Sudbury Christian Messenger- June 7, 2007
07/06/07 15:11
Full edition of the Sudbury Christian Messenger- June
7, 2007
"Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." Romans 12: 21
Sudbury Christian Messenger Table of Contents
Local News
1. Sudbury youth launch Christian website .....check it out, and tell others!
2. Missed Celebration 2007? Now you can see 12 minutes of it on the web!
3. Come alongside Markstay Pentecostal
4. Invitation to support the 30 Hour Famine
5. 40 Day Prayer Ramp
6. WaterGate Schedule
7. Bri-Anne Swan & Shawn Sage Concert June 7th
8. Leprosy Event - Golf Tournament - to raise funds June 9th
9. Summer Fashion Show in North Bay June 11th
10. Mom's Moments June 12th
11. Sudbury Christian Business Men's Luncheon June 13th
12. St. James Anglican Church Auction and Bake Sale June 16th
13. Ladies' Luncheon at Grace Family Church June 16th
14. Jesus March in Elliot Lake on June 16th
15. GospelFest 2007 Starts June 16th
16. Sign your kids and youth up for Christian summer camp
17. Five Kings and a Mother
18. Elgin Street Mission Request
19. Mom's Moments Newsletter
20. Heaven's Rehearsal
National News
1. Pro-Life Help Request "The Great Canadian Wish List"
2. Media Alert 'No Apologies is the Balance" Rev. Tristan Emmanuel
International news
1. Texas bill clarifies rights for children in public schools
1. Maddie - 4 year old kidnapped in Portugal
2. Pressure grows in London, England re: abortion and politicians
4. Protecting children in our culture
Words of Wisdom
1. Parents who drugged us
2. Minister Joe Wright's words in Kentucky Senate
3. Darrel Scott Testimony, with endorsement by John Lundrigan Sr.
4. My Oath To You
5. Rules to Live By
6. Lightening Bugs
7. Devotions: Strength Made Perfect; Free from Fear
Laughs for the day x2
Local News
1. Sudbury youth launch Christian website ..... check it out, and tell others!
Liane and Caleb met at Camp Norland last summer, and built this website throughout the winter.
It's pretty amazing what they have put on this website.
I am so impressed...ok...excited at what God does through youth, I just have to share it with you.
Diane F. ............ grateful Mom
You may want to pass it on to other youth you know.
www.revivalministries.piczo.com
*Editor's Note: God bless Liane and Caleb for this exciting outreach, and thanks for allowing us
to announce it in the Sudbury Christian Messenger.
2. Missed Celebration 2007??????? ........ now you can watch 12 minutes
of it on your computer
Check it out at www.sudburychristian.ca
*Editor's Note: Thanks to Dan Thomson of Image Graphics Design for his ministry/mission
to provide this for us
3. Come Alongside Markstay Pentecostal Church
Markstay Pentecostal church in Markstay (naturally) is building its own church building. For 24 years the church in Markstay has been meeting in houses and schools, now they are starting their own building. If any one wants to get involved they can contact Pastor Darrell Scheepers @ 705 853 1314 or e mail him at pastor.mpc@gmail.com.
This project is being done by volunteer labour and donations, it is a real faith project, but already some companies from Sudbury have donated their time and expertise. All help is welcome from praying to spraying of the walls.
We started excavating this Thrusday.
Blessings
Thanks
Reverend Darrell Scheepers
Markstay Pentecostal Church
Markstay Ontario
(705 853 1314
4. Invitation to support the 30 Hour Famine
Dear Sudbury Christian Messenger Readers,
Around the world, millions of children go to bed hungry every night. But it
doesn't have to be that way. Last year, over 100,000 teens across the
country did the World Vision 30 Hour Famine. They raised over $5 million to
help children and communities in need around the world.
This year, I am joining them. By taking part in the 30 Hour Famine, I will
raise funds to help provide nutritious food, clean water, medicine, and
shelter for children in countries such as Ghana, Tanzania, Guatemala, and
Sri Lanka.
During the Famine, I will fast for 30 hours which lets me get a taste of
what millions of others go through every day.
I am writing today to ask if you would consider donating to support me in
the Famine. The good news is, a little money goes a long way: just $30 can
feed a child and their family for one month, while $90 will feed a child and
their family for three months.
This year, I hope to raise $180 to help children and families around the
world. Any help you could provide me would be greatly appreciated. To donate
now, click the following link:
https://www2.worldvision.ca/famine/13097087
If you need more information about the Famine and how it helps children
around the world, please visit famine.ca or contact me at
cutie_laura@hotmail.com or 705-983-4370.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Laura Townend
Participant, 30 Hour Famine
5. 40 Day Prayer Ramp May 2-June 10
Last year, and again this year, nearly 60 Canadian ministries unite to call Canada to prayer for 40 days.
People from across Canada are being mobilized to pray from May 2 to June 20th.
