OTHER GODS

Should we send Mister Smith to DC or continue Sarah's plan?

Annabeth: Hubris means deadly pride, Percy. Thinking you can do things better than anyone else... Even the gods."  ― Rick Riordan, The Sea of Monsters

"Some of the biggest cases of mistaken identity are among intellectuals who have trouble remembering that they are not God."   - Thomas Sowell

"The Way of Mastery is to break all the rules—but you have to know them perfectly before you can do this; otherwise you are not in a position to transcend them." -  Aleister Crowley, The Book of the Law 

And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. But the word of God grew and multiplied. (Acts 12:21-24 KJV)

"While the financial crisis destroyed careers and reputations, and left many more bruised and battered, it also left the survivors with a genuine sense of invulnerability at having made it back from the brink. Still missing in the current environment is a genuine sense of humility."  - Andrew Ross Sorkin, Too Big to Fail

"There were long stretches of DNA in between genes that didn't seem to be doing very much; some even referred to these as "junk DNA," though a certain amount of hubris was required for anyone to call any part of the genome "junk," given our level of ignorance."  - Francis S. Collins, The Language of God

"The Duke would not pay for the works. He says that the Castle can never be taken. That is called hubris, Giacomo, the belief that you are never wrong. Believing you are never wrong is an error that afflicts great men. I have learned that to be right you must first be wrong many times. Without making errors--and learning from them--a man cannot find the truth."  - Christopher Peter Grey, Leonardo's Shadow

"It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel. -Anatole France, novelist, essayist, Nobel laureate (1844-1924)" 

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. (Genesis 3:4, 5 KJV)

Is it really broken?

Can it be fixed?

Can "we" fix it?

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV)

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 & MY SONG OF THE DAY

He saves me from every sin and harm,
Secures my soul each day;
I’m leaning strong on His mighty arm;
I know He’ll guide me all the way.

Refrain

Saved by His power divine,
Saved to new life sublime!
Life now is sweet and my joy is complete,
For I’m saved, saved, saved!

When poor and needy and all alone,
In love He said to me,
“Come unto Me and I’ll lead you home,
To live with Me eternally.”

by Schol­field, 1911

1. SURRENDER

http://www.caryschmidt.com/2012/06/the-distance-between-surrender-and-vision/

2. TEENS

http://www.caryschmidt.com/2009/07/top-15-questions-christian-teens-ask/

3. BEHAVIOR

http://www.caryschmidt.com/2009/09/do-social-networks-change-behavior/

4. REVENGE

http://www.caryschmidt.com/2009/01/sweet-revenge-on-my-17-year-old/

5. CRITICS

http://www.caryschmidt.com/2010/03/before-you-criticize-your-pastor/

6. TWITTER

http://www.caryschmidt.com/2009/11/14-encouragers-to-follow-on-twitter/

7. WINNING

http://www.caryschmidt.com/2012/06/new-podcast-a-soulwinning-church/

8. I - PHONE

http://www.caryschmidt.com/2010/10/ipad-iphone-apps-and-ideas/

9. PODCAST

http://www.caryschmidt.com/2010/09/announcing-the-sm127-podcast-for-students/

10. RUDYARD KIPLING

http://www.caryschmidt.com/2012/03/if%e2%80%94a-powerful-poem-by-rudyard-kipling/

CRICKET LIVE

CURIOUS?

The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the innermost
parts of his being. - Proverbs 20:27

"For The Eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth to
show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him." 2
Chronicles 16:9

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for
a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. Matthew 24:14

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consider the following excerpts:

.... obsessed with watching, tracking, monitoring and recording
virtually everything that you do on the Internet. ... nothing you do
on the Internet will ever be private again.

The Internet is the greatest tool for mass communication that the
world has perhaps ever seen, and it gives average citizens the ability
to communicate with each other like never before, but ....Is
everything that we do on the Internet is being watched, monitored and
recorded ????

reasons why …. Potential Employers Are Demanding To See Your Internet Activity

The following comes from a recent CBS News report….

The bad news is that employers are increasingly asking job seekers for
their Facebook and other social-media passwords as part of the process
of vetting them.

