those in DC.    I have had so many personal experiences with so many of them and I’m always left grieving.  They say all these wonderful and powerful and truthful things in their speeches and back them up without  action.  They know what is right and often talk about it but do not do anything to change the status quo.  They “love their honor and respect in the marketplaces” more than anything; they “like white-washed tombs” are beautiful on the outside but on the inside are “dead men’s bones”; they “bind us with burdens” too heavy to be carried, burdens that they themselves will never carry; they flatter, maneuver, manipulate and plot insomuch to always remain in power.  (Matthew 23) I just described a large percentage of the Christians in power throughout our nation, and especially those in DC.    We really must pray for them – they truly need a revival! And An American Revival !   In Closing – Congress must Act!  And Act Immediately!   They have the power to open up the books: look into 2020, look into what happened that fateful day on January 6th, audit our election system, remove the machines and save our Republic (re-election be damned!) I would like to remind the Christians in Congress and throughout the government, “We will all stand before God.  Every single soul on earth will come before Him .  And those books will be opened.  We will all receive a judgment: whether or not we were Christ’s in truth (Matthew 7:21-23), what actually was hidden in our hearts, what we did will be judged, Period .  And we will not argue or debate it standing before Him, His Thone and His Truth.  All will be exposed and made known by the power of His Light and Goodness. ”To Congress especially, I write, “This is your moment to shine like never before!  Hero’s (plural) can be born in this hour!  Some of the greatest stories in American history could be written this year, if a few of you will “love not your lives” and bet it all on JESUS ! and His Salvation.  Do you want to be remembered as a coward and professional-publican for all of history?  Or do you want to be known as one of those who laid down their lives at God’s holy altar of Salvation for the people!?  Wouldn’t it be wonderful to run up to Jesus when we finally stand before Him face-to-face without shame, knowing we give it our all, withholding nothing!” “Congressmen, Goliath is much more frail than you realize.  He is an easy target, way overly confident and he probably drank way too much last night!  God will supernaturally direct our stone to his forehead.  The fear is just loud and distracting.  The fact is, we fear all the wrong things."  “Fear not those who can take your life and then after that have no power over you but fear the One who after taking your life can cast your soul into hellfire.” (Matthew 10:28)”   “This is a final hour for us.  We can never again return to 2024 and do it all differently.  I pray this message pricks your hearts, encourages your faith and provokes you to good works!  Go and war for your people… the people of whom God entrusted in your care.”   “I am praying for you Congressmen.” Let’s all devote time this week to praying for our men and women who hold such a lofty position, and have such responsibility.  We all must be praying for them immediately.  And pray for the Governors.   Time is of the essence, More to come, Robert.

(Originally Published at https://wethecounty.org/michigan-laws-enshrine-transgenderism/ ) By Guest Contributor, Mike Smith , Founder, WeTheCountry.org February 2nd 2023 The battle for our children, and our freedom, is first and foremost spiritual, and then pragmatic. We must operate in both realms in order to have victory. We The County understands and operates from this premise. Our children are being indoctrinated by the politicians in Michigan who have embraced a Marxist-Luciferian ideology. Their mantra: “We are coming for your children, they belong to us! ” They have written laws to enforce their indoctrination as this ideology has been injected into our education system through Diversity-Emotional-Inclusion curriculum and Social-Emotional Health counselors. Many in the education system are not aware of DEI and SEH containing Marxist and Luciferian ideologies. “The Deity”  (pictured above) is set up in Port Austin at Bird Creek Farms Restaurant. The artist calls it; “A super being connected to nature.”  Murawski the restaurant’s owner said; “This opens us up to talking about modern true deities that are around us every day.” Paganism is linked to Luciferianism. Both embrace “deities” the gods and goddesses of the occult who stand in opposition to God’s Word. These things are an attempt to “normalize” and then exalt paganism. Luciferians have set up their deity-idols around the state and work covertly with government officials. People do not admit to being Luciferian, just as the Marxists do not admit to being Marxist. Just as Murawski downplayed the occultic-pagan significance of “The Deity,” in an attempt to normalize it, so goes the Marxist-Luciferians in downplaying the horror of a 12-year-old boy being coerced into mutilating his genitals and taking life-altering drugs the rest of his life, all the while hiding the truth and being encouraged by the school to lie to his parents.  A person can operate in Marxist-Luciferian ideologies without realizing it, as this perspective is being used to formulate legislation. The Deity has the body of a woman and the head of ram which is a male goat. This represents transhumanism and transgenderism. This is a “golden idol” just like in Babylon (Daniel 3) the people are told to bow down and worship as “the music plays.” Pedophiles are singing the song  “We are coming for your children” CREEPY: Gay Choir Sings “We’re Coming For Your Children” – YouTube and they want to force us to sing along as our Michigan legislature writes laws enshrining transgenderism, a Luciferian doctrine. 1) Michigan House Bill 4474, states if you use the wrong pronoun and a transgender person feels intimidated, you could be found guilty of a “hate crime” which would be considered a felony, with 2 years in jail and up to a $25,000.00 dollar fine. 2) House Bill 4616 “A mental health professional shall not engage in conversion therapy with a minor.” This means if a minor who is having gay tendencies or gender confusion seeks help to be straight, or be at peace with their natural birth gender, a health professional cannot help them. This violates God’s Word; Gen 1:27 “So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” One of the core beliefs of Luciferianism is to defy and violate the Word of God. 3) State of Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) now includes “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” as protected classes. The ELCRA forbids discrimination in employment, housing, places of public accommodation, and education. This means boys who identify as girls will be able to play on girl’s sport teams, go into the girl’s locker room, bathrooms, live in women’s dorms at colleges, go into battered-women’s shelters, and women’s prisons. There is no religious exemption to this law. Religious schools may be forced to follow this law. Doctors will be forced to administer puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones and to perform “sex reassignment” surgery on gender dysphoric children and adults, despite their religious beliefs and moral convictions. Mental health professionals will be coerced into facilitating a gender-confused child’s “transition.” Employers might be required to include “gender affirming care” (including surgeries) in their health insurance plans which would most likely raise premiums, even for churches, mosques and other religious organizations. These three Bills and others like them, violate our God-given unalienable Rights of free speech and religion. Our Michigan Constitution in Article I, Section 4 (protecting free exercise of religion) as well as Article I, Section 5 (protecting freedom of expression) do offer protection from this abuse, but if we do not “invoke” them, the unconstitutional laws that enshrine transgenderism will stand. Signing THE PLEDGE to protect God’s Children ( wethecounty.org/pledge ) is invoking our God-given unalienable rights; it is a decree of our intentions.  This is spiritual and pragmatic warfare. Our children are being sexually indoctrinated and groomed for pedophiles as they fight to remove the age of consent.  They have told us, “We are coming for your children; they belong to the State.” This is a powerful prophetic statement that will come to full fruition if we do nothing. When a person in governmental authority makes a prophetic statement, writes laws, and signs them to enforce what they have said, our silence yields  to their “spoken word,” “written laws” and “signatures” giving them authority over us and our children through default. Coming to Michigan? The Director of Mental Health at the University of California San Francisco said there is a new gender category called “Minotaur” which is half-human and half-animal having the head of a bull. Is “The Deity” an idol prophesying this new coming gender category “Minotaur” and promoting transhumanism? A video shown at a hospital for DEI training, showed children 3 and 4 years old explaining why they know they are “transgender” alluding to the possibility of starting sex changes at this age. “California’s Senate Judiciary Committee  voted  8-2 on Tuesday night (with one abstention) to pass Assembly Bill 957, which would characterize a “parent’s affirmation of the child’s gender identity as part of the health, safety, and welfare of the child.” The measure would alter Section 3011 of the  California Family Code  to require judges to consider whether or not parents “affirm” a child’s “transgender” identity as one of the factors in the consideration of custody disagreements” -LifeSiteNews, June 15th, 2023. Note: As of 9-22-23 Gov Gavin Newsom has not signed this bill, but just the fact that it passed the Senate and Assembly is very concerning. Parents could lose their rights to their children if they do not “affirm” their transgender identity. They are coming for our children! ***The ELCRA changes will become effective March 2024. We need to stand up now!!! Here is what you can do to help: 1) Go to wethecounty.org/pledge  and sign THE PLEDGE to Protect God’s Children and pass this around to all of your contacts. 2) Get involved in your community by becoming a member of We The County at wethecounty.org 3) Contact us for free brochures of THE PLEDGE to protect God’s Children. contact@wethecounty.org 4) Watch and share the video “Whose Children Are They?” at whosechildrenarethey.com Ultimately, this will lead people to a choice between a Marxist government  based on Luciferian ideologies, or a Constitutional Republic  based on Biblical Ideologies. The Truth Will Prevail! Michael Dennis Smith Founder We The County Here is a great interview of Mr Smith on All Politics is Local:

by Catherine Saldago Feb 7th 2023 Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) claims to be pro-life. But do his pro-life values take precedence when it comes to his decision-making on spending bills? Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America gives Ciscomani an A+ score on his pro-life voting record, including for "stopping hard-earned tax dollars from paying for abortion," but reality might be a little more nuanced. Ciscomani voted for House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) terrible temporary spending package. While it is very difficult to find any clear information on whether or not the spending package included abortion funding, as of Dec. 7, 2023, Johnson  had agreed  to remove pro-life abortion restrictions from defense funding. In fact, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ)  listed  funding for abortion travel as one reason he opposed the spending legislation . So far as I can find, no outlet has clarified if the newest of Johnson’s temporary bills included that same abortion funding; with so many Democrats voting for it, it seems at least possible the abortion travel funding was still there. The text and summary of the legislation as found on Congress's website do not appear to provide abortion funding directly; the legislation does, however, fund not only Defense activities, but also Medicare and Medicaid , which cover abortion in specific circumstances . It is therefore possible that the legislation for which Ciscomani  voted  included abortion funding. I recently attended the annual Tucson, Arizona, March for Life. While on the March, I was happy to see multiple representatives of Ciscomani marching too (identified by their signs and shirts), but I couldn’t help remembering the legislation for which Ciscomani voted. The congressman was not himself present, so I spoke to Ciscomani’s team after the March. When questioned about whether the disastrous spending bill for which Ciscomani voted had any abortion funding, they were all totally stumped. In fact, they had no very clear idea at all of what was in the legislation, except something vague about ensuring veterans received their benefits. Now, one might say that volunteers for Ciscomani’s campaign would not necessarily know everything in the spending bill. But if Ciscomani is going to set himself up as pro-life, it seems to me vitally important that both he and his volunteers know if the congressman voted to spend taxpayer dollars on abortion, i.e., killing babies. That should have been one of the priorities for Ciscomani in determining whether to vote for the spending legislation. Instead, Ciscomani voted for legislation that spends massive amounts of taxpayer money the government has on many unconstitutional projects and agencies. Ciscomani should provide his constituents with clear answers on this vital subject.

