Aiming For The Center

09/24/2026

That Neighbor?

How can you say that you know your neighbor when you have never really talked with them?

Oh, you've said "hello" a few times, but never visited with them, helped them with a project, ate dinner at their house, or watched their kids.

You have seen them mow their lawn, but don't know the name of their wife, the work they do, their hobbies, teams, or favorite foods.

You have never had a real conversation with them. Don't know their interests. In fact, you've only ever seen them doing things around their house, and made zero effort to become friends with them.

No, you don't KNOW them, you simply know OF them.

Do you know GOD?

How can you say that you know your neighbor when you have never really talked with them?Oh, you've said "hello" a few times, but never visited with them, helped them with a project, ate dinner at their house, or watched their kids. You have seen them mow their lawn, but don't know the name of their....

09/20/2026

Conscious of Consciousness

In any story, written by a novelist, there are characters that are purely background, characters that are supportive, characters that are antagonistic, and of course, main characters that the story revolves around.

This is a literary style, but like all other things... where did it come from?

The Double Slit experiment, for anyone who is a bit of a nerd like me, showed that photons and electrons both act as particles AND as waves. To make it simple, acting as a particle is like throwing a bunch of BBs. When facing a wall with two elongated slits in it, the blasting of BBs will send one through a slit and it will hit the wall on the other side in a predictable pattern. You will end up with two BB peppered elongated lines matching the two slits that the BBs passed through.

That is acting like a particle.

A wave is what happens when a material or surface substance gets disturbed. Like throwing a rock into a lake. The disturbance causes a ripple that spans outward in every direction. If the double slit wall is on the surface of water and the water is disturbed, well, the pattern on the second wall will show something much different than what it does with a particle. It will have multiple images of the two slits fanning outward and fading as they go.

That is acting like a wave.

The oddity and scientific curiosity that they are still trying to figure out is that the electron and photon act both as a wave AND a particle... at different times.

What is the change?

Here is where it gets really interesting... It is observation.

That's right.

When someone is watching the experiment, the electron and the photon act like a particle. When they are not observing the experiment, they act like a wave. This is clear by the end result on the second wall. The change happens ONLY if the action is observed.

"That sounds more like science fiction, than science!"

Doesn't it!!

"So, what does this have to do with biblical things?"

Everything! Look, I know the biblical truth that we are pre-written characters by a fantastically powerful being is a hard pill to swallow. The reason it is hard is because we struggle with wanting to be powerful like Him. That was the first lie and is still the reason why many "characters" are not going on to the next story... the sequel.

The thing that the Double Slit experiment points to is huge. You see, in any story, the characters are not real. They are simply words on a page. They become real as a reader inputs the code, the words, and their mind interprets the story in their own mind... their own consciousness.

Consider this. The character isn't real, until he is read and thought about. So, within the story, the character has a seemingly real thoughts, issues and struggles. They have their own... consciousness!

This character consciousness is nothing more than a focus or attention of the reader! It is like the readers life and consciousness is partially loaned to the character. As long as the reader is reading, the character comes to life!

If the reader puts the story down, time, for the character completely stops. They don't exist. Only when the reader is focused on the character do they have any progress, action, change, or time. The character's consciousness is only when the readers conscious is focused on them.

So, biblically, how do we get saved?

That's right. God, a being outside of time and space, imparts a bit of His own Spirit into a character and they "come to life"... they are born again.

Think this is silly? That's because you are not ready to see the truth of it yet... hopefully.

In any good story, even as a reader is reading it, there are people milling about that are never the focus. NPC is what I call them. The bible calls them the lost, the unsaved. Still think this is silly?

Consider then the main characters. The antagonist, the enemy, is definitely focused on by the reader. However, the reader does not like the antagonist, because they "feel" for the main character, and the antagonist is a royal pain to the main character.

The side character or friends of the main character are also part of the readers focus. They may be liked, but not nearly as much as the main character. They support, annoy, and often train the main character into becoming successful in the storyline. They are not NPCs but they are not the reason the story moves forward.