While it's unclear how widespread that practice is, there's plenty of
anecdotal evidence to suggest that it is happening with increasing
frequency, as CBS MoneyWatch's Suzanne Lucas details. You can, of
course, refuse to give a job interviewer your passwords. But expect
your employment application to hit the round file, or the trash, if
you don't cooperate.

Do you remember the father that posted that "Facebook Parenting for
the troubled teen" video that went wildly viral all over the Internet
earlier this year?

That video was watched more than 31 million times, but it also
resulted in both the police and Child Protective Services officials
visiting his home.

So be careful what you post on YouTube.

governments all over the world could be monitoring your Internet
activity and you may never even know it. In fact, the level of
Internet surveillance in some countries is arguably even greater than
it is in the United States.

For example, a new bill that has been introduced in Canada would give
government authorities unprecedented power to monitor the Internet
activities of Canadians….
Dubbed "online spying" by critics, the bill is also expected to
require ISPs and phone companies to install equipment for real-time
surveillance ..The UK government is going even farther than that. ..We
suggest that the Government work with internet service providers in
the UK to develop a Code of Conduct committing them to removing
violent extremist material, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is taking
things even farther than that. He recently stated that anyone in
France that is caught regularly visiting websites "preaching hatred"
will be prosecuted.

The following is from a recent Raw Story article….

If you download potentially copyrighted software, videos or music,
your Internet service provider (ISP) has been watching, and they're
coming for you.

That's the date when the nation's largest ISPs will all voluntarily
implement a new anti-piracy plan that will engage network operators in
the largest digital spying scheme in history, and see some users'
bandwidth completely cut off until they sign an agreement saying they
will not download copyrighted materials.

..deal was brokered by the Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), and
coordinated by the Obama Administration.

So be careful what you download on the Internet.

The online world has now become a world where there is absolutely no privacy.

Some are responding to this new reality by running away from the Internet,

The Internet has broken the monopoly that the elite had on mass
communication. It has given average people the ability to communicate
with one another like never before. A YouTube video or a blog post
that you put up today could be seen by tens of millions of people.
Information is power, and the Internet has put a tremendous amount of
power into the hands of the general population.

Yes, there will be people watching every single thing you do on the
Internet. So it is important to be very careful.

But the Internet also gives us an opportunity to impact the world that
is unlike anything previous generations have ever had. Something that
you post on the Internet today could end up completely changing a life
on the other side of the globe tomorrow.

The Internet is an incredible tool for exposing evil and corruption,
and over the past decade we have seen many instances when average
people on the Internet have broken major news stories...

In the final analysis, the ability to wake people up and to literally
change the world outweighs the risks of being watched.

The Internet is an awesome tool. It can be used for great good or for
great evil.

If we sit on our hands, we will accomplish nothing.
But if we try, we might just end up changing the world.

EXCERPTED FROM INFOWARS

1 Cor. 10:13

We have gone through the big crisis, now be alert over the
least....Do not forecast where the temptation will come, it is the
least likely thing that is the peril....is not dominant, but remember
it is there, and if you are not warned, it will trip you up. You have
remained true to God under great and intense trials, now beware of the
undercurrent. Do not be morbidly introspective, looking forward with
dread, but keep alert; keep your memory bright before God. - CHAMBERS

Christian, seek not yet repose,
Hear thy gracious Savior say;
Thou art in the midst of foes:
Watch and pray.

Principalities and powers,
Mustering their unseen array,
Wait for thy unguarded hours:
Watch and pray.

Gird thy heavenly armor on,
Wear it ever night and day;
Ambushed lies the evil one:
Watch and pray.

Hear the victors who o'ercame,
Still they mark each warrior's way;
All with one sweet voice exclaim,
Watch and pray.

Hear, above all, hear thy Lord,
Him thou lovest to obey;
Hide within thy heart His word:
Watch and pray.

Watch, as if on that alone
Hung the issue of the day;
Pray, that help may be sent down:
Watch and pray.

by Miss Charlotte Elliott (1789-1871)

Source: http://www.hymnal.net/hymn.php/h/765#ixzz1sV1Vip6S

tricks traps & trust

Mary Whelchel had a burden to encourage .....

