Thursday, January 28, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
BREAK DOWN OF HOUSE BILL 3200
Long but very important just to be sure I checked it - Suzan
SNOPES AKA URBAN LEGENDS STATES BELOW:
The senate health bill is far worse than you can imagine. If this is passed the Constitution and Bill of Rights will cease to exist and this country will become another third world country
Here's a perspective on the current bill that considers that pesky Bill of Rights:
Someone Did Read The Entire House Bill 3200:
The Affordable Health Care:
What I found was far worse than what I had heard:
'PLease take a good look, it isn't long , but soo important !'
From Michael Connelly - Retired attorney, Constitutional Law Instructor,
Carrollton , Texas
Well, I have done it! I have read the entire text of proposed House Bill
3200: The Affordable Health Care Choices Act of 2009. I studied it with
particular emphasis from my area of expertise, constitutional law. I was
frankly concerned that parts of the proposed law that were being discussed
might be unconstitutional. What I found was far worse than what I had heard
or expected.
To begin with, much of what has been said about the law and its implications
is in fact true, despite what the Democrats and the media are saying. The
law does provide for rationing of health care, particularly
where senior citizens and other classes of citizens are involved, free
health care for illegal immigrants, free abortion services, and probably
forced participation in abortions by members of the medical profession.
The Bill will also eventually force private insurance companies out of
business and put everyone into a government run system. All decisions about
personal health care will ultimately be made by federal bureaucrats and most
of them will not be health care professionals. Hospital admissions, payments
to physicians, and allocations of necessary medical devices will be strictly
controlled.
However, as scary as all of that it, it just scratches the surface. In fact,
I have concluded that this legislation really has no intention of providing
affordable health care choices. Instead it is a convenient cover for the
most massive transfer of power to the Executive Branch of government that
has ever occurred, or even been contemplated. If this law or a similar one
is adopted, major portions of the Constitution of the United States will effectively have been destroyed.
The first thing to go will be the masterfully crafted balance of power
between the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of the U.S.
Government. The Congress will be transferring to the Obama Administration
authority in a number of different areas over the lives of the American
people and the businesses they own. The irony is that the Congress doesn't
have any authority to legislate in most of those areas to begin with. I defy
anyone to read the text of the U.S. Constitution and find any authority
granted to the members of Congress to regulate health care.
This legislation also provides for access by the appointees of the Obama
administration of all of your personal healthcare information, your personal
financial information, and the information of your employer, physician, and
hospital. All of this is a direct violation of the specific provisions of
the 4th Amendment to the Constitution protecting against
unreasonable searches and seizures. You can also forget about the right to
privacy. That will have been legislated into oblivion regardless of what the
3rd and 4th Amendments may provide.
If you decide not to have healthcare insurance or if you have private
insurance that is not deemed "acceptable" to the "Health Choices
Administrator" appointed by Obama there will be a tax imposed on you. It is
called a "tax" instead of a fine because of the intent to avoid application
of the due process clause of the 5th Amendment.
However, that doesn't work because since there is nothing in the law that
allows you to contest or appeal the imposition of the tax, it is definitely
depriving someone of property without the "due process of law.
So, there are three of those pesky amendments that the far left hate so much
out the original ten in the Bill of Rights that are effectively nullified by
this law. It doesn't stop there though. The 9th Amendment that
provides: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not
be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people;" The
10th Amendment states: "The powers not delegated to the United States by
the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are preserved to the
States respectively, or to the people." Under the provisions of this piece
of Congressional handiwork neither the people nor the states are going to
have any rights or powers at all in many areas that once were theirs to
control.
I could write many more pages about this legislation, but I think you get
the idea. This is not about health care; it is about seizing power and
limiting rights. Article 6 of the Constitution requires the members of both
houses of Congress to "be bound by oath or affirmation" to support the
Constitution. If I was a member of Congress I would not be able to vote for
this legislation or anything like it without feeling I was violating that
sacred oath or affirmation. If I voted for it anyway I would hope the
American people would hold me accountable.
For those who might doubt the nature of this threat I suggest they consult
the source. Here is a link to the Constitution:
http://www..archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html
And another to the Bill of Rights:
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript..html
There you can see exactly what we are about to have taken from us..
Michael Connelly
Retired attorney,
Constitutional Law Instructor
Carrollton , Texas
Please keep this moving--
many people are buying into the Dem. Idea just to please the party.
Use your head - both parties are leading us to slaughter.
Thank you,
Suzan
"We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope."
This was emailed to me.
Martin Luther King
SNOPES AKA URBAN LEGENDS STATES BELOW:
The senate health bill is far worse than you can imagine. If this is passed the Constitution and Bill of Rights will cease to exist and this country will become another third world country
Here's a perspective on the current bill that considers that pesky Bill of Rights:
Someone Did Read The Entire House Bill 3200:
The Affordable Health Care:
What I found was far worse than what I had heard:
'PLease take a good look, it isn't long , but soo important !'
From Michael Connelly - Retired attorney, Constitutional Law Instructor,
Carrollton , Texas
Well, I have done it! I have read the entire text of proposed House Bill
3200: The Affordable Health Care Choices Act of 2009. I studied it with
particular emphasis from my area of expertise, constitutional law. I was
frankly concerned that parts of the proposed law that were being discussed
might be unconstitutional. What I found was far worse than what I had heard
or expected.
To begin with, much of what has been said about the law and its implications
is in fact true, despite what the Democrats and the media are saying. The
law does provide for rationing of health care, particularly
where senior citizens and other classes of citizens are involved, free
health care for illegal immigrants, free abortion services, and probably
forced participation in abortions by members of the medical profession.
The Bill will also eventually force private insurance companies out of
business and put everyone into a government run system. All decisions about
personal health care will ultimately be made by federal bureaucrats and most
of them will not be health care professionals. Hospital admissions, payments
to physicians, and allocations of necessary medical devices will be strictly
controlled.
However, as scary as all of that it, it just scratches the surface. In fact,
I have concluded that this legislation really has no intention of providing
affordable health care choices. Instead it is a convenient cover for the
most massive transfer of power to the Executive Branch of government that
has ever occurred, or even been contemplated. If this law or a similar one
is adopted, major portions of the Constitution of the United States will effectively have been destroyed.
The first thing to go will be the masterfully crafted balance of power
between the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of the U.S.
Government. The Congress will be transferring to the Obama Administration
authority in a number of different areas over the lives of the American
people and the businesses they own. The irony is that the Congress doesn't
have any authority to legislate in most of those areas to begin with. I defy
anyone to read the text of the U.S. Constitution and find any authority
granted to the members of Congress to regulate health care.
This legislation also provides for access by the appointees of the Obama
administration of all of your personal healthcare information, your personal
financial information, and the information of your employer, physician, and
hospital. All of this is a direct violation of the specific provisions of
the 4th Amendment to the Constitution protecting against
unreasonable searches and seizures. You can also forget about the right to
privacy. That will have been legislated into oblivion regardless of what the
3rd and 4th Amendments may provide.
If you decide not to have healthcare insurance or if you have private
insurance that is not deemed "acceptable" to the "Health Choices
Administrator" appointed by Obama there will be a tax imposed on you. It is
called a "tax" instead of a fine because of the intent to avoid application
of the due process clause of the 5th Amendment.
However, that doesn't work because since there is nothing in the law that
allows you to contest or appeal the imposition of the tax, it is definitely
depriving someone of property without the "due process of law.
So, there are three of those pesky amendments that the far left hate so much
out the original ten in the Bill of Rights that are effectively nullified by
this law. It doesn't stop there though. The 9th Amendment that
provides: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not
be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people;" The
10th Amendment states: "The powers not delegated to the United States by
the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are preserved to the
States respectively, or to the people." Under the provisions of this piece
of Congressional handiwork neither the people nor the states are going to
have any rights or powers at all in many areas that once were theirs to
control.
I could write many more pages about this legislation, but I think you get
the idea. This is not about health care; it is about seizing power and
limiting rights. Article 6 of the Constitution requires the members of both
houses of Congress to "be bound by oath or affirmation" to support the
Constitution. If I was a member of Congress I would not be able to vote for
this legislation or anything like it without feeling I was violating that
sacred oath or affirmation. If I voted for it anyway I would hope the
American people would hold me accountable.
For those who might doubt the nature of this threat I suggest they consult
the source. Here is a link to the Constitution:
http://www..archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html
And another to the Bill of Rights:
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript..html
There you can see exactly what we are about to have taken from us..
Michael Connelly
Retired attorney,
Constitutional Law Instructor
Carrollton , Texas
Please keep this moving--
many people are buying into the Dem. Idea just to please the party.
Use your head - both parties are leading us to slaughter.
Thank you,
Suzan
"We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope."
This was emailed to me.
Martin Luther King
NO PROVISION FOR THE FLESH
NO PROVISION FOR THE FLESH
Romans 6:12
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lust.
Romans 13:14
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, & make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lust.
Galatians 5:16
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, & you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
We need to keep a clear conscience & maintain a clear conscience. Maintaining a clear conscience will allow us integrity before God. And a bad conscience will condemn us knowing what we have done against Gods will.
We have to be strong in the faith of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit helps us to stay strong against the flesh/sin.
We should never deny or ignore the existence of our enemy satan. We should never give him anything to use against us. Satan & our flesh we need to continually recken with them. Dealing with it in the Holy Spirit of God. They can be dealt with by our faith in God & His power. Not our power but, by the Holy Spirit of Gods power. So satan, sin, or the flesh will not have any power over us. I do not want to defile the heart or deflect the will from the will of God.
This is the Word of God!! Do not make excuses for our flesh or for doing sin.
Do you go around saying that I am of the flesh & that you are naturally irritable, jealous, anxious, so I just allow this to come out or do we try & fight them. No you should not & do not make provision for them. Do not open your heart to them either. Do not dwell on them. Dwell on God the Father not the your mind set.
MAKE NO PROVISION FOR THE FLESH. Close ALL the doors to sin!!
The only was not to make provision is putting on the Whole Armor of God. Putting on the LORD Jesus Christ. Give yourself whole heartily to God & walk in Gods secrets. Take Christ at His Word. Abide in Him. Forget about the feeling of it or emotions just believe & cling to Christ as our ALL.
To do this here are three ways:
1) Get a clear view of Christian attainment --- a life in the Word & Action of the Word. Always govern by the Holy Spirit & stay in communion with God.
2) Fully get rid of all idols of the flesh or Spirit. Then you will have to surrender your will to Christ!
3) Look & wait for our LORD for all we need to enable us to do it.
Christ always looked to God! Christ could not do anything without the Father God. HE DEPENDED ON GOD!
So, we need to do what our Lord Jesus Christ did.
Luke 22:42
saying, "Father, if it is Your will, remove this cup from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.""I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; & My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.
John 5:19 & 30
19) Then Jesus answered & said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.
30)
John 8:28 & 50
28) Then Jesus said to them, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, & that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things.
50) And I do not seek My own glory; there is One who seeks & judges.
John 14:10 & 11
10) "Do you not believe that I am in the Father, & the Father in me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works.
11) :Believe Me that I am in the Father & the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.
So, we need to do what Jesus Christ the Son did. That is Gods will. That is why Jesus told us this, He is our teacher. The Holy Spirit leads us!!
John 14:12
"Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; & greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.
AMEN & AMEN
Reverend Londa
Romans 6:12
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lust.
Romans 13:14
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, & make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lust.
Galatians 5:16
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, & you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
We need to keep a clear conscience & maintain a clear conscience. Maintaining a clear conscience will allow us integrity before God. And a bad conscience will condemn us knowing what we have done against Gods will.
We have to be strong in the faith of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit helps us to stay strong against the flesh/sin.
We should never deny or ignore the existence of our enemy satan. We should never give him anything to use against us. Satan & our flesh we need to continually recken with them. Dealing with it in the Holy Spirit of God. They can be dealt with by our faith in God & His power. Not our power but, by the Holy Spirit of Gods power. So satan, sin, or the flesh will not have any power over us. I do not want to defile the heart or deflect the will from the will of God.
This is the Word of God!! Do not make excuses for our flesh or for doing sin.
Do you go around saying that I am of the flesh & that you are naturally irritable, jealous, anxious, so I just allow this to come out or do we try & fight them. No you should not & do not make provision for them. Do not open your heart to them either. Do not dwell on them. Dwell on God the Father not the your mind set.
MAKE NO PROVISION FOR THE FLESH. Close ALL the doors to sin!!
The only was not to make provision is putting on the Whole Armor of God. Putting on the LORD Jesus Christ. Give yourself whole heartily to God & walk in Gods secrets. Take Christ at His Word. Abide in Him. Forget about the feeling of it or emotions just believe & cling to Christ as our ALL.
To do this here are three ways:
1) Get a clear view of Christian attainment --- a life in the Word & Action of the Word. Always govern by the Holy Spirit & stay in communion with God.
2) Fully get rid of all idols of the flesh or Spirit. Then you will have to surrender your will to Christ!
3) Look & wait for our LORD for all we need to enable us to do it.
Christ always looked to God! Christ could not do anything without the Father God. HE DEPENDED ON GOD!
So, we need to do what our Lord Jesus Christ did.
Luke 22:42
saying, "Father, if it is Your will, remove this cup from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.""I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; & My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.
John 5:19 & 30
19) Then Jesus answered & said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.
30)
John 8:28 & 50
28) Then Jesus said to them, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, & that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things.
50) And I do not seek My own glory; there is One who seeks & judges.
John 14:10 & 11
10) "Do you not believe that I am in the Father, & the Father in me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works.
11) :Believe Me that I am in the Father & the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.
So, we need to do what Jesus Christ the Son did. That is Gods will. That is why Jesus told us this, He is our teacher. The Holy Spirit leads us!!
John 14:12
"Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; & greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.
AMEN & AMEN
Reverend Londa
Is this all true? I don't really know for sure but at this point from all that I have learned so far I can believe it. Things like this are unreal. They haven't gotten the message. Both Obama and his wife seem like they are on the ride of their lives and they are not going to miss a thing, and so far they haven't. He flys that big ass airplane and all the other stuff that has to go with or follow him all over this globe without a though of its cost to us. This just does not sound right nor does it feel right. Remember way back at the begining of his campaign when she said (I can't remember it word for word) that she didn't even like this country? I think she has now fallen in love with it now. Alan
201012
"In my own life in my own small way, I have tried to give back to this country that has given me so much. See, that's why I left a job at a big law firm for a career in public service"..
Michelle Obama
No, Michele Obama does not get paid to serve as the First Lady and she doesn't perform any official duties, but this hasn't deterred her from hiring an unprecedented number of staffers to cater to her every whim and to satisfy her every request in the midst of the Great Recession.
Just think, Mary Lincoln was taken to task for purchasing china for the White House during the Civil War, and Mamie Eisenhower had to shell out the salary for her personal secretary from her husband's salary.
Total Personal staff for other first ladies paid by taxpayers:
Jackie Kennedy: One
Roseline Carter: One
Barbara Bush: One
Hilary Clinton: Three
Laura Bush: One
Michele Obama: Twenty-two
How things have changed! If you're one of the millions of Americans facing destitution, earning
less than subsistence wages stocking shelves at Wal-Mart or serving up McDonald burgers, prepare to realize that the benefit package for these servants of Mrs. Obama are paid by YOU, the taxpayer.
Mrs. Obama's personal staff:
1) $172,200 - Sher, Susan (Chief of Staff)
2) $140,000 - Frye, Jocelyn C. (Deputy Assistant to the President & Director of
Policy & Projects for the First Lady)
3) $113,000 - Rogers, Desiree G. (Special Assistant to the President and White House
Social Secretary for Mrs. Obama)
4) $102,000 - Johnston, Camille Y. (Special Assistant to the President & Director of Communications for the First Lady)
5) $100,000 - Winter, Melissa (Spec Asst to the President & Deputy Chief Staff to the First Lady)
6) $90,000 - Medina , David S. (Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady)
7) $84,000 - Lilyveld, Catherine M.. (Director and Press Secretary to the First Lady)
8) $75,000 - Starkey, Frances M. (Director of Scheduling and Advance for the First Lady)
9) $70,000 - Sanders, Trooper (Deputy Director of Policy and Project for the First Lady)
10) $65,000 - Burnough, Erinn (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary)
11) $64,000 - Reinstein, Joseph B.(Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary)
12) $62,000 - Goodman, Jennifer R. (Depty Director of Scheduling & Events Coordinator For The First Lady)
13) $60,000 Fitz, Alan O.(Deputy Director of Advance & Trip Director for the First Lady)
14) $57,500 - Lewis, Dana M.. (Special Assistant & Personal Aide to the First Lady)
15) $52,500 - Mustaphi, Semonti M. (Assoc Director & Deputy Press Sec To The First Lady)
16) $50,000 - Jarvis, Kristen E. (Special Assistant Scheduling/Traveling Aide To The First Lady)
17) $45,000 - Lechtenberg, Tyler A. (Assoc Director of Correspondence For The First Lady)
18) $43,000 - Tubman, Samanth a (Deputy Assoc Director, Social Office)
19) $40,000 - Boswell, Joseph J. (Exec Assistant to the Chief of Staff to the First Lady)
20) $36,000 - Armbruster, Sally M. (Staff Assistant to the Social Secretary)
21) $35,000 - Bookey, Natalie (Staff Assistant)
22) $35,000 - Jackson, Deilia A. (Deputy Assoc Director of Correspondence for the First Lady)
Total: $1,591,200 in annual salaries
This does not include makeup artist Ingrid Grimes-Miles, and "First Hairstylist" Johnny Wright, both of whom traveled aboard Air Force One to Europe.
