Young Pentecostals

Young Pentecostals
I asked a friend whom I have never met personally except via the Internet to give me his impressions as an independent, objective observer of the Apostolic movement. Here was his reply:

1. Young Pentecostals are searching for an identity. They are not content.

2. The new generation wants toleration more than separation. Standards are artificial (made up) to them, not organic.

3. High school and college age kids have a catch phrase—“No one can live it.” This used to be the old Baptist cry.

4. There seems to be a general sense of “how do we know that we are right?”

5. The new generation as yet is not willing to set up the ancient landmarks again. They are Jacob, but not Israel.

My response and questions:

1) The Apostolic faith and practice, which is in line with the Word of God, provides sufficient identity—UNLESS it is identity with the world and postmodernism one is seeking. Why are some young ministers “not content”? Is someone stirring them up to stand against our traditional Pentecostal doctrines and standards? Are the “by invitation only” meetings of liberal thinkers going on around the country having an impact? Is someone telling the attendees that they should just wait and all the “old heads” will soon be gone and they will be able to make the necessary changes? Are they being told that the new generation of Pentecostals doesn’t have to adhere to the ministerial agreements and lifestyle positions we have agreed upon? Leadership down the line needs to curb such communication by simply saying, “If you don’t believe it, quit developing a fifth column in here. There is a great big world out there…go do your own thing somewhere else.” It is not time for divisiveness, but unity around the absolutes of Scripture.

2) Is it really true that the new generation wants toleration more than separation? Or is there a vocal few who are making most of the noise? Brother A. T. Morgan used to tell about a pond in Louisiana that was noisy with bullfrogs. They figured it was loaded with the nocturnal amphibians. They drained the pond and discovered that it was only two old bullfrogs doing all the croakin’. C’mon, young pastors. Stand up and be counted! Don’t let a few compromisers speak for you. Take note of where 90% of them are right now—nowhere! They are off the map. Are our standards contrived and not a natural and organic part of the body of Christ? Absolutely not. They were agreed on in conference “when we were in our right mind.” They are based on biblical principles and commandments, and relevant to our own age and current challenges we face today. Remember, Paul added “and such like” to the list of sins and activities to avoid in Galatians 5:19-21. The teaching ministry has the right and responsibility to define what “and such like” is in each generation.

3) “No one can live it!” This is a selfish cop-out and surrender to the flesh. Millions have lived it. What they mean is, “I can’t live it and do all the things I want to do.” A broader interpretation: “I don’t want to live it and this is my excuse.”

4) And “how do we know that we are right?” Those doctrines and practices that are essential to our salvation are not nebulous or indistinct. They are clear in the Scriptures. The Bible is our common denominator. All people in all generations from Pentecost until now are obligated to the same scriptural demands. Remove the authority of the Scriptures and no one will know the truth; everyone will have the same claim on being “right.” The more we diminish the authority of the Scriptures, the less we can claim to know absolute truth.

5) Is it really true that the new generation as yet is not willing to set up the ancient landmarks again? That may be true of a vocal few, and they would like to exaggerate the numbers, but I believe there are “7000 who have not bowed a knee to Baal.” Testing time will bring them out of the caves. They are Jacob, but not Israel? Have they not yet fought through the night and had their “thigh” experience? Has the fight gone out of them because some leaders have become benign and indifferent to the Apostolic message and values? That may explain the “southern direction” some have taken in recent years. As long as leaders are elected on the basis of “he’s a cool guy…his family has been around a long time…he has a household name…he seems to be open-minded about things…he is a loyal company man,” etc., rather than whether he loves the truth, stands for righteousness and the Apostolic message, and will speak out against drift, we will dilute the movement. As long as we give ministerial licenses to those who have not proved themselves to be loyal to truth and the biblical principles that our movement stands for, we can expect to see lots of Jacobs, but few Israels.

I invite young pastors to submit their own comments on the above thoughts.

I barrowed this from JR Enesy

Just an odd thught.

