Good Morning Brothers and Sisters Awake and again I say awake. Come on in the coffee is brewing. Isn`t God and His word absolutely amazing. I awoke this morning with scripture ratteling around in my brain and I thought what A blessing. I had a dream and two people one very close to me was testifying in a church about how powerfull the devil is.I think That`s what woke me up. I said NO,No, that`s not true. Greater is he that is in us then he that is in the world 1Jn 4:4. That brought up This thought in my mind. Isn`t interesting the Bible tells us to flee temptations 1 cor 6:18 flee fornication, 1cor10:14 flee from idolatry. 2titus 2:22 flee youthful lusts but praise God in James 3:7 it says resist the devil and he will flee from you. Isnt that just the greatest. Resist and he will flee us. I`ll grant you that resisting is a war, 2cor 10:4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnel, but mighty through God To the pulling down of strong holds. We win Brothers and sisters. The victory is ours. Oh praise His Holy name. Bless you Jesus. Wasn't that a great first cup of coffee. There is still plenty left to drink yet. I`m here in the coffee shop keeping the pot warm. Blessings to all. Dick
Morning Bro, Yep, that's much better than some sweet roll full of unhealthy ingredients. He has no power over us unless we allow it, and when we resist him, he must flee. That is a powerful position for a christian to be in, but it only works because of JESUS and what HE did at THE CROSS through the shedding of HIS BLOOD. Old men dreaming dreams, Joel 2:28...Praise The Lord I'm still seeing visions.... (course, I'm still a kid.....) james ps.the coffee smells great, how bout teaching that young fellar, Gary, how to brew it.
james wrote on Sun, 14 December 2008 06:31 Morning Bro, Yep, that's much better than some sweet roll full of unhealthy ingredients. He has no power over us unless we allow it, and when we resist him, he must flee. That is a powerful position for a christian to be in, but it only works because of JESUS and what HE did at THE CROSS through the shedding of HIS BLOOD. Old men dreaming dreams, Joel 2:28...Praise The Lord I'm still seeing visions.... (course, I'm still a kid.....) james ps.the coffee smells great, how bout teaching that young fellar, Gary, how to brew it. Oh I think that young man brews a pretty good cup of coffee also.
Good morning Brother, Thanks for the coffee and for the words of wisdom. James,I mostly have dreams but still see myself as a child! When ya book with the Gather Band, see if they have need of a Tuba player....Thanks Blessings
Hombre wrote on Sun, 14 December 2008 11:57 The Lord has been impressing me lately to shout out that: ' I AM COMING QUICKLY, BEHOLD THE TIME, I AM EVEN AT THE DOOR, PREPARE YOURSELF, MAKE YOURSELF READY FOR THE HOUR IS NOW AT HAND' THUS SAITH THE LORD. I say that by the unction of the Holy Spirit, it is not of my spirit. I think that we are all of us experiencing this unction and unique calling that He is bringing forth to our hearts as of late, I do not know where we are headed, but I do know that there is an urgency that I have never felt before. May God be with each of us, and direct us into His perfect will for our lives and the glory of His Kingdom. ...even so be it. Amen Brother Hombre. The Lord has been doing a work in my life the likes of which I Have never experienced before. Thank you for being faithful to bring forth what the Lord has shown you.That puts into perspective what is going on.He will full fill the work He started in us. Praise the Lord and come quickly.
AMEN.... COME QUICKLY LORD JESUS... I know I've sensed an urgency within my spirit to seek to walk in that which He's shown me as never before. I'm feeling a burden for others that hasn't always been present in my life as it should be. I have witnessed a change in our interacts with each other that I know is the workings of The Holy Spirit. He wants His bride to be spotless at His return, and it will, reguardless of what it now apears to be.
