Are your bank deposits safe?

June 14th, 2013

This is not your parents’ era where there were no worries about the money in the bank being at risk.  It is important to understand what is being contemplated to save those “too big to fail” banks.  Don’t think that local banks are isolated.  When I was in banking, I studied and analyzed the operations of the “Cash Desk” where Fed Funds (excess bank cash on hand) were traded on a daily basis.  I would buy $10 million from a community bank, packaged it up with other community bank Fed Funds purchases and sale up to $250 million of Fed Funds overnight to a NY money center banks such as Chase Bank.  The next morning the funds would be returned to us, then the community banks.  Then the process would start all over.  On Friday we would sell for 3 days to cover the weekend.  What would happen if a Black Swan event happened on Friday night?  On Monday, all the downstream banks would be out of cash.  Oops!

Resolving Globally Active, Systemically Important, Financial Institutions
A joint paper by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Bank of England
10 December 2012

From the FDIC Paper Executive Summary:

In the U.S., the strategy has been developed in the context of the powers provided by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Such a strategy would apply a single receivership at the top-tier holding company, assign losses to shareholders and unsecured creditors of the holding company, and transfer sound operating subsidiaries to a new solvent entity or entities.

As a depositor, you are an unsecured creditor.  Think about it.  What is your tolerance for risk?

See: http://www.fdic.gov/about/srac/2012/gsifi.pdf

“Steady as she goes”

June 14th, 2013

In the big picture, the central planners are still trying to keep the wheels on the wagon as is goes down the mountain of debt and derivatives with huge boulders in the way.  There is no way to navigate past all of the obstacles and safely make it back to normality in the financial markets.  Our parents were given 5 decades of rather reliable economic times in the West.  That reliability is gone.  Greed has been raising its ugly head for the last 30 years and the politicians on both sides of the aisle have accommodated  big business in changing laws to exploit the weak and helpless in all aspects of the current system.  Antitrust legislation has been gutted, financial institutions have removed any barrier that would prevent them from gambling with depositor money, and in the name of technological advancement, the population has been convinced that electronic money is superior to physical money.  Nothing could be further from the truth.

Once you remove the physical characteristics of money, you have complete central control of all money.  The individual becomes servant to the system.  You can no longer make your own decisions without potential intervention.  The value of your stored wealth can be manipulated with one keystroke and there is nothing you can do about it.  What are we to do?

Debasement of currency value can be offset by investing in real value.  Owning a physical asset offsets the attempts to control your stored wealth by electronic keystrokes.  There is likely a Black Swan event coming.  There is no way that central planners can perfectly execute a plan without flaw.  That unforeseen flaw will cause the tide to turn dramatically and when it does the entire financial system will be turned upside down.  All the wheels on the proverbial wagon will come off simultaneously.

The Fed will not reduce Quantitative Easing (aka money printing) before the Christmas season.  Thee is too much to lose.  But after Christmas, they will attempt to slow down the money printing efforts and that will backfire.  Once the market perceives the issue, gold and silver will make a dramatic move upward and other physical assets in demand will do the same.  In the meantime, I am still prepared for gold and silver to be slammed again.  If so, many of us will be buyers.  If silver goes below $20 and the related silver producer stock hit 52 week lows, I hope to have some cash to add to my current positions.  The same for gold going below $1,300.  The precious metals are the enemy of central planners in the West.  They will try to dissuade investment in gold and silver with any means possible.  Their marketing,advertising campaign attempting to slam precious metal investing is no longer working.  Savvy investors are just buying the metals at bargain prices.

John Williams at www.shadowstats.com continues to see the setup for hyper-inflation.  He may sound like a broken record, but he remains firm in his belief that we are nearly at the point of this extreme event.  His latest comments:

Market Instabilities Suggestive of Nearing, Hyperinflation End Game

Monthly Retail Sales Gain Was Statistically Insignificant; Recession Signal Intact

Consumer Liquidity Remains Heavily Impaired

The consumer has no money to bring the economy into recovery, the double-dip recession is at hand, and hyper-inflation is close.  If there is ever a time to focus on hearing Our Heavenly Father’s voice, it is now.  HE has the only answer to the failing, complex environment man has created.  Don’t be a victim to the current system.

The Unity of the Census

June 13th, 2013

Throughout history Our Heavenly Father has instructed men and women to carry out specific acts on HIS behalf without them knowing the fullness of the result.  Our Census is no different.  When I was instructed to proclaim this Census, I merely did it in response to HIS Word.  This is no different than 41 years ago when HE instructed me to walk into the tallest building in downtown Oklahoma City because they had a part-time job for me while I was completing my college degree.  It happened to be a bank and they had the exact job with the right hours and pay that I needed.  Little did I know that this was the beginning of my “financial” training.