Campinas (IN 2005)

In Campinas , Brazil a group of friends, drunk, went to pick up a friend........
The mother, accompanied her to the car and was so worried about the
drunkenness of her friends and she said to the daughter holding her hand,
who was already seated in the car:
'My Daughter, Go With God And May He Protect You.'
She responded: 'Only If He (God) Travels In The Trunk, Cause
Inside Here.....It's Already Full
Hours later, news came by that they had been involved in a fatal accident,
everyone had died, the car could not be recognized what type of car it had been,
but surprisingly, the trunk was intact.
The police said there was no way the trunk could have remained intact. To
their surprise, inside the trunk was a crate of eggs, none was broken

We need to stop, look and think!

The following quote is said to be translated into English from an article appearing in Czechoslovakia as published in the Prager Zeitung, April 28, 2010:

“The danger to America is not Barack Obama but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency. It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to a depraved electorate willing to have such a man for their president.

“The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails America. Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince.

“The Republic can survive a Barack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president.”

Source link;

http://forums.hannity.com/showthread.php?t=1951311

This six minuter clip is very worth of your time!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbAiyq2cspE

Mervi

I barrowed the following quote from Cal Thomas;

"One cannot simply read the Bible, like other books. One must be prepared really to enquire of it. Only thus will it reveal itself. Only if we expect from it the ultimate answer, shall we receive it."

Here is the link:
http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/thomas062210.php3

Mervi

Hope for another day!

Barrowed from a friends e-mail.

January 2013


One sunny day in January, 2013 an old man approached the White House from across Pennsylvania Avenue , where he'd been sitting on a park bench. He spoke to the U.S. Marine standing guard and said, "I would like to go in and meet with President Obama."

The Marine looked at the man and said, "Sir, Mr. Obama is no longer president and no longer resides here."
The old man said, "Okay", and walked away.

The following day, the same man approached the White House and said to the same Marine, "I would like to go in and meet with President Obama."

The Marine again told the man, "Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr. Obama is no longer president and no longer resides here."

The man thanked him and, again, just walked away.
The third day, the same man approached the White House and spoke to the very same U.S. Marine, saying "I would like to go in and meet with President Obama."

The Marine, understandably agitated at this point, looked at the man and said, "Sir, this is the third day in a row you have been here asking to speak to Mr. Obama. I've told you already that Mr. Obama is no longer the president and no longer resides here. Don't you understand?"

The old man looked at the Marine and said, "Oh, I understand. I just love hearing it."

Something to think about.

Caroline Baum has one explanation that is illustrated in the title of her column. The title is: "I Want It All, Even Better If You Pay for It." She says that you can pick up any newspaper and see a story of "someone somewhere losing a government benefit and enduring a hardship as a result." When we read the story, it tugs at our heart strings and so we ignore that we are using deficit financing to provide for a mother. Ultimately, what we are doing will be dangerous to her child's health.

She is not the only person saying this. Listen to what Douglas Elmendorf, director of the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office recently posted on his blog. "The United States faces a fundamental disconnect between the services that people expect the government to provide, particularly in the form of benefits for older Americans, and the tax revenues that people are willing to send to the government to finance those services."

I lifted the above from this web site, emphasis mine;
http://bl125w.blu125.mail.live.com/default.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0

Mervi

Can Blacks afford a Black President?

Early indications suggest that the Barack Obama presidency might turn out to be similar to the failed presidency of Jimmy Carter. That’s bad news for the nation but especially bad news for black Americans. No white presidential candidate had to live down the disgraced presidency of Carter but I’m all too fearful that a future black presidential candidate will find himself carrying the heavy baggage of a failed black president. That’s not a problem for white liberals who voted for Obama who received their one-time guilt-relieving dose from voting for a black man to be president, but it is a problem for future generations of black Americans.

I lifted the above comment from Walter Williams column. Here is the link to that column;

http://econfaculty.gmu.edu/wew/articles/10/CanBlackAmericansAffordObama.htm

Something to consider today:
Mervi

My kind of photo.

