Pardon me for being direct, but that's the main point of this post.
We all know what he, and all good radical leftists, think about illegal immigration (that it's no problem at all, that we should welcome all illegal immigrants with free education, healthcare, employment assistance and other entitlement programs.) We also know how much Obama hates the Arizona immigration law that goes into effect on July 29th. I won't waste my time and yours explaining the law, just Google it if you don't know what I'm talking about.
Weeks ago, Obama ordered the Justice Dept to look into the legality of the law...presumably with the intent to halt Arizona's ability to govern and defend their own lands as they see fit.
This morning, FROM PERU, Obama spoke through his impotent puppet, Hillary Clinton, saying that he was bringing a lawsuit against Arizona over the law. This was news to Governor Brewer, who hasn't heard anything from the Justice Dept or the Obama administration at all. Obama has avoided Arizona and Brewer entirely, choosing instead to take potshots and sniveling behind closed doors about the law. Obama has every right to hold a different opinion on immigration, that's his right as an American (if he was actually born here, but that's another rub), but he is showing a complete and total lack of leadership on this issue. A leader would enter discussion with Brewer and Arizona, and find a solution that is amiable to the people of Arizona. Obama hasn't said anything to anyone in Arizona. Instead, Obama goes behind everyone's back and announcing it from freakin Peru.
Obama = blithering coward.
18 June 2010
28 May 2010
Well there goes the military
The house voted late last night 234-194 in favor of repealing the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which will pave the way for openly homosexual people to serve in the military. This came after the Senate Armed Services Committee voted 16-12 in favor of the repeal earlier on Thursday.
There aren't words for the total disdain and disgust I feel forwards the radical liberals in our government right now. It's bad enough for them to run over ordinary citizens with their far-left agendas and pass bills like the stimulus packages and healthcare. But this is taking it way too far. Now Congress is meddling in the internal business of the military. The Pentagon specifically requested that Congress until they were done with internal surveying and polling military officials to see if they wanted this type of legislation. Congress (read: bleeding heart, radical liberal democrats) refused to honor the sovereignty of the military and pressed on.
So much for Generals and senior Pentagon officials running our armed forces. The last thing our soldiers need is to deal with all the drama this bleeding heart hogwash is going to create. "Don't ask, don't tell" has served its purpose wonderfully in the 17 years since it was enacted. Now we'll have to deal with countless claims of harassment and discrimination from poor homosexuals who weren't treated "properly".
Opening the door to the volatility and instability that adding the question of sexual orientation will create is unacceptable. Our soldiers shouldn't have to bear the burden of wondering, or of feeling constant awkwardness and unwanted sexual tension....especially, at this critical time in history, where the military is already under the extreme stress of a long-term conflict. I wonder how many gay men have to get beaten to a bloody mess on the floor of a Marine Corps barracks before our liberal Congress realizes that sticking their nose in the internal affairs of the military was a bad idea.
This has disaster written all over it.
05 May 2010
You Think You Know How the Story Goes...
A new twist on the classic parable:
OLD VERSION:
The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away..
Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed.
The grasshopper has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold.
THE MORAL OF THE STORY? Be responsible, and make wise decisions!
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AND NOW... THE MODERN VERSION:
The ant works hard in the withering heat and the rain all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.
Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while he is cold and starving.
CBS, NBC , PBS, CNN, and ABC show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food.
America is stunned by the sharp contrast.
How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?
Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper and everybody cries when they sing, 'It's Not Easy Being Green.'
ACORN stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house where the news stations film the group singing, “We shall overcome.” Then Rev. Jeremiah Wright has the group kneel down to pray to God for the grasshopper's sake.
President Obama condemns the ant and blames President Bush, President Reagan, Christopher Columbus, and the Pope for the grasshopper's plight.
Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid announce in an interview with Larry King that the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for new legislation and an immediate tax hike on the ant to force him to pay his fair share.
Finally, the EEOC drafts the Economic Equity & Anti-Grasshopper Act retroactive to the beginning of the summer.
The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the Government Green Czar and given to the grasshopper.
The story ends as we see the grasshopper and his free-loading, "under-privileged" friends finishing up the last bits of the ant’s food while the government house he is in, which, as you recall, just happens to be the ant's old house, crumbles around them because the grasshopper doesn't maintain it.
The ant then disappeared into the snow, never to be seen again.
Soon there after, the grasshopper is found dead in a drug related incident, and the house, now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of illegal immigrant cockroaches who terrorize the once peaceful and prosperous neighborhood.
The entire Nation collapses, bringing the rest of the free world with it.
MORAL OF THE STORY? Don't be a grasshopper. Be careful who you vote for in 2010!
OLD VERSION:
The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away..
Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed.
The grasshopper has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold.
THE MORAL OF THE STORY? Be responsible, and make wise decisions!
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AND NOW... THE MODERN VERSION:
The ant works hard in the withering heat and the rain all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.
Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while he is cold and starving.
CBS, NBC , PBS, CNN, and ABC show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food.
America is stunned by the sharp contrast.
How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?
Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper and everybody cries when they sing, 'It's Not Easy Being Green.'
ACORN stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house where the news stations film the group singing, “We shall overcome.” Then Rev. Jeremiah Wright has the group kneel down to pray to God for the grasshopper's sake.
President Obama condemns the ant and blames President Bush, President Reagan, Christopher Columbus, and the Pope for the grasshopper's plight.
Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid announce in an interview with Larry King that the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for new legislation and an immediate tax hike on the ant to force him to pay his fair share.
Finally, the EEOC drafts the Economic Equity & Anti-Grasshopper Act retroactive to the beginning of the summer.
The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the Government Green Czar and given to the grasshopper.
The story ends as we see the grasshopper and his free-loading, "under-privileged" friends finishing up the last bits of the ant’s food while the government house he is in, which, as you recall, just happens to be the ant's old house, crumbles around them because the grasshopper doesn't maintain it.
The ant then disappeared into the snow, never to be seen again.
Soon there after, the grasshopper is found dead in a drug related incident, and the house, now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of illegal immigrant cockroaches who terrorize the once peaceful and prosperous neighborhood.
The entire Nation collapses, bringing the rest of the free world with it.
MORAL OF THE STORY? Don't be a grasshopper. Be careful who you vote for in 2010!
30 April 2010
Obama is a victim of Bush's failed promises.
The following is an article from the Aurora Sentinel in Aurora, CO from February 2010. I thought it was worth sharing. Enjoy:
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Barack Obama is setting a record-setting number of records during his first year in office.
Largest budget ever. Largest deficit ever. Largest number of broken promises ever. Most self-serving speeches ever. Largest number of agenda-setting failures ever. Fastest dive in popularity ever.
Wow. Talk about change.
Just one year ago, fresh from his inauguration celebrations, President Obama was flying high. After one of the nation’s most inspiring political campaigns, the election of America’s first black president had captured the hopes and dreams of millions. To his devout followers, it was inconceivable that a year later his administration would be gripped in self-imposed crisis.
Of course, they don’t see it as self imposed. It’s all George Bush’s fault.
George Bush, who doesn’t have a vote in Congress and who no longer occupies the White House, is to blame for it all.
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He broke Obama’s promise to put all bills on the White House web site for five days before signing them.
