
Kneeling in Prayer



The biggest news is Trump winning big in the Iowa caucus. But it’s not surprising to me, even that people braved the cold. Hey, it’s Iowa; cold is normal there. Many are saying that he has already clinched the election and all others should drop out and support him.
My Reading

The last three books I’ve read are biographies—Heroes of the Faith: Tyndale, Eric Little, and just finishing Gladys Aylward. I had never heard of Gladys Aylward, but now I know she is definitely a hero. This small lady was so courageous in China. She did such good work at a time when China was at war by two forces: the Communists and Japan, during the 1930’s. The reading of these books have been so inspiring to me that I have decided to read all of them I have over again—about a dozen of them, from the 1500’s (with Luther and Tyndale) to the 1930’s.
My Writing
My writing is always a slow process—because I always do tons of research firs; and I only spend about a half hour a day on it. So, it’s a grind, but I still like it and it’s so beneficial to me. I would say that it is benefiting me far more than anyone else that would be reading.
Time Off From Work
I haven’t worked for over a month—at my painting. Even though I am retired I will still be picking up some jobs soon. People will call me as soon as it gets a little warmer—or I will call them. In the meantime I will do more reading and writing. And I go out to eat breakfast almost every day. I never did that before. Well, that’s retirement I guess.




…walk in the light as He is in the light … (1 John 1:7)



It’s snowing outside. About time! It looks good to me. It warms my heart to see those huge white flakes come down.
I thank the Lord that I have been having better sleep the last couple of days. I’ve been taking melatonin. I think that is the reason. Now I just need to improve my dreams. I want dreams that are more godly, more heavenly. That would be so great. Maybe when I start writing my new book on heaven that will happen. I’m so excited about it. I’m still in the reading and note taking stage. Soon I will be ready to start writing. And, as usual I will be blogging all along as I write.
In my daily bible reading I’ve been noticing more and more passages on heaven. Hebrews 11 is that way. Each faith character mentioned has a heavenly goal—they looked for a better place, a heavenly city. And that moved them ahead through all their suffering. They looked not for earthly comfort, but for the hope of heaven. And even Christ endured the cross for the joy set before Him. I would like to have dreams of heaven and dreams where I am rejoicing in my anticipation of heaven.


Ducks enjoying very cool water.

A Cardinal hiding out in the branches.

A Robin overlooking the earth.

I think this is a coyote. I saw him yesterday on my walk.


On Dec. 15th Rudy Giuliani was ordered [by Judge Beryl Howell] to pay $150 million to former Georgia election workers Shaye Moss and Ruby Freeman.
As Giuliani was leaving the courtroom, he said to reporters, “We will move for a new trial… The absurdity of the number underscores the absurdity of the entire proceeding… I was not allowed to offer one single piece of evidence in defense—of which I have a lot…when I get to go before a fair tribunal it will be reversed quickly.”
Giuliani said that he didn’t testify because the judge told him that if he made any mistakes she would call it contempt and would probably lock him up.

We can’t be sure of what evidence Giuliani will present, but generally it will be of “sneaking in ballots in suitcases” and of “counting ballots multiple times.”
This case is very troubling to me, because as you heard, the judge did not allow Rudy to present one single piece of evidence. And if he did or said anything that she didn’t agree with she would call it contempt and lock him up—and we know she would!
It is also very troubling to see this good man disregarded for all the good he has done for this country, and is treated so badly. I went to Wikipedia and saw multiple pages of his works. He is best known for his prosecuting organized crime (and particularly mafia families), and for his mayorship of New York City and how he drastically reducing the crime rate there.
Here is a list I compiled from Wikipedia of all the good things he has done for this country from 1981 to 2016.

Now it is very interesting that as soon as Giuliani began working for Trump, though he was still doing some very good things (investigations and crime fighting), he always seemed to be in deep trouble—financial and legal trouble.
Here is a short list of what he did after 2016:
So why, after 2016 was Rudy always in deep trouble? Here are some reason that I see:
Please know that my opinion of Rudy Giuliani is very positive. That he is a HERO! And a brave crime fighter! And he is still at work. Please pray for his good health and prosperity.