Thursday, October 30, 2008
Radical dreams or Radical living.
"Radical dreams make us radically dependent. When we are engaged in what God has called us to do, every part of our spiritual life comes alive. There's a reason to grow, we have a compelling reason to pray, to stay in close contact with our Leader and Guide when we walk unfamiliar, threatening paths. There's a strong drive for fellowship, allies, and friends, close at hand because what God calls us to do we can't do alone. There's an undeniable need for worship, a clear vision of who God is and His commitment to meet our every need as we walk with Him into the future. Dreams make us aware of resources. We discover resources we may not have known we had." When we find our "true north", the "stirring of God", the “desire of our heart,” our "why", our "truest desire and created intension" our spiritual life comes alive. We become very needy in an exciting way. I have heard some say that only going to God when you need Him is self-centered and immature. But, the core issue is not the frequency of going to God, rather our frequency of needing God. Too many of us live God-less lives, lives that do not require God in any way. That kind of life makes Him optional. There are two types of lives: a dull, mundane life and a transcendent special life. These two types of lives have nothing to do with the family we where brought into, nor the education we received, nor the situation we find our self in. It has to do with the story we believe is going on around us. When we refer to life as being mundane we see it as being ordinary and meaningless. The word mundane means worldly, common, unimaginative and in a way, all of life can seem like that. After all, what have we done or are we doing that has not been done before? Transcendent or special means "going beyond ordinary limits; beyond the ordinary range of perception." In other words, there is more going on than we pick up on and our actions are more meaningful, more important than we understand at the moment. Having the perception that your life is mundane will kill you; it will dull your heart. We will be counted among those that Jesus described, "You will keep on hearing, but will not understand; You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive; For the heart of this people has become dull." (Matt. 13:14, 15) On the other hand, we will not lose heart if "we do not look for things that can be seen but for things that cannot be seen. For things that can be seen are temporary, but things that cannot be seen are eternal." 2 Cor. 4:18 (ISV) There is nothing like perceiving the important realities of your life and understanding that the glory of your life goes beyond ordinary limits. Every action in your life has an effect on everything else, an effect on things unseen. This is why the daily consecration of our life is essential. Consecration means to set something apart for divine purposes. In other words, we declare that everything we do this day, every decision we make, every action we take, every conversation we have, every thought we think, everything we offer is solely for the purpose of God. This is a life of transcendence, a special life. When we live this way we have taken the first step in discovering and understanding our calling, our unique glory, our place in The Story. Then we joyfully and unapologetically go to God throughout the day because we need and want Him. "There's a reason to grow, we have a compelling reason to pray, to stay in close contact with our Leader and Guide when we walk unfamiliar, threatening paths." "There's a strong drive for fellowship, allies, and friends, close at hand, because what God calls us to do we can't do alone." "There's an undeniable need for worship, a clear vision of who God is and His commitment to meet our every need as we walk with Him into the future." And He meets those every needs because He loves you.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
An Honest Dollar For A Honest Day's Labor
An honest dollar for an honest day's labor? When does that happen? Maybe where you work but I don't see it in many folk. It appears that we should ask employees if they are willing to take "this much" to do "this." Why not say if you get this job this is what we expect from you. When did we cross the line where we have to tell some one what the minimum we expect from them. If you want the job then do the job. Do what you are getting paid for. Don't say stuff like "I don't do that." Don't challenge authority, good grief! It's a question of doing what is right.
Jesus was questioned about paying taxes once. He asked for a coin and ask whose picture was on it. The people answered Ceasar's. Jesus told them "then give to Ceasar what is Ceasar is due but give to God what God is due (the Walden translation)." The way I see it Jesus' way is the "RIGHT" way, so don't short those who have authority over you on the "job".
It's not a money thing, it's an honor and an acceptance of authority thing. So read into that this, if you aren't going to do your job after you are given the job then I will question your "honor" and certainly your "character."
If you don't mind people thinking that way about you, then short cut your boss and the organization you work for.
"Character is hard to hide."
Jesus was questioned about paying taxes once. He asked for a coin and ask whose picture was on it. The people answered Ceasar's. Jesus told them "then give to Ceasar what is Ceasar is due but give to God what God is due (the Walden translation)." The way I see it Jesus' way is the "RIGHT" way, so don't short those who have authority over you on the "job".
It's not a money thing, it's an honor and an acceptance of authority thing. So read into that this, if you aren't going to do your job after you are given the job then I will question your "honor" and certainly your "character."
If you don't mind people thinking that way about you, then short cut your boss and the organization you work for.
"Character is hard to hide."
Charles Stanley Speaks Out, GO CHARLIE GO!!!!
This is a note that i got from a friend that was written by Charles Stanley.
"I was very dismayed when recently a member of my Church said to me with great resignation that she was afraid Obama will take the presidency. These words came from someone that in the past has been a great prayer warrior. What is happening was my question??? Why are we Christians settling for the loss of our Christian heritage, not issuing a battle cry and falling to our knees and taking our country back? We allow ourselves to be stripped of the right to pray at school functions and in school, we have the Ten Commandments removed from government places and are told we cannot pray publicly or proclaim Christian principles, all the while providing public prayer places for Muslims. We allow Muslim mosques to operate in America funded by Saudi Arabia, and proclaim anti-American, anti-Christian threats and terrorism. What in the world is going on and why are we being so apathetic? Why aren't we praying? Our God is an Almighty God who is waiting patiently for us to raise our voices to heaven to stop the tide of the anti-Christian actions in our world today. Now we have a charismatic, albeit inexperienced, candidate for president that does not respect our flag and ref uses to wear one on his lapel except when it becomes politically expedient, and whose own wife and pastor that he loves profess to have strong anti-white feelings, and we sit back and say 'it is a given, we can do nothing???' There has never been a time in 2000 years that we can do nothing, never a time that we must sit back and allow the evil in men's and women's hearts to take over our world! We should be afraid, very afraid because our apathy is leading us to perdition. It is time for all Christian Americans to raise the battle cry and take our nation back! Maybe McCain on his own cannot defeat Obama, but our God can and He will if we take to our knees in prayer and raise a mighty cry to t he heavens to 'Save us O Lord'. We have God's promises in 2 Chronicles 7:14, 'If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.' We have the power to change the course of this election and to keep a man as suspect as Barak Obama from leading our country to who knows where with his message of 'change'; a change which I fear will be away from our Christian ideals, and away from Christ, and further away from one nation under God to one nation under Allah. We are great at passing stories and pictures around the internet but where are our prayers and prayer warriors praying to stop this tide of Barak Obama? God parted the Red Sea, Jesus was raised from the dead, and we can bring our country back to its Christian roots and stop the undermining of our country by Muslims. We can stop our country from being 'under Allah' but we must begin to pray, to pray as our country and our lives depended on it because they do. We can stop all these atrocities against God's commands that have taken root in our country through something as simple as sincere prayer, a call to God to deliver us, to forgive us our sins of apathy and to protect us from the evil that is upon us. Okay prayer warriors, here is your challenge, start those prayer chains. Get the spiritual power working on our behalf and stop Barak Obama the proper way, by calling on our God to save us from the deception that charismatic preaching is using to lead us on the wrong path. Stop those who would take God out of our country and our government. Raise up good men to lead us and protect us. George Bush is being buffeted because he has fought a holy war against the evils that attack us ... and we should not be surprised because a prophet is not honored in his own country. But we should not rest on our laurels and allow ourselves to be taken further off the path of Christianity and to have God removed from our presence in our schools, courts, government and businesses. Invite God into the fray. Ask that His power rest upon us and give us the victory. Ask him to raise up a mighty army t o defend us and to protect our country as he did in days of old. Let us be victorious beginning NOW. The battle is His but we must call on Him without ceasing and unite our voices and hearts in prayer and fasting.
