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.

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

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.

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.

1 Year Anniversary

After almost one year since starting this blog, I have of course not met my expectations. I planned on doing lots more with it and really using it to get out ideas and tell the world about Jesus and His word. I guess my time just does not add up to the excitement I had when I started.

Here's what to look for in 2009 from me.
1. More personal stuff (photos like my wife's blog has and thoughts about my family and home)
2. More information on my goals and ideas for the future.
3. More business dreams stuff.
4. More deep Bible stuff from the storm in my mind.
5. My sermons, if I can figure out how to do slide shows.
6. More information on my work and cool projects going on out there.
7. Hopefully less politics, at least as a percentage of total additions.

Pray for us, as we plan to read the Bible together as a couple this year.

Remember that the new year brings about NEW OPPORTUNITIES:
1. TO GET RIGHT WITH GOD.
2. TO GET RIGHT WITH FAMILY AND PAST FRIENDS
3. TO REFOCUS ON WHAT IS IMPORTANT
4. TO LEARN TO LOVE WHEN THINGS ARE TOUGH
5. TO PLAY MORE AND WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY.

My mother

As my few readers know, my mother is very sick. She is dying. I can tell you she has been a great mom over these years. When I was growing up, she would pray for me and help me with things like homework, problems I was having at school and work, and issues with friends. When my friends, brother, and I slept in our tent in the back yard and snuck out at night to run the streets, and cause trouble, she rarely failed to catch us. She was the common sense source for me and often enabler of my lack of common sense. She was always there to bail me out of problems but never made me not learn from them and then be a better person. She kept with us despite our family issues - unruly kids and a husband who once drunbk too much alcohol. We all really respect her because she was and is a strong woman and one who would lead in the times of need, especially during my teen years. I thank her and love her.

Christmas is about family

With my mother very ill, I wanted to post this family photo, including me, Angie, my kids Mark, Alexis, Hannah (on bottom) and Ethan (mad). My two sisters and brother are in here too. Hopefully we'll be together again soon, but with mother sick and my brother living far away, it is hard. Pray for us, pretty, pretty please.

Hebrews Study

In our church adult class we are covering the book of Hebrews. Now this book breathes fighting the good fight. The book starts off with the author's proposition: Jesus is preeminent and majestic. The book proves this with three main points: 1) He is higher than the angels, 2) His law supplants Moses' Law, and 3) His covenant supplants the sacrefices of the High Priests. I hope to blog about this amazin' chapter in the weeks to come.

Remember, in these last days, He speaks to us through His sons. Someday we will judge the angels. IN HIS LOVE and GRACE.

Exciting Times for the Lord's Church

This is an exciting time to be part of the church of Christ in our town. We had a man and his wife along with his 4 kids visit this past Sunday and preach and then answer questions from the audience. He is a young guy about age 30 and a godly man. I think he will be an excellent addition to our church and a good evangelist. He is a humble individuals but very idealistic. I think our church would be an excellent starting point for his ministerial work. We cannot wait for their final decision as to moving here and being part of our church. May the Lord bless us. Amen! And may we be worthy servants.