As I set here in the coffee shop this morning enjoying the aroma of fresh coffee, I guess by my solitary self because you all are out Earning money to pay for my social security. Bless you. I was reflecting on the hymn Joy to The World. Joy to the world, The Lord is come. Sadly there is not much joy in the world except to His children. There could be joy for the whole world. How many will sing this song this season and it really means nothing to them other then a catchy tune that`s synonymous to the Holiday.Sorta like here comes Santa Claus. The Lord has indeed come but He is not there Lord. They are quite happy with the baby in the manger but don't make him Lord of there life. It`s Been said that people are very happy with the Lord being in heaven blessing them like a celestial Santa Claus but they don't want to see Him on His throne. Let every heart prepare Him room. Wouldn`t that be great. And heaven and nature sing. Probably the only two places Where true worship is done.Ever listen to the birds in the morning. I love to hear them because in my mind they are praising their heavenly Father in worship and thanksgiving. While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains repeat the sounding joy. Is it any wonder the creation groans for His return? He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of His righteousness, And wonders of His love, And wonders of His love, And wonders, wonders, of His love. SO as I set here contemplating what could be, reality sets in and I say Joy to the world, The King has come and He is coming again this Time not as a little baby by a mighty King. Hallelujah. Come quickly Lord Jesus Blessings to all. Dick
Hombre wrote on Thu, 18 December 2008 10:50 That isn't the way it was intended to work....but since the Fed has filled the safety deposit boxes of the Social Security Administration with worthless IOUs, that is how it is. ...don't get me started on politics Grandom......LOL That`s not the way anything that government gets involved with is supposed to work. Take our great state of Indiana. Lets build a bunch of ethanol plants. It will be great. Corn farmers will reap the benefits, we`ll cut our dependance on foreign oil and every thing will be hunky dorey. Oh Oh there was a side effect. Corn farmers did indeed benefit but then the producers of beef had to pay more for the corn to feed the animals and of course that raised the price of beef to consumers. The cost of ethanol was not that significant and didnt even offset the lower mpg. Only newer vehicles made for it could use it.Scared the heck out of oil companies didnt it. (NOT) So as usual when the government sets out to benefit one sector of society, hang onto your wallet because it will cost someone else to pay for it. Sorry Hombre. I couldnt resist. Like Flip Wilson used to say. The Devil made me do it.
Hombre wrote on Thu, 18 December 2008 12:51 ..Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?....Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, .....Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war? ...' ~ Job 38:16-23 ' ....but what think you? ....does man have the upper hand on all this? .....the humanists seem to think so. I love the book of Job, Not so much for God testing Job but when God asserted who He is. That testing part never Appealed to me that much, especially losing his whole family. I admire Job for hanging in as long and as best he Could.I love chapters 38- 40 when the Lord speaks. He pretty much showed what He thinks of us squirmy little worms When we dare to question God. You know one thing that insurance companies have always had right. We don't pay for acts of God. At least they know that God controls the winds, the waves, lightning etc.I detest the term mother nature. Shows the ignorance of man. As you so aptly asked. Does man have the upper hand. I also think not.