"I was very dismayed when recently a member of my Church said to me with great resignation that she was afraid Obama will take the presidency. These words came from someone that in the past has been a great prayer warrior. What is happening was my question??? Why are we Christians settling for the loss of our Christian heritage, not issuing a battle cry and falling to our knees and taking our country back? We allow ourselves to be stripped of the right to pray at school functions and in school, we have the Ten Commandments removed from government places and are told we cannot pray publicly or proclaim Christian principles, all the while providing public prayer places for Muslims. We allow Muslim mosques to operate in America funded by Saudi Arabia, and proclaim anti-American, anti-Christian threats and terrorism. What in the world is going on and why are we being so apathetic? Why aren't we praying? Our God is an Almighty God who is waiting patiently for us to raise our voices to heaven to stop the tide of the anti-Christian actions in our world today. Now we have a charismatic, albeit inexperienced, candidate for president that does not respect our flag and ref uses to wear one on his lapel except when it becomes politically expedient, and whose own wife and pastor that he loves profess to have strong anti-white feelings, and we sit back and say 'it is a given, we can do nothing???' There has never been a time in 2000 years that we can do nothing, never a time that we must sit back and allow the evil in men's and women's hearts to take over our world! We should be afraid, very afraid because our apathy is leading us to perdition. It is time for all Christian Americans to raise the battle cry and take our nation back! Maybe McCain on his own cannot defeat Obama, but our God can and He will if we take to our knees in prayer and raise a mighty cry to t he heavens to 'Save us O Lord'. We have God's promises in 2 Chronicles 7:14, 'If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.' We have the power to change the course of this election and to keep a man as suspect as Barak Obama from leading our country to who knows where with his message of 'change'; a change which I fear will be away from our Christian ideals, and away from Christ, and further away from one nation under God to one nation under Allah. We are great at passing stories and pictures around the internet but where are our prayers and prayer warriors praying to stop this tide of Barak Obama? God parted the Red Sea, Jesus was raised from the dead, and we can bring our country back to its Christian roots and stop the undermining of our country by Muslims. We can stop our country from being 'under Allah' but we must begin to pray, to pray as our country and our lives depended on it because they do. We can stop all these atrocities against God's commands that have taken root in our country through something as simple as sincere prayer, a call to God to deliver us, to forgive us our sins of apathy and to protect us from the evil that is upon us. Okay prayer warriors, here is your challenge, start those prayer chains. Get the spiritual power working on our behalf and stop Barak Obama the proper way, by calling on our God to save us from the deception that charismatic preaching is using to lead us on the wrong path. Stop those who would take God out of our country and our government. Raise up good men to lead us and protect us. George Bush is being buffeted because he has fought a holy war against the evils that attack us ... and we should not be surprised because a prophet is not honored in his own country. But we should not rest on our laurels and allow ourselves to be taken further off the path of Christianity and to have God removed from our presence in our schools, courts, government and businesses. Invite God into the fray. Ask that His power rest upon us and give us the victory. Ask him to raise up a mighty army t o defend us and to protect our country as he did in days of old. Let us be victorious beginning NOW. The battle is His but we must call on Him without ceasing and unite our voices and hearts in prayer and fasting.
Monday, October 27, 2008
911 OR 411
We are so quick to call 911 to get help and of course there are times when you need to dial 911 with out delay. I've heard some of those calls on the TV sometimes or read them on the net where some idiot has called 911 for some stupid reasons. There's this one where a girl (I'm sure she is a blonde, she's got to be) any way, she is inside her car and has called 911 because her battery has run down and she is panicing because her doors are locked. You guessed it, power door locks. The operator asks if she could pull the door lock knob on the door up. Of course she could and you can hear her blushing. Daaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
We are like that in our relationship with God. When we think we are in trouble we "911" Him to answer our prayers and get us out of trouble. So much do we do this that we loose sight that He is always there and loves us so much that He tells us he will provide for our everything. That is where 411 comes in. We need to be "411ing" God regularly to get what we need to handle the "911" situations.
There's a lot in His WORD that can prepare us for any and all situations but unless we have dug into what He has said "WE DON'T KNOW." We don't have it. "You have not because you ask not." I like to say if you want to know what God's will is then you will have to know WHAT GOD WOULD WILL. Now, that will sneak up on you so you need to read it again. If you want to know God's will, you need to know what God would will.
We need to dial "411" more so we don't need "911" so much.
We are like that in our relationship with God. When we think we are in trouble we "911" Him to answer our prayers and get us out of trouble. So much do we do this that we loose sight that He is always there and loves us so much that He tells us he will provide for our everything. That is where 411 comes in. We need to be "411ing" God regularly to get what we need to handle the "911" situations.
There's a lot in His WORD that can prepare us for any and all situations but unless we have dug into what He has said "WE DON'T KNOW." We don't have it. "You have not because you ask not." I like to say if you want to know what God's will is then you will have to know WHAT GOD WOULD WILL. Now, that will sneak up on you so you need to read it again. If you want to know God's will, you need to know what God would will.
We need to dial "411" more so we don't need "911" so much.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Where dat money gone?
Boy, was I confused. I have been hammered with the propaganda that it is the Iraq war and the war on terror that is bankrupting us. I now find that to be RIDICULOUS.
I hope the following 14 reasons help you understand a little bet better about where the money is going. The URL's for verification is included.
1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year by state governments.
Verify at:
http://tinyurl.com/zob77
2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens.
Verify at:
http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens.
Verify at:
http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English!
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.0.html
5. $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies.
Verify at:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens.
Verify at:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens.
Verify at:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare & social services by the American taxpayers.
Verify at:
http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.html
9. $200 Billion dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens.
Verify at:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
10.The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate that's two and a half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular, their children are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the US.
Verify at:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/12/ldt.01.html
11.During the year of 2005 there were 4 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens that crossed our Southern Border also, as many as 19,500 illegal aliens from Terrorist Countries. Millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, meth, heroin and marijuana, crossed into the U. S from the Southern border.
Verify at:
Homeland Security Report, http://tinyurl.com/t9sht
12.The National policy Institute, ‘estimated that the total cost of mass deportation would be between $206 and $230 billion or an average cost of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period.
Verify at:
http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/pdf/deportation.pdf
13. In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances to their countries of origin.
Verify at:
http://www.rense.com/general75/niht.htm
14. The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One million sex crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States.’
Verify at:
www.drdsk.com/articleshtml
The total cost is a whopping $ 338.3 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I see now.
I hope the following 14 reasons help you understand a little bet better about where the money is going. The URL's for verification is included.
1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year by state governments.
Verify at:
http://tinyurl.com/zob77
2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens.
Verify at:
http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens.
Verify at:
http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English!
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.0.html
5. $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies.
Verify at:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens.
Verify at:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens.
Verify at:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare & social services by the American taxpayers.
Verify at:
http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.html
9. $200 Billion dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens.
Verify at:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
10.The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate that's two and a half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular, their children are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the US.
Verify at:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/12/ldt.01.html
11.During the year of 2005 there were 4 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens that crossed our Southern Border also, as many as 19,500 illegal aliens from Terrorist Countries. Millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, meth, heroin and marijuana, crossed into the U. S from the Southern border.
Verify at:
Homeland Security Report, http://tinyurl.com/t9sht
12.The National policy Institute, ‘estimated that the total cost of mass deportation would be between $206 and $230 billion or an average cost of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period.
Verify at:
http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/pdf/deportation.pdf
13. In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances to their countries of origin.
Verify at:
http://www.rense.com/general75/niht.htm
14. The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One million sex crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States.’
Verify at:
www.drdsk.com/articleshtml
The total cost is a whopping $ 338.3 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I see now.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Homecoming ghosts?
Last night I attended the final night of a homing coming revival at Daniel Memorial Baptist Church. It has become a tradition in for this church have this type of event yearly. I think they first started this to try to get some folk who had left this "faith family" to return and maybe to show some people that they still existed.
This is the church I grew up in and my children grew up in so for me this church means a lot. The family of faith is filled with people who were heroes to me because of their examples and their friendship. It provided opportunities to minister to those of need inside and outside to a yong guy that desired to be of service for Christ. Lots of great memories of successes for Christ and wonderful people.