He broke Obama’s promise to have the congressional health care negotiations broadcast live on C-SPAN.
He broke Obama’s promise to end earmarks.
He broke Obama’s promise to keep unemployment from rising above 8 percent.
He broke Obama’s promise to close the detention center at Guantanamo in the first year.
He broke Obama’s promise to make peace with direct, no pre-condition talks with America’s most hate-filled enemies during his first year in office, ushering in a new era of global cooperation.
He broke Obama’s promise to end the hiring of former lobbyists into high White House jobs.
He broke Obama’s promise to end no-compete contracts with the government.
He broke Obama’s promise to disclose the names of all attendees at closed White House meetings.
He broke Obama’s promise for a new era of bipartisan cooperation in all matters.
He broke Obama’s promise to have chosen a home church to attend Sunday services with his family by Easter of last year.
Yes, it’s all George Bush’s fault. President Obama is nothing more than a puppet in the never-ending, failed Bush administration.
If only George Bush wasn’t still in charge, all of President Obama’s problems would be solved. His promises would have been kept, the economy would be back on track, Iran would have stopped its work on developing a nuclear bomb and would be negotiating a peace treaty with Israel, North Korea would have ended its tyrannical regime, and integrity would have been restored to the federal government.
Oh, and did I mention what it would be like if the Democrats, under the leadership of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, didn’t have the heavy yoke of George Bush around their necks. There would be no earmarks, no closed-door drafting of bills, no increase in deficit spending, no special-interest influence (unions), no vote buying (Nebraska, Louisiana).
If only George Bush wasn’t still in charge, we’d have real change by now.
All the broken promises, all the failed legislation and delay (health care reform, immigration reform) is not President Obama’s fault or the fault of the Democrat-controlled Congress. It’s all George Bush’s fault.
Take for example the decision of Eric Holder, the president’s attorney general, to hold terrorists’ trials in New York City. Or his decision to try the Christmas Day underpants bomber as a civilian.
Two disastrous decisions.
Certainly those were bad judgments based on poor advice from George Bush.
Need more proof?
You might recall that when Scott Brown won last month’s election to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts, capturing “the Ted Kennedy seat,” President Obama said that Brown’s victory was the result of the same voter anger that propelled Obama into office in 2008. People were still angry about George Bush and the policies of the past 10 years, and they wanted change.
Yes, according to the president, the voter rebellion in Massachusetts last month was George Bush’s fault.
Therefore, in retaliation, they elected a Republican to the Ted Kennedy seat, ending a half-century of domination by Democrats.
It is all George Bush’s fault.
Will the failed administration of George Bush ever end, and the time for hope and change ever arrive?
Will President Obama ever accept responsibility for something — anything?
Chuck Green, veteran Colorado journalist and former editor-in-chief of The Denver Post, syndicates a statewide column and is at chuckgreencolo@msn.com
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Barack Obama is setting a record-setting number of records during his first year in office.
Largest budget ever. Largest deficit ever. Largest number of broken promises ever. Most self-serving speeches ever. Largest number of agenda-setting failures ever. Fastest dive in popularity ever.
Wow. Talk about change.
Just one year ago, fresh from his inauguration celebrations, President Obama was flying high. After one of the nation’s most inspiring political campaigns, the election of America’s first black president had captured the hopes and dreams of millions. To his devout followers, it was inconceivable that a year later his administration would be gripped in self-imposed crisis.
Of course, they don’t see it as self imposed. It’s all George Bush’s fault.
George Bush, who doesn’t have a vote in Congress and who no longer occupies the White House, is to blame for it all.
*
He broke Obama’s promise to put all bills on the White House web site for five days before signing them.
He broke Obama’s promise to have the congressional health care negotiations broadcast live on C-SPAN.
He broke Obama’s promise to end earmarks.
He broke Obama’s promise to keep unemployment from rising above 8 percent.
He broke Obama’s promise to close the detention center at Guantanamo in the first year.
He broke Obama’s promise to make peace with direct, no pre-condition talks with America’s most hate-filled enemies during his first year in office, ushering in a new era of global cooperation.
He broke Obama’s promise to end the hiring of former lobbyists into high White House jobs.
He broke Obama’s promise to end no-compete contracts with the government.
He broke Obama’s promise to disclose the names of all attendees at closed White House meetings.
He broke Obama’s promise for a new era of bipartisan cooperation in all matters.
He broke Obama’s promise to have chosen a home church to attend Sunday services with his family by Easter of last year.
Yes, it’s all George Bush’s fault. President Obama is nothing more than a puppet in the never-ending, failed Bush administration.
If only George Bush wasn’t still in charge, all of President Obama’s problems would be solved. His promises would have been kept, the economy would be back on track, Iran would have stopped its work on developing a nuclear bomb and would be negotiating a peace treaty with Israel, North Korea would have ended its tyrannical regime, and integrity would have been restored to the federal government.
Oh, and did I mention what it would be like if the Democrats, under the leadership of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, didn’t have the heavy yoke of George Bush around their necks. There would be no earmarks, no closed-door drafting of bills, no increase in deficit spending, no special-interest influence (unions), no vote buying (Nebraska, Louisiana).
If only George Bush wasn’t still in charge, we’d have real change by now.
All the broken promises, all the failed legislation and delay (health care reform, immigration reform) is not President Obama’s fault or the fault of the Democrat-controlled Congress. It’s all George Bush’s fault.
Take for example the decision of Eric Holder, the president’s attorney general, to hold terrorists’ trials in New York City. Or his decision to try the Christmas Day underpants bomber as a civilian.
Two disastrous decisions.
Certainly those were bad judgments based on poor advice from George Bush.
Need more proof?
You might recall that when Scott Brown won last month’s election to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts, capturing “the Ted Kennedy seat,” President Obama said that Brown’s victory was the result of the same voter anger that propelled Obama into office in 2008. People were still angry about George Bush and the policies of the past 10 years, and they wanted change.
Yes, according to the president, the voter rebellion in Massachusetts last month was George Bush’s fault.
Therefore, in retaliation, they elected a Republican to the Ted Kennedy seat, ending a half-century of domination by Democrats.
It is all George Bush’s fault.
Will the failed administration of George Bush ever end, and the time for hope and change ever arrive?
Will President Obama ever accept responsibility for something — anything?
Chuck Green, veteran Colorado journalist and former editor-in-chief of The Denver Post, syndicates a statewide column and is at chuckgreencolo@msn.com
27 April 2010
It's illegal to be illegal...
Ok, this bleeding heart fiasco in Arizona is getting completely out of hand. I don't even know where to start attacking people's ridiculous reaction to the new law. Obviously, the federal government's ineptitude and complete inability or unwillingness to enforce current immigration law is largely to blame here. The most aggravating part of the whole deal is how badly all these liberals are flipping out.
On the one hand, you've got the great and mighty Obama questioning the legality of a law that simply enforces existing laws. Then you have the completely incapable and ineffective President Calderon who has the gall to say that this law will open the door to "discrimination and abuse from law enforcement". The great irony is that he needs look no further than any border town in his rotten little cesspool of a country to find possibly the most wholly corrupt and discriminatory law enforcement on the continent.
