Storms, water, Southern California: In a region that imports water, much goes to waste - latimes.com
This frustrates the heck out of me. Farmers are going bust so LA can have water. Yet every year tons of water lands on southern CA. They just shunt it off to the ocean. The ocean doesn't need it. They could keep this on the land, but don't.
I don't want to hear about water shortages in Southern CA again.
Read the whole article.
Change the landscape of southern CA today!
Stop wasting water!
Friday, December 24, 2010
I'm guessing they learned this form of "Greeting" from the Westboro Baptist Thugs
Union Visits Private Home To Intimidate: Local Media Calls It Caroling. “Are you kidding me? A caravan of 80 people to sing insults and, according to eyewitnesses, shouting ‘F*CK YOU’ at various houses right before Christmas? This isn’t ‘caroling,’ this is intimidation.”
Here's the story as it is told by the local TV station. Pretty mellow. They get a lot of $$ from the union.
THUGS, that's what they are. If this is union, I'm anti union!
Have pro-lifers do the same thing at Planned Parenthood folks’ homes, and see how they cover that. Just remember, the political pitchfork is turning, people are paying attention, the media don’t control the narrative any more, and all this stuff is precedent . . . .
Here's the story as it is told by the local TV station. Pretty mellow. They get a lot of $$ from the union.
THUGS, that's what they are. If this is union, I'm anti union!
I remember that night. Astronauts circling the moon. Reading Genesis to the whole world that was watching. We were in the living room at home in Ellendale. It was moving. That same year MLK and Bobby Kennedy had been shot. Our money came off the Gold standard and drifted toward what it is today. 1968 was a pivotal year. Not for good. But this was good.
Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the Moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968. That evening, the astronauts; Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders did a live television broadcast from lunar orbit, in which they sh
Be who you are and you will find those who will hate you. It's OK. Jesus was hated and said we will be too. Good Company to be in. Merry Christmas.
It is not our goal as Christians to avoid being hated. In fact, Christ’s words in the Bible make it clear that our being hated is quite inevitable. We live in a world where people act as if any truth has to pass through their acceptability filters in order for them to acknowledge it as truth. They...
The snow lay on the ground
The stars shone bright
When Christ our Lord was born
On Christmas night.
Venite adoremus Dominum
Venite adoremus Dominum.
Great song, but there was no snow. It was September. Cool night, but no snow. BUT TODAY, in St Charles, the snow lays on the ground. And it's snowing now.
Feliz Navidad
Every Christmas Baby Jesus is born in a child's heart. A song. A verse. A poem. Not Rocking around, Santa Baby, Here comes, Jingle bell. But Jesus incarnate on the earth, God and Man. Tabernacled among us. A seed of faith planted, grows. Until a vision of the cross - redemption from EVERY SIN, EVERY PAIN, EVERY DISAPPOINTMENT washed away by perfect blood. Salvation comes. It IS a very Merry Christmas indeed.
Lo how a rose e'er blooming
From tender stem hath sprung
Of Jesse's lineage coming
As men of old have sung
It came, a flow'ret bright
...Amid the cold of winter
When half spent was the night.
There were roses in ancient Israel at the time. Contemporary with the day of his birth. Rosa sancta, Rosa damask. You can still find these varieties. In the Mediterranean climate often a rose blooms thru the snow.
We three kings of Orient are
Bearing gifts we traverse afar
Field and fountain, moor and mountain
Following yonder star.
...O star of wonder, star of light
Star with royal beauty bright
Westward leading, still proceeding
Guide us to thy perfect light.
The Kings most likely visited Jesus in Nazareth. Some think that Mary and Joseph stayed in Bethlehem. He would have had relatives there. And fled to Egypt from there. One thing for sure...they were led to the Perfect Light of all the world.
Where Unions Are, Americans Aren't
Where Unions Are, Americans Aren't
The American people have been voting with their feet, the Census Bureau announced on Tuesday, leaving states with heavy union influence and choosing to live in "right-to-work" states with higher job growth where they cannot be forced to join a union as a condition of employment.