In order to be in unity, we must have some revelation of Love.  I wish that I could say I had the fullness of that revelation but I am still pursuing a greater and deeper revelation myself.  Without Love being at the forefront of our purpose we cannot be in unity because we will continue to find reasons to stay divided.  Love forgives and unifies whereas the ego seeks to divide, dominate, and distance itself from others.

The Census in the Book of Numbers was all about unity.  Who would be counted as a member of the unified tribes of Israel?  They were counted as warriors assigned to protect the entire population from the enemies they would encounter.  The 2nd Census was in preparation to take the Promised Land for they were in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho.  Once again a Census was needed.  The previous generation had died and it was time to reaffirm the unity of the brethren.  Moses completed the Census and soon turned the authority over to Joshua thus the results of the Census was to prepare Joshua for the conquest of the Promised Land.

It was not by accident that the book “Quantum and Non-Quantum States of The Lord Jesus Christ” by Dr. Vincent Speckhart came out about the time of the Census.  This book is all about the unity in all aspects of creation.  I received a comment from a person who watched the first broadcast with Dr. Speckhart.  He misunderstood the big picture thus the comments made during the broadcast were missing the point of the book.  The viewer thought Dr. Speckhart was promoting the idea of a 4th person in the Godhead.  One must read the book from the perspective that Our Heavenly Father’s various attributes are all in unity and that the quantum aspect is in full unity and harmony with the non-quantum.  Our ego would attempt to divide and separate the quantum from the non-quantum states.  The fact is that they are inseparable.  I am a son,husband, father, and grandfather but I am still one person.

In order for you to optimize your purpose in life, you must become in unity with Our Heavenly Father.  HE is the One Who established your gifts and your calling.  As long as you are off “doing your own thing”, you will delay your fruitfulness.  Unity153 is not about focusing on being unity with a group of individuals but instead it is about us coming together in unity to HIS Purpose.  As long as people try to keep their distance and separation, they will not be called to enter into the net to be counted.  The subtleness of the ego is the prime motivator to stay individualistic and separated from the unifying power and authority of Love.  You can continue to look for excuses not to be part of HIS Plan under the guise of some flaw or flaws you find in others when often the flaw is in the mirror.  This is why Our Heavenly Father alerted us to the blindness we suffer from so that we can look to HIM to remove the blindness.  Wisdom allows us to hear and receive correction.  To him that hath ears, let him hear!

Investor “Thought of the Day”

June 12th, 2013

“When you don’t know what’s happening in the market, don’t do anything, because anything you do might turn out to be stupid.  If you’re an amateur watching a poker game being played by professional gamblers, just keep watching.  You’ll probably be better off watching the game than joining the game.”

The “Sacred Trust”

June 12th, 2013

I cannot believe the American public.  The abuse of power continues unabated.  The GOD-given rights are compromised.  The Constitution has been gutted by secret programs.  Do you think terrorism will cease as long as the U.S. continues the current path it is on?  Love is the only answer to terrorism, not covert ops.  Step back and look at the big picture:

Libor rates are manipulated by those in power.

The “Sacred Trust” of the American people has been compromised by those in power.

The Legal System has been manipulated in favor of those in power.  The “too big to go to jail” crowd continues to make money.

The IRS “above reproach” reputation is gone.

Now the currency market has been rigged by those in power.  See:  http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dealers-rigged-forex-spot-benchmarks-report-2013-06-11

Greed has fully infiltrated the current system.  Fear is used to suppress the populous from any change.

What is the solution?  A fully anointed remnant of overcomers who operate in the power of the Holy Spirit able to discern the hearts of men and provide the earth with righteous judgment.  Only when Heaven comes to earth will there no longer be violations of “Sacred Trust” allowed to continue without judgment coming upon the perpetrators.  I see no other way.  The current system can’t be fixed and only Love will provide a lasting solution.

After all, do you really think that those who currently have “authority” to monitor are fully righteous and have Love as their primary motivation?

The Challenge to Revelation

June 12th, 2013

If there is anything that consistently occurs, it is a challenge to revelation from Above.  You can be sure that when Our Heavenly Father gives you a revelation, resistance to that revelation will come.  It typically focuses on the weakest aspect of your life.  Jesus provided an excellent example.  When His ministry began, He was baptized and Our Heavenly Father immediately spoke:

Matthew 3:17  And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Revelation is a communication from Above.  When Our Heavenly Father speaks to you, HE reveals something.  In the case HE told the world that Jesus is HIS Beloved Son.  His ministry was based on this being revealed, it marked the beginning.

Matthew 4:1  Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

The first thing to happen after the revelation was given, Jesus was to be tested.  The supreme test was to become weak in the flesh then to see if the revelation would be acted upon or compromised.  As we know Jesus was tempted by the devil with use of his power to fulfill the flesh and ego.  In response, Jesus spoke the Word from Above, not submitting to the adversary’s attempt to compromise the revelation.  This was the test of a mature Son.