Please check out the prayer calendar with brief prayer points each day, written by Canadian prayer leaders
www.40dayprayerramp.com
6. Water Gate Schedule
Saturday June 9 - 1:00 p.m. - Lectio Divina (2nd Saturday of month)
Sunday, June 10 - 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Supper
June 15. 16 & 17 - Conference - La Fille du Oui (French)
June 22, 23 & 24 - Tournament - Slow Pitch Mixed
Saturday, July 7 - 10:00 a.m.-Regional Cenacle (1st Saturday of month)
Saturday July 14 - 1:00 p.m. - Lectio Divina (2nd Saturday of month)
Sunday, July 15 -4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Supper-7:00 p.m.-Fr. Ken Gauthier -
personal testimony
Saturday, July 21 - Fishing Derby
Saturday, August 4 - 10:00 a.m.-Regional Cenacle (1st Saturday of month)
Saturday, August 11 - 1:00 p.m. - Lectio Divina (2nd Saturday of month)
Sunday, August 12 - 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Supper
Sunday, August 19 - Noon - Picnic
SaturdaySeptember 1 -10:00 a.m.-Regional Cenacle (1st Saturday of month)
September 7, 8 & 9 - Conference - Léandre Lachance
Sunday, September 16 - 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Supper - Draw
Saturday, September 22 - 10:00 a.m. Inner Healing Family - House Team
Saturday, October 6 - 10:00 a.m.-Regional Cenacle (1st Saturday of month)
October 12, 13 & 14 - Conference - Divine Will - La Fille du Oui (English)
Sunday, October 21 - 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Supper
Saturday November 3- 10:00 a.m.-Regional Cenacle (1st Saturday of month)
Saturday, November 10-1:00 p.m. - Lectio Divina (2nd Saturday of month)
Sunday, November 18 - 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Supper
November 23, 24 & 25 - Conference - Famille Myriam Bethléem
Saturday,December 1st-10:00a.m-Regional Cenacle (1st Saturday of month)
Saturday, December 8 - 1:00 p.m. - Lectio Divina (2nd Saturday of month)
Sunday, December 9 - 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Christmas Supper
7. Bri-Anne Swan & Shawn Sage Concert June 7th
St. James Anglican Church, 1815 Paris St. in Sudbury presents Bri-Anne Swan and Shawn Sage in concert Thursday June 7th at 7pm. Tickets $10.
For more details please call (705) 522-2333 .
http://www.shawnsage.com
8. 3rd Annual Leprosy Golf tournament
Pine Grove Golf Club
4 Person Best Ball
$45.00 per Person
9 holes of Golf-Gas Cart
steak Dinner- Lots of Prizes
$15.00 tax Receipt
Contact Rick Barnes 523-0416
June 9th.
Thank you, Barbara J. Robb.
9. Summer Fashion Show North Bay - June 11th
Bring your friends out for an evening of fun and dining at the Clarion Resort Pinewood Park in the North Bay area on Monday June 11th at 7pm. We are having a Summer Fashion will local women modelling Whats in Their Closet. Guest speaker is Julie Eby speaking on Whos in the Drivers Seat?. Cost $20 per person. Sponsored by the After 5 Christian Womens Club of North Bay.
For more details please call or reservations contact Edie at (705) 476-9232 .
10. Mom's Moments in the Park Tuesdays in the summer ........ June 12th coming up
Moms and their wee ones meet at Bell Park on Tuesday mornings in June, July, and August
to have fun with their children and meet other Moms. All are welcome. Check it out at
www.momsmoments.ca
11. Sudbury Christian Businessmen Luncheon June 13th
Join us for a power-packed luncheon at the Holiday Inn on Regent St. Wednesday June 13th from 12 noon to 1pm. Cost $25. Guest speaker is Mayor John Rodriguez. Pre-register by calling CJTK.
For more details please call (705) 674-2585 .
http://www.sudburybusinessmen.ca
12. St. James Anglican Church Auction and Bake Sale June16th
St. James Anglican Church, 1815 Paris St., invites you to a fun Auction and Bake Sale Satruday June 16th. Join us for a delicious BBQ from 11am - 1pm. Bring your good used items for the auction which begins at 1pm. Refreshments will be served. Everyone welcome. Bring a friend!
For more details please call Bonnie at (705) 525-1175 .
13. Ladies Luncheon at Grace Family Church June 16th
Grace Family Church 468 Antwerp St. presents a Ladies Luncheon Saturday June 16th at 12 noon. Guest speaker is Cathy Ciaramitaro, author of The Cross. Tickets $15 in advance, or $17 at the door. Buffet luncheon included.
For more details please call (705) 673-1512 .
14. Jesus March - Eliot Lake June 16th
Join us in Elliot Lake for a Jesus March June 16, 2007! Meet at Brunswick Walk at 10am. Come to Sing and to March for Him! Family Fun Day at Westview Park to follow, with Mopsy the Clown, local musicians, bbq and more! All are welcome.
For more details please
15. GospelFest 2007 Enjoy these summer evenings at Bell Park
GospelFest 2007
June 16
August 11
September 8
Times: 7pm to 9pm
Location:
Grace Harman Amphitheatre Complex
16. Christian Summer Camp Experience for Children and Youth and all ages
a) Camp Norland '07 Summer Camps A Summer Bargain for your kids/grandkids
Christian Ministries Inc.Located on beautiful Deer Lake Road, Verner www.norland.on.ca
"The Son always shines on Camp Norland ...Come for a week - stay for a lifetime!"
b) Camp Manitou Summer Camp for Boys and Girls
Camp Manitou has provided summertime memories for boys and girls since the 1920s. Located near Whitefish Falls in the LaCloche Mountains, Camp Manitou still has bunk spaces for both its Boys Camps and Girls Camps. Have your child enjoy an unforgettable summer experience outdoors in a spectacular setting. Boys Camps run June 30 - July 7 and July 7 - 14. Girls Camps run July 14 - 21 and July 21 - 28.
