November 28, 2007 journal, free of charge is my next painting and is a way of life for all. Who let us be strapped with debt requiring coins to be excused like they do in Europe? I heard a story a long time ago of a prospector in Alaska during the early days that had so much gold he gave it away. He put up a sign in front of his house 'gold, free of charge'. So you see, everything is relative. God made everything free of charge including the oil in the ground and if they charge you for that then they are gouging and something is wrong with a currency. From the time you are conceived until the day you are born, everything is free. Put a seed in the ground and it will grow free of charge and God will water it for you. House raisings, barn raisings & corn shuckings used to be absolutely free of charge. The air you breathe is free from God Almighty unless they find a way to charge you for it. The beautiful scenery of God's Art is absolutely free of charge but now they tax you for it in some states like New Hampshire and Idaho, even in some counties of North Carolina. Charging to see what God has provided for free? I think it's time to change our direction. It is time to see the beautiful sunrise & the beautiful sunset, to see all of the stars at night. I have turned over a new leaf and I believe that giving away my art is my best mission. I believe my ministry is to provide things for free and let the curse of the dollar not rest on me. My next art show will have a sign up 'free of charge', I cannot wait to give it away. I can never list all the things that are free in life such as love and God's eternal salvation. We need to think free and speak free. We need to return to being Christian neighbors. I have never lost anything by giving away even when they took it without even my say. The spirit of giving is essential to the Christian life for peace and happiness of the giver. When people return the favor it is not near so rewarding as the giving with a free heart. They say Finster earlier gave away a lot of his art. I was never fortunate enough to acquire one but some people did. When I would go to New York I would see it for $10,000 per piece but Finster never got the money. I have never really been hungry in my life to such a point that I could not get food so why does it matter if I sell my art or give it away so long as it is placed in a loving home to be seen and be appreciated as a true ministry witness. Money is an enemy to the average person incarcerating them to awful brutally cruel debt. "The love of money is the root of all evil". Christians should have a genuine giving spirit. Find something to give away. If you cannot find something to give away then give away money. This symbolism on money is itself a curse that you do not want to carry around. People are being forced to work to make money to pay taxes on their homes and that's wrong. Taxes via money has become one of the most brutal forms of persecution ever. A recent saying I heard that if money will buy it then it is cheap because money is cheap. To give away what is most precious to you is not hard to do, it just takes mind recycling. Start growing a garden is the first thing people need to do to prepare for the crisis future. Everybody agrees the dollar is dropping and that will be a jubilee to wipe out your debt. We import everything including our foods and we will be looking at empty shelves in the supermarkets when the dollar goes to zero and we cannot buy from Mexico or China. Those with dollar savings will lose it all, it will be good for the poor and bad for the rich. The Republican debate reveals what a broken down mentality we have except for Ron Paul facing the facts and stating the truth. He said we must bring the troops home and then John McCain looked at him with demons in his eyes comparing him to Hitler. John McCain must have lost his mind. Mitt Romney confessed he was wrong on abortion in supporting it in his race for governor. Rudy Guiliani has a lot of skeletons in his closet.