Shootings and such....

I guess I will weigh in on the shootings and the media hail storm that follows. It's really sad that we, as a 'civilized' generation, experience the horrific displays of hate and insanity that we are seeing, the world over. People being shot in church, mowed over by vehicles, stabbed, bombs, etc.While we want to scratch our heads and wonder what is going on, it seems pretty clear that things are not getting better. we are, instead, watching our society corrode and circle the drain. Amazing how we have more laws than we had one or two centuries ago and yet people are more lawless than ever before. People might debate the causes for this madness; mental illness, extreme religious ideology, or maybe political hate groups. Maybe some, or all of this could connect a dot or two, but one thing is certainly at the root of the problem. Lack of God's influence. The Bible says.that the heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked ( Jer. 17:9). Governments and people have taken any mention of God out of schools and the public square. So without the influence of God in our lives, man turns to lawlessness. Why we are not even suppose to teach our children to 'act and think right' in public. "Let them express themselves" they told us. Well, now they are doing just that! Without a measuring stick, how can you determine right from wrong? Good from Evil? Decent from Obscene? Yet it is frowned upon to display the Ten Commandments on public grounds or at school any more. There are currently debates as to whether we should have a pledge of allegiance in classrooms, and we have eliminated prayer. Well, there you have it, America! You've gotten what you demanded! And are we really surprised that we have such lawlessness in our midst?  Our country's founding fathers understood ( and stated) that this country should only be governed by the adherence to and fear of the Almighty. But we continue to let the media and non God fearing groups control the direction of our once great nation. Statesman Edmund Burke understood the sin of silence with his famous quote,
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing". We need to rise up and
 1)PRAY!
2)Vote out the criminals in Washington who fill their pockets at the expense of our children's future and make a mockery of morals and
3)Spread the love of Jesus.
After all, He came to save us from this "present evil world" (Gal. 1:4). Last but not least, Be Alert!!! God bless the USA!!!

Really Ferguson?

I wanted to start this blog out by stating that first of all, I am NOT a black man in America I am white. I am sure that there are incidents of bias that happen every day in this country. Things that I might not notice, because they don't affect me...I'm white.
   That said, we are not back in the 1950's. Laws have been passed that prevent any company from holding anyone back from achieving their dreams of success regardless of race or religion. While I understand the passion of the black community in America, because of their right and expectation of equality. I find it completely ridiculous that the protesters in Ferguson are acting the way they are.
  I have read the transcripts that were released by the grand jury. Officer Wilson acted out of fear for his life and safety. I wasn't there. I cannot tell you if he acted appropriately or not. That's why they have investigations and trials and grand juries. Now that the grand jury HAS spoken, it is a done deal. I am satisfied that justice was done as far as the law states. Whether or not everyone agrees with the findings is another matter.
I am completely okay with people demonstrating their disgust for the system and protesting....hey, this is America! This is our right! I proudly served in the military to defend that right...but what saddens me, is the idea that burning down neighborhoods is the correct response. Looting does not prove any point but only that the looters need to be arrested.
Then you have the president and msnbc wording their narratives that maybe the police have it "in for" young black men. That is absolutely racist and race baiting. Msnbc called it the war on black men. REALLY? It is completely RACIST to even turn this into a BLACK-WHITE thing. It was a horrific event where a young thug charged a police officer who was trying to detain him, and the cop told him to get on the ground, the thug responded by running toward the cop and the cop stopped him with lethal force. That's all this was. Anyone wishing to make it anything else needs to get a grip. I am so sorrowful to the Brown family. They lost a son and now they choose to buy into the lie that their son was a victim.  I am sorrowful to Officer Wilson and his family. They are caught up in a huge mess that will haunt them forever. Where can this family go that someone won't unjustly hate him for only doing his job? I am sorry for the business owners who have been looted or burned out. And to the whole community that is caught up in the largest demonstration of madness that we have seen in decades.

May God bless our country and may people come away from this realizing that we all need Jesus!