For more details please call (705) 673-0664 .
http://www.manitoucamp.org
*Editor's Note: Christian summer camps are a great way to share the Christian lifestyle with your kids/grandkids ........ and Camp Norland is a bargain, cause it's largely financed by volunteers and subsidized by mid-Northern Ontario Baptist churches
17. Five Kings and a Mother Aug.24-Aug.26 Thorneloe College
Lighthouse Productions
Lighthouse Productions - Dear Sponsor (Friend or Business),
I am writing you concerning possible financial backing and support for a theatrical production called “Five Kings and a Mother.” We seek sponsors would be open to contributing $10 or $25 as “Friends” of the show or $50 or $100 if you own a business. Your contribution will be noted during the show and if you have a logo it will be prominently displayed. You will also receive complimentary ticket(s).
Cheques may be made out to Pat McNally, the show’s co-producer. He may be contacted at 524-1175 or reached by email at Pat/Bonnie McNally mcnally@cyberbeach.net. They may also be mailed to….Five Kings, c/o Apt 1 360 Albinson St. Sudbury, P3C3W5. The show will run Friday August 24-Saturday Aug 25-Sunday Aug 26 at 8 pm, in Thorneloe’s College theatre, Laurentian University campus. Five Kings and a Mother was really stirred from a Christmas gift I received about the Magi, who some know as Three Wise Men from the East.
As I pondered my gift questions stirred. What tales would the Magi have told if they had returned again to Bethlehem just hours after the Christ was arrested? Other questions followed! What would happen if a Roman Commander, having just arrested Christ actually re-encountered the Magi he tried to spy on 30 years before? What would he say? What questions would he ask? And—what would happen if the Wise Men and Commander met Christ’s mother as she traveled to Jerusalem for her son’s trial?
The questions became Five Kings and a Mother. The fifth King, by the way is Herod Antipas, who was not only very real, but from a family of blood-thirsty and vile potentates who murdered family members and anyone else who threatened their Herodian power.
The production is my thanks to Sudbury’s Alpha and to the parish of St James Anglican which sponsored it. Alpha is a basic course in Christianity. So I am writing to you because we, the cast and production crew of “Five Kings and a Mother” hopefully can count on your financial support.
Now—we all know we are inundated with requests for money daily and most of us dread asking for it. The truth is—every worthy cause under the sun is in need. At the same time there are unusual, special community initiatives which fulfill dreams and enhance people’s lives. Five Kings and a Mother is one of these.
I hope you find it in your heart and your pocketbook to support the production. Funds are needed to help defray production costs including theatre rental, lighting needs, costuming, set design etc. Since our production is so new we don’t have the resources more established companies do. You are getting this request because you either have an interest in theatre, know someone in the cast, or see the show’s values and the opportunity it affords the cast to fulfill a dream.
On behalf of the cast and the production crew thank you. Your gift is profoundly appreciated.
Yours in theatre, David Stapleton, Director
18. Elgin Street Mission request
The Elgin St. Mission needs volunteers who are interested in working in the clothing room one, two or three days each week.
Call Eva Lachapelle at 673-2163.
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465 Loach's Rd.
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Tel:/fax 705.522.5126
www.smallthings.ca
19. Heaven's Rehearsal:
A moment in time to prepare for Eternity. Your presence is requested for a rehearsal of heaven as nations
gather to worship Jesus.Saturday, September 15, 2007 Air Canada Centre, Toronto
For more information: www.HeavensRehearsal.com
Demonstrate that in Jesus all nations and generations can come together as family. Canada has a unique role in the healing of the nations.
Vision: "A gathering of followers of Jesus from every nation, tribe, people and langurage in one place worshipping Jesus, the 'King of Kings"
Goals:
* to hold a rehearsal for Christ's bride in preparation for the day when we will all stand as one before God
* to have representation from every nation in one place worshipping Jesus
*to create an opportunity for unity among believers of Jesus from all nations
*to help facilitate Canada fulfilling her unique role in the healing of the nations
* to demonstrate that in Jesus all nations and generations can come together as family
We are considering sending a bus down to the event from Sudbury. If anyone is interested call Sue 855 9404
The bus would leave Saturday 11 am and return after the event Saturday night. Approximate cost would be $60.00 which would include the ticked for the event.
Thanks, Sue Craig New Life Christian Centre
20. Mom's Moments E Newsletter
Please tell young moms you know about this local/national e newsletter www.momsmoments.ca
National News
1. Pro-Life Letter re: "The Great Canadian Wish List"
Dear Pro-Lifers
I hope you can indulge me by reading this message and helping with a contest that will garner attention to the pro-life cause.