That role is for the main character. He or she is who the reader is rooting for. Who the Author wrote to be primary in the story. The main character, in fact, is usually who the Author puts more of Himself into. More of His heart, more of His Spirit... are you seeing this yet?

So, back to the Double Slit experiment. Everything changes when there is a conscious viewing of the experiment. Nothing is by accident with God. What is He revealing here? Me, I think He is expressing the very thing I wrote about above.

This story, this reality, only moves, only acts as HE is focusing His attention on. He is both the Author AND the Reader. He has put Himself into the story AND into some of the characters... the characters that WILL be part of the sequel... the story that will never end.

It all comes down to consciousness. God's consciousness. His attention. His focus. His Heart... His Spirit.

We are given a measure of it. That is what the scriptures teach. To one, maybe 5 measures, to another 2, and to another 1. Even what we do with that measure is pre-written. The measure only shows how much of the Reader's focus that character has. The result of each measure, though, is that it generates a response. For greater measures, there is a greater response... for greater attention, focus, consciousness, the greater the storyline is for that character.

Can you see it yet? Moses, David, Peter, Paul and John?

Now, the next question... what type of character are you?

Ah, again, that is shown only by what you are doing with that measure. It is exposed by your own consciousness... what are you focused on?

You see, what the Author/Reader wants, aside from a good story, is a permanent connection with the main characters, characters that will respond with like interest, like attention... like focus.

What are you most conscious of?

That will tell you what type of character you are... a particle, or a wave.

In any story, written by a novelist, there are characters that are purely background, characters that are supportive, characters that are antagonistic, and of course, main characters that the story revolves around.This is a literary style, but like all other things... where did it come from?The Doub...

09/20/2026

As HE Sees Fit

Imagine a church where they really understand the sovereignty of God and accept that we are only saved by His grace. That even our "believing" is part of that grace. That as scripture says... not by works, so no one can boast.

How would that look?

There would be no "I will ascend" within the church for leadership, power and control. Leadership would be a clear calling and anyone who desires it would be measured only by their desire to put others first... not by who's side they are on, or who they fawn over.

There would be discipleship, real discipleship, the lifting up and training of others to trust God, know scripture, and put others first. It would apply to anyone God delivers to their doorstep.

There would be many visible actions by God. The faith of the congregation would be something that pleases Him. The church would always be watching and waiting for Him to point where, when, and how they should operate... so, He would.

Every new believer would be inundated with kindness, encouragement and testimonies of the members who desire most of all for that new believer to see God at least as well as they do.

There would be only one service, a service that never really ends. There would be no desire or need to divide the congregation. A Sunday morning meeting would just be for the public view, the rest of the week would be used for more concentrated worship, teaching, training, and encouragement. The doors would never close. Parking would be a problem.

A man or woman who fails would not be rejected, unless they refuse God and continue in sin. They would be carefully enveloped by the group to help them trust God in a deeper way.

There would be joy.
There would be hope.
There would be love and kindness.
There would be Jesus, and those who love Him.

That would be the focus for each and every member, including leadership. Pointing to Jesus. Walking toward Him. Trusting He is in charge of each and every soul He brings into their world.

Ah, but men don't trust God, because they still believe they are in control of their choices, their actions, and their lives. They are no different than those in the book of Judges, those who "did as they saw fit". They didn't seek God unless they were under stress.

So, He brought stress.

When Jesus Christ is not your Lord... you are, or someone else is.

Who you trust, is who you follow.

Imagine a church where they really understand the sovereignty of God and accept that we are only saved by His grace. That even our "believing" is part of that grace. That as scripture says... not by works, so no one can boast.How would that look?There would be no "I will ascend" within the church fo...

09/18/2026

Be The Work

Life seems like such a struggle. You have trouble at home, trouble at work, and, for heaven's sake, trouble at church!

Life can be such a pain.

"It would all just work so much better if everyone just agreed with me!"

Of course it would. But, then you would just become a blind, ignorant fool, who knows nothing of God.

If, as scripture says is true, that God is sovereign, then everything, and I mean everything, that happens to you is orchestrated by Him... and for Him. He is making you into something more, something you cannot possibly fathom.
.. if you are His child.

