How to elect a leader

1 Timothy 3
1 This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.    2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) 6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

These are requirements, can be applied to leader of a company up to leader of a country. If you compare below, the leader has stricter qualifications than that of the deacons or staff described below. I think this also applies to the Ombudsman office which should have stricter qualifications. You see the leader shall not be a novice and not too arrogant or else the leader will be condemned by critics neither the leader shall be too humble or else the leader will be reproached by critics. If does not necessarily have to be a man also because we have discussed in the past that there are women leaders.

8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. 11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. 13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

The difference is the leader is sober and the staff are little intoxicated. I think this means the leader should be smarter than the staff. And the staff shall support the leader.

14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: 15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

And so the writer sent this letter cause he cannot supervise personally the happenings so that the people will have guidelines in choosing a leader. Verse 15 the foundation and the pillars were built. And Verse 16 the completion of all the activities for the house.

Lost and found

The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Luke 15:11-32
11 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. 15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. 17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, 19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. 20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. 21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. 22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: 23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: 24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. 25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing. 26 And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. 27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. 28 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him. 29 And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: 30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. 31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. 32 It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

I was thinking about Philippine politics actually. Of course you can have your interpretations.

Cat mentality

In ancient times where there is hunter and the hunted, humans keep in shape to cope up with predatory animals. Past forward to today, humans keep in shape so that they will be attractive to the opposite sex. Maybe this is the negative mentality adapted by obese people to eat and eat so that when they get fat, the animals will easily catch them. So as couch potatoes, they eat ice cream and sulk and watch romantic comedies. But the logic is that what hunter will be attracted by fat and oily animal. Maybe a slow and obese hunter as well. I think the hunters will go for the mobile targets. Like cats for example will be excited and hyper when you play with laser light or the feathers dangling in front of them. You can make them jump and chase on frantic pace. My cat I measured jumped to about 30 inches. Yep I measured it. My cat is a hyper siamese, in fact he was awarded the Most Hyper Cat in one cat show. Persians aren't as athletic and as competitive. Cats they become bored when there is no movement. Birds meanwhile have colorful feathers to attract mates. And some animals use their voices. So it really pays to be physically and mentally fit.

Forces of nature

Okay so I was thinking. I was feeling under the weather the past few days. Probably jetlagged though I only rided a bus from a trip. You see 6 to 7 hours of sitting will make you uncomfortable. Although there were couple of stops every two hours. I was reminded of rigor mortis - if I remember correctly its the blood settling down below the person's body. Its somewhat similar to being jetlagged. In a sitting position the portion most affected will be the back of the legs. And traveling in the air, I would think the gravity pull is greater. I think the plane counteracts most of the pull but not all 'cause you feel this ringing in your ear. So what I think the solution for jetlag is to circulate the blood. I remember the egg roll exercise in my college days, that is you hug yourself in a cradle position and roll around.

I was talking about this gravity before and the way it stunts growth. If the gravity pull was lesser in the ancient times, then we can say that the humans and plants and animals are taller in those days. I remembered one time I applied wax on the windshield of my car and pressed the button for the water spinkler. Say I was driving 100 or 120 then, you see the effect is that the drops of water went up! Not down. So when you drive, it helps to the circulation of the blood. Probably into areas which are difficult to reach. The need for speed! That is provided the veins and arteries are not clogged. I think accu-pressure and accu-puncture are examples of unclogging the veins. Maybe helps some of the circulation as well. Of course nothing beats a healthy, delicious and nutritious diet.

But I think the effect of centrifugal force is better. Similar to amusement park rides like the roller coaster, merry-go-round and ferris wheel. Better yet the machines used by astronauts in their training. Maybe this should be commercialized. The video below shows a person spinning on a sitting position. What if they use the Vitruvian man position from Da Vinci. What's the effect on brains? On babies?

My sport

I have not seen a full basketball game in quite a while. I'm into volleyball nowadays. Actually I like the Russia National Women's Volleyball team. No idea who's gonna win the NBA playoffs. I think the music below does not tell anything.

My advice on religions
Like I said if a religion prevents you from being the best that you can be, then what are you waiting for? Get out of there. When people regard you as belonging to a cult, that prevents you from the being the best you can be. You cannot freely chase your passions whether it be in education, in entertainment and in sports. And that would be a shame. For parents, do this for your kids. For them to live in normal surroundings. The good soil. When they come of age, teach them your churches' doctrines and let the adult decide where to go. For other churches which has similar conditions like that of Catholics, like Protestants for example, no need to rock the boat if the religion urges you to be the best you can be.