The CBC has organized a contest on Facebook.com. It is called "The Great Canadian Wish List". In this contest, participants get to suggest and vote on what they wish for Canada. The wish with the most votes will be covered by the CBC on Canada Day. So far the suggestion of "Abolish Abortion" has a real shot of winning. We're ahead, but the poor-choicers are gaining on us, and we need every vote that we can get. So far the Globe and Mail has written about our efforts to win this contest-- so it has already borne fruit.
In order to participate in this contest, please sign up on Facebook.com. You do not have to use your whole name-- You can use a first name and an initial. (*Editor's note: When I signed up, it required the entire name)
http://www.facebook.com
Then click here in order to join the group, The Great Canadian Wish List:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2392827649
Click on "Join Group" on the right.
To vote for "Abolish Abortion", click here:
http://www.facebook.com/sgroup/subgroup.php?oid=2392827649&sub_oid=2552036367
Then click on "Add support".
And that's it!
Please forward this message to all your pro-life contacts who would be susceptible of helping in this effort.
Thank you for indulging me. God Bless,
Suzanne Fortin
2. Media Alert
No Apologies Is The Balance
Friday, June 1, 2007
The Canadian media culture is one big boring leftwing monologue.
Oh, I know there are exceptions - but they are few and far between and, for the most part, they have to be very guarded in what they say, and certainly can't be provocative.
Canadian media operates under the bizarre view that "fairness" and "balance" are the key guiding principles of ethical journalism - setting us apart, of course, from Fox News and those hard right fanatics in America's talk-radio milieu.
Listen Online!
No Apologies is available for you to listen to on our website (www.ecpcentre.org) for free. Every week a new broadcast of No Apologies will be uploaded to our website for your listening pleasure.
This week's show:
No Apologies Is The Balance Forget about the strident arrogance of such a view: the real problem with this attitude is that most of Canada's media elites actually believe they're own façade - that they are "fair" and "balanced" - even though everyone knows that what passes for "news" in mainstream media is anything but "fair" and "balanced".
Fairness in our media culture basically means that, for every minute a "conservative" speaks on radio or TV, the left gets at least ten minutes of "balance" to rebut them - and the conservative view is often just mentioned in order to editorialize about how extreme it is and how the author of the opinion should apologize.
This broadcast climate didn't just appear by accident. The heavy hand of bureaucratic management in the name of the Canadian Radio-Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) had a lot to do with cultivating it.
The CRTC regulates radio and telecommunications in Canada. It is the gate-keeper of all things Canadian and one of its primary functions is to ensure that radio and TV stations carry a sufficient percentage of Canadian content ("Cancon").
On one level, "Cancon" sounds really good. I mean what's wrong with promoting the material of your own citizens?
We won't even get into the question of whether it is even in the public interest to have a government agency get involved in what ostensibly is a free market enterprise; the real problem with "Cancon" is that it is simply a front for leftwing content.
I mean, think about it: if "Cancon" really is what it claims to be then No Apologies should pass the grade no problems.
No Apologies is written by Canadians.
Produced by Canadians.
Presented and distributed by Canadians.
And yes, to the chagrin of my critics, I am...Canadian.
But would the CRTC sit idly by if a radio station started to broadcast our program?
The CRTC is pathologically bent towards the left. And that is why, whether it's the CBC, CTV, Global or TVO, if it's not left, lefter and leftist, if it doesn't fit into their politically correct purview, if it doesn't give credence to multi-culturalism, then it simply does not fit "Cancon" requirements - by the way this is what the CRTC calls "Communication in the public interest".
An entire constituency of Canadians who are proud and patriotic, but are not philosophically bent towards the left, are being sold a load of... you know what.
And to make matters worse, they have been subsidizing this reengineering with tax dollars while being frozen out of the media establishment.
Communications in the public interest means, at the very least, that Canadians who still hold to Judeo-Christian traditions and believe that conservative principles and values deserve wide public airing on radio and TV should have a media outlet too.
If the CRTC is truly interested in "balance," then it's about time they added one or two hundred conservative programs to the roster - but we'll settle for one at a time, starting with No Apologies.
No Apologies is unapologetic social conservative talk radio.
We...are the balance.
Yours for our culture,
Tristan Emmanuel
ECP Centre President
International News
1.
Texas Bill Clarifies Rights for Children in Public Schools
"Freedom of religion should not be taken as freedom from religion. This was a vote for tolerance of diverse views in our education system so that students are not admonished for wishing a soldier overseas a 'Merry Christmas' or for any other harmless forms of expression." —Governor Rick Perry
Karen Brooks, Staci Hupp/TN (June 2nd, 2007)
The Dallas Morning News reports that the Texas House has embraced legislation—opponents that tried to derail it—that seeks to clarify the rights of Texas public school students to offer public prayers at football games or graduation, hand out religious messages or hold religious meetings during the school day if they want.
Supporters are quoted as saying that the Schoolchildren's Religious Liberties Act would protect districts from lawsuits by setting guidelines for students' religious expression while protecting students from being admonished, for example, if they talk about Jesus in an assignment about Easter.
"Freedom of religion should not be taken as freedom from religion," Gov. Rick Perry said. "This was a vote for tolerance of diverse views in our education system so that students are not admonished for wishing a soldier overseas a 'Merry Christmas' or for any other harmless forms of expression."
