Easter Cross Witness

04/08/2026

04/08/2026

Remember History.
Biden and his administration sent 1.7 billion dollars to Iran. 400,000,000$ in cash and then paid 1.3B$ "interest". This money should have never been allowed to be sent. We had wisely frozen the 400M$ for decades. And for good reason. The lesson Obama refused to acknowledge or understand is that handing over billions of dollars to our enemy only strengthened them and put our allies in harm's way from Iran funded terroism. Iran funded Hezzbuloh and the deaths of 258 American service men to name just one incident. Following in Obama's foolish ways, President Biden refused to enforce the sanctions on Iranian oil that added more billions to their war kitty. Both Obama and Biden have stated that the hearts of the ISLAMIC REGIME leadership were not all bad and that much of the money given and allowed to accrue would filter down to the citizens to improve their lives... Perhaps Naievite' s finest hour. And we know now, Obama was making many decisions for Biden and Barry has great adulation for Islam.
AI Overview
Yes, Joe Biden has frequently stated that Barack Obama was instrumental in his decision-making processes.

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04/07/2026

I HOPE I AM WRONG.
But the IRGC will not respond to threats. They are tougher than the Japanese who would have fought to the last man had it not been for the bomb. Because the IRGC believes that martyrs, dying for their faith, get 72 virgins in the afterlife. So go on and shoot me,,, And mocking their god was knock knock McFly foolish as many of our Arab allies highly regard Allah. Taking out all their infrastructure makes it a decades long rebuild for the vast majority of Iranians who are good people and want their country back, and have waited for decades. But to give it to them in pieces, with no economy, no power, oil fields wiped out makes a good recovery tough or impossible. Like the nice little signs in many shops of my youth warned, "Delightful to look at, wonderful to hold, but if you break it- we mark it SOLD!) Destroying billions or trillions of dollars worth of Iranian infrastructure the US taxpayer cannot afford to pick up the tab for. I have heard of no operation of supplying the good people of Iran with the tools they need to fight back.. I trust this is going on. But a complete and total destruction of all important infrastructure is not a winning strategy. BUT LIKE I SAID, I hope I am wrong. We have the technology to continue to take out leadership of the Islamic Republic, until no leadership is left. A better plan in my book.

The IRGC was officially established by Ruhollah Khomeini as a military branch in May 1979 in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution. Whereas the Iranian Army (the Artesh) protects the country's sovereignty in a traditional capacity, the IRGC's constitutional mandate is to ensure the integrity of the Islamic Republic.

04/07/2026

Please pray that the easter Crosses will bring opportunity for a verbal interest of the Good News of Easter. This is why the Easter Cross Witness was created. Not meant to be a just an Easter decoration to compete with the bunny. But to stimulate discussion with those who do not know- IT IS FINISHED!

04/06/2026

Thanks to ALL who supported the Easter Cross Witness this year.

Piecemeal Resurrection

Resurrect my life,
From the tomb of self-pity.
Resurrect my heart,
From the grave of bitterness.
Resurrect my mind,
From the pit of negativity.
Resurrect my lips,
From the crypt of deceitful speech.
Resurrect my eyes,
From the morgue of lustful glances.
Resurrect my ears,
From the sarcophagus of flattering words.
Resurrect my will,
From the mausoleum of half-hearted attempts.
Resurrect my passion,
From the catacomb of lukewarm waters.
Resurrect my hope,
From the seplecure of life’s disappointments.

Roll these stones away I pray,
Today Lord Jesus- today!

The Birdbath Poet

03/31/2026

Medieval Prayer

Conquer my flesh-filled
Fortress of a heart:
R**e the hatred,
Pillage the lust,
Carry off the self will,
Capture the anxious thoughts,
And catapult all foolish worries.

Destroy the democracy
Of my desire for joint reign,
I give up my vote.
Take away my desire
To continually cast my ballot.
Install and instill
Your sovereign reign.
Subdue all renegade thoughts
And treasonous actions.
Seize every impure motive and
Cast them into the dungeon of death.
Drain the swamp of greed,
Lay siege to pride and starve him out.

Fill the moat of my life
With your life-giving water.
Strengthen the ramparts of my will
With renewed faith,
And pour the hot oil
Of your anointing on this life.

Birdbath Poet

03/29/2026

Understudy

Patiently we waited,
Anxious to take center stage,
Ready to spring to life and sing
Hosannas to the King.

Hosanna, Hosanna,
Hosanna to the King!
If the people would not cry out,
Our praises we would bring.

But the fickle crowd got it right,
Laud and honor did proclaim.
As the Son passed through their midst,
The name above all names.

We’d been instructed to be ready,
And just as the colt’s owner knew,
If He had need of our unborn tongues,
We’d have been shouting soon.

And as the crowd responded,
Freely laid their palm leafs down,
We watched the royal procession,
From our positions on the ground.