Of course, back in Washington, Obama certainly doesn't want laws like this on the books! Why, if we don't let all these illegal immigrants in, than the orgs formerly known as ACORN won't have as many people to coerce, manipulate and illegally register to vote for the Democrats. I mean, if Arizona gets away with this, more states might be encouraged to enforce the law too! We can't have that.
As if we didn't already have enough information on Obama's true motivations...now he certainly can't hide them. His actions so far are nothing short of blatant pandering for the hispanic vote. Do you think it's any coincidence that his first mid-term campaign statements were released this week, directly targeting blacks, hispanics, women and young people? Hey, Obama, what's that you were saying about racism and discrimination?? Seems pretty racist to call out specific demographics only because you know so many of them are gullible and uneducated enough to be swayed by your empty promises and subtly hateful rhetoric.
Props to you, Governor Brewer, for having the courage to do what's necessary to protect your state from the hundreds and thousands of terrorists, criminals, cast-offs and other societally burdensome illegals. If you ask me, the first place you should start checking IDs is at all these protests outside your capital building. I'm sure there are plenty of people out there crying about the law that don't belong here.
That said, if someone wants to come to America, there are plenty of ways to do it legally. However, if someone has nothing to offer society, they most certainly have no business here. The last thing America needs right now is yet another parasite on the healthcare and education industries.
I really hope that the law stands, and that more states take up similar action. However, I fear the pressure from the corrupt in Washington and the bleeding heart libs and their activist groups will cry too loudly for the law to stand. It's a real shame too, makes me wish for the good old days when it was still illegal to be an illegal.
On the one hand, you've got the great and mighty Obama questioning the legality of a law that simply enforces existing laws. Then you have the completely incapable and ineffective President Calderon who has the gall to say that this law will open the door to "discrimination and abuse from law enforcement". The great irony is that he needs look no further than any border town in his rotten little cesspool of a country to find possibly the most wholly corrupt and discriminatory law enforcement on the continent.
Of course, back in Washington, Obama certainly doesn't want laws like this on the books! Why, if we don't let all these illegal immigrants in, than the orgs formerly known as ACORN won't have as many people to coerce, manipulate and illegally register to vote for the Democrats. I mean, if Arizona gets away with this, more states might be encouraged to enforce the law too! We can't have that.
As if we didn't already have enough information on Obama's true motivations...now he certainly can't hide them. His actions so far are nothing short of blatant pandering for the hispanic vote. Do you think it's any coincidence that his first mid-term campaign statements were released this week, directly targeting blacks, hispanics, women and young people? Hey, Obama, what's that you were saying about racism and discrimination?? Seems pretty racist to call out specific demographics only because you know so many of them are gullible and uneducated enough to be swayed by your empty promises and subtly hateful rhetoric.
Props to you, Governor Brewer, for having the courage to do what's necessary to protect your state from the hundreds and thousands of terrorists, criminals, cast-offs and other societally burdensome illegals. If you ask me, the first place you should start checking IDs is at all these protests outside your capital building. I'm sure there are plenty of people out there crying about the law that don't belong here.
That said, if someone wants to come to America, there are plenty of ways to do it legally. However, if someone has nothing to offer society, they most certainly have no business here. The last thing America needs right now is yet another parasite on the healthcare and education industries.
I really hope that the law stands, and that more states take up similar action. However, I fear the pressure from the corrupt in Washington and the bleeding heart libs and their activist groups will cry too loudly for the law to stand. It's a real shame too, makes me wish for the good old days when it was still illegal to be an illegal.
11 February 2010
Things Obama can do to pass the time during the blizzard in D.C.
This list is borrowed from another source.
Things Obama can do to pass the time during the blizzard in D.C.
1. Start all over on a health care reform bill, just as the conservatives and many Democrats have suggested. It'll blow their minds.
2. Commandeer a snowplow from the city fleet, dig out Washington's Penn Quarter and out-Scott Brown the truck-driving senator by topping his campaign pitch line. "I'm Barack Obama. I'm from Chicago. I drive a snowplow."
3. Settle the score with the media, permanently. In his latest lament over the 24/7, he-said, she-said, cable and Internet media environment, Obama told Senate Democrats last week to turn off CNN, Fox News and the blogs. This is his chance. A delicately worded executive order could eliminate all cable news channels, Internet-based outlets and other ill-favored media so all that remains is a print-only reincarnation of the Washington Star, whose only writer is liberal columnist E.J. Dionne. Finally, some peace and quiet.
4. Hold a press conference every day the government is down. By knocking out three or four at once, he could bank his total for the rest of the year.
5. Prepare for post-snowpocalyptic life in the nation's capital. Draft a pothole restoration and recovery plan -- then claim every repaired pothole as a job saved or created.
6. Compose the next State of the Union address as if it were a movie trailer. More people will pay attention and Republicans will be far more willing to cooperate if every line of the speech begins with, "In a world where ..."
7. Kiss and make up with C-SPAN. Perhaps the channel is still miffed that it didn't get to cover the backroom health care negotiations, but that's nothing a content-sharing agreement can't fix. Obama could give them unfettered access to health care talks. In exchange, Obama aide Dan Pfeiffer could blog every day on WhiteHouse.gov about what C-SPAN CEO Brian Lamb has for breakfast. How's that for access?
8. Plan Valentine's Day with the first lady. But keep it simple this year. A helicopter ride over the Himalayas, dinner at The French Laundry and matching vanity jet packs is tasteful, but not excessive.
9. Actually start taxing tea. That'll really give the Tea Partiers something to cry about.
Things Obama can do to pass the time during the blizzard in D.C.
1. Start all over on a health care reform bill, just as the conservatives and many Democrats have suggested. It'll blow their minds.
2. Commandeer a snowplow from the city fleet, dig out Washington's Penn Quarter and out-Scott Brown the truck-driving senator by topping his campaign pitch line. "I'm Barack Obama. I'm from Chicago. I drive a snowplow."
3. Settle the score with the media, permanently. In his latest lament over the 24/7, he-said, she-said, cable and Internet media environment, Obama told Senate Democrats last week to turn off CNN, Fox News and the blogs. This is his chance. A delicately worded executive order could eliminate all cable news channels, Internet-based outlets and other ill-favored media so all that remains is a print-only reincarnation of the Washington Star, whose only writer is liberal columnist E.J. Dionne. Finally, some peace and quiet.
4. Hold a press conference every day the government is down. By knocking out three or four at once, he could bank his total for the rest of the year.
5. Prepare for post-snowpocalyptic life in the nation's capital. Draft a pothole restoration and recovery plan -- then claim every repaired pothole as a job saved or created.
6. Compose the next State of the Union address as if it were a movie trailer. More people will pay attention and Republicans will be far more willing to cooperate if every line of the speech begins with, "In a world where ..."
7. Kiss and make up with C-SPAN. Perhaps the channel is still miffed that it didn't get to cover the backroom health care negotiations, but that's nothing a content-sharing agreement can't fix. Obama could give them unfettered access to health care talks. In exchange, Obama aide Dan Pfeiffer could blog every day on WhiteHouse.gov about what C-SPAN CEO Brian Lamb has for breakfast. How's that for access?
8. Plan Valentine's Day with the first lady. But keep it simple this year. A helicopter ride over the Himalayas, dinner at The French Laundry and matching vanity jet packs is tasteful, but not excessive.