There has NEVER been anyone in the White House at any time who has created such an army of staffers whose sole duties are the facilitation of the First Lady's social life at taxpayer expense.
Thank You Alan for sending this.
201012
"In my own life in my own small way, I have tried to give back to this country that has given me so much. See, that's why I left a job at a big law firm for a career in public service"..
Michelle Obama
No, Michele Obama does not get paid to serve as the First Lady and she doesn't perform any official duties, but this hasn't deterred her from hiring an unprecedented number of staffers to cater to her every whim and to satisfy her every request in the midst of the Great Recession.
Just think, Mary Lincoln was taken to task for purchasing china for the White House during the Civil War, and Mamie Eisenhower had to shell out the salary for her personal secretary from her husband's salary.
Total Personal staff for other first ladies paid by taxpayers:
Jackie Kennedy: One
Roseline Carter: One
Barbara Bush: One
Hilary Clinton: Three
Laura Bush: One
Michele Obama: Twenty-two
How things have changed! If you're one of the millions of Americans facing destitution, earning
less than subsistence wages stocking shelves at Wal-Mart or serving up McDonald burgers, prepare to realize that the benefit package for these servants of Mrs. Obama are paid by YOU, the taxpayer.
Mrs. Obama's personal staff:
1) $172,200 - Sher, Susan (Chief of Staff)
2) $140,000 - Frye, Jocelyn C. (Deputy Assistant to the President & Director of
Policy & Projects for the First Lady)
3) $113,000 - Rogers, Desiree G. (Special Assistant to the President and White House
Social Secretary for Mrs. Obama)
4) $102,000 - Johnston, Camille Y. (Special Assistant to the President & Director of Communications for the First Lady)
5) $100,000 - Winter, Melissa (Spec Asst to the President & Deputy Chief Staff to the First Lady)
6) $90,000 - Medina , David S. (Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady)
7) $84,000 - Lilyveld, Catherine M.. (Director and Press Secretary to the First Lady)
8) $75,000 - Starkey, Frances M. (Director of Scheduling and Advance for the First Lady)
9) $70,000 - Sanders, Trooper (Deputy Director of Policy and Project for the First Lady)
10) $65,000 - Burnough, Erinn (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary)
11) $64,000 - Reinstein, Joseph B.(Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary)
12) $62,000 - Goodman, Jennifer R. (Depty Director of Scheduling & Events Coordinator For The First Lady)
13) $60,000 Fitz, Alan O.(Deputy Director of Advance & Trip Director for the First Lady)
14) $57,500 - Lewis, Dana M.. (Special Assistant & Personal Aide to the First Lady)
15) $52,500 - Mustaphi, Semonti M. (Assoc Director & Deputy Press Sec To The First Lady)
16) $50,000 - Jarvis, Kristen E. (Special Assistant Scheduling/Traveling Aide To The First Lady)
17) $45,000 - Lechtenberg, Tyler A. (Assoc Director of Correspondence For The First Lady)
18) $43,000 - Tubman, Samanth a (Deputy Assoc Director, Social Office)
19) $40,000 - Boswell, Joseph J. (Exec Assistant to the Chief of Staff to the First Lady)
20) $36,000 - Armbruster, Sally M. (Staff Assistant to the Social Secretary)
21) $35,000 - Bookey, Natalie (Staff Assistant)
22) $35,000 - Jackson, Deilia A. (Deputy Assoc Director of Correspondence for the First Lady)
Total: $1,591,200 in annual salaries
This does not include makeup artist Ingrid Grimes-Miles, and "First Hairstylist" Johnny Wright, both of whom traveled aboard Air Force One to Europe.
There has NEVER been anyone in the White House at any time who has created such an army of staffers whose sole duties are the facilitation of the First Lady's social life at taxpayer expense.
Thank You Alan for sending this.
TO BUSY FOR A FRIEND?
Too Busy for a Friend?
One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name.
Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of
their classmates and write it down...
It took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and as
the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.
That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a separate
sheet of paper, and listed what everyone else had said about that individual.
On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the entire class
was smiling. 'Really?' she heard whispered. 'I never knew that I meant
anything to anyone!' and, 'I didn't know others liked me so much,' were most
of the comments.
No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. She never knew if they
discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't matter. The
exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with
themselves and one another. That group of students moved on.
Several years later, one of the students was killed in Viet Nam and his teacher attended the funeral of that special student. She had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. He looked so handsome, so mature.
The church was packed with his friends. One by one those who loved him took a
last walk by the coffin. The teacher was the last one to bless the coffin.
As she stood there, one of the soldiers who acted as pallbearer came up to her.
'Were you Mark's math teacher?' he asked.... She nodded: 'yes.' Then he said:
'Mark talked about you a lot.'
After the funeral, most of Mark 's former classmates went together to a luncheon..
Mark's mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak with his
teacher...
'We want to show you something,' his father said, taking a wallet out of his
pocket 'They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might
recognize it.'
Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that
had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. The teacher knew
without looking that the papers were the ones on which she had listed all
the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him.
'Thank you so much for doing that,' Mark's mother said..... 'As you can see, Mark
treasured it.'
All of Mark's former classmates started to gather around. Charlie smiled rather
sheepishly and said, 'I still have my list. It's in the top drawer of my
desk at home.'
Chuck's wife said, 'Chuck asked me to put his in our wedding album.'
'I have mine too,' Marilyn said. 'It's in my diary'
Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out her wallet
and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group.. 'I carry this with me at
all times,' Vicki said and without batting an eyelash, she continued: 'I
think we all saved our lists'
That's when the teacher finally sat down and cried. She cried for Mark and for all
his friends who would never see him again.
The density of people in society is so thick that we forget that life will end
one day. And we don't know when that one day will be.
So please, tell the people you love and care for, that they are special and
important. Tell them, before it is too late.
And One Way To Accomplish This Is: Forward this message on... If you do not send
it, you will have, once again passed up the wonderful opportunity to do
something nice and beautiful.
If you've received this, it is because someone cares for you and it means there
is probably at least someone for whom you care..
If you're 'too busy' to take those few minutes right now to forward this
message on, would this be the VERY first time you didn't do that little
thing that would make a difference in your relationships?
The more people that you send this to, the better you'll be at reaching out to
those you care about.
Remember, you reap what you sow. What you put into the lives of others comes back into
your own..
May Your Day Be Blessed As Special As You Are
Thank You Larry for sending this
One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name.
Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of
their classmates and write it down...
It took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and as
the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.
That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a separate
sheet of paper, and listed what everyone else had said about that individual.
On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the entire class
was smiling. 'Really?' she heard whispered. 'I never knew that I meant
anything to anyone!' and, 'I didn't know others liked me so much,' were most
of the comments.
No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. She never knew if they
discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't matter. The
exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with
themselves and one another. That group of students moved on.
Several years later, one of the students was killed in Viet Nam and his teacher attended the funeral of that special student. She had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. He looked so handsome, so mature.
The church was packed with his friends. One by one those who loved him took a
last walk by the coffin. The teacher was the last one to bless the coffin.
As she stood there, one of the soldiers who acted as pallbearer came up to her.
'Were you Mark's math teacher?' he asked.... She nodded: 'yes.' Then he said:
'Mark talked about you a lot.'
After the funeral, most of Mark 's former classmates went together to a luncheon..
Mark's mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak with his
teacher...
'We want to show you something,' his father said, taking a wallet out of his
pocket 'They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might
recognize it.'
Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that
had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. The teacher knew
without looking that the papers were the ones on which she had listed all
the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him.
'Thank you so much for doing that,' Mark's mother said..... 'As you can see, Mark
treasured it.'
All of Mark's former classmates started to gather around. Charlie smiled rather
sheepishly and said, 'I still have my list. It's in the top drawer of my
desk at home.'
Chuck's wife said, 'Chuck asked me to put his in our wedding album.'
'I have mine too,' Marilyn said. 'It's in my diary'
Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out her wallet
and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group.. 'I carry this with me at
all times,' Vicki said and without batting an eyelash, she continued: 'I
think we all saved our lists'
That's when the teacher finally sat down and cried. She cried for Mark and for all
his friends who would never see him again.
The density of people in society is so thick that we forget that life will end
one day. And we don't know when that one day will be.
So please, tell the people you love and care for, that they are special and
important. Tell them, before it is too late.
And One Way To Accomplish This Is: Forward this message on... If you do not send
it, you will have, once again passed up the wonderful opportunity to do
something nice and beautiful.
If you've received this, it is because someone cares for you and it means there
is probably at least someone for whom you care..
If you're 'too busy' to take those few minutes right now to forward this
message on, would this be the VERY first time you didn't do that little
thing that would make a difference in your relationships?
The more people that you send this to, the better you'll be at reaching out to
those you care about.
Remember, you reap what you sow. What you put into the lives of others comes back into
your own..
May Your Day Be Blessed As Special As You Are
Thank You Larry for sending this
Earthquake FYI "TRIANGLE OF LIFE" Survival
EXTRACT FROM DOUG COPP'S ARTICLE ON THE: 'TRIANGLE OF LIFE'
My name is Doug Copp. I am the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the
American Rescue Team International (ARTI), the world's most experienced
rescue team. The information in this article will save lives in an
earthquake.
I have crawled inside 875 collapsed buildings, worked with rescue teams from
60 countries, founded rescue teams in several countries, and I am a member
of many rescue teams from many countries.
I was the United Nations expert in Disaster Mitigation for two years. I have
worked at every major disaster in the world since 1985, except for
simultaneous disasters.
The first building I ever crawled inside of was a school in Mexico City
during the 1985 earthquake. Every child was under its desk. Every child was
crushed to the thickness of their bones. They could have survived by lying
down next to their desks in the aisles. It was obscene, unnecessary and I
wondered why the children were not in the aisles. I didn't at the time know
that the children were told to hide under something. I am amazed that even
today schools are still using the ?Duck and Cover? instructions- telling the
children to squat under their desks with their heads bowed and covered with
their hands. This was the technique used in the Mexico City school.
Simply stated, when buildings collapse, the weight of the ceilings falling
upon the objects or furniture inside crushes these objects, leaving a space
or void next to them. This space is what I call the 'triangle of life'. The
larger the object, the stronger, the less it will compact. The less the
object compacts, the larger the void, the greater the probability that the
person who is using this void for safety will not be injured. The next time
you watch collapsed buildings, on television, count the 'triangles' you see
formed. They are everywhere. It is the most common shape, you will see, in a
collapsed building.
TIPS FOR EARTHQUAKE SAFETY
1) Almost everyone who simply 'ducks and covers' when buildings collapse ARE
CRUSHED TO DEATH. People who get under objects, like desks or cars, are
crushed.
2) Cats, dogs and babies often naturally curl up in the fetal position. You
should too in an earthquake. It is a natural safety/survival instinct. That
position helps you survive in a smaller void. Get next to an object, next to
a sofa, next to a large bulky object that will compress slightly but leave a
void next to it.
3) Wooden buildings are the safest type of construction to be in during an
earthquake. Wood is flexible and moves with the force of the earthquake. If
the wooden building does collapse, large survival voids are created. Also,
the wooden building has less concentrated, crushing weight. Brick buildings
will break into individual bricks. Bricks will cause many injuries but less
squashed bodies than concrete slabs. Concrete slab buildings are the most
dangerous during an earthquake.
4) If you are in bed during the night and an earthquake occurs, simply roll
off the bed. A safe void will exist around the bed. Hotels can achieve a
much greater survival rate in earthquakes, simply by posting a sign on the
back of the door of every room telling occupants to lie down on the floor,
next to the bottom of the bed during an earthquake.
5) If an earthquake happens and you cannot easily escape by getting out the
door or window, then lie down and curl up in the fetal position next to a
sofa, or large chair.
6) Almost everyone who gets under a doorway when buildings collapse is
killed. How? If you stand under a doorway and the doorjamb falls forward or
backward you will be crushed by the ceiling above. If the door jam falls
sideways you will be cut in half by the doorway. In either case, you will be
killed!
7) Never go to the stairs. The stairs have a different 'moment of frequency
(they swing separately from the main part of the building). The stairs and
remainder of the building continuously bump into each other until structural
failure of the stairs takes place. The people who get on stairs before they
fail are chopped up by the stair treads ? horribly mutilated. Even if the
building doesn't collapse, stay away from the stairs. The stairs are a
likely part of the building to be damaged. Even if the stairs are not
collapsed by the earthquake, they may collapse later when overloaded by
fleeing people. They should always be checked for safety, even when the rest
of the building is not damaged.
8) Get Near the Outer Walls Of Buildings Or Outside Of Them If Possible - It
is much better to be near the outside of the building rather than the
interior. The farther inside you are from the outside perimeter of the
building the greater the probability that your escape route will be blocked.
9) People inside of their vehicles are crushed when the road above falls in
an earthquake and crushes their vehicles; which is exactly what happened
with the slabs between the decks of the Nimitz Freeway. The victims of the
San Francisco earthquake all stayed inside of their vehicles. They were all
killed. They could have easily survived by getting out and lying in the
fetal position next to their vehicles. Everyone killed would have survived
if they had been able to get out of their cars and sit or lie next to them.
All the crushed cars had voids 3 feet high next to them, except for the cars
that had columns fall directly across them.
10) I discovered, while crawling inside of collapsed newspaper offices and
other offices with a lot of paper, that paper does not compact. Large voids
are found surrounding stacks of paper.
In 1996 we made a film, which proved my survival methodology to be correct.
The Turkish Federal Government, City of Istanbul , University of Istanbul
Case Productions and ARTI cooperated to film this practical, scientific
test. We collapsed a school and a home with 20 mannequins inside. Ten
mannequins did 'duck and cover,' and ten mannequins I used in my 'triangle
of life' survival method. After the simulated earthquake collapse we crawled
through the rubble and entered the building to film and document the
results.
The film, in which I practiced my survival techniques under directly
observable, scientific conditions, relevant to building collapse, showed
there would have been zero percent survival for those doing duck and cover.
There would likely have been 100 percent survivability for people using my
method of the 'triangle of life.' This film has been seen by millions of
viewers on television in Turkey and the rest of Europe , and it was seen in
the USA , Canada and Latin America on the TV program Real TV.
Spread the word and save someone's life... The entire world is experiencing
natural calamities so be prepared!
My name is Doug Copp. I am the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the
American Rescue Team International (ARTI), the world's most experienced
rescue team. The information in this article will save lives in an
earthquake.
I have crawled inside 875 collapsed buildings, worked with rescue teams from
60 countries, founded rescue teams in several countries, and I am a member
of many rescue teams from many countries.
I was the United Nations expert in Disaster Mitigation for two years. I have
worked at every major disaster in the world since 1985, except for
simultaneous disasters.
The first building I ever crawled inside of was a school in Mexico City
during the 1985 earthquake. Every child was under its desk. Every child was
crushed to the thickness of their bones. They could have survived by lying
down next to their desks in the aisles. It was obscene, unnecessary and I
wondered why the children were not in the aisles. I didn't at the time know
that the children were told to hide under something. I am amazed that even
today schools are still using the ?Duck and Cover? instructions- telling the
children to squat under their desks with their heads bowed and covered with
their hands. This was the technique used in the Mexico City school.
Simply stated, when buildings collapse, the weight of the ceilings falling
upon the objects or furniture inside crushes these objects, leaving a space
or void next to them. This space is what I call the 'triangle of life'. The
larger the object, the stronger, the less it will compact. The less the
object compacts, the larger the void, the greater the probability that the
person who is using this void for safety will not be injured. The next time
you watch collapsed buildings, on television, count the 'triangles' you see
formed. They are everywhere. It is the most common shape, you will see, in a
collapsed building.