Borrowed from National Geographics;

Mervi

Barrowed from J R Ensey

Why does the political climate feel strangely like the days following the inauguration of Saul as king of Israel? A king was not the perfect will of God, but it was permitted. Soon bad things began to happen to the kingdom. Government by decree has never worked well. Kings are not known for developing corruption-free societies. Before long, it became obvious that what was needed was a new captain on the ship of state. David, a forerunner of Christ, rose up to displace him.

The political climate in America feels like we have elected a king rather than a president. We are beginning to see governing by fiat—“the king says do this, do that, go here, go there, buy this, buy that, don’t drill here….” Congress is in the far background. America is run from the White House. They are bypassing the norms we have known in the past. Everything is in their hands. Corruption swiftly follows the installation of such a government.

See any signs?

Just an odd thught.

From a book entitled, "Finding God in Unexpected places," by Philip Yancey.

"Historian and art critic Robert Hughes tells of a convect sentenced to life imprisonment on a maximum security island of the coast of Australia. One day with on provocation, he turned on a fellow prisoner he barely knew and beat him senseless. The murder was shipped back to the main land to stand trail, where he gave a straightforward , passionless account of the crime, showing no sign of remorse. "Why?" ask the bewildered judge. "What was your motive?"

The prisoner replied that he was sick of life on the island, a notoriously brutal place, and that he saw no reason to keep on living. "Yes, yes, I understand that," said the judge, "I can see why you might drown yourself in the ocean. But why murder?"

"Well its like this," said the prisoner. "I'm Catholic. If I commit suicide I'll go straight to Hell. But if I murder, I can come back here confess to a priest before my execution. That way, God will forgive me."

Just something to sit and ponder today;
Mervi

The bottle of wine (?) :- ))

THE BOTTLE OF WINE


For all of us who are married, were married, wish you were married, or wish you weren't married, this is something to smile about the next time you see a bottle of wine:

Sally was driving home from one of her business trips in Northern Arizona when she saw an elderly Navajo woman walking on the side of the road.

As the trip was a long and quiet one, she stopped the car and asked the Navajo woman if she would like a ride..

With a silent nod of thanks, the woman got into the car.

Resuming the journey, Sally tried in vain to make a bit of small talk with the Navajo woman.
The old woman just sat silently, looking intently at everything she saw, studying every little detail, until she noticed a brown bag on the seat next to Sally.

'What's in bag?' asked the old woman.

Sally looked down at the brown bag and said, 'It's a bottle of wine.
I got it for my husband.'

The Navajo woman was silent for another moment or two.
Then speaking with the quiet wisdom of an elder, she said:




'Good trade'

Just for a smile today;
Mervi

For those who gave !

Let us not forget !

Sad :-[

"An elderly couple who authorities described as hoarders were found buried under mounds of trash in their South Side two-flat Monday night and may have been there for as long as three weeks, authorities said."

This story came from:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/
































An elderly couple who authorities described as hoarders were found buried under mounds of trash in their South Side two-flat Monday night and may have been there for as long as three weeks, authorities said.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/

Lap Top !

Here is one more futurist lap top.

http://click.email.globalspec.com/?qs=1c9ac13617334998c630cc5cd3e9d8505053e29ddf917652aa08e1d5af745ae811cecdb324840b17


Hope you enjoy;

Mervi

Tey walk amoung us ! !

When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a Seattle street, he got much more than he bargained for.. Police arrived at the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline, but he plugged his siphon hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges saying that it was the best laugh he'd ever had.

Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly.. He decided that he'd just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinder block bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape.

A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter, and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer... $15. [If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime committed?]

When his 38 caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach , California would-be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This time it worked.

Image

Have a few days ago I left a comment on the subject of imitating Christ. There was a comment that left me a little troubled. In that event here are my thoughts on being one who would seek to imitate our King and Redeemer.