According to the report, the bill specifies that "a school district shall treat a student's voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint, if any, on an otherwise permissible subject in the same manner the district treats a student's voluntary expression of a secular or other viewpoint" as long as the expression isn't obscene or vulgar and doesn't discriminate against homosexuals or religious beliefs.
The bill also reportedly says students may not be penalized for expressing religious views in class work, and they may organize religious meetings and use school facilities like any non-curricular group.
Source: Dallas Morning News
2. Maddie - a young girl kidnapped in Portugal
Such a sad story... what a sweet little girl...
This is the little girl who went missing in Portugal..... pass it on to everyone, maybe someone will reconize her, .......Please pass this on ...for little Madeleine.
http://www.howgreatthouart.co.uk/maddie.htm
3. Church's pressure grows on Catholic MPs over abortion
The leader of England's Roman Catholics has warned MPs that they cannot
tolerate abortion and keep their faith.
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor's intervention places unprecedented pressure
on Catholic politicians for reforms to abortion law
Full Story: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23398838-details/Church%27s+pressure+grows+on+Catholic+MPs+over+abortion/article.do
4. Protecting children
The following article is from the New Oxford Review website (www.newoxfordreview.org).
MESSAGE: Protecting children
YES, REALLY!
Protecting Our Children From Catholic Schools
By Charles James
December 2003
Little did we know that when we placed our children in Catholic schools the most momentous spiritual war in our family would commence. We were naïve and inexperienced. We had left the liberal Episcopal Church where I was a priest, and wanted our children to learn the solid teachings of historical Catholicism. However, what we found in the Catholic elementary schools was the same intellectually bankrupt and passé theological liberalism of the effete "mainline" Protestant churches. As former Episcopalians, we felt strangely at home in our new "Roman Episcopal Church" with its feminist leadership and its subjective pop theology.
We endured three years in Catholic schools. What was the purpose of leaving our three boys in these schools when all we experienced were battles with teachers and administrators? Why were we paying such a high tuition when our children were taught dissenting opinions which only confused them? When we eventually withdrew the boys, we immediately sensed a spiritual peace in our home and in them.
Let me tell the reader some specific horror stories which are unfortunately all too familiar to many Catholic families. My son Nicholas was in third grade at St. Elizabeth School in Oakland. Driving one Saturday on an errand, I heard Nicholas make this statement from the back seat: "My teacher told me to put a condor on the peanuts to protect myself from AIDS." I hit the brakes and pulled over. What Nick heard as "condors and the peanuts" was actually about condoms and the penis. Well, the point was quite lost on him, but it grabbed his parents' attention immediately. Nicholas was being taught about contraception -- in third grade.
We confronted the teacher and the principal for two reasons. First, the teacher had not informed us that she intended to speak to our third grader about sex. Second, and perhaps more significantly, such teaching is in direct contradiction to the teaching of the Church. We complained about both these issues, and were shocked to receive a defensive response from both the principal (a Dominican nun) and the teacher (an ex-nun). Both of them explained, with a touch of racism, that the majority of the children attending St. Elizabeth's are Hispanic and African American and that they (and their parents) do not understand the importance of practicing "safe sex." My wife told the teacher that, as the parent of a third grader, the mother has the right to speak to her own children about sex when she feels the child is ready to hear it. The school had now pre-empted that right; it had assumed the authority of the parents. Adopting the public school attitude that "we are the experts," this Catholic school convinced itself that it was the "great white hope" for the teeming and stupid masses of east Oakland. How sad, and how arrogant.
My attempt to enlighten the teacher and her principal went nowhere. And before I got to my car I decided to pull my kids out of the school as soon as possible.
Read full article: http://www.newoxfordreview.com/article.jsp?did=1203-james
Words of Wisdom
1. Parents who Drugged Us
The other day, someone at a store in our town read that a Methamphetamine
lab had been found in an old farmhouse in the adjoining county and he asked
me a rhetorical question.
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"Why didn't we have a drug problem when you and I were growing up?"
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I replied, I had a drug problem when I was young:
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I was drug to church every Sunday morning and holiday.
I was drug to church for weddings and funerals.
I was drug to family reunions and community socials no matter the weather.
I was drug by my ears when I was disrespectful to adults.
I was also drug to the woodshed when I disobeyed my parents, told a lie,
brought home a bad report card, did not speak with respect,
spoke ill of the teacher or the preacher, or if I didn't put forth my best
effort in everything that was asked of me.
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I was drug to the kitchen sink to have my mouth washed out with soap if I uttered a profanity.
I was drug out to pull weeds in mom's garden and flower beds and cockleburs out of dad's field.
I was drug to the homes of family, friends, and neighbors to help out some poor soul who
had no one to mow the yard, repair the clothesline, or chop some firewood;
and, if my mother had ever known that I took a single dime as a tip for this kindness,
she would have drug me back to the woodshed.
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Those drugs are still in my veins and they affect my behaviour in
everything I do, say, or think. They are stronger than cocaine,
crack, or heroin; and, if today's children had this kind of
drug problem, the world would be a better place
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>>>> God bless the parents who drugged us.
2.