What is your weak area?  Finances, flesh, pride, past addictions, children, insecurities?  Look back at when you received a major life-changing revelation to see what was the primary area of temptation.  As we mature as Sons of the Most High GOD, we should expect the temptations to come.  Half of the battle is identifying these temptations as tests to our commitment to walk out the revelation from Above.  The other half of the battle is to stand fast in faith that you have been given the necessary grace during those times of testing.  As we mature we will no longer be intimidated by the adversary’s methods for they will be exposed to the Truth and the light.  We will no longer be tossed to and fro but will stand on the Revealed Word of Our Heavenly Father.  We will patiently endure the temptations as overcomers.  We will enjoy the personal satisfaction of obtaining victory over the flesh.  Our path toward the fullness of Christ will remain intact.

“Raising a Remnant” now available for ordering

June 11th, 2013

I am pleased to announce the latest book published by Servias Ministries is now available for ordering at the www.unity153.net website.

I have read the manuscript and believe that the book should be read by every person who wants to move to a higher level of maturity in the Body of Christ.  Kemper is one of the members of our Online Bible Study and provides a fresh look at many passages we cover.  Our Heavenly Father has hidden him away for the last couple of decades and he has focused intently on understanding the breadth of the Word.  I know for a certainty that when we cover his book in our Bible study, many of the brethren will be grateful for his willingness to write this book for distribution.  I also know that I will read this book again as I want to immerse myself in the many truths that are contained therein.

We expect to begin filling orders for the book by the end of next week.

De-cluttering Your Life

June 11th, 2013

Jesus had no storage units.  Many baby boomers had parents who lived through the Great Depression.  Things were scarce back then.  You saved buttons, thread, nuts, bolts, and washers.  Today’s children have no idea how bad it was.  Many people were flat broke but survived with minimal resources.  You had to be creative on the playground.  Kids climbed trees, kicked cans, and played marbles.  There were no IPads, IPods, and Nintendo DS’s.  Kids played outside until it was time to take a bath and go to bed.

Nowadays life is dramatically different.  Relationships take backseat to technology.  “Texting allows you to control the conversation” says an avid texting person when quizzed by a researcher.  Since when do we need to “control” a conversation?  Once again the ego is raising its ugly head to stay in control.  91% of the adults in America have cell phones, mostly smart phones.  Have we conveyed our intelligence to the phone?  See: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3445_162-57588358/texting-can-we-pull-the-plug-on-our-obsession/  Are you “disconnected”?

When I went to distribute funds to the families yesterday, it was clear how quickly things can be removed from our lives.  The Jameson family’s house was near the end of the tornado track below.  One minute they had a house and storage buildings full of possessions accumulated over the course of their multi-decade marriage.  The next minute, most all of it was gone but their family was still intact.  The tornado de-cluttered their lives in a minute.  However the impact will take months to overcome.  I guess they don’t need that garage sale now.  Life has become simple once again.  After all, it’s all about people, not things.  Jesus impacted the entire globe without any technology or “stuff”.  Don’t sweat the stuff, go give someone a hug today.

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Helping the Tornado Victims

June 11th, 2013

Several of our Donors wanted to help the victims of the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma.  My goal was to personally deliver a check to those in need rather than go through a charity and hope the funds reached their “optimum” use.  It wasn’t easy finding the right situation but once again Our Heavenly Father ordered our steps.  The money was distributed yesterday.

Our first donation of $1,000 went to a family who was in the path of the El Reno record-breaking tornado.  They were located at about mile 16 of the path, just before it dissipated.  Below is their house.

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The Jameson Family has a massive cleanup job ahead:

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The second family to receive a $1,000 check from Servias is the Hughes family.  The actual tornado that struck their home was said to be an EF4 strength.  Here they are standing on the slab of what used to be their home:

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I appreciate those who wanted to help these people.  I found out that the Red Cross would show up on the weekend to feed the cleanup volunteers then the family would bear the burden during the week.  Volunteers had already been through this area and helped remove much of the debris although there was much more to be transported.

Both families were surprised and thankful for our help.  They lost much of what they had accumulated throughout their lives and found out first hand what is truly important after a disaster… relationships!

How to confirm receipt of your Census Coin

June 10th, 2013

As we receive your coin, we are updating your profile on unity153.net, assuming you have registered at the website.

When you log on, go to “Your Information”.  In the upper right area of that screen, you should see the following":

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Notice “Receipt is confirmed”.  This means we have successfully logged your coin.  If you have registered on the site, sent a coin, allowed sufficient transit time, and do not have this notice, email us at unity153@gmail.com and let us know.  The U.S. Postal Service may have lost your coin, especially if you did not send it as directed.  Standard envelopes are run through machines that will tear the envelope allowing the coin to be dropped into the machinery.  There is also the possibility that we received the coin and simply failed to update the status.  We want to be very accurate in this Census.

For those who did not register on the site, no worries.  We have you accounted for as well.  Online registration is an additional safeguard to audit the process.