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.
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
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
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
civics lesson
author unknown
Socialism Simplified
An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student, but had once failed an entire class.
That class had insisted that socialism worked; that no one would be poor, and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.
The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on socialism. All grades would be averaged, and everyone would receive the same grade; so no one would fail, and no one would receive an A.
After the first test, the grades were averaged, and everyone got a B.
The students who studied hard were upset, and the students who studied little were happy.
As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less, and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too, so they studied little.
The second test average was a D! No one was happy.
When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.
The scores never increased as bickering, blame, and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings, and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.
All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great; but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.
Can it be any simpler than that?
Socialism Simplified
An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student, but had once failed an entire class.
That class had insisted that socialism worked; that no one would be poor, and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.
The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on socialism. All grades would be averaged, and everyone would receive the same grade; so no one would fail, and no one would receive an A.
After the first test, the grades were averaged, and everyone got a B.
The students who studied hard were upset, and the students who studied little were happy.
As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less, and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too, so they studied little.
The second test average was a D! No one was happy.
When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.
The scores never increased as bickering, blame, and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings, and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.
All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great; but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.
Can it be any simpler than that?
insanity
insanity: expecting the United States Federal Government, as a body, to get anything right.
Friday, June 05, 2009
reflections of the mind kind
A young man of my aquaintance recently made a comment that, in essence, led me to consider that he thought much of his intelligence. I have been chewing on the concept that some persons consider their God given gifts something to hold high, wave as a standard, lift before the masses.
I believe I am a rather intelligent person, but I must admit that of my four brothers and sister I suspect that I am the weaker thinker of the array. Of the five of them, some are unquestionably brilliant, but you will not hear them allude to it; that would be a weak minded option.
The spiritual, physical and mental gifts we enjoy, and hopefully put to productive use, are from God. He designed us, shaped us and molded us into exactly what He envisioned. His gifts are not attributable to us and so we consequently have nothing to brag about.
Even those who subscribe to "evolutionary chance" must logically admit that they had nothing to do with the shape and content of their personal attributes.
Our choices and ambitions may define our character and our contributions, but none of us has a reason to be prideful of our beginnings; they are without us.
To God be the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
I believe I am a rather intelligent person, but I must admit that of my four brothers and sister I suspect that I am the weaker thinker of the array. Of the five of them, some are unquestionably brilliant, but you will not hear them allude to it; that would be a weak minded option.
The spiritual, physical and mental gifts we enjoy, and hopefully put to productive use, are from God. He designed us, shaped us and molded us into exactly what He envisioned. His gifts are not attributable to us and so we consequently have nothing to brag about.
Even those who subscribe to "evolutionary chance" must logically admit that they had nothing to do with the shape and content of their personal attributes.
Our choices and ambitions may define our character and our contributions, but none of us has a reason to be prideful of our beginnings; they are without us.
To God be the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
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