9. Actually start taxing tea. That'll really give the Tea Partiers something to cry about.
30 January 2010
Terrorists and Politicians
So, good ole BO thought it was a good idea to remove the 9/11 terrorists from their perfectly good detention facility where they couldn't potentially harm American citizens. He brought them to NYC because, as a good liberal, he cares more about political correctness and appeasing the ACLU and other weak-kneed, limp-wristed organizations that argue that these monsters are deserving of civilian trials.
Now NYC officials and law enforcement have screamed long and loud enough that they don't want the terrorists there because of the cost, security and logistical nightmare it creates. So now BO is trying to find somewhere else to stick them while he figures out what to do with the terrorist cowards. My question is simple: Did BO not think this through before he moved the terrorists in the first place? If our President doesn't possess the foresight to realize this might have been an issue, than he is an even bigger liability than many people have previously thought.
Here's my thoughts on the best solution:
Try the terrorist cowards as war criminals and as enemies of the state. They are not American citizens and have no rights to a civil trial. In my opinion, their actions have voided any rights whatsoever. They should be treated as rabid animals needing to be put to sleep. Hang 'em. At Ground Zero. Invite the families of the victims of 9/11. Show the world that we have the intestinal fortitude necessary to properly deal with those who would harm us. And when their friends in the Middle East try to paint them as martyrs and incite more violence, use the necessary force to completely eliminate them. Stop trying to fight fair with terrorists who have no rules. Stop perpetuating this war simply because the liberals in charge of our country don't have the stomach to do what is necessary. Stop trying to legislate and westernize a region that will never accept democracy and will begin to revert to their old ways the minute we leave their country. End this pointless war and bring our men and women home.
Thank you.
Now NYC officials and law enforcement have screamed long and loud enough that they don't want the terrorists there because of the cost, security and logistical nightmare it creates. So now BO is trying to find somewhere else to stick them while he figures out what to do with the terrorist cowards. My question is simple: Did BO not think this through before he moved the terrorists in the first place? If our President doesn't possess the foresight to realize this might have been an issue, than he is an even bigger liability than many people have previously thought.
Here's my thoughts on the best solution:
Try the terrorist cowards as war criminals and as enemies of the state. They are not American citizens and have no rights to a civil trial. In my opinion, their actions have voided any rights whatsoever. They should be treated as rabid animals needing to be put to sleep. Hang 'em. At Ground Zero. Invite the families of the victims of 9/11. Show the world that we have the intestinal fortitude necessary to properly deal with those who would harm us. And when their friends in the Middle East try to paint them as martyrs and incite more violence, use the necessary force to completely eliminate them. Stop trying to fight fair with terrorists who have no rules. Stop perpetuating this war simply because the liberals in charge of our country don't have the stomach to do what is necessary. Stop trying to legislate and westernize a region that will never accept democracy and will begin to revert to their old ways the minute we leave their country. End this pointless war and bring our men and women home.
Thank you.
30 October 2009
Comfort in the Word
2 Tim 4:3-5
"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths. But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry."
As one who has taken his first steps into an adult life of vocational ministry this semester, these words are extremely comforting to me. So often, discouragement, disappointment and disillusionment crowd out the Truth that the Lord has so graciously put in His Word for us in the difficult times.
The truth that I keep running back to is this: we are called to be obedient. The results are in the Lord's hands. Worrying about the results is a moot point...all we are responsible for is the act of obedience and submission.
Praise the Lord for His endless patience and kindness to me. I'm pretty good at screwing things up, but He keeps teaching and guiding me down this path. Praise Him!!
"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths. But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry."
As one who has taken his first steps into an adult life of vocational ministry this semester, these words are extremely comforting to me. So often, discouragement, disappointment and disillusionment crowd out the Truth that the Lord has so graciously put in His Word for us in the difficult times.
The truth that I keep running back to is this: we are called to be obedient. The results are in the Lord's hands. Worrying about the results is a moot point...all we are responsible for is the act of obedience and submission.
Praise the Lord for His endless patience and kindness to me. I'm pretty good at screwing things up, but He keeps teaching and guiding me down this path. Praise Him!!
21 October 2009
Enough of this "Bush is responsible for the economy's woes" nonsense...
During Bush's eight years in office, the national debt rose from $5,727,776,738,304.64 to $10,626,877,048,913.08. This is a difference of 4.899 Trillion Dollars (Rounded to the nearest billion dollars). If you take the total spent and divide it by 8, you get an average of 612.388 Billion dollars per year of Bush's term. Conversely,under Obama the national debt has raised from $10,626,877,048,913.08 to 11,952,611,405,769.02 as of today. This is a difference of 1.326 Trillion dollars (Rounded to the nearest billion dollars) spent in 10 months.
Assuming the debt grows at the same rate, by the end of the year it will be 1.591 Trillion which is 2.6 times bush's average per year.
Data from http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/BPDLogin?application=np
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All that to say...Obama is spending money that he doesn't have....a whole lot faster than Bush ever did. AND, Bush was fighting 2 wars the whole time.
People, I certainly appreciate your rights to have and express your opinions. However, if you want to not sound like an uninformed, dogmatic, liberal sheep...please get your facts straight.
Assuming the debt grows at the same rate, by the end of the year it will be 1.591 Trillion which is 2.6 times bush's average per year.
Data from http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/BPDLogin?application=np
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All that to say...Obama is spending money that he doesn't have....a whole lot faster than Bush ever did. AND, Bush was fighting 2 wars the whole time.
People, I certainly appreciate your rights to have and express your opinions. However, if you want to not sound like an uninformed, dogmatic, liberal sheep...please get your facts straight.
20 September 2009
It's not just a song, His faithfulness really is great.
This is a strange place in life to be. A college graduate, but still no idea what the Lord wants you to do with this newly surrendered you gave back to Him. I've been struggling for a while between several life options:
Stay in Nacogdoches, keep serving at Fredonia Hill as the college guy and likely move into a more full-time position sometime in late-winter-early-spring. Stay working on the Master's degree...
or...
Drop the Master's degree after this semester and find a good online seminary program that I can do while working at the church. Stay in Nacogdoches at least for the immediate future and wait to see what happens with the church.
or...
Find a seminary that's right, (I'm leaning towards DTS) and move there. Work at a church somewhere near there doing college ministry while I'm going full-bore after seminary.
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All the while, I'm thinking that it would be nice to have the relationship thing already at least partially figured out by now so I could be talking these decisions over with the lady God has picked out to be my bride, however that is not the case. I'm cool with God's sovereignty, so I don't mind at all waiting on Him and trusting.
All that said, this past week took forever because I was heavily considering all of those options and trying to discern what God wanted me to do. Last night, several people met at the Zone at FHBC to pray for our campus and the work of FUSION. After praying for a bit, I opened the Word and it fell to 1 Peter 4 where a book mark had been before. Here's where my eyes fell:
11U)">Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the V)">utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving W)">by the strength which God supplies; so that X)">in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, Y)">to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Talk about a verse that was exactly what I needed to hear at that moment. Praise God!
