Quotes for this month of June
June 29, 2008
Remember the five fingers,
you - did -it - for - Me (Jesus).
Remmeber - love begins at home - our comunitee - our family.
remember - works of love are works of peace.
Mother Teresa of Calcatta
June 25, 2008
Morality has been conceived up to the present in a very narrow spirit, as obedience to a law, as inner struggle between opposite laws. As for me, I declare that when I do good I obey no one, I fight no battle and win no victory. The cultivated man has only to follow the delicious incline of his inner impulses. Be beautiful and then do at each moment whatever your heart may inspire you to do. This is the whole of morality. -Ernest Renan
Whoever falls from God’s right hand is caught in his left. -Edwin Markham
June 23, 2008
“For at that time I will change the speech of the peoples to a pure speech, that all of them may call upon the name of the LORD and serve him with one accord.” -Zephaniah 3:9
Over the years I’ve noticed again and again that the Purpose that created everything that is, that was, or ever will be has a sense of obligation and it always rewards service. Polgara the Sorceress –by David and Leigh Eddings
Christ has: No body now to use but yours; no hands but yours; no feet but yours; Yours are the eyes through which He looks Compassion on the world; Yours are the feet which He is to go about doing good; Yours are hands which He is to bless now. - Teresa of Avila
June 11, 2008
Someone very wise once said, “It’s all very well to put the government in the hands of the perfect man, but what do you do when the perfect man gets a bellyache?” Belgarath the Sorcerer –by David and Leigh Eddings
Having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world - Andy Rooney
I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want to do and advise them to do it. -Harry S. Truman
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you along with all malice. And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ has forgiven you. Ephesians 4:31-32
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What I’m Reading
I just got a new book from Amazon.com. I didn’t find it at my book store but linked directly to Amazon’s book store and found it. It is Rick Warren’s Bible Study Methods. It will be a valuable tool in my search for true understanding of the word because of the carefully worded directions of effectual study plans. This book should be a must in your library.
Right now, I am studying the Great Commission and this book is helping me in my search for answers. Look for my end result soon.
Print This Post Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)World Hunger and Plumpy-nut
I just finished watching 60 Minutes, A show that I don’t usually watch, because it was airing a bit on the efforts of Doctors Without Borders in Niger. They were telling Anderson Cooper about the wonderful effect that a product called Plumpy-nut was having on the thousands of malnourished children in Niger. This product is simple to make, easily packaged and does not need refrigeration to store. The product is made from peanuts, powdered milk, powdered sugar and multivitamins.
As a person who suffers from low blood sugar, I know the benefits of peanut butter and it is a staple of my diet. What is truly wonderful about this news is that peanuts are easy to grow and replenish the soil that has been depleted by over farming. George Washington Carver proved its usefulness in the nineteenth century and it is loved by people all over the world. Although peanut allergies are a problem in the industrial countries but does not seem to be a problem in the under-developed countries. As we face world hunger and pray for solutions, the lowly peanut rises to the top.
Instead of paying farmers not to grow crops, why don’t we get our governments to pay farmers to grow rice, peanuts, and sugar beets to feed the starving children? Why not give our unemployed jobs packaging this product and use our mighty military to ship it around the world?
If you can agree with me that it is better to spend money feeding the hungry rather that waste it on fallowfields, write your government leaders and get behind the effort to save the children from starvation.
Print This Post Filed under News Worthy | Comment (1)Turning Old on Father’s Day
Sunday is a very big day this year in my life. I will celebrate my 65th birthday, It’s Fathers day and it will be my son’s FIRST Father’s day. For years now my daughter, Sheryl, has called me “Scruffy Old Man” so now I REALLY am a scruffy old man. Now she can’t be accused of lying.
But this will also be another very important anniversary in my life. Thirty-nine years ago, on my birthday, I met a young lady with whom I fell in love with very quickly and married just three month later. Because of my love for her, I came to know Christ, accepted the Reconciliation of the Father and raised my children in the admonition of the Lord. Every year I say the same thing; My wife was my best birthday present, she is a gift of God.
I say that with all certainty because even though I did not have a relationship with God at the time, when I walking down the aisle with my new bride, I KNEW that God wanted this woman as my life-mate. I never regretted it and we still love each other much as we did as two young people. My wife is my Salvation in as much as she opened the doors of my heart that I might see the Love of Jesus.
But now I am OLD! Old and in Love with God. It is about time. My son Luke has made me proud in his walk with the LORD and my daughter-in-love, Julia is simply the best. And they have given me a grandson! A grandson to love and to hold a lot and to spoil (a little), and to share my love with.
When my father was ninety-five years old, he confessed to me that he wanted to live to be a hundred and he was afraid that he wouldn’t make it. Well, he was right because he died the next year. But I promised him that I would make it for him if he failed. So now I am looking forward to being OLD for at least the next thirty-five years. I also told my wife that we must live long enough to celebrate our seventy-fifth wedding anniversary and that means I have to live to be 101 and she, 92. I promised God and I know that God wants me to keep my word, doesn’t He?
Anyway, I’m very happy to be a part of the Old Man’s Club and hope I live long enough to see my son, Luke, join me. And by the way, happy Father’s Day son, welcome to the club I’ve enjoyed being in, Fatherhood.
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Today I donated blood. It’s not a big thing; they called me and said that there was a need, somebody was in the trauma center that needed my type and could I come and give. I haven’t given blood often because of past health issues and work schedules and because I just was lazy about it.
But because they called me and because the need was there, I went. I’m glad I did for a couple of reasons. While we where there (my wife drove me there and back because she didn’t want me driving home afterwards.) I was talking about the web site to the young lady drawing my blood. She told me that she was new to the area and was looking for a new church. She wanted to find a non-denominational church where she could worship God comfortably. “I just want to serve Jesus,” she said, “that’s why I work here.”
Last week at the church I visited, the pastor said that when he first went into the ministry he said that he wanted to serve just Jesus and Jesus told him that he must serve man. This young lady saw what the pastor had to be told. If you want to serve Jesus, you must be willing to serve mankind. If you love Jesus you must also love man. If you can’t serve your fellow man in the Love of Jesus then you can not Love Jesus.
In the other room at the clinic, the volunteers were sharing what their churches were doing. They talked about revivals, service ministries and the like. My wife told me afterwards, when we left, that it was good to hear people expressing their faith with each other, even though they did not go to the same churches.
My mother-in-law who was not known for her religious expression has been telling everybody she knows about “GODTV” on cable TV and is attending bible studies four days a week. She has become a prayer warrior. She’s one of those people who says, if I prayed for you already, don’t ask me to pray for you again, God has already hear my prayer, He’ll take care of it. I love that lady!
And just a note about believing in the power of Prayer, this month I celebrate fifteen years of cancer-free living. Because a doctor knew what to look for and ordered test to be taken the day I saw him, cancer was found and surgically removed quickly before it could spread to vital organs. I remember him saying then, God will guide my hands, you will be OK.
I ask of you to seek ways to serve our God in every thing you do. Just as the young lady in the clinic, the volunteers in their churches and as a prayer warrior. Let God guide your hands, hearts and souls.
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