TIPS FOR EARTHQUAKE SAFETY
1) Almost everyone who simply 'ducks and covers' when buildings collapse ARE
CRUSHED TO DEATH. People who get under objects, like desks or cars, are
crushed.
2) Cats, dogs and babies often naturally curl up in the fetal position. You
should too in an earthquake. It is a natural safety/survival instinct. That
position helps you survive in a smaller void. Get next to an object, next to
a sofa, next to a large bulky object that will compress slightly but leave a
void next to it.
3) Wooden buildings are the safest type of construction to be in during an
earthquake. Wood is flexible and moves with the force of the earthquake. If
the wooden building does collapse, large survival voids are created. Also,
the wooden building has less concentrated, crushing weight. Brick buildings
will break into individual bricks. Bricks will cause many injuries but less
squashed bodies than concrete slabs. Concrete slab buildings are the most
dangerous during an earthquake.
4) If you are in bed during the night and an earthquake occurs, simply roll
off the bed. A safe void will exist around the bed. Hotels can achieve a
much greater survival rate in earthquakes, simply by posting a sign on the
back of the door of every room telling occupants to lie down on the floor,
next to the bottom of the bed during an earthquake.
5) If an earthquake happens and you cannot easily escape by getting out the
door or window, then lie down and curl up in the fetal position next to a
sofa, or large chair.
6) Almost everyone who gets under a doorway when buildings collapse is
killed. How? If you stand under a doorway and the doorjamb falls forward or
backward you will be crushed by the ceiling above. If the door jam falls
sideways you will be cut in half by the doorway. In either case, you will be
killed!
7) Never go to the stairs. The stairs have a different 'moment of frequency
(they swing separately from the main part of the building). The stairs and
remainder of the building continuously bump into each other until structural
failure of the stairs takes place. The people who get on stairs before they
fail are chopped up by the stair treads ? horribly mutilated. Even if the
building doesn't collapse, stay away from the stairs. The stairs are a
likely part of the building to be damaged. Even if the stairs are not
collapsed by the earthquake, they may collapse later when overloaded by
fleeing people. They should always be checked for safety, even when the rest
of the building is not damaged.
8) Get Near the Outer Walls Of Buildings Or Outside Of Them If Possible - It
is much better to be near the outside of the building rather than the
interior. The farther inside you are from the outside perimeter of the
building the greater the probability that your escape route will be blocked.
9) People inside of their vehicles are crushed when the road above falls in
an earthquake and crushes their vehicles; which is exactly what happened
with the slabs between the decks of the Nimitz Freeway. The victims of the
San Francisco earthquake all stayed inside of their vehicles. They were all
killed. They could have easily survived by getting out and lying in the
fetal position next to their vehicles. Everyone killed would have survived
if they had been able to get out of their cars and sit or lie next to them.
All the crushed cars had voids 3 feet high next to them, except for the cars
that had columns fall directly across them.
10) I discovered, while crawling inside of collapsed newspaper offices and
other offices with a lot of paper, that paper does not compact. Large voids
are found surrounding stacks of paper.
In 1996 we made a film, which proved my survival methodology to be correct.
The Turkish Federal Government, City of Istanbul , University of Istanbul
Case Productions and ARTI cooperated to film this practical, scientific
test. We collapsed a school and a home with 20 mannequins inside. Ten
mannequins did 'duck and cover,' and ten mannequins I used in my 'triangle
of life' survival method. After the simulated earthquake collapse we crawled
through the rubble and entered the building to film and document the
results.
The film, in which I practiced my survival techniques under directly
observable, scientific conditions, relevant to building collapse, showed
there would have been zero percent survival for those doing duck and cover.
There would likely have been 100 percent survivability for people using my
method of the 'triangle of life.' This film has been seen by millions of
viewers on television in Turkey and the rest of Europe , and it was seen in
the USA , Canada and Latin America on the TV program Real TV.
Spread the word and save someone's life... The entire world is experiencing
natural calamities so be prepared!
FYI - Pastor Manning in Harlem
Pastor sees pure evil in Obama
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Published 25 November, 2009, 08:43
Edited 27 January, 2010, 00:30
A New York pastor claims Barack Obama is pure evil, not an American citizen, and therefore has no right to run the country.
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A pastor in one Harlem church has been sending out political messages that have been causing much controversy in the US. Former prisoner-turned-pastor James David Manning, who also has his own radio show, is not a fan of the US President.
Offensive and what some call hate-filled messages fly out of his church on a daily basis.
“I believe [Barack Obama] represents pure evil. He is an evil, evil man – spiritually,” Pastor Manning is convinced.
He claims that both the police and the secret service have visited him because of his messages. Manning says he expects to be arrested soon for his political beliefs, which he insists would be an infringement of free speech.
Read more
The pastor alleges the President is not a US citizen and is therefore leading the country in breach of the Constitution, which bars foreigners from the White House hot seat. Manning has been daring Obama to prove him wrong.
“The only reason why they have not moved further to jack me up or imprison me is because, at present, he would have to demonstrate I am making false charges against him. But he can't do that,” Manning says.
The controversial cleric's wife, Sister Elizabeth, has no doubts about her husband's righteousness:
“I stand behind him 100%. I believe he is led by God to speak the things that he speaks.”
However, there is little support in evidence on the streets of Harlem.
“It's a way to create attention. It's controversial to do that. I am not sure it has much to do with his true beliefs. I think it's almost like a PR stunt,” believes one man.
“He is supposed to be showing us love – showing us that God loves everybody. Not teach us to hate,” said one woman.
Pastor Manning remains undeterred in his rhetoric, despite the criticism of his community.
Read also: Wake up, America!
permalinke-mail story to a friendprint version
Published 25 November, 2009, 08:43
Edited 27 January, 2010, 00:30
A New York pastor claims Barack Obama is pure evil, not an American citizen, and therefore has no right to run the country.
Yahoo StumbleUpon Google Live Technorati
del.icio.us Digg Reddit Mixx Propeller
A pastor in one Harlem church has been sending out political messages that have been causing much controversy in the US. Former prisoner-turned-pastor James David Manning, who also has his own radio show, is not a fan of the US President.
Offensive and what some call hate-filled messages fly out of his church on a daily basis.
“I believe [Barack Obama] represents pure evil. He is an evil, evil man – spiritually,” Pastor Manning is convinced.
He claims that both the police and the secret service have visited him because of his messages. Manning says he expects to be arrested soon for his political beliefs, which he insists would be an infringement of free speech.
Read more
The pastor alleges the President is not a US citizen and is therefore leading the country in breach of the Constitution, which bars foreigners from the White House hot seat. Manning has been daring Obama to prove him wrong.
“The only reason why they have not moved further to jack me up or imprison me is because, at present, he would have to demonstrate I am making false charges against him. But he can't do that,” Manning says.
The controversial cleric's wife, Sister Elizabeth, has no doubts about her husband's righteousness:
“I stand behind him 100%. I believe he is led by God to speak the things that he speaks.”
However, there is little support in evidence on the streets of Harlem.
“It's a way to create attention. It's controversial to do that. I am not sure it has much to do with his true beliefs. I think it's almost like a PR stunt,” believes one man.
“He is supposed to be showing us love – showing us that God loves everybody. Not teach us to hate,” said one woman.
Pastor Manning remains undeterred in his rhetoric, despite the criticism of his community.
Read also: Wake up, America!
FYI
Progressives Call On Obama To Fire Rahm Emanuel
January 25, 2010 by Personal Liberty News Desk
Progressives call on Obama to fire Rahm Emanuel President Obama’s long-time friend and political ally Rahm Emanuel has come under fire from a liberal group that claims the White House Chief of Staff has mishandled major issues on the president’s agenda.
Citing Obama’s falling popularity ratings and the Democrats’ growing political woes—most recently represented by their loss of the supermajority in the Senate after the Massachusetts special elections—the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) has urged its members not to support the former Illinois congressman if he ever runs for public office again.
In particular, the group has attacked Emanuel for teaming up with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to give up on the public option, and for helping to put together deals with the drug companies in exchange for their support.
"There’s nobody in Washington who caves at the slightest hint of a fight with corporate interests more than Rahm Emanuel," said PCCC co-founder Adam Green, quoted by CNN.
"We’re making clear to Rahm that when he undermines progressives and the overwhelming will of the American people on issues like the public option, he will pay a political price back home," he added.
Writing for Progressive.org, editor Matthew Rothschild also alluded to the 10 percent unemployment rate and blamed Emanuel for it, saying he pushed Obama to reject the calls of Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz, two Nobel Prize-winning economists, for a bigger stimulus package.
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January 25, 2010 by Personal Liberty News Desk
Progressives call on Obama to fire Rahm Emanuel President Obama’s long-time friend and political ally Rahm Emanuel has come under fire from a liberal group that claims the White House Chief of Staff has mishandled major issues on the president’s agenda.
Citing Obama’s falling popularity ratings and the Democrats’ growing political woes—most recently represented by their loss of the supermajority in the Senate after the Massachusetts special elections—the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) has urged its members not to support the former Illinois congressman if he ever runs for public office again.
In particular, the group has attacked Emanuel for teaming up with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to give up on the public option, and for helping to put together deals with the drug companies in exchange for their support.
"There’s nobody in Washington who caves at the slightest hint of a fight with corporate interests more than Rahm Emanuel," said PCCC co-founder Adam Green, quoted by CNN.
"We’re making clear to Rahm that when he undermines progressives and the overwhelming will of the American people on issues like the public option, he will pay a political price back home," he added.
Writing for Progressive.org, editor Matthew Rothschild also alluded to the 10 percent unemployment rate and blamed Emanuel for it, saying he pushed Obama to reject the calls of Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz, two Nobel Prize-winning economists, for a bigger stimulus package.
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FYI
Scientists Explain Beneficial Effects Of Ancient Chinese Heart Medicines
October 12, 2009 by Personal Liberty News Desk
Scientists explain beneficial effects of ancient Chinese heart medicinesNew research has uncovered the scientific basis of ancient Chinese herbal formulas that have been shown to improve cardiovascular health.
Based on their work, researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston believe the formulas help prevent heart disease by producing large amounts of nitric oxide, which is known for its artery-widening properties that facilitate blood flow and circulation.
The compound also lowers pressure and reduces the formation of artery-clogging plaque that may cause blood clots, the scientists explain.
Dr. Nathan S. Bryan, the study’s senior author and assistant professor in the university’s Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases, explains that "[these herbal formulas] have profound nitric oxide bioactivity primarily through the enhancement of nitric oxide in the inner walls of blood vessels, but also through their ability to convert nitrite and nitrate into nitric oxide."
Herbal medicines, along with massages and acupuncture, have formed the basis of traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years, contributing to the treatment of cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
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October 12, 2009 by Personal Liberty News Desk
Scientists explain beneficial effects of ancient Chinese heart medicinesNew research has uncovered the scientific basis of ancient Chinese herbal formulas that have been shown to improve cardiovascular health.
Based on their work, researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston believe the formulas help prevent heart disease by producing large amounts of nitric oxide, which is known for its artery-widening properties that facilitate blood flow and circulation.
The compound also lowers pressure and reduces the formation of artery-clogging plaque that may cause blood clots, the scientists explain.
Dr. Nathan S. Bryan, the study’s senior author and assistant professor in the university’s Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases, explains that "[these herbal formulas] have profound nitric oxide bioactivity primarily through the enhancement of nitric oxide in the inner walls of blood vessels, but also through their ability to convert nitrite and nitrate into nitric oxide."
Herbal medicines, along with massages and acupuncture, have formed the basis of traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years, contributing to the treatment of cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
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Protests Brew As Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic Nears Opening Date
Protests Brew As Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic Nears Opening Date
January 25, 2010 by Personal Liberty News Desk
Protests brew as Planned Parenthood abortion clinic nears opening date Planned Parenthood is set to open its largest abortion center later this year in Texas, but opponents of the procedure have already started a wave of protests they hope will lead the organization to reconsider.
Located in Houston, the building—which will encompass 78,000 square feet—will be the largest facility offering abortions in the Western world.
A group of some 1,200 pro-lifers already held a silent protest outside the construction site on the Martin Luther King holiday, and some of them suggested the clinic was put in a minority neighborhood to target those mothers for abortion services, according to media reports.
One of the protesters on hand, Lou Engle, a Kansas City preacher, told the local ABC station that 76 percent of abortion clinics are in Hispanic and black American neighborhoods.
However, the news source quoted Planned Parenthood representatives as saying the allegations were "shameful." They added that only 5 to 7 percent of their patient visits are for abortions, while the rest access low cost services such as Pap smears, breast exams and contraception.
Joining pro-life advocates for the opposition rally were Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, and Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, according to LifeNews.com.
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January 25, 2010 by Personal Liberty News Desk
Protests brew as Planned Parenthood abortion clinic nears opening date Planned Parenthood is set to open its largest abortion center later this year in Texas, but opponents of the procedure have already started a wave of protests they hope will lead the organization to reconsider.
Located in Houston, the building—which will encompass 78,000 square feet—will be the largest facility offering abortions in the Western world.
A group of some 1,200 pro-lifers already held a silent protest outside the construction site on the Martin Luther King holiday, and some of them suggested the clinic was put in a minority neighborhood to target those mothers for abortion services, according to media reports.
One of the protesters on hand, Lou Engle, a Kansas City preacher, told the local ABC station that 76 percent of abortion clinics are in Hispanic and black American neighborhoods.
However, the news source quoted Planned Parenthood representatives as saying the allegations were "shameful." They added that only 5 to 7 percent of their patient visits are for abortions, while the rest access low cost services such as Pap smears, breast exams and contraception.
Joining pro-life advocates for the opposition rally were Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, and Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, according to LifeNews.com.
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Monday, January 25, 2010
Prayer Request
Prayer request for Gary and Cindy Hogman by way of Faith Presbyterian Church, Memphis , Tennessee . Gary is serving in Iraq while his young wife is fighting cancer here. ?See his Request below. From: Bobby S. Briggs, MSgt, USAF 823 ESFS/SFOC Flight Sergeant BAGHDAD AB, IRAQ My name is Gary Hogman. Some of you receiving this know me, some do not. My wife, Cindy, is 32 years old and has just been diagnosed with stage 4 Cervical cancer. Her chances for survival are very slim. She was pregnant with our second child and had miscarried recently at 3 Months; and now we know why. This is a request for you to forward this text to everyone you know askEing for prayer. The more people that pray for her to be healed, the better. Pray and forward. It only takes a second to hit 'forward.' Please do it and don't delete this. Your prayer can, and perhaps will, save her life. Please pray and ask
everyone you know to pray for a HEALING!
H.B.
God Bless
everyone you know to pray for a HEALING!
H.B.
God Bless
Saturday, January 23, 2010
If George W. Bush had been the first President to need a teleprompter installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughed and said this is more proof of how inept he is on his own and is really controlled by smarter men behind the scenes?
If George W. Bush had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take Laura Bush to a play in NYC, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had reduced your retirement plan's holdings of GM stock by 90% and given the unions a majority stake in GM, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had given Prime Minister Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVDs, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have thought this embarrassingly narcissistic and tacky?
If George W. Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia and the Emperor of Japan, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had visited Austria and made reference to the non-existent "Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip?
If George W. Bush had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current on their income taxes, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had been so Spanish illiterate as to refer to "Cinco de Cuatro" in front of the Mexican ambassador when it was the 5th of May (Cinco de Mayo), and continued to flub it when he tried again, would you have winced in embarrassment?
If George W. Bush had mis-spelled the word "advice" would you have hammered him for it for years like Dan Quayle and potatoe as proof of what a dunce he is?
If George W. Bush had burned 9,000 gallons of jet fuel to go plant a single tree on Earth Day, would you have concluded he's a hypocrite?
If George W. Bush's administration had okayed Air Force One flying low over millions of people followed by a jet fighter in downtown Manhattan causing widespread panic, would you have wondered whether they actually get what happened on 9-11?
If George W. Bush had failed to send relief aid to flood victims throughout the Midwest with more people killed or made homeless than in New Orleans , would you want it made into a major ongoing political issue with claims of racism and incompetence?
If George W. Bush had created the position of 32 Czars who report directly to him, bypassing the House and Senate on much of what is happening in America , would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?
If George W Bush had proposed to double the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved?
So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive? Can't think of anything? Don't worry. He's done all this in 9 months -- so you'll have three years and 3 months to come up with an answer.
And how are you liking that hope and change so far?
.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/wacky/jorj-booshs-fo-ne-tik-promt/story-e6frev20-1111114505516
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I didn't like George W Bush & Chaney raping this country as they did while in the White House.