The Lord led me to Genesis 12 after that where the story of Abram (Abraham) is found. I'm going to be speaking at Great Escape in a few weeks and I'm pretty sure God wants me to talk about lessons we can learn from Abraham. Here's what really ministered to me: in the sidebar of one of the pages there, the Word made this comment:
"Although we can learn many things from the major events of Abram's life, it is also important to note how Abram waited on God. Abram did strive to make things happen. He trusted in God's perfect timing and he walked by faith. When you are living in the middle of a transition period of life, use it as an opportunity to practice your faith. Living by faith in the difficult times of transition will make you more effective when God decides to make His next move in your life."
Leave it to the Word to comfort and encouragement me like nothing else can. Praise God!
Stay in Nacogdoches, keep serving at Fredonia Hill as the college guy and likely move into a more full-time position sometime in late-winter-early-spring. Stay working on the Master's degree...
or...
Drop the Master's degree after this semester and find a good online seminary program that I can do while working at the church. Stay in Nacogdoches at least for the immediate future and wait to see what happens with the church.
or...
Find a seminary that's right, (I'm leaning towards DTS) and move there. Work at a church somewhere near there doing college ministry while I'm going full-bore after seminary.
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All the while, I'm thinking that it would be nice to have the relationship thing already at least partially figured out by now so I could be talking these decisions over with the lady God has picked out to be my bride, however that is not the case. I'm cool with God's sovereignty, so I don't mind at all waiting on Him and trusting.
All that said, this past week took forever because I was heavily considering all of those options and trying to discern what God wanted me to do. Last night, several people met at the Zone at FHBC to pray for our campus and the work of FUSION. After praying for a bit, I opened the Word and it fell to 1 Peter 4 where a book mark had been before. Here's where my eyes fell:
11U)">Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the V)">utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving W)">by the strength which God supplies; so that X)">in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, Y)">to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Talk about a verse that was exactly what I needed to hear at that moment. Praise God!
The Lord led me to Genesis 12 after that where the story of Abram (Abraham) is found. I'm going to be speaking at Great Escape in a few weeks and I'm pretty sure God wants me to talk about lessons we can learn from Abraham. Here's what really ministered to me: in the sidebar of one of the pages there, the Word made this comment:
"Although we can learn many things from the major events of Abram's life, it is also important to note how Abram waited on God. Abram did strive to make things happen. He trusted in God's perfect timing and he walked by faith. When you are living in the middle of a transition period of life, use it as an opportunity to practice your faith. Living by faith in the difficult times of transition will make you more effective when God decides to make His next move in your life."
Leave it to the Word to comfort and encouragement me like nothing else can. Praise God!
18 September 2009
Oh, boy is he gonna be mad when he sees this on YouTube...
So, this Congressman from Indiana had a town hall meeting not long ago for all this healthcare business. Apparently, he didn't want anyone videoing the meeting, because it would end up on YouTube and make him look bad...the catch is that someone obviously secretly had their camera out videoing the whole exchange between the Rep and a confused and disappointed journalism student (looks to be a video camera on a mobile device of some sort...)
The absolute arrogance of this guy is revolting and appalling. His pious lecturing of the audience that gathered there that day simply to express their view in a civil manner was disgraceful. I cannot wait for November of 2010 to get here so "we, the people" can remind these blowhards who holds the real power in this republic.
To see the video, click here.
The absolute arrogance of this guy is revolting and appalling. His pious lecturing of the audience that gathered there that day simply to express their view in a civil manner was disgraceful. I cannot wait for November of 2010 to get here so "we, the people" can remind these blowhards who holds the real power in this republic.
To see the video, click here.
10 September 2009
Whoa, there Trigger...
In a time in Washington where 17 levels of hell seem ready to break loose at any time, the last thing Capitol Hill needed tonight was more controversy. Unfortunately, that's exactly what it got. Rep. Joe Wilson from South Carolina called out the President on a statement Obama made about illegal immigrants receiving healthcare benefits under these proposed new policies. Wilson screamed, "You lie!" while seated in his chair on the Republican side of the chamber.
To view the video, click here.
For the full story, click here.
As much amusement as I get from Obama being heckled during a joint session of Congress by a sitting U.S. Representative, I am equally appalled. Wilson is one gutsy moron. At a time when debate over healthcare is so tenuous and emotionally charged already, the last thing the Republicans need is to give the Libtards any extra ammo.
I don't know what Obama hoped to accomplish tonight...he didn't say anything tonight that he hasn't already said 14 times in a news conference. Maybe he thinks he's persuasive enough to hypnotize America into thinking his disaster-in-the-making is actually a good idea. Who knows.
I still say the Republicans should refuse to play ball with anything involving a public option or lacking tort reform. Just sit back and watch as the Democratic Party places the rope around its own neck and tightens the noose. If the dems keep pushing like this, while continually ignoring the will of the majority of the American public, they might as well not even show up come election time in 2010.
Time will tell. These are some interesting times indeed.
To view the video, click here.
For the full story, click here.
As much amusement as I get from Obama being heckled during a joint session of Congress by a sitting U.S. Representative, I am equally appalled. Wilson is one gutsy moron. At a time when debate over healthcare is so tenuous and emotionally charged already, the last thing the Republicans need is to give the Libtards any extra ammo.
I don't know what Obama hoped to accomplish tonight...he didn't say anything tonight that he hasn't already said 14 times in a news conference. Maybe he thinks he's persuasive enough to hypnotize America into thinking his disaster-in-the-making is actually a good idea. Who knows.
I still say the Republicans should refuse to play ball with anything involving a public option or lacking tort reform. Just sit back and watch as the Democratic Party places the rope around its own neck and tightens the noose. If the dems keep pushing like this, while continually ignoring the will of the majority of the American public, they might as well not even show up come election time in 2010.
Time will tell. These are some interesting times indeed.
24 August 2009
Really?
Let me get this straight...??
The healthcare plan of "the anointed one" is being written by a committee whose own chairman says he doesn't understand it...
Is going to be voted on by a democratic congress who hasn't even read it and will forever be entirely exempt from it...
This "healthcare" (read: control) bill will be signed by a President who is a self-professing cigarette addict...
Is funded by a Secretary of the Treasury who evaded paying his own taxes, and got away with it...
It's overseen by a Surgeon General who is clinically and morbidly obese...
And is going to be paid for out of thin air by a budget that is already in the hole more than $1,500,000,000,000...FOR JUST THIS YEAR.
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For the previous 8 years, when the left was protesting up a storm, the media hailed them as the "voice of democracy". Now that the tables have turned, and it's almost 81% of Americans who say they are content with the way things are...we are suddenly discounted and written off as disruptive extremists who are "bearing false witness" against the anointed one's plans to ruin-, I mean save healthcare.
Unless you are sitting on your hands somewhere looking for a handout, or you're someone who stands to gain political capitol from the hand-sitters.......this is all one big terrible idea.
I hope and pray that enough people in Congress are more scared of the American public than the bullies sitting in the big chairs in Washington. If not, we have a duty to what remains of a free market, capitalist America to bounce their cellulite-ridden backsides off Capitol Hill faster than they can blink.
Stimulus package + bailouts + cap and trade + Obamacare = total destruction of the American way of life.
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Be politically active. Call, email or write your Congressman or Senator.
Please do it now.
The healthcare plan of "the anointed one" is being written by a committee whose own chairman says he doesn't understand it...
Is going to be voted on by a democratic congress who hasn't even read it and will forever be entirely exempt from it...