Coexist?

You have all seen this coexist bumper sticker. What does it mean? What are people trying to say? Do they even know? I did a little research on the meaning of the bumper sticker, here's what I came up with.

the C with the star is the cresent moon symbol for islam.

the O is the symbol for peace, 

the E is the symbol for males/females, 

the X is the star of david, symbol for Judaism,

the I is dotted with a Wiccan Pentangle,

the S is the symbol for the yin-yang or confucinism,

the T is the symbol for Christianity.

What does all of this mean? 

On the outset, it seems very innocent, that all of these religions and different ways of thinking should  just coincide and be together without any conflict whatsoever. We are all Gods children, after all, and should we not find common ground even though our search may take us down different paths? Should not the basic tenants of our faith teach us to be tolerant of others? Don't all roads lead to God in heaven? As long as we are sincere? 

I cannot answer for all the religions or thought processes that are represented by each letter of this bumper sticker. I can however answer what Christianity teaches about the questions we have presented here. The word coexist literally means: "1, to exist together or at the same time. 2, to live in peace with each other especially as a matter of policy." So literally this means I don't need to question anything the other guy is doing or believing.   It's an effort to get all people to GO ALONG, to NOT offend, to accept anything and everything, to do what's right in ones own eyes! After all, they seem so sincere.

Sincerity alone will not get us into heaven. We cannot afford to be silent and let our fellow man go to hell because he's following a false religion, if we say we truly love him. We must all pray and seek for opportunities to witness for God. If we really believe scripture, then we cannot be tolerant of other religions. I'm not saying be hateful or mean, to the contrary, speak the truth in love.

what did Jesus himself say? 

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

John 3:36 he that believeth on the Son have everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

What does the Bible Say:

1 Timothy 2:5  For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus

John 10:1 Verily, verily, (Truly, Truly) I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 

John 10:7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. 

1 John 2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. 

1 John 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. 

2 John 1:7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

We must tell them..........

Muhammad, Buddha and Allah NEVER laid down their own life for you! Only Jesus loved you enough to go to the cross for you! JESUS Loves You! Please repent and accept Jesus as Your Only Saviour Today! 

Boots on the ground?

Pres. Obama has stated that he does not want to put combat boots on the ground in Iraq. I look at all the money we spent over there and lives that have been lost and the tragedies that have happened to our military families. All as a result of the War in Iraq. Don't get me wrong, I am a patriot. But I guess as I grow older, I am weary of being the world's police. We have pulled out of Iraq, and it doesn't take two years before it all starts crumbling again. And what did we gain for all of our trouble?  Loss of precious American blood, increased national debt. Now the Iraqi government is blaming the US for its troubles. Seems like we always try to help these countries and yet they still hate us. It just gets a little old. And I don't have a lot of confidence in our current administration either. So if you guys don't mind, I wish we would just sit this one out.

coupon update

Susan and I went to the bilo store this past Sunday. we used coupons and bought all the buy one get one deals.. we got a hundred eighty dollars worth of groceries for 100 bucks. not bad for not knowing what you are doing

Tylenol PM

after working all weekend doing projects at Susan's house, and then going straight over there after work today to do more projects. I'm laying down on my bed.. waiting for the Tylenol PM to kick in. I need to get numb and sleep.... goodnight to all!

Doggie Door

This weekend I put in a doggie door at Susan's house. what should ordinarily be a simple project, turned out to be quite a feat. I thought I had the thing figured out, but I kept running into roadblocks. After all those years of remodeling work, I consider myself a pretty handy type of guy. But not too far into it and I realized I was completely in over my head. I had to put it into a wall instead of through a door. I would never have guessed it was going to take me that long. But the way it always goes, after you complete one, it seems so easy in your mind, that you could complete another one in a third of the time. This concept is actually going to come in handy because I have another one to do. I would have posted some pics, but let's face it, doggie doors are not that exciting. All in all it was a good project, & I certainly did learn things along the way.