Welcome to the unique universe of the Word Guru. If you sincerely desire the truth, you will experience a pleasant oasis of refreshment for soul and spirit through the power and beauty of words. Herein, you can find stimulation, motivation, and enlightenment; you will be subject to the results of my significant effort and dedication to God, honor, ethics, morality, accurate information, historical precedence, and word-craft professionalism. It is a literary adventure based on my solid relationship with Jesus, the embodiment of God for Man’s eternal welfare, as well as considerable study in biblical literature, history, politics, business management, and the general awareness of societal evolution. I offer you a wide panorama of life from serious social advocacy, short stories, and humor to romantic poetry all born from spiritual inspiration, personal experience, socio-political, consciousness, and education.
Readers should realize that the call sign, “Word Guru” represents a spiritual and philosophical goal of discipline, reason, common sense, and honorable samurai service unto Jesus and for the good of humanity, not an inflated sense of my own literary or philosophical abilities. There are significantly more writers far better than me.
An important note because of my advocacy efforts: the social issues I address spring from passionate belief that they are significant issues of concern for Christianity and the protection and preservation of American tradition and society. I realize that many readers might experience shock and incredulity upon reading these works because the concepts, known to me for a significant period of study and contemplation, might be totally new and initially difficult to believe. Moreover, it appears that a significant number of those under age 50 have been literally brainwashed for a new mind-set and world view that discounts the importance of morality, rejects the precepts of God as dark-ages tyranny, and that has forgotten or never been taught America’s founding principles that are based on that alleged “dark-ages tyranny”. Therefore, though they are blind to these facts and are in essence unwitting enemies of American values, most of these new age clones honestly believe they are the patriots and I am the intolerant, bigoted, ignorant, and hateful enemy of 21st century progress, freedom, and equality. Hence, I suggest patience for thoughtful consideration and refrain from speedy judgment. Allowing time for evaluation often paves the way for new understanding.
I strive to expose the moral, political, and religious deception that is pervasive in our modern culture and boldly present my perception of the truth. I target the errant and immoral philosophies and practices of individuals and organizations, but diligently refrain from vitriol, profanity, or personal debasement. For all men and women possess basic inherent equality and they deserve respect for their humanity and their status as the crown jewel of God’s miraculous creations. Moreover, I subscribe to the exercise of “tough love”. I believe it is necessary to awaken the goodness in people that will inspire their positive contributions to the moral and ethical health of American society.
Please understand my intent: Gays, Muslims, politicians, etc. are all people worthy of love and compassion if they so choose it. I have adopted the philosophy of Jesus, who hates the sin, but offers love, compassion, and forgiveness for those trapped in wayward behavior and who desire assistance, forgiveness, or healing. Those who enjoy their perversion, subversion, or crimes and stubbornly refuse compassion or forgiveness only condemn themselves in that they refuse assistance from Jesus or anyone else. By rejecting the God of the universe, they will therefore pay a very unfortunate eternal penalty not found in the desire of Jesus or within my wishes as well.
All opinions expressed in this venue are based on the common sense principles found with the pages of the world’s most profound body of literature, the bible. However, I have a stringent aversion to much of modern church interpretation of that book of life, which that institution and multitudes of wayward followers have unfortunately twisted into the tome of repression, intolerance, bigotry, and ultimate death. I fully agree with Thomas Jefferson, who though influenced by the relevant and poignant social and governmental philosophy of John Locke, adhered to sound biblical guidelines in his work as one of America’s great founding fathers. Jefferson acknowledged God’s hand and sovereignty, but was appalled by the religious powers that seriously abused their charge and corrupted the life-giving water of the Word of God. Therefore, he was the spearhead of God in the struggle to liberate America not only from England’s tyranny, but from the beastly oppression by religion as well. As a result, we have the wise and effective constitutional rule of church and state separation. Of course, there are those who stretch beyond reason the “elasticity” of our founding document, but it nevertheless stands as an essential benchmark for sound government.
