A Knight's Blog

The tactics of our enemy are twofold. If the devil cannot get us to be attracted to darkness and the cruel conqueror, he will employ the soft skinned seductress. Many of us are not easily seduced when evil is sold in a grotesque form. When we see creatures like Darth Maul, we can tell that he is malevolent. However, when the devil presents to us a more beautiful creature like the Tortuga Ahsoka Tano or Twi'lek Aayla Secura, resistance becomes more difficult. What is subtle about liking or being attracted to other beings like the aliens in Star Wars or elves in Middle-Earth, is that they predisposition people to desire something that either can never be and thus make the human partner God has chosen for us less attractive than the fantasy or they open the door for people to fall in love with fallen angels, like those in Genesis 6 who had sexual relations with women and gave birth to the giants known as Nephilim. On one hand Satan is getting us to empathize with evil in It's...

There is a divide between the two sides of Christianity. One is lined by a rosary, the other with tallit (prayer shawl). In the west we tend to come from a Greco-Roman understanding of The Bible and Jesus Christ. We are saturated with images of the Crucifixion and see through the red lens of Calvary. Now The Messianic or Jewish perspective is becoming more prevalent as people begin to study the roots of the Christian faith. After all, Jesus was a Jew and his Twelve Disciples were all Jews of different sects and positions in society. By studying the Jewish roots of Jesus we come to understand the ancient customs, practices, rites, and traditions that are featured in the Old and New Testaments. We learn in Jewish tradition that a Rabbi had to be ordained by two rabbis and that when Jesus was asked, "by who's authority do you say these things?, (Luke 20:2)" the Pharisees were asking who had ordained Jesus and where he got his yoke (teachings), and Jesus responds, "wh...

Good Friday is part one of our salvation. Part two is Resurrection Sunday. Today is when our faith was ratified. Today marks when death's sting ended and life everlasting was reinstated through Christ Jesus. Resurrection Day is a cause for celebration! We should rejoice and be glad that God has defeated the power of sin and death! This holyday is the birth of Christianity, for it is the seal or as my pastor said, "receipt" of our salvation. On Good Friday Jesus paid for our sins in full, like writing a check, and today we get the receipt and can say to Satan or anyone who would question our salvation, that we are saved! Unfortunately, what should be the most important holyday to every Christian, has been hijacked by paganism and secularism. Most people celebrate this day as Easter, which is actually the pagan derivation of a goddess name Eostre. In fact, the Anglo Saxon folk tales claim that this Eostre goddess has hares (rabbits) and eggs prominently around her. No...

Today is the most important celebration next to Easter Sunday! Today commemorates Christ's crucifixion and the ultimate act of salvation. Many believers refuse to celebrate Good Friday because it is a Catholic tradition. I protest! The Crucifixion of Christ is the most important act next to his Resurrection! Without Jesus' death, there is no resurrection! The Death and the Resurrection are the twins of God's Salvation. Sin's power died when our Savior died on the cross and then when he rose from the dead, death's power was broken! Both forms of the death were destroyed by Jesus Christ! God who so loved us defeated the death that is sin that makes us waste away on this world and dooms us to damnation in the next. He then also defeated death by his Resurrection in the physical and being the first to get a new body that we shall one day have! Today is solemn day of remembrance. One that Jesus actual said we should observe as often as we (Christians) gather togeth...

There is a very disturbing verse in Revelation. Christ while addressing those who claim to be his own says, "Because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth." (Revelation 3:16). Are you lukewarm? In an age when blending theologies and philosophies is popular, it can be tempting to accept other beliefs in addition to those of orthodoxy. Today there is a sect of Christians who behave as if Christ is still in the tomb. They treat their faith as mere ritual. They compare it to the perspectives of other religions. There is no life or zeal in them. They go to church because it's tradition. There is no fruit in their lives. They don't seek the Most High to know him; they seek him because they are told to. This spiritual apathy is infecting the Body of Christ. I'm discovering more and more Christians think of their faith as a philosophy or theory. This is now how the Apostles wanted us to pass on t...

King Saint Louis IX (left) and Joan of Arc (right). Sacré-Cœur, Paris St. Louis IX France, the country known for love, wine, art, and exquisite cuisine is on the verge of civil war. Radical Islamists have seized parts of the country and our persecuting the native people. These persecutions range from racist comments to physical violence and harm. In response to this threat, organizations have been created to train young Frenchmen and Frenchwomen to be on the alert and to defend themselves. It seems that history is indeed repeating itself. For France long before it became the destination of decadence, was a pious land full of devout Christians. It was from the Rhineland, Languedoc, and eventually Paris that knights took up arms in the cause of holy war and became crusaders. It is St. Louis IX, King of France, who remains the most renowned and famous monarch to ever "take the cross," and go on crusade. Now militant Muslims have invaded France, the former heartland of ...

Well despite my disposition against Middle-Earth, I decided to see The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. I shall dissect the film from a former fan perspective and from my current disposition. I must confess that when I saw The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, I found the cast of characters adorable. Bilbo, Thorin, Gandalf (Olorin), and the rest of the dwarves were charming and made you feel like you had joined a family for the journey to Erebor. In stark contrast, The Desolation of Smaug is dry and does not contain the enchantment of the first part in Peter Jackson's Hobbit Trilogy. To be honest, I had great expectations for this film. Having read the book and watched the animated film, I had my version of Smaug the Fire Drake in my mind, and no matter how impressive the special effects or sinister the voice, I knew the likelihood that I would be impressed would be nothing short of a miracle. It is strange and perhaps unfair to scrutinize a character and be c...