Ah finally you have provided an opportunity to challenge the grey matter under the grey hair ( what remains) thereof. I did not have the opportunity to study biblical theology under HEF. I came in after a lot of the heavy teachings if you will. You said "In Biblical Theology, we were taught that God cannot do 'evil' nor can He be tempted with it, but He uses various methods with which to perform His judgments, mostly involving things related to 'mother nature' or to be more accurate ' the natural order of creation'. In doing so, He may also employ the services of 'the destroyer' to do such, as he is only all too happy to destroy that which God has created." I don't see that God using nature as you stated as being works of evil. Evil to me is sin and should be be a no brainer that God cant sin nor can He tolerate it. So thus the teaching in biblical theology is correct that God cannot do evil.Let me ask you this. Going way back to Noah, God instructed him to build an ark and that it was going to rain, Was God using the Devil or was it not God Himself who sent the rain that destroyed all the men, women,and children that were not in the ark? Gen 6:17Behold, I even I, do bring a flood to destroy all flesh. I suppose that man in his puny understanding of God would come to the conclusion that was evil.God is a God of severe punishment to those who do not follow Him. It can happen in this lifetime and cerntainly in eternity. Hell is full of nonbelievers, sinners if you will who did do evil. That does not make God evil. If fact it makes Him just. I wonder if Hef ever taught on Amos 3:6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city and the people not be afraid? Shall there be evil in a city and theLord has not done it? Digressing just a moment from acts of nature when God had the Israelites totally wipe out all the ites and mites and icks and ticks of the people who inhabited the land right down to women and children I suppose that some would consider Him evil. "My ways are not your ways nor my thoughts your thoughts" the word has said. Back to nature ? No I say the works of almighty God. Jer 10:12 He hath made the earth by His power,He hath established the world by His wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by His discretion.V13When He uttereth His voice there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, And He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth, He maketh lightning's with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of His treasures. Nah 1:3 The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked.The Lord has His way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of His feet. Most do not want to hear of the wrath of God and yet a cursory study of the word quickly displays His wrath.As I said in a previous post, "Most don't have a problem with God being in His work shop maybe holding the earth together and dispensing blessings here and there but don't let Him be on his throne ruling with absolute sovereignty and Power doing as He wills when He wills. IMO to many people don't really know who God is and therefore ascribe works to the Devil without realizing that God is in absolute control. Does He use Satan? Sure He does. The book of Job tells us that. Does he protect His children? Sure as you stated Ps 91 tells us that IF we meet the conditions. So Hombre I`m not sure if you were disagreeing with my previous post that God is in control so hopefully I have clarified my previous position. Blessings to all
Well I see yoz guys done covered bout everything pertaining to pagamas, from cards to trees, from gifts to drunkeness, from surfeiting to seasonal songs, btw: I thought 'joy to the world' was lyrics from a 'Three Dog Night' song where Jeremiah was a bullfrog...but then again...it's been a while. And since I done come in on the backend of the conversations, I'll just add the real reason for the season, IMO, and get back in my cage. The REAL REASON FOR THE SEASON IS RETAIL SALES... So get on out there and support your local merchants... And don't worry about those increasing credit card interest rates, if anyone gets in a tight, Ole Grandom will give ya a loan outta his SS retirement, after all, he says ya'll are paying for it... Oh! I guess ya'll are giving new meaning to... "Dashing Throught the Snow"...
Gary, Speaking of coffee, I ran in to an upscale market(grocery store that caters to the wealthy) Thursday and they were giving out samples of various foods and drink. I tried some fancy bean named decaf coffee with a natural sweetner and a flavored creamer; gotta admit, it was good, especially for a non coffee drinker. I can see how so many people drink coffee, but what I tried was something like $16.00 per lb. I don't know how much coffee that will yeild after the beans are ground, but it seems a bit more than Dunkin Donuts or Micky D's....course, it's probably better tasting too. It crossed my mind to just buy some of the beans, for the aroma. Dick and Ron both sent pictures of the snow yesterday, I think they're trying to influence me to want to move up there... It's beautiful to look at, but I like a warmer climate. BTW: What's an organic farmers cookie? Are they good? Could you send me a dozen? james
Gary wrote: Does anybody know if theres a cult out there that practices Christianity, I think I'm ready to join. I'm tired of boring churchianity and would like some excitement Gary you are in luck, There is a group of people out there that worship this man dressed in red. This cult, is really not that old. They use a tree as part of there ritual of worship and affection. Unlike Christianity, the man in red, Always says YES to what ever you ask. He is multi-culture, anyone can partake in this worship, good or bad. This man in red, appears to have super natural powers, he sees and hears everything ! I have heard, that some have even prayed to him for front teeth. This group only masses once a year for an all out ritual. This group claims, that the ritual, is part of a celebration of the birth of some one named Jesus…..tho that name is rarely used amidst it followers and there children, very little is know about this Jesus. Please use caution if you join this cult: If you try to leave or deny the power of this man In red, you will be put out of your Church, you could even lose your job. People will persecute you, they will call you Names. That’s really not a problem, most people that have entered this cult never come out. Tho there has been a few that have escaped. I hope this helps.