The true man wants two things; danger and play.
For that reason he wants a woman,
as the most dangerous plaything. 
~ Friedrich W. Nietzsche

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For a marriage relationship to flourish, there must be intimacy. It takes an enormous amount of courage to say to your spouse,  "This is me. I'm not proud of it — in fact, I'm a little embarrassed by it — but this is who I am. ~  Hybels

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'No issues touch us more profoundly or universally,' writes Richard Foster. 'No topics cause more controversy. No human realities have greater power to bless or curse. No three things have been more sought after or are more in need of a Christian response.'Money, Sex and Power discerns the biblical principles that enable us to live out a relevant and authentic response to the three - Richard Foster

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The two most common issues argued about among married couples are money and sex. I would add that power is closely tied to both issues as they are often used as sources of power in the relationship. - Corey Allan

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I had a discussion this morning about the history of violence.....

it is unmistakeable. The smashing of horns, the slashing
of teeth and claw, the blood and gore ... the cries of
fear, pain and anguish ... after a while, it all starts
to blend together. we humans take even the
violence inherent in life and dare I say ...

improve upon it. We add guns, machetes,
bombs, drones, Molotov cocktails and napalm.
We kill teenagers in the street, mothers in their
beds, and children ... everywhere we kill children.

I have just finished reading The Hunger Games,
where children are reaped to fight to the death to
atone for the "sins" of their ancestors.

  

"Money, sex and power are the three-legged
stool of modern culture. They are areas of human
experience littered with land mines, quicksand

and deep dark caverns of shame, fear and regret.
We have to be careful when we march into these
areas because we often unwittingly recreate

....the very problems we intended to resolve.
Quote - HOPKINS

(3916) Holy Thursday 2012

Wonderful, merciful Saviour
Precious Redeemer and Friend
Who would've thought that a Lamb could
Rescue the souls of men
Oh, You rescue the souls of men

Counselor, Comforter, Keeper
Spirit we long to embrace
You offer hope when our hearts have
Hopelessly lost our way
Oh, we've hopelessly lost the way

CHORUS:
You are the One that we praise
You are the One we adore
You give the healing and grace
Our hearts always hunger for
Oh, our hearts always hunger for

Almighty, infinite Father
Faithfully loving Your own
Here in our weakness You find us
Falling before Your throne
Oh, we're falling before Your throne

 

by Dawn Rodgers & Eric Wyse

help

Remember that "the need to 

recognize,  .

receive, and

rely

on the Holy Spirit"

is before all else.

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"Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." 2 Timothy 2:15

If you cannot express yourself on any subject, struggle until you can. If you do not, someone will be the poorer all the days of his life. Struggle to re-express some truth of God to yourself, and God will use that expression to someone else. Go through the winepress of God where the grapes are crushed. You must struggle to get expression experimentally, then there will come a time when that expression will become the very wine of strengthening to someone else; but if you say lazily - "I am not going to struggle to express this thing for myself, I will borrow what I say," the expression will not only be of no use to you, but of no use to anyone. Try to state to yourself what you feel implicitly to be God's truth, and you give God a chance to pass it on to someone else through you.

Always make a practice of provoking your own mind to think out what it accepts easily. Our position is not ours until we make it ours by suffering. The author who benefits you most is not the one who tells you something you did not know before, but the one who gives expression to the truth that has been dumbly struggling in you for utterance. - Oswald Chambers

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‎"Many Christians estimate difficulty in the light of their own resources, and thus they attempt very little and they always fail. All giants have been weak men who did great things for God because they reckoned on His power and presence to be with them. Since the days of Pentecost, has the whole church ever put aside every other work and waited upon Him for ten days, that the Spirit's power might be manifested? We give too much attention to method and machinery and resources, and too little to the source of power." - Hudson Taylor

a gem

Sincerity means that the appearance

and the reality are exactly the same.