And we have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him. (Col 3:10)

Where fore I beseech you, be ye followers of me. (1 Cor 4:6)

Be ye followers of me, even as I am also of Christ. (1 Cor 11:1)

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; (Eph 5:1)


Note the word follower has the Strong’s number of 3402. Here is what Strong’s comment, “NT:3402
NT:3402
mimhth/$
mimetes (mim-ay-tace'); from NT:3401; an imitator:
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)

Amplified Bible:
1 Cor 4:16
16 So I urge and implore you, be imitators of me.

1 Cor 11:1
1 PATTERN YOURSELVES after me [follow my example], as I imitate and follow Christ (the Messiah).


Just my thought today:
Mervi

What a picture !!

Following Jesus!

Why should Christians imitate Christ? They should do it for their own sakes. If they desire to be in a healthy state of soul--if they would escape the sickness of sin, and enjoy the vigour of growing grace, let Jesus be their model. For their own happiness' sake, if they would drink wine on the lees, well refined; if they would enjoy holy and happy communion with Jesus; if they would be lifted up above the cares and troubles of this world, let them walk even as He walked. There is nothing which can so assist you to walk towards heaven with good speed, as wearing the image of Jesus on your heart to rule all its motions. It is when, by the power of the Holy Spirit, you are enabled to walk with Jesus in His very footsteps, that you are most happy, and most known to be the sons of God.

Thought take from Spurgeon.

Ever had a day like this??

One neat photo !

Hark Mother’s Day commeth!!

This morning I am thinking of my mother and just one incident in my life with mom. Mother was a small woman; the most she ever weighed was about 113 when she was pregnant with my little sister. We had marks on the kitchen door jam her height and mine. She caught me one morning checking my height and sure enough I was just a tad taller. This to an early teen boy caught me funny and I started to laugh and taunt mother about me be bigger than she was. She just took the ruler I was using and had me stand back against the jam, “sure enough you are taller than me.” End of conversation, breakfast and off to play. Monday evening when she came home from work she came in with a bag in her hand and straight to the kitchen and behind the stove it went. Nothing was said. Saturday morning my curiosity was going mad, “Mom what did you put behind the stove?” “Glad you asked,” she went behind the stove and pulled out the bag. In the bag was a hard wood dowel about one inch in diameter and about three feet long, she just stood there and waved it back and forth like a ball bat. “Now that you are bigger than I am that means I can use any method I want to get your attention!” Take my word for it she did have my undivided attention!

Sodium BEWARE (?)

A MINORITY VIEW
BY WALTER WILLIAMS


America's tyrants have now turned their attention to salt, as reported in the Washington Post's article "FDA plans to limit amount of salt allowed in processed foods for health reasons" (April 19, 2010). Why do food processors put a certain quantity of salt in their products? The answer is the people who buy their product like it and they earn profits by pleasing customers. The FDA has taken the position that what the American buying public wants is irrelevant. They know what's best and if you disagree, they will fine, jail or put you out of business.

Tyranny knows no bounds. Let's say that the FDA orders Stouffer's to no longer put 970 mg of sodium in their roasted turkey dinner; they mandate a maximum of 400 mg. Suppose Stouffer's customers, assuming they continue buying the product, add more salt -- what will the FDA do? The answer is easy. They will copy the successful anti-tobacco zealot template.

The above was lifted from:
http://econfaculty.gmu.edu/wew/articles/10/SaltTyrants.htm

Just my thought for the day;

Mervi

With all the pollution that we have read about, listened to reports of and seen. My questions is this, who, what or how with the climate change people find to place heave fines upon for all of the pollutants which have been introduced into our atmosphere. These pollutants can do nothing less than hasten the affects of climate change.

Just my thoughts this afternoon;
Mervi

Should we keep a "line of demarcation?"