Ron, That's good....and TRUE...
Hombre wrote: " I would LOVE to move south." Come on down, it's easy to find, just get on I-65 and point'er downhill til ya start seeing folks in shorts and tee shirts. ( it's in the 70's this morning...don't ask what's predicted for tomorrow ) I remember the seminar at the Adam's Mark there in Indy, in 84-85, and all the snow. It was the most I had ever seen. But in '93 we got the perfect storm here in Alabama and it snowed between 12" and 14" in just a few hours. It was beautiful at first, til the power went out and I had to resort to using a propane fish cooker to heat the house.(sounded like a jet engine blowing blue flame everywhere, kinda dangerous) Opps, am I scaring you off? You might what to keep driving til you hit the Gulf of Mexico, that way, William, Dick, Ron, Gary, and I could come visit ya and go deep sea fishing. So when you're picking out the boat, be sure to get one big enough for all of us... Hey, is cow pies any kin to buffalo chips? He wouldn't try pulling my leg would he? Yeah, if I was gonna be a coffee drinker, I'd have to do the whole ritual, grind the beans and everything...I love the aroma, I coulda spent the day in the coffee section; they had oak barrels filled with all the different type beans, a roaster, and grinders; it was neat.
Gary, I agree with you about sugar, I've not bought any in 8-9 years. At first I used Xylitol as a substitute for a couple of years, then went to Stevia. The last 4-5 years I've not used anything but a little honey( when I have hot green tea ). We get natural sugars from most fruits ( which I eat daily )and that gives our bodies all we need. Of course, I get sugar from ice cream, my one 'bad' eating habit; but I limit myself to a small amount a couple times per week. There's a small mom and pop bakery here that specializes in natural whole wheat baked breads and they also have granola and a small selection of healthy cookies with all good stuff and Stevia or honey or molasses for sweetners. They're expensive, but I decided years ago that this body was the only one I was gonna have til I saw Jesus; so I'd rather spend extra for fresh and healthy foods. And we know that eating healthy and exercise is only part of our responsibilities, we must feed daily on The Word and exercise ( or put it to use in our lives ) our faith to receive of the promise of Ps. 91....long life.
Bro Dick, I’ll take 2 lumps and a little honey. Have ya got any of that non pasteurized milk? Wow, I’ll take the deep fried bacon, 2 eggs over easy and fried taters. Have ya got any grits or liver mush ? If not, I’ll just have the pancakes on the side With butter milk to wash it all down. Thanks Bro Dick,
JWBTI wrote on Sun, 21 December 2008 06:34 Bro Dick, I’ll take 2 lumps and a little honey. Have ya got any of that non pasteurized milk? Wow, I’ll take the deep fried bacon, 2 eggs over easy and fried taters. Have ya got any grits or liver mush ? If not, I’ll just have the pancakes on the side With butter milk to wash it all down. Thanks Bro Dick, Man it almost makes you want to have an unfiltered Pall Mall afterwards, doesnt it
James, I’ll see what I can do after I finish eating……It’s the dog, I can’t get close To Dick when the dog is awake! I need to be very quiet…..Shhhhhhh ! Bro Dick, I’d rather have a dip of snuf and a little redman chew, with some ice tea to wash it down. Then we could head down to the Waffle House or White Castle for lunch.
I have to agree. I was getting over a serious illness and was weak. I had not eaten properly for a couple of years. I followed a healthy lifesyle for about a year. People commented on how healthy my skin, weight, etc. looked. It was expensive and work to cook the right way. I also walked faithfully and felt great! At this time, I have fallen off of the wagon due to being so busy in my life. I know that is no excuse, but it is hard to try to keep it all going at once. Your post makes me want to, as Lois says, give it a go again! My husband and I drink healthy shakes from ReLiv. I am not that impressed with the company yet. I just buy it for us. It has brought his numbers down; blood pressure, sugar, and all of the fat counts. They also have a neat energy shake. He drinks it all day at work and loves it. Just some "food" for thought. Blessings, GWB
Well, I can sure tell you this about the country music of today; it sure isn't what I used to hear blaring from the huge floor radio as a little girl in Lewisburg, Kentucky! Blessings, GWB
GWB, When I think of country music and Kentucky, I think of Bill Monroe, the father of bluegrass music. But there's a guy named John Conlee who had a song about 'Rose Colored Glasses' with some lyrics that have stuck in my memory. Something about these rose color glasses that I'm looking through, show only the beauty, but hide all the truth. I don't know if that song triggered the phrase,'viewing things through rose colored glasses' or if the saying inspired the song, but there's truth in it.
