Love never fails.

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master, where dwellest thou? He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone. The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. I say this as a concession, not as a command. I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from GOD; one has this gift, another has that. Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am. But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion. To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. To the rest I say this (I, not the LORD): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to GOD, which giveth us the victory through our LORD JESUS Christ. I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people — for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases GOD our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one GOD and one mediator between GOD and mankind, the man Christ JESUS, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time. And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying—and a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles. Love rejoices in the truth. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.… But he who unites himself with the LORD is one with HIM in spirit. Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from GOD? You are not your own;… Those who belong to Christ JESUS have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.… If we confess our sins, HE is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. HE chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of first fruits of HIS creation. My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.… Psalm 16:11 “You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.” Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the gate! Perhaps the LORD God of hosts May be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith; if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully. Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Out do yourselves in honoring one another.… teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age, You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “JESUS be cursed,” and no one can say, “JESUS is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.… Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. Look, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.… We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart. If we are out of our mind, it is for GOD; if we are of sound mind, it is for you. For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.… Large crowds were traveling with JESUS, and turning to them he said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come. Are we trying to provoke the LORD to jealousy? Are we stronger than HE? “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying. No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.… For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for HE is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Give thanks to the LORD, for HE is good; For HIS lovingkindness is everlasting. Enter HIS gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the LORD is good; HIS lovingkindness is everlasting And HIS faithfulness continues to all generations. And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?” And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Then HE told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.… you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body. in these last days God has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. Then GOD said, "Let US make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." GOD created man in HIS own image, in the image of GOD HE created him; male and female HE created them. GOD blessed them; and GOD said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth." When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to GOD with one accord. "Sovereign LORD," they said, "You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,… In hope, peace, and love, Ken Miller kmillerbloggerablogbyken@gmail.com JESUS is the Holy One of Israel! Jesus is Lord! Love one another. Love is the fulfilling of the Law. We love, because He first loved us. 1John4:19 JESUS is the Bread of Life!!!! Please help end child pornography in much less than 6 years!!! We love, because HE first loved us. President Joe Biden 1/12/24 The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Wash., D.C. 20500 Dear President Joe Biden, Greetings on this glorious day. I hope that you and the loved ones are in good health and are getting along. I am writing to you on ways to improve the Justice System here in the United States. Here in the United States we should try to aim for where the not guilty accused of wrongdoing are found not guilty, as well as the guilty to be found guilty in the eyes of the Law. It does not have to be overemphasized that in the United States, in my lifetime - 67 years, this has not always been the case - not even close to it! So the following reforms should be instituted: Enact a 7 year moratorium on the use of the death penalty. Over the seven year moratorium period, if the following reforms were also instituted and other reforms throughout the country involving police departments were instituted, the Justice System would be greatly improved and confidence in the system by the public would be greatly increased (this shift would also instigate other reforms to improve the system). Increase the size of the Supreme Court to 12 members. Although the country has increased in size since the Supreme Court had last increased to 9 members (1869), the Court has remained at 9 members - meaning 5 members held the power of the Court over these years and years to come if the Court doesn’t increase in size. Create 2 new levels of courts within the Justice system: One level right below the Supreme Court, made up of 9 justices (maybe 24 created over a 6 year span). As first proposed by Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger in 1983, Burger said a dramatic restructuring is necessary to “avoid a breakdown of the system – or some of the justices.” This will allow the Supreme Court to spend more time on each case, and they wouldn’t have to review as many cases because the new level of Court would view cases, and so decrease the backlog of cases now in the system. The other level to take up appeals for those that have been accused of committing felonies (especially murder cases), and other high misdemeanors (maybe create 92 over a 7 year period) made up of 7 justices. This will allow more alleged criminals to appeal their cases - how many people wrongfully incarcerated have there been over the last 40 years (or over the last 60 years), or how many people cases have been delayed because of the backload of cases? Remember, justice delayed is justice denied. Right now the poor have but a public defender to help them in their case (or they may defend themselves) when accused of a crime. There aren’t enough great public defenders (plus there is a backload of cases) and their expertise, as opposed to the attorneys those defendants that are rich can afford (high priced attorneys with expertise in different aspects of Law) probably don’t compare. So let’s create a voucher payment system for the poor and/or working poor as follows (and the Miranda Warning would have to include the phrase “or a government voucher may be applied to your case”): For those accused of Felonies: A voucher worth up to $60,000 - $3,775,000. Monies could be used for the original case, and any and all subsequent appeals. For those accused of Misdemeanors: A voucher worth up to $15,000 - $1,337,500 For those accused of Disorderly Persons offenses: A voucher worth up to $5,500 - $425,000 Just think of how many innocent people would be found not guilty if they were given more resources (the voucher shown above) to help plead for their innocence, and to fight for their innocence. Also, if less innocent people get sent to prisons, there would be less cost to the taxpayers, although the vouchers themselves would be an added expense to the system (as would the new judges appointed in the two new levels of courts). Another reform that would improve the judicial system throughout the United States would be by making any term of judge in the States to be at least 11 years - so that campaigning would be less frequent and the cost to the system overall would be less. This reform would also encourage more States to increase the terms of judges, to provide more independence of the judiciary. There would probably be more calls for reform once, or even during, the making of the above reforms were instituted. The aim of the reforms should always be to provide a more perfect system where those not guilty should be found not guilty and those guilty should be found guilty. Thank you for all your help. Hope that you and the loved ones have a joyous and peaceful day. May the good LORD, our Creator LORD, bless you and the loved ones with love, joy, peace, and patience! In hope, peace, and love, Ken Miller P.S. Do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of GOD? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men that have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of GOD. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the LORD JESUS Christ and by the Spirit of our GOD.