Josephus the Jewish historian wrote about the warning signs that were on the barrier that separated the court of the Gentiles from the other courts in the Temple. Orthodox Jews were serious about this line of demarcation. There was no proof of this barrier until recent times when archaeologists discovered one. Its seven-line inscription read as follows:

NO FOREIGNER
IS TO GO BEYOND THE BALUSTRADE
AND THE PLAZA OF THE TEMPLE ZONE
WHOEVER IS CAUGHT DOING SO
WILL HAVE HIMSELF TO BLAME
FOR HIS DEATH
WHICH WILL FOLLOW

Barrowed from Bro JR Ensey's blog.

To put it bluntly, is it possible to honor the image of God in a human being if there is no God?

Saint Augustine’s phrase, “deafened by the clanking chains of mortality.”


When God rebuked the Israelite's for their idolatry, He was not condemning their urge to worship. Rather, he condemned them for seeking those things from senseless hunks of wood and iron instead of from Himself.


What is the cost of God’s self –restraint?


The book of Exodus mentions the names of the two midwifes but neglects to identify the Pharaoh.

Some random thoughts lifted from, Finding God in unexpected places, author Philip Yancey.

Death! Man doesn’t that have the sound of finality? Is it final? Yesterday I went to a funeral of a man whose family acknowledged that there was no form of religious ties or relationship. In this situation DEATH or FINALITY may be a good choice of words. Really is that the end? Then a second point, at sixty six I look at the end of what we call life with an unbelievable difference than I did at sixteen. Why? Will I am whole lot closer to that end of life experience! I am of the opinion that what we call death is not the end! It is the beginning of a whole new life experience! Mervi, describe this new experience? Sorry that you asked because I can’t do it. I have only read about one man who did return from that occurrence we call death. NO! It was not Harry Houdini, it was the one call Jesus. This one called Jesus is the one who made the transition from live to death and then back to life. So or because of my belief, faith, or confidence in Him and His words I am doing the best I can to follow the life style He taught.

Just my thought today;
Mervi

FORGIVNESS !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4WUsr689Y4&sns=em

This is very much worth the few moments to watch.

Just my feelings;
Mervi

Unseen angle 2

Something to ponder!

Don't forget the postage!

Iraqi terrorist Khay Rahnajet

did not pay enough postage

on a letter bomb. It came back with

'Return to Sender'

stamped on it.

Forgetting it was the bomb,

he opened it and was blown to bits.

True or not it is still worth a smile;

Mervi

Here is a good point.

Here is a look at what our political system looks like.

http://unclejayexplains.com/2010/04/18/uncle-jay-explains-apr-19-2010/

Just my thought today;

Mervi

Good question!

Some have said that the stimulus hasn't saved any jobs, but here is a case where at least one job was saved. Oregon State University Athletic Director Bob DeCarolis was considering firing their basketball coach, Craig Robinson, after an 8-11 start (2-5 in the Pac 10 conference). When word of this reached Washington, Undersecretary of Education Martha Kanter was dispatched to Corvallis with $17 million in stimulus money for the university. Craig Robinson's job is safe for this year. For those of you unfamiliar with Coach Robinson, he just so happens to be Michelle Obama's older brother. Just a coincidence I'm sure!

Victory or Death

This video is about ten minutes long. The words spoken are worth the hearling for those concerned about America!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtjfMjjce2Y

Just my thought;
Mervi

Just for a smile !

If you ever testify in court, you might wish you could have been as sharp as this policeman. He was being cross-examined by a defense attorney during a felony trial. The lawyer was trying to undermine the police officer's credibility...

Q: 'Officer -- did you see my client fleeing the scene?'

A: 'No sir. But I subsequently observed a person matching the description of the offender, running several blocks away.'

Q: 'Officer -- who provided this description?'

A: 'The officer who responded to the scene.'

Q: 'A fellow officer provided the description of this so-called offender. Do you trust your fellow officers?'

A: 'Yes, sir. With my life.'
Q: 'With your life? Let me ask you this then officer. Do you have a room where you change your clothes in preparation for your daily duties?'

A: 'Yes sir, we do!'
Q: 'And do you have a locker in the room?'
A: 'Yes sir, I do.'

Q: 'And do you have a lock on your locker?'
A: 'Yes sir.'

