today's round-up

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IMAGINE NOAH

Harold Camping, 89, of Oakland-Calif.-based Family Radio

made worldwide headlines in recent months for his

prediction that Judgment Day was guaranteed to be May 21,

2011, prompting many believers to quit their regular jobs

to help spread the warning....It was not the first time

Camping got the forecast wrong, having prognosticated the

return of Jesus numerous times, including 1994. "This guy

is something else,"We are calling for the Family Radio

board to remove him."

http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=303093

 

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"We support free speech, but this is shouting 'Rapture!' in

a crowded theater" - John Keiser

 

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Glastnost

more like chapter 16

restructuring

 

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Another atheist with the group, Bob Seidensticker, said,

"There must be consequences. For this radio network to be

financially healthy when they have caused many of their

listeners to be destitute or distraught – that's wrong. We

want a way for those injured by this prediction to come

forward so they can be compensated by Family Radio."

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"There must be consequences. For this

bank/entertainer/church/employer/political

party/school/advertiser/network news team.. to be

financially healthy when they have caused many of their

listeners/viewers/followers/employees/stockholders to be

destitute or distraught – that's wrong. We want a way for

those injured by this/these prediction(s)/claims etc to

come forward so they can be compensated by Family Radio or

whoever."

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..atheists are lamenting that religious organizations are

exempted from disclosure requirements by the Internal

Revenue Service, precluding the public from finding out how

much money Camping and his network have collected from the

Judgment Day campaign.

 

...we call on Congress to make the rules consistent for all

nonprofits. If a ministry is comfortable with God knowing

how it spends its money, surely it can't have anything to

hide from the public."

 

http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=303093

 

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THE OATH

 

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He will have acted not as a constitutional representative,

but as a monarch, subversive of, or above, the law." - Dr.

Larry Arnn of the Claremont Institute

 

'For one man to defy a law or court order he does not like

is to invite others to do the same. This leads to a

breakdown of all justice. Some societies respect the rule

of force; America respects the rule of law.' - Kennedy

 

"Votes alone do not make a person president of the United

States. There is a requirement that precedes obtaining the

power and authority of obtaining the presidency. It is the

oath of office. It is swearing to preserve, protect and

defend the Constitution. It is accepting the obligation

that the laws are to be faithfully executed. - Rogan

 

 

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The date was July 16, 2008. It was late in the afternoon

and I was sitting in my hotel room in Louisville, Kentucky.

I was scheduled to speak that evening for the Kentucky

Association of School Administrators (KASA).

I was a little "down in the dumps." I hadn't gotten to

exercise lately because of my traveling schedule and

recently I'd experienced some mild bouts of vertigo

Patrick Henry Hughes was born with no eyes, and a

tightening of the joints which left him crippled for life.

However, as a child, he was fitted with artificial eyes and

placed in a wheelchair. Before his first birthday, he

discovered the piano. His mom said, "I could hit any note

on the piano, and within one or two tries, he'd get it." By

his second birthday, he was playing requests (You Are My

Sunshine, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star). His father was

ecstatic. "We might not play baseball, but we can play

music together."

 

Today, Patrick is a junior at the University of Louisville.

His father attends classes with him and he's made nearly

all A's, with the exception of 3 B's He's also a part of

the 214 member marching band. You read it right...the

marching band! He's a blind, wheelchair-bound trumpet

player; and he and his father do it together. They attend

all the band practices and the half-time performance in

front of thousands. His father rolls and rotates his son

around the field to the cheers of Patrick's fans. In order

to attend Patrick's classes and every band practice, his

father works the graveyard shift at UPS. Patrick said..."My

dad's my hero."

www.SimpleTruths.com.

 

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Once again, Cameron Diaz is earning headlines for her

comments about marriage.

The 38-year-old actress has had a succession of boyfriends

but has never married. Recently she told one magazine,

"Marriage isn't important to me … If I try to lock

something down, I'm missing out on all the possibilities of

what it could be."

 

When another interviewer asked if she believes marriage is

a dying institution, she answered, "I do. I think we have

to make our own rules. I don't think we should live our

lives in relationships based off old traditions that don't

suit our world any longer."