By American Revival Staff February 19th 2024 This is a wild story! This just happened in Turkey. In fact, events like these are being recorded around the world as people rebuke and curse Israel and the God of Israel, even His Son, Jesus Christ. Watch: But there is more. Rabbi Jonathan Cahn covers this story but also another, rebuking the Pope for his apostasy and adamant rejection of the word of God. Pope Francis is turning the Catholic church away from the Word of God like never before during his reign, on the verge of removing homosexuality and other such sexual perversions as sin! Clearly we can love the person but not agree with what they are doing. That was Jesus' position all throughout His ministry, Loving the people but disallowing them from destroying themselves with various sins. Should we lie to the people? And tell them that there is a blessing in destruction - the destruction that comes from a life of sin? God forbid. We, as Christians, ought to tell the Truth! The Blessing comes in holiness, righteousness and obedience to the word of God. Listen to this wild story Author and Minister Jonathan Cahn retells: God giving warning to the Pope that he might repent and change in his course.

(MIGOP's New Slogan! Excellent!!) By Robert Anthony February 19th 2024   Personally, when I pray for revival and an outpouring of God in our nation and state, I am not thinking of wealth, politics, business or even our own “America First” movement - because we can change every law in the nation promoting the things of God, we can elect “our” representatives and win the majority from DC to Main Street in 2024 but if we do not win the hearts and minds of the people what will happen the next election, and the election after that?   Governments have to respond to the people, whether we realize or not, the governments still need the people.  What allowed our government to take prayer and the Holy Scriptures out of our schools in the 1960’s when the overwhelming majority of the population was Christian?  The people were actually surprisingly silent and kept their kids in those government schools.  What if the nation started pulling their children out of those classes, refusing to follow the government in this travesty.     We have to remember that the government is simply made up of people.  These folks with high-level security clearances, ranking members of the House and Senate, our Governors and Mayors, our County Commissioners, down to the most local clerks, all are simply Americans.    We are all alarmed with what is going on the DOJ with the FBI and even the weakness of the Supreme Court.  We can’t believe how the southern border has been open for so long now, millions upon millions of people entering our country without being vetted and with no plan for them to assimilate.  We are watching WW3 break out.  We just lived thru the ridiculous Covid-era, wherein they all but forced an experimental vaccine on us all!?  (Our own President Trump seemed powerless to stop it.).  And we are all wondering what will become of us following this November 2024 election.   Without a doubt the quickest thing that will change the course of this nation is a genuine move of God, which historically has only come in the name of His Son, Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah !  We need God to intervene.  There is something wrong with us.  Something terribly wrong with our hearts and souls.  How is it that people all throughout our nation and the world can be so nonchalant towards Israel and even supporting Hamas!?  At a minimum, can’t people simply agree that raping, torturing and murdering civilians is wrong?  We, as a people, had no trouble agreeing on this after WW2, after Hitler’s Holocaust, after Stalin murdered 20+ million of his own people, Japan ruthlessly crushing their adversaries – WW2 produced more death and destruction globally than probably ever recorded throughout the history of the world!  But then, for a brief moment, the nations banded together (somewhat) to speak out against these atrocities and stand together for something righteous and good.  But that was a short-lived moment to be sure. Evil permeates the world we live in – it is everywhere – but where exactly does this evil reside?  Is this evil an ominous ancient text, an ages old building or some hidden place?  None of these wicked things upon the earth would have power except it were given to them… but by whom?  By men .  It’s a bitter pill to swallow that the evil we are wanting to rid this world of is found, squarely, within the hearts and minds of us !  Extract the evil from our hearts and minds and there would be no more evil to fight upon the earth (Full Stop).   During an election year it’s easy to forget these things.    It’s overwhelming when I think of the sheer magnitude of things.  Just how many people does it take to run this nation?  How large of a work force is our government actually?  Think of how many people are employed in one way or another by our Federal, State and Local Governments!?  And we are trying to inject truth, faith and love into this system – a (government) culture that almost fundamentally rejects all things of God and God’s active involvement in our lives.  “We must separate the state from the church” it is repeated like a mantra .  But the state pushes a myriad of beliefs upon its workforce and throughout our population – those beliefs have become status quo but the eternal truths of God are marginalized, politicized and controversial!?  There must be an enemy of mankind to think that such beauty is unwanted and so often rejected by a generation or two.   They have been teaching evolution and Darwinian theories that combat the Bible directly for almost two generations now!  All throughout Christianity, all throughout history, we believe that God has the power to heal.  But where would such a belief system be allowed in a world that mandates experimental vaccines and continually denies the existence of God?  We, as Christians, believe and teach that there are absolutes: morality, truth and lies, light and darkness.  But our government has been allowing politics to erode the sanctity of truth and the absolute foundations of good versus evil, the fundamentals of right and wrong.  And where will it end?  Where will it end?  Study your history: Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome, etc. all collapsed in moral decay as morale could no longer hold their culture together.   Our young people have been taught over and again to mistrust absolutes, they are being deceived by their own government oftentimes: teachers, politicians, librarians, professors, military leaders, lawyers, law enforcement and judges… the power-centers of our culture are all seeming to give in to this war against the foundations.  Even if one politician stands up for the truth, will he win the hearts and minds of the people?  Will he convince them to give their spirit over to God and to live not only for today but even moreso for eternal and everlasting things? Perhaps this was the job of the churches, which is what a generation bought into throughout the 60’s and 70’s, allowing the things of God to be removed from all of these cultural-centers of power throughout our nation.  So, the churches must be involved with this spiritual revival but if the whole of our culture doesn’t receive again the foundations, it will be short lived.   Someone taught us that God should be uninvited from our daily lives: our schools, our governments, our universities, our courts, our system of justice and law, etc.  Someone convinced us that the things of God should be confined to Sunday (or Saturday) morning services relegated only to those who chose to be (merely) religious.  Someone hijacked our nation and pulled it away from the things of God and whoever they are, they have not stopped in their full-frontal assault against the Truth  and the God who reveals it.    We often refer to clergy and the people who serve God for a career as ministers .  It’s an interesting title ministers, have you ever considered where it comes from?  It’s a very ancient word and idea actually, it actually refers to a governmental post, describing the people who served the king and the kingdom!  Nations all throughout the world still have “Ministers”: Prime  Ministers, Ministers of Cabinet-Level Positions, Ministers of Education, Energy, Finance, etc.  And a minister is another way of saying servant .  A minister of the king meant that one was a highly ranking servant  to the king.  I think it might be time to remind our politicians exactly who they are campaigning to become should they win their race: ministers of the nation, servants of the people and entrusted with our future!   With such power, with our governments having invaded so much of our lives, these politicians become a sort of a father or mother to a generation: influencing the population in ways parents influence their own children.  They remove prayer from school, they remove God and faith from our lives, in essence, aren’t they saying, “Little Children, you don’t need this God anymore in your families.”  Forcing vaccinations aren’t they saying, “We know what is best and it certainly is not God in your healing.”  Someone is striving to remove “the Church from the State”?  Aren’t they are proclaiming, No God or Faith in your politics or government, period.  And removing the God of all Creation from His Creation, what is to become of us!?   What happened to us that we, as a culture, society and generation went along with this?  How could we possibly think that this could end well?  Decades passed and they whittled away at all the foundations of God throughout our Michigan, throughout our America and we did what? Stand by idly and watch!?   The revival that we are praying for is spiritual in nature but we are very clearly praying that the Spirit (of God) permeates and penetrates into even the most hardened and hidden places of our government and bureaucracy! From Main Street to Wall Street, from the Town Hall to the White House!  We are hoping and praying the that Spirit of God moves all throughout our state, Reviving the Hearts and Souls of Michiganders, Breathing the Breath of God upon us all, Bringing us back to Life, and then  we shall Live it More Abundantly!    And once the Spirit of God blows upon us… What kind of a people do we become?  More timid and fearful? Or more courageous and bold…  When the power of creation blows upon our souls and wakes us up, do we become more angry, spiteful and vengeful?  Or perhaps more forgiving, hopeful and encouraging…  What is God’s Spirit if not also a Spirit of Love, Mercy and Truth?  So, having His Spirit blow upon our state and nation, what will become of us?  If not becoming a new kind of a people, people who love, who hold to the truth at all costs and love - loving even at all costs!  I like to imagine what our state and nation might look like if this power of God’s goodness were to invade the whole of our population, even throughout the halls of our government.   If God gives you a power and a position in our state?  What will you do with it?  If God gives you money, a good reputation and influence in our own Michigan what kind of a man or woman will you become?  If people come to respect your words and listen to your ideas and judgements, what will you say to the people?  We are all a part of Michigan’s Revival , or else we are not.  We are either bringing God’s truth and love to the people of our state, or we are wasting the precious time God has given to us.  Eternity will come to us all.  But what of our lives will follow us into life everlasting?    Does this life affect eternity or not?  Isn’t that the fundamental question?  Either what we chose to do with our day’s matters, or it simply does not.  And if it matters, how we chose to live our lives, then let us each take an account that we would be not ashamed the moment we enter eternity knowing we poured out our very best upon the altar of heaven - and gave to God and His people the very best we had to offer!    How did we lose touch with eternity?   Perhaps I will write about that in a Part Two of this message?   Michigan must be saved. Our Precious Nation must be saved.   We need God’s Spirit to blow upon us. He will bring us to Life!!  And we will become something New!   As He changes us, our state will change too! Perhaps Michigan can lead the way!?    Perhaps the American Revival can start with us, Michigan!?   Pray for His Spirit He will come to us… And everything will change!   Love you friends,   Robert

