Musings on future topics

These are my future topics I will be discussing, in no particular order:

* The Jesuit origins of Dispensationalism and Preterism

* Modern Jews heritage- Hebrew or Khazarian??

* The Christian Secret Society- The Council for National Policy

* The Masonic and Occultic Origins of Washington DC (the land Wash DC sits on used to be called "Rome"; the Capitol Building's street address was '666')

* Joel Rosenberg's Ezekiel misinterpretation and justification for Christian Zionism

* Is Dispensationalism part of the End-Times deception?

* Before Dispensationalism and Preterism by the Jesuits, what was there? A review of J. Parnell Carter's 'Let My People Go'- a premier on Historicism

* The late Tupper Saussy's article on the Catholic origins of Islam

SO YOU WANNA PLAY CHRISTIAN MUSIC?

I wanted to open a Christian Rock music store back in the early 80's but that required big bucks which was elusive back then. I had hundreds of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) albums, most of the edgier kind as Resurrection Band, Bill Mason Band (punk), Servant, etc. I had every issue of CCM magazine during the 80's and a bunch more other Jesus Music publications going back to early 70's. I had a few Larry Norman concert posters.

But by early 90's, I saw that the whole of the "industry," from early Jesus Movement/Jesus Music to the then-present CCM scene, wasn't making much impact on the mainstream American music life. Sure, by then we had Amy Grant and a handful of others making the Billboard charts, but it felt to me that it was due to a bit of charity by the secular industry. I felt we were mainly just playing to the choir. While the music quality got much better, we really hadn't advanced beyond hippies making Jesus Music.

So I quit buying so many albums and let my subscriptions lapse and stopped following the happenings of CCM. I don't miss it. Though Jars of Clay, MxPx, Six Pence and others later charted, it still is the same old. I still bought the Swirling Eddies releases though.

As for aspiring Christian musicians, I believe they need to examine what they want to do with their music. Do they want to "tell people about Jesus" or "make money with my music?" I do believe they are mutually exclusive.

To become a musical missionary for evangelistic purposes to share the gospel of Jesus, you likely would play an instrument or two on street corners, at evangelistic booths, at concert shells at a beach-front park, give out CDs/DVDs of your music. Once in a while you could perform with a band on a concert shell or at evangelistic events. But you will need to support yourself with a regular job just like Apostle Paul did for his evangelistic/church-supporting role. As a music missionary, you have the street-level contact with the people who need the Lord and the joy of sharing the Gospel. And you have no contract binding you, censuring you and you keep your artistic freedom.

To play music to make it your full-time profession, you need to be very good at your music skills. If you are wanting to obtain major label level, you need to realize that most label owners are Jewish who are somewhat antagonistic toward overt Christian lyrics and Christians in general. They tolerated Elvis singing Gospel songs but only because he was already famous. You can be a Christian, be in and play secular music, but your witness would likely be a "behind the scenes" type. Even U2 (if they indeed be considered Christian) can't get away with evangelistic songs in mainstream media. There is a danger however of compromising your faith through the playing of songs that express some measure of sinful conduct. While it may get you and your band some airplay, this is not what you set out to do, to go against your faith in your music. You need to find some other avenue to play professionally as your living.


Ryan Farish is such a Christian who found his way to play professionally and make it in the secular world all the while acknowledging his faith. You may have heard some of his music on the Weather Channel. YouTube has a number of his songs here. His CDs now regularly chart on various specialty Billboard charts. He recently won a Dove award for his work on a Christian music group release. He has done professional work composing music/jingles for various mega corporations. All the while bypassing the typical closed system of the music world. Visit his MySpace page and let the music (all instrumentals except for one Donna Lewis song) that automatically comes on play through. You'll enjoy it!

God's grace to you, Catman Dude

DID GOD REALLY SPEAK TO YOU??

Have you ever tried to really, really, really discern what God's will is for a certain decision you're facing? You've tried focusing your "inner" ears to pick out that "still small voice" of God speaking to you? Do you live your life making decisions by feeling which one gives you the "peace of God (heart or mind)" after you prayed about it?

