"Many Christians think that victory over sin means that they'll no longer be tempted. Or they think that God will change their nature so that they'll no longer desire to do evil. Either way, they're wrong. Temptation isn't sin; it's a call to battle." ~ Erwin Lutzer in "Getting To No"
Men Of Integrity
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
are you an extremist?
"While the rest of us may be worried about violent Mexican drug gangs on our border or about terrorists who are going to be released from Guantanamo, the director of Homeland Security is worried about “right-wing extremists.”
Just who are these right-wing extremists?
According to an official document of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, right-wing extremists include “groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration.” It also includes those “rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority.”"
read the article "Are you an ‘extremist?’"
Just who are these right-wing extremists?
According to an official document of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, right-wing extremists include “groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration.” It also includes those “rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority.”"
read the article "Are you an ‘extremist?’"
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
the Word
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
Revelation 1:8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."
Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.
The Word is Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus the Christ, Messiah, Lord of Lords and King of Kings. He has always been there for us, is with us now and shall remain with us to the end. He waits for each of us to know Him, to accept Him and to enjoy His company.
Enjoy the Word.
www.standontherock.org
All bible verses are from the New American Standard Bible (NASB), courtesy of The Lockman Foundation.
John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
Revelation 1:8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."
Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.
The Word is Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus the Christ, Messiah, Lord of Lords and King of Kings. He has always been there for us, is with us now and shall remain with us to the end. He waits for each of us to know Him, to accept Him and to enjoy His company.
Enjoy the Word.
www.standontherock.org
All bible verses are from the New American Standard Bible (NASB), courtesy of The Lockman Foundation.
a snowball's chance
We are no longer on the brink of madness, we have found empty air beneath our feet.
Homosexual mayors, comedian senators, movie star governors and a ruling class in Washington with no grasp of reality have led us like lemmings to the edge and over.
We can blame no one but ourselves; we have enabled the madness, in our apathy, in our quest for stuff, in our desire to be fed as needy hatchlings, mouths open and squawking for the worm.
We have a President, who by all norms of logic, should not have been elected dog catcher, much, much less to the seat of global power. A no account, inexperienced, untested and untried, "nobody" has become the President of these United States and in that accomplishment, our future has been foretold.
We have become madness itself.
Frothing Nancy Graces and Jerry Springers captivate us of with their ghoul like ability to elevate pain, degradation and suffering to the heights of entertainment that make celebrities of felons, murderers, child molesters, pedophiles, adulterers and monsters of society.
Hell has frozen over, the fat lady has sung, the anthem has played for the last time and we are staring at the test pattern.
The foundations of our society have imploded and our structures are falling. We are Rome.
Foot thick unread bills are passed in Washington by a hysterical ruling body because someone has proclaimed the sky to be falling and, without looking up, we have followed the sound of the piper.
Our collective cord has unraveled. We are undone.
Distracted by rapidly rising gas and food prices and a falsely stated economy, the hook sunk deep into the flesh, we were reeled in by the powers that be, by "them", by those who would have their way with us. We searched for and found a false hope. We grasped at nothing and found it.
Our society legislates pornography and celebrates sodomy, we decry "murder" and kill millions of unborn children annually, we diversify and tolerate to the point of mass stupidity. Our public schools are the joke of the world but we continue to allow the same failing organizations and governmental bodies to dictate school policy and methodology.
In our apathy and self indulgence, our mass willingness to "let someone else do it" and our careless disregard of the Constitution we have enabled a ruling class of representatives to do nothing of the sort. They do not represent us, instead representing their own self interests and the strengthening and propogation of the party.
It is well past midnight, we are tucked "safely" in our beds with a blind hope that tomorrow will be, not better, but more of the same; because we are satisfied.
Howard Beale was right.
Homosexual mayors, comedian senators, movie star governors and a ruling class in Washington with no grasp of reality have led us like lemmings to the edge and over.
We can blame no one but ourselves; we have enabled the madness, in our apathy, in our quest for stuff, in our desire to be fed as needy hatchlings, mouths open and squawking for the worm.
We have a President, who by all norms of logic, should not have been elected dog catcher, much, much less to the seat of global power. A no account, inexperienced, untested and untried, "nobody" has become the President of these United States and in that accomplishment, our future has been foretold.
We have become madness itself.
Frothing Nancy Graces and Jerry Springers captivate us of with their ghoul like ability to elevate pain, degradation and suffering to the heights of entertainment that make celebrities of felons, murderers, child molesters, pedophiles, adulterers and monsters of society.
Hell has frozen over, the fat lady has sung, the anthem has played for the last time and we are staring at the test pattern.
The foundations of our society have imploded and our structures are falling. We are Rome.
Foot thick unread bills are passed in Washington by a hysterical ruling body because someone has proclaimed the sky to be falling and, without looking up, we have followed the sound of the piper.
Our collective cord has unraveled. We are undone.
Distracted by rapidly rising gas and food prices and a falsely stated economy, the hook sunk deep into the flesh, we were reeled in by the powers that be, by "them", by those who would have their way with us. We searched for and found a false hope. We grasped at nothing and found it.
Our society legislates pornography and celebrates sodomy, we decry "murder" and kill millions of unborn children annually, we diversify and tolerate to the point of mass stupidity. Our public schools are the joke of the world but we continue to allow the same failing organizations and governmental bodies to dictate school policy and methodology.
In our apathy and self indulgence, our mass willingness to "let someone else do it" and our careless disregard of the Constitution we have enabled a ruling class of representatives to do nothing of the sort. They do not represent us, instead representing their own self interests and the strengthening and propogation of the party.
It is well past midnight, we are tucked "safely" in our beds with a blind hope that tomorrow will be, not better, but more of the same; because we are satisfied.
Howard Beale was right.
