I was sleeping on my couch one evening late at night. I awoke when I felt a gentle invisible and indivisible presence hovering over my chest. The presence was the Holy Spirit. The presence of the Holy Spirit visited me and released the word “secret” to me through divine inspiration. This blog comes from that experience as well as years of personal, seminary, graduate, and doctoral theological studies in addition to several years of political engagement. The office of Secretary of State holds a special interest to me due to my studies, faulty, and position of Student Ministries Director at Christ for the Nations Institute, being a regular global traveler, and being around global travelers for many years. Christ told His disciples and tells us today through scripture to “make disciples (students or pupils) of all nations.” We are called to have the world's people in our pupil (eye) to be our pupil (students). Secretary of State Hilary Clinton visited 112 countries in 4 years while in office. She had the opportunity to make the world her class and be a world-class leaders.
During the 2016 Presidential Debate the issue of Hillary Clinton’s e-mails has been a buzz topic. In summary there are accusations, allegations, and evidence that Hillary Clinton sent tens of thousands of work related e-mails over a personal server as well as deleting tens of thousands of e-mails she considered to be private. Hillary Clinton is under FBI investigation. One does not need to go into the details of exactly what happened with the e-mails, how many were sent, where they were sent, and other details to understand that Hillary Clinton does not understand the executive office secrecy. In this area she is a "failure". Her husband on the other hand, former President Bill Clinton understood the importance of secrecy. President Bill Clinton only sent "2 e-mails" his entire presidency. One could argue that this was before e-mail was widely used however in 2015 Fox News reported that Bill Clinton said that he has only sent "2 e-mails" his entire life. If you want to be the president, it would make sense to learn from a president, especially if you are married to one.
Secretary Clinton states the following in an interview with ABC News “As I look back at it now, even though it was allowed, I should have used two accounts. That was a mistake. I’m sorry about that. I take responsibility.” Regardless of one's reasoning for defending Secretary Clinton, it is evident Secretary Clinton made some major mistakes in the area of confidentiality. If she has made major mistakes in the area of confidentiality, it is likely that she will make major mistakes with higher profile privacy, executive secrecy, and ultimately presidential silence. The moment something leaves the president's mouth, it is no longer secret because it will be recorded, let alone sent emails.
The Miranda Right states that one has the right to remain silent, anything one says can and will be used against them. The Fifth or "5" Amendment is an amendment created to protect one in their attempts to remain silent. Having a "5" sense is having the sense when to remain silent. When the president places their hand with 5 fingers on the bible and their hand with 5 fingers in the air to preserve, protect, and defend the the constitution having the 5 sense is important. After all we all have 5 senses.
The Miranda Right states that one has the right to remain silent, anything one says can and will be used against them. The Fifth or "5" Amendment is an amendment created to protect one in their attempts to remain silent. Having a "5" sense is having the sense when to remain silent. When the president places their hand with 5 fingers on the bible and their hand with 5 fingers in the air to preserve, protect, and defend the the constitution having the 5 sense is important. After all we all have 5 senses.
The word “secret” is in the job title of Secretary of State not by accident. It is the first six letters of the word secretary. If someone with the term secret in their job title cannot cultivate professional and executive secrecy then it is highly likely that person would not be qualified to be the President of the United States and Commander-in-chief. If one cannot see the obvious how can they see what is hidden?
Some of the best secret keepers to learn from are Catholic priests. The confidence of keeping things in confidence and ultimately secrecy is something that the Catholic priests have cultivated for centuries. There is lot to learn from the Catholic priests when it pertains to silence and reading of last rites, the ultimate right and rite to remain silent. The ultimate silence comes at death. Catholic priests carry people's sins with them to the grave and so will I as a minister. When you are dead, you are most silent.
Some of the best secret keepers to learn from are Catholic priests. The confidence of keeping things in confidence and ultimately secrecy is something that the Catholic priests have cultivated for centuries. There is lot to learn from the Catholic priests when it pertains to silence and reading of last rites, the ultimate right and rite to remain silent. The ultimate silence comes at death. Catholic priests carry people's sins with them to the grave and so will I as a minister. When you are dead, you are most silent.
To be a minister means to be a servant. To have a ministry means to have a service. Around the the globe government departments are called ministries and government department's heads are called ministers, hence the Prime Minister. Christ was the ultimate Prime Minister. He is the Prime Minister of prime ministers.