This "healthcare" (read: control) bill will be signed by a President who is a self-professing cigarette addict...
Is funded by a Secretary of the Treasury who evaded paying his own taxes, and got away with it...
It's overseen by a Surgeon General who is clinically and morbidly obese...
And is going to be paid for out of thin air by a budget that is already in the hole more than $1,500,000,000,000...FOR JUST THIS YEAR.
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For the previous 8 years, when the left was protesting up a storm, the media hailed them as the "voice of democracy". Now that the tables have turned, and it's almost 81% of Americans who say they are content with the way things are...we are suddenly discounted and written off as disruptive extremists who are "bearing false witness" against the anointed one's plans to ruin-, I mean save healthcare.
Unless you are sitting on your hands somewhere looking for a handout, or you're someone who stands to gain political capitol from the hand-sitters.......this is all one big terrible idea.
I hope and pray that enough people in Congress are more scared of the American public than the bullies sitting in the big chairs in Washington. If not, we have a duty to what remains of a free market, capitalist America to bounce their cellulite-ridden backsides off Capitol Hill faster than they can blink.
Stimulus package + bailouts + cap and trade + Obamacare = total destruction of the American way of life.
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Be politically active. Call, email or write your Congressman or Senator.
Please do it now.
19 August 2009
Cash For Codgers!! The newest disaster-in-production...
JUST IN ...
Democrats, realizing the success of the President's "Cash For Clunkers" rebate program, have revamped a major portion of their National Health Care Plan.
President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and Sen. Reed are expected to make this major announcement at a joint news conference later this week. I have obtained an advanced copy of the proposal which is named....
"CASH FOR CODGERS" and it works like this... Couples wishing to access health care funds in order to pay for the delivery of a child will be required to turn in one old person. The amount the government grants them will be fixed according to a sliding scale. Older and more prescription dependent codgers will garner the highest amounts.
Special "Bonuses" will be paid for those submitting codgers in targeted groups, such as smokers, alcohol drinkers, persons 10 pounds over their government prescribed weight, and any member of the Republican Party.
Smaller bonuses will be given for codgers who consume beef, soda, fried foods, potato chips, lattes, whole milk, dairy products, bacon, Brussel sprouts, or Girl Scout Cookies.
All codgers will be rendered totally useless via toxic injection. This will insure that they are not secretly resold or their body parts harvested to keep other codgers in repair.
Remember you heard it here first...
06 August 2009
silly quiz
1. What time did you get up this morning? 7:00AM, just like every morning.
2. How do you like your steak? juicy, with a tiny bit of "moo" left in it.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Transformers 2.
4. What is your favorite TV show? All-time: Lost Right now: Burn Notice
5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? in a quaint house on a white sand beach far from civilization...with satellite uplink.
6. What did you have for breakfast? multigrain cheerios, yogurt, grapefruit juice
7. What is your favorite cuisine? probably either italian food, steak or sushi
8. What foods do you dislike? I'm down for just about anything, honestly.
9. Favorite Place to Eat? My kitchen.
10. Favorite dressing? Who would put dressing on a fruit salad? Light ranch or italian
11.What kind of vehicle do you drive? Jeep Grand Cherokee and a Suzuki GSX-R motorcycle
12. What are your favorite clothes? old jordan basketball shorts, old florida gators T
13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? Scotland is next on my list.
14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? definitely half full.
15. Where would you want to retire? Retirement is not for me. I plan to be running hard right up to the second Jesus calls me home.
16. Favorite time of day? Sunrise. There's unlimited potential for the day.
17. Where were you born? Longview, TX
18. What is your favorite sport to watch? college basketball, then college football
19. Who do you think will not tag you back? I couldn't possibly care less.
20. Person you expect to tag you back first? Please refer to question 19's answer.
21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? Again, check out question 19.
22. Bird watcher? Birds are fascinating, but people watching is much more fun.
23. Are you a morning person or a night person? My peak times come in early morning and late night, so both I guess.
24. Do you have any pets? I have a 7 month old black lab named Mack. He's my boy...
25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? Yes! But, I can't share it quite yet. Soon...
26. What did you want to be when you were little? An Air Force fighter pilot. All the way up to the day they told me I was too tall. Shame.
27. What is your best childhood memory? Bedball, and sitting on the porch with my Dad eating "american toast" at 6AM before he went to work.
28. Are you a cat or dog person? dog. definitely. Cats are here to torment me.
29. Are you married? someday...
30. Always wear your seat belt? Not wearing a seatbelt would be horribly selfish. So, yes I do.
31. Been in a car accident? November 11th, 1997.
32. Any pet peeves? when people use the wrong word in speech or writing (like "they're" instead of "their". And when people say "axe" when they mean "ask"...) It's mostly the little things that bug me.
33. Favorite Pizza Toppings? I try not to eat pizza. It's really really bad for you...
34. Favorite Flower? what's one flower without all the others?
35. Favorite ice cream? again, rarely eat it...but cookie dough is my favorite.
36. Favorite fast food restaurant? Chick-fil-A. Definitely.
37. How many times did you fail your driver's test? 0. Cause I'm awesome.
38. From whom did you get your last email? Barack Obama. Trying to convince me that his healthcare idiocy is a good idea.
39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Best Buy or the Apple Store
40. Do anything spontaneous lately? Spontaneity is a fundamental element of an interesting life. I'm liable to do just about anything without notice...
41. Like your job? Love it. The Lord has placed me somewhere where I can be around people all the time.
43. What was your favorite vacation? That's tough. Probably the family trip to Disney World and Epcot.
44. Last person you went out to dinner with? Tara's birthday party a few weeks ago.
45. What are you listening to right now? Pandora.
46. What is your favorite color? What's one color without all the others? They all work together.
47. How many tattoos do you have? Zero. I almost got a crown of thorns with a phrase in Hebrew over my heart, but I decided not to. I just not for me.
48. How many are you tagging for this quiz? Zip. Zero. Nada.
49. What time did you finish this quiz? 10:31 A.M.
50. Coffee Drinker? Occasionally
2. How do you like your steak? juicy, with a tiny bit of "moo" left in it.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Transformers 2.
4. What is your favorite TV show? All-time: Lost Right now: Burn Notice
5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? in a quaint house on a white sand beach far from civilization...with satellite uplink.
6. What did you have for breakfast? multigrain cheerios, yogurt, grapefruit juice
7. What is your favorite cuisine? probably either italian food, steak or sushi
8. What foods do you dislike? I'm down for just about anything, honestly.
9. Favorite Place to Eat? My kitchen.
10. Favorite dressing? Who would put dressing on a fruit salad? Light ranch or italian
11.What kind of vehicle do you drive? Jeep Grand Cherokee and a Suzuki GSX-R motorcycle
12. What are your favorite clothes? old jordan basketball shorts, old florida gators T
13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? Scotland is next on my list.
14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? definitely half full.
15. Where would you want to retire? Retirement is not for me. I plan to be running hard right up to the second Jesus calls me home.
16. Favorite time of day? Sunrise. There's unlimited potential for the day.
17. Where were you born? Longview, TX
18. What is your favorite sport to watch? college basketball, then college football
19. Who do you think will not tag you back? I couldn't possibly care less.
20. Person you expect to tag you back first? Please refer to question 19's answer.
21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? Again, check out question 19.