Yes, the American people needs their/our country back!! What our country was founded on!
Rev. Londa
If George W. Bush had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take Laura Bush to a play in NYC, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had reduced your retirement plan's holdings of GM stock by 90% and given the unions a majority stake in GM, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had given Prime Minister Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVDs, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have thought this embarrassingly narcissistic and tacky?
If George W. Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia and the Emperor of Japan, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had visited Austria and made reference to the non-existent "Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip?
If George W. Bush had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current on their income taxes, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had been so Spanish illiterate as to refer to "Cinco de Cuatro" in front of the Mexican ambassador when it was the 5th of May (Cinco de Mayo), and continued to flub it when he tried again, would you have winced in embarrassment?
If George W. Bush had mis-spelled the word "advice" would you have hammered him for it for years like Dan Quayle and potatoe as proof of what a dunce he is?
If George W. Bush had burned 9,000 gallons of jet fuel to go plant a single tree on Earth Day, would you have concluded he's a hypocrite?
If George W. Bush's administration had okayed Air Force One flying low over millions of people followed by a jet fighter in downtown Manhattan causing widespread panic, would you have wondered whether they actually get what happened on 9-11?
If George W. Bush had failed to send relief aid to flood victims throughout the Midwest with more people killed or made homeless than in New Orleans , would you want it made into a major ongoing political issue with claims of racism and incompetence?
If George W. Bush had created the position of 32 Czars who report directly to him, bypassing the House and Senate on much of what is happening in America , would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?
If George W Bush had proposed to double the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved?
So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive? Can't think of anything? Don't worry. He's done all this in 9 months -- so you'll have three years and 3 months to come up with an answer.
And how are you liking that hope and change so far?
.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/wacky/jorj-booshs-fo-ne-tik-promt/story-e6frev20-1111114505516
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I didn't like George W Bush & Chaney raping this country as they did while in the White House.
Yes, the American people needs their/our country back!! What our country was founded on!
Rev. Londa
Congresswomen Jenkins
Time to Go Back to the Drawing Board on Health Care
The American people have time and again rejected the Democrat’s big government agenda, including their health care reform plans. This week, the voters in Massachusetts sent a loud signal that they are tired of the status quo in Washington by electing Republican Scott Brown to the Senate. There are now 41 Republican senators, making it even more difficult to pass a government takeover of health care.
Despite rumors the House would simply pass the Senate bill, Speaker Pelosi yesterday said she doesn’t have the votes to do that. So as she and Majority Leader Reid struggle to strike a deal in the Democratic Caucus, I say it’s the perfect opportunity to return to the drawing board and work with Republicans on a responsible plan to bring down health care costs without a complete government takeover. I don’t think there is a House member or Senator who disagrees with the goals of bringing down costs and making health care more accessible. We should focus on fixing what’s wrong with the current system without destroying what works for millions of Americans.
Nearing the Debt Limit Again with No Signs of Real Commitment to Debt Reduction
Over the past year, the federal government has been on a reckless spending spree that will double the nation’s debt in five years and triple it in ten. Just a month after increasing the debt limit by $300 billion, the federal government is creeping up on the $12.071 debt limit. Earlier this week, Democratic Senators proposed to increase the debt limit by $1.9 trillion. The sheer magnitude of the amount of debt our nation is piling on is disturbing, but the fact that there have been no serious plans to reduce the debt is just irresponsible governing.
This week President Obama announced his intention to create a deficit reduction commission by executive order. The President’s commission would be charged with studying the federal tax code and entitlement programs and then making recommendations to Congress to be voted on after the 2010 Congressional elections. While it is encouraging that the President is talking about deficit reduction, this commission would exempt annual discretionary spending, which accounts for more than 33 percent of annual federal spending. Because it would be created by executive order, there is no statutory requirement that Congress would have to address its recommendations.
It’s time to get serious about fiscal responsibility in Washington. The size of our national debt is nothing more than generational theft that this Congress is passing on to our children and grandchildren and it is unacceptable. I do believe that a commission established by law, which would have the authority to force real action on deficit reduction is a worthy proposal. I will continue fighting for responsible plans to reduce the debt to ensure future generations aren’t burdened with massive levels of debt they shouldn’t have to pay back.
Nearly One Year Later: Where are the Jobs?
Nearly one year after the $787 billion so-called stimulus became law, millions of Americans still cannot find work. Just yesterday, the Department of Labor announced that initial jobless claims in the week ending January 16 reached 482,000, which is an increase of 36,000 over the previous week. With nearly 12 million Americans out of work, it’s time for the Democrats to admit their stimulus plan hasn’t worked and to bring new ideas to the table to spark economic growth.
I have worked on a “;no cost stimulus plan” and am hopeful that Speaker Pelosi will invite us to the table to share our ideas. Rather than spending billions of dollars on programs that aren’t working, Congress should help small businesses hire more employees. We should reform the unemployment system to help folks find jobs and reduce the federal payroll tax to encourage small businesses to hire more employees. We should finish pending trade agreements, and stop the reckless spending spree going on in Washington. I am confident the economy will turn around, but we could jumpstart economic growth by passing an economic stimulus plan that won’t cost taxpayers billions of dollars.
Spending Time in Kansas
I am thrilled to be home this weekend and am looking forward to spending time with Kansans before returning to Washington next week. Tomorrow, I will make the trip to Manhattan to cheer on K-State’s men’s basketball team as they play Oklahoma State. After the game, I am going to Ottawa to attend the Chamber’s annual dinner. Sunday I will spend time at the AIPAC Israel Action Forum to discuss the important relationship between the United States and Israel. Monday morning I look forward to attending and speaking at the Kansas Electric Cooperative’s annual meeting.
I make it a priority to return home every weekend. If there is ever a meeting or event you would like for me to attend, please do not hesitate to call my Topeka office at (785) 234-5966.
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Washington, DC Office
130 Cannon HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-6601
Fax: (202) 225-7986 Pittsburg Office
701 N. Broadway Street
Pittsburg, KS 66762
Phone: (620) 231-LYNN (5966)
Fax: (620) 231-5972 Topeka Office
3550 SW 5th Street
Topeka, KS 66606
Phone: (785) 234-LYNN (5966)
Fax: (785) 234-5967
The American people have time and again rejected the Democrat’s big government agenda, including their health care reform plans. This week, the voters in Massachusetts sent a loud signal that they are tired of the status quo in Washington by electing Republican Scott Brown to the Senate. There are now 41 Republican senators, making it even more difficult to pass a government takeover of health care.
Despite rumors the House would simply pass the Senate bill, Speaker Pelosi yesterday said she doesn’t have the votes to do that. So as she and Majority Leader Reid struggle to strike a deal in the Democratic Caucus, I say it’s the perfect opportunity to return to the drawing board and work with Republicans on a responsible plan to bring down health care costs without a complete government takeover. I don’t think there is a House member or Senator who disagrees with the goals of bringing down costs and making health care more accessible. We should focus on fixing what’s wrong with the current system without destroying what works for millions of Americans.
Nearing the Debt Limit Again with No Signs of Real Commitment to Debt Reduction
Over the past year, the federal government has been on a reckless spending spree that will double the nation’s debt in five years and triple it in ten. Just a month after increasing the debt limit by $300 billion, the federal government is creeping up on the $12.071 debt limit. Earlier this week, Democratic Senators proposed to increase the debt limit by $1.9 trillion. The sheer magnitude of the amount of debt our nation is piling on is disturbing, but the fact that there have been no serious plans to reduce the debt is just irresponsible governing.
This week President Obama announced his intention to create a deficit reduction commission by executive order. The President’s commission would be charged with studying the federal tax code and entitlement programs and then making recommendations to Congress to be voted on after the 2010 Congressional elections. While it is encouraging that the President is talking about deficit reduction, this commission would exempt annual discretionary spending, which accounts for more than 33 percent of annual federal spending. Because it would be created by executive order, there is no statutory requirement that Congress would have to address its recommendations.
It’s time to get serious about fiscal responsibility in Washington. The size of our national debt is nothing more than generational theft that this Congress is passing on to our children and grandchildren and it is unacceptable. I do believe that a commission established by law, which would have the authority to force real action on deficit reduction is a worthy proposal. I will continue fighting for responsible plans to reduce the debt to ensure future generations aren’t burdened with massive levels of debt they shouldn’t have to pay back.
Nearly One Year Later: Where are the Jobs?
Nearly one year after the $787 billion so-called stimulus became law, millions of Americans still cannot find work. Just yesterday, the Department of Labor announced that initial jobless claims in the week ending January 16 reached 482,000, which is an increase of 36,000 over the previous week. With nearly 12 million Americans out of work, it’s time for the Democrats to admit their stimulus plan hasn’t worked and to bring new ideas to the table to spark economic growth.
I have worked on a “;no cost stimulus plan” and am hopeful that Speaker Pelosi will invite us to the table to share our ideas. Rather than spending billions of dollars on programs that aren’t working, Congress should help small businesses hire more employees. We should reform the unemployment system to help folks find jobs and reduce the federal payroll tax to encourage small businesses to hire more employees. We should finish pending trade agreements, and stop the reckless spending spree going on in Washington. I am confident the economy will turn around, but we could jumpstart economic growth by passing an economic stimulus plan that won’t cost taxpayers billions of dollars.
Spending Time in Kansas
I am thrilled to be home this weekend and am looking forward to spending time with Kansans before returning to Washington next week. Tomorrow, I will make the trip to Manhattan to cheer on K-State’s men’s basketball team as they play Oklahoma State. After the game, I am going to Ottawa to attend the Chamber’s annual dinner. Sunday I will spend time at the AIPAC Israel Action Forum to discuss the important relationship between the United States and Israel. Monday morning I look forward to attending and speaking at the Kansas Electric Cooperative’s annual meeting.
I make it a priority to return home every weekend. If there is ever a meeting or event you would like for me to attend, please do not hesitate to call my Topeka office at (785) 234-5966.
FOLLOW ME ONLINE
Contact Info
Washington, DC Office
130 Cannon HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-6601
Fax: (202) 225-7986 Pittsburg Office
701 N. Broadway Street
Pittsburg, KS 66762
Phone: (620) 231-LYNN (5966)
Fax: (620) 231-5972 Topeka Office
3550 SW 5th Street
Topeka, KS 66606
Phone: (785) 234-LYNN (5966)
Fax: (785) 234-5967
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
AUL
Dear Friend,
Scott Brown's unexpected victory last night in Massachusetts was a shot heard around the world - for life.
Senator-elect Brown made opposition to the health care bill one of the cornerstones of his campaign, stating repeatedly that he would be the key "41st vote" in the Senate that would derail the bill. The people of Massachusetts have made it clear - they are with him. Our fight is long from over, but there is no doubt that this special election is a major victory for those who don't want to see taxpayer-funded abortion.
Our opponents are still pushing hard in Congress, and we need to keep this momentum going. Just yesterday, Senator Barbara Boxer told a reporter that the health care bill will do “nothing to restrict coverage” of abortion. Make no mistake, they will use our tax dollars to pay for abortions – funding the largest expansion of abortion in our nation’s history – if we don’t stop them.
With the March for Life in Washington, DC just two days away, let's send another big message to our elected leaders. I encourage all of you to join us on January 22nd for what is clearly the most important March for Life in history.
If you can’t be here, we are making sure you can still be heard.
Last Friday we announced the first Virtual March for Life, an innovative online campaign that ensures every voice is heard. We are overwhelmed with the outpouring of support we have received thus far.
Over 30,000 Americans are marching online now, and thousands more are signing up each day.
I want to personally thank everyone who is marching for life at this critical time. If you have not already taken a few seconds to sign up for the Virtual March for Life, please follow this link to join now. If you have already joined, please forward my email to everyone you know, and join the thousands of people already on Facebook and Twitter (the hashtag is #march4life) encouraging their friends and followers to join the virtual march as well.
Thank you again for your strong support for life!
For life,
Charmaine Yoest
Charmaine
Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D.
President & CEO
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Washington DC: 655 15th St NW | Ste 410 | Washington, DC 20005
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Scott Brown's unexpected victory last night in Massachusetts was a shot heard around the world - for life.
Senator-elect Brown made opposition to the health care bill one of the cornerstones of his campaign, stating repeatedly that he would be the key "41st vote" in the Senate that would derail the bill. The people of Massachusetts have made it clear - they are with him. Our fight is long from over, but there is no doubt that this special election is a major victory for those who don't want to see taxpayer-funded abortion.
Our opponents are still pushing hard in Congress, and we need to keep this momentum going. Just yesterday, Senator Barbara Boxer told a reporter that the health care bill will do “nothing to restrict coverage” of abortion. Make no mistake, they will use our tax dollars to pay for abortions – funding the largest expansion of abortion in our nation’s history – if we don’t stop them.
With the March for Life in Washington, DC just two days away, let's send another big message to our elected leaders. I encourage all of you to join us on January 22nd for what is clearly the most important March for Life in history.
If you can’t be here, we are making sure you can still be heard.
Last Friday we announced the first Virtual March for Life, an innovative online campaign that ensures every voice is heard. We are overwhelmed with the outpouring of support we have received thus far.
Over 30,000 Americans are marching online now, and thousands more are signing up each day.
I want to personally thank everyone who is marching for life at this critical time. If you have not already taken a few seconds to sign up for the Virtual March for Life, please follow this link to join now. If you have already joined, please forward my email to everyone you know, and join the thousands of people already on Facebook and Twitter (the hashtag is #march4life) encouraging their friends and followers to join the virtual march as well.
Thank you again for your strong support for life!
For life,
Charmaine Yoest
Charmaine
Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D.
President & CEO
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Chicago: 310 S Peoria Street | Ste 500 | Chicago, IL 60607
Washington DC: 655 15th St NW | Ste 410 | Washington, DC 20005
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
WALK IN THE SPIRIT
WALKING IN THE SPIRIT
The power of having the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives. This is the fruit of the Spirit. Paul tells us in Galatians 5 if we walk in the Spirit we shall not fulfill the lust of our flesh of the the Conflict Between the Spirit & the Flesh, the Works of he Flesh, & the Fruit of the Spirit. All are in Galatians 5:16 - 26
Galatians 5:16 - 18 (Conflict Between the Spirit & the Flesh)
16) I say then; Walk in the Spirit & you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
17) For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, & Spirit against the flesh, & these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.
18) But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
Galatians 5:19 -21 (Works of the Flesh)
20) idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissension, heresies,
21) envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, & the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Galatians 5:22 - 26 (Fruit of the Spirit)
22) but the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsufering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.
23) gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
24) And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions & desires.
25) If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
26) Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Now we can break down & show where these Fruits of the Spirit goes.
- The first three goes for God, Love, Peace, & Joy. God really looks for these in a Christians; as these are acceptable to God
- The next three are toward man Goodness, Long-suffering, Gentleness, This part of it is our-ward life, people we come in contact with.
- The next three are for self, Faith, Temperance, Meekness.
To produce love, joy, & peace the Holy Spirit has to do it. As humans it is not in our nature. We may try to counterfeit it, but we cannot produce it. It is an act of God. We can only hold love, joy, & peace by receiving Jesus Christ, by faith into our heart. Which in turn the Spirit is there & if we have the Spirit we have the fruits of the Spirit. You know if Christians & the Church would live the way the church of God is to be acting; What world this this would be!! We would be the most mightiest power this world or any world has ever seen. We have really lowered our standards of life!
2 Peter 1:5 - 8
5) But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,
6) to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness,
7) to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.
8) For if these things are yours & abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We need to adorn the doctrine of Jesus Christ our LORD with in our lives & to grow in the fruits of the Spirit. With just seeing our life of love, joy, peace, gentleness, goodness, & temperance in our language, our expressions, our eating, our drinking, our habits, our home life, our work, & our guarded expression. In other words as Jesus Christ would have us live in the fruits of the Spirit. We then could save our neighbors, our friends, & our family. Plus even people we don't know, just by living our life in the fruits of the Spirit!! Being the same; not hot one day & then cold the next day. Being the same each day. God wanted the church to be the same ALL the time.
The power of having the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives. This is the fruit of the Spirit. Paul tells us in Galatians 5 if we walk in the Spirit we shall not fulfill the lust of our flesh of the the Conflict Between the Spirit & the Flesh, the Works of he Flesh, & the Fruit of the Spirit. All are in Galatians 5:16 - 26
Galatians 5:16 - 18 (Conflict Between the Spirit & the Flesh)
16) I say then; Walk in the Spirit & you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
17) For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, & Spirit against the flesh, & these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.