Q: 'Now why is it, officer, if you trust your fellow officers with your life, you find it necessary to lock your locker in a room you share with these same officers?'

A: 'You see, sir -- we share the building with the court complex, and sometimes lawyers have been known to walk through that room.'

The courtroom EXPLODED with laughter, and a prompt recess was called. The officer on the stand has been nominated for this year's 'Best Comeback' line -- and we think he'll win.

For a smile :-)

In a Laundromat:
AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT

In a London department store:
BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS

In an office:
WOULD THE PERSON WHO TOOK THE STEP LADDER YESTERDAY PLEASE BRING IT BACK OR FURTHER STEPS WILL BE TAKEN

In an office:
AFTER TEA BREAK STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE TEAPOT AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD

Outside a secondhand shop:
WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN?

Notice in health food shop window:
CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS

Spotted in a safari park:(I sure hope so)
ELEPHANTS PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR

Seen during a conference:
FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AND DOESN'T KNOW IT, THERE IS A DAY CARE ON THE 1ST FLOOR

Notice in a farmer's field:
THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE, BUT THE BULL CHARGES.

Message on a leaflet:
IF YOU CANNOT READ, THIS LEAFLET WILL TELL YOU HOW TO GET LESSONS

On a repair shop door:
WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR - THE BELL DOESN'T WORK)

An unseen Angle !

The latest Clark.

This is Mike (3) and just a little over one year.

Love those Great-Grand-Kids

Ponder this for a moment!

David Vincent Gilbert

These are possibly the 5 best sentences you'll ever read:

You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by

legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.

What one person receives without working for,

another person must work for without receiving.

The government cannot give to anybody anything that

the government does not first take from somebody else.

When half of the people get the idea that they do not

have to work because the other half

is going to take care of them, and when

the other half gets the idea that it does

no good to work because somebody

else is going to get what they work for,

that my dear friend, is the beginning

of the end of any nation.

You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.

Church!

The Great Reneger (!)

This four minute video is good!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdKmc9aBELM

Enjoy the song!

But PLEASE think!

Something to ponder!

In Health Care Bill, Obama Attacks Wealth Inequality
By DAVID LEONHARDT
Published: March 23, 2010

For all the political and economic uncertainties about health reform, at least one thing seems clear: The bill that President Obama signed on Tuesday is the federal government’s biggest attack on economic inequality since inequality began rising more than three decades ago.

Source of comment: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/business/24leonhardt.html?hp

Something to think about:
Mervi

Yes, Virginia have been gone for week.

Advancment (?)

Just a thought!

Barrowed from J R Ensey. 23 Psalm

The Lord is my pace-setter I shall not rush;

He makes me stop and rest for quiet intervals,

He provides me with images of stillness,
which restore my serenity.

He leads me in the ways of efficiency through

calmness of mind and His guidance is peace.

Even though I have a great many things to accomplish each day,

I will not fret for His presence is here, His timelessness, His all importance will keep me in balance.

He prepares refreshment and renewal in the midst of my activity.

By anointing my mind with His oils of tranquility, my cup of joyous energy overflows.

Surely harmony and effectiveness shall be the fruits of my hours,

For I shall walk in the pace of my Lord,

And dwell in His house forever.

(A Japanese version of the 23rd Psalm; source unknown)

Chelsea King

My heart is in pain for the Chelsea King families.

One fast Police Officer :-)

This is home!

Just some fun !!

Can you imagine yourself to be the nun sitting at her desk grading these papers all the while trying to keep a straight face and maintain her composure!

PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WORDING AND SPELLING. IF YOU ARE EVEN REMOTELY FAMILIAR WITH HOLY SCRIPTURE, YOU'LL FIND THIS HILARIOUS! IT COMES FROM A ROMAN CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEST. KIDS WERE ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS. THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT THE BIBLE WERE WRITTEN BY CHILDREN. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN RE-TOUCHED OR CORRECTED. INCORRECT SPELLING HAS BEEN LEFT IN.