As my Libby began to sing, which always brings a joy to my heart, I began to cry. Yep, I mean the wet kinda crying, that outside, people looking at you kind of crying. Oh, the song was great, better than great, and as she stood at the Holy desk I began to see and feel ghosts of people like Johnny "Kornflakes" Wharton, Cliff Wilson, H L Hutchinson. All great examples for a young guy to model his life after. In front of all those great men was the ghost of a chubby man with silver hair wearing wing tip shoes and thin nylon socks. This guy had on a smile that you could not forget and when he spoke it was a rarity that the topic didn't contain some spiritual lesson or truth that could make life in this world more barable. As my Libby continued to sing those guys began to gather together and while smiling a smile that shown clear of love and admiration they began hug each other. Finally the silver headed guy with the front porch hair style pointed his finger one more time at those who had come to worship. Hemoved that finger across the entire room as to say "see, I told you all this was a special place that God would use."
The song ended and once again the words of a Malone began to bless those who had come out leaving their TVs to worship together and hopefully to see an old friend that they hadn't seem in a long time. This time it was the son of that silver haired man stood to proclaim the gospel. The impact of a father was very evident.
I miss that guy. My best of "friends", my brother, my mentor, my hero. I called him my "Heavy." This world was a much better place when he was in it.
This is the church I grew up in and my children grew up in so for me this church means a lot. The family of faith is filled with people who were heroes to me because of their examples and their friendship. It provided opportunities to minister to those of need inside and outside to a yong guy that desired to be of service for Christ. Lots of great memories of successes for Christ and wonderful people.
As my Libby began to sing, which always brings a joy to my heart, I began to cry. Yep, I mean the wet kinda crying, that outside, people looking at you kind of crying. Oh, the song was great, better than great, and as she stood at the Holy desk I began to see and feel ghosts of people like Johnny "Kornflakes" Wharton, Cliff Wilson, H L Hutchinson. All great examples for a young guy to model his life after. In front of all those great men was the ghost of a chubby man with silver hair wearing wing tip shoes and thin nylon socks. This guy had on a smile that you could not forget and when he spoke it was a rarity that the topic didn't contain some spiritual lesson or truth that could make life in this world more barable. As my Libby continued to sing those guys began to gather together and while smiling a smile that shown clear of love and admiration they began hug each other. Finally the silver headed guy with the front porch hair style pointed his finger one more time at those who had come to worship. Hemoved that finger across the entire room as to say "see, I told you all this was a special place that God would use."
The song ended and once again the words of a Malone began to bless those who had come out leaving their TVs to worship together and hopefully to see an old friend that they hadn't seem in a long time. This time it was the son of that silver haired man stood to proclaim the gospel. The impact of a father was very evident.
I miss that guy. My best of "friends", my brother, my mentor, my hero. I called him my "Heavy." This world was a much better place when he was in it.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Diabetes? Just for you.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
What would MLK say?
Sorry but i can't help but share things that i fine important for everyone to hear. Martin Luther King Jr. is a strong figure in our history that made a large difference in many mnay peoples lives. His legency continues today to all young people, not only children of color. I have a high respect for what he accomplished and think if he had not been killed we would all be better off.
this article speaks alot to how he might see things now.
What would MLK say?
by Marcia Segelstein Visit Marcia Segelstein's blog
The candidacy of Barack Obama cast a spotlight on his pastor and mentor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Seeing and hearing some of what Rev. Wright preached from his pulpit was a revelation of sorts to me. Call me naïve, but I was unaware of the undercurrent of anti-white sentiment that ran through churches like Trinity, and found voice in ministers like Wright.
Throughout history, much evil has been perpetrated in the name of Christianity. And there is no denying the racism and hatred that black people have suffered at the hands of whites in the past and in my lifetime. Nonetheless I was shocked that in 21st-century America people who called themselves Christians could act in such a way and expect to get away with it. White racists like David Duke are duly villified by the media. Black racists – well, there aren't any I guess. In Denver this year, we watched as a black man accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for the presidency. And while I don't agree with Senator Obama's political views or his stand on virtually every social issue, it was a moment of historic significance. It was a moment that should have made all Americans – black and white – proud.
Denver was host to another historic convention back in 1956. That year, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a sermon at the National Baptist Convention there which, according to eyewitness accounts, gripped the crowd of thousands. The sermon was called "Paul's Letter to American Christians," and King would deliver it again a few months later from his pulpit at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church nine days before the Supreme Court declared Alabama bus segregation unconstitutional. In this sermon, King reads an imaginary letter from the Apostle Paul written to Christians in America. Here is a portion of it:
"There is another thing that disturbs me to no end about the American church. You have a white church and you have a Negro church. You have allowed segregation to creep into the doors of the church. How can such a division exist in the true Body of Christ? You must face the tragic fact that when you stand at eleven o'clock on Sunday morning to sing 'All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name' and 'Dear Lord and Father of All Mankind,' you stand in the most segregated hour of Christian America. They tell me that there is more integration in the entertaining world and other secular agencies than there is in the Christian church. How appalling that is."
He goes on:
"So I would urge each of you to plead patiently with your brothers, and tell them this isn't the way. With understanding goodwill, you are obligated to seek to change their attitudes....Always be sure that you struggle with Christian methods and Christian weapons. Never succumb to the temptation of becoming bitter. As you press on for justice, be sure to move with dignity and discipline, using only the weapon of love. Let no man pull you so low as to hate him."
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright's preaching bears little resemblance to the Christian message King was preaching during much more difficult times for blacks in this country. Wright preaches that "white man's greed runs a world in need." Wright preaches that "the government gives them [blacks] the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strike law [and] then wants us to sing 'God Bless America.' No, no, no. Not God Bless America, God d--- America!" Wright declares from the pulpit, "Who cares about what a poor black man has to face every day in a country and a culture controlled by rich white people....Jesus was a poor black man who lived in a country and who lived in a culture that was controlled by rich white people. The Romans were rich. The Romans were Italians, which means they were European which means they were white!" After the attacks of September 11, Wright preached that "America's chickens are coming home to roost," because "we have supported state terrorism against the Palestinians and black South Africans" and "the stuff we have done overseas is now brought right back into our own front yard." We brought it on ourselves. Wright gives a lifetime achievement award to Louis Farrakhan, who openly proclaims his anti-Semitism, calling Judaism a "gutter religion" and Hitler "a very great man." Martin Luther King stood up for blacks, fought against racism and segregation, and ultimately gave his life for those causes. He also preached the gospel of Jesus Christ, not a gospel of victimhood and hatred. I cannot say what he might think of Jeremiah Wright. But there is no denying what he preached. This is from one of King's sermons called "Rediscovering Lost Values":
"[W]e have adopted a sort of pragmatic test for right and wrong – whatever works is right....No matter what you do, just do it with a bit of finesse. You know, a sort of attitude of the survival of the slickest....It's all right to lie, but lie with dignity. It's all right to steal and to rob and extort, but do it with a bit of finesse. It's even all right to hate, but just dress your hate up in the garments of love and make it appear that you are loving when you are actually hating."
this article speaks alot to how he might see things now.
What would MLK say?
by Marcia Segelstein Visit Marcia Segelstein's blog
The candidacy of Barack Obama cast a spotlight on his pastor and mentor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Seeing and hearing some of what Rev. Wright preached from his pulpit was a revelation of sorts to me. Call me naïve, but I was unaware of the undercurrent of anti-white sentiment that ran through churches like Trinity, and found voice in ministers like Wright.
Throughout history, much evil has been perpetrated in the name of Christianity. And there is no denying the racism and hatred that black people have suffered at the hands of whites in the past and in my lifetime. Nonetheless I was shocked that in 21st-century America people who called themselves Christians could act in such a way and expect to get away with it. White racists like David Duke are duly villified by the media. Black racists – well, there aren't any I guess. In Denver this year, we watched as a black man accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for the presidency. And while I don't agree with Senator Obama's political views or his stand on virtually every social issue, it was a moment of historic significance. It was a moment that should have made all Americans – black and white – proud.
Denver was host to another historic convention back in 1956. That year, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a sermon at the National Baptist Convention there which, according to eyewitness accounts, gripped the crowd of thousands. The sermon was called "Paul's Letter to American Christians," and King would deliver it again a few months later from his pulpit at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church nine days before the Supreme Court declared Alabama bus segregation unconstitutional. In this sermon, King reads an imaginary letter from the Apostle Paul written to Christians in America. Here is a portion of it:
"There is another thing that disturbs me to no end about the American church. You have a white church and you have a Negro church. You have allowed segregation to creep into the doors of the church. How can such a division exist in the true Body of Christ? You must face the tragic fact that when you stand at eleven o'clock on Sunday morning to sing 'All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name' and 'Dear Lord and Father of All Mankind,' you stand in the most segregated hour of Christian America. They tell me that there is more integration in the entertaining world and other secular agencies than there is in the Christian church. How appalling that is."