Sunday, July 05, 2009
michael jackson's death
I've been asked if I plan on blogging about Michael Jackson's death; I suppose this counts.
Michael Jackson's death warrants little comment above the plethora in the press. He was a celebrity, a talented artist and, during the course of his life, affected many people with his music. His life appeared to have been be a constant quest for changing who he was born to be into some fantastic idea of what he thought he should have been.
As with all of us, here was someone who needed God's firm guiding hand in his life.
www.standontherock.org
Michael Jackson's death warrants little comment above the plethora in the press. He was a celebrity, a talented artist and, during the course of his life, affected many people with his music. His life appeared to have been be a constant quest for changing who he was born to be into some fantastic idea of what he thought he should have been.
As with all of us, here was someone who needed God's firm guiding hand in his life.
www.standontherock.org
"Obama has no black experience"
"A conservative black pastor and former NFL linebacker says he's highly offended that President Obama would compare the plight of homosexuals to that of blacks during the Civil Rights Era.
On Monday, President Obama told a gathering of homosexuals at the White House that he is aware that many of them "don't believe progress has come fast enough," and compared their struggles to those of blacks during the Civil Rights Movement."
Pastor: Obama has no 'black experience' to speak of
Zogby International
On Monday, President Obama told a gathering of homosexuals at the White House that he is aware that many of them "don't believe progress has come fast enough," and compared their struggles to those of blacks during the Civil Rights Movement."
Pastor: Obama has no 'black experience' to speak of
Zogby International
Friday, July 03, 2009
a lot can change in 5 years
I was cleaning off a batch of old hard drives and I found this text file on one of them:
--------------- begin text ---------------
Subject: Thank you for your offer!
Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 5:37 AM
Thank you for your offer!
Experience tells me that you probably receive many complaints as a result of doing online advertising, so I just wanted to send you some cheerful greetings and wish you a pleasant day.
I am not interested in your offer at this time, but I would like to extend an offer of prayer back to you. Whether you are a Christian or not, if you have any prayer needs then please let me know and I will forward them to my prayer team.
Prayer is powerful and effective, and we will be happy to pray for any needs you have, just let us know how we can help.
God truly loves you (John 3:16). He knows your name, He knows your situation, and if you are not a Christian then His fervent desire is to adopt you as His child. He would go to great lengths for the joy of having you as part of His family, even to the point of letting His only true Son be executed in your place so that you can be freed of all guilt and burdens. If you have any questions about God or spiritual matters then please send them to me and I will be happy to try to answer them for you.
I look forward to hearing from you, and may God abundantly bless you!
In His Love,
Steve
------------------- end text -----------------------
I appears that 5 years ago I had a heart for prayer and a heart to help other folks. It seems that I would use this text to reply to the plethora of SPAM I received, using the emails as a blessing instead of a curse. I don't remember what kind of responses I received, but I do know that I stopped doing this somewhere along the line, whether due to busyness, apathy, or a heart change only God can tell.
A lot can change in 5 years, in both directions.
I was reminded last night that truly successfull people achieve that success by living their lives for something besides themselves. I remember many happier days and I am reminded that, in those days, I also lived for people and causes outside myself. The formula holds true for each of us. True joy, peace, love, happiness will be found in the cause of others.
Open the door.
--------------- begin text ---------------
Subject: Thank you for your offer!
Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 5:37 AM
Thank you for your offer!
Experience tells me that you probably receive many complaints as a result of doing online advertising, so I just wanted to send you some cheerful greetings and wish you a pleasant day.
I am not interested in your offer at this time, but I would like to extend an offer of prayer back to you. Whether you are a Christian or not, if you have any prayer needs then please let me know and I will forward them to my prayer team.
Prayer is powerful and effective, and we will be happy to pray for any needs you have, just let us know how we can help.
God truly loves you (John 3:16). He knows your name, He knows your situation, and if you are not a Christian then His fervent desire is to adopt you as His child. He would go to great lengths for the joy of having you as part of His family, even to the point of letting His only true Son be executed in your place so that you can be freed of all guilt and burdens. If you have any questions about God or spiritual matters then please send them to me and I will be happy to try to answer them for you.
I look forward to hearing from you, and may God abundantly bless you!
In His Love,
Steve
------------------- end text -----------------------
I appears that 5 years ago I had a heart for prayer and a heart to help other folks. It seems that I would use this text to reply to the plethora of SPAM I received, using the emails as a blessing instead of a curse. I don't remember what kind of responses I received, but I do know that I stopped doing this somewhere along the line, whether due to busyness, apathy, or a heart change only God can tell.
A lot can change in 5 years, in both directions.
I was reminded last night that truly successfull people achieve that success by living their lives for something besides themselves. I remember many happier days and I am reminded that, in those days, I also lived for people and causes outside myself. The formula holds true for each of us. True joy, peace, love, happiness will be found in the cause of others.
Open the door.
Friday, June 19, 2009
enjoy the ride
A young lady once told me that she would not ride on the back of a motorcycle because she didn't want people to see has as "a big fat momma" on the back of the bike.
We have to ask ourselves if we are so concerned about what others think of us, justly or unjustly, that we miss opportunities to enjoy the ride.
The ride is good; don't miss it.
We have to ask ourselves if we are so concerned about what others think of us, justly or unjustly, that we miss opportunities to enjoy the ride.
The ride is good; don't miss it.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
"our nation at a turning point"
"Friends, these are not days to shrug off the latest news and headlines and cheerfully wait for another election or console ourselves that every age has its moral setbacks. Cracks are being driven deep into the cornerstones of our country, and things are being done in our nation’s courts that, once accomplished, will be exceedingly difficult to undo."
Read the complete essay at Alliance Defefense Fund
Read the complete essay at Alliance Defefense Fund
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