If you are not, you are simply a tool that He uses to cause trouble and false hope to His children so they can grow into that which is being made.

As His child, these "enemies" though they should be friends are there to mold and shape you. They help you seek Him so you trust Him in a very personal, very relational way.

It is part of the process.

This is biblical.
This is true.

So, if all trouble, all blessings, work together, by Him, to make you into something HE thinks is worthy of spending forever with... well, why are you fighting Him?

"Like a leaf in the wind"

Accept the change. Be the man God is crafting.

Trust Him.

No, it is not easy.
It is impossible.

Ah, but if you are really His work, He WILL complete it... even if He has to drag you along kicking and screaming.

It would just be a nicer ride to float along instead.

Be the work.

Life seems like such a struggle. You have trouble at home, trouble at work, and, for heaven's sake, trouble at church!Life can be such a pain."It would all just work so much better if everyone just agreed with me!"Of course it would. But, then you would just become a blind, ignorant fool, who knows....

09/17/2026

The Author With ALL Authority

If God is Really Sovereign...

I was once told by a christian during a debate over God's absolute control, "we are not robots".

We are not robots, because robots have more freedom than we do!

A robot does what it is programmed to do. Yet it can malfunction on it's own. Programming can fail. Machine parts can malfunction. If any of these things happen, the robot begins to do things it was never designed, created, and programmed to do.

These errors in creation only happen because the robots creator is limited. As a man, we cannot perfectly make machine parts that never fail. We cannot write perfect code. We cannot control the environment that the robot is functioning in. We cannot control the robot once we do our limited creative actions.

God is not limited... like us.

He is outside and above time. He doesn't change. He doesnt just know the future, He IS the future.

Even a man who knew the future and lived forever could create a robot and see into the future and see what fails and what doesn't. That man could keep trying until he gets it right. Still, unless he can control the elements, atoms and structure of reality, the machine could still fail. Even with an eternity to try, try and try again... a man cannot be as perfect as God.

God doesn't travel through time.
He IS time.

He is the Word. The code all reality is built on. He is the Author of it all.

Do you really think He lost control of it to one of His creations?

Oh, that has happened with robots already, but as I show above... man cannot be like God.

God cannot lose control of His creations any more than an author can lose control of his characters.

You could say that a human author can lose control over his story by other people. It does happen. Film makers ruin author's stories all the time.

Who could possibly take over God's story and change anything... since everything in all reality other than Him is made and has its existance only by Him?

Colossians 1:16
[16] For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.

Acts 17:28
[28]`For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, `We are his offspring.'

He, unlike all men, has NO equal.
None!

Isn't that what scripture says?

So, why do you oppose God's absolute control?
Why do you get angry, afraid, or frustrated?
Why do you avoid the questions, thoughts, and scriptures?

Because you want to be like God.

I like this definition from e360bible.org

"Biblical Definition Of Pride

Pride is the root of many of the problems that we face. It is, 'self-respect or improper and excessive self-esteem known as conceit or arrogance (gotquestions.org).' Pride can be defined as elevating one`s opinions and thoughts above God`s authoritative Word."

You see to believe in free will or any similar theology you must limit God who as scripture states is not limited. You either ignore scriptures or incorrectly apply the easy path... "that's just a metophor"

In either case, you dismiss the authority of God's word... it is overshadowed by your own. You trust your own "interpretation" or that of another man who offers you a more comfortable idea.

Since God's plan of salvation is by faith alone and faith being trust in HIM, then ANY action you believe that you can do or think to accomplish anything eternal is in direct opposition to that faith!

You trust in you... or other men.

Robots can't trust anything.

So why "characters" and not robots?

Well, even a perfectly made robot doesn't trust. Trust is relational. A character in a story can trust. A character in a story can "relate" to their author (Don Quixote, Deadpool).

Of course you could say that a character isn't real...

Have you considered how important a character can be to their human author? How "real" they can be to them on a deeply personal level?

Now, consider our Author...

For a Being that can create an entire reality with His own Word... with Himself. A Being outside and above both time and space. A Being that doesn't change and has absolutely NO limits... well, can THIS Author do something special with His characters... like make them real, and eternal?