But I’ll tell you a little secret,
We’ve kept to ourselves these years.
The rock, the pebble, the stone and I-
We watched with joy and tears.

And although it wasn’t written,
Not included in The Book.
Even though we didn’t cry aloud,
God gave us eyes to look.

Our hosannas didn’t pierce that morn,
As we waited in the wings.
But the Father let us hum along-
Our praises to the King.

Birdbath Poet

03/20/2026

He is not running, just reminding all who is in charge.

03/15/2026

Satan’s Hat Trick*

I grew up on Lake Erie, fifty miles west of Cleveland. One of the cherished memories of my youth was when my father would surprise me and we would drive into Cleveland. The purpose of these special outings was to go watch my favorite football team play, the Browns. Through the eyes of my youth, entering Lakefront stadium was to enter hallowed ground. The Browns in 1964 had a very predictable offense that consisted of basically three plays; Jim Brown sweep right, Jim Brown sweep left, and passes from Dr. Frank Ryan to hall of famer, Paul Warfield. They won the NFL championship in 1964. The defenses knew what was coming, but the Browns that year were unstoppable with basically three plays in their offensive playbook.

As the redeemed, we are instructed by the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Ephesians with a critical truth for those seeking to hear the words, “Well done” when finished with their race and enter glory. That truth is found in Ephesians 6:12, “We do not fight against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” All believers are engaged in a spiritual war. And in that war, Satan has only three plays to run against us. We need to understand those three plays so we can stand against the wiles of the devil. The Apostle Peter exhorts us to “Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” Sadly, many are devoured for lack of knowledge.

Just what are Satan’s three plays, his attempted Hat Trick against all believers? His tactics have not changed since the garden. He ran his three plays against both Eve and Jesus, centuries later. Eve succumbed to the attack on her soul, Jesus was victorious. What three plays are in Satan’s playbook? What is the cycle he runs against all who desire to follow our Risen Lord? His three plays: the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the boastful pride of life. Let us look at Eve’s test and fall and Jesus’s test and victory.

1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any animal of the field that the LORD God had made.
2 And the woman said to the serpent We may eat the fruit of the trees in the garden
3 But of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden God has said You shall not eat of it nor touch it or you will die.
4 Then the serpent said to the woman You will not surely die
5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God knowing good and evil.
6 And the woman saw that the tree was good for food (lust of the flesh) and that it was delightful to the eyes (lust of the eye) and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise (boastful pride of life) so she took of its fruit and ate and she also gave some to her husband who was with her and he ate.

*In hockey a Hat Trick is when an individual scores three goals. Satan seeks to score against us-…
The testing of Jesus and the beginning of His Ministry. Mathew 4:1-11
Same three temptations, different rotation.
1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit int the wilderness to be tested by the devil.
2 He faster for forty days and forty nights and afterward was hungry.
3 The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God command these stones to become bread. (lust of the flesh, I know you are hungry)
4 But he answered, “It is written man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.”
5/6 Then the devil took him into the holy city and set him on the highest peak of the temple. He said to Him, “If you are the Son of God throw yourself down for it is written
He will command Hid angels concerning you and they will lift you up in their hands so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. (boastful pride of life, go on- be Mr. Big)
7 Jesus said to him, “Again, you shall not test the Lord your God.”
8 Again the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the Kingdoms of the world and their glory.
9 He said to Him, “All these I will give to you if you will bow down before me.” (lust of the eye,)
10 Then Jesus said to him, “you shall worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.”
11 Then the devil left Him and the angels came and cared for him.
So, there we have it. We now know Satan’s playbook. It has not changed. Eve failed, Jesus was victorious. Do you see the parallel between Eve’s temptation and Jesus’s temptation? How Jesus emerged victorious it is imperative for us to note AND follow. His response to Satan was always the same. He quoted scripture! Jesus was fully God AND fully man. He faced the same temptations as we who have decided to follow Him. This is why scripture memory is ESSENTIAL in overcoming temptation, the lost art and practice of fasting as well. The apostle Paul gives us the good news in his letter to the Corinthian church who had gone pro on sins of the flesh. First Corinthians 10:13 promises that God is faithful and will not allow believers to be tempted beyond their ability. Instead, He provides a "way of escape" with every temptation, enabling them to endure it. It emphasizes that temptations are common to humanity and that God provides strength to stand.
I like how the amplifies Bible puts it: No temptation [regardless of its source] has overtaken or enticed you that is not common to human experience [nor is any temptation unusual or beyond human resistance]; but God is faithful [to His word—He is compassionate and trustworthy], and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability [to resist], but along with the temptation He [has in the past and is now and] will [always] provide the way out as well, so that you will be able to endure it [without yielding, and will overcome temptation with joy].
Finally, my Brothers and Sisters- heed Jame’s advice (1:4)- “Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”

03/15/2026

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