In addition, earning the popular American currency is significantly beneficial; hence, I offer rapier edge, provocative, inventive, & effective word-crafting for advertising, brochures, social advocacy, websites, lobbyist persuasion documents, property evaluations, short stories, poems, and songs as well as finding myself part-way through an historical fiction novel about the personal & love life of Alexander the Great.
Oh, by-the-way, if you see suggested links to blogs similar to my posts, they are NOT originated by me; they are generated by Word Press against my preference.
Therefore, with all that in mind, go for it. Take a tour of my world.
Sincerely,
Jerry Clifford, the Word Guru
I need and desire constructive comments of any kind, for they are a necessary educational and enlightenment process. Please visit the comment section at the bottom of this page and follow the guidelines for legitimate response or Please contact me by email: wordguru.jc@gmail.com
“the social issues I address spring from passionate belief that they are significant issues of concern for Christianity and the protection and preservation of American tradition and society.”
These two items contradict one another. You’re a very confused individual.
American tradition has always been that of freedom- freedom of religion, freedom of choice, freedom of privacy. You pushing your personal faith on everyone is the exact OPPOSITE of American Tradition. Our nation was founded by pilgrims seeking religious freedom from the persecution of the Church of England. This is why we have the 1st Amendment- to prevent America from becoming what we declared our independence from in 1776.
You have a lot to learn about US History, and you need to start by putting down your bible- it’s giving you delusions of grandeur.
Michael,
I appreciate your comment; however, though you believe otherwise, you are one of far too many Americans who are terribly mistaken and confused about our roots. I majored in history before the liberal revisionists corrupted the school system; therefore, I know the truth; your self-righteous and ignorant admonition languishes worthless on the floor because of your unfortunate misinformation brainwashing.
First. there is absolutely no contradiction in my efforts because the founding fathers seriously employed biblical principles for our declaration of independence and the bill of rights. I don’t push “MY faith”, I strive to preserve those founding principles. Thomas Jefferson, the main architect of our founding documents, crafted the first amendment to prevent the stranglehold of any religion such as the power hungry Anglican Church that was applying he thumb screws to the colonies in those days. He and the founders wanted a society based on biblical morals, but free from dogmatic religious oppression which is obviously a result of ignorance of those same biblical precepts. True Christianity, like Jesus taught, is not a religious exercise, it is a moral and honorable way of life, prevalent in most of society in those colonial days, that America has now lost sight of.
Our nation was not founded by the pilgrims fleeing persecution. They basically were just squatters occupying Native American land and fighting for survival in hostile territory and bitter winters. They arrived 150 years before our declaration of independence, so they had nothing to do with forming our nation. It was a totally new generation who set America in motion. Moreover, your error continues in that our independence was not sought because of religious oppression, it was specifically and only because of the English monarchy and parliament’s economic oppression and denial of representative rights concerning taxation, assembly, and bearing arms. Nothing to do with religion.
In conclusion, my bible will stay by my side because that is what was used as the basis for American law and tradition. The founders did not want a “Christian” nation or a theocracy; they were intelligent and experienced enough to know that road does not work and moreover the bible doesn’t recommend that even though many mistaken church people think it’s necessary. We are free to believe what we want and we are free to speak out for preservation of our traditions just as I am doing. Therefore, I recommend that before you carry out further adventures in exposing your ignorance and conceit, try reading: “Thomas Jefferson, an intimate history” by Fawn M. Brodie, U would see your error. Link to buy the book: http://bit.ly/wc7DiW
Best regards, Jerry
J.W. Clifford, the Word Guru Powerful and persuasive business promotion, social/political advocacy, & issue commentary
You need to actually go to a gun shop, buy a shotgun, put it up to your neck and blow a hole in your head. Every single thing you’ve ever said on Twitter or on this site is completely false and ignorant, if there actually was a God he would accept gays. Jesus was also a middle eastern (not white) liberal, who also would’ve accepted gays. You have no idea what the fuck you’re talking about and the 0.00001% of the people who agree with you are all old people that will be dead along with their ancient views soon.