The American people have been voting with their feet, the Census Bureau announced on Tuesday, leaving states with heavy union influence and choosing to live in "right-to-work" states with higher job growth where they cannot be forced to join a union as a condition of employment.
But the National Labor Relations Board, now dominated by Obama appointees, is deaf to the preferences of voting Americans. It wants to do everything in its administrative power to tilt the playing field towards unionization-even if it means higher unemployment and lost jobs.
As a result of geographic shifts in population uncovered by the 2010 Census, nine congressional seats will move to right-to-work states from forced unionization states. Some winners are Texas, Florida, Arizona, Georgia, and South Carolina, while losers include New York, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and New Jersey. Over the past 25 years job growth in right-to-work states has been over twice as high as in unionized states.
EPA sets schedule to limit pollution from power plants, oil refineries - latimes.com
EPA sets schedule to limit pollution from power plants, oil refineries - latimes.com
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a timetable Thursday to curtail greenhouse gas emissions from two major sources of the pollution scientists link to global warming: power plants and oil refineries.
The announcement was the latest step in an ambitious effort to begin taking action on climate change, and it is certain to draw fire from congressional Republicans and industry leaders who have promised to halt the agency's efforts.
The new move toward far-reaching emissions rules comes as environmentalists had begun to worry that the Obama administration was easing its push in order to avoid confrontations with major industries in advance of the 2012 presidential campaign.
Unlike regulations coming out Jan. 2 that address pollution only from new facilities or expansions, the schedule announced Thursday would eventually compel industry to reduce emissions across the board, including at older sites. Power plants and oil refineries account for almost 40% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions.
STUPID!
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a timetable Thursday to curtail greenhouse gas emissions from two major sources of the pollution scientists link to global warming: power plants and oil refineries.
The announcement was the latest step in an ambitious effort to begin taking action on climate change, and it is certain to draw fire from congressional Republicans and industry leaders who have promised to halt the agency's efforts.
The new move toward far-reaching emissions rules comes as environmentalists had begun to worry that the Obama administration was easing its push in order to avoid confrontations with major industries in advance of the 2012 presidential campaign.
Unlike regulations coming out Jan. 2 that address pollution only from new facilities or expansions, the schedule announced Thursday would eventually compel industry to reduce emissions across the board, including at older sites. Power plants and oil refineries account for almost 40% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions.
STUPID!
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Sarah Palin was Right
She said that Lisa Murkowski would be worse than the democrat. Certainly Castle of Deleware would have been.
At least we can just defeat these people.
No more Mr Nice Guy or Girl.
Lead On Sarah
At least we can just defeat these people.
No more Mr Nice Guy or Girl.
Lead On Sarah
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From Right Wing News
15) NY Times and Wash Post Say CBO Numbers Don't Pass Smell Test
14) Archeologists Find Revised Version of Constitution In DC Cave: The Dead Potomac River Scrolls
13) Hey Taxpayers, Get Ready To Pay For the Union Pension Failure Tsunami
12) SEIU Exec VP: "White Workers Are So F***ing Rabidly Racist"
11)New Climategate Shocker: Even the CRU Thought the Climate Change Hockey Stick Was Flawed
10) Pelosi Tries to "Walk Back" Her Call to Investigate the Mosque Protesters
9) Illinois League of Women Voters Big Shot Who Bashed Pledge of Allegiance, Is Former ACORN
8) When Chris Matthews Had a "Man Crush" on Glenn Beck: MUST WATCH VIDEO
7) Helen Thomas Says Jews Should Get the Hell Out of Palestine and Back To Germany-MUST SEE VIDEO
6) Valerie Jarrett: Americans are Idiots, Obama Too Intelligent For Words
5) How The Coming Union Pension Plan Collapse is Affecting White House Decisions
4) Bob Beckel Threatens Blogger Pamela Geller During FBN Appearance
3) The Numbers Reflect Voters Hate The President's Budget
2) National Security Adviser Jones: Jews Are Greedy Merchants
1) Reuters Brings Fauxtography to the Gaza Flotilla
Islam wishes us all an EVIL CHRISTMAS
This is being posted up in Britain by Muslims who hope to demean Christmas. Aren't they wonderful folks? Click on the picture and it will be large enough to read.