He goes on:
"So I would urge each of you to plead patiently with your brothers, and tell them this isn't the way. With understanding goodwill, you are obligated to seek to change their attitudes....Always be sure that you struggle with Christian methods and Christian weapons. Never succumb to the temptation of becoming bitter. As you press on for justice, be sure to move with dignity and discipline, using only the weapon of love. Let no man pull you so low as to hate him."
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright's preaching bears little resemblance to the Christian message King was preaching during much more difficult times for blacks in this country. Wright preaches that "white man's greed runs a world in need." Wright preaches that "the government gives them [blacks] the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strike law [and] then wants us to sing 'God Bless America.' No, no, no. Not God Bless America, God d--- America!" Wright declares from the pulpit, "Who cares about what a poor black man has to face every day in a country and a culture controlled by rich white people....Jesus was a poor black man who lived in a country and who lived in a culture that was controlled by rich white people. The Romans were rich. The Romans were Italians, which means they were European which means they were white!" After the attacks of September 11, Wright preached that "America's chickens are coming home to roost," because "we have supported state terrorism against the Palestinians and black South Africans" and "the stuff we have done overseas is now brought right back into our own front yard." We brought it on ourselves. Wright gives a lifetime achievement award to Louis Farrakhan, who openly proclaims his anti-Semitism, calling Judaism a "gutter religion" and Hitler "a very great man." Martin Luther King stood up for blacks, fought against racism and segregation, and ultimately gave his life for those causes. He also preached the gospel of Jesus Christ, not a gospel of victimhood and hatred. I cannot say what he might think of Jeremiah Wright. But there is no denying what he preached. This is from one of King's sermons called "Rediscovering Lost Values":
"[W]e have adopted a sort of pragmatic test for right and wrong – whatever works is right....No matter what you do, just do it with a bit of finesse. You know, a sort of attitude of the survival of the slickest....It's all right to lie, but lie with dignity. It's all right to steal and to rob and extort, but do it with a bit of finesse. It's even all right to hate, but just dress your hate up in the garments of love and make it appear that you are loving when you are actually hating."
The New Improved USA?
It seems to me that this election will prove in time to be the turning point for us all. If McCain is elected, no matter what his beliefs and policies, will the Democratic congress work with him or stone wall tell another election. Is it a thing of "if we can't do it my way i take my ball and go home." now i realize that today most people can't understand that analogy because today there are lots of folk that make balls of all kind and there are more folk that will give other a ball "just cause." Maybe they think that if they give you A ball then you'll owe them something. Who knows where we are headed. If Obama is elected does that mean that we are all "saved." Does what he say mean that we are just a heart beat away from peace and tranquility. I got this email today and it speaks volumes.
"Should We Pull Out Of Chicago?
A little ACORN can grow into a rotting tree.Perhaps the U.S. should pull out of Chicago!Body count in the last six months:292 killed (murdered) in Chicago; 221 in Baghdad.Chicago? Who runs it?Senators: Barack Obama & Dick Durbin,Rep: Jesse Jackson Jr.Illinois Gov: Rod Blogojevich,Illinois House leader Mike Madigan,Illinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan (daughter of Mike),Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley (son of Mayor Richard J.Daley).Our leadership in Illinois.....all Democrats.Thank you for the combat zone in Chicago. Of course they are all blaming each other!Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any!State pension fund $44 Billion in debt, worst in country.Cook County (Chicago) sales tax 10.25% highest in country.(Look 'em up if you want).Chicago school system rated one of the worst in the country.This is the political culture that Obama comes from in Illinois and he's gonna 'fix' Washington politics for us!"
Good grief! that's pretty extreme. Yes I did say it. I don't think it it's Obama's fault that Chicago is the way it is, but it also speaks to his representation and leadership in that state.
GET OUT AND VOTE AND THEN SHUT YO MOUTH AND SUPPORT THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE, NOT THE JACK ASS OR ELEPHANT AND NOT THE BLACK OR WHITE.
"Should We Pull Out Of Chicago?
A little ACORN can grow into a rotting tree.Perhaps the U.S. should pull out of Chicago!Body count in the last six months:292 killed (murdered) in Chicago; 221 in Baghdad.Chicago? Who runs it?Senators: Barack Obama & Dick Durbin,Rep: Jesse Jackson Jr.Illinois Gov: Rod Blogojevich,Illinois House leader Mike Madigan,Illinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan (daughter of Mike),Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley (son of Mayor Richard J.Daley).Our leadership in Illinois.....all Democrats.Thank you for the combat zone in Chicago. Of course they are all blaming each other!Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any!State pension fund $44 Billion in debt, worst in country.Cook County (Chicago) sales tax 10.25% highest in country.(Look 'em up if you want).Chicago school system rated one of the worst in the country.This is the political culture that Obama comes from in Illinois and he's gonna 'fix' Washington politics for us!"
Good grief! that's pretty extreme. Yes I did say it. I don't think it it's Obama's fault that Chicago is the way it is, but it also speaks to his representation and leadership in that state.
GET OUT AND VOTE AND THEN SHUT YO MOUTH AND SUPPORT THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE, NOT THE JACK ASS OR ELEPHANT AND NOT THE BLACK OR WHITE.
Friday, October 17, 2008
MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION IN HISTORY
The point in my history that I remember most vivid would be when JFK was shot and killed. I know right where I was standing when my elementary teacher told my class. I didn't understand the gravity of what had happened until I was in high school and signed up for "the draft". I lost several friends in Vietnam an didn't want to go and die in some foreign land but I was willing. Lucky for me that Johnson screw us and tied our military's hands so there was nothing else to do but take a knee. If JFK had not been killed I'm convinced that things in "NAM" would have gone different and things would be much different today. This time in our history is an extremely important time for us. It is a point that will determine where our future will go, left or right. Now I'm more of a middle person, the middle being what is right to do. Our elected officials today, in my opinion, do not speak for the people but for their personal beliefs. Where is the will of the people gone??
I would like to share part of an article that i received today that speaks very loud to my "personal" thoughts on this election.
"The upcoming election is the most critical election in the history of our nation. The very future of our nation’s foundation is at stake. Every person will be affected. If the liberals win, then our foundation will no longer be based on the traditional Judeo-Christian morality. It will gradually but assuredly be based on an ever shifting, ever moving foundation. If the liberals win, the damage can’t be stopped with elections two, four or forty years from now. America will forever be changed. We will keep seeing a gradual and growing hostility toward people of faith, especially Christians. The morals of our nation will continue to decline. Our children and grandchildren will pay the price.
In case you may think I’m a “the sky is falling” type of person, you should know: When it comes to predictions, I am a very reserved person. But not on this one. I cannot overstate the damage a liberal victory will do to our country. The upcoming election is the most important in the history of our nation. Yes, if the liberals win you will lose some of your religious freedoms and free speech rights. Churches and pastors will not be exempt. You will not be allowed to say certain things about a particular group. Every item of the homosexual agenda will be approved. All the laws protecting the unborn will be wiped away.
I cannot overemphasize the importance of the Nov. 4 election. That is why I urge you to vote and encourage your family members, friends, Sunday School class and church members to vote. America’s future – the future of your children and grandchildren – is at stake.
You must make your own decision but I have made my decision and will be voting for McCain. Although I do not agree with everything that Mr. McCain says I can not take a chance on my grand child, William the Great's, future being filled with a lot of anti Christian "stuff" that will only create a more sinful nation lost in misdirection by a person who associates with those in the world that are evil. I don't think he will have to live off the nation and I don't want him to have to pay for a bunch of light weight people who are brought up to think that the nation is going to take care of them no matter what. I want those people to get up off their mostly fat butts and work. I work for me and mine, how about you.
GO VOTE, LET'S MAKE A CHANGE BUT THE RIGHT ONE!
I would like to share part of an article that i received today that speaks very loud to my "personal" thoughts on this election.