Pretty much all you ever talk about is gay people, that have never done anything to you (and wouldn’t affect you at all if they were able to get married). And don’t reply with “You must be a gay liberal” because that’s a stupid fucking excuse to not reply will intellectual comments.
You need to go fucking burn in the “hell” that doesn’t exist, everyone in the world that has the same views as you will be dead soon anyways though.
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Jerry please do the world a favor and end your ignorant existence from it by jumping off a bridge, your nothing but a bible hugging bigot and a waste of the oxygen you breathe and the skin you live in. With such ignorant moralistic views, may I ask if your married? If yes, how does she put up with you? Does she believe the same ancient beliefs you do? If your not married, then where do you get to judge who can? Your level of ignorance is beyond comprehension, gays deserve as much rights as you or I, to think someone does not deserve the same equalities we do based on what they do in the privacy of their own homes is morally unjust and ethnically wrong. When the reaper comes a knocking, you better pray that your god forgives you for your unjust views on homosexuality.
Tyler,
I appreciate that you took the time to place a comment, but it is difficult to grant you any credibility because of your hateful attitude. I oppose immorality and don’t mince words in doing so, but I respect those that I choose to confront. I don’t intimidate them in the manner that you have done in wishing someone’s death because of their views.
It appears that you, among many gays and supporters of your cause, are classic hypocrites in that you practice the very same things that you accuse your opponents of. You are bigoted because you are intolerant of another’s opinion. You spew hatred in wanting someone dead for their exercise of free speech. You display gross ignorance in your accusations that those like me are ignorant and old fashioned. You are the ignorant one in being blind to the corrupting consequences of sexual immorality shown throughout history and that you are actually the old-fashioned one by resurrecting the sexual perversion of the ancient world that the modern world worked hard to eliminate. Rome, Babylon, the Mayans, and more civilizations fell from within because of an over-abundance of sexual perversion.
You rant against morality; however, you are totally ignorant of history and politics. All successful nations have been built on a moral standard that provides a continuing healthy society and the prime example is America. Our founding fathers new the importance of morality and they used God’s centuries old standards to craft our bill of rights. All wise leaders have stated that without good moral standards a country cannot last.
You rage against morality because you have been brainwashed by the 40+ year campaign by the Left to rid our society of God and His moral standards. I am sure that you truly believe that there is nothing wrong with homosexuality, but that is purely because of the Leftist subversion and your willingness to reject God who clearly says that same-sex deviancy is sin. Jesus loves gays as much as straights and He wants them to experience His love, forgiveness, and healing, but they stubbornly refuse. They have sold their souls for a few moments of immoral sexual behavior. Yes, many claim it’s all about love and rights, but that is just a smokescreen. It all boils down to lust and the desire for the freedom to corrupt the normal and natural order of sexual relations and demand legality and social acceptance to ease the deep-down guilty conscience. I urge you to turn to Jesus for forgiveness and healing before it’s too late for you.
Best regards, Jerry
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Good lord, you are a pretentious writer. Aside from the typos caused by too much “brain work”, your writing is filled with unnecessary and misused words.
To break down just one paragraph:
“I strive to clear away deceptive smokescreens…”
Smokescreens are inherently deceptive; using both words is awkward.
“and boldly present my perception of the truth…”
The “I strive” construction you started this sentence with carries across to both clauses, so this reads as “I strive boldly present my perception of truth.” You need to add another “to” to make the construction parallel. In any event, the phrasing is clunk; a better start would be:
“I strive to clear away smokescreens. I boldly present my perception of the truth, but diligently refrain from vitriol, profanity, or personal debasement.”
That connects the ideas you are expressing in a more logical way. Also, “debasement” is typically something someone does to themselves or an institution; “denigration”, or even “personal attacks” or “ad hominem attacks” is the more correct word choice.
” I subscribe to the exercise of “tough love…..”
