This humanity, this life we more or less embrace, is a constant source of amazement. What do you want from life? What do you put into your life? 

Sometimes I feel like I could take on anything! At other times, it is just crawling through mud. 

I always return to my faith in God, our “Heavenly Father," as Jesus referred to Him. God made us, He knows us, and He knows what is best for us. In this, I deeply trust. 

Around fifty years ago, I came across a written page that is one of the best short, concise statements on what it is to be a Christian, a believer, a disciple or follower of Jesus. It was ascribed to John Robert Stevens, a Christian leader whom I have deeply respected in many ways for the revelation he shared concerning the Bible and faith in Jesus Christ. 

I submit this to you for your edification and understanding. If there is a better short statement of faith, I would love to know it. 

TO BE A DISCIPLE, or TO BE A CHRISTIAN by John Robert Stevens

To be a Christian, as I understand Christ, means the acceptance of the absolute authority of Jesus in all of my life. It means that in everything I am and do - when I eat and drink, when I buy and sell, when I work and play, when I read and think - that I look to Jesus as my Master. It means that I enthrone Him as King in my affections; that I subject my friendships to His dominion; that I conduct my business and my intellectual and social life under His inspection and direction. It means that my ruling passion - the passion that shall absorb all other interests shall be to live my whole life under the sovereignty of Jesus. It means that I honor His name above every other name, and place obedience to Him above every other obligation.

To be a Christian means that I am no more my own man, but Christ’s man. It means the giving of myself away to Him, so that I have no more right or title to myself; so that I have no more claim upon myself, and am no more at my own disposal. To be a Christian means to belong body and soul to Christ, now and evermore, for Him to do with me as He wills.

Hence, it means that in being Christ’s man, I am set free from all fear. My joy must be in doing His will, in being His slave, in the confidence that whatever comes to me, when following Him, is His doing. In a real sense, I make Him responsible for my life. I am responsible for following, He is responsible for leading and keeping. It can be none of my business what happens to me, what I gain or lose, when I follow Him. That is Christ’s business. It is His to command, mine to obey. I am sure He will not waste a fragment of my life if I let Him possess and direct it. I am also sure it will be mainly waste, friction, vain striving and misdirected effort, sickening failure and defeated ambition if I try to direct my own life.

My part as a Christian is not to find out the opinions of men, but to keep my eyes fixed on Christ, to let my mind dwell on Him, having a constant mental vision of His character; to make His life the food on which my soul shall live; to make His gospel the textbook and authority by which I stand or fall.

[To Be A Christian is an excerpt from To Every Man That Asketh. Copyright © 1959 John Robert Stevens, Revised 1971. †Excerpt from This Week, Being A Bondservant of Jesus Christ. Copyright © 1972 by The Living Word, a California nonprofit corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is expressly forbidden without written permission.]

In my life, I have at various times done better at following these precepts, and at other times not so much. Thank God for His grace! 

The liberal media is biased, polling is “broken,” and it is time to stop this unholy alliance from influencing our elections.  

Democrats squirmed when Donald Trump accused them of fraud in the 2024 elections. It seemed almost comical that they would insist there were no irregularities, no cheating, no fraud. It was obvious, it was blatant, it was in your face. We saw pictures of men and women stuffing collection boxes with ballots. We were told not to believe our lying eyes. But people of the truth believe the truth, no matter how they find it.  

Is the DNC being replaced by the DSA? For years, we have heard the left-wing comments made by high-ranking members of the Democratic Party become more and more extreme. So much so that anyone who was a moderate Democrat 40 years ago is now considered a moderate Republican. It's painfully obvious the Democratic National Committee has been absorbed by the Democratic Socialists of America. Some members of Congress continue to claim they can reach across the aisle and make deals with Democrats. Either they are lying or in a state of denial, as trying to cut a deal with extremists is impossible. Our two-party system is in big trouble and maybe a thing of the past.  

Today I’d like to talk about Home Improvement in marriage. Don’t worry, I’m not going to preach or pretend to be the know-it-all on this subject. I've looked at love from both sides, having been divorced in my mid-20s and remarried eight years later, for 43+ years. The idea of Home Improvement in Marriage is, clearly and concisely, “Less Me, More We.”  

The Milwaukee Brewers, by defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in the recent World Series, have defied not only the oddsmakers but the whole narrative of what works in major league baseball these days. What this team did and how they did it contains a message for every American.  

My dog bit me the other day. I felt like President Trump after begging his supporters in Republican Red states to vote for Republicans. Most of the betrayal stems from “conservatives” falling for the Democrat ploy to delay or stop data centers vital for Super Intelligence, a technology that can cure cancer.  

The other day, I received an email from my Republican US Representative. In it, he excitedly informs his constituents of the opportunity for parents to claim “Childhood Investment Accounts,” aka “Trump Accounts” (the official title), that the federal government has already enrolled their children in. I was taken aback as this supposedly conservative Republican went on to describe, with almost giddy delight, one of the most socialistic things I think I’ve ever heard.  

I voted in Maryland, in the last day of early voting, and was not asked to show an ID. I signed something claiming I was the person I said I was and then requested a paper ballot, fed into a machine that counted it. I left with zero confidence in the “system.” This will cause me to question the results on November 3, but even if the Democrats were to take the House and Senate in a legitimate manner, I would not be surprised. They are energized to vote for socialism and some in the MAGA movement are divided over Trump’s policies, especially his support for Super Intelligence and data centers.  

NOTE TO ALL OUR READERS: Do you know anyone who might be interested in furthering the purposes of this publication, CONSERVATIVE TRUTH? 

I am interested in passing along this website and the mantle of Publisher to someone else - Lord willing! It will take the right person, and good circumstances, as I will not let this go casually or easily. I would love to see it be around for as long as necessary - until the whole world is filled with the TRUTH! 

I know that I will not be able to keep doing this forever. I would love to see this vision and effort continued as an expression for furthering the spreading of TRUTH to the people of our country and the world. So much has changed since Tom Barrett began this publication in the year 2000, around the infamous time of the “hanging chads” of the Bush-Gore election! I have been helping with the editing of this publication for ten years now, since December 2016, and have been the owner/publisher after Tom's passing in late 2021. 

I trust that God will help us find just the right person and situation for CONSERVATIVE TRUTH. I would love to see someone who has a burning fire in their heart, a love for God and Jesus, and a deep desire to know and love and share THE TRUTH with the world. Nothing too big! Yeah, right!!! 

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