18) But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
Galatians 5:19 -21 (Works of the Flesh)
20) idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissension, heresies,
21) envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, & the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Galatians 5:22 - 26 (Fruit of the Spirit)
22) but the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsufering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.
23) gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
24) And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions & desires.
25) If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
26) Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Now we can break down & show where these Fruits of the Spirit goes.
- The first three goes for God, Love, Peace, & Joy. God really looks for these in a Christians; as these are acceptable to God
- The next three are toward man Goodness, Long-suffering, Gentleness, This part of it is our-ward life, people we come in contact with.
- The next three are for self, Faith, Temperance, Meekness.
To produce love, joy, & peace the Holy Spirit has to do it. As humans it is not in our nature. We may try to counterfeit it, but we cannot produce it. It is an act of God. We can only hold love, joy, & peace by receiving Jesus Christ, by faith into our heart. Which in turn the Spirit is there & if we have the Spirit we have the fruits of the Spirit. You know if Christians & the Church would live the way the church of God is to be acting; What world this this would be!! We would be the most mightiest power this world or any world has ever seen. We have really lowered our standards of life!
2 Peter 1:5 - 8
5) But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,
6) to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness,
7) to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.
8) For if these things are yours & abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We need to adorn the doctrine of Jesus Christ our LORD with in our lives & to grow in the fruits of the Spirit. With just seeing our life of love, joy, peace, gentleness, goodness, & temperance in our language, our expressions, our eating, our drinking, our habits, our home life, our work, & our guarded expression. In other words as Jesus Christ would have us live in the fruits of the Spirit. We then could save our neighbors, our friends, & our family. Plus even people we don't know, just by living our life in the fruits of the Spirit!! Being the same; not hot one day & then cold the next day. Being the same each day. God wanted the church to be the same ALL the time.
AUL
Dear Friends,
Last Friday, we launched the first Virtual March for Life to make sure your voice is heard as the real March for Life kicks off this Friday, January 22nd, here in Washington, DC. If you are unable to join fellow Americans in Washington, DC you can still stand and be counted by going to VirtualMarchforLife.com now.
It's very easy to do and will only take seconds. Go to this website, choose an avatar for yourself and then we will place “you” in front of the U.S. Capitol building alongside other Americans marching online.
With a health care bill that includes taxpayer funding for abortion hanging in the balance, this is an important, historic opportunity to get the attention of politicians in Washington. In this critical moment, every American must be heard regardless of where you are. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are coming to Washington, DC to join the most important March for Life in history, and you can be there through the Virtual March for Life!
Virtual March for Life Screenshot
Please go to VirtualMarchforLife.com now to show your support for life, then forward this email to your friends and family and ask them to stand for life today. VirtualMarchforLife.com also has one click tools so you can share this important event with your friends on Facebook and Twitter.
So much is at stake in this moment. How many more lives will be lost if the Congressional majority rolls back existing law that protects life and protects us from having our tax dollars used to fund abortion? Please stand and be counted among those who are marching for life and please ask everyone you know that doesn’t want their tax dollars to fund abortion to join us at VirtualMarchforLife.com now.
For life,
Charmaine Yoest
Charmaine
Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D.
President & CEO
P.S. You can also follow our March on Facebook, on Twitter, and watch our exclusive You Tube video here.
Last Friday, we launched the first Virtual March for Life to make sure your voice is heard as the real March for Life kicks off this Friday, January 22nd, here in Washington, DC. If you are unable to join fellow Americans in Washington, DC you can still stand and be counted by going to VirtualMarchforLife.com now.
It's very easy to do and will only take seconds. Go to this website, choose an avatar for yourself and then we will place “you” in front of the U.S. Capitol building alongside other Americans marching online.
With a health care bill that includes taxpayer funding for abortion hanging in the balance, this is an important, historic opportunity to get the attention of politicians in Washington. In this critical moment, every American must be heard regardless of where you are. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are coming to Washington, DC to join the most important March for Life in history, and you can be there through the Virtual March for Life!
Virtual March for Life Screenshot
Please go to VirtualMarchforLife.com now to show your support for life, then forward this email to your friends and family and ask them to stand for life today. VirtualMarchforLife.com also has one click tools so you can share this important event with your friends on Facebook and Twitter.
So much is at stake in this moment. How many more lives will be lost if the Congressional majority rolls back existing law that protects life and protects us from having our tax dollars used to fund abortion? Please stand and be counted among those who are marching for life and please ask everyone you know that doesn’t want their tax dollars to fund abortion to join us at VirtualMarchforLife.com now.
For life,
Charmaine Yoest
Charmaine
Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D.
President & CEO
P.S. You can also follow our March on Facebook, on Twitter, and watch our exclusive You Tube video here.
Monday, January 18, 2010
THE LORD'S PRAYER
How often do we say the Lord's Prayer without thinking about the meaning of it. Is it a recitation, or prayer.
THE LORD'S PRAYER
Rather cleverly done.This is in two parts, the prayer (in blue type) and GOD (in red type) in response.
It is very, very good.
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Our Father Who Art In Heaven.
Yes?
Don't interrupt me. I'm praying.
But -- you called ME!
Called you?
No, I didn't call you.
I'm praying.
Our Father who art in Heaven.
There -- you did it again!
Did what?
Called ME.
You said,
"Our Father who art in Heaven"
Well, here I am..
What's on your mind?
But I didn't mean anything by it.
I was, you know, just saying my prayers for the day.
I always say the Lord's Prayer.
It makes me feel good,
kind of like fulfilling a duty.
Well, all right.
Go on.
Okay, Hallowed be thy name .
Hold it right there.
What do you mean by that?
By what?
By "Hallowed be thy name"?
It means, it means . . good grief,
I don't know what it means.
How in the world should I know?
It's just a part of the prayer.
By the way, what does it mean?
It means honored, holy, wonderful.
Hey, that makes sense..
I never thought about what 'hallowed' meant before.
Thanks.
Thy Kingdom come,
Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in Heaven.
Do you really mean that?
Sure, why not?
What are you doing about it?
Doing? Why, nothing, I guess.
I just think it would be kind of neat if you got
control,of everything down here like you have up
there.We're kinda in a mess down here you know.
Yes, I know;
but, have I got control of you?
Well, I go to church.
That isn't what I asked you.
What about your bad temper?
You've really got a problem there, you know.
And then there's the way you spend
your money -- all on yourself.
And what about the kind of books you read ?
Now hold on just a minute!
Stop picking on me!
I'm just as good as some of the rest
of those People at church!
Excuse ME..
I thought you were praying
for my will to be done.
If that is to happen,
it will have to start with the ones
who are praying for it.
Like you -- for example ..
Oh, all right. I guess I do have some hang-ups.
Now that you mention it,
I could probably name some others.
So could I.
I haven't thought about it very much until now,
but I really would like to cut out some of those things.
I would like to, you know, be really free.
Good.
Now we're getting somewhere.
We'll work together -- You and ME.
I'm proud of You.
Look, Lord, if you don't mind,
I need to finish up here.
This is taking a lot longer than it usually does.
Give us this day, our daily bread.
You need to cut out the bread.
Hey, wait a minute! What is this?
Here I was doing my religious duty,
and all of a sudden you break in
and remind me of all my hang-ups.
Praying is a dangerous thing.
You just might get what you ask for.
Remember, you called ME -- and here I am.
It's too late to stop now.
Keep praying. ( pause . . )
Well, go on.
I'm scared to.
Scared? Of what?
I know what you'll say.
Try ME.
Forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those who sin against us.
What about insert appropriate person’s name here?
See? I knew it!
I knew you would bring her up!
Why, Lord, she's told lies about me, spread stories.
She never paid back the money she owes me.
I've sworn to get even with her!
But -- your prayer --
What about your prayer?
I didn't -- mean it..
Well, at least you're honest.
But, it's quite a load carrying around all that
bitterness and resentment isn't it?
Yes, but I'll feel better as soon as I get even with her.
Boy, have I got some plans for her.
She'll wish she had never been born.
No, you won't feel any better.
You'll feel worse.
Revenge isn't sweet.
You know how unhappy you are --
Well, I can change that.
You can? How?
Forgive.
Then, I'll forgive you;
And the hate and the sin,
will be another's problem -- not yours.
You will have settled the problem
as far as you are concerned.
Oh, you know, you're right.
You always are.
And more than I want revenge,
I want to be right with You . . (sigh).
All right, all right . .
I forgive her.
There now!
Wonderful!
How do you feel?
Hmmmm. Well, not bad.
Not bad at all!
In fact, I feel pretty great!
You know, I don't think I'll go to bed uptight tonight.
I haven't been getting much rest, you know.
Yeah, I know.
But, you're not through with your prayer, are you?
Go on.
Oh, all right.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Good! Good! I'll do that.
Just don't put yourself in a place
where you can be tempted.
What do you mean by that?
You know what I mean.
Yeah. I know.
Okay.
Go ahead. Finish your prayer.
For Thine is the kingdom,
and the power,
and the glory forever.
Amen.
Do you know what would bring me glory --
What would really make me happy?
No, but I'd like to know.
I want to please you now.
I've really made a mess of things.
I want to truly follow you..
I can see now how great that would be.
So, tell me . . .
How do I make you happy?
YOU just did.
______________________________
Now Please pass this on!!!
THE LORD'S PRAYER
Rather cleverly done.This is in two parts, the prayer (in blue type) and GOD (in red type) in response.
It is very, very good.
*********
Our Father Who Art In Heaven.
Yes?
Don't interrupt me. I'm praying.
But -- you called ME!
Called you?
No, I didn't call you.
I'm praying.
Our Father who art in Heaven.
There -- you did it again!
Did what?
Called ME.
You said,
"Our Father who art in Heaven"
Well, here I am..
What's on your mind?
But I didn't mean anything by it.
I was, you know, just saying my prayers for the day.
I always say the Lord's Prayer.
It makes me feel good,
kind of like fulfilling a duty.
Well, all right.
Go on.
Okay, Hallowed be thy name .
Hold it right there.
What do you mean by that?
By what?
By "Hallowed be thy name"?
It means, it means . . good grief,
I don't know what it means.
How in the world should I know?
It's just a part of the prayer.
By the way, what does it mean?
It means honored, holy, wonderful.
Hey, that makes sense..
I never thought about what 'hallowed' meant before.
Thanks.
Thy Kingdom come,
Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in Heaven.
Do you really mean that?
Sure, why not?
What are you doing about it?
Doing? Why, nothing, I guess.
I just think it would be kind of neat if you got
control,of everything down here like you have up
there.We're kinda in a mess down here you know.
Yes, I know;
but, have I got control of you?
Well, I go to church.
That isn't what I asked you.
What about your bad temper?
You've really got a problem there, you know.
And then there's the way you spend
your money -- all on yourself.
And what about the kind of books you read ?
Now hold on just a minute!
Stop picking on me!
I'm just as good as some of the rest
of those People at church!
Excuse ME..
I thought you were praying
for my will to be done.
If that is to happen,
it will have to start with the ones
who are praying for it.
Like you -- for example ..
Oh, all right. I guess I do have some hang-ups.
Now that you mention it,
I could probably name some others.
So could I.
I haven't thought about it very much until now,
but I really would like to cut out some of those things.
I would like to, you know, be really free.
Good.
Now we're getting somewhere.
We'll work together -- You and ME.
I'm proud of You.
Look, Lord, if you don't mind,
I need to finish up here.
This is taking a lot longer than it usually does.
Give us this day, our daily bread.
You need to cut out the bread.
Hey, wait a minute! What is this?
Here I was doing my religious duty,
and all of a sudden you break in
and remind me of all my hang-ups.
Praying is a dangerous thing.
You just might get what you ask for.
Remember, you called ME -- and here I am.
It's too late to stop now.
Keep praying. ( pause . . )
Well, go on.
I'm scared to.
Scared? Of what?
I know what you'll say.
Try ME.
Forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those who sin against us.
What about insert appropriate person’s name here?
See? I knew it!
I knew you would bring her up!
Why, Lord, she's told lies about me, spread stories.
She never paid back the money she owes me.
I've sworn to get even with her!
But -- your prayer --
What about your prayer?
I didn't -- mean it..
Well, at least you're honest.
But, it's quite a load carrying around all that
bitterness and resentment isn't it?
Yes, but I'll feel better as soon as I get even with her.
Boy, have I got some plans for her.
She'll wish she had never been born.
No, you won't feel any better.
You'll feel worse.
Revenge isn't sweet.
You know how unhappy you are --
Well, I can change that.
You can? How?
Forgive.
Then, I'll forgive you;
And the hate and the sin,
will be another's problem -- not yours.
You will have settled the problem
as far as you are concerned.
Oh, you know, you're right.
You always are.
And more than I want revenge,
I want to be right with You . . (sigh).
All right, all right . .
I forgive her.
There now!
Wonderful!
How do you feel?
Hmmmm. Well, not bad.
Not bad at all!
In fact, I feel pretty great!
You know, I don't think I'll go to bed uptight tonight.
I haven't been getting much rest, you know.
Yeah, I know.
But, you're not through with your prayer, are you?
Go on.
Oh, all right.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Good! Good! I'll do that.
Just don't put yourself in a place
where you can be tempted.
What do you mean by that?
You know what I mean.
Yeah. I know.
Okay.
Go ahead. Finish your prayer.
For Thine is the kingdom,
and the power,
and the glory forever.
Amen.
Do you know what would bring me glory --
What would really make me happy?
No, but I'd like to know.
I want to please you now.
I've really made a mess of things.
I want to truly follow you..
I can see now how great that would be.
So, tell me . . .
How do I make you happy?
YOU just did.
______________________________
Now Please pass this on!!!
AUL
Dear Friends,
Join the Virtual March On January 22, 1973 the U.S. Supreme Court handed down their Roe v. Wade decision. Every year since, on the anniversary of this tragedy, Americans have gathered in Washington, DC for the annual March for Life. This remarkable showing of support for life has literally brought millions of people to our nation's Capital over the years, but millions more have been unable to take part and stand for life. Until today.
AUL Action is excited to announce the first ever, Virtual March for Life! If you are unable to join fellow Americans in Washington, DC you can still stand and be counted by going to VirtualMarchforLife.com now.
It's very easy to do and will only take seconds. Go to this website, choose an avatar for yourself and then we will place “you” in front of the U.S. Capitol building alongside other Americans marching online.
With a health care bill that includes taxpayer funding for abortion hanging in the balance, this is an important, historic opportunity to get the attention of politicians in Washington. In this critical moment, every American must be heard regardless of where you are. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are coming to Washington, DC to join the most important March for Life in history, and you can be there through the Virtual March for Life!
Please go to VirtualMarchforLife.com now to show your support for life, then forward this email to your friends and family and ask them to stand for life today. VirtualMarchforLife.com also has one click tools so you can share this important event with your friends on Facebook and Twitter.
So much is at stake in this moment. How many more lives will be lost if the Congressional majority rolls back existing law that protects life and protects us from having our tax dollars used to fund abortion? Please stand and be counted among those who are marching for life and please ask everyone you know that doesn’t want their tax dollars to fund abortion to join us at VirtualMarchforLife.com now.
For Life,
AUL
Charmaine Yoest
Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D.
President & CEO
Americans United for Life
Join the Virtual March On January 22, 1973 the U.S. Supreme Court handed down their Roe v. Wade decision. Every year since, on the anniversary of this tragedy, Americans have gathered in Washington, DC for the annual March for Life. This remarkable showing of support for life has literally brought millions of people to our nation's Capital over the years, but millions more have been unable to take part and stand for life. Until today.
AUL Action is excited to announce the first ever, Virtual March for Life! If you are unable to join fellow Americans in Washington, DC you can still stand and be counted by going to VirtualMarchforLife.com now.
It's very easy to do and will only take seconds. Go to this website, choose an avatar for yourself and then we will place “you” in front of the U.S. Capitol building alongside other Americans marching online.
With a health care bill that includes taxpayer funding for abortion hanging in the balance, this is an important, historic opportunity to get the attention of politicians in Washington. In this critical moment, every American must be heard regardless of where you are. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are coming to Washington, DC to join the most important March for Life in history, and you can be there through the Virtual March for Life!
Please go to VirtualMarchforLife.com now to show your support for life, then forward this email to your friends and family and ask them to stand for life today. VirtualMarchforLife.com also has one click tools so you can share this important event with your friends on Facebook and Twitter.
So much is at stake in this moment. How many more lives will be lost if the Congressional majority rolls back existing law that protects life and protects us from having our tax dollars used to fund abortion? Please stand and be counted among those who are marching for life and please ask everyone you know that doesn’t want their tax dollars to fund abortion to join us at VirtualMarchforLife.com now.