 

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GOOGLE as GOD

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omo=550&trial=25398584&tag=nl.e550.em

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http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=303181

May 21st - a mockery?

The Old Testament is
confusing to some peolpe
because it is filled with
'fear inducing' incidents.

Jesus quoted from it.
It has things that seem
difficult to us regarding "acts of God"....
the same God who Jesus called His Father.

My attitude, is fearful
when I recognise mockers
...of "THE FATHER"
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Here is a case in point...
http://kingjbible.com/jeremiah/7.htm

Behold, you trust in lying words,
that cannot profit. 9Will you steal,
murder, and commit adultery, and swear
falsely, and burn incense unto Baal,
and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
10And come and stand before me in this house,
which is called by my name, and say,
We are delivered to do all these
abominations? 11Is this house,
which is called by my name,
become a den of robbers in
your eyes? Behold, even I
have seen it,
saith the LORD.

AND THIS...
The dead bodies of these people will
become food for birds and animals,
and no one will be there
to frighten them away
http://bible.cc/jeremiah/7-33.htm
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Nonagenarian (Dictionary.com)
A person who is from 90 to 99 years old.


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when the calender says it is May 21 in your city
or country and the clock says it is about 6 p.m.,
Judgment Day will be ushered in by a massive earthquake.

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I DO NOT WISH TO DISCUSS WETHER
THIS IS TRUE OR NOT WE WILL
ALL FIND OUT SOON ENOUGH.
My attitude, is fearful when I recognise
that mockers are loving this.
The only ligitimate FEAR
for me is THE FEAR OF GOD.

Hebrews 1:2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe...
He said in John 12:48 There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day.
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2 Peter 3:3 knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts...

2 Peter 2:10 This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the sinful nature and despise authority. Bold and arrogant, these men are not afraid to slander celestial beings

Scoffers - In Jude 1:18 the same Greek word is rendered "mockers." The word means those who deride, reproach, ridicule.

2 Peter 1:20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation.
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1 Timothy 4:1 The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.

3579

all the days of my life

channels of blessing = scripture, beleived & spoken

or

conduits of the curse - gossip, evil surmising

 

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Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies:
for false witnesses are risen up against me,
and such as breathe out cruelty.

The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
the LORD is the strength of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?

2When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes,
came upon me to eat up my flesh,
they stumbled and fell.

3Though an host should encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear:

though war should rise against me,
in this will I be confident.

4One thing have I desired of the LORD,
that will I seek after;

that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,

to behold the beauty of the LORD,
and to inquire in his temple.

5For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion:
in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me;
he shall set me up upon a rock.

6And now shall mine head be lifted up
above mine enemies round about me:
therefore will I offer in his
tabernacle sacrifices of joy;
I will sing, yea,
I will sing praises
unto the LORD.

7Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice:
have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

8When thou saidst, Seek ye my face;
my heart said unto thee,
Thy face, LORD,
will I seek.

9Hide not thy face far from me;
put not thy servant away in anger:
thou hast been my help; leave me not,
neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

10When my father and my mother forsake me,
then the LORD will take me up.

11Teach me thy way, O LORD,
and lead me in a plain path,
because of mine enemies.

12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies:
for false witnesses are risen up against me,
and such as breathe out cruelty.

13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see
the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

14Wait on the LORD: be of good courage,

and he shall strengthen thine heart:

wait, I say, on the LORD.

East Street Memoirs

On a Sa­tur­day af­ter­noon in Oc­to­ber, 1858, while at

work in my corn­field near Hard­wick, New York, the

sen­ti­ment of this hymn came to me. The next day,

I fin­ished the hymn and wrote a tune for it and sent it...

 

Holy Spirit, faithful Guide, ever near the Christian's side;
Gently lead us by the hand, pilgrims in a desert land.
Weary souls fore'er rejoice, while they hear that sweetest voice,
Whispering softly, "Wanderer, come, follow Me, I'll guide thee home."