 

FROM Studies in the Sermon on the Mount

they are hid

If thou hadst known . . . in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. — Luke 19:42

God never opens doors that have been closed. He opens other doors, but He reminds us that there are doors which we have shut, doors which need never have been shut, imaginations which need never have been sullied. Never be afraid when God brings back the past. Let memory have its way. It is a minister of God with its rebuke and chastisement and sorrow. God will turn the "might have been" into a wonderful culture for the future. - CHAMBERS

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Read more Life Quotes

do policemen have rights

the disentangling of wills and
unraveling of relationships

may appear to be the same.

 

they are not.

when shoelaces become entangled we untangle them.
sometimes during the process they may begin to unravel.

we want them to be disentanled
we do not want them unraveled.

"tyrants never have to explain anything....
your first encouter with tyranny was your parents" - LIMBAUGH

could free speech be the mother of anarchy?

 

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the cops stopped the kid

hit him with huge ticket

 

the kid is upset

thinks the cops

did not have the rights

to roll into the driveway etc etc

 

THE BIG QUESTION for the kid

is this tyranny?

...meanwhile the

cop is congratulating the dad

for being a great parent.

 

THE BIG QUESTION for the cop

as the kid kept mouthing off...

is this anarchy?

 

THE BIG QUESTION for the parents (tyrants)

where did we go wrong !!!????

 

meanwhile the LORD taking time out

from running the vast universe was

watching the whole thing on a

new plasma he 'just' got

from gabriel.

 

laughingly said to Gabe

"did we really say children

are a heritasge from

the LORD"?

The First Lady

preparing for what? (3880)

 Unique in their beliefs, motivations,

and strategies, preppers will go to whatever lengths they

can to make sure they are prepared for any of life's uncertainties."

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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Last month the National Geographic Channel introduced "Doomsday Preppers," a Tuesday-night reality series about people who are stockpiling, arming and otherwise preparing for some kind of apocalypse.

In America today, there are millions of "preppers" that are working feverishly to get prepared for what they fear is going to happen to America.  There is a very good chance that some of your neighbors or co-workers may be preppers.  You may even have noticed that some of your relatives and friends have been storing up food and have been trying to convince you that we are on the verge of "the end of the world as we know it".  A lot of preppers like to keep their preparations quiet, but everyone agrees that the prepper movement is growing.  Some estimate that there are four million preppers in the United States today.  Others claim that there are a lot more than that.  In any event, there are certainly a lot of preppers out there.  So exactly what are all these preppers so busy preparing for? - THE AMERICAN DREAM

Last week it was the Discovery Channel's turn. Its new "Doomsday Bunkers," on Wednesday nights, is about Deep Earth Bunker, a company that builds underground getaways for the types of people seen in "Doomsday Preppers."

by Ralph S.Cushman

I met God in the morning When my day was at its best,
And his presence came like sunrise
Like a glory in my breast.

All day long the Presence lingered,
All day long he stayed with me,
And we sailed in perfect calmness
O’er a very troubled sea.

Other ships were blown and battered,
Other ships were sore distressed,
But the winds that seemed to drive them
Brought to us a peace and rest.

Then I thought of other mornings,
With a keen remorse of mind,
When I too had loosed the moorings,
With the Presence left behind.

So I think I know the secret,
Learned from many a troubled way:
You must seek him in the morning
If you want him through the day!

For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him. (Luke 19:26)

Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round

of circling planets singing on their way,

Guide of the nation from the night profound

into the glory of the perfect day;

rule in our hearts, that we may ever be

guided and strengthened and upheld by thee.

We are of thee, the children of thy love,

the brothers of thy well-beloved Son;

descend, O Holy Spirit, like a dove

into our hearts, that we may be as one:

as one with thee, to whom we ever tend;

as one with him, our Brother and our Friend.

We would be one in hatred of all wrong,

one in the love of all things sweet and fair,

one with the joy that breaketh into song,

one with the grief that trembleth into prayer;

one in the power that makes thy children free

to follow truth, and thus to follow thee.

 

Oh, clothe us with thy heavenly armor, Lord,

thy trusty shield, thy sword of love divine;

our inspiration be thy constant word,

we ask no victories that are not thine;

give or withhold, let pain or pleasure be;

enough to know that we are serving thee.

Human & Computer Viruses?