"The upcoming election is the most critical election in the history of our nation. The very future of our nation’s foundation is at stake. Every person will be affected. If the liberals win, then our foundation will no longer be based on the traditional Judeo-Christian morality. It will gradually but assuredly be based on an ever shifting, ever moving foundation. If the liberals win, the damage can’t be stopped with elections two, four or forty years from now. America will forever be changed. We will keep seeing a gradual and growing hostility toward people of faith, especially Christians. The morals of our nation will continue to decline. Our children and grandchildren will pay the price.
In case you may think I’m a “the sky is falling” type of person, you should know: When it comes to predictions, I am a very reserved person. But not on this one. I cannot overstate the damage a liberal victory will do to our country. The upcoming election is the most important in the history of our nation. Yes, if the liberals win you will lose some of your religious freedoms and free speech rights. Churches and pastors will not be exempt. You will not be allowed to say certain things about a particular group. Every item of the homosexual agenda will be approved. All the laws protecting the unborn will be wiped away.
I cannot overemphasize the importance of the Nov. 4 election. That is why I urge you to vote and encourage your family members, friends, Sunday School class and church members to vote. America’s future – the future of your children and grandchildren – is at stake.
You must make your own decision but I have made my decision and will be voting for McCain. Although I do not agree with everything that Mr. McCain says I can not take a chance on my grand child, William the Great's, future being filled with a lot of anti Christian "stuff" that will only create a more sinful nation lost in misdirection by a person who associates with those in the world that are evil. I don't think he will have to live off the nation and I don't want him to have to pay for a bunch of light weight people who are brought up to think that the nation is going to take care of them no matter what. I want those people to get up off their mostly fat butts and work. I work for me and mine, how about you.
GO VOTE, LET'S MAKE A CHANGE BUT THE RIGHT ONE!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
ABOUT THE PICTURE
THIS IS MY BOY SPECK. Speck was a pup from my "Cleo", a most wonderful Basset Hound. Speck had quite a few brothers and sisters, all of which went to good homes but not speck. Speck was pushed back by his mother because he had "somethings" wrong with him. You'd never know it by looking at him and not just being left pawed I found him where she had left him to die. Speck was a very good friend of mine and we shared many good times laying on the floor watching TV together. He was a vey good listener. I could share my feeling when i was depressed and afraid to tell anyone else. Speck went blind late in life. You can see the right eye in the picture is cloudy. This picture was taken in our back yard. Soon after this time I determined that Speck was blind in both eyes. I selfishly did not put him to sleep because he was giving me so much love and time. Speck learned to make it around the house and yard with no problem. He was still able to live a good live and we gave him plenty of love. I told you he was special. You can see too that he had some trouble with his back. The day came when his back got to bad and he couldn't get up so that morning I took him to a "Vet" and allowed him to move on. I will see you again my friend Speck. I love you and honor you with this posting of your picture. I miss that "big ole nose".
Obama & McCain...What's you Say?!?!
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Time for another falsehood?
I received another e-mail today about Mr. Obama but this one has "stuff" about Mr. McCain also. YOU NEED TO SEE THIS.
OK, I must confess this comes from one of those radical groups, The American Family Association.
http://www.afa.net/pdfs/08VG_print.pdf
OK, I must confess this comes from one of those radical groups, The American Family Association.
http://www.afa.net/pdfs/08VG_print.pdf
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
NOBAMA
I had forgotten that I had posted a little thing about Mr. Obama relating to his relationship to law enforcement and folks in uniform but I was reminded of it today when I received a comment from an anonymous commenter. "The Commenter" states "you should be ashamed at yourself for reproducing it."
Now you have to get the full picture so let me give it to you. This is what "the Commenter" has to say: Blog entitled Obama in Battle Creek or something like that if you care to go back and read it, I didn't.
"This would be almost believable if the author didn't know that the third word in the name of the organization is "Officers", not "Officer's". (no possessive!)So let Jason Kern come forth - MTOA has no record of him and this is not reproduced on the MTOA website! Another fiction aimed at Obama - you should be ashamed at yourself for reproducing it. Why not go back to the old rumor about McCain's out-of-wedlock black child from 2000 in South Carolina? Spread courtesy of W.'s henchmen, of course! "
Well "the commenter" let me say this to you and any others that feel that they need to comment. PLEASE DO! That's what America is all about. Look, this is politics if you didn't care to pull you head out to see. There's no real place for you or me because we don't have the money to pay our way into office and why would we. Somebody has to work! It is not about one person either, whether it is Obama or McCain. It is about the People of the United States of America. The ones that are alive and the ones who are dead, dead, dead. The ones like my Dad, who is dead now but gave time and sacrifice in Europe to fight the Germans. The ones like my uncle who died in a forest in Germany. His body still lies on a hill in France, far far away from his home and family in Tishimingo County Mississippi. Yep, small town folk, the backbone of our nation.
It is no secret that I will be voting for someone different than Mr. Obama, but it won't be because of his race, his relationship with the military or any person in uniform, not because of his association with a certain "pastor" that preaches hate or even his Muslim background. Not even because of his lack of experience or shady associations with people outside the USA. I could and it might be easy for many to select any one of these things to use as justification to vote for another person instead of Mr. Obama but I simply choose to vote the way I think is best and let others do the same. It is no one else's business. I CAN NOT BE BOUGHT AND MY MIND IS MINE TO USE AS I HAVE TRANSFORMED IT BY THE RENEWING OF IT DAILY IN A WALK WITH THE GOD OF THE UNIVERSE, THE CREATOR. Christ was once confronted by a certain leader about his power. Christ statement to him was "You have power because God allows you to have power." Who ever wins the office of President of the United States of America will have assume power and authority but it will all have come from the all powerful God of the universe. If it were me I would be careful how I used it and I would make sure as my friend "Reverend Platt" of the Church of Brookhills in B'Ham AL might say "feed the poor and cloth the needy or something bad might happen to ya."
By the way, "the commenter" if I come up with some other titbits to post related to Mr. Obama, be ready for them and I'll be ready for your comments.
Oh, one more thing please excuse my grammar and spelling. Sometimes I get excited and hit the wrong key or something. You might want to check your writting too because I think it should say "you should be ashamed "of" and "at". Of course I'm just splitting hairs now, aren't I.
Now you have to get the full picture so let me give it to you. This is what "the Commenter" has to say: Blog entitled Obama in Battle Creek or something like that if you care to go back and read it, I didn't.
"This would be almost believable if the author didn't know that the third word in the name of the organization is "Officers", not "Officer's". (no possessive!)So let Jason Kern come forth - MTOA has no record of him and this is not reproduced on the MTOA website! Another fiction aimed at Obama - you should be ashamed at yourself for reproducing it. Why not go back to the old rumor about McCain's out-of-wedlock black child from 2000 in South Carolina? Spread courtesy of W.'s henchmen, of course! "
Well "the commenter" let me say this to you and any others that feel that they need to comment. PLEASE DO! That's what America is all about. Look, this is politics if you didn't care to pull you head out to see. There's no real place for you or me because we don't have the money to pay our way into office and why would we. Somebody has to work! It is not about one person either, whether it is Obama or McCain. It is about the People of the United States of America. The ones that are alive and the ones who are dead, dead, dead. The ones like my Dad, who is dead now but gave time and sacrifice in Europe to fight the Germans. The ones like my uncle who died in a forest in Germany. His body still lies on a hill in France, far far away from his home and family in Tishimingo County Mississippi. Yep, small town folk, the backbone of our nation.
It is no secret that I will be voting for someone different than Mr. Obama, but it won't be because of his race, his relationship with the military or any person in uniform, not because of his association with a certain "pastor" that preaches hate or even his Muslim background. Not even because of his lack of experience or shady associations with people outside the USA. I could and it might be easy for many to select any one of these things to use as justification to vote for another person instead of Mr. Obama but I simply choose to vote the way I think is best and let others do the same. It is no one else's business. I CAN NOT BE BOUGHT AND MY MIND IS MINE TO USE AS I HAVE TRANSFORMED IT BY THE RENEWING OF IT DAILY IN A WALK WITH THE GOD OF THE UNIVERSE, THE CREATOR. Christ was once confronted by a certain leader about his power. Christ statement to him was "You have power because God allows you to have power." Who ever wins the office of President of the United States of America will have assume power and authority but it will all have come from the all powerful God of the universe. If it were me I would be careful how I used it and I would make sure as my friend "Reverend Platt" of the Church of Brookhills in B'Ham AL might say "feed the poor and cloth the needy or something bad might happen to ya."
