LIFE CHANGES

Greetings to all you people far & wide,

hope your summer was awesome, and

even if you had a "staycation" like we,

hope it was good. Back from my "vacation"

of sorts, just long enough to get some fresh

inspiration, and write some great new stuff!

So, dim the lights, cue the saxophone and

jazz piano (in a soft contemplative mood),

and we'll get underway!

LIFE CHANGES

Picture yourself years ago, oh say about 10 ... looking forward
to your future ... and then, suddenly ... you see a vision of your children, 
perhaps yet unborn,
but not unborn in the vision ... they are reality, and they are 9 & 17, 
and they are shopping.
They are conversing, perhaps in Spanish to each other. It seems that, although you
recognize they are standing in WalMart, the locale is not as familiar. Perhaps you
find that you're in a whole different State. Perhaps, you have children now, very
young, but in this vision, they are 9 & 17. And then, just as sudden as the moment
you saw this vision, the vision is gone. It's done. But, you saw it, it was very, very

real to you.

Well, actually my wife Renee had a similar vision like this, about 2 or 3 of our
children. It seems that, she was seeing into the future. I really really really believe
that God does things like this to encourage us. Like the child-less woman who was told she
only had a year to live, but who had a vision of having a child, ten years old, who
ran up to her and cried out, "I Love YOU, Mommy!!" Like Rod Parsley, who years
ago, was told that his autistic son would never be normal, never grow up to be a boy
like other boys, and will always be stuck with his "problem". But God! That boy not
only grew up, but graduated from college and became a successful game creator.
You think Rod & Joni gave up hope, or chose the evil report? No! He and his wife had
an internal "vision" of what their son should be. You go guys!  Or how about the
Chinese lady that was at the bus stop, here in Phoenix, who told me to "never
apologize for your son"  (Nicholas, my 'special needs' boy, who is now 13.)
We were both waiting for the bus home, after school ... I used to take him to
school every day, whether by van, or bus, I did every day for 2 years solid.
Every day (that was a few years ago). Anyway, she went on to say, "From now
on, you call Nick your 'happy lucky normal boy' ... and I said "Yes, Ma'am."
I have taken her advice, and he IS.  I no longer look at him as 'different, wierd,
strange, abnormal, broken etc.' or whatever other folks tried to make me feel
towards him. Oh yes, he had his share of outbursts publicly, escalations, and
I had my share of restraining him, and all the stuff they train you to do with
someone who is autistic, but my boy was mild in comparison to some. I know
some autistic kids who can't go out into public, period. And I have a whole
testimony concerning Nick ... there's a 'lot to tell' ... but suffice it to say that
HE is just plain AMAZING. I love him. And he loves me, and he's a great boy.
And did I mentioned smart? Talented? Wow. I have learned so much just by
being his father, and I am grateful, yes grateful that I am.

What about my 17 yr old, Sara? She's an actress. No, not a budding or 'wannabe'
I mean really. The real deal. It's amazing ... after a year of almost 'knock-down,
drag-outs', we now have more in common than ever, and she loves my music.
My Sara talks to me, and loves rock music of my era. Who would have thunk?
Gloria, my 15 yr old, she's a people person. She's a comic. But she gets bored
with us, so just put her with a bunch of her friends at her favorite mall, and
she's fine. She's also one of great character.  Thanks God. I feel we maybe
did something right. 

Tiffany. Our 9 year old. I'll let her tell you what she is:
"Dad, I AM AN ARTIST!!"  Yep. Got it. No doubt about that,
not only THAT, but she writes & illustrates her own "books"
and wants to have her own bookstore someday. She loves
Cartoon Network, and can draw many of the characters. As
a matter of fact, she has her own gang of characters she has created.
Best of all is this child's tremendous capacity for LOVE.


I want to include my 29 yr old daughter Celia here, as, against many
great odds and trials and temptations and even wars against her very life,
she has been a National Guardsman (including a deployment to Afghanistan
for a year), a framer @ Hobby Lobby, and now
has been enrolling in school again, to pursue her dream and career as
a journalist with the Walter Cronkite School here in Phoenix. She was
awarded Journalist of the Year through her army unit in Kansas. She
has been accepted to transfer to the unit here in Arizona, and welcomed
to pursue her career through them as well! She will have the soon opportunity
of being very close to National Geographic (due to further training), another
closely held dream of hers.