Mark Gasson had caught a bad bug. Though he was not in pain, he was keenly aware of the infection raging in his left hand, knowing he could put others at risk by simply coming too close. But his virus wasn't a risk for humans. Gasson, a cybernetics scientist at the University of Reading, was walking around with an implanted microchip he had intentionally infected with a computer virus. If he got too close to a computer, he could in principle infect that machine.

Although this possibility may sound like a foray into science fiction, information security experts believe the blurring of the boundaries between computer and biological viruses is not so far-fetched—and could have very real consequences.

As TechWorld reports, Axelle Apvrille and Guillaume Lovet of the network security company Fortinet presented a paper comparing human and computer virology and exploring some of the potential dangers at last week's Black Hat Europe conference - SCIENTIFIC AMERICA

Dear Mom and Dad…

Have you ever drafted a note to somebody when you were really miffed?  Not that you would send it, of course, but the exercise of writing out your thoughts often helps us process through our anger.

 

We all have something we want to communicate.  We are harboring thoughts about things we've done, things that define us, problems we're struggling to solve, and situations that cause us frustration with others. 

 

By building a relationship that allows for a balance between guidance and accountability, we can cultivate an environment of trust that convinces our family and friends that we love them … no matter what. - (adapted from Gregston)

6th man

13For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. 14But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.


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Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood: 12That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace: 13That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: 14That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets. 15Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.

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3For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them. 6For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me. 7But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us. 8In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.

13Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us. 14Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people. 15My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me, 17All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. 18Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; 24Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression? 25For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth. 26Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake.

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July 29th.
	WHAT DO YOU SEE IN YOUR CLOUDS?
"Behold, He cometh with clouds." Revelation 1:7 In the Bible clouds are always connected with God. Clouds are those sorrows or sufferings or providences, within or without our personal lives, which seem to dispute the rule of God. It is by those very clouds that the Spirit of God is teaching us how to walk by faith. If there were no clouds, we should have no faith. "The clouds are but the dust of our Father's feet." The clouds are a sign that He is there. What a revelation it is to know that sorrow and bereavement and suffering are the clouds that come along with God! God cannot come near without clouds, He does not come in clear shining. It is not true to say that God wants to teach us something in our trials: through every cloud He brings, He wants us to unlearn something. His purpose in the cloud is to simplify our belief until our relationship to Him is exactly that of a child - God and my own soul, other people are shadows. Until other people become shadows, clouds and darkness will be mine every now and again. Is the relationship between myself and God getting simpler than ever it has been? There is a connection between the strange providences of God and what we know of Him, and we have to learn to interpret the mysteries of life in the light of our knowledge of God. Unless we can look the darkest, blackest fact full in the face without damaging God's character, we do not yet know Him. "They feared as they entered the cloud . . ." - Is there anyone "save Jesus only" in your cloud? If so, it will get darker; you must get to the place where there is "no one any more save Jesus only."

a telephone tip

I will lift up my eyes unto the hills.

We cannot protect ourselves or anyone else
we must look to to Him to be 'lightened'

"they looked unto Him... and
their faces were not ashamed."

http://bible.cc/psalms/34-5.htm

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You CANNOT use your iphone without going
TO the 'tower' and THROUGH the 'exchange'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_exchange

We were honoring our pastors on their
wedding anniversary - over 25 years.

there am I thinking he must
"have it all together"
everything seemed
so 'peachy'....
well, he publicly
confessed that...

they were only able to communicate
and get ANYTHING done WHEN they
focused each on keeping a good
personal relationship with God.

But if we walk in the light,
as he is in the light,
we have fellowship one with another,
and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son
cleanseth us from all sin. 1 John 1:7

http://bible.cc/1_john/1-7.htm

 

 

mixed up

In the path of righteousness for HIS names sake

July 27th 2011 - CHAMBERS
 
THE WAY TO KNOW
 
"If any man will do His will, he shall know of the doctrine . . ." John 7:17

The golden rule for understanding spiritually is not intellect, but obedience. If a man wants scientific knowledge, intellectual curiosity is his guide; but if he wants insight into what Jesus Christ teaches, he can only get it by obedience. If things are dark to me, then I may be sure there is something I will not do. Intellectual darkness comes through ignorance; spiritual darkness comes because of something I do not intend to obey.