GRRRR
GRRRR
This guy hates everything and everybody
I was searching the Internet for information about famous Evangelists and pastors who are Masons. It led me to a strange little website. This guy hates everybody. EVERYBODY. I have no idea who's theology he endorses if any. I don't think Jesus would have gotten by this guy's scrutiny.
Anyway, if you are a Lutheran, he really hates you.
Enjoy
Anyway, if you are a Lutheran, he really hates you.
Enjoy
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Good News
Four in 10 Americans, slightly fewer today than in years past, believe that God created humans as is about 10,000 years ago. A similar number (38%) believe God guided the development of humans from less advanced life forms over millions of years
IS there anything redemptive about ISLAM? I can't seem to figure it out
Afshan Azad, the 22-year-old British actress who portrayed Padma Patil, a classmate of Harry Potter in the blockbuster Hollywood films, was reportedly beaten, called a ‘whore’ and threatened with death by members of her own family after dating a young, non-Muslim man. According to the UK’s Daily Ma...
Ten Inches of Rain. I HOPE that the state of CA and in particular LA has retained all this rain on the land in reservoirs rather than shunting it off into the ocean. I hear how short on water CA is. I'm sure they have infrastructure in place to capture and retain EVERY DROP. IF not, WHY?
Southern California can expect a couple more days of the type of rains that have inundated the region and brought snowfall to higher elevations, the National Weather Service said Tuesday.
This is from George Mason University. No conservative think tank. But if you are an amateur economist as I am (I have shelves full of books on economics, does that qualify?) you will find the PDF linked in this report gripping even if you only look at the charts. The day of reckoning is coming. Everything else is whistling past the graveyard.
There is broad consensus among citizens, elected representatives, and federal administrators that the United States government is on a fiscally unsustainable path. Since 2000 federal outlays have exceeded federal revenues in each fiscal year creating deficits, and deficits are projected for the fore
I wonder who the personalities and editors at CBS and 60 Minutes supported in the last elections? Would they have supported Brady over Quinn? Republicans over Democrat? They are ready to condemn the results but not the ones causing the problem. Democrat/liberal crazy spending politicians. Corruption in Illinois has a face. Why bother with this indictment? It's over.
The states have been getting by on billions of dollars in federal stimulus funds, but the day of reckoning is at hand. The debt crisis is already making Wall Street nervous, and some believe that it could derail the recovery, cost a million public employees their jobs and require another big bailout
Just to make sure you get this whole man caused, made, influenced global warming malarkey right, I thought he would want to see this pretty interesting non human explanation for the climate change. AlGore was a fool. He invested in something a book I am reading right now (an OLD book 1841) called Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. I commend it.
The sun went spotless yesterday, the first time in quite awhile. It seems like a good time to present this analysis from my friend David Archibald. For those not familiar with the Dalton Minimum, here’s some background info from Wiki:
I'm confused. I think there may be something due here, BUT, why now, with lame ducks? The Dems have had the power to do this for two years and did not. This has laid dormant, not acted on. WHY NOW? WHY WITH THIS CONGRESS? Ditto for Start?
A group of 9/11 first responders joined lawmakers in Washington on Tuesday to urge the Senate passage of a health care bill meant to provide free medical treatment to those suffering from the health effects of working in ground-zero conditions following the 2001 attacks.
Manchester KY, was a hopeless city UNTIL: May 2,
2004, when 63 churches and 3,500 people united together as community
catalysts to march against drugs. Like troops advancing upon a city,
these civic pilgrims for progress joined together under the direction of
church leaders who publicly repented before GOD for their l...ack of civic
involvement. Suddenly, a pulse could be felt; hope had been
resuscitated. Many fe
Not only are students now being drug tested in school, Bible elective courses are also being offered in high school. Meanwhile, Clay County was chosen as having the model-reading program for children in the state in 2008, significant for a region traditionally plagued with high illiteracy rates.