By "The Good Professor" J.J. Bucci February 20th 2024 “I read the news today, oh boy.” John Lennon owed his inspiration for the song, “A Day in the Life” to the news of his day (Fleming, 2017). Lennon began the song lamenting about the death of a friend; and along the way integrated observations about several newsworthy items. There is a sense of spectating in all of the scenes described in the song, identified by one source as perhaps the finest of all Beatles’ songs (Fleming, 2017).  The final verse responds to another news article, viewing a government report with disdain and wondering why potholes were counted and not simply filled in (BeatleDoc, 2006).   I thought of Lennon’s musings as I skimmed my own news from this past week: news of football victories and unique commercials caught my attention. One reporter wrote about a group that spent $7 million for a 30-second ad where two actors prayed during the Super Bowl (Olmstead, 2024). How about that? Mark Wahlberg and Jonathan Roumie teamed up on the eve of Ash Wednesday to present a Christian prayer app called “Hallow,” and to pray… during a football game?   At the website set up for people to download the app ( https://hallow.com/get-hallow/ ), the webpage declares that the Hallow  app is the number one prayer app in the world ( https://hallow.com/get-hallow/ ). Other resources on the app include novenas and litanies, sleep and Bible stories, daily gospel readings and meditations. There’s one testimonial on the website, where a woman tells the story of a life-saving transformation that occurred as she began to pray with the app (Jones, 2024). Her family was restored, her husband returned to her, and they each received forgiveness from the other for hurtful things they had done. Pretty outstanding for a little prayer app.  One author who commented on the app believed there was something more sinister that was behind all this – which she describes as “odd things” (Olmstead, 2024). The author described some of the personalities who were mentioned as a part of various features offered on the app. Each one was described not only for their contribution to content; but also for something detrimental in their background or a past known attitude or action. It was fairly easy to identify these background reminders, because many of them were in parentheses (in case you might have forgotten). Lest we see these folks as offering some insight to their faith, or using their current platform to encourage prayer, we needed to be reminded of their past failure. How could we ever take anything they might currently say seriously (my attempt at sarcasm)?   Believe it or not, all of us have said or done something detrimental or hurtful, as did Sarah, which if this were plastered on a Super Bowl commercial, would not be very flattering. But all of us are grateful for the opportunity to pray and seek forgiveness, particularly during such events. Some of those who have seen their lives turned around, like Sarah, hope to use their current stories to point people towards hope, and to forget the past. The Bible tells us that for a repentant sinner, God Himself forgets our past (see Isaiah 43:25: “I, I am He who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.” Or Hebrews 8:12: “For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.” We thank God for the reminder that there’s something greater than this sporting event on which we have focused our attention.   There’s a God in heaven who cares for us, and is willing to forgive us as we commit ourselves to prayer and repentance and reflection. Sarah and hundreds of other failed human beings can attest to the power of these prayers (Jones, 2024). We thank God for those who have made this app so successful, winning over the hearts of failed sinners and stars alike. Sounds like good news today, oh boy!   Joseph J. Bucci has served as a Pastor, Author, HR Director, Director of Training, Professor and Consultant. His latest book, Redemption Inc. was published in 2022. Contact Dr. Bucci at joe@josephjbucci.   References:   Fleming, C. (2017, January 19). Beatles’ ‘A Day in the Life’: 10 Things You Didn’t Know. Rolling Stone Magazine . Retrieved from https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/beatles-a-day-in-the-life-10-things-you-didnt-know-191427/ .   BeatleDoc (2006, October 11). Lyric Interpretations [Web Blog]. Retrieved from https://www.lyricinterpretations.com/beatles/a-day-in-the-life .   Olmstead, M. (2024, February 11). What’s the Deal With That Mark Wahlberg Prayer App, Exactly? Slate Magazine: Human Interest  [Web Blog]. Retrieved from https://slate.com/human-interest/2024/02/super-bowl-commercials-ads-mark-wahlberg-hallow-prayer-app.html .   Jones, A. (2024). 10 Million Downloads & Series C Funding. Hallow  [Web App]. Retrieved from https://hallow.com/blog/10-million-installs/ .

By Robert Anthony February 16th 2024   Getting involved with politics you come to learn about this concept of “Power Centers” and you quickly realize that there are those who will use practically any means necessary to retain said power .  Stand Up Michigan  has become one of these power-mongering groups in Michigan politics.   I am taking Kevin Skinner’s word for the conspiracy surrounding Ron Armstrong’s take over the Stand Up Michigan company (it is not a Non-Profit, but very much FOR  Profit).  I would reference Kevin Skinners public testimony  about what Stand Up Michigan and Ron Armstrong did to force him out, clearly against his will.  I have never heard a single testimony from neither Garrett Soldano nor Ron Armstrong making a case against Skinner, so as far as I am concerned Skinner must be telling the truth.   It must be said, my personal experience with Ron Armstrong was very much in line with the things Skinner had to say.  Here is my story with Stand Up Michigan and Ron Armstrong: I was reaching out to Ron Armstrong since I was involved with Rep. Steve Carra drafting the bill to audit Michigan’s November 3rd 2020 election.  I have not sat down to count every email, text and phone call I made to Mr. Armstrong because quite frankly it is almost embarrassing how persistent I was in trying to reach him.  I would guess I tried to get a phone call or meeting with him more than 20 times before finally launching the petition to DeCertify Michigan’s Nov 3rd 2020 election but to no avail. (Ron Armstrong) I can not tell the story of Stand Up Michigan and Ron Armstrong without mentioning Pat Colbeck.  The very first time I met Colbeck, at Lindell’s Cyber Symposium, he lied directly to my face saying, “Stand Up Michigan was working on a petition to Audit the Nov 3rd 2020 Election”.  Understand how strange this was, Colbeck knew I was at the Cyber symposium with Rep. Steve Carra who was actively drafting a bill to audit Michigan’s election!?  Colbeck wasn’t promoting Carra's bill but instead making up some petition with Stand Up Michigan!?  Why? The whole 7-10 minute conversation was so strange… I knew I was being lied to but I didn’t understand why.   I knew nothing of Michigan politics. I was a minister for 15+ years and completely out of politics.  I had only moved to Michigan in 2020 so all these dynamics I could have no way of understanding. Why was Colbeck promoting Stand Up Michigan when he knew I was there with Carra?  I will get back to this.    After the Cyber Symposium, Carra decided to transform his bill into a petition (A Ballot Initiative).  About 15 of us gathered together to create a team for the petition.  I was surprised to have been nominated to be on the board. I felt honored and was happy to serve. The next thing you know, Mellissa Carone was nominating me to lead the board!?  She said, “Robert is the only one here not campaigning.  He is an obvious leader and honest.  I think we should have him lead the board.”  But Jon Rocha was decided upon because he and Carra and others already had deals to promote each other’s campaigns and this Audit Petition would be a great platform for them to run on.  After we started that board, the proverbial doo-doo hit the fan.   It's a very long story why I dropped off Rocha/Carra’s petition board.  But I did it within a few weeks of being voted on.  I saw the disfunction within the team, I saw Rocha’s intent to campaign off of this petition and his inability to keep his word and I knew without a doubt this petition would go no where.  About the same time I was planning to leave the board, Melissa Carone started calling me.   A whole lot of controversy started around who actually had the rights to this (AuditMI) petition-language.  Things got very very strange.  Melissa Carone, Matt DePerno and Jovan Pultizer explained to me that this petition and bill does not belong to either Carra or Rocha.  They wanted me to work with them in creating a new petition, going very public against Carra and Rocha, exposing these two for what DePerno, Pulitzer and Carone all felt was theft .  To me it was pointless to go on the offense against Carra and Rocha (in an election year) plus it was too difficult to prove theft  – I told Carone, DePerno and Pulitzer I was willing to talk about creating our own petition in competition with Rocha/Carra and team but I was unwilling to publicly assault them.  DePerno was so upset with me that I would not attack them publicly that he started to disparage my name all throughout Michigan.  Ending almost entirely any relationship with me altogether.   The bill with Carra was gone, I was uninvolved with the petition with Rocha, DePerno/Carone’s team would go nowhere without me or a new (sucker-) leader to do their bidding so I was back at the beginning.  In my estimation there was no path for an audit, Rocha’s petition would fail (because he was too busy campaigning and did not have a team to support such a great work) plus (back to Stand Up) I knew that no one would support Rocha’s work.  I had reached out to Armstrong more than 20 times at that point – several times while working with Carra on his bill and several times while on the board with Rocha. Armstrong never responded, not once.   I had become friends with Sandy Keisel (of EIF) throughout this process of bills and petitions and audits. I told Sandy, “I have THE PLAN for Michigan to deal with this Nov 3rd 2020 election fraud” but I would not tell her the plan.  My trust had already been betrayed more than enough to realize that no one can be trusted throughout the Michigan GOP – everyone I had met was disingenuous, seeking to be elected, seeking for power and position before anything else.  