Roamer

Metallica – Wherever I May Roam

And the road becomes my bride
I have stripped of all but pride
So in her I do confide
And she keeps me satisfied
Gives me all I need
And with dust in throat I crave
Only knowledge will I save
To the game you stay a slave

Rover, wanderer
Nomad, vagabond
Call me what you will

But I'll take my time anywhere
Free to speak my mind anywhere
And I'll redefine anywhere
Anywhere I Rome
Where I lay my head is home

And the earth becomes my throne
I adapt to the unknown
Under wandering stars I've grown
By myself but not alone
I ask no one

And my ties are severed clean
The less I have the more I gain
Off the beaten path I reign
Rover, wanderer
Nomad, vagabond
Call me what you will

But I'll take my time anywhere
I'm free to speak my mind anywhere
And I'll never mind anywhere
Anywhere I Rome
Where I lay my head is home

But I'll take my time anywhere
I'm free to speak my mind anywhere
And I'll redefine anywhere
Anywhere I Rome
Where I lay my head is home
Carved upon my stone
My body lie, but still I Rome
Wherever I may Rome

Revelation 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

A lot of "prophets" I heard say that the beast refers to the Roman Catholic Church. Particularly the Pope, not the person but the position. They used the roman numerals for the letters and it adds up to 666 if I remember correctly . Some says its the perfect imperfection because 6 is an imperfect number and the numbers 3 and 7 are perfect ones. I would say this is a negative way of viewing things. Six is next to seven. Its close to perfection. Besides we don't expect people to change overnight. It takes decades I guess. 777 - 666 = 111 years?

Acts 10
9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour: 10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance, 11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending upon him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: 12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. 14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. 15 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

God will clean the beasts and the creeping things and the fowls of the air. Meaning all kinds of churches and mosques and temples and schools of thought. All in God's time.

See related post:
http://lukasabridged.blogspot.com/2015/05/donations.html

Donations

Acts 10
9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour: 10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance, 11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending upon him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: 12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. 14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. 15 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

You cannot completely distinguish good people from bad people because you cannot see their hearts. It follows that you cannot be sure if the money coming from them is from good works or not. Are you God that you can discern all the works of every man? Absolutely not. Verse 15 says God has cleansed the wild beasts - it is now just and right to utilize the money given for the purposes of education, social work and humanitarian work.

But this does not justify the evil works of rich men. Remember to go through the eye of the needle.

More on the Sabbath
God is Lord of the Sabbath meaning us people who are created in the image of God can tell our rest day. Say you will schedule and organize your activities. Your body will tell if its time to rest. Sometimes we have absences cause we are sick. Sometimes we schedule exercise activities. Sometimes schedule for watching basketball and etcetera. It depends on your work load.

All I wanna do

I would say addiction to gambling is bad but if you bet for fun and you can afford it, why not? I occasionally bet on teams I evaluated cause it is fun and exciting. I think casinos are like malls and probably I just enjoy strolling there and put some coins in the slot machines. And the blackjack and the poker game. You see these are games of strategies, its a form of mental exercise. However if you bet on all contenders, its not funny. No fun at all really.

1 Timothy 6
9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

You see, this is about excessive gambling and other vices which drives you to destruction or bankruptcy. Avoid being addicted to gambling. Do things in moderation and within your budget. If it hurts your budget and your life and relations, then go away from the casinos. Love of money is bad if gained in corrupted ways. However if you seek the kingdom of God, which is good works, the riches will come to you.

As for the rich who became rich because of corruption like in Heisenberg from Breaking Bad, get rid of the bad works. The camel goes through the eye of the needle if the bad works are cremated.

Matthew 6
22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. 23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! 24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Verse 22 and 23 means see things in perspective. Do not be cross-eyed or judge right away. Narrow-minded people will be enveloped by corrupt thoughts. Verse 24 you cannot serve God and money. Like we said before, seek the kingdom of God first. You use your God-given talents to succeed, then God is your master. Not money. The money or riches is added unto you.

In the Bible there are pagans who do the works of God without hearing the word of God. Because the good works are written in their hearts. They have in their conscience to do what is right. And they have made full use of the talents from God. We should not judge them for being rich.

Romans 2
10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: 11 For there is no respect of persons with God. 12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; 13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. 14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: 15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: 11 For there is no respect of persons with God. 12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; 13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. 14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: 15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

These days (18)

Baby names
Okay I think this one the wife decides. Because she is the one who carried the baby in the tummy. The husband can suggest but overall she has the decision.

Reincarnation
So I do not really know the concept of how souls get into newborns. But I have a thought that has been bugging me. I think I have brushed upon this topic before. You see in the horoscope there are mutable signs meaning they take the form of vessels. Suppose that the vessels are our bodies. And if you are born under the signs of pisces, cancer or scorpio, you easily adjust into the body. Other signs are not as flexible so some of these may be the eunuchs. Also the mutable signs can take any work they wanted cause they can adjust or learn or adapt quickly. You guys believe this sh!t? Okay how about ashes to ashes. Maybe the process has to be complete for the soul to released back. Or maybe like the video games and in basketball, you have maximum number of players. And some you have to reserve or put in the bench.