I want to help the helpless but not help the foolish. Sometimes difficulty from Bad Choices is God's way of restoring those who are on a wrong path. I must NOT get in the way of what God is doing. See the Parable of the Prodigal for more. Should anyone have helped the boy in the pigpen? What about those who are intent on being stupid around us? Wisdom is a spiritual gift. Let's use it.
A Merry Christmas Wish from Herman Cain - This is worth reading
by Gene Redlin on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 7:59am
By Herman Cain
He was not born into a royal family, but He left a royal impression on the world.
For 30 years, He learned the ways of the world without becoming of the world. He then changed the world for the better.
He led without a mandate. He taught without a script. His common sense parables filled people with promise and compassion, His words forever inspiring.
He never condemned what others believed – just sin, evil and corruption.
He helped the poor without one government program. He healed the sick without a government health care system. He feed the hungry without food stamps. And everywhere He went, it turned into a rally, attracting large crowds, and giving them hope, encouragement and inspiration.
For three years He was unemployed, and never collected an unemployment check. Nevertheless, he completed all the work He needed to get done. He didn’t travel by private jet. He walked and sailed, and sometimes traveled on a donkey.
But they made Him walk when He was arrested and taken to jail, and no, He was not read any Miranda Rights. He was arrested for just being who He was and doing nothing wrong. And when they tried Him in court, He never said a mumbling word.
He didn’t have a lawyer, nor did He care about who judged Him.
His judge was a higher power.
The liberal court found Him guilty of false offenses and sentenced Him to death, all because He changed the hearts and minds of men with an army of 12.
His death reset the clock of time.
Never before and not since has there ever been such a perfect one.
For over 2,000 years the world has tried hard to erase the memory of Him, and His principles of compassion, caring and common sense.
His followers are now millions and millions the world over, as those who resent Him have intensified their attacks on who He was and what His followers believe.
The attacks are disguised as political correctness, or a misunderstanding of the First Amendment to the Constitution. Separation of Church and State does not mean Separation of Church from State. The State cannot impose Church on the people, but the people can display and say as much Church in the public square as they desire.
Our Founders recognized that distinction, which helped to inspire the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the founding of this nation – The United States of America!
That’s why I proudly wish one and all a very Merry Christmas!
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A large vendor of mine was kind enough to send me a cd of Holiday music. The songs on the disc: Winter Wonderland Frosty the Snowman Favorite Things Blanket Full of Snow Jingle Bells March of the Toys Toyland Holiday Cheer Sleigh Ride Suger Plum Fairy I would assume that you can figure out why I a...
Religious conservatives give the most to charity.
Scrooge Was A Liberal - HUMAN EVENTS
To My Democrat Friends:
Please accept with no obligation, implied or explicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, pract...iced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2011 but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere . Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee.
To My Republican Friends:
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To My Democrat Friends:
Please accept with no obligation, implied or explicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, pract...iced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2011 but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere . Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee.
To My Republican Friends:
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
How do believers position themselves to make a difference?
I was asked how in light of the catastrophe impending that is coming in economic disaster for the city of Chicago, state of Illinois and eventually the whole of the USA and affecting the world, how should believers position themselves to make a difference. I have considered this carefully and have an answer. This won't get you huge offerings, but if you do this you will be in the center of God's will in these days:
Be careful not to believe in political solutions to a spiritual problem. Neither democrats nor republicans are the answer. They are also not equal. You must not consider one to offset another. The truth is truth and a lie is a lie. A half truth is still a lie. Much of politics is half truth. You MUST have a set of moral and fiscal principles with which you measure every thing done by either party.