Renee started home=schooling years ago (about 2001). She never has thought
of herself as a teacher, and for years thought she sucked at it. I told her
differently. She fought and fought God on this I think, but we won ... hehehe.
She laid the groundwork for Sara & Gloria's scholastic success (they attend
a performing arts school and do very well there).
Now, she's the 'learning coach' for Nick & Tiffany, utilizing K12's online
program, Virtual Academy. She's good at it. She still doesn't believe me,
because she never saw herself doing that.  Haha.  Life Changes.
Oh, and I think Nick & Tiffany do quite well with it, too.

I have found myself, in a new career in this season of life. Did I think
10 years ago that I would be doing music now (hoped!!) or even producing
VIDEOS at this stage of my life?? Or blogging? Wow. That would have only been by
a dream ... but God had it in a vision already.

Some people make plans for their lives ... some say that they'll always
be doing this or that forever. I tend to believe in LIFE Changes, 
and that they can be good ones!

For all of you who have found yourself in new careers in your 40's and 50's,
raising kids (again) or raising your grandkids...maybe...To All of You Who
consider yourself  'late-bloomers', and maybe for the 1st time, can step into
your dream, walk in it, because all of the hinderers and hindrances have
been removed,  THIS BLOG IS FOR YOU.
Abraham didn't give up on life, nor did he throw in the towel when Sarah
died. Nope. He remarried and had more kids, and started producing again!
You ain't too old to begin. Or begin again. You ain't too old, God saved
the best wine for last. So, go forth with all the wisdom that He has given
you, and produce something amazing, world=changing.

IF YOU DO ...
I applaud you.

Your Friend,

TONY  

EXACTLY WHO'S CRAZY NOW??

Exactly Who's Crazy Now??

I was just thinking about the new movie,  

Alice In Wonderland,
you know, the one with Johnny Depp 

(whom I thought his performance
was one of depth ... and a very adept performance,

I might add LOL) ...
Anyway, I watched it the other night (on cable). 

I loved it. 

I didn't think I would at first ... 

I don't know if it was Tim Burton's effect on it or what;
he always puts this almost dark and mysterious and eerey look to
his films; or maybe the typical Old English-ness you always find
in the other movies. Yes, I know ... 

it is important to follow the book.


Anyway, my favorite was a different, modern version
simply called  Alice  (LionsGate 2009 --  

Matt Frewer, Harry Dean Stanton,
Tim Curry, Kathy Bates, Caterina Scorsone ). 

 Everybody was always
asking "You mean The Alice? " That Alice was my favorite.
 
But I did love This Alice. This new one.
This was Alice 'coming-of-age'. 

This story picks up from the previous time(s?) 

she visited Wonderland before 

[interesting thought... the locals
called the place "Underland", 

which is probably more accurate. I actually
have read none of the books all the way through, 

just the Jabberwocky poem]. 

Even if there was much dispute on whether "this Alice" is 

"the right Alice", still her future is predicted on a scroll: 

She will defeat and destroy
the Jabberwocky (a dragon type beast)
on Frabjous Day.
One interpretation of "Alice" has said 
the story reveals a method 

of coping for a child who has D.I.D. --
(dissociative identity disorder), 

to deal with abusive people in the outside world. 

After viewing several different versions of Alice, 

and reading a little of the history of Lewis Carroll, 
I thought it was more about 'how to deal
with the crazy people in your life'.
Now... I see things a whole lot differently.
Now ... I see things through the eyes of Alice, 

not just outside of Alice.
Alice decides, after time and thought, 

she should control her own choices and destiny;
NOT let others always dictate to her what 

her next step should/will be.
 
Alice is NOT crazy. 

But a highly creative and vivid imagination helps.
A lot. 
No, Alice is sane ... and some others who seem crazy, 
are just 'misunderstood'. 
The ones who are really crazy 

are the 'insane' ones...
the ones who can do some real damage to people, 

the ones who don't love
anyone save themselves, and could just yell

"off with their heads"-- being
their way to deal with their own faults 
and weaknesses and insanity.
 

For quite a while, Alice was insisting she was in a dream.
I think she finally realized she was not in a dream, but in
an alternate reality. And she ... conquered her fear, 

and decided YES,
she would be THE ONE to battle the Jabberwocky. 

