SavedByGrace1981

What's that condition called where you blame others for problems you yourself have...?

Projection?

But in all fairness, we can't blame Obama for saying that. After all, he was just reading from the teleprompter.

But the teleprompter operator, on the other hand, . . . .

Blessings!

-Ed

California Teachers Union Draws Fire for Rallying Behind Cop Killer Mumia Abu-Jamala

By Diane Macedo

Published April 13, 2011

FoxNews.com

The California Federation of Teachers (CFT) last month passed a resolution reaffirming their support for Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was sentenced to death in the 1982 murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner during a routine traffic stop.

In the resolution, the CFT alleges Abu-Jamal

I'm a mom to a 23-year old son (only child) living at home. He and I are close and he has given me no problems, then again he hasn't had much opportunity to. He hasn't worked in four years and is only qualified for minimum wage jobs. Many apps have been filled out and he only gets called for 2-3 interviews a year and I think doesn't come across with confidence and doesn't get called back. Anyway...

A few weeks ago he recognized a girl at a church young singles event that they had one community college class together a few years ago but had never spoken back then. He described her as "ugly" to me but said he was going to e-mail her anyway since she gave him her address. I read the first e-mail she sent back and she seemed thrilled to hear from him, used the word "love" and said she wanted to be ALONE with him. My son is a virgin and I'd like him to stay that way until marriage.

I got to meet her briefly after church and she didn't look as bad as he described; however, he's very handsome and might prefer someone more attractive. He's no Einstein but I did pick up that she didn't seem too bright, and she's not employed either. She looked excited to be talking to a good looking guy...she's probably needy and not used to much male attention. Anyway, the two have written again talking about what activities they like, movies, etc.

These are my concerns:

My son says he's not attracted to her and just wants to be friends but I told him she's going to want more. I don't want her pressuring him into things he's not comfortable with because she's seeking "love".

He doesn't have money or a car right now and I'm not in a position to give him money for dates or let him waste gas going to see her. Even if they just stay at her house and don't "spend money", if they're alone she'll probably be all over him.

He needs to worry more about getting a job than having a friend or girlfriend. She will be a distraction to what's important, waste his time, cost him (me) money, and then possibly harass him if he tries to cut her loose.

Isn't it smart to nip it in the bud now?

Has your son considered enlisting in one of the military branches?

Let me briefly relate my own story - perhaps something there will apply to your son:

When I graduated HS and went off to a technical college (350 miles from my parents), I thought I had it made. I'd gotten through HS without barely cracking a book - I though college would be a breeze. Long story short - I was back home in six months.

Well, I had it all figured out. I'd live at home with my parents, attend the state college in our hometown, continue to live at home and have meals there, etc. etc. The only problem was - I hadn't run these "plans" past my dad.

Now, my dad wasn't a mean person by any stretch. Indeed, he had helped my out when I left for college by paying my $55/month Volkswagen payment. But the way he looked at it - it was my own immaturity that led to my leaving college, and his duty was done. I am the youngest of four, and he and my mom were looking forward to their "empty nest" years.

So - in his own way - he let it be known that my "plan" wasn't going to fly. He left hints (suggestions?) around the house - such as brochures from the Air Force, Navy and Army recruiters (I never would have cut it in the Marines).

I took the hint - and at 19 I enlisted in the Navy.

You know what? That was probably the best thing my late Dad ever did for me! Not that I loved the Navy so much (I served my six years and got out), but I did learn a marketable trade, and I've not done too badly. Plus, it provided an excellent transition from irresponsible youth to adult.

I'm 58 now, so that was almost 40 years ago. I've never really regretted it, and I'm glad my parents got to have their "empty nest."

Blessings!

-Ed

Newt or Mike will get the Republican nomination when all the dust settles.

You could be right.

The Republican establishment, though, has a pattern of nominating whoever is "next in line". Romney fits that bill.

I'd like to see somebody like Michelle Bachman, myself. Although the media would literally do their best to destroy her.

Blessings!

-Ed

Iranian Regime Flustered by Exposure of Mahdi Video

Erick Stakelbeck

The Iranian regime has been weighing in on the exposure of its Mahdi propaganda film, The Coming is Near, a production which CBN News first reported on exclusively back on March 28.

