Category: BUD HANCOCK

THE POWERLESS CHURCH

THE POWERLESS CHURCH

I am pleased to welcome Bud Hancock back to my Blog. Today he writes concerning the lack of power evident in most of the Churches today. When I consider the influence of Preachers like John Wesley and the hymn writing of his brother, Charles, and look for such men today, I am inclined to agree. Gibber! Gibber! Chugley The Powerless Church – Laodicea By Bud Hancock Revelation: What It Really Is The first words recorded by the Apostle John in the Book of Revelation: “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto Him, to show to His servants things…

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Commanded to be Fishers of Men

Commanded to be Fishers of Men

Bud Hancock draws some parralels between Jesus’ command to His disciples and His command concerning the Church today. As all my contributors are saying “The time is short, the hour is late!” Gibber! Gibber! Chugley Commanded to be Fishers of Men By Bud Hancock Introduction When Jesus the Messiah began His earthly ministry, He chose certain men to become His original twelve disciples. Though some may believe those men were simply His comrades, His traveling companions, there is much more involved in His selection than simply having nice guys to chum around with. According to the Merrian Webster Dictionary, a…

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THE NINEVEH FACTOR: THE DEATH OF AN EMPIRE

THE NINEVEH FACTOR: THE DEATH OF AN EMPIRE

Bud Hancock makes a welcome return to my Blog with an article comparing the death of Nineveh and the Assyrian Empire, with the death of America. Bud makes some very keen observations as to how History is apparently repeating itself. Fasten your seatbelts for a bumpy ride. Gibber! Gibber! Chugley The Nineveh Factor: From Judgment to Destruction – The Death of an Empire By Bud Hancock From the Past…… The Assyrian Empire, with its great capital city of Nineveh, was the World’s greatest empire for several hundred years, from around 912 BCE to around 609 BCE, being led by various…

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DOES ISRAEL REALLY NEED US HELP?

DOES ISRAEL REALLY NEED US HELP?

A big thank you to Bud Hancock for yet another insightful article about Israel and her relationship with the United States, which is looking ever more confusing with O’Biden in charge. Gibber! Gibber! Chugley Does Israel Really Need U.S. Help? By Bud Hancock Introduction The “If-Then Argument” is the foundation of deductive reasoning. Followed to their conclusions, these arguments, or statements, can help form a working premise used to either defend or condemn any argument on almost any subject.    Allow me to offer one such “If-Then argument” and follow it to a conclusion: Most of the world considers the…

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KILLING THE HUMAN CONSCIENCE

KILLING THE HUMAN CONSCIENCE

The prolific Bud Hancock submits a follow up to his article of last week. Thank you so much Bud for your continuing interest in my Blog as the storm clouds gather over this earth! Gibber! Gibber! Chugley Killing the Human Conscience By Bud Hancock Introduction During the years that I was growing up in the United States, criminals were vilified and treated like, well, criminals; they were investigated, arrested, prosecuted and, if found guilty, imprisoned or fined or both. Their illegal activities were frowned upon by a majority of the citizenry and the law enforcement agencies that did the investigating,…

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THE REAL PROBLEM

THE REAL PROBLEM

This article from Bud Hancock pinpoints so many of the problems we share with America. If America, the leading Western Democracy fails, Australia fails too. May I recommend that my readers take an interest in these things. Gibber, Gibber, Chugley The REAL Problem By Bud Hancock Introduction In the United States one thing is, or should be, abundantly clear: We are a nation beset by a multitude of problems. Some of them are seemingly so difficult or overwhelming as to be considered “unsolvable”, at least by most of the people who are affected by them. But I disagree. No problem…

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THE EPITOME OF HYPOCRISY

THE EPITOME OF HYPOCRISY

Welcome again to the prolific Bud Hancock and another insightful article on the pace of these times. Thank you Bud! Gibber! Gibber Chugley The Epitome of Hypocrisy By Bud Hancock Introduction There is a word for anyone who says one thing and does the opposite, or who “speaks out of both sides of his mouth”: HYPOCRITE. The Ironic Duality of the U.S. Administration The irony is so thick, it can be cut with a knife. The United States government’s actions in their dealings with the Jewish people during Israel’s war to eliminate the terrorist group Hamas, has raised some questions…

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THE FOOLISHNESS OF FIGHTING AGAINST ALMIGHTY GOD

THE FOOLISHNESS OF FIGHTING AGAINST ALMIGHTY GOD

I am extremely pleased to welcome back Bud Hancock who presents his first article for 2024. He is understandably a most popular writer on the Chugley Blog. May I encourage my readers to keep their eyes looking up? Gibber! Gibber! Chugley The Foolishness of Fighting Against Almighty God By Bud Hancock Introduction In the sports world, team contact sports involve the process of going “head to head” against an opponent. This is especially true in American football, basketball and of course, the non-team sport of boxing. The positions in each team sport pits a player on one team directly against a…

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THE COMING CHANGE: POLITICS VERSUS TRUTH

THE COMING CHANGE: POLITICS VERSUS TRUTH

Bud Hancock presents another cutting edge article, for my readers who think deeply about the times in which humanity now finds itself. Gibber! Gibber! Chugley The Coming Change: Politics vs Truth By Bud Hancock Introduction Politics is the current modus operandi (method of operations) of this world system. More on that later. Politics is the system which, to some extent, controls most of the population of the world. The process is used to place people in positions of tremendous power in most of the nations on Earth. If the process were one that is honest and controlled by people with…

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MORALITY AND THE LAW

MORALITY AND THE LAW

Welcome back to Bud Hancock and another of his thought provoking articles. Gibber! Gibber! Chugley Morality and The Law By Bud Hancock The United States has always been considered a “Nation of Laws”, or a “Nation Under The Rule of Law”. Laws are written and instituted to provide a means of shaping and controlling human behavior. The Model Penal Code in itself is not law, but is only a text designed to stimulate and standardize the penal law of the United States; in addition, there are thousands of individual laws that vary from state to state, but the ultimate law…

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