Ever present, truest Friend, ever near Thine aid to lend,
Leave us not to doubt and fear, groping on in darkness drear.
When the storms are raging sore, hearts grow faint and hopes give o'er.
Whispering softly, "Wanderer, come, follow Me, I'll guide thee home."

When our days of toil cease, waiting still for sweet release,
Nothing left but heaven and prayer, wondering if our names are there;
Wading deep the dismal flood, pleading naught but Jesus' blood,
Whispering softly, "Wanderer, come, follow Me, I'll guide thee home."

HEAR IT HERE

spiritual freedoms

Today US forces are claiming victory in the death of
Osama Bin Laden. His body, according to government forces,
has been buried at sea. The New York Daily News is marking
the event  with the headline  "ROT IN HELL".

Yet, for all of the celebratory  drinks that will be downed
today,and as good and needful as it is for dangerous people
to be stopped, this could be a sobering moment for followers
of Christ.
http://beenthinking.org/2011/05/02/bin-laden-tornadoes-and-tsunamis/

I've also been thinking about what to make of the fact that God

allowed Satan to use a windstorm to take the lives, that tested
Job's faith…before the LORD, himself, finally spoke out of
another violent storm… (Job 1:19 ; 38:1)

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He suffered at the hands of these rulers (Jesus the heavenly ruler)
He beareth not the sword in vain (the earthly govonors)

All over the United States and the world itself, millions are

rejoicing at this moment over the death of one of the most
evil men the world has ever known.

Our feelings of jubilation as Christians should also be
balanced with the fact that a human soul has been lost and
will spend forever in the torments of eternal fire. One wonders
if our response to the death of Bin Laden should be one of somber,
humble quietness and we consider the words of God who expressed
His feelings on even those such as
Bin laden who are such evil men.

Ezekiel 33:11 Say to them: "As I live," says the Lord GOD,
"I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked…"

Even in His perfect judgment, the Lord does not glory or
cheer when even a man as evil as Osama Bin Laden is killed.
The death of a human soul and the assignment of that soul
to eternal punishment is not something to glory over.

2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise,
as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us,
not willing that any should perish but
that all should come to repentance.

Rob Robinson
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Have you ever felt overwhelmed by rules and expectations?
Think of how the Jewish people must have felt as they tried
to keep up with more than 600 rules from the Old Testament
and many more that had been imposed on them by the religious
leaders of their day. And imagine their surprise when Jesus
simplified the pursuit of righteousness by narrowing the
list down to just two—"love the Lord your God"
(Matt. 22:37) and "love your neighbor as yourself" (v.39).

http://odb.org/
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John Paul said the great work of God is man, and the great
redeemer of man is Christ. Therefore, "Christ cannot be kept
out of the history of man in any part of the globe, at any
longitude or latitude. . . . The exclusion of Christ from
the history of man is an act against man!"

"I speak . . . for St. Paul: Do not quench the Spirit. . . .
I speak again for St. Paul: Do not grieve the Spirit of God!"

"You must be strong, my brothers and sisters. You must be
strong with the strength that faith gives. . . . You need
this strength today more than any other period in our
history. . . . You must be strong with love, which is
stronger than death. . . .
Never lose your spiritual freedom."

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May 2nd.THE PASSION OF PATIENCE
 
"Though it tarry, wait for it." Habakkuk 2:3

Patience is not indifference; patience conveys the idea of an

immensely strong rock withstanding all onslaughts. The vision
of God is the source of patience, because it imparts a moral
inspiration. Moses endured, not because he had an ideal of right
and duty, but because he had a vision of God. He "endured,
as seeing Him Who is invisible." A man with the vision of God
is not devoted to a cause or to any particular issue; he is
devoted to God Himself. You always know when the vision is
of God because of the inspiration that comes with it; things
come with largeness and tonic to the life because everything
is energized by God. If God gives you a time spiritually,

as He gave His Son actually, of temptation in the wilderness,
with no word from Himself at all, endure, and the power to
endure is there because you see God.

