Saturday, August 03, 2013
He DID build this.
We
have twice as many poor people without hope as we had the day Pres
Obama took the oath of Office. It's time for a change.
Nasaje Dajourpos of Conservative Minority Republican Caucus
Even though this was a couple of years ago this is the type of insanity that goes on here in our Little Bubble called Detroit! I remember when this happened, but this type of crap goes on everyday in Detroit Politics this is the true definition of Liberal Insanity! Anybody that is from the Metropolitan Detroit area is used to this type of craziness being spewed from these people! If Detroit was a Soap Opera it would be called "As Detroit Turns" because this is the reason why Detroit is in the condition that it's in today because of all of these Looney Tunes running it straight into the ground!
Bring on the FEASTS of GOD
I am
observant. Not Jewish. Not schizophrenic. Just observant. Every fall
I have moments of remembrance about the upcoming feast days. I observe
them. i also observe Christmas, even though in reality it has almost
nothing to do with the Birth of Jesus, I observe and call the day
EASTER even though every year I am subjected to catcalls for doing so by
those who insist it has to do with a pagan
Egyptian god. I don't do this from the position of a religious
responsibility or legalism, but out of awe for the God who created this
all and told those who He chose that this was important. Yes this is a
New Covenant thing or you have to tear all of Zechariah 14 out of the
Bible to miss the overflow. OK, not that harsh. And if you are into
tearing chapters out of your Bible, and think this is a gobbledy gook,
you might want to get rid of Leviticus 23 where the Spirit of the Lord
says this is an eternal feast to all generations. All in the ancient
Hebrew tongue sorta means in the Gene's concordance--- ALL. So it it's
OK with you, I will remember the day of MY atonement at the Cross with
special solemnity. Mark the New Year and attach some willow branches on
my booth along with remembrances of the day of Harvest and his dwelling
among us. I will also bring a Succot offering to the Lord. Will I be
harmed by all this? Probably not. Are these dead works? I don't think
so... other than it Works so far. BUT IF you choose to do this, don't
do it other than out of respect and honor, not out of religious
obligation. Heck, you shouldn't even go to CHURCH that way.
Fall in August... not that bad
I had
always said that if we could have the mild Illinois winters (mild by
Dakota standards) and North Dakota Summers, cool, dry and 70s for highs
and 50s for lows every day, life would be perfect climatologicaly
speaking. We are NOT that far from that today... have hardly run the AC
this summer and was out of town when it got hot. Our Electric bill is
HALF what it was a year ago.
Why do these things always end up dead end in extortion?
I have companies I
go to that happen to be run by certain ethnic groups. If I want my car
repaired, I will go to a Mexican repair shop. They just do better. If
I want body work done, I go to an Anglo
shop. They are well run. If I want landscaping done I hire the Local
Hispanic guys, they cost more but they do a great job. If I want
Pizza.. yup, Italian. If I want my house repaired I hire that Irish guy
I know. He gets it done. If I want clothing made, a Korean guy I know
does a great job, A local lady who does my clothing repairs is Chinese,
When I need plumbing done, that Polish fellow from across town is the
call I make. Now to be fair, this is only one guys experience. I don't
believe for a minute that ethnicity has anything to do with it. They
are just really good at what they do and I call them to get the things
done I need done. IF I want Ribs, the place on west Madison in Chicago
is where I go. If I want soul food, there is a place on the south side I
frequent. I don't think Mexican Ribs even sounds good. SO, when I saw
this article, I thought, OK, who then is this company? What do they
have to commend them other than race for this work? What history is
there? What competence have they displayed. That is how these decisions
must be made, not by the color of their skin, but the competence they
possess.
IF you wait ten years you will be ten years behind your calling. GO.
I am
exhausted with people who question and disparage their situation
(trapped, stuck, discouraged, done, sick of it all),,,, that kind of
thing. YET, when I press them to ask them the key question, "What are
you going to stop doing or start doing that will break you out of this
cycle?". They get angry. They think I am being accusatory. I would ask
that of my sons. I would ask that of my siblings.
I would ask that of anyone who I care about. One person I know well
said, "I feel like I'm at a dead end. I can't seem to make any
progress. I have to figure out some way to get out of this." This
person is not married. In their 20s. Could afford a couple tanks of
gas. Has a vehicle. Owns some clothes. All this person needs to do is
pick a direction on the compass they have always wished to go, and GO.
Aimlessness is a disease and you can be aimless just staying put waiting
for something to happen. Well, here's a truth, not all change ends up
being improvement but this I guarantee, unless something changes, there
is NO Chance for improvement. Zip. Nada. Stuck and Stasis are the same
word. Get in the car and go.
Also, in this economy, the old people are the only ones who still have money.
THE
YOUTH DEMOGRAPHIC: “Highly overrated.” NBC wants to replace Leno with
someone younger and “edgier.” Only problem is, nobody watches those
guys. They do watch Leno. Is there a broader lesson here?
This sounds exactly like Chicago Politics.