Idiomatically, one subscribes to schools, beliefs,etc.; native speakers don’t naturally say “I subscribe to the exercise.” Try:
“I believe that tough love can awaken the goodness in people and inspire them to make positive contributions to the moral and ethical foundations of American society.”
You’ll note that in that edit I also fixed a typo and replaced the nonsensical use of “solidity.”
Finally, use the direct, active voice in your writing. Not:
“It is the errant or immoral philosophy or practices of individuals or groups that I target…”
But:
“I target errant or immoral practices,…”
You also use “or” waaaaaaaay to much; decide what you mean, then say it. Trying to cover all your bases with a string of disjunctive clauses just muddies your meaning.
Your last lines come close to being good writing, just pay attention to word order:
“….rather than any particular person, for all men and women possess inherent equality ["basic" here adds nothing to the meaning; you are expressing a strong concept on its own] and deserve respect for their humanity ["for the sake of" adds nothing] and as the crown jewel of God’s miraculous creation [the plural here changes the meaning, "creation" fits better with the "crown jewel" construction]“.
Altogether:
“I strive to clear away smokescreens. I boldly present my perception of the truth, but diligently refrain from vitriol, profanity, or ad hominem attacks. I believe that tough love can awaken the goodness in people and inspire them to make positive contributions to the moral and ethical foundations of American society. I target errant or immoral practices rather than any particular person, for all men and women possess inherent equality and deserve respect for their humanity, and as the crown jewel of God’s miraculous creation.”
See how much better that is? The problem is that you use twice as many words you need, many of which sound as if you pulled them from the thesaurus at random. You should spend less time worrying about gay people, and more time trying to improve the clarity, precision, and economy of your writing.
Good luck, and enjoy the islands. I hope your study of the gospel leads you to an understanding that poverty and injustice are far bigger problems than what kind of sex people are having.
Thank you for the critique, I will make revisions when time allows; however, it appears that you are either gay or liberal, or likely both; therefore, your rejection of God precludes any cognizance of the crucial importance of morality and ethics (which have their roots in God’s laws) in the health of society and a nation. Homosexuality and gay marriage are among the terribly perverted practices that will corrupt our country and must not be allowed legality and government sanction. Gays, as a minority, have the freedom to do whatever distasteful and nasty thing they want in private, but they must not impinge on the right of the majority to be free of public and legal immorality.
Best regards, Jerry
Jerry Clifford The Word Guru Southwestern America 340-690-3459
“it appears that you are either gay or liberal, or likely both; therefore, your rejection of God precludes any cognizance of the crucial importance of morality and ethics (which have their roots in God’s laws) in the health of society and a nation.”
Just FYI, Jesus was, by far, the biggest liberal in all recorded history.
You have no clue about Jesus. I could agree that He could be a John Kennedy Liberal, but that is a bit like current conservatism. Today’s liberal is in total opposition to nearly everything Jesus taught. You need to get to know the Lord better.
Best regards, Jerry
Jerry Clifford, the Word Guru Powerful persuasive business promotion, special interests advocacy, & social commentary Southwestern America 340-690-3459 Word Guru blog site: http://bit.ly/mUQaty Social & spiritual commentary, short stories, and poetry. Word Guru Advertising & Political/Social Advocacy: http://bit.ly/iAEKzt Click here: https://twitter.com/#!/WordGuru Facebook Click here: http://on.fb.me/pKJkUe
Typo in the first sentence of “Introduction”. Should be “… power and beauty OF words.” That said, I like your take on things. More later.
Hey, thanx much for the heads-up on the “of” omission. I do so much brain work that things like that get missed sometimes.
Best regards, Jerry Jerry Clifford
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You rock my friend.
Third email? I’ve only commented once, and I’m sorry I was a little angry like many other people (as you can see). But still, your views are really messed up and old. You may think that gays having the right to public marriage would make “God” back lash against us or something, but in reality it wouldn’t affect us in anyway. How would you like it if you were born gay and people like you made you want to commit suicide? Just a thought.