| Thanks Lennon, this is exactly what I needed today!!!! --- On Sat, 3/28/09, lennon martin <martin562007@yahoo.com> wrote:
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Psalm 119:1 Blessed are those whose lives have integrity, those who follow the teachings of the LORD. 2 Blessed are those who obey his written instructions. They wholeheartedly search for him. 3 They do nothing wrong. They follow his directions. 4 You have commanded that your guiding principles be carefully followed. 5 I pray that my ways may become firmly established so that I can obey your laws. 6 Then I will never feel ashamed when I study all your commandments. 7 I will give thanks to you as I learn your regulations, which are based on your righteousness. 8 I will obey your laws. Never abandon me. Just as listening does not guarantee hearing so looking does not guarantee seeing. there is a section of the word that says Hear and your soul shall live and Jesus said we do not just live by food but by words that come from God. I have heard a lot of talk about world view I am chastised for airing dirty laundry.... talking about things of which I should be ashamed. I find myself trafficking in unusual ideas a peddler of strange thought the employ of metaphor and parable and parody have been the way of communicators seeing is beleiving is the common way of the world unless you beleive you cannot see is what Jesus said The bible says fools despise instruction... and we know that instuction may come through any channel..in the movie "SWING VOTE"..for example, the little girl Molly seemed to be instructing her father constantly to behave himself decently. A family makes a decision to use church time for other purposes on a regular basis. The little children immediately pick up on the inconsistency, and start to suggest all kinds of creative ways to "solve the problem". Indeed we will find God instructing us through a variety of circumstance. The letter kills, and can destroy relationships. Jesus made what seems to be a startlimg statement in Matthew 10:34 34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. 35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. It is the spirit that teaches, that informs and transforms and gives life How dare you think that you can tell me what to do?....we hear it all the time. Who said that God invented marriage? Down with marriage !!! up with civil unions...the state is God !!! That's what we hear a lot in our brave new world ONE NATION UNDER MAN !!! the spirit of antichrist is what the bible calls it remember NIMROD ! |
The following is a sample of what the leader of the company I work for actually sends to ALL employees...maybe thats where I got the rambling idea from...but can you see how my ramblings are a bit more strenuous on the mind...I am not a CEO anyhow...well maybe not...CEO of the CHRONICLE..how about that Musings from your CEO … 2007 Issue 28 October 8 – 12
To Everyone: Well I decided to do an unofficial survey and see if folks could get through a week or more without hearing from me! No great surprise but it seems like we are all so busy that reading one less email a week is no cause for concern... Honestly, I have been super busy and feeling a bit burned out, with nothing terribly interesting to say. My travels have not taken me to our operations so I have not had a chance to catch up with any of you personally. It has also been a bad week for heroes, with Ms. Jones a fabulous runner, finally coming clean about her juiced performance as a star at the Olympics, and professional coaches "cheating" by stealing defensive signals. I guess the most disturbing part to me has been the number of folks who seem to condone the behavior and say that it is all about winning not playing by the rules! I recently read a letter to the editor in Time magazine. The letter was about a team that chose to forfeit a win and their championship in football when they realized that they had been inadvertently given 5 downs in a series. When they realized it they voted to give up the championship; those guys were real heroes and sportsmen in my book, unfortunately it happened more than 50 years ago! October is half over and when I look at one of my goals for 2007, I realize that I have a very long way to go if I have any hope of visiting even half of our offices this year! I am disappointed but feel it's still a worthy goal (and one that gets tougher every year with our growth). Thanks to those of you who sent me a note on Boss's day. I hope to hear from you on other days as well! See you soon? ====================== WARNING TREACHEROUS MINDFIELD AHEAD PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK!