There is evil in the world and it intends to do you and this nation harm. Some is in the form of false religions like Islam or Hinduism. The philosophies of those falsehoods cannot be compromised against the truth of God. There are evil people who do NOT care about the USA but who use power to influence policy, direction, decisions and will violently remove anyone who gets in the way. They are not intending for you to do good. They are big money types. Some are in Banks. Some are in Wall Street. Some are in Government. Some are in high finance. One such is George Soros. He is a dangerous man and intends this nation harm. If you are going to position yourself you must not be deceived that there are well intentioned people who are doing things because they know better. People in the current administration are trying but in some cases are so far out of their league that they may never find the way out of this morass. You and I are cursed is we place any faith in a man.
This is what the LORD says: "Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the LORD. Jeremiah 17:5
There are no quick fixes to this. This is going to be very hard. We will pay now or pay later. The debt and disaster bubbling under the surface is going to be so severe that only a massive collapse can create a new platform upon which you can build your life. There will be no gaming this. There are no angles. Sure there are opportunities. Commodities are hot, for now. Stocks are hot, for now. But it's all thin ice. There is nothing under you as you skate along on the hardened water. Real estate is not going to come back for a long time. Unemployment is going to remain very high. There is no demand for goods and services. Business is stale.
So what can we as believers do to make a difference? Help others see that there is no salvation in voting straight republican or democrat. I think in Chicago the last election, the most discouraging part was the huge democrat vote for Jesse Jackson Jr. in his district. HUGE. For a man who has proven to be unfaithful in so many things. Or for Pat Quinn who was an accidental governor elected because another voted in by huge majorities in spite of obvious scandal, Rob Blagojevich , was voted in by the same voters even after scandal was obvious. The same has been true in the Republican party. I supported and voted for a democrat a decade ago running against George Ryan. Glenn Poshard.
It's not about party, it's about character. It's not about charisma, it's about the values they have.
This is not about Republican or Democrat, it's about knowing and understanding the value of sound leaders with ethical foundations. What can we do? FIND THEM. HELP THEM get into leadership.
Proverbs 29:2 (New Living Translation)
When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice. But when the wicked are in power, the people groan.
We will need to be positioned to be ready to caution people against deception when it comes. There is going to come a great deception. It is an antichrist spirit that has over and over and over again risen up and deceived many, sometimes the very elect.
For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the very elect. Matthew 24:24
Hitler was one such false christ. Anointed to lead. It was driven by economics. People were led to perdition by an evil force promising to deliver them from an economic crash equal to the one to come. We will be very vulnerable when the disaster hits. As leaders we must be ready to guide others not to be deceived.
Mao Tse Tung was one. Leading people by signs and wonders.
When this comes unless those of us as believers are well centered we too could be deceived. Do not believe them when they say, look, here is the christ or there. Just to be clear, the signs and wonders of which I speak are NOT miracles, but in Hitlers case was the mob mentality and the great rallies. People believed. His fame and charisma was a sign and a wonder. And they were led astray.
We are only a heartbeat away from that in our day. I believe that if an evil force should kill many in our government including our President there would arise this person leading us to this hell on earth. You and I must be strong if this happens. Evil wants to destroy us. He wants us under his feet.
What will cure these problems is selflessness. Right now the core mentality in the USA is selfishness. People are tuned into WIFM. Whats in it for me. The whole of the infrastructure will have to change. It must not be political. The cure will not be political. It will be economic. Pensions, social security, medicare, Medicaid, support for needy people will disappear when the day comes as it will.
