Author: Santi
Big questions – Big answers
God knows there are some big questions that need answering, and he is going to answer them. Of course, I don’t know all the questions, but I do know some of them. God even shared some answers with me over the years. What I feel when I think about those answers is that God is good! God is amazing!
Answers to the following questions are coming. One is coming in the Playback. One will come later than that. One will come in my next post.
Here are just a few questions that God is going to answer:.
- 1.) How can we be certain that God is the supreme, most high being? How can we (or even God) be sure that there is none greater?
- 2.) How can we be certain that we (including God) are not the anatomy or part of the anatomy of a larger being? For example, how can we be sure that we and the universe around us are not the central nervous system of some greater being?
- 3.) What is the origin of God?
In my next post, I will be sharing what God taught me about the answer to that first question. I don’t believe that what God taught me is the complete answer, but it is a significant part of it.
If you are interested in trying to figure out in advance what that answer might be, perhaps consider this: If you owned a business and wanted to show others that you are the supreme, most high authority of it, but you could not show documentation to prove it, how would you do it?
The second question is likely going to be answered after the Playback has completed. I don’t know all that God has to offer us on this topic, but I do know that there are at least two people who have hugely significant parts of this answer.
As for the third question, the answer will be in the Playback. Please do not be afraid of the answer. Years ago, I was very frightened of this one. I worried that if I were to ever learn this answer, I would find that it was something weird, bad, or not worthy of God. I assure you, it is not any of those things. The answer is beautiful, perfect, and profoundly spiritual. God wants to share this and much more with all of us. God wants us to know him very well.
God bless you all!
Some interesting murals
Here are some photos of some interesting local murals. The mural depicted in the first photo was painted fairly recently (maybe 3-5 years ago?). The other two have been there for years longer, but I don’t know how many.
Who Leader-Guy is not
Something occurred to me yesterday morning. I don’t have any idea why I didn’t think of this sooner. What occurred to me is that some of you may think that my grandfather (John Boring) is Leader-Guy. I assure you, he is not.
Please don’t misunderstand. I’m not trying to say anything bad about my grandfather. I love him dearly. However, I can understand why some of you would be very troubled if you thought that he is Leader-Guy. Once again, John Boring is not Leader-Guy.
God bless everyone!
Zee & Zim — G. & Jim
Many years ago, my dad wrote a book. I don’t know its title, and I’m pretty sure it hasn’t been published (not yet anyhow). I haven’t read it (yet!). However, I do know that it is the story of a pair of characters named Zee and Zim. Throughout the book, Zee regales Zim with many, many stories. And finally, later in the book, when Zee has finished with the stories, Zim sets out to share the stories with other people.
I find the names of the characters interesting. First off, “Jim”, which is phonetically similar to “Zim” is a pretty common nickname for a person named “James”. I also find the names of the characters interesting because, back in 2011, when I was a new believer (in God), I often referred to God by the nickname “G.”, which bears phonetic similarity to “Zee”. I don’t call him that anymore, but those of you that listen in on the Playback later will hear that I did refer to him as such quite a bit for about 3–6 months (in my best estimate). Side note: I was doing this long before I ever became aware of the social trend of people calling each other “G.” as an abbreviated term for “Gangster”.
I also find the plot of the Zee and Zim story interesting because this is what God did with me. He spent several years sharing many stories with me and fragments of many others. At this point, I’m just barely getting started talking a little about those stories, but I fully expect that soon I will become very occupied and stay so for years to come, sharing those stories and story fragments.
This is all I have on this topic for now. Hopefully, I will have the opportunity to read the book soon! I have no idea yet if there may be additional interesting content within the story.
God bless everyone!
Recently read books…
- Star Trek: Enterprise – The Expanse, by J.M. Dillard
- Star Trek: Enterprise – Daedalus, by Dave Stern
Currently reading…
- Star Wars: The Old Republic – Annihilation, by Drew Karpyshyn
Chills, Shivers, Goose Bumps
Have you ever had a profound thought, an astonishing realization, or heard beautiful music and then felt chills? If so, what you felt was your soul moving—vibrating, to be more specific.
🎵 “Listen for the Playback” 2 🎵
Here is another small sampling of questions that will be answered later.
When the details can and do start to flow, it is going to be like a torrential downpour of information. It truly is going to be amazing! Hang in there. God doesn’t have any bad news for anyone about anything!
- How is it that identical twins sometimes sense things about one another, even when they are separated by vastly long distances?
- Why do we dream? Why do we often forget our dreams so quickly after waking up?
- How exactly does astral projection work?
- Does God decide all things? Do we have free will? (Hint: Yes and yes.)
- What is the significance of the number 929? (this is not quite a hint but the artist Halsey who was born on 9/29 at 9:29 AM, is going to love this!)
- How exactly does hypnosis work?
- Did Jesus really choose to be crucified—to die for you and for me? Is it true that Jesus could have called upon 10,000 angels to save him from being crucified? (Hint: Yes and yes.) Will this be proven absolutely, with no room left for doubt? (Hint: Yes!)