22. Bird watcher? Birds are fascinating, but people watching is much more fun.
23. Are you a morning person or a night person? My peak times come in early morning and late night, so both I guess.
24. Do you have any pets? I have a 7 month old black lab named Mack. He's my boy...
25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? Yes! But, I can't share it quite yet. Soon...
26. What did you want to be when you were little? An Air Force fighter pilot. All the way up to the day they told me I was too tall. Shame.
27. What is your best childhood memory? Bedball, and sitting on the porch with my Dad eating "american toast" at 6AM before he went to work.
28. Are you a cat or dog person? dog. definitely. Cats are here to torment me.
29. Are you married? someday...
30. Always wear your seat belt? Not wearing a seatbelt would be horribly selfish. So, yes I do.
31. Been in a car accident? November 11th, 1997.
32. Any pet peeves? when people use the wrong word in speech or writing (like "they're" instead of "their". And when people say "axe" when they mean "ask"...) It's mostly the little things that bug me.
33. Favorite Pizza Toppings? I try not to eat pizza. It's really really bad for you...
34. Favorite Flower? what's one flower without all the others?
35. Favorite ice cream? again, rarely eat it...but cookie dough is my favorite.
36. Favorite fast food restaurant? Chick-fil-A. Definitely.
37. How many times did you fail your driver's test? 0. Cause I'm awesome.
38. From whom did you get your last email? Barack Obama. Trying to convince me that his healthcare idiocy is a good idea.
39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Best Buy or the Apple Store
40. Do anything spontaneous lately? Spontaneity is a fundamental element of an interesting life. I'm liable to do just about anything without notice...
41. Like your job? Love it. The Lord has placed me somewhere where I can be around people all the time.
43. What was your favorite vacation? That's tough. Probably the family trip to Disney World and Epcot.
44. Last person you went out to dinner with? Tara's birthday party a few weeks ago.
45. What are you listening to right now? Pandora.
46. What is your favorite color? What's one color without all the others? They all work together.
47. How many tattoos do you have? Zero. I almost got a crown of thorns with a phrase in Hebrew over my heart, but I decided not to. I just not for me.
48. How many are you tagging for this quiz? Zip. Zero. Nada.
49. What time did you finish this quiz? 10:31 A.M.
50. Coffee Drinker? Occasionally
29 June 2009
Midsummer Night's Praise
A Midsummer Night's Praise
From dawn to dusk and back again
Captured by a stroke of pen
Far into the black I stare
And breathe in deep the midnight air
Creation comes alive to sing
To You alone the praises ring
The chorus echoes tree to tree
To bring a simple gift to Thee
"How great Thou art" comes to my mind
Sufficient words I cannot find
Now, I, my Lord, can't wait to be
With You for all eternity
From dawn to dusk and back again
Captured by a stroke of pen
Far into the black I stare
And breathe in deep the midnight air
Creation comes alive to sing
To You alone the praises ring
The chorus echoes tree to tree
To bring a simple gift to Thee
"How great Thou art" comes to my mind
Sufficient words I cannot find
Now, I, my Lord, can't wait to be
With You for all eternity
24 June 2009
New perspective via my favorite sport
For as long as I can remember back, basketball has always been my game of choice. I have spent more energy and hours than I care to count practicing skills and developing my body to be able to excel at the sport. Basketball taught me the spirit of athletic competition. Through the game, I have experienced some of my most treasured memories: playing 2 on 1 with my brother against Dad, in the driveway of my childhood home...countless summer afternoons practicing for our future NBA careers with my good friend, Ryan...giving everything I had to make the team at Angelina College...losing all possibility of competitive ball with a torn ACL...the countless NCAA games spent with my Dad, screaming at the TV for something or another...the list goes on.
...However, tonight at Fredonia Hill Baptist Church, I gained a new perspective on life through the game I've loved for so many years.
I've had the opportunity to begin working with the youth group at FHBC over the past several weeks. I've begun to forge friendships with some of the young men, and I am beginning to become a regular part of the ministry team for the middle and high school students. Tonight after our program, a bunch of the guys went to the gym to play some basketball. Of course, I went with them.
We did the normal shoot around and chat for a few minutes while we all warmed up, but once the game actually began...I noticed something very different inside me. My purpose and motivation tonight was very different from how it has been so many times before. I felt such an urge to edify and encourage these young men that they became my focus on the court. For the first time in my life on the hardwood, I had absolutely no desire to be, or be seen as, the best. Shooting, passing, scoring, rebounding...it didn't mean a thing. For the first time, all I was concerned with was making sure each of the young men on my team got as much action out there as possible.
My sole purpose was to minister to those young men through athletic competition. Facilitating their shooting, passing, etc. was my goal. That and a healthy dose of positive comments and encouragement was all that was needed.
It was such a unique and unprecedented experience for me tonight...to see God use the game I love as a wonderful tool for speaking truth into these young men under my supervision. The Lord used my attitude to help set a positive and fun tone for the game, instead of the hard and uber-competitive battle in turns into so many times when high school boys play sports.
The Lord is so good to me. I never thought that I'd be using basketball as a ministry tool.
Praise Him for all the different ways He blesses us...
...However, tonight at Fredonia Hill Baptist Church, I gained a new perspective on life through the game I've loved for so many years.
I've had the opportunity to begin working with the youth group at FHBC over the past several weeks. I've begun to forge friendships with some of the young men, and I am beginning to become a regular part of the ministry team for the middle and high school students. Tonight after our program, a bunch of the guys went to the gym to play some basketball. Of course, I went with them.
We did the normal shoot around and chat for a few minutes while we all warmed up, but once the game actually began...I noticed something very different inside me. My purpose and motivation tonight was very different from how it has been so many times before. I felt such an urge to edify and encourage these young men that they became my focus on the court. For the first time in my life on the hardwood, I had absolutely no desire to be, or be seen as, the best. Shooting, passing, scoring, rebounding...it didn't mean a thing. For the first time, all I was concerned with was making sure each of the young men on my team got as much action out there as possible.
My sole purpose was to minister to those young men through athletic competition. Facilitating their shooting, passing, etc. was my goal. That and a healthy dose of positive comments and encouragement was all that was needed.
It was such a unique and unprecedented experience for me tonight...to see God use the game I love as a wonderful tool for speaking truth into these young men under my supervision. The Lord used my attitude to help set a positive and fun tone for the game, instead of the hard and uber-competitive battle in turns into so many times when high school boys play sports.
The Lord is so good to me. I never thought that I'd be using basketball as a ministry tool.
Praise Him for all the different ways He blesses us...
Spiritual truth from an over-hyped movie
Well, it's 3 A.M. on a Wednesday. Why on Earth am I writing in my blog right now? Glad you asked. I happened to have just learned a little nugget of spiritual application from a very unusual source and I found it worthy of sharing.
I just left the midnight showing of Transformers 2. I, along with seemingly half of the "under-25" population of Nacogdoches, had nothing better to do at midnight on a Tuesday in the middle of summer. Transformers 2 has been the most hyped movie of the summer, and thus had inspired hope within me that I would potentially experience a cinematic masterpiece the likes of which other midnight shows have produced (Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Matrix, etc.). Sadly, that was far from the case.