One man army
Ramon S. Subejano is a filipino version of John Rambo. Rambo is also known as a filipino slang for running amok. "At the risk of his life, Pvt. Subejano made his way along through devastating 20 mm and machine gun fire and hand grenade explosions to the building. He then entered the strong point and going from room to room, killed five enemy, wounded six and forced the remaining 37 to surrender.[3] At the end of the war he was flown to London for the victory parade, where he was presented to King George and Sir Winston Churchill". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramon_S._Subejano

Kid stuff
I think the best thing your kids can learn in the summer is driving. I tell you my mind became sharper when I learned how to drive. Something to do with hand, feet and eye coordination. You can go to the arcades for video games or playstation, nintendo, xbox or go kart racing. Also swimming, tennis, squash, table tennis, badminton, rowing, kayaking, cycling etcetera.

SEA Games
Always been a fan of the games. Olympics, world cups and etcetera. But still the Philippines have not won any gold medals in the Olympics. Although we can say had two already. There was a Filipina diver before who won the gold medal but she married her American coach so it was counted for the US. The other gold is from Arianne Cerdena but bowling is just an exhibition game in the Olympics then. I would say boxing is our best chance because we have the resources. However in choosing the boxers we are already disadvantaged. Thailand and the Europeans have already made the blueprint on how to win in Amateur boxing. Choose tall and lanky boxers cause the white portion of the gloves scores the point. So the long limbs have the advantage from the start. I am forgetting Cuba, they still the best in this sport.

Happy
I am happy. Ecstatic even. I am so much flattered, humbled and just happy from the warmth. I mean I was going nowhere and I found the road. A purpose. I'm not done yet though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We827tUQmzM

The magic wand
For real men, its time for you to cast demons out of the lesbians. You successfully removed the demons from them, then congratulations, you are from God. But do not play with them cause that is ungodly. If you have no serious intentions on the woman then get away as early as possible. For real women, do not attempt to cast out demons from male homosexuals and other variants. The Bible says some Eunuchs are born natural so you cannot do anything for them cause its their nature.

Utilizing the sun
I think its better to adjust the working hours from 8a.m. into an earlier 7a.m. The reason is that the sun is up at around 6a.m. already so we're like wasting the sunlight. When workers go out at 4p.m., there still a lot of time to do something. Worthwhile things. Or you just relax. Work hard early, play hard early.

Punk'd

Some punk ass kid is really getting on my nerves.

Pickups
Hi my name is Father Luis. I am a priest. Yada yada yada
Thought this on my vacation in Baguio. it actually works :D

Wisdom and Folly

Ecclesiastes 10

1Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour. 2A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. 3Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool. 

It means to guard and protect your reputation at all costs. Verses 2 and 3 right hand means use your heart for wisdom. It does not mean left handers are no good. It just means use your stronger hand in decisions and not the off-hand. I think the more appropriate sentence is 'A wise man's heart is at his iron hand'. Half-hearted attempts at something are foolish and stupid and useless.

4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. 5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: 6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. 7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth. 8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. 9Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby. 10If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. 11Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. 12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. 13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. 14A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? 15The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. 

I think this is about leadership and coup attempts and discontent. If you are lax and do not discipline your citizens, they will ask for things how ever stupid it may be. The reason is you allow it. You allow servants to rule and the leaders cringe from them. Evaluate the pros and cons of your actions so you will not fall into the trap you set. Sharpen your swords or your minds so you will be wise. You can achieve this by studying more. If you are wise, the snake bites will have no effect. You can observe a wise man by the way he talks and a fool while he stumbles and contradicts himself. Blind men cannot lead. If there is a coup attempt, you handle this by being fair but firm. Rule with the iron hand. If you hold on to power and conclude matters peacefully if possible, it means you are a worthy leader. Yielding means you are either corrupted or incompetent or both.

16Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! 17Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! 

It means the country is miserable if the one running the country is a prince instead of the king. The reason is the king is not capable. So the country is blessed if their leader knows what he is doing and his successors are learning from him and on the job training.

18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. 19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. 20Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

It means fine dining, trips and entertainment are okay as long as its from your blood, sweat and tears. Remember that 'Seek ye first the kingdom of God and all these things shall be added unto you". That includes riches and everything. That is the fruit of your labors. To those jealous and curse you at the back, then pay no mind because you have a clear conscience on where you get your wealth. To jealous people, you should strive harder, study harder to get to where successful people are.

You can also apply this to anything like sports. You have to practice to sharpen your craft so that in the actual game, it would be easier. Do not let the building or your body or your mind decay. Participate in strenuous sports. I think tennis, squash, badminton, rowing and swimming are way up on the most strenuous sports. Take a look at TD21, he is like swimming in his effortless low post moves.