Since our report first aired, it has gained over 600,000 hits online, and has been featured on the Drudge Report and on radio and TV segments with Glenn Beck, as well as a radio segment with Sean Hannity.

In short, the video--which was produced in conjunction with the office of Mahmoud Ahmadenijad and labels the current unrest in the Middle East as a signal from Allah that the Islamic Messiah, or Mahdi, will soon return--has a lot of people talking here in the West and also in Iran.

My friend Reza Kahlili, who first obtained the video from his sources inside Tehran and shared it with CBN News, is reporting on some of the reaction/damage control coming out of Tehran now that the video has been exposed.

Read about it here

If the Iranians believe the Mahdi is "all powerful", then the exposure of this video must fit into his plan, right?

Blessings!

-Ed

Since all we know about someone like Donald Trump is what we hear about him in the media, it's difficult to understand exactly what his motivations are.

Attention? Maybe.

Money? Doubtful - he has quite a bit.

Power? Maybe.

It could be a combination of the three, or it could be none of the above.

Few of us can understand what it takes to become a billionaire. Drive, luck, tenacity on a scale that is incredible, to be sure.

One thing I'll say about Trump compared to other billionaires we hear about - he seems to at least give lip service to a vision of government that is closer to the one our founders had.

While George Soros, Bill Gates and Warren Buffet all seem to favor varying degrees of Socialism (Soros is probably closer to Communism), Trump seems to promote liberty and individualism.

For what it's worth, my opinion is that he is not really serious about running. When push comes to shove, his hat WILL NOT be in the ring.

But as to why he's doing it? If I had to vote, I'd say "attention."

Blessings!

-Ed

Has anyone even noticed that the goalposts have been moved so far to the left that no one even argues anymore as to what is Constitutional? I suppose we ceded the argument when outfits like PP and NPR were funded in the first place.

So the dems (a.k.a. the party of abortion) get to play to their base saying "we held the line against the eeeeeeeeeeevil Republicans.

The repubs, meanwhile, do what they always do in the face of the democrat and media (I know - redundant) onslaught. They folded.

So the country continues barrelling along on its merry way to the financial cliff. In case anyone needs a picture of what the two fraud parties were "fighting" over, here it is:

We have no statesmen in D.C. None.

Blessings,

-Ed

I most certainly do not want this to come across as my being argumentative but I'm not sure I follow when you suggest that I mention that I'm 'borrowing' the idea. I did write the piece and it is a form of poetry called Reverse Poetry (hence the title) but are you saying that I 'borrowed' as in plagiarized someone else's work or that I'm 'borrowing' the perspective of the Agnostic/Atheist?

I will say that it is an original piece and that I did not copy anyone else's work, I've been writing for close to 15 years now and while I enjoy toiling away with words, I do not misrepresent other peoples work as my own; in part or whole. With regard to 'borrowing' the perspective of the Agnostic/Atheist, the words and phrases were used based upon my experience with secular people including both Agnostics and Atheist. But, with that said, it's merely an interpretation of my experiences.

I'm not sure if I understand you correctly, but I am interested in finding out and look forward to your reply if I got it wrong.

I re-read your reply and also re-read my comment. I can see where the confusion comes in!

Your video was somewhat hard to find on Youtube. So, when I did a search, I found a different video that used the same IDEA (i.e. taking an atheist point of view for 1/2 the video, and then playing the script in reverse to present the Christian viewpoint.)

It was that IDEA that I originally thought that might have been one you came up with. (You know, it was such a minor quibble that I considered not even mentioning it.)

I would never accuse anyone of plagiarism without absolute proof and in this case it didn't even enter my mind. I am so sorry I wasn't more clear.

In any event, good work on your video - and I pray that it bears good fruit!

Blessings,

-Ed

If Trump ran as an independent, we could have a repeat of 1992 when another billionaire, Ross Perot, ran.

And that got us . . . Bill Clinton.

Or 1996 when Perot ran again. And that got us . . . Bill Clinton

Given the alternatives, though - Obama or probably Mitt Romney - I'd vote for Trump.

He couldn't do any more damage than those two. Like a famous person once said, "We get the government we deserve."

Blessings (anyway)!

-Ed

I hope you don't mind the perspective of an "old man" on this . . . (by that I mean I'm probably not in the targeted demographic )

I have just a minor quibble - you should probably mention that you're "borrowing" an idea (the idea of the "reverse" outlook). You probably didn't intend it - but I had the impression it was something you created. (again, probably because I am not very familiar with this sort of thing.)