By the way, "the commenter" if I come up with some other titbits to post related to Mr. Obama, be ready for them and I'll be ready for your comments.
Oh, one more thing please excuse my grammar and spelling. Sometimes I get excited and hit the wrong key or something. You might want to check your writting too because I think it should say "you should be ashamed "of" and "at". Of course I'm just splitting hairs now, aren't I.
Monday, October 13, 2008
The ultimate sacrifice?
The ultimate sacrifice. It's said that a picture speaks a thousand words. This clip tells a story of great sacrifice. It has it all. Love, drama, and a great ending. Please don't miss the ending. You may have heard the story but video, WOW, I can hear the father... Get your tissue out you may need it.
http://www.maximumreferrals.com/videos/bridge/bridge.html
http://www.maximumreferrals.com/videos/bridge/bridge.html
Friday, October 10, 2008
THAT'S RIGHT I SAID IT!
Well, I said it so I might as well take the blame. Now back track to 12 hours ago when I was told that a school from north MS was coming to view my school and were expecting an in-service presentation. Now I don't go for dog and pony shows but I don't like being dumped on to cover someone and end up being sacrificed. What you see is what you get with me, but that's not the way it is with the BOSS. She wasn't going to be there to make a colorful dramatic presentation so it fell, literally on my shoulders. I hesitated to waste my time with preparation of a bunch of education jargon but didn't hesitate to spend some time in preparing a sunday school lesson. You see I serve a God of the moment and at that moment I was more concerned with being prepared for those that would fall under my voice sunday at a devine appointment set by God.
Well, the Boss left for her meeting and as sure as a fat baby poots those folk showed up expecting a professionally prepared in-service presentation. They were not prepared for what they got, a fully functioning lively presenting "dinomaticallydriven" (if it's not a word it should be) fat guy if a tie name "the Big W." Three hours later I was sitting in my office while 9 delta educators were having a sausage dog samwich in my cafeteria. I was smiling :) with some self gratification and thinking that they could use everything I had given them. It was good stuff and it would all work for them. At the same time I was thinking "if they only knew that I made up most of that stuff."
Now don't think less of me but... over the 35 years I've been in education I've spent several years sitting in "in-service" presentations and know how it feels when you need, want, and gotta have a break or the next sound you hear is me falling out of my chair in a stone cold, eyes locked nap.
Not long after lunch the Boss made it back. She walked in my office and asked how things had gone. I said "ok I guess." With an "oh hell" look on her face she left out bound for the cafe' to meet the "Crew from the delta. Not long afterwards she stuck her head in and smiled as to say good job, but she didn't.
At the very least those people left my school having been entertained and with some hope that they had some good ideas to help them help the kids that need help.
Now I sure might as well take the blame but I'll take some credit too.
YEP, THAT'S RIGHT I SAID IT AND I'D SAY IT AGAIN!
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Let's run in the rain.
I got this today and thought it deserves a post in the "Walden World"
A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Target. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of innocence. It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow down the spout. We all stood there under the awning and just inside the door of the Target. We waited, some patiently, others irritated because nature messed up their hurried day. I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Memories of running, splashing so carefree as a child came pouring in as a welcome reprie ve from the worries of my day. The little voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all caught in 'Mom let's run through the rain,' she said. 'What?' Mom asked. 'Lets run through the rain!' She repeated. 'No, honey. We'll wait until it slows down a bit,' Mom replied. This young child waited about another minute and repeated: 'Mom, let's run through the rain.' 'We'll get soaked if we do,' Mom said. 'No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning,' the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom's arm. This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet? 'Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, 'If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!' The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn't hear anything but the rain.. We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's life. A time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith. 'Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run through the rain. If GOD lets us get wet, well maybe we just needed washing,' Mom said. Then off they ran. We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they darted past the cars and yes, through the puddles. They held their shopping bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked. But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars. And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.
Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious memories...So, don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories every day.
To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven. I HOPE YOU STILL TAKE THE TIME TO RUN THROUGH THE RAIN. They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them , a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget them.
Take the time to live!!! Keep in touch with your friends, you never know when you'll need each other -- and don't forget to run in the rain!
A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Target. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of innocence. It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow down the spout. We all stood there under the awning and just inside the door of the Target. We waited, some patiently, others irritated because nature messed up their hurried day. I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Memories of running, splashing so carefree as a child came pouring in as a welcome reprie ve from the worries of my day. The little voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all caught in 'Mom let's run through the rain,' she said. 'What?' Mom asked. 'Lets run through the rain!' She repeated. 'No, honey. We'll wait until it slows down a bit,' Mom replied. This young child waited about another minute and repeated: 'Mom, let's run through the rain.' 'We'll get soaked if we do,' Mom said. 'No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning,' the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom's arm. This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet? 'Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, 'If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!' The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn't hear anything but the rain.. We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's life. A time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith. 'Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run through the rain. If GOD lets us get wet, well maybe we just needed washing,' Mom said. Then off they ran. We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they darted past the cars and yes, through the puddles. They held their shopping bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked. But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars. And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.
Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious memories...So, don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories every day.
To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven. I HOPE YOU STILL TAKE THE TIME TO RUN THROUGH THE RAIN. They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them , a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget them.
Take the time to live!!! Keep in touch with your friends, you never know when you'll need each other -- and don't forget to run in the rain!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
IT'S A NEW DAY, BUT...
IT IS A NEW DAY BUT... IT'S THE SAME SONG!
Got to school today feeling pretty good, knowing that I would have a Divine appointment some time during the day. Little did I know the divine appointment was to be "me" meeting with me about Him.
You know God will not give you more than you can take but I had a coach tell me "you gonna feel like dying, you gonna want to die but before you die your body will just quit. Then I'll fix you and you can move on, so don't worry about dying, you got me."
It is so important to KNOW who you are. Who you are in the eyes of God and those you love. Today I had an encounter with several folk that "weren't feeling me." They didn't see me as a child of God who was bought with a sacrifice of a loving Son, they didn't see me as a loving father that would give all for his family, they didn't see me as a person who would rather serve others that be served, they didn't see me because they are blind to the good things in life by the evil things and sin.
My heart hurt for them, but there is nothing I can do to open their eyes. I was not alone. I had my Jesus with me. He tells me that "I'll never leave you..." He was there and His Spirit gave me the peace, kindness, and patience I needed. Oh yea, He was there!
It's a new day but the same song just a difference verse for many. I pray God will give those I dealt with today sight, but those folk "gots to want it" first. I also pray that God give those of us that love Him better sight so we can help the blind.
Got to school today feeling pretty good, knowing that I would have a Divine appointment some time during the day. Little did I know the divine appointment was to be "me" meeting with me about Him.
You know God will not give you more than you can take but I had a coach tell me "you gonna feel like dying, you gonna want to die but before you die your body will just quit. Then I'll fix you and you can move on, so don't worry about dying, you got me."
It is so important to KNOW who you are. Who you are in the eyes of God and those you love. Today I had an encounter with several folk that "weren't feeling me." They didn't see me as a child of God who was bought with a sacrifice of a loving Son, they didn't see me as a loving father that would give all for his family, they didn't see me as a person who would rather serve others that be served, they didn't see me because they are blind to the good things in life by the evil things and sin.
My heart hurt for them, but there is nothing I can do to open their eyes. I was not alone. I had my Jesus with me. He tells me that "I'll never leave you..." He was there and His Spirit gave me the peace, kindness, and patience I needed. Oh yea, He was there!
It's a new day but the same song just a difference verse for many. I pray God will give those I dealt with today sight, but those folk "gots to want it" first. I also pray that God give those of us that love Him better sight so we can help the blind.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
David Platt
This is a follow up to an entry from September 23rd.