 And that battle was EPIC!
I loved it when she was in the air, and landed down on the beast with her Vorpal sword saying 

"Off with YOUR head!!" Great Scene.

Now we see the crazy ones fighting for a just cause ... even the

Mad Hatter himself, and Cheshire Cat! The righteous rule returns

to the rightful lady ... The White Queen.

Seeing the outcome after this defeat, 

it was made clear who was really
'the crazy ones'. The Red Queen and 

 her right-hand man/lover(?), Stayne.
So, really crazy, bad, really mean people 
are obsessed 
and just don't quit, do they? 
What do they understand? 

Punishment.

Well, those two were banished. 

I suppose you can bully back a bully ... or just
do what Jennifer Aniston did to Perez Hilton:  

"Why are you so mean??"
That straightened him out, for a while. Way to go, Jennifer.
And way to go, Alice, for taking out that beast, 
and helping restore some sanity in Wonderland.  
And I think, perhaps, that is part of our
job here on planet earth, to rid it of evil. 
Balance it out, so to speak.
And in some cases, it's gonna take a 

highly vivid and creative imagination.

Happy Summer!
TONY

OLD RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING DIES HARD

Old Religious Programming Dies Hard

I very recently came out of a relationship that I was involved in
for just a little over a year. This person turned out to be quite
controlling, and even perhaps bipolar bear himself. I'm not really
rejoicing about this... no ... in fact, I was quite sad at how things
developed. I'm the kind of person that will usually go more than
the extra mile with you, be loyal to you and put up with a lot of
'flak', to even my family's chagrin. I seemed to be the last, often,
to see the flaws in a so-called 'friend', if they are using me.

It has taken me quite some time to process all this, especially
while dealing with a financial shake-up in my life (still going thru
that one) *AND* discovering that some of my enemies have been
those amongst my own kin or 'former' kin, as it were. So, yeah ...
there has been a LOT to process lately. I can be thankful for the
TRUTH being exposed, and for deliverance.
Speaking of which ... it is in deliverance that we have seen 'demons'
like to 'label' you what they are. It's the old "pot calling the kettle black'
sitch. And ... if you ever do get into a debate or argument with one of
these, about TRUTH, they will always stick with their "party line" -- like
the devout "company man", never wavering off their prized doctrine.
"My mind is made up ... don't confuse me with the facts". It doesn't matter
how much you "prove the truth" to these kind, they cannot and will not
give up their "programming". Although, they don't know they are programmed.
It goes OFF like a trigger! I've seen some try to evangelize  'solid christians'
AS IF their subjects are totally ignorant and have to be enlightened! Or perhaps
they will launch into a rather LOONNNNNGGG monologue, replete with scriptures
and judgments and dogmatic decrees and declarations.

"The Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome,
but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged"
(2 Tim. 2:24)

They must have missed THAT verse in all their 'training'.
But so many 'christians' have been programmed to just
parrot scriptures and doctrinal statements, without giving
regard to the witness/leading of The Spirit, the situation/circumstances
of the listeners or even using compassion.
Reminds me of an event I went thru back in 2001. My Dad
had just passed away ... he was a God-fearing man, and I
do believe he loved God. I visited my neighbors for a moment,
when the lady of the house stepped to her front door, I blurted
out that I just lost my Dad 'yesterday' and that we were going
to the Memorial service. Then ... she blurted out "Well, it is appointed
for man once to die and after that the judgment." I was shocked!
I thought "don't enter into pastoral care, cuz you suck at it!"
Unbelievable. So ... is that how her church teaches her to respond
 when someone mentions "losing a loved one"?? And by the way,
that verse was pulled way out of context, and that's NOT how you respond
to the one bereaving. I am long over that shock, indeed ... but it does
make an illustration of what I'm speaking of.

People who are 'programmed' religiously are akin to those who have been
programmed by hypnotic triggers. It's another form of 'mind control' and
is nothing new. Hitler used it ... the military has used it ... and it is very
very sad when pastors and/or ministers use these methods to 'train'
(actually 'condition') their members. We should be allowed to question,
and seek or search for truth ... not just accept words simply because
they issue forth from a 'member of the clergy'. People who have been
thusly programmed NEED deliverance ... the signs and clues are clear.
IF you ever get to engage with someone who is 'programmed' ... they
are not likely to change their beliefs ... they are not likely to agree with
you (on much) ... they may not even be listening to you (not really) ...
and you may find them 'turning on you'.

“ Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces." (Matt. 7:6)

What can you do about such a one?
Pray for the truth to be revealed and the
darkness in them exposed. Bind the 'triggers'
that may be there ... send those to 'torment'.
Matter of fact, bind ALL demonic influences.
Remember, the goal of the demonic realm is
to 'divide and conquer'. It starts with strife and
gets ugly from there.
Just like in computers, 'programs' have to be
"disabled, uninstalled and deleted". Make it so.
These captives really do need deliverance.
Don't we all 

 (from time to time).

Just passing on some 'words of wisdom' ... for what it's worth.

TONY

DUAL BLOG POST TODAY!!

THE TONY BLOG

Strikes Again!! LOL

It's been a while since I posted anything here,so today, to celebrate the 50th blog I've written(thus far), I'm sending out a "Double Blog"package. For all you "DoubleMint" fans LOLEnjoy.  Mmm-mmm good!!
 THE MAKING OF A SUPERHERO

WELL, If you missed the two=hour Finale of Smallville, friends,
you missed an EPIC episode of Epic proportions!
Watching Kal-El/Clark fully come into his destiny
was just plain EPIC!!!
(ok, I think I got that outta my system lol)
Of course, we, as a family, have been watching
the show for the whole entire TEN seasons.In this final episode, Clark finally learns how to Fly. Most of the fans were thinking "It's about time!"
 One of the things I liked about Smallville, is
how you take this young boy from another planet,
plant him in a rural community on earth,
he discovers that he has all these amazing talents
under our yellow sun ...
then you mix the human element in his raising(the love & compassion from an earthly mom & dad),
the making and losing of friends,
the guarded secret of his true identity,
the struggles AND mistakes he makes along the way,the various trials and tests he endured, the challenges of meeting new enemies and howhe decides to take them on, whether to destroythem or convert them to the "good side",learning to understand and get along with Jor-El(his Kryptonian father); and couple all this with his journey to understand and accept
his ultimate destiny as 'savior' of mankind ... at least
on a small scale. Clark/Kal-El had to learn to work
with other "heroes" as they manifest,
had to learn how to hold on to his 'human upbringing'
while embracing his Kryptonian heritage,had to learn how to control his great powers, how to stay level-headed though becoming more and more powerful.
He had to learn to rely upon the humans to 'have his back',
realizing that, although immortal, he could not 'do it all'
and he needed help from time to time.
All Heroes do.
There is a quote by Aunt May in Spiderman 2 that
always impressed me:

Too few characters out there, flying around like that, saving old girls like me. And Lord knows, kids like Henry need a hero. Courageous, self-sacrificing people. Setting examples for all of us. Everybody loves a hero. People line up for them, cheer them, scream their names. And years later, they'll tell how they stood in the rain for hours just to get a glimpse of the one who taught them how to hold on a second longer. I believe there's a hero in all of us, that keeps us honest, gives us strength, makes us noble, and finally allows us to die with pride, even though sometimes we have to be steady, and give up the thing we want the most. Even our dreams.
 Well. Back to our 1st story.
Clark was changing from "The Blur" to  . . . Superman.He was getting closer and closer to his true calling, and NAME.I can't help it. I remember how I felt when I watched him,
he flew UP from the Fortress and sped-changed
into his super-suit . . . you see, he never donned
it before, and didn't fly before (much, except for
a few isolated incidents, which could have been
labelled "leaping" or "falling with style").
When he discovered "the power has always been inside"
of him, he not only was able to FLY but vanquish 3 bad foes!
All in one episode!
I know, it all sounds silly . . . it's just a myth,
a fable, a story created by 2 guys to depict . . . ummm
hmmmm . . . there are  some parallels here.
But I'll just leave it with Aunt May's comments
(I know, different universe)
-- but she says it best.
Heroes inspire us.  There's a hero inside of us all.
If I want things to change in this world,
then I need to change my world first.
Amazing.
What could happen if everybody thought that way?
Up, up and away!





Christians Judging???

I originally did not plan to finish my 3-part
blog on "Judging" (anybody remember that?)
but this is a good place to insert it.
After all, I can then segue into the subject
of "darkness", next time.  Like the subject at hand,
this is also a misunderstood thing.