I knew I would need a good lawyer to help with the petition I wanted to do and I would need a good fundraiser!  These petitions, to get passed, require large amounts of funding.  I continued to build a working relationship with Sandy and EIF - hoping that they might be the answer to getting this petition off the ground!   January 2022 the miracle happened!  I met this odd, off-the-beaten path, genius-syndrome attorney from Northern Michigan who agreed to help me write my petition, Pro-Bono!!  The Miracle happened, kind of .  I immediately started to see (let’s call it) irregularities in my new found attorneys character but what choice did I have?  He was ingenious in matters of law, very good with the Michigan Constitution and seemed to share much of my vision.  I was more or less stuck with him.  We drafted THE PETITION TO DECERTIFY MICHIGAN’S 2020 ELECTION and then we went to work!    Interestingly enough, who helped me to draft the petition?  Who led me to believe he would help me fundraising and put me on shows to get the word out there!?  Who led me to believe he was going to support the effort personally?? Literally helping to draft the petition?? None other than Pat Colbeck! I knew I had to involve him.  Colbeck wiggled his way into every single election integrity effort in the state of Michigan.  Colbeck even help to create the Election Integrity Fund (EIF) - he was one of its founding members! There was no way I would get anywhere without him involved.  Or, I had to know early on that he would come against me (I never thought for a moment Pat could be neutral).  When Colbeck started helping write the petition, I was surprised and thought,  "Maybe he isn’t so bad after all?  Maybe I had misjudged him?"  Me and my team launched two efforts, both at President Trump’s Rally in Washington, Michigan, April 1st 2022: The Petition to DeCertify the Election and AuditYourVote.com   There was word that maybe AuditYourVote.com was going to get space on the JumboTron!  So we rushed to make a simple commercial to get the word out, but it never made the cut, to this day I don’t know why? So much happened so quickly.  Sandy Keisel broke my trust very early on.  I had trusted her and EIF to get petitions at the rally, to have volunteers ready to go, so that I could be doing my dog-and-pony show winning the big named supporters!  When I got to the rally, I realized that Sandy was actually promoting EIF and often acting as if this petition was there’s – the petition was more of an aside than it was the purpose of us all being there.  Understand, before that day, Sandy had led me to believe that she was going to quit her work at EIF to come and run the petition with me full-time.  I thought we were in complete unison over the plan, there was never any discuss to the contrary.  But the day we launched, the day at that Trump rally, I realized Sandy could not be counted on.  Things went downhill from there.   Then, suddenly Ron Armstrong wanted to meet with me!?  But he would only communicate thru Sandy?  He acted as if I wasn’t trying to reach him, now more than 40 times!  He never mentioned all my texts, phone calls and emails.  He never mentioned how many people were encouraging him to have a meeting with me.  He simply demanded of me to attend a zoom meeting with him and his team.  Sandy too was awfully forceful on the matter – for this reason I lost my temper, yelling at Sandy, “Who’s side are you on Sandy?”  I couldn’t believe she would throw me to the wolves like this.  I was extremely clear with her that Armstrong was not to be trusted and yet there she was brokering some kind of deal behind my back.  I told her and “My Lawyer” – “Do Not Get On That Zoom Meeting with Stand Up – You do not have my permission to speak for me, You do not have my permission to speak on the behalf of the petition!”  Neither of them listened and attended the meeting against my direct instructions (Remember, everything was mine. AuditYourVote.com , the Petition, the Committee, the LLC, everything was in my name and my name alone. It was in writing the the lawyer was helping me and nothing more.)   If Armstrong had any good intentions with me he would have called me directly, man to man.  If there was anything redeeming quality about him at all he would have at least had a phone call with me, at an absolutely minimum.  If I was Armstrong, an older man, a Christian man, a man of such power and influence, I would have at least taken a meeting with me – after all I had by far the best movement in Michigan (arguably in the nation) that could remedy Nov 3rd 2020.  But no.  Armstrong offered no support, clearly nothing financial but worse than that!  He decided to come against me publicly.   That was always his intention.  Which I told Sandy and “My Lawyer”.  I knew Armstrong was only doing this Zoom meeting to say, “I looked into it and realized that there was no chance it would succeed.” But that was a huge deception.  Armstrong told me thru Sandy, "If your petition signers agree to sign our Secure MI Vote petition we will support you." But I didn't even believe that! I had already learned too much about these folks: Armstrong, Colbeck, and their "Christian" buddies. They had no intention ever to fix Michigan's election system and do you want to know how I know this as an absolute certainty?   Who funds Stand Up Michigan  (the Stand Up Michigan that Colbeck sits on the board of)?  Well, we know Mike Shirkey’s PAC does .  That’s public record.  I heard from a very credible source that Stand Up got 4 Million from Heritage Foundation in DC for their Secure My Vote petition.  Stand Up Michigan could have had upwards of 10 Million in their accounts at the time I was launching my DeCertify Petition.  Think of what they could have done to help!?  Instead of destroy.  But why is Ex State Senator Mike Shirkey an important part of the story?  I’m glad you asked. What if I told you that Mike Shirkey and Ed McBroom ( both came out publicly declaring 2020 was the safest election ever in Michigan’s history !) both ran the Senate Committee on Elections.  What if I furthermore told you that Pat Colbeck was the Co-Chair of that Elections Committee!!  And now Colbeck sits on the board of Stand Up, who receives large funds from Shirkey.  Do the homework for yourselves.  Listen very carefully, THE REPUBLICANS CREATED THE ELECTION SYSTEM IN MICHIGAN!  Sec of State Ruth Johnson signed for the largest purchase of Dominion election machine equipment during her tenure and Pat Colbeck ran the MI Senate Committee on elections  at that time, with Shirkey by his side!  (MI Senator Ruth Johnson currently chairs the Senate Committee on Elections... by the way.)   Why on earth would Colbeck and Shirkey and the rest want to scrutinize an election system they helped create!?  (And remember, McBroom was mentored by these two – here is his famous McBroom Report .) It was a short three weeks after Colbeck hyped me up about all that he was going to do to help with AuditYourVote.com and the DeCertify Petition when without any warning he and Armstrong issued their public rebuke of our petition and movement. If these two had anything decent about them: 1. They would have let me know what they were planning and given me a chance to change their minds, 2. Colbeck would have never led me to believe he was going to help and support the effort, 3. Colbeck would have tried to preserve the friendship, letting me know what led to his sudden change of heart/mind (out of no where). Etc.    What was almost more troubling was who they recruited to sign on with them! Rick Warzawak had only days before just promoted DeCertifying Michigan’s election at President Trump’s rally after meeting me, signing my petition publicly. Trucker Randy never so much as tried to contact me - i had several calls and texts into him also.  But others: Joe Moss was a friend, he helped with web work early on when I was working with Carra, Joe and I had talked often – he too never even bothered to call.  The list goes on.  Imagine what we (Michigan) could have done if these “Christian Republicans” had supported the work instead of fighting against it!? But they would never.  I watched Colbeck with great cunning and craft infiltrate and destroy every single chance we had in Michigan at Auditing the Election – all the while going on speaking tours about election integrity and working at Mike Lindell’s right hand!    The story only gets crazier from there.  My lawyer stole 60,000 petitions from me.  Sandy Keisel decided to support him, practically enabling him in his out and out theft.  I called the lawyers’ pastor to try and convince him to return my petitions!  But the pastors advice, “You will need to call the police I guess?  He won’t speak with you or let me make peace.”  Within a week the Attorney General’s office was involved!  It was getting crazier by the day!  The AG’s office asked me if I wanted to press charges?  I declined.  I just wanted my movement back. But the damage was total and complete by that point in time.  Colbeck and Armstrong convinced many donors not to fund the movement in any way; word spread so fast throughout Michigan from these two and others lying about me, calling me a grifter and worse!  What Colbeck and Armstrong weren’t able to accomplish, my lawyer was able to, creating such conflict within the movement and slowing me down about 4 weeks!  I was living a literal nightmare.   The lawyer eventually went away and left me alone.  Why?  Because he ended up almost dying in the hospital!  He was in the ICU for 2 or 3 weeks!  It took all that for him to leave me and my movement alone!  I never did call the state bar to report him.  I don’t know why I gave that man such mercy.  But I did.   It was May 2022 now and we only had a short month to collect signatures!  The team went to work! It was amazing what we were able to accomplish all things considered.  We got just short of 25,000 signatures!  We had no budget.  Only volunteers and me funding what I could, putting myself into terrible debt.  We were against the strongest players in Michigan!  All things considered we did pretty amazing – I want many of you who helped to hear this!  We could have been successful without all these “Christian” GOPers against us! Perhaps sometime I will tell you all the whole story!  I met with so many powerful GOP people throughout the nation about this petition, AuditYourVote.com and the work we were doing to fix the stolen election.  I was able to get in touch with some of the biggest players in the Republican party nationwide, and most of them Christian!  I don’t want to tell you all their names.  I don’t want to tell you about so many around the President who refused to help.  I wonder if President Trump ever even knew what we were doing?  Does he know about AuditYourVote.com and the 100K+ missing votes for him we found?  I spoke with at least 10 people (maybe more) who know him personally.  I wonder if any of them brought it up? What grieves me the most of all of this is that these were mostly Christians.  Stand Up as an organization, functions almost entirely thru the churches!?  I was a minister and missionary from 2008-2021’ish as a career, full time.  Hearing Colbeck and Armstrong and their buddies on Trucker Randy’s radio broadcasts, Rick Warzawak’s prayer calls, and more was enough to make me sick!  They spread out-in-out lies about me, calling me a grifter, insinuating I was some sort of a plant, attacking my person and character and doing everything in their power to recruit my key leaders out from under me, all while preaching the bible and running their movement thru God’s Holy Church!?   