"Though it tarry, wait for it." The proof that we have the
vision is that we are reaching out for more than we have grasped.
It is a bad thing to be satisfied spiritually. "What shall I
render unto the Lord?" said the Psalmist. "I will take the cup
of salvation." We are apt to look for satisfaction in ourselves
- "Now I have got the thing; now I am entirely sanctified;
now I can endure." Instantly we are on the road to ruin.
Our reach must exceed our grasp. "Not as though I had already
attained, either were already perfect." If we have only

what we have experienced, we have nothing; if we have the
inspiration of the vision of God, we have more than we can
experience. Beware of the danger of
relaxation spiritually. - Chambers
 
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Everyone looked at the propaganda of the state, at its lack of

truthfulness and its disrespect for reality, and they thought:
It's all lies. Everything the government says is a lie.
The government itself is a lie.

Twenty-three years later, in an interview, the Solidarity leader
Lech Walessa told me of how John Paul galvanized the movement
for freedom: "We knew . . . communism could not be reformed.
But we knew the minute he touched the foundations of communism,
it would collapse."

Some will speak of mistakes and sins in his papacy, and they are

right. But saints are first of all human, and their lives are
always flawed, full of contradictions, and marked by
stark failures. Yet they are individuals of heroic virtue.
As he was.Santo Subito. Make him a saint. - NOONAN

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Many on the right are critical of the fawning over the Royal
wedding ceremony for Prince William and his bride, Kate,
broadcast around the globe today. They point to the American
Revolution and our endeavors to shed the tyranny of the Crown,
and they mock the stodginess of the Royals while noting the
irony of several failed marriages among the recent crop from
the House of Windsor - most notably, William's parents.
But whatever one thinks of the Monarchy, in an increasingly
pathetic MTV world - the ceremony today was extraordinary,
and a good thing for the world to see. It was nothing short
of impressive - timely, carried out with precision, dripping
with military, christian and royal traditions. The music was
magnificent - there were actual hymns rather than gaudy
"praise music" rock bands, a church that looks like a

church, and the participants and guests were dressed not just

appropriately, but perfectly…

The event was broadcast to an estimated 2 billion people.
And in my view - that is a good thing. It can hardly be bad -
for whatever flaws of the people involved - to remind people
through the broadcast of a high religious ceremony that
Christ is Lord. It can hardly be bad to have 2 billion people
hear a Christian reminder of the importance of marriage in
furthering mankind. It can hardly be bad to remind people

that for all its flaws, the Anglo-influence has indeed made
the world a far better place. And it is hardly bad to remind
people that tradition matters - that carrying ourselves the
proper way matters. Today was a day for the British to be proud
of the civilization they have built - and a civilization that
shaped the world. A civilization that birthed America.
http://www.redstate.com/hogan/

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What does it mean to be blessed? It means that you are
supernaturally empowered to do whatever God has called you
to do; to be whoever God has called you to be; and to have
whatever God has called you to have. God's blessing is His
empowerment! The key is this: you have to believe it in order
to receive it. You can't walk around in guilt and condemnation
from the past thinking you can't do anything right and expect
to keep moving forward. You have to shake off those old mindsets
by declaring God's truth over your life. Truth sets you free.

When you speak God's truth that you are blessed, you will be
free to believe it and free to receive it! Today, take hold of
what belongs to you. Approach the day with an attitude of faith
and victory knowing that you are already blessed! - Osteen

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11"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, lie,
and say all kinds of evil things about you because of me.
12Rejoice and be glad because you have a great reward in heaven!
The prophets who lived before you were persecuted in these ways.

13"You are salt for the earth. But if salt loses its taste,
how will it be made salty again? It is no longer good for
anything except to be thrown out and trampled on by people.

14"You are light for the world. A city cannot be hidden
when it is located on a hill. 15No one lights a lamp and puts
it under a basket. Instead, everyone who lights a lamp puts it
on a lamp stand. Then its light shines on everyone in the house.
16In the same way let your light shine in front of people.
Then they will see the good that you

do and praise your Father in heaven.

http://gwt.scripturetext.com/matthew/5.htm

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