It wasn't until I did a search on Youtube and saw other videos that used this same theme that I realized it was more common.

Now, the quibble out of the way - I think it is a very clever and well done video. If people in their teens and 20s watch it, they will have something to think about.

And - judging from some of the Youtube comments - it appears you've struck a nerve!

Blessings!

-Ed

I am wondering if with us humans, we are losing our desire for children because our society has lost its sense of community.

We are designed for family units and community. But most of us don't have this anymore. Parents and siblings often don't live in the same states, or if they do not within an hours' drive of each other. We don't know our neighbors very well. We have created isolation amidst a crowd.

I believe this has affected our natural desire for creating family when the family unit has become torn, unglued, dispersed.

And by the way, it's also Biblical to have "a quiver full" of children. How many here have been arguing for the Biblical case to have children yourselves have a "quiver full" of children?

If not, why not?

You've presented an interesting take on this. I think there's some validity to it.

I happen to live near an Amish community. This past winter, my car slid off the road and into a ditch. While I was waiting for Triple A to arrive, a very kind Amish gentleman invited me into his home so I could get out of the cold. It happened to be during suppertime, and the family (husband, wife, and 8 children) were all around the dinner table.

I think the word "community" triggered this memory.

It doesn't answer the base question, of course. Should couples feel duty bound to have children? In my opinion - not at all. Every couple SHOULD pray about it, honestly evaluate their own hearts and desires, and go from there. Beyond that, it's no one else's business.

Blessings!

-Ed

What I don't understand is why Islam isn't whipping up a frenzy within their ranks about Maher's comments, which would be considered blasphemous by their religious leaders while at the same time their amp their people up to go out and kill innocent Christians on reports of a nut in Florida burning a Koran. None of it makes any sense.

Nu

In the case of the nut in Florida who burned the Koran - as I understand it, there wasn't any outcry by Muslims at the time it happened. It wasn't until a couple of weeks later that Karzai (our "ally" in Afghanistan) whipped up his people, and the rest is history.

Maybe Maher is so insignificant that he doesn't even register on their radar . . .

Blessings!

-Ed

HEADLINE: Bill Maher On UN Murders: Islam Is Only Religion That Kills When You Disagree With Them

So the notorious atheist and Christian basher Bill Maher has finally said something negative about a religion that ISN"T Christianity.

Do you take this as a sign that some liberals are NOW waking up to the realities of the religious AND political movement known as ISLAM . . . ?

. . . or is it just an example of one liberal wandering off the plantation?

(NOTE: the topic title is a news headline from a legitimate article. I chose not to link to the source because it conatains inappropriate language - i.e. Maher's inability to express himself w/o using sexual slang.)

A very thought-provoking video.

And an interesting perspective on the interaction between Jesus and Peter after the Resurrection:

http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=KL7YLPNX

Thanks for posting. I fowarded it to my co-workers.

Blessings!

-Ed

Here's the problem in a nutshell:

EVERYONE is for cutting spending. In theory.

It is when specific cuts are proposed that support for cuts falls away. The media sobs stories (Little Jenny won't be able to to see the bears at Yellowstone, boo hoo) work every time.

Sadly, the problem lies equally with we the people AND the spineless paper-pushers (not leaders) we elect. As long as we can keep running up that Federal credit card, we will do so.

We (as a people) have the economic judgment of a gambler, and the maturity of a twelve year old.

The old saying seems to fit: "Don't cut you, don't cut me, cut the man behind the tree."

Blessings!

-Ed

Politically, I'm about as far right wing as you can get. So I wasn't bothered much by what Beck said (and I probably agree with much of it, but disagree with some, too).

I am not surprised by Beck and FOX's parting of the ways here, though. In fact, I've expected it.

When all is said and done, FOX news is a broadcasting business. Its business is to attract advertisers by having a large viewership. To that end, it cannot afford to make too many waves and alienate too many potential viewers. Beck - whatever one thinks of him - is a lightening rod. A loose cannon. In the end, he simply alienated too many people, and he had to be cut loose.

Make no mistake - I'm not denigrating FOX news for what they did. I completely understand it.