It's hard to believe anything that comes out of Stand Up Michigan.  Why did their petition fail? Remember, Secure MI Vote petition to have voter ID’s?   Who do they receive all their funding from?  What are their actual intentions for the state of Michigan?  Why do so many people continue to prop them up?  How come Michigan, at large, continues to support people like this throughout it’s politics and government?  Grieves me to say the least.   Until we Stand Up , Michigan and demand better leaders within our politics, until we stop empowering these sorts of professional deceivers and power-mongering politicians, the status quo will remain.  Are we addicted to complaining?  Are we merely content to repeat over and again how nothing will ever change?  Or will we stop empowering these types of characterless and destructive men within our state from advancing their status quo agenda’s and finally change things!    I, for one, read that the US Constitution affords me the right to Liberty, wherein we once escaped the chains of tyranny to form a much better union; and I am not ready to lay down these rights because of a few, even within my own party, who will use any means necessary to advance a power and position over the will of the people, in direct opposition to the truth and that spirit which first made this nation so Great!  This elitist and dictatorial manner of leadership is what “We The People” are sincerely striving against; we will either allow the power-brokers, political elites, polluted lobbyists, Wall Street Titans, global interests and purchased souls to destroy all that we hold dear (given to us by God in this nation) or we will Stand Up , draw a line in the sand and say, “This is enough” and “You shall not pass!”.   To Michigan, and to the rest of our Republic, I say, “Hold the line!”  Watch who you are empowering and enabling.  Take careful consideration where your $5, $10 and $100 donations are going.  Take care what rallies you promote, even by your attendance.  When you march and show your strength, is it for the cause of Justice and preserving this Constitution, truly?  Or so yet another Ron Armstrong and Pat Colbeck can retain their power over you, only to strike you down when life fills your veins and you decide to make a difference for your state, for your generation?   It's going to take integrity, character, honor, a willingness to listen and learn, humility and love to win this nation for generations to come.  We, the People, are battling on several fronts and we do have victories, great and small.  But we need many more (servant) leaders.  We need an entirely new generation with an entirely new vision to believe that a change is possible, and with great persistence and diligence perform their oaths, not unto man, but unto God who sees all things and will one day reward us openly for all that we have suffered in the darkness.  But what if no one wants to do good?  What if everyone is content to sell their will, soul and life’s efforts for wealth, reputation and advancement?  How dark will the darkness become!?   It would be wonderful if the Armstrong’s and Colbeck’s of the world would repent and become something better!  It would be nothing short of miraculous for DC and its world-wide capabilities to suddenly grow a heart and soul!  But as the poets, song-writers and Holy Scriptures have all proclaimed throughout history, “The Change Starts with Us!”    The Light shines in the darkness and the darkness must flee.  But it will take courage to believe and to live this way because the fear and doubt will do everything they can to lie and deceive us into thinking that they have the power.  But who is this Light?  Perhaps I will write about that in my next article? The Light remains the power .   For now, Michigan, I leave you with this hope: one man or woman standing on the truth has always been more powerful than a thousand willing to corrupt their souls for temporal gain, advantage and pleasure.  But what if the good men say nothing?  What if the best among us continue to enable the destruction and demise of all truth and goodness?    How dark the darkness will become.   Saying a prayer for you now, Michigan. Saying a prayer for so many of you whom I know personally, vouch for and confide in!   There is a brighter future in store for all of us who believe!   God is with us… So who can be against us? Greatest of love, Robert

By Robert Anthony March 3rd 2024   It seems every time there are drastic changes in the world, war follows.  The discovery of the New World was followed by years of bloody conflict, the industrial revolution was immediately followed by years of bloody conflict, the technology explosions of the early 20th century were followed by years of bloody conflict, etc.    We are on the tail-end of another societal revolution with the advent of the internet, wireless connections, smart phones and now the introduction of learning machines and A.I.  And every advanced nation on earth has their own ambition: be it in the stars, or their own vision for genetic modification, or some hopes and dreams for quantum computing, machine learning and beyond.  And behind closed doors no one can agree on any of this: who gets to own what and so on...  The competition has heated up to a boiling point between the world leaders: China, Russia, UK, USA, India, EU, Japan, the Korea's, Israel, Iran, Brazil, the Gulf-Arab States, etc.  The world, behind closed doors, is jockeying for position and surely our own shadowy, three-letter-agency powers have a pulse on the whole drama as it is unfolding.   What an intense and complex time to be alive.  Never before have we eclipsed such a moment in our abilities that we, mankind, can destroy ourselves in such a myriad of ways: horrifying weapons of mass destruction, the terrifying possibilities of what we might create as we toy around with the building blocks of life, A.I. in-general, the science experiments with our physical reality like what they are doing at CERN with their large-hadron collider and more, experimental vaccines all but forced on a population, etc.  Any one of these science experiments goes wrong and they might just accidentally wipe out 20-99% of the entire world’s population!?  And so... the world goes to war.   The disagreements are just too far apart, the differences are widening and the little bit of love that was in the world has seemed to vanish, practically overnight.  So how to bring the world back from the brink?  Will Russia suddenly realize their ambitions throughout Eastern Europe were misguided, apologize and give back whatever they have taken?  Are we Americans so naïve to think that China will chose to be content, subservient still to the west for decades to come?  Or tomorrow Iran will see the err of their ways, stop chanting “Death to Israel” and “Death to America” and turn over a new leaf ?  It seems these are the conflicts that have all been a long time coming.  Russians at large have held to the grudge of losing the cold war to the west, Iranians have been carefully building armies throughout the middle east for decades now, China has been strategically infiltrating many of the power centers throughout the west and especially in our own United States thru their thousand talents program , China has no desire to continue to play second or third fiddle to the west any longer and India just became the largest population in the world - and India has never got along with China and Pakistan, both nations at their borders.  North Korea and South Korea seem ready to war again, Japan is building their largest army since WW2 as I write to you now and every day that goes by another regional conflict erupts throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, etc.   In a way it’s amazing we have lasted as long as we have.  Considering how many times we, as a people, have approached the abyss, stood even at its shores but somehow miraculously walked back from it to live another generation - it makes me wonder when our luck will finally run out?    And the people look to another political leader for salvation?  We are all so desperate but where to find hope when the world is about to burst at its seams?  I wish I didn’t know so much.  I wish I wasn’t so darn curious and could enjoy my days, letting the world pass me by without a care or concern.  Who taught me to ask so many dang questions anyway!?  Hahaha.  If only I could take that (Matrix) pill and forget what I have seen and discovered all of these years.   Maybe it’s good that I can speak to the people with a certain conviction?  A conviction that can only come from experience, miles on the road (or in the air), gains and losses, triumphs and failures - marriage and raising children in this mess perhaps has purchased for me a kind of a right to speak and be heard?  But who will listen?  The old men are too far down their road of life to admit any fault and change, the young men haven’t failed enough yet to realize what they are doing simply won’t work.  And then there’s us, the regular people, the largest portion of the population who only want peace, to raise our families, to serve our God, to grow old and watch our generations flourish.  Who is to blame?  Everyone is at fault but then again, we are all but powerless to stop it.   I wish I could reason with these powerful men.  I wish I could get their attention somehow and convince them to be good.  Love our enemies.  Pray for those who spitefully use us.  Turn the other cheek.  And before all of that, Tell the Truth !  But they have all been playing this game for so long, it’s too late for the majority of them to turn back now.  They have been lying to themselves for a lifetime and a man who lives deceiving himself, how will he ever find the truth for his nation or people!?  We need a different kind of a man leading, we need lovers, we need men of great heart and compassion, we need martyrs.  One of my favorite lines I have ever heard sung in a Christian song goes, “In the absence of Martyrs there’s a presence of thieves who only want to rob you blind.”   And that young girl wrote something so much more profound than she could possibly have understood in her late teenage years.  Because we, as a people, have in fact traded away so much of the beauty, hope, justice, truth and love... and for what? the comforts of life, keeping up with the Jones’ and a larger 401K retirement account.  Billy Joel sang, “We didn’t start the fire… no we didn’t light it but we’re trying to fight it.”  Maybe we are…   A few things are for certain:  1. We won’t stop the end of this world, it will eventually end;  2. We have an incredible amount of power but it’s all hidden in our God and there will be few who will find it;  3. Every man and woman will be held to account for their actions, the books will be opened and everyone’s life will be measured in the balance.  And finally, 4. God loves us.  But there will be few who will receive of His love.   Since the beginning mankind has bought into a sort of a propaganda, it’s the great deception and generation after generation follows after it.  This propaganda is fully present in our childhood, in our schools, in our universities, in our businesses, throughout our government and even within our churches and religious establishments.  This propaganda has almost completely taken over the world.  It begins with this lie: What you have is not enough .  