The rich can't save us. IF we taxed all the rich 100% for the next ten years it's not enough to save us. There is a reason for this. It's adjustment. It's necessary. It's judgment. God's mercy and love comes to us to set us right once again. Everything is broken. Look at the city. Look at the state. Look at the USA. Broke. Now it is time to get our hearts right. Stop promising unearned prosperity. Start preparing people to live in grace of God and in his provision. If we start now when it all comes down we won't be so offended. Jesus said, "blessed is the one who is not offended by me.” Matt 11:6
Prosperity must be in our Soul first. ....as your soul prospers.... It's not about speaking in tongues, it's about becoming secure no matter happens. So we are ready to face whatever tomorrow brings. Many people will be offended by this. Many already are. When the God of all the universe brings things into order people will be angry. There will be suffering. There will be pain. There will be difficulty. YET, if we don't give up or look to someone else to bail us out, there is hope. "So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up". Galatians 6:9
Do do otherwise will only frustrate you and me. Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint. Proverbs 23:4
About taxes. I wish we didn't have any. The government before the year 1900 was able to operate mostly from Tariffs and Fees. FULLY. No tax. I know that's hard to understand, but look at this. The site is from the US Treasury department. Not until the government decided it could take money from people to give to other people to structure political power did this become the runaway train it is today. More taxes are NOT the answer. I know that's counter intuitive. Less spending by people trying to create a political power base is. That includes the military. What is needed is for people to do business unshackled in freedom without government looking over it's shoulder. Recently I read an article in the paper about a small store in Chicago that had to throw out all it's product because it didn't have some permit or another to make it. It had followed all the rules but because one jot or tittle was out of place the whole production was shut down.
This sounds right wing. It's not. Its about freedom. Freedom to succeed or fail. Freedom to excel or fall behind. Freedom to achieve or decline. Not by skin color. Not by language. By ability.
We have lost that in this nation and will not get it back until we restore hope and faith once again without the potential for evil to reign over us.
God is in the process of Judging us in Love. If we respond we will overcome. You and I are part of this overcoming. If we do not respond the next step is His wrath. I don't want that and neither do you. We must stop the curse of looking to man for salvation.
You and I have a key role in all this. We are best positioned when we stand for freedom. Taking off the shackles that have bound this nation too long and put into slavery the most precious among us. You have an important job to do. You could have been born ANY TIME. But you were born for this time. NOW, will you be prepared to be the man or woman of God you are called to be when it all comes down?
A song by Misty Edwards says it best:
Baptize My Heart Lyrics
I can hear the song of the Creator as He sings over His creation
I played the flute for You…did You dance?
I sang the wedding song over You … were You romanced?
I played the funeral song and told You my judgments were coming did you lament?
For even children know when to dance!
Even children know the sound of the wedding
Even children know when to repent
At the sound of the funeral they lament!
Baptize my heart with Your fire, Your desire
I don’t want to be offended, I don’t want to be offended
I don’t want to be offended when it’s all coming down
I pledge my allegiance to Jesus
I pledge my allegiance to the Lamb
You can watch it here. The question is, will you be offended when it all comes down? Or do you pledge you allegiance to Jesus, to the Lamb of God. You will have the opportunity to discover where your heart is in all this. The time is nigh.
Be careful not to believe in political solutions to a spiritual problem. Neither democrats nor republicans are the answer. They are also not equal. You must not consider one to offset another. The truth is truth and a lie is a lie. A half truth is still a lie. Much of politics is half truth. You MUST have a set of moral and fiscal principles with which you measure every thing done by either party.
There is evil in the world and it intends to do you and this nation harm. Some is in the form of false religions like Islam or Hinduism. The philosophies of those falsehoods cannot be compromised against the truth of God. There are evil people who do NOT care about the USA but who use power to influence policy, direction, decisions and will violently remove anyone who gets in the way. They are not intending for you to do good. They are big money types. Some are in Banks. Some are in Wall Street. Some are in Government. Some are in high finance. One such is George Soros. He is a dangerous man and intends this nation harm. If you are going to position yourself you must not be deceived that there are well intentioned people who are doing things because they know better. People in the current administration are trying but in some cases are so far out of their league that they may never find the way out of this morass. You and I are cursed is we place any faith in a man.
This is what the LORD says: "Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the LORD. Jeremiah 17:5
There are no quick fixes to this. This is going to be very hard. We will pay now or pay later. The debt and disaster bubbling under the surface is going to be so severe that only a massive collapse can create a new platform upon which you can build your life. There will be no gaming this. There are no angles. Sure there are opportunities. Commodities are hot, for now. Stocks are hot, for now. But it's all thin ice. There is nothing under you as you skate along on the hardened water. Real estate is not going to come back for a long time. Unemployment is going to remain very high. There is no demand for goods and services. Business is stale.