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the world and his wife - church and state highly regulated societies such as castro's cuba have tended historically to be atheistic it follows...if the leader is strong enough then the state can do so much more for the individual..right? take for instance pharoh's egypt or nebukanizer's or whatever his name (SADAM's babylon babylon the great - mother of harlots ---sorry went on a tangent there Alzheimers patient's have been widely misunderstood..and abused by some in the "health care" community... Festus (another sunday school character...I love off on a tangent so this guy festus thought my friend paully was mad...he actually told paully ...to his face... TOO MUCH LEARNING MAKETH THEE MAD back on track so why do you think it talks about THE CHURCH as the BRIDE OF CHRIST my son if sinners entice thee.... jean jean roses are red and all of the feilds are all green if you only stand still at the top of the hill just stay out of my life bonnie jean ok maybe it didn't go exactly like that, but there was a pop song back in the day about jean.... and you know my brain... songs just stick to the windmills of my mind like fly papaer. enough of the wording around... sorry to bore you...but they are kind of like my mental warm up..boot ups ...whatever everthiong is just bouncing around the mind for a while ...be patient the chaos will soon cease. LOL so anyhow, there is this girl jean who tried..is still trying to destroy my family and guess what, she is not trying to seduce me.... she is now on her fourth attempt to seduce the wife !!! she was successful in two of the attempts before I even realized what was goin on !
the woman is a loan officer at a prominent bank, who etnices us constantly with debt!! off on a tangent a story about a man who married a prostitute knowing full well what he was doing GOD TOLD HIM TO DO IT BTW this is a bible story so get your minds out of the gutter ......read ezikiel in your bible..pray first another tangent ever heard of CITIGROUP? What is a TOXIC asset? How about predatory lending?.. what is that? the ramblings/rumblings/rantingss are really wild this morning Hang on it's going to be a rough ride ..but stay with me.. I promise... we are going somewhere... CONSENT THOU NOT !!! we walked into the car lot...flat broke...not a penny ten minutes later...drove out in a brand new car epilogue : the car crashed, nearly killed me a jewish lawyer took the case...we didn't get one penny but guess what...we still owed the bank for the car ...maybe twice the cash price of the car BTW... in case you are wondering this is a true story not a game of MONOPOLY! hopefully I can make some sense out of all this for you later I owe, I owe, I owe so off to work I go and the borrower shall be servant to the lender - BIBLE |
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In an era where love is the hot stuff in movies between unmarried couples, and marriage is the institution being abandoned in favor of cohabitation, seeing such a high-profile married couple who genuinely love each other is an epiphany for some. In recent weeks, some notable people have voiced their belief that the First Couple's example could launch a new appreciation for marriage, particularly in the African-American community.
A recent article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution brought out the fact that the rate of marriage among black adults is one third less than that of whites and Hispanics. Kids growing up in this culture are beginning to consider that "marriage is for white people." That's an observation expressed by Georgia's black Supreme Court chief justice
“I was really excited when I saw the Obama family on the [TV] screen [on Nov. 4] because I meet so many young African-Americans who, frankly, have never seen an intact family like this,” said Leah Ward Sears, chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court and a board member of the Institute for American Values, which promotes marriage. “I’m hopeful [the Obamas] will be a brand-new model of what the ideal is, even if many, many of us will fall short of the ideal,” she added.
Our culture could stand to be reminded that marriage is the lifelong union of a man and women growing together in oneness. It will be interesting to see if the candidate who campaigned on a theme of change will see some of that change come about as a natural result of his commitment to his marriage. pictures from ALOMA MARTIN article from FAMILY LIFE TODAY
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Why is it so many high school students who head off to college wind up abandoning their faith? Jonathan Morrow says there's a lot pressing students in a lot of different directions. Can a college student really keep his faith strong while away from home? Jonathan Morrow talks about his university years, going to class, hanging out with friends, and serving in Campus Crusade for Christ. Today, he gives listeners a realistic look at the spiritual climate of most college campuses, and tells students what they can do to stay strong in the midst of it.