1. IN THE FIRST BOOK OF THE BIBLE, GUINESSIS. GOD GOT TIRED OF CREATING THE WORLD SO HE TOOK THE SABBATH OFF.

2. ADAM AND EVE WERE CREATED FROM AN APPLE TREE. NOAH'S WIFE WAS JOAN OF ARK. NOAH BUILT AND ARK AND THE ANIMALS CAME ON IN PEARS.

3. LOTS WIFE WAS A PILLAR OF SALT DURING THE DAY, BUT A BALL OF FIRE DURING THE NIGHT.


4. THE JEWS WERE A PROUD PEOPLE AND THROUGHOUT HISTORY THEY HAD TROUBLE WITH UNSYMPATHETIC GENITALS.

5. SAMPSON WAS A STRONGMAN WHO LET HIM SELF BE LED ASTRAY BY A JEZEBEL LIKE DELILAH.

6. SAMSON SLAYED THE PHILISTINES WITH THE AXE OF THE APOSTLES..

7. MOSES LED THE JEWS TO THE RED SEA WHERE THEY MADE UNLEAVENED BREAD WHICH IS BREAD WITHOUT ANY INGREDIENTS .

8, THE EGYPTIANS WERE ALL DROWNED IN THE DESSERT. AFTER WARDS, MOSES WENT UP TO MOUNT CYANIDE TO GET THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

9. THE FIRST COMMANDMENTS WAS WHEN EVE TOLD ADAM TO EAT THE APPLE.

10. THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT IS THOU SHALT NOT ADMIT ADULTERY.

Just a little humor today.

Health Care !!!!

The republicans stood their ground today!

Hip Hip Hooray ! ! !

God or Goverment (?)

One of the major differences between the right and the left concerns the question of authority: To whom do we owe obedience and who is the ultimate moral authority?

For the right, the primary moral authority is God (or, for secular conservatives, Judeo-Christian values), followed by parents. Of course, government must also play a role, but it is ultimately accountable to God and it should do nothing to undermine parental authority.

For the left, the state and its government are the supreme authorities, while parental and divine authority are seen as impediments to state authority.

Source:
http://www.dennisprager.com/columns.aspx?g=8ed36035-29f7-4fa8-bedb-080a76bd0421&url=government,_yes!_god_and_parents,_no!

Just a thought.

Quoye for the day.

Magicians have long known

that distracting an audience is the key

to creating the illusion of magic.

It is also the key to political magic.

Source:

http://townhall.com/columnists/ThomasSowell/2010/02/16/playing_freedom_cheap

LOVE ! (?)

Looking for some help ! (?)

OK!

I give in! Mrs Palin has a note on the plam of her hand. I don't think this is the, "mark of the beast," by any means.

PLEASE!
What was her wrong doing?

Mervi

Something to ponder!

A farmer was in need of a hired hand. A man appeared with a letter from his last employer, which read, “Sleeps in the storm.” The farmer thought this to a little odd but because of his need hired the man. The man was an excellent hand. Then one night a terrible storm passed through the country, the farmer jumped out of bed but was unable to arouse his new hired hand. The farmer rushed to his barn to find the animals all in their stalls feed and contend! Off to the field he ran, only to see the bails covered with tarps and staked to the ground! Turning he ran to the silo which was locked and secure! Now he grasp the letter, “Sleeps in the storm.”

My friends if we attend to the things that are important to life, if we are right with those we love and behave in line with our faith our lives will not be cursed with a unfulfilled throb of unfinished business.

Have a little faith, by Mitch Albom

Good point !

"The ongoing debate over sex education has been rekindled by a provocative new study suggesting that teaching abstinence can delay the start of sexual activity among inner-city youngsters — if it is freed from the moralistic overtones and ideological restrictions that were the hallmark of abstinence-only programs under the Bush administration."

My source, of all places the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/opinion/08mon1.html?hp

Just my thought today;
Mervi

Still in L O V E!