You have people running around today
predicting 'the end of the world'
(as if Nostradamus and Tim LaHaye needed
any help with this)
and you have folks labelling other folks
and telling them where they will spend eternity,
like they know. And if it's not enough, then
we have 'self-appointed' judges ... "fruit-inspectors"
they call themselves, who go around blasting anyone
who doesn't 'live like they do' and live different
lifestyles and such.
My good friend and renowned evangelist,
Bernie Cull, who is now with Jesus upstairs,
calls these folks "fruit-bruisers", because
they do NOT walk in the Love of God!
One thing I can say about Bernie:
He always walked in the love of God!
And THAT really is the crux here, I believe.
'Christians' running around judging others,
exhibiting hate, really believe in a god of hate.
Missing Ingredient: The Love of God.
They take some isolated scriptures, out of context,
and out of "audience relevance" and try to
apply them to people without fully knowing the motives of said peoples.

God knows the heart.
I remember a preacher once saying that "Yes, God looks upon
the heart . . . but He also looks upon the clothes and the hair and the ..."
Whoa. Lift the needle off that Vinyl!
I'll cut that off right there. Whew!
Man, talk about "adding to" the Word!
The apostle Paul said once that he doesn't even
judge himself ... perhaps he was leaving all judgment
to His Master Jesus, who I'm sure does a whole heck of a better
job than we ever can.
"Don't you know that we are to judge angels?"
Paul also wrote that, to the Corinthians.
But notice: It is all in the context of examining our own hearts 1st.
 Once again, I refer to a song:
"I'm starting out with the Man in the Mirror".
Oh, I know, some could have a heyday just rippin' ol MJ
left and right, for supposed 'acts' he did.
Man. They were doing that when he died!
I said: Leave him alone! After all, he was exonerated,
and he is being honored for his life and his works and
his message, his music, the gift that he was.
See what I mean???
To some people, all I have to do is mention just the
right name, the right thing or event and something
in them goes OFF like a triggered time-bomb!
BOOM!

Jesus did not call us to be judges.
And that ain't one of our jobs!
(unless you work for the government as one of those type dudes in the black robe)
Jesus is the Judge.
And His judgment is done.
Read about it in John.
Read it about in Acts.
What is the judgment??  John 3:19
"This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.

And before Jesus was crucified:
John 12:31
" Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men's hearts; and then each man's praise will come to him from God.

Acts 17:31
"He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead."

Revelation 14:7 and 16:7
And he said with a loud voice, " Fear God, and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; worship Him who made the heaven and the earth and sea and springs of waters."And I heard the altar saying, "Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments."
 Many places where believers are encouraged to engage
in "judging", the term in the original should be
more properly thought of as "discerning" or "deciding"
not a final proclamation of doom or negativity.
Likewise, many places where it speaks of God's judging
it is a corrective, refining and punitive course of action,
not resulting in utter destruction. Revelation expounds upon it, denoting that the 'judgment'
was near and close at hand, i.e. within the specified timeframe
of the writings, to whom John was writing to.Of course, if one wants to know the truth, he'll study it out. Right?  James 2:13
For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy;
mercy triumphs over judgment.
AMEN!
***
That concludes my dual blog for this week.
This was a special "one-off" exclusive, brought to you by   The Tony Blog.
I have "judged" that I am now tired, and need to take a break.
You all have a great week, ya hear?

TONY ;)

Q & A Session

Today's bloggie is the written part of an audio

sermon I'm doing on the network in a day or so,

entitled

"Q and A Session"

"Q and A" meaning "Questions & Answers" of course.

Not that I'm God's "Bible Answer Man"

or some sorta stodgy moniker like that.

I just thot it would be very cool if I could

answer some of the questions that have

been sent my way, the past several weeks.

And that is what lies 'down undah' this line:

(TONY'S) Q and A Session

We will start our session out with 10 questions, and try

to answer each as briefly and sensibly as possible.

*Note: These answers are the results of years

of study, prayer and research. I myself having to

ask "the hard questions" behind the questions,

and meditate and pray and consult God and even others

for TRUE answers, not from the mind of men,

but from the Holy Spirit. Thus I will proceed now.

Q1.   Why do women never get enough credit for

     being just as powerful in their beliefs?

A. Whoa. I believe in "powerful women" lol.

No, really I do! And I think it's important to mention

that in the "olden days" amongst the Jews, women

were regarded as a "lower species" as it were.