Hombre, you sure know how to keep things real! Blessings, GWB
I think you guys need to pray and fast for your carnal behavior! This is for Santa's head when I have to explain to my grandson that he is a joke!
I tried to steal Hombre's hammer over the head face and it did not work! Oh well, it would have been funny! You guys are a stitch.
Gary wrote: "I can see James is not a country music buff. Bill Monroe is from Nashville, Indiana. " Really? I thought, Bluegrass is synonymous with Kentucky and Bill Monroe is the father of Bluegrass, so Bill Monroe must be from Kentucky. Sounded logical to me....Nashville, Indiana, eh? You wouldn't be pulling my leg again would you? Nah, I'm definitely not a country music buff, my music roots are in rock and roll...60's, 70's.
Hombre, I agree concerning what a 'party' for Jesus would be like. I'm believing for the brethern gathering in Knoxville this weekend, to experience the presence of The Holy Spirit there, in both the worship and teachings. You're right, once a person taste of the 'REAL' presence of God, there's no settling for the imitation. To quote the 'theologian' you quoted, "the only problem with that, is that you can't exorcize truth." another thing I heard him say was..."to attempt to exorcise from one, the truth, is an exercise in futility." Or in Jesus' words, "My sheep hear My voice..." or " I am the way, the truth, and the life..." or as Gal.4:9 says,"But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?"
It's OK James. This thread is all about fun anyway. Besides, I have certainly made my share of blunders! Have a nice and simple day today. It is so nice not to be caught up in all of the confusion of Dec. 25th; physically and spiritually! Blessings, GWB "Be still and know that I am God"
Thanks Gillyann, That's what I'm having, a nice simple day, gonna watch some basketball on the tube and chill. Hope you have a stress free, relaxing day too. james
Hombre wrote: ....besides, it's not like a different one is not gonna walk around behind ya, nagging, chiding and humiliating you any less...... GWB writes: Hombre, let me first say you are no match for me when it comes to the Word. You can filet the Word like a Master Chef. However, I have to let you know that "good luck" is occult. Did you think I was going to let that one drop? Now I hope I have made you laugh for once. Blessings, Gillyann Moving day is tomorrow...be back in a few days so you can have a good comeback; you always do!
Well, now you've got me confused... it isn't supposed to work on any of the other sections, so I must have something out of whack!!! Blessings, William
Confused yet? I haven't the foggest idea of what to tell ya, cept maybe, there's a kink or two still in it. But hey, santa will be back in 361 days...maybe he'll bring you an update... I've replied to 3 messages, including this one...hadn't seen one posted yet????? Ok, NOW I see it...good job...
