“Our once great western Christian civilization is dying. If this matters to followers of Jesus Christ, then we must set aside our denominational differences and work together to strengthen the things that remain and reclaim what has been lost. Evangelicals and Catholics must stand together to re-establish that former Christian culture and moral consensus. We have the numbers and the organization but the question is this: Do we have the will to win this present spiritual battle for Jesus Christ against secularism? Will we prayerfully and cooperatively work toward a new Christian spiritual revival ― or will we choose to hunker down in our churches and denominationalisms and watch everything sink into the spiritual and moral abyss of a New Dark Age?” - Mark Davis Pickup

Thursday, April 30, 2026

ARE WE WITNESSING THE COLLAPSE OF WESTERN CHRISTIAN CIVILIZATION?




We are watching the breakdown of western Christian civilization. A civilization rooted in Common Law for more than 700 years. It raised human liberty, dignity and freedom to heights hitherto unknown in human history.  Western Christian civilization was so precious that previous generations (including my father’s generation) were prepared to die to defend it. But threatening dark clouds are on the horizon once again.

Islamists have struck an alliance with woke liberal progressives and home-grown communists to bring it all down. Do not take this lightly. Look at communist or Islamic countries and how they treat their people. That’s what is in store for us! Islam will crush any alliances with their useful idiots once domination is within grasp.

Those of us who treasure Western Christian civilization must vocally, visibly—without violence —stop our descent into a New Dark Age. If we can stop this evil … we may yet continue toward new sunlit uplands of human freedom and liberty for posterity. The hour is late and the enemy is at the gate. Rise up and defend our dying western culture and the Christian ethos it spawned and a societal mindset that governed us so well.

Thursday, April 2, 2026

A FATHER'S DEATH ON A SKI HILL

Such a beautiful winter day for skiing! The cold air was crisp and fresh. It was a day that would change the course of sixteen-year-old Dan’s life forever. He and his father George stood at the top of a ski slope. They loved skiing together. Such times were bonding times that seemed sacred It between father and son doing something they both loved together. They headed down the slope. Suddenly and unexpectedly, George had a massive heart attack and fell. 

Dan skied up to him and noticed George was groaning, face down in the snow. 

“Dad, are you okay?” There was no response.

“Dad?” No response.

“What’s wrong Dad? Dad! What’s wrong?!”

Dan frantically ripped off his skis then his father’s and turned
him over. George's eyes rolled back into his head. He was dying. Dan lowered his cheek to George’s lips. He wasn’t breathing. Dan screamed for help. He began to rock George's dying body in his arms like a baby. He wept.

Then, out of season and contradictory to their migration patterns, Dan thought he heard a lonesome cry of a loon, like a harbinger of things to come.

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This is an AI generated image depicting a scene from my screenplay TRANSCEND: A Journey Toward Love based on my own true story. See screenplay website at www.transcendtolovemovie.com

NB: I replaced the names of the principal characters from LaRee and I to Laura and Dan. We shared our story to bring glory to God, not us.