Pipeology - The Fine Art of Pipe Smoking and Thought

 In my perfect world Easter would be the week after April 12 - maybe the first Sunday after April 12.  That way I could celebrate His birthday and then His Resurrection.  And then Easter would always be the similar time but always on a Sunday for Easter.  But that is MY perfect world.  I don’t know why my Angels told me the date of Jesus’ birth, but they did. Easter coincides with the moon and Passover, but for me April 12 is the date of His Birth. But Christmas is a tradition on December 25.  Maybe we can give Santa that date so Jesus doesn’t have to share it culturally speaking.  We still need a celebration in winter because those winter months need something.  Other than Ground Hog’s Day and Valentine’s Day there is nothing else until Easter except for St. Patrick’s Day.  In my thinking Christmas Day has always been partly pagan.   But that is MY perfect world.  In my thinking it’s nice to have Christmas on December 25, but for t...

 First time in 32 years that Easter and  my Christmas are a week apart and both fall on a Sunday.  This makes this coming week the holiest of weeks for me.  But I’d rather celebrate His birthday first and then His death and resurrection.  But it is what it is.  And there is no way I’ll change Christmas to April 12.  But I celebrate two Christmases a year almost six months apart.   There is no way Jesus was born with snow on the ground.  So. I give December 25 to Santa and give April 12 to Jesus.  Christmas is more pagan than Easter.  We don’t really know when Jesus was born except I do.  But I can’t change culture.  December 25 belongs to a secular Christmas.  But for me April 12 is the date.  It could be possible that back in about 33AD Easter and Christmas were the same date, but there is no way of knowing this.   Today is Good Friday and a holiday for many believers. The Sabbath was changed to the Christi...

 A lot of people my age think about their legacy.  Why?  Everyone dies.  I claim to be an exception.  Don’t ask me to explain this, because I can’t.  I can’t explain my Angels so I don’t even try.  Not even to my wife and family.  It’s how I have lived for the past 32 and one half years.  I can’t explain the unexplainable.   My thinking is that I will live to see the Messiah come.  I observe the world but set no dates.  This is my living legacy.  I live to give hope and little else.  I don’t have much of this world’s good, but what I do have is eternal hope.  I just hope I don’t have to face death again to prove God’s faithfulness.  I know what it is like to almost die.   But each time brought me proof God will keep me alive until the Messiah comes.  Right now I live a comfortable life with decent medical care.  I will be kept alive no matter what.  I want to pass on that hope to others w...

 April Fool’s Day has been around since the mid 1500 with feast days and the change of the calendar.  But since that time April Fool’s Day has been celebrated.  It is a tradition that goes back hundreds of years.  A lot happens in April Fool’s Days and has been a tradition that goes back centuries.   But one thing about this day is that my Angels aren’t a joke.  Neither is what I claim they told me.  This week is a Holy Week on the Christian calendar.  April first begins my own Holy period.  I might be the only person to know Jesus was born on April 12z.  I told my wife this morning that I know two things from my Angels that I feel is most important to know.  First is Jesus’ birthday and the second is HOW He will judge the world.  Why I know these two things is beyond me.  Many are looking for a rapture and believe the war in Iran is a Holy war.  It is not.  Israel will be judged just like everyone else.   I...

 Everyone has some kind of angle or some hook to lure you in.  And it’s okay.  I am a hobbies with my pipes and if I have an angle it’s my Angels.  Everyone has to spend their time making money.  My Angels have a very simple theology I am now trying to market but I told my Angels they aren’t for making money.  I don’t try to save souls, but the Message is simple.  God forgives all sins but the intentional taking of Human Life.   If one is guilty of violating this one Law of God I cannot save your soul.  You may believe otherwise if you are guilty.  But belief does not change this fact.  I say it is fact because it came to me via Angels.  I won’t go into detail about my Angels but this one fact has kept me out of churches all these years.   One is saved if one has not violated this one Law.  So, I don’t preach against sin or unbelief.  I can only preach Peace for salvation.  Simply do no harm.  Once said...

 I’ve given thought to giving up pipe smoking.  I asked my Angels about it and like other things it is up to me.  I’m due for a new pipe and living on retirement funds I have to decide how we spend our money.  I’ve given thought to buying a ten in one stereo system, but decided I’d rather spend that money on a new pipe instead.  I have Spotify for music and don’t need a music system.   I put some pipes in our wishlist on Amazon and chose a few I like on the Smoking Pipes website.  I lost a good pipe this past week as I noticed a crack in my best estate pipe.  I’ve lost several pipes in the past year and need some to replace the old ones.  Some I don’t smoke much for sentimental reasons and want to keep those in good shape.   A pipe can last forever if it is well cared for, but as they are used problems develop.  I’ve never burned out a pipe but over time they will crack and develop problems.  It’s why I have so many and most I ...