When Minister Joe Wright was asked to open the new session of
the Kansas Senate, everyone was expecting the usual generalities,
but this is what they heard;
'Heavenly Father,
We come before you today
To ask your forgiveness and
To seek your direction and guidance.
We know Your ! ! Word says,
'Woe to those who call evil good'
But that is exactly what we have done.
We have lost our spiritual equilibrium
And reversed our values.
We have exploited the poor and
Called it the lottery.
We have rewarded laziness
And called it welfare.
We have killed our unborn and called it choice.
We have shot abortionists
And called it justifiable.
We have neglected to discipline
Our children and called it
Building self esteem.
We have abused power
And called it politics.
We have coveted our neighbor's
Possessions and called it ambition.
We have polluted the air
With profanity and
Pornography and called it
Freedom of speech and expression.
We have ridiculed the time
Honored values of our
Forefathers and called it enlightenme! ! nt.
Search us, Oh, God,
And know our hearts today;
Cleanse us from every sin
And set us free.
Amen!'
The response was immediate.
A number of legislators walked out during the prayer in protest.
In 6 short weeks, Central Christian Church, where Rev. Wright
is pastor, logged more than 5,000 phone calls with only 47
Of those calls responding negatively. The church is now
receiving international requests for copies of this prayer from India,
Africa and Korea.
Commentator Paul Harvey aired this prayer on his radio
Program, 'The Rest of the Story,' and received a larger
response to this program than any other he has ever aired.
With the Lord's help, may this prayer sweep over our
Nation and wholeheartedly ! ! become our desire so that we again
can be called the Dominion of Canada ........ "and He shall have
dominion, from sea to sea".
If possible, please pass this prayer on to your friends.
'If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.'
3. Darrell Scott Testimony
Truer words were never said. When legislators put a muzzle on prayer and
shut god out of our schools who do our children have left. I do not blame
the gun laws either and I do not completely blame our legislators, I blame
you and I for electing them.
Many Thanks:
JohnLundrigan Sr.
Subject: Fw: DARRELL SCOTT TESTIMONY
Guess our national leaders didn't expect this, hmm? On Thursday,
Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine High
School shootings in Littleton , Colorado , was invited to address the House
Judiciary Committee's subcommittee. What he said to our national leaders
during this special session of Congress was painfully truthful.
They were not prepared for what he was to say, nor was it received
well. It needs to be heard by every parent, every teacher, every politician,
every sociologist, every psychologist, and every so-called expert! These
courageous words spoken by Darrell Scott are powerful, penetrating, and
deeply personal. There is no doubt that God sent this man as a voice crying
in the wilderness. The following is a portion of the transcript:
"Since the dawn of creation there has been both good & evil in the
hearts of men and women. We all contain the seeds of kindness or the seeds
of violence. The death of my wonderful daughter, Rachel Joy Scott, and the
deaths of that heroic teacher, and the other eleven children who died must
not be in vain. Their blood cries out for answers.
"The first recorded act of violence was when Cain slew his brother
Abel out in the field. The villain was not the club he used.. Neither was it
the NCA, the National Club Association. The true killer was Cain, and the
reason for the murder could only be found in Cain's heart.
"In the days that followed the Columbine tragedy, I was amazed a t how
quickly fingers began to be pointed at groups such as the NRA. I am not a
member of the NRA. I am not a hunter. I do not even own a gun. I am not here
to represent or defend the NRA - because I don't believe that they are
responsible for my daughter's death. Therefore I do not believe that they
need to be defended. If I believed they had anything to do with Rachel's
murder I would be their strongest opponent.
I am here today to declare that Columbine was not just a tragedy -- it
was a spiritual event that should be forcing us to look at where the real
blame lies! Much of the blame lies here in this room. Much of the blame lies
behind the pointing fingers of the accusers themselves. I wrote a poem just
four nights ago that expresses my feelings best. This was written way before
I knew I would be speaking here today:
Your laws ignore our deepest needs,
Your words are empty air.
You've stripped away our heritage,
You've outlawed simple prayer.
Now gunshots fill our classrooms,
And precious children die.
You seek for answers everywhere,
And ask the question "Why?"
You regulate restrictive laws,
Through legislative creed.
And yet you fail to understand,
That God is what we need!
"Men and women are three-part beings. We all consist of body, mind,
and spirit. When we refuse to acknowledge a third part of our make-up, we
create a void that allows evil, prejudice, and hatred to rush in and wreak
havoc. Spiritual presences were present within our educational sy stems for
most of our nation's history. Many of our major colleges began as
theological seminaries. This is a historical fact.
What has happened to us as a nation? We have refused to honor God, and
in so doing, we open the doors to hatred and violence. And when something as
terrible as Columbine's tragedy occurs -- politicians immediately look for a
scapegoat such as the NRA. They immediately seek to pass more restrictive
laws that contribute to erode away our personal and private liberties.
We do not need more restrictive laws. Eric and Dylan would not have
been stopped by metal detectors. No amount of gun laws can stop someone who
spends months planning this type of massacre. The real villain lies within
our own hearts.
"As my son Craig lay under that table in the school library an d saw
his two friends murdered before his very eyes, he did not hesitate to pray
in school. I defy any law or politician to deny him that right! I challenge
every young person in America , and around the world, to realize that on
April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School prayer was brought back to our
schools.
