Here and There
- Solomon wrote there will be no end of the writing of books. If he lived now, he would decry the endless cacophony of electronic verbiage. Page after page of endless, mindless tripe. People selling something; people saying something. No body reading anything! If the page doesn't have pictures, [click] the viewer is gone. Everyone is looking for entertainment. No one is looking for substance. But we keep on writing and we think someone will read it. Oh, how we deceive ourselves -- convinced of our own immortality. Words, words, words . . . - cominus
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The Camouflaged Treachery In Obama’s Inaugural Speech!
This is from Ron Ewart, president of National Association of Rural Landowners. http://narlo.org How easy it is for a grand orator to let words flow melodically from his or her mouth. How easy it is to say one thing for the benefit of a particular audience, but believe another. How easy it is to say [...]
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From My Friend to Encourage Us to be Faithful
This was sent by my friend, John Beal. Not certain the author. At the end of the poem, I have attached one of my favorite verses. May this bless you as it blessed me. God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform: He plants His footsteps upon the sea, And rides upon the [...]
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Titus and Philemon – 13 December 2008
Titus chapter one: The key verse is in the greeting: “. . . the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness.” [v1] In other words, sound doctrine leads us to proper obedience. Paul warned later in verse twelve, “Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.” So, it appears Paul’s purpose in writing to [...]
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Thanksgiving Day and the Redistribution of Wealth
A few days ago, I received an email that was forwarded with a message from a pastor. I do not remember his name, so we will call him Pastor Salvation Only. His message was he never gets involved in political issues because his mission is the gospel of Jesus Christ. According to him, the people [...]
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The Problem with the Nigger Word
Yesterday, a friend stopped by the shop to visit. He has four sons and a daughter, all are high school age and above. These are smart kids; they work hard, they study hard and they make good friends. They were home schooled, for the most part. He told me a story about his eldest son, [...]
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What is True Leadership
Yesterday’s post reviewed the appointment of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s VP choice and running mate. She is a true leader – and we excerpted from her acceptance speech what she said about leadership and how most politicians nowadays are not willing to take risks. Today, I was mulling through some old documents, looking for [...]
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Freedom is Choosing the Right God
This is a revised reprint from Tandem Vincitur, June 1995 In his book, Gods, Graves and Scholars: The Story of Archaeology, C.W. Ceram describes the ancient Egyptian cult of animal worship. He reported the people maintained cemeteries for their pets, whom they considered to be deities. One ancient city even had a cemetery for pet [...]
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Has the Nuclear Family Bombed?
This is a reprint from Tandem Vincitur, November 1995 The Barbasol style signs along the country road announced another fortieth birthday. A few days later, I came across a similar display at the other end of the county. “This appears to be getting rather popular,” I thought as I began to mull over in my [...]
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This Cartoon From 1934 Describes Our Government Today