The only adequate protection for any city, below sea level or not, can only be found in Jesus.

[and pray one for another]

Psa 73:28  But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.

Psa 143:10  Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

Psa 147:1  Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

Jam 5:14  Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
Jam 5:15  And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
Jam 5:16  Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

I pray daily for all on here. I join now in prayer for Brother Bob in this also.

........ and 20-30 looks really young.

Earthquake hits Great Nicobar Islands


      
Port Blair, Oct 4 (PTI) An earthquake of moderate intensity shook the Great Nicobar Islands in the wee hours today.
The temblor, measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit the region at 03:39 a.M., a Met department statement said.

The epicentre of the quake was at 6.4 degrees north on the Latitude and 93.6 degrees east on the longitude.

Strong earthquake rattles Indonesia's Aceh
Wednesday, 05 October , 2005, 02:19
Jakarta: An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale rocked the Indonesian province of Aceh but caused no damage or casualties.

The earthquake struck at 5:09 am (2209 GMT Monday) on Tuesday and was centered 60 kilometres under the seabed and 68 kilometres southwest of the Acehnese capital Banda Aceh, said the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency in Jakarta.

The agency said the tremblor was felt quite strongly in Banda Aceh but caused no casulaties or damage.

Indonesia sits on the so-called Pacific Rim of Fire, where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity.

A 9.3-magnitude quake off the west coast of Aceh on Sumatra island triggered the December 26 tsunamis that left at least 217,000 people dead around the Indian Ocean, including 131,000 in Aceh alone.

Ethiopian volcano erupts again
04/10/2005 18:07  - (SA)  

Addis Ababa - An 11th earthquake, measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale, jolted northern Ethiopia on Tuesday, triggering another eruption of the previously dormant Mount Arteale, which has been spewing lava for several days, geologists said.

The quake, which struck the remote region of Afar, about 980km northeast of the capital, is the 11th temblor to rumble across the region since last month, they said.

"A quake, measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale, occurred in Teru (in Afar) and was followed by volcanic eruption," said Manahlo Belachew, an expert in the seismology department of Addis Ababa University.

"Quakes and eruptions have been monitored since September 18 at a small scale," he added.

amage

On September 24, a quake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale caused the same volcano to erupt.

The earthquakes have damaged roads in the region's Teru and Dubti districts, making transportation difficult in a region largely inhabited by salt-mining Afar pastoralists, Ethiopian News Agency reported.

The only active volcano in Ethiopia has been largely dormant for the past six decades, but has been spewing molten lava since a series of earthquakes began rattling the region on September 18.

Large portions of Mount Arteale's slopes and its surrounding areas are covered in a thick blanket of ash and plumes of smoke, resulting in the displacement of more than 50 000 Afar nomadics and the death of hundreds of livestock.

"This may complicate the plan for relocation and resettlements of affected people as the quake and volcano eruption is expanding or stretching further in all directions," Manahlo added.

Experts have said the tremors and eruptions are being caused by the expansion of tectonic plates under the Great Rift Valley, an area considered to be highly susceptible to earthquakes and volcanic activity.

Kinda helps us understand how a couple a fellas could sing in chains after being beaten!  Hope is a blessed thing...

Amen Allinall, Your statement reminded me of a beautiful song that I love to sing (when I can get some time out of my wifes hearing range  ).

1. Wonderful Grace of Jesus, greater than all my sin;
How shall my tongue describe it,
Where shall its praise begin?
Taking away my burden, setting my spirit free;
O the Wonderful Grace of Jesus reaches me!

2. Wonderful Grace of Jesus, reaching to all the lost;
By it I have been pardoned, saved to the uttermost.
Chains have been torn asunder, giving me liberty;
O the Wonderful Grace of Jesus, reaches me!

3. Wonderful Grace of Jesus, reaching the most defiled;
By its transforming power,
Making me God's dear child,
Purchasing peace and Heaven, for all eternity;
And the Wonderful Grace of Jesus, reaches me!

Refrain
(men)     Wonderful the matchless Grace of Jesus,
    (women)  the matchless Grace of Jesus,
(men)     Deeper than the mighty rolling sea;
    (women)   the rolling sea;
(women)   Wonderful Grace, all sufficient for me, for even me
(men)        Higher than the mountain, sparkling like a fountain,
                All sufficient Grace for even me.
(all)     Broader than the scope of my transgressions,
    (men)     sing it!
(all)     Greater far than all my sin and shame
    (men)     my sin and shame,
(all)     O magnify the precious name of Jesus,
PRAISE HIS NAME!

[For who maketh thee to differ from another?]

Brother Jerm,

I do believe that you are making a very grave misunderstanding. You or whoever wrote that piece is coming off very self righteous. It is as though you believe that you are the only one that God has given any revelations to and that if anyone believes contrary to you that they are sinning and going to hell.

1Co 8:2  And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

1Co 4:5  Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
1Co 4:6  And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
1Co 4:7  For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

Mat 24:36  But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Mat 24:37  But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Mat 24:38  For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
Mat 24:39  And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.


Mar 13:35  Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
Mar 13:36  Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.


Mar 13:37  And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

Hi Smokey The Dog,

Welcome to the forum. Now we have three dogs, Smokey the Dog, a junkyard dog and an old Sea Dog (me). We should have a really good time howling it up.  

Thank you, brothers. The more signatures the more chance we have of getting something done.

"I was a Democrat once...for a long time, a large part of my
life. But in those days, its leaders didn't belong to the 'blame
America first' crowd. Its leaders were men like Harry Truman, who understood the challenges of our times. They didn't reserve all their indignation for America. They knew the difference between freedom and tyranny and they stood up for one and damned the other. To all the good Democrats who respect that tradition...and I hope there are many...you're not alone. We're asking you to come walk with us down the new path of hope and opportunity, and we'll make it a bipartisan salvation of our country." ---Ronald Reagan

"The principle of free speech is no new doctrine born of
the Constitution of the United States. It is a heritage of
English-speaking peoples, which has been won by incalculable
sacrifice, and which they must preserve so long as they hope to
live as free men." ---Robert Lafollette, Sr.


"No where in the scripture has God ever assured anyone, baptized
or not, of a carefree, no conflict existence... When (not if)
the trials come, we can be certain that they will reveal our
courage, call, commitment and convictions... Regardless of how
disheartening the difficulties can be, they should not send us
into a tailspin. Rather, they should bring out the best in the
believer. They can, if played correctly, bring us back to the
biblical basics of faith, hope and love." ---Doug Giles

"What if I told you that there was a magic bullet---something
that would improve the quality of your daily life, your children's
chances of success in the world, your family's health, our values
as a society? Something that is inexpensive, simple to produce
and within the reach of pretty much anyone? Miriam Weinstein
begins her book 'The Surprising Power of Family Meals' with
those two questions and then suggests that the 'magic bullet'
missed by so many families is as simple as a shared meal. A 2003
survey indicated that children and teens who share dinner with
their families five or more nights a week were far less likely
to have tried alcohol, cigarettes or marijuana. 'Those who eat
lots of family dinners are almost twice as likely to get A's
in school as their classmates who rarely eat as a family.' Now
that's something to chew on. Launch a revolution. Have dinner as
a family." ---Albert Mohler

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.  Wise guys eh?!  

Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk

I went to the main page but when I made a crossword selection all I received was a narrative and not the crossword itself. Am I overlooking a function?


I figured it out ....  don't forget to have Java turned on.