And it continues with: You should be very afraid .  And it ends with: No one will come to save you .  And this propaganda, this deception is behind nearly everything wrong in the world today.  This Great Deception will bring about the end of this world as we know it.  But this world has to come to an end.   And our life is our offering before heaven’s everlasting throne.  But scripture records, “Many of the least among us, will actually be the greatest in eternity”.  So at a minimum, we should present God with a clear conscience, a pure heart and a truthful-childlike soul – for such are the things He desires.  It’s hard to save another soul.  Very hard.  It takes much care, and time, and devotion.  But it’s absolutely impossible to save any soul while ours is drowning in the deluge.  Like every good lifeguard learns on his first day of training, your head must stay above water if you are going to save someone else going down .    So with all diligence, keep watch over your own soul in these times of trial and temptation.  Guard your heart , the scripture tells us, for from it proceed all the things pertaining to life .  God has an escape for us.  He has declared it in scripture when He told of this often prophesied time.  Now, this is the season of patience and longsuffering.  It’s the final hour.  Soon everything will be revealed.  We must endure, children of God, we must set as it if were a watch over our own souls – keeping in mind the quickly approaching day that we will stand before Him, face to face.    Do not grow weary in well-doing , scripture admonishes us, for in due season we will not fail to reap the fullest reward !    Our God knows how long the road is at times.  Talk to Him.  Listen.  Follow His leading.  He is kind, full of tender mercies and suffers long.  He does not give up on us, ever.  He does not put on us the burdens that we put on ourselves.  Sometimes we simply need a rest.  Read Hebrews 3 and 4.  There is a rest for the people of God.  Enter into His rest .   I hope this encourages you... At least, I feel encouraged (Haha)   We will make it to the finish line, friends The Best is Still yet to Come, In His Love, Robert

By "The Doctor" J J Bucci March 12th 2024 I have for many years attended Business mixers and networking events. I go to build relationships with other business professionals; and am always intrigued to find out exactly what people do. I love listening to attendees tell their stories, describing their job and sometimes giving a short version of their business sales pitch. For those who are engaged deeply in their work, it is always a joy listening to people express a sense of satisfaction over things that they have accomplished. According to one source, in a survey by the employee engagement company WorkProud, 43% of US full-time employees responded that they had the highest level of pride in their work (Segal, 2021).   Our work is often about doing, because that is why we are paid. Our pay is not a reward for our doing, like a dog who is rewarded for doing his business outside. Our pay is remuneration for the labor effort that we exert to accomplish different tasks. The greater the task and responsibility, the greater the pay. That’s the way pay systems work. We are not paid for being, and this becomes very evident when a person loses their job. Suddenly, they stop doing things for pay. Because people are so accustomed to doing, and all their talk of their jobs is about what they do, it becomes more difficult to adjust to not doing any longer. But our lives are not about what we do, but about who we are inside.   The Christian faith reminds me that my self-worth is not in what I do, but in who I am; and more importantly, in Whose I am. According to 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, “You are not your own, for you were brought with a price (ESV).” I am a child of the Father, who bought me with a ransom paid by His Son Jesus (1 John 3:1-2). My only role, as the Apostle Paul writes, is to “walk as children of light… and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord” (Ephesians 5:8, 10).     This has helped me a little bit as I have grown older to see my job as more than just an accumulation of the tasks that I do. My job is not who I am. I enjoy my job tremendously. I love the interaction with colleagues and students. But my life is more than my job. This thought was recently echoed in an editorial in the February/March edition of Fortune magazine (Shontell, 2024). Discussing the blight of tech layoffs and the massive failure of once darling unicorn start-ups now failed, editor Alyson Shontell wrote, “You are not your job. And you owe it to yourself to maintain your mental and physical wellness” (Shontell, 2024).  Editor Shontell also quoted from Andy Dunn, CEO of Bonobos, who said the following: “As entrepreneurs, we struggle to separate our egos from the prospects of our startups. We conflate the fate of the enterprise with our value as human beings” (Shontell quoting Dunn, 2024). In other words, for the entrepreneur, we become our jobs. Dunn suggests that it is easy in our perception to convince ourselves that we carry the weight and fate of our employees and this company’s success on our shoulders. But this is fundamentally not true. Whether you are the founding member of a complex start-up effort, or simply the average employee: you are not what you do. You are not your job. This knowledge is all the more significant during difficult times of job loss and dissatisfaction.   Over the past two years it has become a trendy thing among tech companies large and small to promote layoffs, with tech CEOs suggesting that the purpose is, “to better align with our business priorities” (Gold and Trueman, 2024). Whatever the current accepted corporate lingo is, people are out of work, prices are out of control, and people are scared. The pandemic caused tech companies to bulk up with staff to manage remote work and solidify e-commerce (Gold and Trueman, 2024). But revenues are down; and the quickest way to boost revenues is to trim staffing, since staffing is the largest cost of any business. It doesn’t help that Wall Street loves these moves, since they often lead to short-term profitability gains and even the payout of stock dividends (Reeves, 2024).   But we return to the same situation. While finding a job seems to resolve my need to be “doing” once again, there are still deeper questions we must ask ourselves about our work and our lives. We are not what we do; and we never will be. The old saying is true, that someone on their death bed never hoped for “more time in the office” (Covey and Merrill, 1994). In fact the opposite is true, according to author Bronnie Ware. In Ware’s classic book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying , people wished that they had been more true to themselves, and not lived the life others expected of them (Ware, 2012). They also wished that they had let themselves be happier; and that they demonstrated the courage to express their feeling… and get this one: they wished that they hadn’t worked so hard (Ware, 2012). Perhaps one reason for this was another of the five wishes: they wished that they would have stayed in closer touch with their friends (Ware, 2012).   Friend, you and I are created in the image of a Heavenly Father (Genesis 1:26-27) who loves us, and who through Jesus Christ gave us salvation and freedom from guilt and condemnation (Romans 8:1-2). If we are not what we do, then who are we when we are not working? Work is a socialization experience. Our work socializes us into interactions which complement our personalities and give expression to our giftedness. When we are not working, the greatest loss is not simply the loss of a paycheck. We lose out on those Thursday lunches with our friends, when we talk about upcoming weekend projects or sporting events. We lose out on ordering coffee at the drive-through window, and that smile from the clerk who knows us and asks, “You want that coffee light and sweet, right?” because they have seen us dozens of times before.   These touchpoints are experiences for which we can make adjustments – and we need to do this. For if we pursue these interactions outside of our “doing” hours, then these experiences will bring our fragile efforts at living by “doing” into clearer focus for what it really is: my effort at finding value in what I accomplish. And that is a race you will never win. Or as comedian Lily Tomlin famously said, “The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat” (BrainyQuote).   All of this revolves around this issue of self-worth. Beloved, you have so much more worth than you can gain by all of your “doings.” Jesus told His disciples that God knows the concerns that we have; and God knows the details in our lives, even down to the very number of hairs on our head (Matthew 10:30). God knows the joys we share and the pains we hide, and not even a sparrow might fall to the ground that is unknown to Him… but according to Jesus, we are worth more than many sparrows (Matthew 10:31).   If God knows the number of hairs on our head, and if He knows when the sparrows fall; and if to Him we are worth more than many sparrows, then how should we respond to layoffs and failed ventures? We can walk with confidence, knowing that God is with us, and He will make a way where there seems to be no way. This may not put money in your pocket, but there are things that are greater than money: like the love of a child, or the time spent with family and loved ones; or time spent exploring this world, and its great works of art and music and literature. Remember back to the greatest regrets of the dying (Ware, 2012)?   This is not the time for self-pity or wallowing. This is the time for redoing resumes, boosting skills, and investing in oneself to better oneself. And the best way to invest in yourself is to reflect on this truth: that there is a God who has given His all to give value to your life by redeeming His son’s life for yours (Mark 10:45). And I hope when we meet at the next Business mixer I hear you tell me that while you are proud of what you do, you are not your job. You are a child of the King!   Joseph J. Bucci has served as a Pastor, Author, HR Director, Director of Training, Professor and Consultant. His latest book, Redemption Inc. was published in 2022. Contact Dr. Bucci at joe@josephjbucci.   References: BrainyQuote: Lily Tomlin. Retrieved from https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/lily_tomlin_100013 .   Covey, S.R.; & Merrill, A.R. (1994). First Things First. New York: Simon and Schuster.   Gold, J.; & Trueman, C. (2024, February 23). Tech layoffs: A timeline. Computerworld: Technology Industry [Web Blog]. Retrieved from https://www.computerworld.com/article/3685936/tech-layoffs-in-2023-a-timeline.html .   Reeves, J. (2024, February 7). 2024 layoffs: How they affect stock prices. US News: Money / Investing [Web Blog]. Retrieved from https://money.usnews.com/investing/articles/2024-layoffs-how-they-affect-stock-prices .   Shontell, A. (2024, February/March). You are not your job. Fortune, 189(1), pg 4.   Segal, E. (2021, September 14). What works—and what doesn’t—for building pride in the workplace. Forbes: Leadership Strategy [Web Blog]. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/edwardsegal/2021/09/14/what-works-and-what-doesnt---in-building-pride-in-the-workplace/ .   Ware, B (2012). The top five regrets of the dying: A life transformed by the dearly departing. Carlsbad, CA.: Hay House.

