My brothers surgery is scheduled for 8 AM central time tomorrow. I will be checking in here off and on and will give an update as I get one.

I have another prayer request. There is a young man that I have been working with and even took into my home for awhile. I had to move him out of my home as he refused to stay out of trouble. Drugs, alcohol, robbery, and other things much worse. He has been in and out of jail a lot because of things. Last night he finally reached rock bottom. His family and "friends" has turned him away. He asked for help. After a long time of talking and praying with him my wife and I made some calls and got him into a place that will help him with his addictions but he has to go there of his own accord.

He was supposed to show up here this morning and I was going to take him there. He still has not showed up and no one knows where he is.

I would sincerely appreciate your prayers for this young man.

 

I have a question for you. What is your discourse on the following verses?


1Co 3:14  If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
1Co 3:15  If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

So its ok to have sex even tough I'm not married?

Questions like that do make a person wonder such.

 

So its ok to have sex even tough I'm not married?

Again you still have not read what I have posted, you are getting beyond ridiculus.

But with technology on my side I suggest you run.



           Snowball Throwing Machine

You can try to fight back.

Ready to get a whole lot more.

You have just been hit by a snowball!

You better be ready though.

Yeah, a snowball fight.

[B-B-B-BRAT!]

Brother Tom, I just noticed my post count. I am only 3501 more posts, till I hit 10K.

Look out, cause I'm gunning for you now.

A water gun won't cut it.  

But he don't know that.

He does now.  

B-B-B-BRAT!

Just take all my fun away, your mean. I'm going to tell my mommy.

 

That's ok, I'm not afraid of your Mommy, now our Father .....  
that's a different thing.

  Push

By: Mandie Ross
Mandie@tddm.org



“Therefore…stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourself fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”              
1 Corinthians 15:58

I am reminded of a story of a man and a rock. God asked this man to push against this very large, and heavy rock. Everyday the man went out and pushed against it but no matter how hard he tried the rock wouldn’t move. Finally he cried out “Lord, I’ve done what You’ve told me to do. But Lord, this rock won’t move.” I suppose God chuckled as He confirmed, “I asked you to push against the rock, not move it. But with your perseverance to do what I have asked you’ve developed much strength.”

I would guess that most of us are like this man. Sometimes we get anxious because we want something that we’re not getting fast enough. And other times we feel so burdened and stressed out by everything going on in our lives. I’m sure so many of us have overscheduled ourselves, trying to make ourselves feel productive. And at the same time we succumb ourselves to the anxiety of our own future plans…as if the stress from our already busy lives isn’t enough. But it comes to a point where we feel Mary on one shoulder, and Martha on the other. One is begging us to do, do, do. And the other is pleading for us to just sit at the feet of Jesus.

There are so many things, whether they are the stress of overdoing ourselves, anxiety about the future, or tantalizing worldly temptations, that can get us sidetracked from our purpose. We let fear, worry, doubt, and temptation get into our hearts. But God only asks us to do what He asks us to do, and nothing more. He asks us to push up against our adversities, not to be moved because of them. So pretend that big rock contains all the things that take our focus off of what God wants us to do with our lives. Turn your back to it with your arms folded and feel the sun on your face. Turn to it and push to get your strength. Show it that you’re not troubled by it being there, but that you’ll work around it. Let God be the one to take care of that rock. Let Him be the one who moves you.  

[B-B-B-BRAT!]

Brother Tom, I just noticed my post count. I am only 3501 more posts, till I hit 10K.

Look out, cause I'm gunning for you now.

A water gun won't cut it.  

But he don't know that.

He does now.  

B-B-B-BRAT!

 

Cobb fights suit vs. prayer

By RICHARD WHITT
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 11/02/05

Cobb County officials argued Tuesday to keep the name of Jesus in prayers at County Commission meetings, claiming in court documents that constitutional principles "squarely support" their position.

In a 50-page response to a federal lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union seeking to stop clergy from invoking Jesus' name at meetings, lawyers for the county cited historical precedence and current practices.

The county said the ACLU's request for an immediate halt to the prayers — filed on behalf of seven Cobb County residents — is unnecessary. They cited a multiyear delay in filing the suit as evidence that plaintiffs would not suffer "irreparable harm" if the prayers continue while merits of the case are settled in court.

The ACLU filed suit last August in federal court in Atlanta, claiming that overtly Christian prayers promote Christianity and are repressive to other religions. Cobb lawyers said members of Jewish and Muslim faiths are regularly invited and have given invocations.

Invocations made "in Jesus' name" are commonplace and have been for centuries, the county's lawyers said.

"As a matter of historical fact, the exact prayers given in the first Congress explicitly referred to Jesus Christ," the county's legal brief said. The county's response also cites a prayer "in the name of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ" that was delivered at the opening of the U.S. House on July 19, 2005.

Calls to ACLU attorneys Maggie Garrett and Gerry Weber were not returned Tuesday. Jeffrey Selman, a Cobb resident who first complained about the prayers and is a plaintiff in the lawsuit, also did not return calls.

Cobb Commission Chairman Sam Olens said the prayers meet constitutional requirements for separation of church and state and promised a vigorous defense.

"We feel very strongly that their case is improper," Olens said. "If they're looking for a test case, we're not it."

Vets Fight Display At Caledonia War Monument

(Caledonia, NY) 11/02/05 -- Controversy over the use of a Civil War monument for a performance art event boiled over Tuesday night at a village meeting in Caledonia, Livingston County.

Some residents, mostly veterans, pushed the village board to cancel a planned performance art event they say is anti-war.

However, Mayor Dean Manley and the board wouldn't talk about the event, citing legal issues.

The artist, Cindy Defelice of Bergen, says the show isn't anti-war, just critical of the goals of war. The same artist once got approval and then was rejected in an attempt to cover that entire monument with dandelions. Now, she wants to fill the public intersection where the monument is located with a live art event.

Bob Rapone, a Caledonia native and a Vietnam War Vet, thinks they should move the event.

"She can do this with permission and permits in the town park, but I don't think she should do it anywhere near the monument," he said.

The Rochester chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union said it hasn't been contacted about the case, but ACLU Attorney Scott Forsyth thinks Defelice would have grounds for a lawsuit if her event is cancelled.

"She's fully cloaked by the First Amendment she has the right to express herself at that site," he said.

Last week, Defelice, said she has no intention of suing the village board to push the project forward. She was unavailable for comment on Tuesday.

Unless the board changes its mind, the event will go ahead in spring 2006