No man ever receives a word from God without instantly being put to the test over it. We disobey and then wonder why we don't go on spiritually. 'If when you come to the altar,' said Jesus, 'there you remember your brother hath ought against you . . . don't say another word to Me, but first go and put that thing right.' The teaching of Jesus hits us where we live. We cannot stand as humbugs before Him for one second. He educates us down to the scruple. The Spirit of God unearths the spirit of self-vindication; He makes us sensitive to things we never thought of before.

When Jesus brings a thing home by His word, don't shirk it. If you do, you will become a religious humbug. Watch the things you shrug your shoulders over, and you will know why you do not go on spiritually. First go - at the risk of being thought fanatical you must obey what God tells you.

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entangleth
tied up
mixed up
not free from
uncertain
confused

No man that warreth entangleth himself with
the affairs of this life; that he may please
him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

1 Timothy 5:22 Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands,
and do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
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2 Timothy 2:24 And the Lord's servant must not quarrel;
instead, he must be kind to everyone,
able to teach, not resentful.
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YOU ARE NOT LIKE THEM
3Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

4He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.

5Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.

6And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself.
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16But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?

17Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.

18When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.

19Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.

20Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.

21These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

22Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

23Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.
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Ephesians 5:11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless
deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

<< Psalm 1 >>
King James Version  

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1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

3And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

4The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

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What God said:
Jeremiah 15:7 I will winnow them with a winnowing fork at the city gates of the land. I will bring bereavement and destruction on my people, for they have not changed their ways.
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What the people said:
I want to do my own thing
I don't want to answer to no one, and...
no one is going to tell me what to do !!!

This is why I don't want to hear about the bible and God.

today

A timely reminder from Donna

like a mighty army
moves the church of God
brothers we are treading
where the saints have trod
we are not divided
all one body we
one in hope
and one in faith
and one in charity

onward christian soldiers
marching as to war
with the cross of Jesus
going on before

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I LOVE PEGGY - she knows how to cook up a great 'word stew' check this out (excertps ) from last Friday
Princeton economist Alan Blinder has noted .... that the bills for Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, defense and interest on the national debt amount to about two-thirds of all federal outlays. - Noonan

Obama inherited financial collapse, deficits and debt. He inherited a broken political culture. These things weren't his fault. But through his decisions, he made them all worse?????

He really dislikes the other side, and can't fake it. This is peculiar in a politician, the not faking it. But he doesn't bother to show warmth and high regard. And so appeals to patriotism—"Come on guys, we have to save this thing"—ring hollow from him. In this he is the un-Clinton. Bill Clinton understood why conservatives think what they think because he was raised in the South. He was surrounded by them, and he wasn't by nature an ideologue.

Barack Obama is different, not a political practitioner, really, but something else, and not a warm-blooded animal but a cool, chill character, a fish who sits deep in the tank and stares, stilly, at the other fish.

He doesn't know how to confuse his foes with "outreach," with phone calls, jokes, affection. He doesn't leave them saying, as Reagan did, "I just can't help it, I like the guy." And because he can't confuse them or reach them they more readily coalesce around their own explanation of him: socialist, destroyer.

This isn't good, and has had an impact on the president's contacts with Republicans. And it's added an edge to an emerging campaign theme among them. from NOONAN Friday 6/3/11

YES BUT CAN HE CHANGE?
WILL HE CHANGE...in time to get that 2nd term?

PostScript: "the powers that be are ordained of God!!!"

Oprah and me

the gold and the glory

I am not going to hang around
folk who are talking about
a jealous God.

so I left...not realizing
there was only one
other option.

My father let me know
pretty early on
from the
Bible

ONE
the choice is
always
mine

TWO
there are only
two options

whatever I have
will come from
God or the Devil

and whatever I do
is by one or the
other.

so my thinking is
now Oprah has
the gold and
the glory
maybe she
doesn't
need a
God who
is jealous.

she did make
the choice...
right?

and don't bother asking me if
she is saved...I don't know!!