Ministers by definition (meaning those with a service or a servant) and by information from confessions, are the original "secret servants" who married the terms "secret service". It does not seem that Secretary Clinton is ready for either the "secret" or the "service".
Ministers by definition (meaning those with a service or a servant) and by information from confessions, are the original "secret servants" who married the terms "secret service". It does not seem that Secretary Clinton is ready for either the "secret" or the "service".
The greatest promoter and world trainer for secrecy was Christ. The name of Jesus Christ is the most famous, most spoken, and influential name in the history of the world. Regardless if one believes in His deity, the name Jesus is a name above all names. Christ trained His disciples in secrecy and the bible today still disciples individuals in secrecy. Secrecy is a tactic for protection. Christ is King of kings. He was born in a manger and not a castle because a castle would have been too obvious. King Herod was seeking to kill the baby messiah and massacred baby children all across the land to achieve his goal. It was safer for Christ to come into the world under the radar and be born in a manger, even though a castle would have been more fitting. Below are a few other instructions, parables, stories and illustrations as it pertains to secrecy for the purpose of safety and protection.
Matthew 13:44
"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again…
Matthew 13:44
"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again…
In the bible many nation's leaders were referred to kings. Today in some regions of the world nation’s leaders are still refereed to as kings. However, it is safe to say that this verse can take a broader scope of leadership to accompany nations, kingdoms, kings, presidents, prime ministers or anyone who leads a domain. It is in the nature and best interest of kings and kingdoms as well as nations and presidents to “hide” their kingdom’s or nation’s affairs.
The verse above exposes the mistakes of one king who’s kingdom was discovered and found out and a more witty individual who was able to seize the kingdom and do a better job at hiding it, keeping it’s secrets, and keeping the entire kingdom a “secret”. Matthew 13:44 is the verse for a clandestine (A clandestine operation is an intelligence or military operation carried out in such a way that the operation goes unnoticed by the general population) kingdom or a clan (A clan is close-knit group of people, a party, or large family) who has a destine (To be destine is to be chosen for a particular purpose) assignment. Clandestine Kingdom.
Clan-Destine Assignment.
As far as America fitting the definition of clan by being a large family, America is a large family because we all have the same Uncle Sam (also known as the U.S. Government). If we all share the same Uncle, then makes all American citizens democratic cousins. In South Africa, Great Britain, and other Commonwealth countries they use the name Bob and the phrase Bob's Your Uncle, likely derived from a Prime Minister by the name Bob. Like it or not, we are all part of the “Sam Family”.
Clan-Destine Assignment.
As far as America fitting the definition of clan by being a large family, America is a large family because we all have the same Uncle Sam (also known as the U.S. Government). If we all share the same Uncle, then makes all American citizens democratic cousins. In South Africa, Great Britain, and other Commonwealth countries they use the name Bob and the phrase Bob's Your Uncle, likely derived from a Prime Minister by the name Bob. Like it or not, we are all part of the “Sam Family”.
Below is another verse that closely links the idea of “secrecy and a kingdom” or “secrecy and a nation”. The verse below further illustrates that leading a systematic domain requires a certain level of executive secrecy.
Mark 4:11-12
“The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables 12 so that, “ they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding;
Mark 4:11-12
“The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables 12 so that, “ they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding;
The bible has a plethora of ideas, insight, and instruction around the concept of secrecy, the benefits of secrecy, and the consequences of breaching secrecy. Society as a whole understands the common knowledge along with secrecy. There is the old saying “loose lips sink ships”. It is likely this was a saying that derived and became a catch phrase in a time a war because loose lips do sink real ships, they sink battleships.
For someone holding a national executive office, not to be able to keep and hold a secret is dangerous. The bible says in the book Proverbs that “life and death is in the power of the tongue." A king wrote the book of Proverbs. That statement means “real life and death”. It is more then a metaphor because it was written by the hand of a king, King Solomon.
If loose lips sink ships or more specifically battleships, imagine the damage of what tens of thousands of loose e-mails will do. Loose e-mails can sink embassies and ultimately entire nations. Leakage creates sinkage.
If loose lips sink ships or more specifically battleships, imagine the damage of what tens of thousands of loose e-mails will do. Loose e-mails can sink embassies and ultimately entire nations. Leakage creates sinkage.