By Robert Anthony March 26th 2024  It seems clear enough throughout scripture that God chose Israel, He chose Israel to be His out from all the nations.  But what is less clear is why He chose them and for what purpose?  Not that it is easy for man to understand the ways of God or even our right to know why God does what He does, but certainly God has a purpose in the things He does and the way He does them…?   Looking throughout the history of God’s chosen people, especially throughout the early centuries, we see a warring and controversial people.  From their very inception, adversary nations and men have been trying to subjugate them and even wipe them out entirely.  The moment they started becoming a nation, Egypt realized that they would soon become stronger than they and moved to crush them into submission.  For some 400-years God’s people remained slaves to Egypt!  Until the time came for God to deliver them.   Understanding God’s plan has always been something of a mystery, something the must be revealed, as if to say that God Himself must chose to bring us in on His (secret) plans.  At what point did God reveal to Israel the “why” in His choosing of them?  For this great reveal we turn of course to scripture and to the history of the Hebrews, who became Israelites and Jews.   First, look at what God said to Abraham, “The nations will be blessed by you” (Genesis 18:18, 22:18, 26:4, etc.) – “In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.”  Well, How?  How will God’s chosen bless the nations of the earth?  And has God performed this yet?   The years immediately following the covenant God made with Abraham, God was already fulfilling this word, “blessing the nations”, How?  Abraham went to war!    To understand why this was a blessing to the earth in its entirety it would help for my reader to read everything I have written about Transhumanism in the Bible, even through the time of Abraham.  In short, Abraham battled the giants, those mutated men of broken and defiled genetic structure, always at war with God and man.  Abraham battled against false god worship, idolatry, the iniquity of the nations (around him) and even Nimrod!  (Click here to read my three part series about “The Giants”, Transhumanism in the Bible and the beginning of our history.) Therefore, immediately following God’s covenant-promise that Abraham and his seed would bless the nations, Abraham was already blessing the nations, even before his seed was born!  It’s actually quite the story, behind the story.   And Israel went on to battle in this same manner after their forefather Abraham.  The iniquity and wickedness of the ancient world cannot be overstated!  Although we do not have a perfect understanding of these things we can see much of the picture throughout scripture.  We know all throughout the lands of Canaan there were giants , men of broken and defiled genetic structure  who always hated God !  We know all throughout the ancient world they worshipped false-gods who exacted a terrible price upon their followers, even asking for their children in ritual sacrifice!  The horrors of the false religion throughout the ancient world was an abomination to God but also to man – there was never going to come any blessing to the world through the adherence of this madness!  (I encourage my reader to study the cruelty and insanity that was the purveying, pagan, idolatrous religion throughout the ancient world and continues to lurk throughout our modern society even today.)  It is clear, for one, that Abraham and his generations were chosen to bring a true worship of God to the earth!  It is clear that immediately upon choosing them, God was working thru them the abolition of false religion and replacing it with His righteousness upon the earth!   Remember, God promised Abraham a nation also.  Abraham was promised not only a people but also a land!  With the covenant promise from God came also the promise of their own nation and land!   Many times throughout scripture it is prophesied that righteousness would go forth from Israel and Jerusalem!  That God would create a sort of center in Israel, a hub for His righteousness to extend out to the nations!  There is much alluding to this throughout the law and the prophets.  Even Solomon’s dedication of the temple included this, “Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people Israel, but is come from a far country for thy great name's sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this house; then hear thou from the heavens, even  from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth  thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.” (2 Chron. 6:32,33)     Throughout the whole of the history of Israel it has been known that they would be a blessing to all the nations!   But Israel had a hard time upholding their end of the bargain.  A countless, many times throughout their history the scripture records them, “Going whoring after other gods” and leaving the God of their father, the only Living God, to worship these same pagan, false-gods. At times Israel even would sacrifice their children to them, they did so even during the time of Solomon, just after he built and dedicated that temple to the Lord!?  God had chosen them to bring righteousness and truth and to bless the nations but Israel would hardly remain with Him throughout their history.  And it was all recorded throughout scripture.   So how would God’s plan be fulfilled now, with this people, who hardly ever obey Him?   But this is a judgmental and condemning way to look at Israel.  Even the question I pose is filled with judgment and condemning, with little mercy or understanding do I almost rebuke God’s people without telling the whole of the story.  Because being chosen by the hand of God is not a thing to be taken lightly or without consequence, as if it were a small or insignificant act when God selected this people out from among the rest.  I will explain.   In a way, being chosen by God, a person or people is also being chosen to suffer and at times suffer much worse than any other people on earth!  On the one hand, we want to rebuke and chastise Israel, criticizing them for their inability to remain loyal and faithful to their God, who chose them.  But let’s look at the entirety of the story before we do jump to harsh judgment or criticism.  The children of Abraham and the people of Israel suffered greatly being chosen by God, it’s as if this Word, once it shows up in our lives, puts us into a crucible and into the fire, to be burned up and refined by the hand of God and the power of His love.    For the whole of the history of Israel and later the Jews, there is great suffering, tragedy, loss and refinement.  But truly with anyone who signs up for the things of God, to walk with Him, to become a part of His kingdom and story of salvation… Everyone who comes to walk with God is choosing a life filled with pressure, loss and suffering.   The nations did not receive the word of God and His law, but Moses gave it to God’s Chosen people.  The nations did not receive the ordinances for the tabernacle and the atonement with the ark of His Covenant.  The nations were not invited into this way and truth, to walk in holiness, set apart with their God, at least not at first.  God Chose Israel.   But what was He working thru His holy people?  How many nations were they in fact “blessing” or saving throughout antiquity?  These are complex thoughts that are not easily answered.  But we have to keep in mind two things to judge the matter more accurately: One, God gives all men (and nations) the freedom to choose for themselves (truth or destruction); Two, The Holy Spirit was not yet given to men and so iniquity was prevalent throughout the whole of the ancient world.    What God was doing through Israel and His Covenant with them would not be fully revealed until the prophets.  David in many ways began something in Israel and many others followed after him.  While David was fully king of Israel, he was also known to prophesy!  And the Lord God gave David much insight into the gift that God would bring forth (for all the nations) thru His Israel!  God showed King David much of a coming King/Messiah, even who would come out of His own seed (2 Samuel 7)!  And following after David: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, etc. all received glimpses of the promise who would come out of Israel, The Messiah, the One from God who would come to save, not only Israel, but the world!    Of everything God chose Israel for, the greatest blessing to the nations would come from God’s own Son being born of a virgin (Isaiah 7) of the children of Israel, sent to man to redeem the earth!  Some 300-400+ prophesies of Messiah’s coming were fulfilled in Jesus of Nazareth’s life, ministry, death and resurrection!   God fulfilled His word to Abraham and Israel, “Out of their seed” truly all the nations have been blessed!  But is the covenant over and done with Israel?  God forbid.   Salvation came thru Israel.  That is the first fulfillment of Israel and the Jews blessing all the nations of the earth! Messiah came, born of the generations of Abraham, Isaac, Israel and David!  God fulfilled His Word to Israel and to the world!  God’s gift of salvation has come.  But is it now over for the Jews?Has God fulfilled His purpose and is now thru with them?Have the followers of Messiah, Jesus, become the new Keepers of the Covenant, replacing Israel and the Jews? Continue to Part Two...   There is much more in this mystery that is unfolding…

by Robert Anthony March 26th 2024   Books have been written about Israel’s blessing to the nations.  Have you ever considered how everywhere the Israeli/Jewish people went, that nation/people flourished!  For the WHOLE OF HISTORY!  It’s a wild wild story – but God has upheld His end of the bargain, to the fullest extent!   Egypt, Canaan/Israel, Nineveh/Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome, the European kingdoms, the New World! The America’s, the United States!  Everywhere the Jews have gone, those kingdoms and empires flourished.  I am not a studied about the Jews arrival to Asia, but certainly the same theme would certainly remain.Egypt was not an Empire ruling the world until the Israelites showed up.  We can discuss the fullness of the miracle God did thru Joseph to make Egypt to rule the world for a time.  Then Israel ruled for a short time.  Especially under David and Solomon!  The Assyrian Empire rule was short lived, but they were not a world power until after they destroyed (the ten tribes of) Israel to the north and brought back the captives.  Babylon ruled the whole world, but not until they destroyed Jerusalem and brought back the Jewish captives.  The story continues similarly throughout the Greco-Roman world reign, and then throughout the history of European world rule.  It is well known now that Christopher Columbus had Jewish blood, if not was a practicing Jew in secret!  His voyages were funded by a Jewish banker!  And a countless many Jews got on boats and fled from Europe to the New World, escaping the Spanish Inquisition!  Not long after the Jews fled Europe, the power of the world shifted to the Americas!  It’s quite the story!   But let’s focus more specifically on Revival and its relationship with the land of Israel itself:   I would like to insist that whenever the Jews are home, whenever Israel returns to their land and occupies, THE WHOLE WORLD IS BLESSED!  Let’s investigate.   A long and wonderful study is to read all throughout the scripture about how Israel was warned what would happen Should They Do Evil in their Land  and How God Would Scatter Them to The Nations !  But then, if they would repent and return to follow the Lord their God and His Command, God would restore them… TO THEIR LAND!  Very Very important to understand this theme throughout the whole of scripture!  Moses in the Torah was very clear about this, so was David, Solomon prayed this way as he dedicated the temple, all the prophets prophesied this way!  It is constant throughout the whole of Scripture:The world will be blessed by Israel – but especially WHEN THEY INHABIT THEIR LAND!  I would insist, throughout world history, every time God scattered Israel to the nations and they were removed from their land a darkness fell upon the earth!  For instance, The Dark Ages, the period of time wherein a great evil and darkness permeated the whole of Europe and what we know of world history, happened during a time when practically NO ISRAELITES or JEWS Lived in Israel whatsoever.  Volumes of books could be written on this subject.   There is a very very amazing story of how God’s Revivals broke out in Europe and the America’s and the whole world paralleled together with the Jews returning to Israel!   The earliest conversations among the Jews of returning to Israel to reclaim their nation began around the 1600’s.  The centuries of Christian revivals started (again) about the 1600’s!   Christianity had been almost completely taken over by the Roman Catholic Church.  Most any other group holding to the things of God and His Christ, outside of the Catholic Church were warred against, dismantled and even destroyed throughout nearly a thousand years of European history!  