Yes, yes He can. This is in fact, according to scripture, what He is doing.

Your faith in Him is the only thing that shows if you are more than a robot, or NPC. He either gives it to you... or not.

If you have it, appreciate it. Know that you did nothing to obtain it, you didn't choose it, it was flat out given to you. You are a branch sn**ched from the fire, nothing more... until He finishes this story.

Jude 1:22-23
[21] Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.
[22] Be merciful to those who doubt;
[23] sn**ch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear--hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.

If you don't have it, you will keep trusting in your own effort, and the efforts of other men... and burn.

This is what the Authorative Word of God says.

There is no if... He IS Sovereign.

He is the Author with all Authority.

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If God is Really Sovereign...I was once told by a christian during a debate over God's absolute control, "we are not robots". We are not robots, because robots have more freedom than we do!A robot does what it is programmed to do. Yet it can malfunction on it's own. Programming can fail. Machine par...

09/15/2026

A Change of Authority is Needed

09/14/2026

It is stupid to believe that God made you and expects you to figure it out, becoming better in order for Him to be happy with you.

It is like baking a cake only to be mad at the cake for not tasting as good as it should.

God doesn't make mistakes. You thinking He does is a bizarre lack of faith and knowledge in Him.

It is stupid to believe that God made you and expects you to figure it out, becoming better in order for Him to be happy with you.It is like baking a cake only to be mad at the cake for not tasting as good as it should.God doesn't make mistakes. You thinking He does is a bizarre lack of faith and kn...

09/14/2026

It Is Really Easy

This is not hard at all. We make it hard because we want to be what we can never be.

There is a God. He is knowable. All you have to do is reach out to Him. He said it as "Seek and you will find".

It is a promise.

Who is God?

Well, He is not just a powerful being. He is the author and creator of all reality... every moment, every particle, every wave, every something, and every nothing. He is at the cosmic level and the quantum level both the same. He is past, present, and future all the same.

He is the same... Always and forever.

He knows what you are going to do tomorrow, because He wrote what you are going to do tomorrow.

He knows what you are thinking right now. In fact, He knew what you are thinking now, over 6000 years ago.

He is bigger than you can possibly imagine. Which is why it is so rediculous that our "struggle" with Him is that we can even remotely be like Him.

We can't.

He has made this clear. So, no, you are never going to be a good man or woman. You are just not good enough. You were not made to be.

Your attempts to be good and your attitude toward Him that He should be pleased because you adopted a stray puppy is absurd.

You cannot and will not ever be good enough to be like Him and worthy of His eternal home. He is the ONLY one worthy.

He went to great lengths to show this.

The ONLY way to join Him in His heavenly home, forever, is to be accepted by Him, to be known by Him.

For this, it only takes one thing... Faith or Trust in Him.

You must know Him. To know Him, you must seek Him.

Ah, but you will never seek Him if He doesn't introduce Himself.

He does this with His Grace.

It IS His introduction. Faith in Him happens automatically because He IS trustworthy.

The depth of your relationship is shown by how much you seek and trust in the One who made you.

It is that simple.

You make it harder with all your works, efforts and religion. When He introduces Himself, you can see it clearly. Compared to Him, you've got nothing He needs.

If you seek Him... With all your heart, you were chosen to. You will find Him, and you will live forever.

If you want happiness in life and beyond... He IS the only way.

This is not hard at all. We make it hard because we want to be what we can never be.There is a God. He is knowable. All you have to do is reach out to Him. He said it as "Seek and you will find". It is a promise. Who is God?Well, He is not just a powerful being. He is the author and creator of all r...

09/13/2026

No One

John 6:44
[44] "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 10:35b
--and the Scripture cannot be broken--

Matthew 7:7b..seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

Even our seeking Him was beyond our ability to choose. We are chosen by the Father... chosen to choose.

Believing otherwise, breaking scripture, is only self-deception, because scripture cannot be broken.

Even that, is a choice you are chosen to make...

John 6:44[44] "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.John 10:35b--and the Scripture cannot be broken--Matthew 7:7b...seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.Even our seeking Him was beyond our ability to choose...

09/13/2026

Arguing Like an Idiot