For Life,
AUL
Charmaine Yoest
Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D.
President & CEO
Americans United for Life
Deficit Hits Record December High as Democrats Cut Deals on Trillion Dollar Health Care Plan
Our nation’s deficit hit an all-time December high 2009 and marked the 15th consecutive month the federal government has spent more than it has taken in. In the first three months of this fiscal year, the government has already racked up a $388.51 billion budget deficit, and the Obama Administration said that number could top $1.5 trillion this year. The reckless spending in Washington is unacceptable and it’s crippling our nation. But rather than focusing on reducing the deficits and growing the economy, President Obama and the Democrat Majority in Washington continue cutting deals to pass their government takeover of health care.
Today I joined members of the Kansas legislature to say enough is enough at a rally in Topeka. It’s time for Washington politicians to hear from Kansans that we’re not going to stand for their big government agenda. From the unfunded mandates for Medicaid in the health care bill to the Democrat Majority’s failed stimulus plan, the policies coming out of Washington are taking our nation in the wrong direction. It’s time to focus on growing our economy and creating jobs without spending trillions of dollars, and I have worked on a plan to do that. It’s time to bring down health care costs and improve the health care system without a government takeover, and I support a plan to do that. It’s time to stop recklessly spending your money, and I will continue fighting for fiscal responsibility and restraint in Washington.
Don’t Forget: Veterans Resource Fair Tomorrow
My staff and I continue to make constituent services our top priority, and our Veterans Resource Fair tomorrow will give us another opportunity to meet with Kansas veterans, to thank them for their service and to ensure they receive all of the services available to them. We will be at the American Legion Post 400 on Highway 24 in Topeka from 10:00a.m.-1:00p.m. to ensure our Veterans, Active Military and Reserve Component and their families know what resources are available to them. For more information about the Veterans Resource Fair, visit my website at www.lynnjenkins.house.gov or call my Topeka office at (785) 234-5966.
Accepting Intern Applications for Summer 2010
Congressional internships give students a valuable opportunity to learn firsthand about the legislative process and their federal government. We are currently accepting applications for students who are interested in an internship for summer 2010. Interns work alongside my staff and I on issues affecting Kansas, and I think it is very important for our young folks to be involved and understand their federal government.
So if you are in college or know of a college student that is interested in getting involved, encourage them to visit my website. Applications are due on March 1, 2010, and you can find additional internship information by clicking here.
FOLLOW ME ONLINE
This email address is unattended. To email Congresswoman Jenkins please click here.
Our nation’s deficit hit an all-time December high 2009 and marked the 15th consecutive month the federal government has spent more than it has taken in. In the first three months of this fiscal year, the government has already racked up a $388.51 billion budget deficit, and the Obama Administration said that number could top $1.5 trillion this year. The reckless spending in Washington is unacceptable and it’s crippling our nation. But rather than focusing on reducing the deficits and growing the economy, President Obama and the Democrat Majority in Washington continue cutting deals to pass their government takeover of health care.
Today I joined members of the Kansas legislature to say enough is enough at a rally in Topeka. It’s time for Washington politicians to hear from Kansans that we’re not going to stand for their big government agenda. From the unfunded mandates for Medicaid in the health care bill to the Democrat Majority’s failed stimulus plan, the policies coming out of Washington are taking our nation in the wrong direction. It’s time to focus on growing our economy and creating jobs without spending trillions of dollars, and I have worked on a plan to do that. It’s time to bring down health care costs and improve the health care system without a government takeover, and I support a plan to do that. It’s time to stop recklessly spending your money, and I will continue fighting for fiscal responsibility and restraint in Washington.
Don’t Forget: Veterans Resource Fair Tomorrow
My staff and I continue to make constituent services our top priority, and our Veterans Resource Fair tomorrow will give us another opportunity to meet with Kansas veterans, to thank them for their service and to ensure they receive all of the services available to them. We will be at the American Legion Post 400 on Highway 24 in Topeka from 10:00a.m.-1:00p.m. to ensure our Veterans, Active Military and Reserve Component and their families know what resources are available to them. For more information about the Veterans Resource Fair, visit my website at www.lynnjenkins.house.gov or call my Topeka office at (785) 234-5966.
Accepting Intern Applications for Summer 2010
Congressional internships give students a valuable opportunity to learn firsthand about the legislative process and their federal government. We are currently accepting applications for students who are interested in an internship for summer 2010. Interns work alongside my staff and I on issues affecting Kansas, and I think it is very important for our young folks to be involved and understand their federal government.
So if you are in college or know of a college student that is interested in getting involved, encourage them to visit my website. Applications are due on March 1, 2010, and you can find additional internship information by clicking here.
FOLLOW ME ONLINE
This email address is unattended. To email Congresswoman Jenkins please click here.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
RECENT VIRGINIA CHURCH
SERVICE-STIMULUS SERMON
Genesis 47:13-27
I would love to give the Pastor of this predominantly black church in
Virginia a hug and a high five. This guy is obviously a leader
Perhaps we should each decide who our
real leader is....It is amazing to see that very little has
changed in 4,000 years.
---------------------------------------------------
Good morning, brothers and sisters; it's always a delight to see
the pews crowded on Sunday morning, and so eager to get into
God's Word. Turn with me in your Bibles, if you will to the 47th
chapter of Genesis, we'll begin our reading at verse 13, and go
through verse 27.
Brother Ray, would you stand and read that great passage for us?
....(reading)...
Thank you for that fine reading, Brother Ray... So we see that
economic hard times fell upon Egypt , and the people turned to
the government of Pharaoh to deal with this for them. And Pharaoh
nationalized the grain harvest, and placed the grain in great storehouses
that he had built. So the people brought their money to Pharaoh, like a
great tax increase, and gave it all to him willingly in return for grain. And
this went on until their money ran out, and they were hungry again.
So when they went to Pharaoh after that, they brought their
livestock -their cattle, their horses, their sheep, and their donkey -
to barter for grain, and verse 17 says that only took them through
the end of that year..
But the famine wasn't over, was it? So the next year, the people
came before Pharaoh and admitted they had nothing left, except
their land and their own lives. "There is nothing left in the sight
of my lord but our bodies and our land. Why should we die before
your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food,
and we with our land will be servants to Pharaoh." So they
surrendered their homes, their land, and their real estate to
Pharaoh's government, and then sold themselves into slavery
to him, in return for grain. What can we learn from this, brothers
and sisters?
That turning to the government instead of to God to be our provider
in hard times only leads to slavery? Yes.. That the only reason
government wants to be our provider is to also become our master?
Yes.
But look how that passage ends, brothers and sisters! Thus Israel
settled in the land of Egypt , in the land of Goshen .. And they gained
possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied greatly." God
provided for His people, just as He always has! They didn't end up
giving all their possessions to government, no, it says they gained
possessions! But I also tell you a great truth today, and an ominous
one. We see the same thing happening today - the government today
wants to "share the wealth "once again, to take it from us and redistribute
it back to us. It wants to take control of healthcare, just as it has taken
control of education, and ration it back to us, and when government
rations it, then government decides who gets it, and how much, and
what kind. And if we go along with it, and do it willingly, then we will
wind up no differently than the people of Egypt did four thousand years
ago - as slaves to the government, and as slaves to our leaders.
What Mr. Obama's government is doing now is no different from what
Pharaoh's government did then, and it will end the same. And a lot of
people like to call Mr. Obama a "Messiah," don't they? Is he a Messiah?
A savior? Didn't the Egyptians say, after Pharaoh made them his slaves,
"You have saved our lives; may it please my lord, we will be servants to Pharaoh"?
Well, I tell you this -
I know the Messiah; the Messiah is a friend of mine;
and Mr. Obama is no Messiah! No, brothers and sisters,
if Mr. Obama is a character from the Bible, then he is Pharaoh.
Bow with me in prayer, if you will.
Lord, You alone are worthy to be served, and we rely on You, and You alone.
We confess that the government is not our deliverer, and never rightly will be.
We read in the eighth chapter of 1 Samuel, when Samuel warned the people
of what a ruler would do, where it says "And in that day you will cry out
because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but
the LORD will not answer you in that day." And Lord, we acknowledge
that day has come. We cry out to you because of the ruler that we have
chosen for ourselves as a nation. Lord, we pray for this nation. We pray
for revival, and we pray for deliverance from those who would be our masters.
Give us hearts to seek You and hands to serve You, and protect Your people
from the atrocities of Pharaoh's government.
In God We Trust...
****************************************************************
RECENT VIRGINIA CHURCH
SERVICE-STIMULUS SERMON
Genesis 47:13-27
I would love to give the Pastor of this predominantly black church in
Virginia a hug and a high five. This guy is obviously a leader
Perhaps we should each decide who our
real leader is....It is amazing to see that very little has
changed in 4,000 years.
---------------------------------------------------
Good morning, brothers and sisters; it's always a delight to see
the pews crowded on Sunday morning, and so eager to get into
God's Word. Turn with me in your Bibles, if you will to the 47th
chapter of Genesis, we'll begin our reading at verse 13, and go
through verse 27.
Brother Ray, would you stand and read that great passage for us?
....(reading)...
Thank you for that fine reading, Brother Ray... So we see that
economic hard times fell upon Egypt , and the people turned to
the government of Pharaoh to deal with this for them. And Pharaoh
nationalized the grain harvest, and placed the grain in great storehouses
that he had built. So the people brought their money to Pharaoh, like a
great tax increase, and gave it all to him willingly in return for grain. And
this went on until their money ran out, and they were hungry again.
So when they went to Pharaoh after that, they brought their
livestock -their cattle, their horses, their sheep, and their donkey -
to barter for grain, and verse 17 says that only took them through
the end of that year..
But the famine wasn't over, was it? So the next year, the people
came before Pharaoh and admitted they had nothing left, except
their land and their own lives. "There is nothing left in the sight
of my lord but our bodies and our land. Why should we die before
your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food,
and we with our land will be servants to Pharaoh." So they
surrendered their homes, their land, and their real estate to
Pharaoh's government, and then sold themselves into slavery
to him, in return for grain. What can we learn from this, brothers
and sisters?
That turning to the government instead of to God to be our provider
in hard times only leads to slavery? Yes.. That the only reason
government wants to be our provider is to also become our master?
Yes.
But look how that passage ends, brothers and sisters! Thus Israel
settled in the land of Egypt , in the land of Goshen .. And they gained
possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied greatly." God
provided for His people, just as He always has! They didn't end up
giving all their possessions to government, no, it says they gained
possessions! But I also tell you a great truth today, and an ominous
one. We see the same thing happening today - the government today
wants to "share the wealth "once again, to take it from us and redistribute
it back to us. It wants to take control of healthcare, just as it has taken
control of education, and ration it back to us, and when government
rations it, then government decides who gets it, and how much, and
what kind. And if we go along with it, and do it willingly, then we will
wind up no differently than the people of Egypt did four thousand years
ago - as slaves to the government, and as slaves to our leaders.
What Mr. Obama's government is doing now is no different from what
Pharaoh's government did then, and it will end the same. And a lot of
people like to call Mr. Obama a "Messiah," don't they? Is he a Messiah?
A savior? Didn't the Egyptians say, after Pharaoh made them his slaves,
"You have saved our lives; may it please my lord, we will be servants to Pharaoh"?
Well, I tell you this -
I know the Messiah; the Messiah is a friend of mine;
and Mr. Obama is no Messiah! No, brothers and sisters,
if Mr. Obama is a character from the Bible, then he is Pharaoh.
Bow with me in prayer, if you will.
Lord, You alone are worthy to be served, and we rely on You, and You alone.
We confess that the government is not our deliverer, and never rightly will be.
We read in the eighth chapter of 1 Samuel, when Samuel warned the people
of what a ruler would do, where it says "And in that day you will cry out
because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but
the LORD will not answer you in that day." And Lord, we acknowledge
that day has come. We cry out to you because of the ruler that we have
chosen for ourselves as a nation. Lord, we pray for this nation. We pray
for revival, and we pray for deliverance from those who would be our masters.
Give us hearts to seek You and hands to serve You, and protect Your people
from the atrocities of Pharaoh's government.
In God We Trust...
****************************************************************
thank you alan for sending this; it is so very true
SERVICE-STIMULUS SERMON
Genesis 47:13-27
I would love to give the Pastor of this predominantly black church in
Virginia a hug and a high five. This guy is obviously a leader
Perhaps we should each decide who our
real leader is....It is amazing to see that very little has
changed in 4,000 years.
---------------------------------------------------
Good morning, brothers and sisters; it's always a delight to see
the pews crowded on Sunday morning, and so eager to get into
God's Word. Turn with me in your Bibles, if you will to the 47th
chapter of Genesis, we'll begin our reading at verse 13, and go
through verse 27.
Brother Ray, would you stand and read that great passage for us?
....(reading)...
Thank you for that fine reading, Brother Ray... So we see that
economic hard times fell upon Egypt , and the people turned to
the government of Pharaoh to deal with this for them. And Pharaoh
nationalized the grain harvest, and placed the grain in great storehouses
that he had built. So the people brought their money to Pharaoh, like a
great tax increase, and gave it all to him willingly in return for grain. And
this went on until their money ran out, and they were hungry again.
So when they went to Pharaoh after that, they brought their
livestock -their cattle, their horses, their sheep, and their donkey -
to barter for grain, and verse 17 says that only took them through
the end of that year..
But the famine wasn't over, was it? So the next year, the people
came before Pharaoh and admitted they had nothing left, except
their land and their own lives. "There is nothing left in the sight
of my lord but our bodies and our land. Why should we die before
your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food,
and we with our land will be servants to Pharaoh." So they
surrendered their homes, their land, and their real estate to
Pharaoh's government, and then sold themselves into slavery
to him, in return for grain. What can we learn from this, brothers
and sisters?
That turning to the government instead of to God to be our provider
in hard times only leads to slavery? Yes.. That the only reason
government wants to be our provider is to also become our master?
Yes.
But look how that passage ends, brothers and sisters! Thus Israel
settled in the land of Egypt , in the land of Goshen .. And they gained
possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied greatly." God
provided for His people, just as He always has! They didn't end up
giving all their possessions to government, no, it says they gained
possessions! But I also tell you a great truth today, and an ominous
one. We see the same thing happening today - the government today
wants to "share the wealth "once again, to take it from us and redistribute
it back to us. It wants to take control of healthcare, just as it has taken
control of education, and ration it back to us, and when government
rations it, then government decides who gets it, and how much, and
what kind. And if we go along with it, and do it willingly, then we will
wind up no differently than the people of Egypt did four thousand years
ago - as slaves to the government, and as slaves to our leaders.
What Mr. Obama's government is doing now is no different from what
Pharaoh's government did then, and it will end the same. And a lot of
people like to call Mr. Obama a "Messiah," don't they? Is he a Messiah?
A savior? Didn't the Egyptians say, after Pharaoh made them his slaves,
"You have saved our lives; may it please my lord, we will be servants to Pharaoh"?
Well, I tell you this -
I know the Messiah; the Messiah is a friend of mine;
and Mr. Obama is no Messiah! No, brothers and sisters,
if Mr. Obama is a character from the Bible, then he is Pharaoh.
Bow with me in prayer, if you will.
Lord, You alone are worthy to be served, and we rely on You, and You alone.
We confess that the government is not our deliverer, and never rightly will be.
We read in the eighth chapter of 1 Samuel, when Samuel warned the people
of what a ruler would do, where it says "And in that day you will cry out
because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but
the LORD will not answer you in that day." And Lord, we acknowledge
that day has come. We cry out to you because of the ruler that we have
chosen for ourselves as a nation. Lord, we pray for this nation. We pray
for revival, and we pray for deliverance from those who would be our masters.
Give us hearts to seek You and hands to serve You, and protect Your people
from the atrocities of Pharaoh's government.
In God We Trust...
****************************************************************
RECENT VIRGINIA CHURCH
SERVICE-STIMULUS SERMON
Genesis 47:13-27
I would love to give the Pastor of this predominantly black church in
Virginia a hug and a high five. This guy is obviously a leader
Perhaps we should each decide who our
real leader is....It is amazing to see that very little has
changed in 4,000 years.
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Good morning, brothers and sisters; it's always a delight to see
the pews crowded on Sunday morning, and so eager to get into
God's Word. Turn with me in your Bibles, if you will to the 47th
chapter of Genesis, we'll begin our reading at verse 13, and go
through verse 27.
Brother Ray, would you stand and read that great passage for us?
....(reading)...