The Inquisition was probably the most dramatic example of this…   But something started to happen around the 1600’s!  A revival started, back to the things of God that would continue until today!  I want to insist that the Jews returning to their homeland is the event that sparked God’s Spirit to pour out upon Christianity in such a way!  God promised to bless the whole world thru the Jews, but more specifically thru the Jews while IN THEIR LAND and Worshipping their God!   The 1600’s began many academics and thought-leaders throughout Jewry to promote a return to the land of their fathers, the Land Promised to them by God.   By the 1700’s these thoughts started to prevail throughout the whole of Europe even as more prominent Jews started to promote the return!   But in the 1800’s the Jews started to come together to actually begin the process of reclaiming their land!  The actual numbers vary about how many Jews actually returned to the Promised Lands of God those years but even conservative estimates put that number well above 50,000!  And look what happened as 50,000+ Jews returned to their land after being gone for more than a thousand years!  Revival broke out all throughout Europe, England and the Americas!!!  This is such an amazing story!!   The Revivals back to the simplicity of the gospel (and away from the Catholic Church) began in the late 1500’s and early 1600’s but so much moreso throughout the 1700’s and 1800’s!  The dates are very revealing!  Within less than a decade of the First Zionist Congress, arguably the first act of re-establishing a government for Israel, some of the greatest Christian revivals in the history of the world started in Wales, in California, in Hungary, in Australia, all throughout Europe! Millions converted to Christianity the immediate years following the first Jews returning to their land! The first Aliyah, as it is commonly referred to, was between the years 1881 and 1903.  There were nearly no Jews living in Israel when these first pioneers returned to their land, mostly from Eastern Europe and Yemen.  Immediately thereafter, what was God’s response?  To reign down His Spirit all throughout the world!  But even moreso!  Follow this theme into the 1900’s…The Jews continue returning to their land and gospel of their Messiah spreads the globe!  Missionaries cover the nations!  And Christianity spreads the globe!  But then look what happens following WW2.  Even more revealing: Israel becomes a nation!  And the biggest Christian revivals in American history begin!  The 40’s, 50’s and 60’s were full of tent revivals, crusades, and the whole of America becoming Christian!  As much as America had settlers come from Europe, puritans and pilgrims seeking the freedom to worship their God apart from the dominance of the Catholic Church, that was still the minority coming to America.  I would present to you all that America was truly brought to Christianity the years following WW2, that is to say, the years following the re-creation of the Nation of Israel!   But it doesn’t end there!  Many historians would argue the greatest revival in American history actually started with the hippies in California!  The late 60’s God starts to pour out His Spirit on the hippies outside of San Francisco, California and this great outpouring of the Spirit of God spreads the nation and then the whole world!  And what Major event happened in Israel just before this revival?  1967.  Jerusalem, the capital city of Israel for about 3,000 years was restored to the people of God!    Every single time the Jews take back their land, every single time they inhabit what was given to them by God, the Spirit of God is poured out upon the earth!    Israel is fighting for its God-given land right now.  If they take it back, Revival will spread the nations!  If they regain control of Gaza and the West Bank, the Spirit of God will pour out all throughout the nations of the earth!   But the warning I would give Israel.  The warning to us all, should Israel remain with their God, they will remain in the land.  If Israel departs again from their God… should Israel reject the things of God for: wealth, politics, what is convenient, etc. God will again remove them from the land He gave to them, and God will pull back His Spirit and a great darkness will return to the earth.  As dark and difficult as it is in our nation.  As difficult as it is throughout the western nations as our nations continue to reject their God it can get much worse.  But it seems to me that God is preparing something great for us, for those who love Him. It seems to me a Great Revival is coming to the world!  Not merely to the west, but to the nations of the earth who would receive their God, His Son and Holy Spirit!  Israel, take what is yours, do not be afraid or dismayed.  Your God is with you!  Take what He has given you and run to your Father and God, He will uphold you, He will defend you but even moreso, He will reveal Himself to you ANEW!  He lives!  Your God lives!  The same God who et Moses atop the mountain, the same God who has revealed Himself to so many of your fathers and kings and prophets, He Lives!  Return to Him in prayer, fasting and supplication.  He will open your eyes and your will see Him, like you’ve never seen Him before!Be confident.  Be assured.  Your God fights for you.   He has a miraculous and blessed ending in store for you!   Turn off your ears to hearing all the bad news and lies published all around youEven by the church and other Jews and Israelites in your midst.YOUR GOD REIGNS!  He loves His people.And He is returning for you!!   The most glorious ending imaginable is in store for those who are His! “Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish from the way… from the LAND!” Psalm 2:12   God has your best interests in heart. He wants to bless you.  Trust Him. And Obey.  Run to your God and Father And find your comfort and peace in His Presence. The best is yet to come, Israel The best if yet to come for you and all the nations of the world!   In His Messiah I do write unto you and to whoever has an ear to hear… His reward is with Him and His work is before Him… The King is coming… Amen.

The Fundamentals of Revival Series Part One: "If Only We Would Do It Like Jesus..." by Robert Anthony April 17th 2024 I’ve really been into this “personal revival” message lately.  Before trying to change world, maybe I should change myself some, invite the Lord in, even to His fullness.  It’s been a long journey to say the least.  Trying to forget some of the failures and even the victories of the past and press into what the Lord has for us now!  But it’s hard to do.  Very easy to drag the past around with me. Unfortunately.   Jesus really didn’t do much the way we do it.  He was so perfect.  Flawless.  In every way.  I get so grumpy, I lose heart too easily, I get distracted with issues of the heart: remembering some past hurt, bitterness, despair.  “But for the Joy set before Him”, Jesus endured the cross!  He never lost heart, even in His moments of trial He would turn to His Father and be strengthened. He is truly our champion!   I don’t want to be overly critical of our religion because I found the Lord within the walls of the established church.  I don’t want to be overly critical of what men have built because some of it was laid upon the foundation of the kingdom of God.  But there are times to call what is black, darkness and what is not working, broken.  Simply put, there will be no religion in heaven.  In eternity, we will all be one big and loving family and nothing will divide us.   So much of what we have built over the past centuries has little to nothing to do with the word of God.  Even still, many other things we build are actually working in opposition to His word!  “But if it keeps the pews full” we might say to ourselves, in compromise.  Jesus was and is the fulfillment of the word of God.  Every single thing He did and said was perfect, He was perfectly equipped to minister to us.  We should reread His story and teachings with these things in mind.   Jesus lived among the people.  I never hid Himself away in buildings, secret places or lofty positions wherein only a select few could venture.  He did not hide behind titles, pulpits, formality or decorum.  He was 100% invested, His love on display, vulnerable among the people, ready and willing to serve and show the world God's commitment and unending devotion to us!  He was beautiful.  A shining, radiant beacon of God’s glory!  I think our own brokenness is like a veil, obscuring Him from us – making it difficult to truly see the Son of God.   He was and is so wonderful.  When He would do a miracle or a wonder of God, usually He would tell the people to be quiet about it.  Matthew 8, “And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” Here Jesus is again with His disciples, Matthew 16, “Then He commanded [them] that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ [Messiah].” After they saw Him upon the mountain, Mark 9, ”He commanded [His Disciples] that they should tell no one the things they had seen, till the Son of Man had risen from the dead.” Luke 8, after He healed the little girl, “And her parents were astonished, but [Jesus commanded] them to tell no one what had happened.”   If we performed such wonders of God, I'm sure most of us would run out and get film crews, documentary producers, YouTube channels, radio shows and websites to show the world what power we have and just how remarkable we are!  But Jesus didn’t do it they way we do.  He was intimate, modest, understated, meek... If only we could be people like Jesus!  Try and imagine a world like that - it would be heaven on earth!   So, I am rather focused on a personal revival at the moment.  Jesus began His entire ministry after a time of prayer, fasting and one might say personal revival ... alone in the desert, battling the devil.  He would not try and minister without the power of His Father: the One we call, Holy Spirit.  And after His time of trial and testing, Jesus came out of the wilderness, was baptized, received the Holy Spirit (John saw Him descending like a dove upon the Lord) and His miraculous, ministry began!  The power of God was on display – but also the majesty and beauty of His love, grace and perfection!   If only we could do it like Jesus.  Well, technically we can.  If only we would  do it like Jesus, I should say.  How dramatically our Christianity would change!?  How much salvation would come to our city, nation and people!?  We would come to walk with our God, hand in hand, never turning, never retreating, always hidden in His presence and full of His Spirit!  It’s the same thing God did with all of His disciples. He taught them to live with Him, never departing, never leaving His presence.   Reread the book of Acts.  Peter, James, John, etc. they had almost no power until Pentecost came.  Then they received the power from on high!  They received the spirit and grace and anointing to bring God’s kingdom to the earth!  They followed in lock-step with what their Lord and Teacher had shown over the three or so years when they lived with Him.  And then those twelve men turned the whole world upside down for God!  If only we (Christians) would live as our Messiah, Jesus lived.  We just might just be amazed at what God does thru us!   “But as the blind leads the blind eventually everyone falls into a ditch,” (Matthew 15) My personal revival is beginning with my return to the True Shepherd and King of my Faith .  I fear that I might have accidentally started to look to men, hoping for some salvation to come out of them...  I might have been confused and taken my eyes off of the Lord?  I fear I have been deceived and started to look at the wind and the waves, letting the loud noises of the storm overcome me and perhaps I have been sinking ..? But we have all like sheep gone astray.   “Revive me, Lord.  Take away all these distractions, all these things that war against my spirit and quench Your Holy Spirit remove them from my life.  Baptize me again in Your Power, in Your Hope, in Your Love, in the Strength of Your Spirit, Baptize me anew.  I have been weary for a long season now.  I need your anointing to flood over me again.  I need Your Spirit to wash me and to fill my cup.  I cannot do this without You.  Fill me up, Adonai, help me, my Savior!  Fill me to overflowing.”   Brothers and sister, Some of us need to repent and cease from our sins.  Some of us need to seek Him out and come to know Him as if for the first time.  Some of us will need some time away, in the wilderness, alone with our God.  Some of us need to cast our cares upon the Lord and trust Him with the things going on around us.  Some of us need to be discipled and taught in the ways of the kingdom of God.  Some of us need to lose our religion and start anew with Jesus, who is the True Shepherd of our Faith!  So, by faith, let us live a new life today with our God and Father for “Today is the day of [our] salvation!”   Eternity lies before us.  And “His reward is with Him…”  There has never been a better time to surrender to the goodness of our God   I hope and pray this encourages you saints.   It encouraged me   Greatest love and affection to those who are called by His name. (This is a wonderful worship song)