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January 17, 2026

A lot going on in current events, and I’m always watching them and wondering how the happenings might tie into the end times and other bible prophecy.

I fear that most of the current events might involve the future of the United States. The events involving ICE in Minnesota threaten to tear at the very fabric of our great nation as we rapidly approach our 250th anniversary. This, and the overthrow of Maduro in Venezuela seem only to divide our country even further.

The tariffs and the future of Greenland are another matter altogether. I personally felt like the tariffs might have been a mistake from the get-go (for further reference, I recommend readers study the effects of Smoot-Hawley). As for Greenland, I think it would be great if Greenland were a part of the United States, given the additional territory, strategic defense positions, and its resources (including rare earth mineral--but I feel it should only become part of the United States peacefully, as the outcome of a military takeover could lead to a broadening of conflicts globally.

I haven’t really written anything groundbreaking so far, and that’s intentional.

Our approach to this should be prayer.

We need to pray fervently that the people of our own nation become more united and less divided. We need to pray that our media would do more to be neutral, presenting only the facts, and ALL the facts.

And we need to pray that, geopolitically, our leaders, and those of other nations, let cooler heads prevail.

Most importantly, we need to pray to God, and trust that He has everything under control. I personally feel that the Rapture and Tribulation are both near.

God, may Your will be done.

Maranatha!!!!





January 10, 2026

Our family got sick on and right after Christmas day, me with the flu, and I haven’t felt 100% since then. Can’t really use that as an excuse for not posting something every day as I’d planned, but I’ll admit it’s had something to do with it. Had to go back to work as I don’t have sick time and couldn’t play hooky forever. The past couple day my cough has worsened (been having these coughing fits that last for several minutes) and I found myself questioning whether or not to go to church tomorrow. I immediately felt guilty, and I didn’t consider skipping church very seriously.

The excuse I was considering using was my cough, fearing that I’d have a coughing spell during the sermon and every eye would be on me, and not the pastor. I’d be like one of those babies that…

One of those babies that what? I’m sure there are always a few grownups in the sermon who look upon the infants with disdain (shouldn’t the parents be doing more to quiet their kids?)…but I suspect the vast majority merely glance at the crying child for a moment, then return their attention to the man behind the pulpit.

And I can only hope that those same people would do the same for me, should I have a coughing spell in the morning.

I guess I’ll have to quietly excuse myself if I do, head to the bathroom, and cough out a lung there.

Wish me luck…and if you’re out there right now trying to think of a similar excuse to miss church tomorrow…don’t!




January 7, 2026

On my days off I’ll often hit a local fast food restaurant that serves a good cheeseburger. I often get there soon after they open, but there’s always (and I repeat always) a certain customer there when I arrive. He always sits in the same place and has his laptop plugged in and earphones on. He’s always there, always in the same place.

Except today he wasn’t. I figure the employees know him at least somewhat personally, as he’s always there, but I didn’t bother to ask the employees. I guess it’s not really my business, but after thinking about it a bit, I got to asking myself some questions.

Was he sick today? Or has he just quit coming in? (I know he’s been frequenting this restaurant for several years at least, so it’s not like it isn’t a habit of his.) Worse yet…has he passed away in the last week or so?

I don’t know him personally, and I don’t know why he’s not there, but it serves as a call to remember people like this in our prayers. I’ve never spoken to the man and don’t even know his name…but it’s not to late to pray.



January 3, 2026

We’ve got a couple small booths in local markets where we keep a few items and typically sell about enough to pay our booth rent and have a few dollars returned each month. Not much, just enough to keep our space—and hobbies—operating. It’s easy enough to spend more time than we intend to with it, and even easier to not find as much time as we should put into it. The grind of life, at least for me, makes it easy for one day to pass to the next and realize I haven’t accomplished as much as I should have, and suddenly another month is over and sales are tabulated, leaving me to wonder where the time went.

One of our markets uses software that allows us to print barcodes, which provide the exact details we enter for our items, making it easy to keep track of inventory and see exactly what sold.

The other market doesn’t, and the employees have to key in the items and prices by hand. On more than one occasion I’ve had prices entered incorrectly or items typed in, the latter of which causes me to scratch my head wondering exactly what was sold. My tags are typed, and even so errors still occur.

This happened (again) just yesterday, leaving me feeling grouchy as I had to track down what item had sold (I save a copy of my tags to my computer in case I need to reference what I’ve placed in that market).

Anyway, I was feeling pretty grouchy about another mistake being made…until I thought about it a bit more. I came to the conclusions that, first, I’m not perfect either. Second, I was still able to figure out the item that sold. And third, that maybe, just maybe, I should be more thankful that I’ve even got the opportunity to sell our stuff in this market, allowing us to be rid of a few items and get a few dollars in return. Instead of being grouchy that a mistake was made, I changed my attitude to one of thankfulness, and my prayers yesterday reflected just that.


January 2, 2026

Along with New Year’s Day often comes New Year’s Resolutions. I can think of too many I’d want to accomplish, and I’d likely find myself with “my tires spinning in the mud” and not really getting anywhere with most of them. Narrowing the list is probably a good idea, and sticking with just a few is in line for me this year.

That said, one resolution from a couple years ago was to read the Bible through in a year. I made it several months, but life seems to get in the way. Resuming that one will be a great place to start.

Keeping up with this page will be another.

Whatever it is that you choose, I pray that your resolutions will both improve yourself and honor God at the same time!!


January 1, 2026

New Day
New Year
New Resolutions
New Psalms

Welcome to New psalms! The goal for this page is to be a daily posting—getting thoughts out of my head and onto digital paper. I doubt I’ll get something posted every day, but check back when you can.

My original inspiration for this page was for it to be totally poetry, but expect a mix of poetry, prose, prayer and present-day-proceedings--but no politics—and the postings should be relatively short.

Poetry…set to music or sung…a psalm.

My psalms…please distinguish from the Biblical Psalms. And just enjoy!