So what can we as believers do to make a difference? Help others see that there is no salvation in voting straight republican or democrat. I think in Chicago the last election, the most discouraging part was the huge democrat vote for Jesse Jackson Jr. in his district. HUGE. For a man who has proven to be unfaithful in so many things. Or for Pat Quinn who was an accidental governor elected because another voted in by huge majorities in spite of obvious scandal, Rob Blagojevich , was voted in by the same voters even after scandal was obvious. The same has been true in the Republican party. I supported and voted for a democrat a decade ago running against George Ryan. Glenn Poshard.
It's not about party, it's about character. It's not about charisma, it's about the values they have.
This is not about Republican or Democrat, it's about knowing and understanding the value of sound leaders with ethical foundations. What can we do? FIND THEM. HELP THEM get into leadership.
Proverbs 29:2 (New Living Translation)
When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice. But when the wicked are in power, the people groan.
We will need to be positioned to be ready to caution people against deception when it comes. There is going to come a great deception. It is an antichrist spirit that has over and over and over again risen up and deceived many, sometimes the very elect.
For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the very elect. Matthew 24:24
Hitler was one such false christ. Anointed to lead. It was driven by economics. People were led to perdition by an evil force promising to deliver them from an economic crash equal to the one to come. We will be very vulnerable when the disaster hits. As leaders we must be ready to guide others not to be deceived.
Mao Tse Tung was one. Leading people by signs and wonders.
When this comes unless those of us as believers are well centered we too could be deceived. Do not believe them when they say, look, here is the christ or there. Just to be clear, the signs and wonders of which I speak are NOT miracles, but in Hitlers case was the mob mentality and the great rallies. People believed. His fame and charisma was a sign and a wonder. And they were led astray.
We are only a heartbeat away from that in our day. I believe that if an evil force should kill many in our government including our President there would arise this person leading us to this hell on earth. You and I must be strong if this happens. Evil wants to destroy us. He wants us under his feet.
What will cure these problems is selflessness. Right now the core mentality in the USA is selfishness. People are tuned into WIFM. Whats in it for me. The whole of the infrastructure will have to change. It must not be political. The cure will not be political. It will be economic. Pensions, social security, medicare, Medicaid, support for needy people will disappear when the day comes as it will.
The rich can't save us. IF we taxed all the rich 100% for the next ten years it's not enough to save us. There is a reason for this. It's adjustment. It's necessary. It's judgment. God's mercy and love comes to us to set us right once again. Everything is broken. Look at the city. Look at the state. Look at the USA. Broke. Now it is time to get our hearts right. Stop promising unearned prosperity. Start preparing people to live in grace of God and in his provision. If we start now when it all comes down we won't be so offended. Jesus said, "blessed is the one who is not offended by me.” Matt 11:6
Prosperity must be in our Soul first. ....as your soul prospers.... It's not about speaking in tongues, it's about becoming secure no matter happens. So we are ready to face whatever tomorrow brings. Many people will be offended by this. Many already are. When the God of all the universe brings things into order people will be angry. There will be suffering. There will be pain. There will be difficulty. YET, if we don't give up or look to someone else to bail us out, there is hope. "So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up". Galatians 6:9
Do do otherwise will only frustrate you and me. Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint. Proverbs 23:4
About taxes. I wish we didn't have any. The government before the year 1900 was able to operate mostly from Tariffs and Fees. FULLY. No tax. I know that's hard to understand, but look at this. The site is from the US Treasury department. Not until the government decided it could take money from people to give to other people to structure political power did this become the runaway train it is today. More taxes are NOT the answer. I know that's counter intuitive. Less spending by people trying to create a political power base is. That includes the military. What is needed is for people to do business unshackled in freedom without government looking over it's shoulder. Recently I read an article in the paper about a small store in Chicago that had to throw out all it's product because it didn't have some permit or another to make it. It had followed all the rules but because one jot or tittle was out of place the whole production was shut down.