Again let me say, David Platt is fine young man, learned young man with tremendous knowledge of the WORD of God, pastor of the Church Of Brookhills. He has done a wonderful job. Recently after I had listened to one of his Sunday sermons (http://www.brookhills.org/media/page_audio_chrono_2008.htm ) I wrote an entry about being confused about some statements he made. The statement went like this, " if you are not feeding the hungry and clothing the naked then you ... are ...going...to hell." Ok, I have listened to the other messages and I have yet to hear him explain in detail what he was trying to say. I was in B'Ham this weekend and was able to worship at Brookhills. A good experience, very worshipful. My feeling about David's statements about where some intend to spend eternity were reinforced as he took us through the old testament sighting verse after verse relating to caring for the poor. Like I said before, "That might be clear to you but I'm a little slow." You see it's not that I don't understand the statement, it's that I don't understand the statement relating to people going to hell because they don't feed and cloth the poor.
Now David, I understand that you have had lots of experiences the I will never have and you are far far above me in your intellectual skills and powers, but could we define "the poor" and talk about the results of Christ being in a person's life and the relationship to these scriptures saying that folk are going to hell and the Christian being saved ?
Now I'm Sure you who have a personal relationship with Christ can identify with what I'm gong to say next so hang on. IGNORING THE POOR WILL NOT SEND YOU TO HELL. NOW LET ME QUALIFY THAT STATEMENT FOR DAVID AND ALL "GOD'S PEOPLES." When Christ comes into your life, God the Holy Spirit indwells your life. The result of you allowing the Spirit to control you (take control of your life) is something the Bible calls "fruit of the spirit". Not fruits but fruit. You wouldn't say "fruits juice" would you?" It's fruit, a mixture of all the qualities mentioned in the Bible. Ga 5:22 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness," When this fruit begin to exude from your life the change is drastically different that the life you lived before. A person who knows Christ will do for the poor because of their changed life, not to keep from going to HELL. It is the result of Christ in our lives that causes us to do more than just feed and cloth the poor. It is the result of Christ being in a person's life that gets them into heaven. You are save by grace and grace alone. Eph. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Christ's death was ABSOLUTELY enough payment for ALL sin. Now let's not cheapen our savior's death with some talk of going to hell if we don't feed the hungry or cloth the poor.
As for David Platt, have my feeling about him changed? Well, not much but since I'm not there to talk with him and since my e-mail has been blocked. I'll still listen to his messages from i-tunes, but I'll leave it him and his burden to lead those of his faith family to understand this critical principle.
Glory to God, Amen and Amen!
Again let me say, David Platt is fine young man, learned young man with tremendous knowledge of the WORD of God, pastor of the Church Of Brookhills. He has done a wonderful job. Recently after I had listened to one of his Sunday sermons (http://www.brookhills.org/media/page_audio_chrono_2008.htm ) I wrote an entry about being confused about some statements he made. The statement went like this, " if you are not feeding the hungry and clothing the naked then you ... are ...going...to hell." Ok, I have listened to the other messages and I have yet to hear him explain in detail what he was trying to say. I was in B'Ham this weekend and was able to worship at Brookhills. A good experience, very worshipful. My feeling about David's statements about where some intend to spend eternity were reinforced as he took us through the old testament sighting verse after verse relating to caring for the poor. Like I said before, "That might be clear to you but I'm a little slow." You see it's not that I don't understand the statement, it's that I don't understand the statement relating to people going to hell because they don't feed and cloth the poor.
Now David, I understand that you have had lots of experiences the I will never have and you are far far above me in your intellectual skills and powers, but could we define "the poor" and talk about the results of Christ being in a person's life and the relationship to these scriptures saying that folk are going to hell and the Christian being saved ?
Now I'm Sure you who have a personal relationship with Christ can identify with what I'm gong to say next so hang on. IGNORING THE POOR WILL NOT SEND YOU TO HELL. NOW LET ME QUALIFY THAT STATEMENT FOR DAVID AND ALL "GOD'S PEOPLES." When Christ comes into your life, God the Holy Spirit indwells your life. The result of you allowing the Spirit to control you (take control of your life) is something the Bible calls "fruit of the spirit". Not fruits but fruit. You wouldn't say "fruits juice" would you?" It's fruit, a mixture of all the qualities mentioned in the Bible. Ga 5:22 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness," When this fruit begin to exude from your life the change is drastically different that the life you lived before. A person who knows Christ will do for the poor because of their changed life, not to keep from going to HELL. It is the result of Christ in our lives that causes us to do more than just feed and cloth the poor. It is the result of Christ being in a person's life that gets them into heaven. You are save by grace and grace alone. Eph. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Christ's death was ABSOLUTELY enough payment for ALL sin. Now let's not cheapen our savior's death with some talk of going to hell if we don't feed the hungry or cloth the poor.
As for David Platt, have my feeling about him changed? Well, not much but since I'm not there to talk with him and since my e-mail has been blocked. I'll still listen to his messages from i-tunes, but I'll leave it him and his burden to lead those of his faith family to understand this critical principle.
Glory to God, Amen and Amen!
Kiss Me Where It Don't Snow II
As a follow up to the previous posting I offer the "Top Ten" points to remember after an encounter like the one described in "Kiss Me Where It Don't Snow Part one."
1. The volume of the person voice who is to do the kissing is inversely proportional to the time it takes your Boss and her Boss to chew your ass out for the parent's accusations.
2. You might as well say what needs to be said because your going to get blamed for it anyway.
3. The apple don't fall to far from the tree.
4. Remember that cheese cake or warm soft baked cookies can do a world of good for hurt feelings.
5. You DO NOT have to share the cookies. (unless you want to)
6. There is always another day and another opportunity to be a servant.
7. Each day pays the same.
8. Some people know what you do is important. You may die not knowing any of them but the probability of there being one is pretty good.
9. The probability that your "Boss" being one of those who recognize that you are some one that makes a difference is directly proportional to the amount of the Boss's work that you have done in the past and the amount of work they think you are going to do for them in the future.
10. JESUS IS COMING AGAIN!
1. The volume of the person voice who is to do the kissing is inversely proportional to the time it takes your Boss and her Boss to chew your ass out for the parent's accusations.
2. You might as well say what needs to be said because your going to get blamed for it anyway.
3. The apple don't fall to far from the tree.
4. Remember that cheese cake or warm soft baked cookies can do a world of good for hurt feelings.
5. You DO NOT have to share the cookies. (unless you want to)
6. There is always another day and another opportunity to be a servant.
7. Each day pays the same.
8. Some people know what you do is important. You may die not knowing any of them but the probability of there being one is pretty good.
9. The probability that your "Boss" being one of those who recognize that you are some one that makes a difference is directly proportional to the amount of the Boss's work that you have done in the past and the amount of work they think you are going to do for them in the future.
10. JESUS IS COMING AGAIN!
KISS ME WHERE IT DON'T SNOW!
In my business I meet the most wonderful people. An English teacher who's great desire is to serve the US soldiers as a family counselor when they return to the US, a coach that uses his truck to take kids home after practice. Wonderful people! But then there are those who bring me to pause... Then if I have been able to restrain my reflexes I don't say what I should but I smile and take their CRAP!! Today I had just that kind of encounter with a parent who blamed me and her child's teacher for his problems.
As understanding as I can be, today was not the day to blame me for problems of a sstudent that had come from a detention center for his behavior and his law breaking ways.
This is dedicated to that parent: "Lady open your eyes and look at your son, he is not mine. It was not I who had to go and try to get him out of jail. I was not I who was embarrassed when your family found out about him and your failures as a parent. It was not me who had to take off from work to bring him back to school because of his disrespect towards his teachers and his disruptions in class that keep the teacher from teaching and the other students from learning. Oops, I'm sorry to imply that you actually have a job. I do understand that you don't have much time free for parenting with your trips to the "boats" in Vickburg and picking up yours and his "checks."Heavens forbid that you get a job to take you away from parenting your child.
As for all those things that you have said today, that I'm an "Uncle Tom", a racist and how I don't know who I'm messing with, about who you know and what you will do, please do what you think is "right" but please what is right because most of your decisions lately haven't been up to par.
I'd like to warn you though bigger and louder and more influential people have taken their shot at me and I'M STILL STANDING! So let me say with all due respect that you can "kiss me where it don't snow" and have a nice day :).