Thank you for that fine reading, Brother Ray... So we see that
economic hard times fell upon Egypt , and the people turned to
the government of Pharaoh to deal with this for them. And Pharaoh
nationalized the grain harvest, and placed the grain in great storehouses
that he had built. So the people brought their money to Pharaoh, like a
great tax increase, and gave it all to him willingly in return for grain. And
this went on until their money ran out, and they were hungry again.
So when they went to Pharaoh after that, they brought their
livestock -their cattle, their horses, their sheep, and their donkey -
to barter for grain, and verse 17 says that only took them through
the end of that year..
But the famine wasn't over, was it? So the next year, the people
came before Pharaoh and admitted they had nothing left, except
their land and their own lives. "There is nothing left in the sight
of my lord but our bodies and our land. Why should we die before
your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food,
and we with our land will be servants to Pharaoh." So they
surrendered their homes, their land, and their real estate to
Pharaoh's government, and then sold themselves into slavery
to him, in return for grain. What can we learn from this, brothers
and sisters?
That turning to the government instead of to God to be our provider
in hard times only leads to slavery? Yes.. That the only reason
government wants to be our provider is to also become our master?
Yes.
But look how that passage ends, brothers and sisters! Thus Israel
settled in the land of Egypt , in the land of Goshen .. And they gained
possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied greatly." God
provided for His people, just as He always has! They didn't end up
giving all their possessions to government, no, it says they gained
possessions! But I also tell you a great truth today, and an ominous
one. We see the same thing happening today - the government today
wants to "share the wealth "once again, to take it from us and redistribute
it back to us. It wants to take control of healthcare, just as it has taken
control of education, and ration it back to us, and when government
rations it, then government decides who gets it, and how much, and
what kind. And if we go along with it, and do it willingly, then we will
wind up no differently than the people of Egypt did four thousand years
ago - as slaves to the government, and as slaves to our leaders.
What Mr. Obama's government is doing now is no different from what
Pharaoh's government did then, and it will end the same. And a lot of
people like to call Mr. Obama a "Messiah," don't they? Is he a Messiah?
A savior? Didn't the Egyptians say, after Pharaoh made them his slaves,
"You have saved our lives; may it please my lord, we will be servants to Pharaoh"?
Well, I tell you this -
I know the Messiah; the Messiah is a friend of mine;
and Mr. Obama is no Messiah! No, brothers and sisters,
if Mr. Obama is a character from the Bible, then he is Pharaoh.
Bow with me in prayer, if you will.
Lord, You alone are worthy to be served, and we rely on You, and You alone.
We confess that the government is not our deliverer, and never rightly will be.
We read in the eighth chapter of 1 Samuel, when Samuel warned the people
of what a ruler would do, where it says "And in that day you will cry out
because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but
the LORD will not answer you in that day." And Lord, we acknowledge
that day has come. We cry out to you because of the ruler that we have
chosen for ourselves as a nation. Lord, we pray for this nation. We pray
for revival, and we pray for deliverance from those who would be our masters.
Give us hearts to seek You and hands to serve You, and protect Your people
from the atrocities of Pharaoh's government.
In God We Trust...
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thank you alan for sending this; it is so very true
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Prayer Request
Please, Pray for the Victims in the earthquake in Haiti. Also, all the workers going in & helping out.
If you want to give to them - go to your local church & give or go to K-Love radio web sight.
If you want to give to them - go to your local church & give or go to K-Love radio web sight.
AUL
Dear Friend,
I want to update you this morning on the health care battle here in Washington, D.C.
The debate on Capitol Hill is reaching a boiling point. The Democratic leadership in Congress has elected to bypass the accepted conference process – where both Houses of Congress work together to craft a final bill – and are instead working out a secret deal behind closed doors.
Many of us don’t like what politicians do when we can see them, let alone what happens when we can’t.
While the House-passed bill includes the Stupak-Pitts amendment (which prohibits taxpayer funding of abortions), the Senate-passed bill subsidizes insurance plans that cover abortions and, for the first time in history, could allow the federal government to require private insurance plans to cover abortions. With the pro-abortion Democratic leadership calling the shots, the final bill is bound to mirror the Senate’s version.
Thomas Jefferson once said, “To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical.”
And this is exactly what is at stake here, along with thousands (and perhaps millions) of babies’ lives which currently hang in the balance.
Americans United for Life’s legal team is working tirelessly to ensure that every member of Congress understands the deviously-written abortion language in the Senate bill and knows that this language is contrary to what the vast majority of Americans want.
A recent national Quinnipiac University poll found that 72% of voters don’t want public funding for abortion in the bill, and yet Congress continues to ignore the will of the American people.
Last week, AUL Staff Counsel Mary Harned briefed Capitol Hill staff members on the problems with the Senate bill. She presented some must-see charts on Abortion in Health Care which you can see by clicking here and here.
I know that there is much more to be done.
I also know that this fight is far from over, and if we all continue to put pressure on Washington, we will win this battle for life.
And, on that note, I want to remind you that we have a major opportunity coming up next week. The national March for Life in Washington, D.C. takes place on January 22nd, and we would love to hear from you if you are planning on attending.
Finally, we are working on an exciting new project that will give you the opportunity to participate in the March for Life, even if you cannot make it to D.C., so stay tuned for more information over the next few days.
As always, thank you for your generous and faithful support, which helps us to defend life here in Washington, D.C., across the United States, and around the world.
For life,
Charmaine Yoest
Charmaine
Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D.
President & CEO
P.S. I have included below an op-ed that I participated in which ran in the Washington Times recently.
P.P.S. You can now follow me personally on Twitter and Facebook, and follow AUL on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. We're also reachable by e-mail at info@aul.org.
Washington Times
Abortion funding fight far from over
Dr. Charmaine Yoest, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Kristan Hawkins and David Bereit
Desperate times call for desperate measures, so they say. The abortion industry is right in the middle of these desperate times after their leader, President Obama, abandoned them in the midst of the health care debate. By not stepping in to ensure that the Stupak-Pitts amendment, which prevents the government from funding abortion, would not be in the health care bill, he seems to have left them out in the cold.
Maybe not. After the amendment overwhelmingly passed the House did the president step in to say it went too far and that he would work to strip it from health care? The betrayal of Sen. Ben Nelson, Nebraska Demcrat, certainly took a step in the right direction for the president when he caved on a phony abortion compromise that pushed the health care bill through the Senate on Christmas Eve.
But the abortion industry has certainly had its share of heartbreaks as well. Perhaps one of the worst betrayals came from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, an ardent pro-choicer herself, when she left the abortion lobby to fend for itself after letting Stupak-Pitts get to the floor for a vote.
So it's no wonder that Planned Parenthood, NARAL and their allies are using desperate measures to make sure that the government funds abortion through health care. They have supposedly sent coat hangers to the Democrats who voted in favor of the Stupak amendment and have attacked the Catholic Church for standing up for its deeply held conviction and teaching that all life is sacred and that the government shouldn't be funding abortion.
And they are outright trying to deceive the American public on the merits of the Stupak amendment.
Earlier this month, New York Democratic Rep. Nita Lowey claimed that the Stupak-Pitts Amendment "puts new restrictions on women's access to abortion coverage in the private health insurance market even when they would pay premiums with their own money." Just days later, PolitiFact.com issued an analysis and said her comments were "false."
Planned Parenthood's cover has been blown. Before the vote on Stupak-Pitts, there were no uproars from the abortion lobby about government funding of abortion in the health care bill. There were no send-your-legislator-a-hanger campaigns. Why? Because they were hoping this issue would slip under the radar and that the bill would pass without any specific exclusion of abortion, which would ensure that abortion would certainly be funded by the government.
But pro-life groups like ours were making noise and demanding abortion funding be taken out of health care legislation. And we will continue to do so as the House and Senate bills have to be reconciled.
And if it weren't for the Michigan Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak's perseverance and courage - and the courage of those who voted with him - the abortion industry could have very well pulled the wool over the eyes of the majority of Americans who do not want their tax dollars funding abortions.
But it's not over yet, far from it. The Senate bill provides for government-funded abortions and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops calls it "the worst we've seen yet."
These are certainly desperate times. Our nation has come to a well-defined fork in the road. President Obama and Congress can either choose to protect the status quo or fund abortion and ram an unpopular and immensely immoral bill through the legislature. It is our hope that the nation does not choose to fund abortion with government money.
Dr. Charmaine Yoest is president and CEO of Americans United for Life. Marjorie Dannenfelser is president of the Susan B. Anthony List. Kristan Hawkins is executive director of Students for Life. David Bereit is national director of 40 Days for Life.
Support AUL
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Sorry, I'm late getting this out.
I want to update you this morning on the health care battle here in Washington, D.C.
The debate on Capitol Hill is reaching a boiling point. The Democratic leadership in Congress has elected to bypass the accepted conference process – where both Houses of Congress work together to craft a final bill – and are instead working out a secret deal behind closed doors.
Many of us don’t like what politicians do when we can see them, let alone what happens when we can’t.
While the House-passed bill includes the Stupak-Pitts amendment (which prohibits taxpayer funding of abortions), the Senate-passed bill subsidizes insurance plans that cover abortions and, for the first time in history, could allow the federal government to require private insurance plans to cover abortions. With the pro-abortion Democratic leadership calling the shots, the final bill is bound to mirror the Senate’s version.
Thomas Jefferson once said, “To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical.”
And this is exactly what is at stake here, along with thousands (and perhaps millions) of babies’ lives which currently hang in the balance.
Americans United for Life’s legal team is working tirelessly to ensure that every member of Congress understands the deviously-written abortion language in the Senate bill and knows that this language is contrary to what the vast majority of Americans want.
A recent national Quinnipiac University poll found that 72% of voters don’t want public funding for abortion in the bill, and yet Congress continues to ignore the will of the American people.
Last week, AUL Staff Counsel Mary Harned briefed Capitol Hill staff members on the problems with the Senate bill. She presented some must-see charts on Abortion in Health Care which you can see by clicking here and here.
I know that there is much more to be done.
I also know that this fight is far from over, and if we all continue to put pressure on Washington, we will win this battle for life.
And, on that note, I want to remind you that we have a major opportunity coming up next week. The national March for Life in Washington, D.C. takes place on January 22nd, and we would love to hear from you if you are planning on attending.
Finally, we are working on an exciting new project that will give you the opportunity to participate in the March for Life, even if you cannot make it to D.C., so stay tuned for more information over the next few days.
As always, thank you for your generous and faithful support, which helps us to defend life here in Washington, D.C., across the United States, and around the world.
For life,
Charmaine Yoest
Charmaine
Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D.
President & CEO
P.S. I have included below an op-ed that I participated in which ran in the Washington Times recently.
P.P.S. You can now follow me personally on Twitter and Facebook, and follow AUL on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. We're also reachable by e-mail at info@aul.org.
Washington Times
Abortion funding fight far from over
Dr. Charmaine Yoest, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Kristan Hawkins and David Bereit
Desperate times call for desperate measures, so they say. The abortion industry is right in the middle of these desperate times after their leader, President Obama, abandoned them in the midst of the health care debate. By not stepping in to ensure that the Stupak-Pitts amendment, which prevents the government from funding abortion, would not be in the health care bill, he seems to have left them out in the cold.
Maybe not. After the amendment overwhelmingly passed the House did the president step in to say it went too far and that he would work to strip it from health care? The betrayal of Sen. Ben Nelson, Nebraska Demcrat, certainly took a step in the right direction for the president when he caved on a phony abortion compromise that pushed the health care bill through the Senate on Christmas Eve.
But the abortion industry has certainly had its share of heartbreaks as well. Perhaps one of the worst betrayals came from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, an ardent pro-choicer herself, when she left the abortion lobby to fend for itself after letting Stupak-Pitts get to the floor for a vote.
So it's no wonder that Planned Parenthood, NARAL and their allies are using desperate measures to make sure that the government funds abortion through health care. They have supposedly sent coat hangers to the Democrats who voted in favor of the Stupak amendment and have attacked the Catholic Church for standing up for its deeply held conviction and teaching that all life is sacred and that the government shouldn't be funding abortion.
And they are outright trying to deceive the American public on the merits of the Stupak amendment.
Earlier this month, New York Democratic Rep. Nita Lowey claimed that the Stupak-Pitts Amendment "puts new restrictions on women's access to abortion coverage in the private health insurance market even when they would pay premiums with their own money." Just days later, PolitiFact.com issued an analysis and said her comments were "false."
Planned Parenthood's cover has been blown. Before the vote on Stupak-Pitts, there were no uproars from the abortion lobby about government funding of abortion in the health care bill. There were no send-your-legislator-a-hanger campaigns. Why? Because they were hoping this issue would slip under the radar and that the bill would pass without any specific exclusion of abortion, which would ensure that abortion would certainly be funded by the government.
But pro-life groups like ours were making noise and demanding abortion funding be taken out of health care legislation. And we will continue to do so as the House and Senate bills have to be reconciled.
And if it weren't for the Michigan Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak's perseverance and courage - and the courage of those who voted with him - the abortion industry could have very well pulled the wool over the eyes of the majority of Americans who do not want their tax dollars funding abortions.
But it's not over yet, far from it. The Senate bill provides for government-funded abortions and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops calls it "the worst we've seen yet."
These are certainly desperate times. Our nation has come to a well-defined fork in the road. President Obama and Congress can either choose to protect the status quo or fund abortion and ram an unpopular and immensely immoral bill through the legislature. It is our hope that the nation does not choose to fund abortion with government money.
Dr. Charmaine Yoest is president and CEO of Americans United for Life. Marjorie Dannenfelser is president of the Susan B. Anthony List. Kristan Hawkins is executive director of Students for Life. David Bereit is national director of 40 Days for Life.
Support AUL
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Sorry, I'm late getting this out.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
WISDOM OF CHRIST JESUS FOR US
Wisdom Of Christ Jesus For us
Paul wrote the Letters of Corinthians. Paul had founded a church in the city of Corinth. These letters were a corrective response from Paul whom had heard they were having problems Corinth was a pagan society, that was the Hub of worldwide trading center & the problem was that the Church of Corinth had gotten caught up in a lot of it's life-style. Lawsuits, faction, immorality, abuse of the LORD Supper, & the Spiritual Gifts. Paul also counsel them.
Paul wrote as a relevance of Christ Jesus for the believers every day life. Christ Jesus became wisdom from God, also righteousness, sanctification, & redemption.
1 Corinthians 1:30
But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God -- & righteousness & sanctification &
redemption --
Christ Jesus isn't just a High Priest - to purchase, King to secure, a Prophet to reveal the salvation of God.for those whom love Him. Christ Jesus is made of God unto wisdom. In Christ Jesus is hid the treasures of wisdom & knowledge.
From Andrew Murry book on Prayer: pg 42
"And of God you are in Him & have but to abide in Him to be made a partaker of these treasures of wisdom. In Him you are, & in Him the wisdom is. Dwelling in Him, you dwell in the very fountain of all light. Abiding in Him, you have Christ, the wisdom of God, leading your whole spiritual life & being ready to communicate, in the form of knowledge, just as much as is necessary for you to know. Christ is made unto us wisdom; you are in Christ."
We need to be in closer union with God by abiding in Him. Don't you want the treasure of God's wisdom? His spiritual life, & to communicate with God? Abiding in Jesus will open your lives up to fellowship with God.
Abiding in Jesus is the true knowledge of God, You. would have Their love, Their power, Their infinite glory.
1 Corinthians 1:23-24
23) but we preach Christ crucified to the Jews a stumbling block & to the Greeks foolishness
24) but to those who are called, both Jews & Greek, Christ the power of God & the wisdom of God.
So, we must abide in Christ Jesus.
Romans 1:4
and declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead
Colossians 2:2-3
2) that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, & attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father & of Christ.
3) in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom & knowledge
Doesn't this want to make you shout unto the LORD? It does me to give God praises. To abide in Jesus & be found in Him!! Follow our LORD. Fellowship with Him. Give Him your HEART.
2 Corinthians 4:6
For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Remember you are in Christ.whom God has made to be wisdom. Be in prayer to Christ, talk with Him as a person. Be rooted deep in Christ Jesus. Seek God First.
Amen & Amen
Rev. Londa
Paul wrote the Letters of Corinthians. Paul had founded a church in the city of Corinth. These letters were a corrective response from Paul whom had heard they were having problems Corinth was a pagan society, that was the Hub of worldwide trading center & the problem was that the Church of Corinth had gotten caught up in a lot of it's life-style. Lawsuits, faction, immorality, abuse of the LORD Supper, & the Spiritual Gifts. Paul also counsel them.
Paul wrote as a relevance of Christ Jesus for the believers every day life. Christ Jesus became wisdom from God, also righteousness, sanctification, & redemption.