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."

++++++++++

"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."

++++++++++

..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

 

http://alerts.worldnetdaily.com/HM?a=ENX7Cqi_FJYf8SA9MKJD3Y

znGHxKLEr1EvcStGb5lw8W0bBhOG5mpqVsje_Hhe-ud1Oy

 

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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http://www.familylife.com/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=d

nJHKLNnFoG&b=3842489&ct=10037207&utm_campaign=TFR-20110520&

utm_source=CON&utm_medium=Email-N&utm_content=article

 

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

http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=2415647&pr

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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CLICK THIS TO READ THE REST
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.

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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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spineless weasel

INVERTEBRATES and other unlikely things.

An invertebrate is an animal without a backbone (or spine).
The group includes 95% of all animal species

THE CONTEXT:
In the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I,

Anna sings this song as she strikes up a warm and

affectionate relationship with the children and

the wives of the King of Siam. (wikipedia)

It's a very ancient saying,
But a true and honest thought,
That if you become a teacher,
By your pupils you'll be taught.

As a teacher I've been learning --
You'll forgive me if I boast --
And I've now become an expert,
On the subject I like most.
Getting to know you.

Getting to know you,
Getting to know all about you.
Getting to like you,
Getting to hope you like me.

Getting to know you,
Putting it my way,
But nicely,
You are precisely,
My cup of tea.

Getting to know you,
Getting to know all about you.
Getting to like you,
Getting to hope you like me.

Getting to know you,
Putting it my way,
But nicely,
You are precisely,

My cup of tea.

Getting to know you,
Getting to feel free and easy
When I am with you,
Getting to know what to say

Haven't you noticed
Suddenly I'm bright and breezy?
Because of all the beautiful and new
Things I'm learning about you
Day by day.

Getting to know you,
Getting to feel free and easy
When I am with you,
Getting to know what to say

Haven't you noticed
Suddenly I'm bright and breezy?
Because of all the beautiful and new
Things I'm learning about you
Day .. by ... day.

spineless (Urban Dictionary)
A wimp. A person without a spine.

Someone who has others do the dirty work for them.

Someone who backs down from confrontation or sneaks

around and has others do the job for them.

weasel (www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary)
any of various small slender active carnivorous mammals that

are able to prey on animals larger than themselves, are mostly

brown with white or yellowish underparts,

and in northern forms turn white in winter.

My mentor warned me just
this past week about
calling people names.
I did it again.
I was wrong.

I don't know people
so I try to learn more about them
the more a find out about them
the more I realize they are like me
but learning about people is not always easy
some people don't want to share about themselves.

for a long time I was ashamed, fearful, closed.
I thought no one liked me. One of my counselors
wondered out loud wether I would ever be able to
have meaningful relationships. I think he was
having a difficult time getting through to me.

I went to narcotics anonymous even though I never
touched a narcotic. I learned at those meeteings
that the worst of us is still of great value.

 

And Paul said, "I was not aware, brethren,

that he was high priest; for it is written,

'YOU SHALL NOT SPEAK EVIL OF

A RULER OF YOUR PEOPLE.'"

Acts 23:5

good thursday

CAUTION RAMBLING I still cry sometimes at easter.... He saved  A WRETCH : Me !   click it-> Confession - BEING WRONG <- click it .....my attitude towards other people and my self-obsession—I had a lot to think about in my life that I wasn't very proud of. For the first time in my life, I realized I'd made a mess of things. A person who rushes through life mostly using people. I thought much more about my own self-interest than anybody's else's. That led to the breakup of my first marriage; I was responsible for that.   ***************************   Please pray for mommy..a lot that God would make her stong sustain her...and our brother David ...DON'T FORGET...God is able !!!   *************************** Pastor was talking last night about THIS PRESENT EVIL WORLD... it's really, really bad out here !!!! but you are the Light of the world... don't EVER FORGET ! !   *************************** what would pain, tradgedy, job loss etc....do to my faith? what if I am wrong?   ...it was part of what I needed as a Christian: to see how other people lived, to be in a position where I was helpless and had to learn how to lean on God. - COLSON

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