Do not let the many prayers offered by those students be in vain. Dare
to move into the new millennium with a sacred disregard for legislation that
violates your God-given right to communicate with Him. To those of you who
would point your finger at the NRA -- I give to you a sincere challenge.
Dare to examine your
own heart before casting the first stone!
My daughter's death will not be in vain! The young people of this
country will not allow that to happen!"
Do what the media did not - - let the nation hear this man's speech..
Please send this out to everyone
4. MY OATH TO YOU...
When you are sad....I will dry your tears.
When you are scared....I will comfort your fears.
When you are worried.....I will give you hope.
When you are confused....I will help you cope.
And when you are lost....And can't see the light, I shall be your beacon.....Shining ever so bright.
This is my oath.....I pledge till the end.
Why you may ask?.....Because you're my friend.
5. Subject: Rules to Live By
Turn up the speakers and enjoy - you may need to copy and paste Have a great day
http://www.frontiernet.net/~jimdandy/specials/onedayatatime/onedayatatime
6. Older'n Dirt
Lightning Bugs / Older 'n Dirt!!
"Hey Dad," one of my kids asked the other day, "What was your favorite fast food when you were growing up?"
"We didn't have fast food when I was growing up," I informed him. "All the food was slow."
"C'mon, seriously. Where did you eat?"
"It was a place called 'at home,'" I explained. "Grandma cooked every day and when Grandpa got home from work, we sat down together at the dining room table, and if I didn't like what she put on my plate I was allowed to sit there until I did like it."
By this time, the kid was laughing so hard I was afraid he was going to suffer serious internal damage, so I didn't tell him the part about how I had to have permission to leave the table. But here are some other things I would have told him about my childhood if I figured his system could have handled it:
Some parents NEVER owned their own house, wore Levis , set foot on a golf course, traveled out of the country or had a credit card. In their later years they had something called a revolving charge card. The card was good only at Sears Roebuck. Or maybe it was Sears AND Roebuck. Either way, there is no Roebuck anymore. Maybe he died.
My parents never drove me to soccer practice. This was mostly because we never had heard of soccer. I had a bicycle that weighed probably 50 pounds, and only had one speed, (slow). We didn't have a television in our house until I was 11, but my grandparents had one before that. It was, of course, black and white, but they bought a piece of colored plastic to cover the screen. The top third was blue, like the sky, and the bottom third was green, like grass. The middle third was red. It was perfect for programs that had scenes of fire trucks riding across someone's lawn on a sunny day. Some people had a lens taped to the front of the TV to make the picture look larger.
I was 13 before I tasted my first pizza, it was called "pizza pie." When I bit into it, I burned the roof of my mouth and the cheese slid off, swung down, plastered itself against my chin and burned that, too. It's still the best pizza I ever had.
We didn't have a car until I was 15. Before that, the only car in our family was my grandfather's Ford. He called it a "machine."
I never had a telephone in my room. The only phone in the house was in the living room and it was on a party line. Before you could dial, you had to listen and make sure some people you didn't know weren't already using the line.
Pizzas were not delivered to our home. But milk was.
All newspapers were delivered by boys and all boys delivered newspapers. I delivered a newspaper, six days a week. It cost 7 cents a paper, of which I got to keep 2 cents. I had to get up at 4 AM every morning.. On Saturday, I had to collect the 42 cents from my customers. My favorite customers were the ones who gave me 50 cents and told me to keep the change. My least favorite customers were the ones who seemed to never be home on collection day.
Movie stars kissed with their mouths shut. At least, they did in the movies. Touching someone else's tongue with yours was called French kissing and they didn't do that in movies. I don't know what they did in French movies. French movies were dirty and we weren't allowed to see them.
If you grew up in a generation before there was fast food, you may want to share some of these memories with your children or grandchildren.. Just don't blame me if they bust a gut laughing.
Growing up isn't what it used to be, is it?
MEMORIES from a friend:
My Dad is cleaning out my grandmother's house (she died in December) and he brought me an old Royal Crown Cola bottle. In the bottle top was a stopper with a bunch of holes in it. I knew immediately what it was, but my daughter had no idea. She thought they had tried to make it a salt shaker or something. I knew it as the bottle that sat on the end of the ironing board to "sprinkle" clothes with water because we didn't have steam irons. Man, I am old.
How many do you remember?
Head lights dimmer switches on the floor.
Ignition switches on the dashboard.
Heaters mounted on the inside of the fire wall.
Real ice boxes.
Pant leg clips for bicycles without chain guards.
Soldering irons you heat on a gas burner.
Using hand signals for cars without turn signals.
Older Than Dirt Quiz: Count all the ones that you remember not the ones you were told about Ratings at the bottom.