- What exactly is a soul? What exactly does a soul do?
- How did Michael Dell (Dell Computer Corporation) convince his parents to let him drop out of college and have up to one year to grow his computer business into something big?
- Where are Peace-Guys from? How did they get here? (Hint: They are from the Big Place, and they came here in a non-technological way. And yes, they are fully here and are not projecting a partial presence, remotely viewing, or any other similar thing.)
God bless all of you!
Some NOT interesting songs
Here are some “not interesting” songs. I promise that God is not just a slob like one of us; Heaven is not a place on Earth; and I’m not talking about a Yankee Rose!
If you want to, click the images below to view the videos on YouTube. Even though all of these songs are “not interesting”, they are great songs and I enjoy them quite a bit. They are among my favorites to listen to.
God is good!
God is not a mathematician.
God is not an engineer.
God is not a scientist.
God is the Creator.
God creates without tools and without design.
God is good!
Honesty
So, you’ve heard a few stories about times when I was dishonest. Well, here are some examples of times when I was honest in situations where, if I had done otherwise, I would have had material gains. I don’t mean to be tooting my own horn. I just think it seems appropriate to share some of these stories too.
I don’t know the exact date of any of these examples. I do know, though, that all of them were during my six years of homelessness (Nov 2015 until Jan 2022).
These stories are much shorter than those in my last article. I suppose it’s because in these stories, I did the right and correct thing quickly, easily, without hesitation or internal conflict.
This first story is of a time when I went into the local library to use the restroom. While I was using the restroom, I was alone. As I was about to leave, I noticed an iPhone left on the counter by the sinks. On my way out I scooped it up, took it to the front desk, explained where I found it, and gave it to a library employee.
The next story is very similar. It was very late at night. I was hanging around outside a local restaurant after they’d closed for the day. I saw something sitting on the top of of a large planter near the street. I went over to investigate. I found the item to be a very new looking Android phone. I grabbed it, took it to a nearby open business, a hookah lounge, explained where I found it, and gave it to one of the employees.
This next story is also very similar. I was walking by a bowling alley behind the restaurant I mentioned previously. On my way past, I saw someone’s wallet sitting on a ledge near the front door. There were some people milling about the area, but they were all far enough away that I felt sure that if it belonged to any of them, they had surely forgotten about it. I figured that picking it up and wandering around asking people if it belonged to them might not be the best idea. So, picked it up and took it into the bowling alley. There, I found an employee, explained were I found it, and gave it to them.
This last story is different from the others. I had purchased some food items at a local Walmart and I was on my way somewhere else. Once I was outside the store, and probably an eighth of a mile away, I suddenly realized that I had not paid for a small box of strawberries that was among my purchases. I don’t remember how I managed to not pay for them, but I do remember what I did next. I went back to the store, walked in the front door and directly to the self-checkout section. I scanned the barcode and paid for the strawberries. I remember thinking that the employees might be a little confused if they observed me do this, but they didn’t seem to notice.
God bless you all!
Recent books read…
- E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial in his adventure on Earth – by William Kotzwinkle
- Back to the Future – by George Gipe
Currently reading: WarGames – by David Bischoff
Big questions – Big answers – 2
December 13, 2023, 5:00 pm
Sidewalk
Santi
Years ago, when I was agnostic, I assumed that if God were real, then of course there is not anyone or anything higher. I suspect most others have had a similar experience. However, I know that there are some people who have thought much, much more deeply than most into many topics relating to God, and they need answers with evidence to questions most of us have never even imagined. Those answers, with evidence, are coming!
Again, I do not believe what God taught me on this topic is his complete answer to this question. I’m sure there will be much more on this topic later.
Putting it as concisely as I’m able, here it is. God has done many things that would force an equal or greater being (if there were any) to intervene and reveal themselves. In many of those situations, they would have to intervene even if they knew exactly what God was doing and why he was doing it.
I am going to use the business owner analogy again, as it makes it easier for me to write about this.
If you were a business owner with need to demonstrate that you are the supreme authority of the business, you might try doing a very, very bad job of setting up and running that business—such a bad job that if there were some higher authority, they would definitely have to intervene.
You could demonstrate it in a way that might appear to be laziness or disinterest by not doing any work at all for a very, very long time. For example, before the business is even set up and ready to run, during a time when a higher authority (if there were one) would expect you to be very proactive and busy, you could spend your time doing nothing or doing things that are very contrary to what a higher authority (if there were one) would want. If there were any higher authority that wanted the business up and running, they would have to intervene.
In the past, after I became a believer, but before I knew God as well as I do now, I would often get a big creepy feeling when considering subjects such as this one. I remember how unpleasant that was, so I will share this truth now for the benefit of those who may be feeling such after reading this article. God is the supreme and most high authority over all. God is sovereign. There is not anyone or anything equal to or greater than God. God is good! God is great! There is no other like God. I know this absolutely!
God bless everyone!
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