As a matter of fact, there is this fable that Jewish men

prayed this way (often): "God I thank you, that You did not

make me a dog, a gentile, or a woman!"

Jesus Christ came, and He totally elevated the status of

women, everywhere! Just read the gospel accounts!

And, in the book of Acts, it mentions some "leading women"

of the city ... sounds like there were some "high-powered"

business babes back then!

Jesus boasted about the woman who anointed his feet.

Jesus commended the foreign lady who wanted her child to be healed.

Jesus praised the woman who practically crawled up to Him,

just to grab a corner of his dangling prayer shawl, to obtain her healing!

So ... Know This, Jesus notices!!

Q2. How come God was mean in the Old Testament? 

He had people slaughtered including babies.

A. Thanks for this one. Just discussed this the other night

with a family member. God's character cannot be "wrapped

up" or explained by a few random acts of vengeance in

the OT. One has to see the "bigger picture", and God

always does that before the rest of us!

Let's look at it this way.

You have invested a LOT of time in your family.

A lot of money, time, love, teaching, instruction

training, etc etc etc.

Along comes this enemy to threaten your family,

not physically, mind you, but to "poison" their beliefs,

their inner core beliefs.

What would you do? You would get rid of those

enemies and make sure your family was safe.

God saw that those rascals would

never change and He eliminated them. He also knew

that even their very babies were gonna "carry on the tradition"

of wickedness, and  spread their poison abroad.  They're all dead,

that's all. Probably had to go through some "remedial purging"

of being stupid dummy-head idiots, but just the same.

GOD PROTECTS HIS OWN.

After all, God had to have a "pure" nation, through

which to bring forth the Messiah.

And The Rebels???

He knows how to take care of them too.

So don't get too hung up on it, God knows what

He's doing ... "His judgments are true and righteous altogether".

Q3.    God knows the beginning from the end.  So how come he created satan and the garden of Eden, really because of his temptation was gone and now we have so many trials and hardships and have to work with the sweat on our brow or 
something like that?

A. Long question. OK. One point at a time.

Yes, God knows all. He created "the evil one" for the day of evil,

and I believe that God knew full well that man would sin and

everything He did according to plan and was never caught off guard.

Some say man was "a perfect being", but he most likely would not

have sinned if he was perfect! So the potential was there, and

God already had planned the Savior to come, before the foundation

of the world. Now trials, suffering and hardships is almost a different

subject. SIN caused a LOT of pain and suffering, but Jesus took

care of ALL SIN on the cross!

"Eating your bread by the sweat of your brow" was part of the CURSE,

but we are freed from The Curse of the Law, when we accept Jesus

as our Lord and come into the Kingdom of God, and stop living under the Law!!

Q4. Can satan be forgiven?

A. Oooooh, good question. Most of religion out there will tell you emphatically,

NO. But the question should really be this:

Did not Jesus destroy the evil one? Yes.

But ... if he does still exist, is anything too hard for God?

There are many in the body of Christ today that believe

that "satan" is not a title or a name of a person, but

a description ... i.e. the word means "adversary".

And thus, it could refer to a lot of people, or entities.

Let's just remember this:

If you believe that satan is a 'real person', that

Jesus says that he was "the father of lies, a murderer, a thief"

from THE BEGINNING.

He wasn't some fallen angel who had a magic mirror.

Don't call him Lucifer ... he does not deserve that title!

So ... answer? God has already forgiven the jerk.

Q5. Since Jesus had to die was Judas predestined to do that job of betrayal?

A. God foreknew what was gonna go down, and He had the OT prophets write about it and all, and Judas didn't have to die, he chose to. Jesus was constantly reaching out to the Dude, but Judas was preoccupied with his Zionist Mindset. He just couldn't make the puzzle pieces fit. So he decided to off himself instead.

Q6. Can we fellowship with gays, etc. and does God

condemn them for being ‘strange’ the way they

are (different sexual orientation)?

A. Wow. I'm so glad this one came up, and I'm not afraid to take it on.

So glad you brought it. Jesus ate with "sinners and tax collectors"

and sometimes it seems he did things to literally piss off the religious

characters of his day. We are in the world. We are ambassadors.

All kinds of people need love. Gays are people.

Oh yes, they are. Their main need is LOVE.