1 Corinthians 1:30
But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God -- & righteousness & sanctification &
redemption --
Christ Jesus isn't just a High Priest - to purchase, King to secure, a Prophet to reveal the salvation of God.for those whom love Him. Christ Jesus is made of God unto wisdom. In Christ Jesus is hid the treasures of wisdom & knowledge.
From Andrew Murry book on Prayer: pg 42
"And of God you are in Him & have but to abide in Him to be made a partaker of these treasures of wisdom. In Him you are, & in Him the wisdom is. Dwelling in Him, you dwell in the very fountain of all light. Abiding in Him, you have Christ, the wisdom of God, leading your whole spiritual life & being ready to communicate, in the form of knowledge, just as much as is necessary for you to know. Christ is made unto us wisdom; you are in Christ."
We need to be in closer union with God by abiding in Him. Don't you want the treasure of God's wisdom? His spiritual life, & to communicate with God? Abiding in Jesus will open your lives up to fellowship with God.
Abiding in Jesus is the true knowledge of God, You. would have Their love, Their power, Their infinite glory.
1 Corinthians 1:23-24
23) but we preach Christ crucified to the Jews a stumbling block & to the Greeks foolishness
24) but to those who are called, both Jews & Greek, Christ the power of God & the wisdom of God.
So, we must abide in Christ Jesus.
Romans 1:4
and declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead
Colossians 2:2-3
2) that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, & attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father & of Christ.
3) in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom & knowledge
Doesn't this want to make you shout unto the LORD? It does me to give God praises. To abide in Jesus & be found in Him!! Follow our LORD. Fellowship with Him. Give Him your HEART.
2 Corinthians 4:6
For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Remember you are in Christ.whom God has made to be wisdom. Be in prayer to Christ, talk with Him as a person. Be rooted deep in Christ Jesus. Seek God First.
Amen & Amen
Rev. Londa
Monday, January 11, 2010
Unemployment is up in December 2009, Not down
By Lucia Mutikani
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers cut 85,000 jobs in December, confounding expectations the labor market was finally stabilizing and piling pressure on President Barack Obama to spur job growth.
The jobless rate held steady at 10 percent, the Labor Department said on Friday, but it would have marched higher if a surprisingly large number of discouraged jobseekers had not left the labor force.
November payrolls were revised to show the economy actually added 4,000 jobs rather than losing 11,000, as initially reported, breaking a streak of 22 consecutive monthly losses. With revisions to October, however, the economy lost 1,000 more jobs than previously estimated over those two months.
Unemployment remains the Achilles heel of the economy's recovery from its worst recession in 70 years, with job creation critical to sustaining the recovery when government stimulus fades.
"The jobs numbers ... are a reminder that the road to recovery is never straight. What this underscores, though, is that we have to continue to explore every avenue to accelerate the return to hiring," Obama said, announcing new investments in clean energy.
Economists had expected a flat reading for payrolls, with the unemployment rate ticking up to 10.1 percent.
U.S. stocks rose, while government bond prices climbed and short-term interest rate futures gained as investors bet the weak jobs market would keep inflation tame and encourage the Federal Reserve to keep lending rates near zero for a long time.
Two Fed officials said on Friday they would like to see the nation's jobs picture improve before the U.S. central bank withdraws extraordinary support for the economy and markets.
Citing the continued gains in temporary help, seen as a precursor to permanent hiring, analysts argued the data suggested a broad trend toward a labor market recovery was intact.
The cold weather might have partially contributed to the surprise drop in payrolls, some said. Construction employment fell last month, with manufacturing seeing a drop as well.
"We believe there will be a break into positive job growth sometime in the first quarter and the unemployment rate is close to its peak. The (economic) recovery is gaining speed," said Michelle Meyer, an economist at Barclays Capital in New York.
In a separate report, the Commerce Department said wholesale inventories grew at the fastest rate in over five years in November and sales climbed strongly, implying businesses were preparing for a healthier economy.
Economic bellwether United Parcel Service Inc raised its fourth-quarter profit forecast on Friday, a step analysts said reflected improved shipping volume and economic recovery. However it will cut 1,800 jobs.
POLITICAL PRESSURES MOUNT
High unemployment is one of the toughest domestic challenges facing Obama. The administration's success in getting people back to work will shape prospects for Obama's political future.
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For a graphic on U.S. nonfarm payroll trends see: http://link.reuters.com/cuj52h
For a graphic on the U.S. jobless rate over the last two years, see: http://graphics.thomsonreuters.com/0110/US_UNEMP0110.gif
For a graphic on U.S. unemployment trends, see: http://graphics.thomsonreuters.com/0110/US_UNEMPB0110.gif
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Obama's popularity has steadily fallen, knocking his approval ratings down to around 50 percent. This could dim the election prospects for his Democratic Party in the November congressional elections.
Republicans said the steep fall in payrolls last month was evidence Obama's policies were not working.
The scourge of high unemployment is not only confined to the United States. Euro zone unemployment rate jumped to an 11-year high in November, and is likely to rise more in the coming year, data showed on Friday.
The U.S. economy shed 4.2 million jobs for the whole of 2009, according to the Labor Department's survey of employers.
The department's survey of households offered an even gloomier assessment of the job market, showing 661,000 people left the work force last month.
The report showed there were 929,000 "discouraged workers" who had given up looking for a job, up from 642,000 a year earlier. Chris Rupkey, an economist with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, called the rise in discouraged workers "a simply astonishing number that borders on the frightening."
"If they were still looking for work and counted as the unemployed, the unemployment rate would have been 10.5 percent," he said. "This clearly isn't your father's recession. It is looking more like your great-grandfather's. Brother, can you spare a dime?"
The broadest measure of unemployment, which includes discouraged workers and those working part-time for economic reasons, rose to 17.3 percent from 17.2 percent in the prior month.
Still, the payrolls report, which is viewed by most economists as the more reliable gauge of the labor market's health, showed pockets of strength.
Professional and business services added 50,000 positions, while education and health services increased payrolls by 35,000. Temporary help employment rose 47,000, continuing an upward trend that shows a reluctance among employers to hire full-time workers but suggests they may need to soon.
The average workweek was unchanged at 33.2 hours, while average hourly earnings edged up three cents to $18.80.
(Additional reporting by Alister Bull, Glenn Somerville and Emily Kaiser)
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Rev. Londa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers cut 85,000 jobs in December, confounding expectations the labor market was finally stabilizing and piling pressure on President Barack Obama to spur job growth.
The jobless rate held steady at 10 percent, the Labor Department said on Friday, but it would have marched higher if a surprisingly large number of discouraged jobseekers had not left the labor force.
November payrolls were revised to show the economy actually added 4,000 jobs rather than losing 11,000, as initially reported, breaking a streak of 22 consecutive monthly losses. With revisions to October, however, the economy lost 1,000 more jobs than previously estimated over those two months.
Unemployment remains the Achilles heel of the economy's recovery from its worst recession in 70 years, with job creation critical to sustaining the recovery when government stimulus fades.
"The jobs numbers ... are a reminder that the road to recovery is never straight. What this underscores, though, is that we have to continue to explore every avenue to accelerate the return to hiring," Obama said, announcing new investments in clean energy.
Economists had expected a flat reading for payrolls, with the unemployment rate ticking up to 10.1 percent.
U.S. stocks rose, while government bond prices climbed and short-term interest rate futures gained as investors bet the weak jobs market would keep inflation tame and encourage the Federal Reserve to keep lending rates near zero for a long time.
Two Fed officials said on Friday they would like to see the nation's jobs picture improve before the U.S. central bank withdraws extraordinary support for the economy and markets.
Citing the continued gains in temporary help, seen as a precursor to permanent hiring, analysts argued the data suggested a broad trend toward a labor market recovery was intact.
The cold weather might have partially contributed to the surprise drop in payrolls, some said. Construction employment fell last month, with manufacturing seeing a drop as well.
"We believe there will be a break into positive job growth sometime in the first quarter and the unemployment rate is close to its peak. The (economic) recovery is gaining speed," said Michelle Meyer, an economist at Barclays Capital in New York.
In a separate report, the Commerce Department said wholesale inventories grew at the fastest rate in over five years in November and sales climbed strongly, implying businesses were preparing for a healthier economy.
Economic bellwether United Parcel Service Inc raised its fourth-quarter profit forecast on Friday, a step analysts said reflected improved shipping volume and economic recovery. However it will cut 1,800 jobs.
POLITICAL PRESSURES MOUNT
High unemployment is one of the toughest domestic challenges facing Obama. The administration's success in getting people back to work will shape prospects for Obama's political future.
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For a graphic on U.S. nonfarm payroll trends see: http://link.reuters.com/cuj52h
For a graphic on the U.S. jobless rate over the last two years, see: http://graphics.thomsonreuters.com/0110/US_UNEMP0110.gif
For a graphic on U.S. unemployment trends, see: http://graphics.thomsonreuters.com/0110/US_UNEMPB0110.gif
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Obama's popularity has steadily fallen, knocking his approval ratings down to around 50 percent. This could dim the election prospects for his Democratic Party in the November congressional elections.
Republicans said the steep fall in payrolls last month was evidence Obama's policies were not working.
The scourge of high unemployment is not only confined to the United States. Euro zone unemployment rate jumped to an 11-year high in November, and is likely to rise more in the coming year, data showed on Friday.
The U.S. economy shed 4.2 million jobs for the whole of 2009, according to the Labor Department's survey of employers.
The department's survey of households offered an even gloomier assessment of the job market, showing 661,000 people left the work force last month.
The report showed there were 929,000 "discouraged workers" who had given up looking for a job, up from 642,000 a year earlier. Chris Rupkey, an economist with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, called the rise in discouraged workers "a simply astonishing number that borders on the frightening."
"If they were still looking for work and counted as the unemployed, the unemployment rate would have been 10.5 percent," he said. "This clearly isn't your father's recession. It is looking more like your great-grandfather's. Brother, can you spare a dime?"
The broadest measure of unemployment, which includes discouraged workers and those working part-time for economic reasons, rose to 17.3 percent from 17.2 percent in the prior month.
Still, the payrolls report, which is viewed by most economists as the more reliable gauge of the labor market's health, showed pockets of strength.
Professional and business services added 50,000 positions, while education and health services increased payrolls by 35,000. Temporary help employment rose 47,000, continuing an upward trend that shows a reluctance among employers to hire full-time workers but suggests they may need to soon.
The average workweek was unchanged at 33.2 hours, while average hourly earnings edged up three cents to $18.80.
(Additional reporting by Alister Bull, Glenn Somerville and Emily Kaiser)
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Rev. Londa
If it weren't for the United States military,
there'd be NO United States of America.
*****In God we Trust*****
I want to add here from what was emailed to me. If it wasn't for God we would not an United States Military. Our Country has been blessed by God because of this country founding fathers, prayer from present to past Christians. Thank God He has allowed the United States to have a military!! I'm thankful for our service people our military!!! so, please don't get me wrong. It was God first & He used our beliefs to keep this country with a wonderful!! Military!!!
Thank You God!
Thank You Military Personal
Revernd Londa
there'd be NO United States of America.
*****In God we Trust*****
I want to add here from what was emailed to me. If it wasn't for God we would not an United States Military. Our Country has been blessed by God because of this country founding fathers, prayer from present to past Christians. Thank God He has allowed the United States to have a military!! I'm thankful for our service people our military!!! so, please don't get me wrong. It was God first & He used our beliefs to keep this country with a wonderful!! Military!!!
Thank You God!
Thank You Military Personal
Revernd Londa
P U S H
Have a Blessed Day
I LOVE THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Subject: P.U.S.H..
A man was sleeping one night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light, and God appeared. The Lord told the man he had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to Push against the rock with all his might..
So, this the man did, day after day. For many years he toiled from sunup to sundown, his shoulders set squarely against the cold, massive surface of the unmoving rock, pushing with all his might!
Each night the man returned to his cabin sore and worn out, feeling that his whole day had been spent in vain. Since the man was showing discouragement, the adversary (Satan) decided to enter the picture by placing thoughts into the weary mind: (He will do it every time)!
'You have been pushing against that rock for a long time and it hasn't moved.' Thus, he gave the man the impression that the task was impossible and that he was a failure. These thoughts discouraged and disheartened the man.
Satan said, 'Why kill yourself over this? Just put in your time, giving just the minimum effort; and that will be good enough.' That's what the weary man planned to do, but decided to make it a matter of Prayer and to take his troubled thoughts to the Lord.
'Lord,' he said, 'I have labored long and hard in Your Service, putting all my strength to do that which You have asked. Yet, after all this time, I have not even budged that rock by half a millimeter. What is wrong? Why am I failing?'
The Lord responded compassionately, 'My friend, when I asked you to serve Me and you accepted, I told you that your task was to push against the rock with all of your strength, which you have done.
Never once did I mention to you that I expected you to move it. Your task was only to push. And now you come to Me with your strength spent, thinking that you have failed..
But, is that really so? Look at yourself. Your arms are strong and muscled, your back shiny and brown; your hands are callused from constant pressure, your legs have become massive and hard..
Through opposition you have grown much, and your abilities now surpass that which you used to have. True, you haven't moved the rock. But your calling was to be Obedient and to push and to exercise your Faith and trust in My Wisdom. That you have done. Now I, my friend, will move the rock.'
At times, when we hear a word from God, we tend to use our own intellect to decipher what He Wants, when actually what God wants is just simple obedience and faith in Him.
By all means, exercise the Faith that moves mountains, but know that it is still God Who moves the Mountains.
When everything seems to go wrong...........................Just P.U.S.H.
When the job gets you down...................................Just P.U.S.H.
When people don't do as you think they should.............Just P.U.S.....H.
When your money is 'gone' and the bills are due...........Just P..U.S.H.
When people just don't understand you ......................Just P.U.S.H.
P = Pray
U = Until
S = Something
H = Happens
Pass this on to all your loved ones and friends who may need it; they may get it just in time. 'Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.'
Friends are like quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly. May God Bless You.
Just Hold ON!!! P.U.S.H!
Thank you Dad for sending this
I LOVE THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Subject: P.U.S.H..
A man was sleeping one night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light, and God appeared. The Lord told the man he had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to Push against the rock with all his might..
So, this the man did, day after day. For many years he toiled from sunup to sundown, his shoulders set squarely against the cold, massive surface of the unmoving rock, pushing with all his might!
Each night the man returned to his cabin sore and worn out, feeling that his whole day had been spent in vain. Since the man was showing discouragement, the adversary (Satan) decided to enter the picture by placing thoughts into the weary mind: (He will do it every time)!
'You have been pushing against that rock for a long time and it hasn't moved.' Thus, he gave the man the impression that the task was impossible and that he was a failure. These thoughts discouraged and disheartened the man.
Satan said, 'Why kill yourself over this? Just put in your time, giving just the minimum effort; and that will be good enough.' That's what the weary man planned to do, but decided to make it a matter of Prayer and to take his troubled thoughts to the Lord.
'Lord,' he said, 'I have labored long and hard in Your Service, putting all my strength to do that which You have asked. Yet, after all this time, I have not even budged that rock by half a millimeter. What is wrong? Why am I failing?'
The Lord responded compassionately, 'My friend, when I asked you to serve Me and you accepted, I told you that your task was to push against the rock with all of your strength, which you have done.
Never once did I mention to you that I expected you to move it. Your task was only to push. And now you come to Me with your strength spent, thinking that you have failed..
But, is that really so? Look at yourself. Your arms are strong and muscled, your back shiny and brown; your hands are callused from constant pressure, your legs have become massive and hard..
Through opposition you have grown much, and your abilities now surpass that which you used to have. True, you haven't moved the rock. But your calling was to be Obedient and to push and to exercise your Faith and trust in My Wisdom. That you have done. Now I, my friend, will move the rock.'
At times, when we hear a word from God, we tend to use our own intellect to decipher what He Wants, when actually what God wants is just simple obedience and faith in Him.
By all means, exercise the Faith that moves mountains, but know that it is still God Who moves the Mountains.
When everything seems to go wrong...........................Just P.U.S.H.
When the job gets you down...................................Just P.U.S.H.
When people don't do as you think they should.............Just P.U.S.....H.
When your money is 'gone' and the bills are due...........Just P..U.S.H.
When people just don't understand you ......................Just P.U.S.H.
P = Pray
U = Until
S = Something
H = Happens
Pass this on to all your loved ones and friends who may need it; they may get it just in time. 'Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.'
Friends are like quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly. May God Bless You.
Just Hold ON!!! P.U.S.H!
Thank you Dad for sending this
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