UC Frisco Medical

We are back home and with a great report from the renal specialist at UCSF. Everything is in balance and there is neither pain nor blood. For this I give GREAT thanks to my Lord and God.

Mervi

Cruse to where?

I got stopped for speeding on the way here.

I felt like I could talk my way out of this ticket.

Until he saw my pup!

Well, better luck next time.

Just for fun;
Mervi

City by the Bay!

Virginia and I are headed to UCSF for a one year post op on the last Kidney cyst removal.
We had a POWERFUL service this morning. I and some others believe that the Lord has done His work.

Hope to get to the museum to see the King Tut display.

We are in Gilory for the evening.

Need a Hug today?

A Friend.

To all the sports fans who pass this way.

One more Basketball shot!

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/post/Video-Prank-goes-awry-when-coach-hits-blindfold?urn=top,215799


Mervi

Seeing the what ? ?

This comment was to good to let it go by!

01/20/2010 06:52 PM ET -
Global Warming: "The scientists who said that Himalayan glaciers will be gone by 2035 have admitted the claim has as much credibility as sightings of the mythical Yeti."

Source of comment is; http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/IBDEditorials.aspx

Your thoughts please?

Do you have a feeling or idea on

the Massachusetts massacre?

Or how the state of Ted Kennedy was lost?

Just my thought as I pass this way;

Mervi

Global Warming Is a Religion

"Manmade global warming, for many, is an Earth-worshipping religion. The essential feature of any religion is that its pronouncements are to be accepted on the basis of faith as opposed to hard evidence. Questioning those pronouncements makes one a sinner. No one denies that the Earth's temperature changes. Millions of years ago, much of our planet was covered by ice, at some places up to a mile thick, a period some scientists call "Snowball Earth." Today, the Earth is not covered by a mile of ice; a safe conclusion is that there must have been a bit of global warming. I don't know the cause of that warming, but I'd wager everything I own that it was not caused by coal-fired electric generation plants, incandescent light bulbs and SUVs tooling up and down the highways."

Here is the link to the complete article by Walter Williams:
http://economics.gmu.edu/wew/articles/10/GlobalWarmingIsAReligion.htm

Just my thoughts today:
Mervi

The Music man

I lifted the site from Kim Kamando. This man would win my vote for the real music man.


http://videos.komando.com/2010/01/14/harmonica-man/


Mervi

A barrowed thought.

I borrowed this thought from J.R. Ensey and his blog.




Whatever brought us to where we are today,

the abandonment of it

will jettison our children and grandchildren

into the dark waters of confusion and apostasy.

– jre

A new addition to the Clark's !!

Let me introduce you to

Carley Jo Clark!

She was born yesterday afternoon, 8 lbs 5 oz, 20.5 in. long. Beautiful to boot. Great-grand-pa said so.

Ya'll have a good weekend!

One funny site now a very sad story.

No evidence of threat an hour before wife's slaying,

officials say Visalia police officials said Wednesday that three officers who answered a call for help from a North Visalia woman Monday night couldn't legally intervene in the domestic dispute that led to her slaying an hour later.

Here is the complete story;
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20100107/NEWS01/1070310/Visalia+police++Officers+++hands+tied++in+thwarting+fatal+shooting

Oh how sad:
Mervi

Need a smile?

I lifted this from Kim Kamando this morning. Why? Because it brought a smile to my face!

http://videos.komando.com/2010/01/07/scientists-fooled-by-matchbox/

Here's hopping it will do the same for you;

Mervi

A great power-point to start this year!

I recieved this in an e-mail this morning.
It has caused me to stop and consider.

http://www.openmyeyeslord.net/UltimateFreedom.htm

I hope that it will cause you to dot he same.

Mervi

Did I read this right?

Some varied headlins.

Man Kills Self

Before Shooting Wife and Daughter

Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash,

Expert Says

Police Begin Campaign to Run Down

Jaywalkers

As we cross the fance from 09 to 10.

Let us strive for a higher height!