If you don't realize that, you need your spiritual heart checked.

We are NOT to condemn them, Jesus does not.

Jesus did NOT curse the gay population with AIDS or HIV.

That's cruel and ludicrous.

There's a whole lot I can say ... remember the lepers??

How did people treat them?

Didn't Jesus "touch" them?

Hmmmm. Have you ever prayed for one who did have

the plague, and he or she got healed??

If the thought of all this repulses you or makes you uncomfortable,

then pray for the Love of God to overwhelm you. Pray for

the wisdom of God to know how to handle it, er I mean, THEM.

Q7. How should we conduct ourselves around people who are gay, etc.??

A. Like the answer above, with THE LOVE OF GOD.

We should never be phony, hypocritical or pretend to be something we ain't.

Gays will see right through you, because many of them have fine-tuned

senses and can smell a fake a mile away. So, my advice?

Just be yourself. IN Christ. And be loving.

Who knows? They might even listen to you.

Q8. Creatures such as Gargoyles have adorned many churches...

why is this and where did they come from? Are they ‘Alien’ too ??

A. Being an artist myself, I have to appreciate many types of art and artforms.

Now that doesn't mean I "like it all" and have some in my house!

The Gargoyles were depictions of early demonic beasts or entities

that represent dark forces that many true believers had to fight,

resist, endure or stave off in some way. Yes, they look fierce

and mean, but so do "religious spirits". So in that sense,

I'm not surprised that they're on the tops of church buildings ;)

Aliens? Maybe ... been told that there are friendly ones and scary ones ... ;)

Q9. Was Japan being judged by God??

A. I actually blogged about this recently, and my answer is a resounding NO.

God doesn't judge the innocent for just being there. The USA and other

countries have bombed 'the innocents' before in the past, until we discovered

'smart bomb' technology, and we are a little less haphazard about it.

But God ... who is RICH in mercy ... He doesn't have a beef with Japan.

The fact that He allowed the earthquake and tsunami does NOT mean

He sent it!! It means that the earth is still groaning, and the sons of

God have not all yet been revealed to the point that the groaning

can stop. Maybe the worldwide "bitching" that goes on between

nations can stop, and that would help a lot. But that's my opinion ;)

***And Lastly, those of you who don't like controversy, you
can skip this next  and last question***



Q10.   Is Jesus really coming back the 2nd time?

A. This is and has been a very difficult question to

answer, as much of the church believes that Jesus said

He was coming back, and "angels" said He was coming back,

and people say they have plenty of scriptures to support their view.

IT IS THE VIEW of this writer that Jesus has indeed come back already,

just as He predicted ... but one must follow the Greek languages

discovering that the word we translate as "coming" is really

"presence"; and that Jesus did come back to do exactly

what He said would be done in Matthew 24. Students of the

scriptures should realize the concept of "audience relevance"

and much that Jesus said in those days applied only to

those people standing there and listening. Also, in the book

of Revelation, the writer stresses repeatedly the concepts

of "what shortly must take place" or "soon to happen"

or "very soon" and other words to that effect. If

the events that were prophesied were 1st and foremost

dictated to these first listeners and recipients, but the

same words would not be fulfilled for many centuries later,

then the prophecies make little sense.

Also, one must also know, that in apocalyptic literature,

"clouds" almost always refer to judgment. Jesus returned

through the judgment of God, and the old temple was destroyed,

the priesthood and sacrifices were ended, and the whole OLD

system was abolished and done away with.

When I read about "The Parousia" (His Coming/Presence),

I see that there are many! He comes to all those who believe.

He makes His home inside of them through the Holy Spirit.

He promised in John 14-16 that we would not be as orphans,

He would "come to us". And He did. Pentecost.

Then, let's read the end of Revelation with the mind of the Spirit,

and KNOW that the Revelator is talking about "God dwelling

amongst men" ... and that WE are that Great City, the New Jerusalem.

Now ... I realize that many will disagree with this premise and have

a different view. But I would ask you to re-consider what the scriptures

actually say, and leave Schofield and other so-called commentators

out of the mix. There is a whole LOT more to expound upon, regarding 

this question. There is a whole LOT more to prove.

Get rid of the carnal reasoning, open up to the Spirit.

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OK. I probably made someone mad just then, but

remember The Tony Blog isn't about getting everybody

to agree with me, or I with them. And not afraid to be radical

and different, and controversial.