Gary Gilley, in his book, "Is That You Lord?", help clarify what the Bible says (or not say) about determining God's will for the decisions you make in your life. People confuse impressions, feeling peace, coincidences, "closed doors, open doors", etc. as God letting them know His will. Rather, the Bible says that God has already revealed His will for your life in the Bible itself.

With the closure of the Scripture canon, Gary shows that God's word to mankind is complete. When God speaks, His word is infallible and authoritative. Christians who assume God is personally speaking to them are basically adding to the Scripture canon and that is in rebellion to the commandment given in Revelations not add to the Scriptures. Some people say they are following the "subjective leading of the Holy Spirit" but that is an oxymoron- there is no subjectiveness when the Holy Spirit speaks.

By following God's will as revealed in Scripture, God's sovereign will will play out in your life. And God actually gives you freedom to make certain choices, such as whom you choose as a spouse, and He will bless it....as long as you've made those decisions in accordance with His Word.

Being a single person, the issue of God choosing your spouse interests me. I know of Christians who chose their mates because they believed God told them through impressions, chance situations, etc. whom they are to marry. Usually they marry rather quickly after they determined this. Sometimes it works, sometimes not and they end in divorce angry and confused. A personal story is suffice here......

My own mother was adamant that my father was the one for her until her dying day. Before she got married, she believed God told her the name of her future husband before she met him. She never wavered from that belief that my father was the one God hand-picked for her. As a result, she and us children were miserable for years. My father was grumpy and angry all the time. He didn't spend time with his kids and he always fought with my mother over money. Any happiness we had was because Mom made it so. At church, my father could put on a Christian facade like you wouldn't believe and he fooled Mom and us children. He even substituted preaching duties when the church pastor was away. But this guy solicited prostitutes about a year before getting married and he went to a strip club for his 70th birthday this year. Turned out he wasn't a Christian after all. The divorce was final the month before my beloved mother passed away.

God never wants us to make a marriage partner decision based on mystical feelings or the "subjective leading of the Holy Spirit." He has given us the Bible and common sense wisdom to use in making our choices. A woman believing that God impressed upon her and made clear to her that He chose a certain man to be her husband is in danger of neglecting any warning signs the man gives off that would indicate he may NOT be whom he portrays. Because she believes the man is God's hand-picked one, she would likely brush off the warning signs. Really, any single Christian man or woman can be your spouse as long as you use due diligence with the Bible as your guide in picking him/her out. And God will bless it whom ever you chose.

Back on track, Gary's book was an eye-opener and a liberating one at that. Also, Bob DeWaay has an excellent article on "Personal Words From God" that is very similar with Gary's book.

I hope this posting is of use to you. Let me know. Grace to you, Catman Dude

A Book Providing Evidence that William Greer did it

Dan Robertson authored an e-book, "Definitive Proof: The Secret Service Murder of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy" which has other evidence that William Greer did the fatal shot of JFK.
You can find his book at Amazon

Kennedy Assassin William Greer, driver?

This site http://www.ctwilcox.com/, under "doc flick" [2/6/07- no longer there- see below], showed Greer pointing something at Kennedy. The timing of Greer's head, hand and the slowing of the car seems to indicate he did the fatal head shot. There was much discussion about why Greer slowed (film showed the car didn't stop) but it would make sense that Greer was concentrating on the shot and not concentrating on driving. It appears that Greer was a backup assassin in case the first shot(s) from elsewhere didn't do the job. Connally and his wife were too distracted from the first shot to notice Greer as the Zap film show.

Update: 5/22/06.....Here is a much clearer enlarged Zapruder film. This is a QuickTime movie. It will take a while to load. If you see a broken QuickTime logo, click on it again and it should load. See http://www.jfkmurdersolved.com/film/Zapruderstable.mov Look at the driver, Greer, at chest level right before Kennedy gets shot.