Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Honoring our Leaders
We had a good discussion today about the passage in Acts 22 related to respecting your leaders. In this passage, Paul calls the high priest a whitewashed tomb. He is rebuked for his disrespect of a leader of the people, a command in the Law of Moses. He repents but no apology is given, because, I believe Paul stood by his words about the man. So what is the fine line of standing for God and yet not disrespecting the human leader? I think, from studying other examples in Scripture, that a Christian is to stand strong on the truth but not personally attack the leader and not disrespect the office. Certainly, we are not to hate our leaders, even if we hate their actions and policies. Pray for them and honor them, but don't just ignore their actions.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Leaky Toilet
Your toilet may have a leak and you may not event know it. Drop about six drops of red, blue, or green food dye into the tank of the toilet and wait an hour or so. Come back and see if the bowl has changed color. If you see any color, your toilet is leaking water, wasting countless gallons of H2O annually. Call a plumber and get it fixed.
-- From "Do Just One Thing" by Eco-Expert Danny Seo
-- From "Do Just One Thing" by Eco-Expert Danny Seo
This really isn't that funny because it's becoming more true
Fifty Years of Math 1957 - 2007
Last week I purchased a burger at Burger King for $1.58. The counter girl took my $2 and I was digging for my change when I pulled 8 cents from my pocket and gave it to her. She stood there, holding the nickel and 3 pennies, while looking at the screen on her register. I sensed her discomfort and tried to tell her to just give me two quarters, but she hailed the manager for help. Why do I tell you this? Because of the evolution in teaching math since the 1950s:
1. Teaching Math In 1950s A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit ?
2. Teaching Math In 1960s A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?
3. Teaching Math In 1970s A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit?
4. Teaching Math In 1980s A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20. Your assignment: Underline the number 20.
5. Teaching Math In 1990s A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit o f $20. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers, and if you feel like crying, it's ok. )
6. Teaching Math In 2000s If you have special needs or just feel you need assistance because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, childhood memories, criminal background, then don't answer and the correct answer will be provided for you. There are no wrong answers.
7. Teaching Math In 2009 Un hachero vende una carrtada de maderapara 100 pesos. El costo de la producciones es 80 pesos. Cuanto dinero ha hecho?
Last week I purchased a burger at Burger King for $1.58. The counter girl took my $2 and I was digging for my change when I pulled 8 cents from my pocket and gave it to her. She stood there, holding the nickel and 3 pennies, while looking at the screen on her register. I sensed her discomfort and tried to tell her to just give me two quarters, but she hailed the manager for help. Why do I tell you this? Because of the evolution in teaching math since the 1950s:
1. Teaching Math In 1950s A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit ?
2. Teaching Math In 1960s A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?
3. Teaching Math In 1970s A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit?
4. Teaching Math In 1980s A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20. Your assignment: Underline the number 20.
5. Teaching Math In 1990s A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit o f $20. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers, and if you feel like crying, it's ok. )
6. Teaching Math In 2000s If you have special needs or just feel you need assistance because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, childhood memories, criminal background, then don't answer and the correct answer will be provided for you. There are no wrong answers.
7. Teaching Math In 2009 Un hachero vende una carrtada de maderapara 100 pesos. El costo de la producciones es 80 pesos. Cuanto dinero ha hecho?
Monday, February 9, 2009
You think they will stop at simple abortion?
Text from Christian Courier Publications:
A murder that will most likely not make the news headlines, not raise so much as an eyebrow on the national news. It won't, but it should.
Why should this murder be more important than hundreds of others that go unnoticed every day?
Because the case of Shanice Williams is a barometer of where this nation IS ... not where it is going ... but where it is.
Here's the sad story of her death.
Shanice's mother, an 18-year-old, wanted an abortion. Her doctor gave her medication she would take for a couple of days prior to the abortion ... medicine that would cause her to deliver the baby early. In case you aren't familiar with this procedure, it is preparatory to a partial birth abortion.
The doctor, however, did not show up on time for the actual abortion. So Shanice was born at 23 weeks. Shanice and her mother looked each other in the face. In that instant, her mother bonded with her. In that instant, her 18-year-old mother realized it had been a human being inside her, not just a blob.