So, for those who are still with me, love me and/or tolerate me (lol)

I will continue on. And hope to see you too!

*Next Time: Continued study on Judging & Judgment*
STAY TUNED.
OVER but NOT Out!
TONY ;)

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Why Churches Suck: The Nasty New Taste of Funda-gelicalism.

HATE HELMETS

KNOW ANYBODY THAT JUST 'HATES' ???

PRAY FOR JAPAN.






OK.Probably NOT the usual way to start a blog.But this one, I feel very very passionately about
and it is very very serious.
We have all seen the news.We have watched the horrific pictures and videos.The devastation.Tsunami rolling in, almost in real time.Ships being run aground.Cars, Vans, Trucks and other vehiclesfloating away like they are toy boats.Houses dislodged from their foundationsand floating away.And ... worst of all ...LOSS of Lives.
THIS is a message to all the people in this countryand throughout the world that just "hate".And like to spew out words of judgmentall the time. Every chance they get.Targeting certain people=groups or ethnic groups.Or ... ranting their racist rhetoric.Today, I, Tony, begin a series on hate and judging.This is the 1st blog in the series.Thus the Title:

TAKE OFF YOUR HATE HELMETS!!!

GOD did NOT send the disasters upon Japan!No ... on the contrary.I have yet another theory.There is still evil in the world, many timesmanifesting itself through words.Many people voicing and repeating certainkinds of words, negative words, spoken with malice ... it has an effect upon the atmosphere. The words do not go away,they eventually LAND, and target the innocents.
Like JAPAN.Here's a nation of people who are, for the most part,gentle, hard=working, and offer many things tothe rest of the world. They have been responsiblefor technologies and products that you & I useon a daily basis.Yet ... there are some people in this world, whohave 'no use' for the Japanese, or who may havenever forgiven them for 'Pearl Harbor' ... andyet we incinerated two of their cities.Yes, we are a far more civilized nation indeed. People say that 'they' are heathens or worshipother gods, and they 'deserve' this.We are too quick to pass judgment(s) anddon't know what we are doing. We don't realizethat our very words can have a catastrophic effectupon human lives, upon the very earth.
Anyway, here you have a 9.0 earthquake hit Japan last week.The result of such a tremendous force shook the very wavesthat they sit upon (for Japan is surrounded by waters,like an Island) ... and then BOOM! Tsunami!!
Through all of their suffering, all of the damage,all of the wreckage and LOSS,there has been NO LOOTING and NO CRIME ...just patient people awaiting word of loved ones found ...dead or alive.
We had a natural disaster in this country (USA) recently,called 'Katrina' ... what did our citizenry do?Loot ... crime ... destroy a stadium used for shelter ...and other atrocities.Wow. Big Difference.And yet some folks have the audacity(or is it 'stupidity'?)to lambast, accuse and judgeand picket with placards ...signs of HATEsigns of JUDGMENTas IF these type peoplereally really know the true character and nature of The Almighty??





By The Way, A judge ruled in a court case (that was against what these guys do)that they are protected in what they do by the 1st amendment, blah blah blah.Double standard though. We have people who want to enact 'hate crimes' andarrest those who speak against certain groups, and yet these 'Baptists' areallowed to spew out their venomous hate and judgment.What the worst thing about all this IS folks ain't gettin' the truth!!GOD ALMIGHTY does NOT hate people!! Period!!!His Judgments, although for the most part are OVER,those that are IN the Earth, are "righteous altogether".
{ I will be writing upon this subject further.There is a lot to say, and the record must be set ... STRAIGHT.}
HELMETS are something people wear upon their heads, to protect their heads from HARM.They also represent MINDSETS, and STRONGHOLDS of thinking, that peoplewant others to think HATE and JUDGMENT and thoughts that are WICKED.The HELMETS have got to come off!!Quick! If someone has placed one upon your head,THROW IT OFF!!TO THE LAKE OF FIRE!!TO BURN AND NEVER RETURN!!!
You might think this is crazy, but it is TRUE.
DO YOU really think that God 'hates':
*Fags*America*Soldiers*Muslims*Jews*Japanese*Other Races*'Your Tears'???
I hope that your answer is a resounding  NO.
Next week I will be discussing more on the subject of JUDGING.BE THERE. ALOHA.
peace be with youTONY ;)

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