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| Courage and Fear A good friend of mine once asked me how could something that is wrong feel so right. Back in those days... when I knew the answer to everything... I thought it was simple YOU CAN'T FOLLOW YOUR FEELINGS !!! RIGHT ??? Yup....and then you stop living....the temptation....why not live a little? It is the difference between fear and courage....I am afraid to be tempted....because I give in so easy and have failed so often... so I become am locked away in a cave...afraid !!!....withering away on the vine. the way is narrow and so few find it...GET OUT OF THE CAVE !!! bbbut...I'm scared !!!! DO IT AFRAID...that is courage - (Joyce Meyer) We are called to courage and not to fear. I must get out of the cave and look the world square in the eye I must engage the culture...be tempted and resist...be strong If it feels good to fail by the enticements of life It feels even better to overcome. PRAYERS - from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, (we used this in elementary school - Central Branch Primary) F OR FIDELITYTeach us, good Lord, to serve thee as thou deservest; to give and not to count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labour and not to ask for any reward, save that of knowing that we do thy will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.F OR GOD'S HELP Grant us, O Lord, in all our duties thy help, in all our perplexities thy counsel, in all our dangers thy protection, and in all our sorrows thy peace; for the sake of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.Grant to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit to think and do always such things as are right; that we, who cannot do any thing that is good without thee, may by thee be enabled to live according to thy will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. F OR GOD'S PROTECTION
********************* Ziggy for White House gig Published: Tuesday March 24, 2009 Michelle Obama Reggae singer Ziggy Marley is scheduled to perform at the White House on April 13, as part of President Barack Obama's Easter celebrations. Marley, the eldest of reggae legend Bob Marley's sons, said he was contacted last week by the office of First Lady Michelle Obama to appear at the event which is a White House tradition. "I'm really excited about it; we get the chance to spread the message all the way to the White House," Marley told The Gleaner. Marley is a five-time Grammy winner. Four of those came with the Melody Makers, a group which also included his brother, Stephen, and sisters, Sharon and Cedella. His 2006 solo album, Love Is My Religion, won the Grammy for Best Reggae Album in 2007. Marley's latest album, Family Time, is a collection of children's songs. It will be released on May 5. |
| NEVER GIVE UP. by Martin Tupper ********** At Oxford Tupper was already an ardent Evangelical and hoped to make a career in the Church. But he suffered from a stammer which remained with him until he was about 35 when he cured it, according to his own notes, by constant prayer. Dr Tupper hoped his son would make a career in law, but after several years spent in chambers this idea was also abandoned. Already married and with the first of a large family to provide for, Tupper lived in a small house in London largely dependent on the generosity of his father. *************** TUPPER QUOTES Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the muscle of omnipotence. Martin Farquhar Tupper Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh. Martin Farquhar Tupper Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech. Martin Farquhar Tupper |
Ephesians 5:15 When life is hard and payday is still so far away and when the salary comes, it's not enough there is only one thing to do; God says the struggle is over for you. If you believe this, forward to 5 people. Don't ignore, God could be testing YOU. Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain Ephesians 5:15 encourages us to 'be very careful how you live, making the most of your time.' Each and everyone of us is going through tough times right now, but God is getting ready to bless you in a way that only He can. Keep the faith. My instructions were to pick four (4) people that I wanted God to bless, and I picked you. Please pass this to at least four (4) people you want to be blessed and a copy back to me. This prayer is powerful, and prayer is one of the best gifts we receive. There is no cost but a lot of rewards. Let's continue to pray for one another. Father, I ask You to bless my friends, relatives and those that I care deeply for, who are reading this right now. Show them a new revelation of Your love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You to minister to their spirit at this very moment. Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy. Where there is self doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace. Where there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs. Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings. In Jesus ' precious name. Amen. If the Lord lays upon your heart to send this to more than four (4) people, you are truly blessed. |
I am sure that the original context did not involve some of the contemporary gender issues, but I want to use the question as a starting point in your discussion of this thorny issue 'mutilated maleness'.
The images of manhood that are portrayed in most of our television characters tend to be less than ideal. The role of fathers is often ridiculed.
Author Steve Biddulph asks the question :