Look at the crooks we keep
electing. Here is a man who is violent, corrupt and incompetent.
Zimbabwe used to be prosperous and free.. Now it is a dictatorship..
with the patina of democracy... SMH
Friday, August 02, 2013
Good for him
Good
for him, he's 71, she's a physician and 42. Hope for old guys.... eh?
Maggie will never leave his heart, I get that. But life is for the
living and last he looked he's still alive.
FUN
I
came home late after Church last night and sat up to watch Leno. I
seldom do, but then Kristen Chenoweth (star of Wicked) was on. She did
this parody making fun of Anthony Weiner. It's not dirty... but it is
hilarious. She's a really good singer, I
can spot opera training in a second in a voice. She was trained as
one. Perhaps someday she'll go back. Enjoy the video, there is a short
commercial you will have to sit thru.
Worse TD Jakes has invited her to be part of a conference
She
has never been afraid of HYPERBOLE. As horrible as this race crime
was, about the same number people as were killed in one day on 9-11 by
Muslims as black people have ever been lynched in the USA. 3500. Why
does she do this? Same reason that
Sharpton and Jackson do... because it gets people like me to have to get
out the old Truth-O-Meter and set the record straight. What grieves me
so is the low information people in society that are so easily drawn
into this kind of mythology that it becomes institutional "facts". I
saw recently on a friends page a story from a mad magazine type site
that said that the leader of the NRA wanted to start owning black people
again. From the comments, many believed this. We need truth folks,
TRUTH. It will set you free.
Why we have insipid Churches
I
do not agree with this writer. He seems to thing being PC and very
careful not to offend is more important than speaking into a corruptible
culture with the truth of God. Here's the money quote from this
article:
Some will insist you should take a stand.
They speak of having the courage of one’s convictions, of how the Old Testament prophets never feared public opinion and that you can become a champion for this noble cause.
You aren’t a coward, are you? They will cite the Joshua passage: “Be strong and of good courage.”
The other side warns you against getting involved. You're a pastor of a church; you have constituents on both sides of this issue; the church doesn’t need any more enemies; and you have bigger fish to fry.
You are a gospel preacher, aren’t you? They will cite the Pauline command: “Preach the word.”
IF you are the pastor of a church and have constituents on BOTH SIDES of an obvious moral issue, then YOU ARE A POOR PASTOR. IF you come out against Gay Marriage and that offends some in your congregation, you have a weak congregation with badly discipled congregants.
Some will insist you should take a stand.
They speak of having the courage of one’s convictions, of how the Old Testament prophets never feared public opinion and that you can become a champion for this noble cause.
You aren’t a coward, are you? They will cite the Joshua passage: “Be strong and of good courage.”
The other side warns you against getting involved. You're a pastor of a church; you have constituents on both sides of this issue; the church doesn’t need any more enemies; and you have bigger fish to fry.
You are a gospel preacher, aren’t you? They will cite the Pauline command: “Preach the word.”
IF you are the pastor of a church and have constituents on BOTH SIDES of an obvious moral issue, then YOU ARE A POOR PASTOR. IF you come out against Gay Marriage and that offends some in your congregation, you have a weak congregation with badly discipled congregants.
OH Lord, here we go again.
WHY would ANYONE in ancient Jerusalem for the
40 years after Jesus died until the devastation in 70 AD have preserved
this old piece of wood? AND THEN drag it running from the destruction
that the Romans brought. I mean, they saw and knew HIM as alive. Why
preserve this dead relic? I hates me some religion.
Archeologists: We Found Piece of Jesus' Cross
www.newser.com
Archeologists
working at an ancient church in Turkey think they've unearthed a piece
of the world's most famous cross, the one used to crucify Jesus. They
found a stone chest during excavation... World News
This is very sad.
At this age range new household formations (getting
married, buying or renting a home and having kids) should be happening.
It's not. This isn't good news for the future.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
I remember when Robert Frost Died in 1963, the year I graduated High School. This was our class motto and has been mine - and that makes all the difference
Thought For The Day
gy
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost
1874 - 1963
Monday, July 29, 2013
I know this very (too) well.
When government gets involved in making
health care accessible and affordable, it becomes neither. This is a
cumulative lesson the nation is about to learn... a painful one.
If you are looking for the True Church of Jesus, here's a measurement that might help:
The true church of Jesus is marked by HIS Presence, not it's history or size. The true church of Jesus will be an accurate representation of who Jesus is, Bone of HIS bone, Flesh of HIS flesh.
This does not include having guards monitoring the holy chairs at the front so only the most privileged get to sit in them, kind of like getting into a good disco... if your names not on the list, the Door Keeper (usher) will usher you back with the unwashed. I actually saw the guards (ushers) do this in a large church a couple weeks ago. I shook my head.
Pastor Dan used to say that the Holiest parking places were the ones at the far end of the parking lot. If you truly are holy you will leave the ones near the door for the visitors. Here's the question, if you are going to measure your fellowship against an accurate Representation of Jesus, how do you measure up? HMMMM?
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