Abraham's Journey
By Charlie Johnston South Bend, Indiana – In the 19th Chapter of 1 Kings, the prophet, Elijah, goes up in the mountain in search of God. While there he is buffeted by ferocious winds, a big earthquake, and the outbreak of a terrible fire. But God was in none of these. When a still, small […]
Read More The Seven Stages of RenewalBy Charlie Johnston Nashville, Tennessee – Last week my ire over the public trashing of a Bishop I care about by a man he had been a friend to led me to sin in my casual comments about SSPX. Originally, I wrongly attributed sedevacantism to them. Though that is the case with a few of […]
Read More Let Us Build Each Other UpBy Charlie Johnston (UPDATED TO REFLECT THAT SSPX AND SEDEVACANTISM ARE TWO ENTIRELY DIFFERENT THINGS WHICH ARE, IN FACT, INCOMPATIBLE WITH EACH OTHER – CJ Middletown, Delaware I watched the Super Bowl this year after ignoring it for six years. I certainly chose the right year to tune in, because the actual game was one […]
Read More End of EmpireBy Charlie Johnston Manassas, Virginia The titans of the big tech and media establishment have spent over a decade frantically drilling a hole in the boat we’re all in with the hope that we rubes would drown. Now massive layoffs are hitting big tech, social media, and corporate media – and the drillers are complaining […]
Read More Cast Off Temporal ProvincialismBy Charlie Johnston Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas – On about half of my daily intentions, I have taken to asking relatives and friends of mine who are deceased to pray for me and those intentions. Of course, that does not assume they are in heaven, because I can’t know with certainty. However, my understanding is that […]
Read More Shedding Spiritual BallastBy Charlie Johnston “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their lives is bound in shallows and in miseries.” -William Shakespeare (from Julius Caesar) (While on the road, I am going to try adding a dateline to my […]
Read More The Rising TideBy Charlie Johnston As I write this, there have been 11 ballots for Speaker of the House – with no winner in sight. Though I think it will be settled by the weekend, I am glad this is happening. Modern Democrats don’t care much about policy, only power. As former Congressman Dick Armey once said, […]
Read More The Changing of the GuardBy Charlie Johnston Back when I made my critical error in interpreting rescue as an event rather than a process, a fellow with some heft in the Church in America contacted me. While the man was very skeptical of all prophetic claims, he took the time to tell me not to be discouraged: that what […]
Read More A Pivotal Year and the Interpretation of ProphecyBy Charlie Johnston Modern society is characterized by malicious absurdity run by disreputable lowlifes with laughable pretensions. Thus far the Twitter Files have confirmed that the establishment media, Democratic Party, and the US Justice Dep’t. have, indeed, been collaborating to censor ordinary Americans on purely political grounds, lied repeatedly, and worked to destroy the lives […]
Read More Scenes Through the Looking Glass, Part IIWith all that’s been on Charlie’s plate in the last, nearly three, weeks, and with the continuing weightiness of what is happening around us – including the intensity many are experiencing with personal trials – it’s a good moment to revisit a piece filled with counsel which calls us to introspection and self-examination as we […]
Read More A Redux Brimming with Insight and Wisdom
A Sign of Hope 