1. Blackjack chewing gum
2. Wax Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water
3. Candy cigarettes
4. Soda pop machines that dispensed glass bottles
5. Coffee shops or diners with tableside juke boxes
6. Home milk delivery in glass bottles with cardboard stoppers
7. Party lines
8. Newsreels before the movie
9. P.F. Flyers
10. Butch wax
11. Telephone numbers with a word prefix (OLive-6933)
12. Peashooters
13. Howdy Doody
14. 45 RPM records
15. S&H Green Stamps
16 Hi-fi's
17. Metal ice trays with lever
18. Mimeograph paper
19 Blue flashbulb
20. Packards
21. Roller skate keys
22. Cork popguns
23. Drive-ins
24. Studebakers
25. Wash tub wringers
If you remembered 0-5 = You're still young
If you remembered 6-10 = You are getting older
If you remembered 11-15 = Don't tell your age,
If you remembered 16-25 = You're older than dirt!
I might be older than dirt but those memories are the best part of my life.
Don't forget to pass this along!!
Especially to all your really OLD friends....
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"Senility Prayer"...God grant me...
The senility to forget the people I never liked
The good fortune to run into the ones that I do
And the eyesight to tell the difference."
Have a great week!!!!!!
7.
Strength Made Perfect And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
–(2 Corinthians 12:9)
When you run into an impossible situation, a situation you simply don't have the strength or the ability to handle, are you often tempted to simply give up and accept defeat? Don't! Instead shout, "Glory!" because the Word says God's strength is about to be made perfect in you.
The word translated "strength" in this scripture is dunamis. It means "God's miracle-working power." Just think about that. When your human strength ends, God has promised that His miraculous power will bring you through!
If you'll look in Acts 14, you can see that promise in action. The apostle Paul was stoned by a group of Jews, taken out of the city and left for dead. Paul's human strength had ended. He was absolutely powerless.
But the disciples gathered around him and prayed, and the Lord raised him up and he went on his way. In other words, when Paul didn't have enough human strength to overcome, God's miracle-working power was sufficient for him. It enabled him to be an overcomer in spite of his weakness!
So, if you are facing a crisis today. If you're sick and medicine has failed you. If your finances are out of control. If your family is falling apart. If bad habits have you hopelessly bound. If you've done absolutely all you know to do and you still haven't gotten results. Then rejoice! For when human strength ends, the power of God excels! Only believe! God's grace is sufficient for you!
Scripture Reading: Acts 14:1-22
Free From Fear For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
–(2 Timothy 1:7)
What would you think if I told you that you could live without fear? Would you believe me if I said that despite what you saw on the news tonight, you could be perfectly at peace? Impossible? Unrealistic? No!
You see, fear isn't just a reaction to external circumstances. It's a spiritual force. It begins inside a person. And it is totally destructive. In fact, fear is Satan's primary weapon. He moves in response to fear, the way God moves in response to faith. He challenges the promises of God with it.
An excellent example of this is found in Matthew 14 when Jesus invited Peter to come to Him on the water. "But when he [Peter] saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me" (verse 30).
What enabled Peter to walk on the water? His faith in the Word of Jesus. What caused Peter to sink? He saw the wind boisterous and he was afraid. It wasn't the wind that defeated him, it was his fear of it! He looked at his circumstances, gave into the fear, and the result was defeat. If Peter had kept his focus on Jesus, his faith would never have wavered. All the blustering and blowing in the world couldn't have drawn him off course.
Faith is developed by meditating on God's Word. Fear is developed by meditating on Satan's lies. Such fearful meditation is called worrying. Don't do it!
The Word of God is the sword of the Spirit. Use it to fight Satan every time he comes against you. Hold up your shield of faith and quench all of his fiery darts. Speak words of faith and fear will depart.
Scripture Reading: Psalm 27
"For this and other devotionals, please see http://www.kcm.org/studycenter/devotional/f2f/index.php ."
Laughs for the Day
1. Pastor's Business Card
A new pastor was visiting in the homes of his parishioners. At one house it seemed obvious that someone was at home, but no answer came to his repeated knocks at the door. Therefore, he took out a business card and wrote "Revelation 3:20" on the back of it and stuck it in the door. When the offering was processed the following Sunday, he found that his card had been returned. Added to it was this cryptic message, "Genesis 3:10." Reaching for his Bible to check out the citation, he broke up in gales of laughter. Revelation 3:20 begins "Behold, I stand at the door and knock." Genesis 3:10 reads, "I heard your voice in the garden and I was afraid for I was naked."
Remember when the funniest jokes were the clean ones? They still are!
"A cheerful heart is good medicine" (Prov. 17:22)
2. A plane leaves Los Angeles airport under the control
of a Jewish captain. His co-pilot is Chinese. It's
the first time they've flown together and an awkward
silence between the two seems to indicate a mutual
dislike. Once they reach cruising altitude, the Jewish
captain activates the auto-pilot, leans back in his
seat, and mutters, "I don't like Chinese."
"No rike Chinese?" asks the co-pilot, "why not?"
"You people bombed Pearl Harbor, that's why!"
"No, no," the co-pilot protests, "Chinese not bomb
Peahl Hahbah! That Japanese, not Chinese."
"Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese... doesn't matter,
you're all alike!"
There are a few minutes of silence. "No rike Jews!"
the co-pilot suddenly announces.
"Why not?" asks the captain.
"Jews sink Titanic."
"Jews didn't sink the Titanic!" exclaims the captain,
"It was an iceberg!"
" Goldberg, Greenberg, Rosenberg, Iceberg, ...... no
mattah... alla same."
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