Before anything else could happen, the owner of the abortion clinic (not a licensed doctor) came in and cut the umbilical cord. Then took Shanice and put her in a garbage bag which was then thrown out into a dumpster.
Shanice's body was recovered by police, an autopsy performed, confirming she was breathing on her own when she died.
If this doesn't bother you about where we ARE as a nation, I don't know what will.
What's worse is that Shanice's mother has hired an attorney and has filed a lawsuit. Maybe she should. But I have very little sympathy. She was old enough to do the deed, but living with responsibility is now a rare thing.
What really should happen is this. She went for an abortion, she took the medicine, she went to the clinic. As long as she didn't have to see her daughter, she was willing to let her baby be killed because ... Shanice was an unwanted pregnancy, an inconvenience and hardship.
The reality is Shanice's mother should be prosecuted for murder. Along with the doctor, the clinic owner, and anyone else who assisted.
But that won't happen. Why?
Because our nation has become so desensitized to killing babies, that we don't really care about it any more. And we're so easily swept with emotions of sympathy for a struggling mother who just had "no other way out." But now, she is having a hard time with it having looked her baby in the face.
But the truth is, we don't really care about Shanice or her mother. We care more about bigger issues than throwing babies out in the garbage: like the economy, hard times, unemployment, stock prices.
Where do you stand? Is the economy more important than protecting little babies like Shanice? Is money a bigger "moral" issue than innocent, helpless babies?
To learn more: www.buffalonews.com/260/story/570428.html
A murder that will most likely not make the news headlines, not raise so much as an eyebrow on the national news. It won't, but it should.
Why should this murder be more important than hundreds of others that go unnoticed every day?
Because the case of Shanice Williams is a barometer of where this nation IS ... not where it is going ... but where it is.
Here's the sad story of her death.
Shanice's mother, an 18-year-old, wanted an abortion. Her doctor gave her medication she would take for a couple of days prior to the abortion ... medicine that would cause her to deliver the baby early. In case you aren't familiar with this procedure, it is preparatory to a partial birth abortion.
The doctor, however, did not show up on time for the actual abortion. So Shanice was born at 23 weeks. Shanice and her mother looked each other in the face. In that instant, her mother bonded with her. In that instant, her 18-year-old mother realized it had been a human being inside her, not just a blob.
Before anything else could happen, the owner of the abortion clinic (not a licensed doctor) came in and cut the umbilical cord. Then took Shanice and put her in a garbage bag which was then thrown out into a dumpster.
Shanice's body was recovered by police, an autopsy performed, confirming she was breathing on her own when she died.
If this doesn't bother you about where we ARE as a nation, I don't know what will.
What's worse is that Shanice's mother has hired an attorney and has filed a lawsuit. Maybe she should. But I have very little sympathy. She was old enough to do the deed, but living with responsibility is now a rare thing.
What really should happen is this. She went for an abortion, she took the medicine, she went to the clinic. As long as she didn't have to see her daughter, she was willing to let her baby be killed because ... Shanice was an unwanted pregnancy, an inconvenience and hardship.
The reality is Shanice's mother should be prosecuted for murder. Along with the doctor, the clinic owner, and anyone else who assisted.
But that won't happen. Why?
Because our nation has become so desensitized to killing babies, that we don't really care about it any more. And we're so easily swept with emotions of sympathy for a struggling mother who just had "no other way out." But now, she is having a hard time with it having looked her baby in the face.
But the truth is, we don't really care about Shanice or her mother. We care more about bigger issues than throwing babies out in the garbage: like the economy, hard times, unemployment, stock prices.
Where do you stand? Is the economy more important than protecting little babies like Shanice? Is money a bigger "moral" issue than innocent, helpless babies?