This sounds right wing. It's not. Its about freedom. Freedom to succeed or fail. Freedom to excel or fall behind. Freedom to achieve or decline. Not by skin color. Not by language. By ability.
We have lost that in this nation and will not get it back until we restore hope and faith once again without the potential for evil to reign over us.
God is in the process of Judging us in Love. If we respond we will overcome. You and I are part of this overcoming. If we do not respond the next step is His wrath. I don't want that and neither do you. We must stop the curse of looking to man for salvation.
You and I have a key role in all this. We are best positioned when we stand for freedom. Taking off the shackles that have bound this nation too long and put into slavery the most precious among us. You have an important job to do. You could have been born ANY TIME. But you were born for this time. NOW, will you be prepared to be the man or woman of God you are called to be when it all comes down?
A song by Misty Edwards says it best:
Baptize My Heart Lyrics
I can hear the song of the Creator as He sings over His creation
I played the flute for You…did You dance?
I sang the wedding song over You … were You romanced?
I played the funeral song and told You my judgments were coming did you lament?
For even children know when to dance!
Even children know the sound of the wedding
Even children know when to repent
At the sound of the funeral they lament!
Baptize my heart with Your fire, Your desire
I don’t want to be offended, I don’t want to be offended
I don’t want to be offended when it’s all coming down
I pledge my allegiance to Jesus
I pledge my allegiance to the Lamb
You can watch it here. The question is, will you be offended when it all comes down? Or do you pledge you allegiance to Jesus, to the Lamb of God. You will have the opportunity to discover where your heart is in all this. The time is nigh.
Dumbing Down continues in education
If we can't raise the less gifted up, let's push the more gifted DOWN. That's the experience in PUBLIC EDUCATION in Evanston IL.
When will we learn, public education is broken. One size can't fit all. There are equal opportunities but not equal abilities.
Worse, there are many gifted Hispanics and Black kids who are held back by this practice.
When will we learn, public education is broken. One size can't fit all. There are equal opportunities but not equal abilities.
Worse, there are many gifted Hispanics and Black kids who are held back by this practice.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Creating Monsters
In the last 24 hours I have been sought out by two different men who's lives are shipwreck. One married. One not. Both are virtually bankrupt because they have nothing. Both are living on government. Both have no need to go file bankruptcy because they have nothing.
There is a common thread with BOTH these men and in one case the wife of one. They have brought this economic disaster upon themselves because they have created monsters from their own loins.
Both these men have adult children who have leeched off them, sucked them totally dry and now are frustrated that mom and dad are totally destitute.
These aren't minor children. In the single dad's case both the boys are over 40, live at home, pay no rent, expect dad to pay the bills and his only source of income is a paltry Social Security check.
In the other case, the "Children" range from 23-36 years. One girl, unwed, a child, a boyfriend who is fresh out of jail, and three boys who are nere do wells.
In both cases they are afraid for their kids. That the kids will end up on the streets or worse.
They CREATED this monstrosity.
Now the chickens are home and roosting. This is a crisis, a crime and frankly beyond any wisdom at all.
In both cases I recommended that they put the leeches out at once. In the cold. Homeless shelters are available. I offered some relief for the daughter and child. BUT, the able bodies, all male and all bums must go now.
To do less is sanctioning a lifestyle of dependence that is leading to perdition.
I know it seems hard, but I see far too much of this. None of these bums are impaired or deficient in any way. They are dependent beyond their years.
If you think I'm cruel, you may disagree with me. I know this. This lesson will come sooner or later. There is no time like now to learn that the world is hard and you have to learn to be a survivor.
I consider this a type of child abuse. It started too young. Now it's become monstrous.
I don't think either of these parents will take my advice. They will continue to cripple their children as certainly as if they took a baseball bat to their knees. The most compassionate thing in the world is to send them far far far away.
I am so sad when I see this happen.
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