In this case, the sequel drastically paled in comparison to its predecessor. But, that's the end of my movie review. On to the good stuff.
I was standing over my bed, about to crash for a bit before tomorrow starts, when I thought to myself "well that was a bunch of wasted hope and anticipation", to which that still, small voice in my soul quietly whispered, "yes, but thankfully, your hope in the Lord will never be wasted. Your anticipation of His glory revealed will never return unfulfilled."
I chuckled to myself, realizing that I just gleamed some spiritual truth from a less than spectacular movie-going experience. Hope in the Lord is never wasted.
Faith in Him is built on rock solid promises, not Hollywood hype.
A personal encounter with the Holy Spirit never leaves me unsatisfied.
The make-believe and the escape end when the movie is over, but this adventure called the Christian Life goes on forever.
Your life in Christ doesn't fade to black. Music doesn't play and credits don't roll.
The best part is...we know the Director and the Star of the show personally.
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Think about it. Be blessed...
I just left the midnight showing of Transformers 2. I, along with seemingly half of the "under-25" population of Nacogdoches, had nothing better to do at midnight on a Tuesday in the middle of summer. Transformers 2 has been the most hyped movie of the summer, and thus had inspired hope within me that I would potentially experience a cinematic masterpiece the likes of which other midnight shows have produced (Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Matrix, etc.). Sadly, that was far from the case.
In this case, the sequel drastically paled in comparison to its predecessor. But, that's the end of my movie review. On to the good stuff.
I was standing over my bed, about to crash for a bit before tomorrow starts, when I thought to myself "well that was a bunch of wasted hope and anticipation", to which that still, small voice in my soul quietly whispered, "yes, but thankfully, your hope in the Lord will never be wasted. Your anticipation of His glory revealed will never return unfulfilled."
I chuckled to myself, realizing that I just gleamed some spiritual truth from a less than spectacular movie-going experience. Hope in the Lord is never wasted.
Faith in Him is built on rock solid promises, not Hollywood hype.
A personal encounter with the Holy Spirit never leaves me unsatisfied.
The make-believe and the escape end when the movie is over, but this adventure called the Christian Life goes on forever.
Your life in Christ doesn't fade to black. Music doesn't play and credits don't roll.
The best part is...we know the Director and the Star of the show personally.
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Think about it. Be blessed...
17 June 2009
Prez got game...
Of all the possible topics I could bring up regarding our President, Barack Obama...I doubt this is one many are talking about.
I just got finished reading an article on ESPN.com about how basketball fever is taking over the Washington D.C. area...all because Barack loves a little roundball action.
You can read the full article here.
It's really amazing how completely superficial and pathetic people can be when the right stakes are on the line. The occupant of the Oval Office isn't the only thing that changes in Washington every 4 or 8 years. "Cool" changes too. The "In" places to eat, drink and be merry are unofficially established upon the whims of the Commander in Chief. The school you just have to send your kids to is determined by the parents who live in the White House down on Pennsylvania Ave.
I find all this fascinating and quite amusing. So desperate to be seen in as perfect a light as possible, everybody and their mom is taking up basketball in D.C. Congressman are spending their lunch hours jumping rope and practicing their free throws...all on the off chance that they might...just maybe...get a chance to hoop with the President.
Personally, I think all this is cool. Whatever it takes to motivate people to get in shape and stay there is cool with me. The Good Lord knows how much I love a good game of ball. I just can't stop imagining all the possible scenarios for this thing.
Check out this photo, and a couple of corresponding potential captions...
"So, Senator, I hear you want me to sign that bill of yours, eh? Well, you're just going to have to beat me in a little game of H-O-R-S-E if you want your hometown to get those brand new streetlights..."
"Tell you what, Congressman ______ , if you can beat me one on one, I'll throw in some new police cruisers and even some extra grant money for all those city hall improvements you want so badly..."
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In a time when so much fear and uncertainty is in the air, I think a little more basketball is just what our nation's capital needs.
This is just plain funny. God bless America...
I just got finished reading an article on ESPN.com about how basketball fever is taking over the Washington D.C. area...all because Barack loves a little roundball action.
You can read the full article here.
It's really amazing how completely superficial and pathetic people can be when the right stakes are on the line. The occupant of the Oval Office isn't the only thing that changes in Washington every 4 or 8 years. "Cool" changes too. The "In" places to eat, drink and be merry are unofficially established upon the whims of the Commander in Chief. The school you just have to send your kids to is determined by the parents who live in the White House down on Pennsylvania Ave.
I find all this fascinating and quite amusing. So desperate to be seen in as perfect a light as possible, everybody and their mom is taking up basketball in D.C. Congressman are spending their lunch hours jumping rope and practicing their free throws...all on the off chance that they might...just maybe...get a chance to hoop with the President.
Personally, I think all this is cool. Whatever it takes to motivate people to get in shape and stay there is cool with me. The Good Lord knows how much I love a good game of ball. I just can't stop imagining all the possible scenarios for this thing.
Check out this photo, and a couple of corresponding potential captions...
"So, Senator, I hear you want me to sign that bill of yours, eh? Well, you're just going to have to beat me in a little game of H-O-R-S-E if you want your hometown to get those brand new streetlights..."
"Tell you what, Congressman ______ , if you can beat me one on one, I'll throw in some new police cruisers and even some extra grant money for all those city hall improvements you want so badly..."
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In a time when so much fear and uncertainty is in the air, I think a little more basketball is just what our nation's capital needs.
This is just plain funny. God bless America...
15 June 2009
You stay classy, Los Angeles...
So, as much as I dislike to admit it, the L.A. Lakers are NBA champions. They beat the Orlando Magic in 5 games (just like my roommate, Geoff, said they would) and raised the trophy last night.
In a move we've seen plenty of times over the years; one that I will never understand...Laker fans in Los Angeles thought the best way to celebrate their teams victory was to trash their city. A rowdy crowd gathered around the Staples Center in east L.A. breaking storefront windows, setting fires in the streets and harassing passing cars.
As if that weren't enough, at least 5 police officers were injured and 1 was taken to the hospital due to injuries sustained while subduing the crowd. Apparently, people thought it would be cool to throw rocks and debris at the police.
I don't know what it is about L.A. people. When the Lakers won the title in 2000, the whole city went bonkers...hundreds of cars were vandalized (mostly ones sitting inside car dealerships) and over 100 people were arrested for disorderly conduct. I mean come on, L.A., can't you guys just have a parade and celebrate like the rest of the civilized world?
In a move we've seen plenty of times over the years; one that I will never understand...Laker fans in Los Angeles thought the best way to celebrate their teams victory was to trash their city. A rowdy crowd gathered around the Staples Center in east L.A. breaking storefront windows, setting fires in the streets and harassing passing cars.
As if that weren't enough, at least 5 police officers were injured and 1 was taken to the hospital due to injuries sustained while subduing the crowd. Apparently, people thought it would be cool to throw rocks and debris at the police.
I don't know what it is about L.A. people. When the Lakers won the title in 2000, the whole city went bonkers...hundreds of cars were vandalized (mostly ones sitting inside car dealerships) and over 100 people were arrested for disorderly conduct. I mean come on, L.A., can't you guys just have a parade and celebrate like the rest of the civilized world?
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