To learn more: www.buffalonews.com/260/story/570428.html
Monday, February 2, 2009
Our Week
"Without GOD (Jesus Christ), our week would be:
Sinday
Mournday
Tearsday
Wasteday
Thirstday
Fightday
Shatterday"
--Author Unknown
Sinday
Mournday
Tearsday
Wasteday
Thirstday
Fightday
Shatterday"
--Author Unknown
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
All prophesies come to pass
As a believer in the Bible, I know the Bible is a perfectly prophetic book. Each prophecy eventually comes to pass. In the Book of Matthew, he raises a prophesy from the Old Testament prophet Isaiah. Verse 12: "And His name will be the hope of the entire world." Of course you are thinking this was fulfilled in Christ.
You are WRONG.
Do you know the "messiah" has now come and walks among us.
I recently heard some college student quoting on the radio with words describing Barack Obama in very Messianic words. People truly believe their hope is in this man. It is amazing, that our government is so powerful that people think Big Brother will take care of us. Besides, who needs a father at home when Uncle Sam can take care of us.
Sorry, but Barack is no messiah. He is a good family man, but he is only a very over-hyped politician that we really do not know what he stands for. Do no be deceived.
Listen and you will see how people make this man to be their hope. Sorry, but mine rose from a grave on the third day, taking my sins to death and burying them forever. AMEN.
You are WRONG.
Do you know the "messiah" has now come and walks among us.
I recently heard some college student quoting on the radio with words describing Barack Obama in very Messianic words. People truly believe their hope is in this man. It is amazing, that our government is so powerful that people think Big Brother will take care of us. Besides, who needs a father at home when Uncle Sam can take care of us.
Sorry, but Barack is no messiah. He is a good family man, but he is only a very over-hyped politician that we really do not know what he stands for. Do no be deceived.
Listen and you will see how people make this man to be their hope. Sorry, but mine rose from a grave on the third day, taking my sins to death and burying them forever. AMEN.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Jenny's Heros Grant
A new very easy grant is available nationwide. Do you remember Jenny Jones the talk show host. No, I don't really either. She however is giving away a million dollars this year in grants up to $25,000 for small projects that can be done with no more than $25,000 and done in this year. What is amazing is that a person can nominate a project and take 10 minutes to fill out the form and send it in online. So, what is your project?
Go to: www.jennysheroes.com
Go to: www.jennysheroes.com
Boat Fund Started
I have a $50 boat fund, thanks to my wife's generousity. Some day in a few years I hope to go catch some "hawgs" with the lady and kids and not have to fight the weeds along the shoreline. To make a donation, send a check to......LOL
Historic Day
It is not a secret that I don't support Obama. As a Christian, I have fears about what the people in his leadership will attempt to do to this nation and to the values I hold dear.
Consider the following. Obama's success to make it to office is in part due to the current mentality of our people. No doubt the failures of Republican leadership helped, but just consider this.
No democracy can last forever because as long as people can vote to give themselves handouts, the nation cannot sustain itself. The cycle is as follows (the Bible supports this pattern over past history):
Oppression leads to revolution and freedom
Freedom leads to honoring God
Honoring God leads to prosperity
Prosperity leads to compacency
Complacency leads to apathy
Apathy leads to laziness
Laziness leads to dependence
Dependence leads to subjection
Subjection leads to oppression
We need to continue to pray for this nation and for the things that are most important.
Consider the following. Obama's success to make it to office is in part due to the current mentality of our people. No doubt the failures of Republican leadership helped, but just consider this.
No democracy can last forever because as long as people can vote to give themselves handouts, the nation cannot sustain itself. The cycle is as follows (the Bible supports this pattern over past history):
Oppression leads to revolution and freedom
Freedom leads to honoring God
Honoring God leads to prosperity
Prosperity leads to compacency
Complacency leads to apathy
Apathy leads to laziness
Laziness leads to dependence
Dependence leads to subjection
Subjection leads to oppression
We need to continue to pray for this nation and for the things that are most important.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
A fine lady
As many know, my mom passed away on December 31, 2008, at 5 PM. This is a sad and difficult time for our family, but God is seeing us all through it. Please continue to pray for us, and that the remaining family would be saved by God's grace. I did not realize how much my mom was loved until her death. She had over 300 people sign in at the visitation and almost as many for the funeral. In total over 400 people visited and took part. For a humble woman with no prestige, our family was inspired. See my fair lady's blog in the coming days to see photos from the weekend and from my parent's photos. God bless you all.
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