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Why I Love the Jews
At 74 years of age, it seems my childhood Memories are sharper than ever and increasingly precious. We can’t remember where we put our keys, but the fine details of those childhood years increase in value. I write songs, and I just realized how many of those songs are about my childhood, about events that though small, turned out to be the biggest turning points in my life, making me what I am today. It’s that way in the world’s history too. Events that took place hundreds or
Stephen D Blum Jr
Nov 65 min read


The Rolling Stone ain't budging...
“ How does it feel? How does it feel? To be without a home Like a complete unknown? Like a rolling stone?” © Bob Dylan 1965 “ For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations." (Numbers 23:9, KJV) “ And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gat
Stephen D Blum Jr
Nov 45 min read


The Way
In 1973, at the peak of the Jesus movement of the ‘60’s and 70’s there was a band called “The Way”. I remember riding to work listening to them and Chuck Girard’s “Love Song” as a brand new Christian. Remember those days when our faith was new and exhilarating? As we get older though there are days or periods when faith flags and despondency or fear can overwhelm us. I recently spent a few harrowing days in fear that I finally traced to an article I had read admonishing me th
Stephen D Blum Jr
Aug 254 min read


The Intolerance of Tolerance..
There is a growing sense of uneasiness among evangelicals as we watch our culture's flight from objective Truth in the name of of...
Stephen D Blum Jr
May 165 min read


Safely into harbor..
Some of you my remember the late Ray Cox, a wonderful Christian man, military veteran and very active advocate for the local Grange and...
Stephen D Blum Jr
May 121 min read


Two Friends..
I want to tell the true story of two of my best friends. Both died a few years ago and I remember them with great fondness....
Stephen D Blum Jr
May 123 min read


Good, good Father..
Thanks to our good, good Father God I've been to Israel twice, once in 2015 and again in 2017, and I never expected to go ONCE. Outside...
Stephen D Blum Jr
May 122 min read


Grandma Ruth's Piano..
In the middle to late '50's I spent a lot of time with my Dad's mom, Grandma Ruth. I think she had 11 or 12 children. You can imagine the...
Stephen D Blum Jr
May 113 min read


"This Thing is From Me.."
In a YouTube video you can see here ( https://youtu.be/12Weg1GfAhI?si=3Cx9ndZbDkB6MCjN ) Joni Eareckson Tada describes the sometimes...
Stephen D Blum Jr
Mar 263 min read


The Silver Cup
This is for all the lonely people Thinkin' that life has passed them by Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup, and ride that...
Stephen D Blum Jr
Jan 202 min read


Watching Kung-fu Panda..
In the delightful DreamWorks © animation film Kung fu Panda we are introduced to the most unlikely protagonist ever, an overweight, lazy,...
Stephen D Blum Jr
Dec 27, 20244 min read


30 Pieces of silver?
God speaks through the prophet Zechariah about 520 B.C. We can see in verse 4 that God himself (יְהֹוָה = JEHOVA) is speaking.. "And I...
Stephen D Blum Jr
May 7, 20243 min read


Dads Tossing Babies..
Have you ever watched a dad tossing his babies? It’s totally a dad thing. They will stretch their babies out in front of them and smile...
Stephen D Blum Jr
May 6, 20242 min read


We need another Simon Cowell..
In a recent Bill Whittle video here he discusses the inability of novices in any field to know the extent of their abilities. We all...
Stephen D Blum Jr
May 4, 20244 min read


Paul Simon was right ..
And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made And the sign flashed out its warning In the words that it was forming And the...
Stephen D Blum Jr
Apr 29, 20241 min read


Picking the brightest and the best..
I will tell you another true story. Somewhere around 45 years ago I was a strong, young Logger running up and down the steep ridges of...
Stephen D Blum Jr
Feb 28, 20243 min read


Alice Bailey, Bob Dylan, and the Rolling Stones...
Alice Bailey, the late New-Age guru and disciple of Madame Blavatsky accused the Jews of the sin of materialism (as opposed to the...
Stephen D Blum Jr
Jul 21, 20234 min read


Watching Tombstone...
(Wyatt Earp) “What makes a man like Ringo doc… What makes him do the things he does?” (Doc Holliday) "A man like Ringo has a great empty...
Stephen D Blum Jr
Jul 3, 20232 min read


Israel's Surging Right Wing Crushes Liberal Protests . .
You may have heard recently about unprecedented protests in Israel by the Left who resent Judicial reforms presented by Netanyahu's new...
Stephen D Blum Jr
Apr 2, 20232 min read


Jesus is Jehova to me . .
The new movie "Jesus Revolution" brings back a lot of wonderful memories or those (including me) who became Christians in that era. The...
Stephen D Blum Jr
Mar 15, 20233 min read
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