As understanding as I can be, today was not the day to blame me for problems of a sstudent that had come from a detention center for his behavior and his law breaking ways.
This is dedicated to that parent: "Lady open your eyes and look at your son, he is not mine. It was not I who had to go and try to get him out of jail. I was not I who was embarrassed when your family found out about him and your failures as a parent. It was not me who had to take off from work to bring him back to school because of his disrespect towards his teachers and his disruptions in class that keep the teacher from teaching and the other students from learning. Oops, I'm sorry to imply that you actually have a job. I do understand that you don't have much time free for parenting with your trips to the "boats" in Vickburg and picking up yours and his "checks."Heavens forbid that you get a job to take you away from parenting your child.
As for all those things that you have said today, that I'm an "Uncle Tom", a racist and how I don't know who I'm messing with, about who you know and what you will do, please do what you think is "right" but please what is right because most of your decisions lately haven't been up to par.
I'd like to warn you though bigger and louder and more influential people have taken their shot at me and I'M STILL STANDING! So let me say with all due respect that you can "kiss me where it don't snow" and have a nice day :).
Friday, October 3, 2008
Opportunity Knocks or Falls Out
WOW! as Jerry Clower would say "look for it."
Going to see my baby in B'Ham today and cut school to sleep and get ready. Decided to go ahead and get tires although i really didn't need them on the front. See I'm a cheap, Back a while I needed two tires so i went to a junk yard and got them for $80 bucks. Good tires, good deal but now I needed tow more so I decided to put 4 on since there was a sale. Sale was so much of a sale but got them anyway. The tire place is just up from the barber shop so I called "Candy" and she could see me to I walked down for a cut. Two birds with one rock, right? I had no idea. You see 2 days ago while taking I was showering and getting ready for work I discovered I was thinking hard about what i would be doing at word. Well, that's not a bad thing but while listening to the gospel music I suddenly said to my self, "self this is not the time for pining about work, let's worship!" So i began to sing along with the gospel tune and the day began as it should. I was able to share with some folk at work and yesterday one of those people came to me and said that she thought about what i HAD SAID AND SHE DID THAT FOR YESTERDAY! WOW!
OK, OK, anyway I go to get my hair cut. Cindy is a real cutie, sweetie blonde girl who does a great job and REMEMBERS MY NAME! I get there and she gets started and we are talking and she says she hasn't had breakfast and only ate her vitamins today. Then she says she doesn't feel good and you guessed it, she starts to pass out. So I take care of her. NOBODY ELSE DID A THING! NOT ONE OF HER CO-WORKERS EVEN MOVED! She felt better and wanted to continue and reluctantly I said OK. You guess it near passing out again and I put her in the chair to lean back. Time she agreed to just sit there and i took the bib off and walked over to the Walgreens and bought her some cookies and a muffin. Brought the stuff back and made her eat something. She was most grateful and i was prepared to go "as is". See i can cut my own hair, it's just Libby doesn't like it when I do. So she gets to feeling better and says "please let me finish, I only have a little to do and i feel better." So I let her. She did OK. I had to pay her with quarters! She didn't want for me to pay but the help and concern for her was free and special to me. She was most appreciative and said you're a good Daddy. NOW I'M NOT HER DADDY AND DON'T READ ANYTHING INTO THAT BUT THAT IS ONE GREAT COMPLEMENT.
I didn't know when I started out today that I would have the opportunity to be a servant of God, to show His love and caring for others.
I didn't know that there would be an "opportunity" but I was ready. I thank God today that for giving me the opportunity and letting me be aware of it.
GO GOD!
Going to see my baby in B'Ham today and cut school to sleep and get ready. Decided to go ahead and get tires although i really didn't need them on the front. See I'm a cheap, Back a while I needed two tires so i went to a junk yard and got them for $80 bucks. Good tires, good deal but now I needed tow more so I decided to put 4 on since there was a sale. Sale was so much of a sale but got them anyway. The tire place is just up from the barber shop so I called "Candy" and she could see me to I walked down for a cut. Two birds with one rock, right? I had no idea. You see 2 days ago while taking I was showering and getting ready for work I discovered I was thinking hard about what i would be doing at word. Well, that's not a bad thing but while listening to the gospel music I suddenly said to my self, "self this is not the time for pining about work, let's worship!" So i began to sing along with the gospel tune and the day began as it should. I was able to share with some folk at work and yesterday one of those people came to me and said that she thought about what i HAD SAID AND SHE DID THAT FOR YESTERDAY! WOW!
OK, OK, anyway I go to get my hair cut. Cindy is a real cutie, sweetie blonde girl who does a great job and REMEMBERS MY NAME! I get there and she gets started and we are talking and she says she hasn't had breakfast and only ate her vitamins today. Then she says she doesn't feel good and you guessed it, she starts to pass out. So I take care of her. NOBODY ELSE DID A THING! NOT ONE OF HER CO-WORKERS EVEN MOVED! She felt better and wanted to continue and reluctantly I said OK. You guess it near passing out again and I put her in the chair to lean back. Time she agreed to just sit there and i took the bib off and walked over to the Walgreens and bought her some cookies and a muffin. Brought the stuff back and made her eat something. She was most grateful and i was prepared to go "as is". See i can cut my own hair, it's just Libby doesn't like it when I do. So she gets to feeling better and says "please let me finish, I only have a little to do and i feel better." So I let her. She did OK. I had to pay her with quarters! She didn't want for me to pay but the help and concern for her was free and special to me. She was most appreciative and said you're a good Daddy. NOW I'M NOT HER DADDY AND DON'T READ ANYTHING INTO THAT BUT THAT IS ONE GREAT COMPLEMENT.
I didn't know when I started out today that I would have the opportunity to be a servant of God, to show His love and caring for others.
I didn't know that there would be an "opportunity" but I was ready. I thank God today that for giving me the opportunity and letting me be aware of it.
GO GOD!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Knight Rider II
Kinght Rider II
continuing the Knight rider review. Yes, I watched some last night but I ended up watching a Destination Truth recording.
This is alll I have to say about this week's continuation to this poor use of air time, "Knight Rider," I bid you good night!
Destination truth is a 8.7 9n the WALDENOMETER.
continuing the Knight rider review. Yes, I watched some last night but I ended up watching a Destination Truth recording.
This is alll I have to say about this week's continuation to this poor use of air time, "Knight Rider," I bid you good night!
Destination truth is a 8.7 9n the WALDENOMETER.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
If you want to know...
If you don't want to know...
If you don't want to know then don't ask me. If you have already made up your mind just tell me. If what I say doesn't mean anything then tell me to shut up!
Ever feel like that. Good grief! there are people that want you to listen to what they want and then tell them that they are wise and should move ahead fred. I'm just not that kind of person. The really weird thing is that the same people keep coming back wanting you to agree with them. Same song different verse. It's like they want your permission to do the wrong thing. I think they want to be able to come back and blame you for "rubber stamping" their mistakes. Now I'm not tooting my on horn, but I've help some folk make some really tough discisions. Discisions that affected much more than themselves. I can't honestly tell you something that is not true, and that's not a play on words, well... maybe it is but anyway.
Now if you truthfully care for someone you'll hurt them if it's for their own good. It's like a Doctor hurting their child during surgery and at the sme time saving the child's life. "You always hurt the one you love" sorry... that ain't got anything to do with this or maybe it does. You decide.
If you are a true friend you'll do what is right for your friend. You'll Be there for them when they need you. Even when they aren't sure that they need you. Tell them the truth, be straight with them, shoot straight. You may not be the most popular person but you will be respected and valued. Maybe most of all YOU WILL BE MISSED.
Anyway don't you hate it when you meet a person that "knows everything about everything", doesn't mind telling you but hates for folk to tell them the truth or correct them. Those folk take everything personal. I do, I ... ok, dislike them extremely. It's like racing with that dinosaur in Jurassic Park. The one with a head as big as a truck. You want to run but you realize that (a) your legs aren't long enough to get you away from the impending unpleasant encourter and (b) they will find you no matter where you go. So the best thing to do is to be faithful to yourself and your beliefs. Speak from your heart and remember that it is better to stand in silence allowing everyone to believe you dumb, stupid and crazy or open your mouth and leave no doubt.
HA! Get it!
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