Yesterday I watched video of Bill Clinton stumping for Maurice Hinchey, one of the most odious characters in a Congress that has quite a few. Clinton was heckled, and he took control of the situation by bragging on his four balanced budgets as president. […]
Author: paul1149
Free Internet Parental Controls
I’d like to make some of you aware of a free way to implement “parental controls” on your computers. (I used quotes there because the Internet has so many pitfalls that I’ve found this useful for myself.) I have no connection to the service […]
No American
Folks, elections matter. This November's is only a midterm, but it is critically important. Because we have been given responsibility, we will be held accountable for how we vote. So much is at stake. Use discernment. Pray it through. Don't vote for the ones who make big promises. Their promises are empty. Vote for the ones who will work to get the nation back to its historical moral and spiritual foundations. That's the only true road to unity and healing.
The fleecing of a nation
Some think that God has no place in politics. But the Bible tells us that we are not to be overcome by evil. Cynicism must not rule us. We are to watch and pray and to occupy until the Master returns. We are to be faithful in “unrighteous riches”. We are to expose evil, rejoice in truth, and overcome evil with good.
Christianity’s radical growth
There's an excellent article today by Ryan Mauro on the comparative growth rates of Christianity and Islam, and also on the quality of the faith of those who believe. If you live in the West you're probably under the impression that Islam is growing by leaps and bounds. It is - in the West, because of immigration and high birth rates, but that is not the case in the rest of the world.
Jesus Insists On Full Salvation
There’s a well known story in the Bible, about a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years. She came to Jesus from behind, secretly touched the hem of His garment, and was healed. It seems like a simple story, but there’s […]
4th of July Message, by Rick Joyner
This came in via the ElijahList today, and it gives some good food for thought. I've never seen the levels of anger and coarseness we now have in America. I can understand some of it, because we are rapidly abandoning our foundation and, unsurprisingly but yet distressingly, falling apart. But Joyner brings us back to what James 3 tells us is the true wisdom of God: "Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom."
God’s motivation was love (video added)
As humans, we tend to project our earthly experiences onto God, especially family of origin issues, and because of that, I've often had a hard time trying to relate to God's love. I saw that love written in the Bible, I heard it preached, and I've certainly even had wonderful times of communion in prayer and worship, but generally I’ve not understood or even had a functional belief in God's love for me.
A concentrated daily prayer blast for the nation
I’m printing an email I got today proposing a concerted effort to pray daily for the nation (and the nation of any person reading here, because we are all connected and God cares about all nations). This is a very simple idea, but I […]
The Cost of Freedom
From HotAir comes this most eloquent and sobering testimony to the cost of freedom. The picture below says it all, but Ed’s write up tells of the quality of the life that was sacrificed. It was indeed high. “Let no man rent asunder” we are told, […]
Facebook’s sordid history shows the dangers of indiscriminate social networking
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7127721.ece (link is now behind a paywall – Jan, 12) From the London Times there comes more insight into the mindset that drives Facebook, in its coverage of a bio-pic on FB’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg. I’m gratified that the story behind Facebook’s privacy incursions […]
Raquel Welch speaks out on sexual morality
This was a pleasant surprise. Looking back, Raquel Welch examines the values that drove her career and continue to drive the culture, and she finds them wanting. She makes the salient point that when the sanctity of marriage is depreciated, and sex appears to […]
I’m leaving Facebook due to its horrendous privacy policies
Below is a detailed article on what FB is doing to our privacy. Through FB Connect and now its new Web-wide “Like” system, FB is trying to position itself as the very hub of the Web, but it’s doing so at the user’s expense. […]
There is great gain in contentment!
Drivers on the road this morning – a damp, cold Monday – were rough, jagged, unpredictable, selfish, dangerous. I immediately adopted an attitude of meekness rather than fighting back. I decided I was not going to participate in the craziness. I took it easy […]