The larger question to me, here, is this: How would today's society treat a prophet like - say - a Jeremiah or an Isaiah? (Please understand I am not equating Beck with Jeremiah or Isaiah!!!!)

If there were such a thing as a modern day prophet (or prophetess) - how would he/she be treated? How would they get God's message out? A broadcast network? A website or blog?

Something to ponder.

Blessings!

-Ed

From the article:

But on the other side of the life issue is the Rev. Pat Mahoney, with the Christian Defense Coalition, who campaigned just a few blocks away to cut off Planned Parenthood's tax dollars.

His main point: Planned Parenthood is committing a form of genocide against blacks, saying the organization's founder, Margaret Sanger, was a racist who several times addressed Ku Klux Klan rallies.

"(They) encouraged Klan support; called for the elimination of the quote-unquote 'Negro population,'' Mahoney said. "And so we're here saying not one penny of our tax dollars, in any situation, but in these difficult times should go to an organization whose founder was a racist and a bigot."

I wonder what the Reverends Al and Jesse think of this?

Blessings!

-Ed

Things are definitely getting worse.

The last time you had a situation like this, at least there was a band playing "Nearer, My God, To Thee".

Blessings! (anyway)

-Ed

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110405/ap_on_sc/eu_climate_oceans;_ylt=AsxvtzGIqQdoj8ptv6prRBis0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlc2xyYjZiBHBvcwMxMTUEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9zY2llbmNlBHNsawNuZXdmcmVzaHdhdGU-

Lol I forgot to post the link to the article. Thats what happens when demanding cat insists on going outside NOW.

The true believers in global warming have it made:

If it is getting warmer, it is caused by global warming

If it is getting colder, it is caused by global warming

If there is a drought, it is caused by global warming

If there is a flood, it is caused by global warming

If there are too many hurricanes, it is caused by global warming

If there are too few hurricanes,it is caused by global warming

Severe winter? it is caused by global warming

Mild winter? it is caused by global warming

Maybe we need to spend even more money (that we don't have) to find out what global warming is.

Blessings!

-Ed

Have y'all read David Wilkerson's latest post?

The Present Madness

I am shocked by the present madness of the world. Government leaders are under God

P.S. Daddy did you know I am a D.O.R.K. and happy to be one.

D---DAUGHTER

O---OF

R---RISEN

K---KING

I thought you might like that Dad.

Thank you for sharing your beautiful letter - but one thing concerns me.

If you're a DORK - - -

that makes me a SORK!

Blessings!

-Ed

For me today? Hard late summer rain. It has been pouring down today, and as we are approaching our dry season it is soooo welcome.

Thank you Jesus for the rain!

Hit me with your best! However small!

As I look out my window and see that it snowed AGAIN last night, your lovely post reminded me . . .

. . . that summer IS coming.

Eventually

Blessings!

-Ed

We were talking about near death experiences and how many people have claimed to see the afterlife while technically medically dead for a few minutes. Then he went on about how it would seem to be against God's policy for that. What's the point of faith and all that if he's giving certain people a sneak peek at an afterlife? Then he asked wouldn't their faith be forever tarnished sine they witnessed an afterlife and basically had proof?

Whats the bestway to answer that?

Good morning!

There is a TV series on the Biography Channel titled "I Survived, Beyond and Back" in which people relate their near-death experiences. The few that I have watched seem to run the gamut - from vivid descriptions of Hell to various concepts of Heaven.

My opinion on this may sound somewhat wishy-washy, but here it is: As a mature Christian, personally I see no problem with it. It's an entertaining program, but I am certainly not going to base my theology on it.

I haven't seen enough of them to form an opinion, but they may air episodes that conflict with Christian teaching. That would be problematic for new Christians or non-believers.

Your agnostic friend asks a good question, and to that I would reply to always be skeptical and use caution where extra-Biblical things are concerned. We can say with 100 percent certainty that what God wants us to know about Heaven and Hell is contained in Scripture. Anything beyond that is pure speculation.

Have a Blessed day!

-Ed

It's like 1977 all over again for me....

Just like when I was a kid, and yes, I remember reading that issue of Time magazine. The "climate gospel" then was its getting colder. Now the climate scammers are trying to push the warming thing -- but its cooling off again.

Darn planet just won't cooperate . . .

When nothing else makes sense . . . follow the money.