Yep, I'm confused... but hey, I was up till 3AM this morning... I've got an excuse! It is that durn Procmail setting... that stuff must have been written by a ~nix~head! I wrote this earlier... about the email clients... since you use gmail you might find it interesting: ********************** If you like 'old-school' stuff, you've got to try out Alpine (formerly Pine). It is really the best client for power users. I've got ten or eleven email addresses that must be monitored and Alpine does it better than anything else I've found. It is a text-based program (so much for the pretty and nice!) that allows you quickly do almost anything that needs to be done via email. (They even have a MAC version Hombre!) All of my email addresses are set up using IMAP (but it will work with POP as well), which allows me to constantly be 'logged in' to the mail box and receive instant notifications about incoming mail. I've spent the last few days converting my POP accounts to IMAP which seems to be the best thing going. If you use Gmail you can actually set it up to gather up to five accounts and then use Alpine to access Gmail without going to the trouble of converting the accounts individually. Imagine being able to instantly get all of your email without ever logging into Gmail! No mouse clicks, no hindrances, just fast keystroke commands that keep you productive. Alpine works great from the start right out of the box, but if you are a power-user, it has some awesome features! I've been away from MS Outlook for some time now (because of the constant stream of hacker-attacks) and used Opera as both a web browser and email client, but now, with the new PC Alpine, I don't see myself ever going back! I quit using Pine (Alpine's predecessor) a few years back but I wish I had never left. Blessings, William
What can anyone say to a person who uses Adobe Illustrator/Freehand/Photoshop as his word processor? <sigh>
Well, I guess I can pour out the coffee and clean out the pot. I hung around all day, kept the coffee fresh and hot, but looks like everyone was watching football. Maybe I'll catch up with somebody in the morning, first one in can make the coffee... I hope the additions to the forum by William hasn't frightened off everyone. Nothing has changed unless you subscribed to the new e-mail feature. Hope everyone has a blessed and prosperous new year... james
I am back after a huge move into another house. Hombre, I was not flattering you. I was building you up in the faith. The "luck" issue would be an awesome new thread on predestination, etc. We know nothing is by good luck or "chance." One can get gun shy when they have Santanists in their family relying on "chance." My God is faithful to save them. Blessings, GWB
Hombre wrote: Please therefore now agree with me in prayer ( Matt 18:19, '...Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven....' ) that I will win Powerball today. I will be counting on you, as I am out to buy a ticket post-haste. Surely God will bless this as I will use the majority of it to bless other people with. GWB writes: I can do that....I get half if you win! Blessings, GWB
What's the deal with state lotteries, do people vote to have them in each individual state or is it something the state legislature controls? In Alabama you can't even play Texas Hold'em or Bingo, yet we have dog racing tracks that broadcast horse racing from all over. Georgia has a lottery, Florida has a lottery and horse racing, Tennessee has a lottery, and Mississippi has casino's and riverboat gambling. So the people in Alabama go to church and get on charter buses and head over to the casino's in Mississippi and give them their money. Yet when it comes time for a vote, it always gets defeated. I'm not for gambling, lotto's, dog tracks, slot machines, or what have ya; and since I don't vote I guess I shouldn't have an opinion. But it seems to me that the hypocrisy I see all around is worse than in the places where it's legal. Many people I encounter in my profession are 'church members' yet have gambling earnings. But when it's time to vote, they wear the "vote NO" stickers...???? I just don't get it... In trying to find something positive about Obama, I think I have...he's in favor of a national playoff for college football...
That was a good cup of coffee. I may add that when the tempter comes he has to contend with the Holy Spirit in us. If we stay in God's presence and please him, we are sure to have that shield of faith protecting us. What a blessing we have when we can say I have no sin. To be helpful the scripture that says he that says he has no sin is a liar. That scripture is not talking about saints. A Christian has no sin. That is how we overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. We can commit sin, but then we ask forgiveness and get it under the blood. amen??? We make mistakes and sometimes miss the mark but so did Peter and James and John. Our attitude should be resisting sin. It doesn't hurt God but it does us. We don't want to grieve the Holy Spirit. If we do we will be down on our face repenting after trials and troubles come to put our self life to death. Our cross. It feels good to know if we are asked about sins in our life we can say I don't have any. We can know this when we sense God's presence in our lives. We have a inner witness all is okay. hold on to that it's okay statement--that is true joy. come quickly Lord Jesus hallelujah.
Good Morning Brothers and sisters. What a Glorious day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Is there any carrying a burden of resentment or unforgiveness? Give that stinking mess back to the devil. Be filled with the Holy Spirit and rejoice in the shekinah Glory of His presence. Praise His Holy name for ever more.
ALWAYS LOOK ON THE INSIDE I remember reading a story once about a man who was exploring some caves by the seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had rolled up some clay and left them out in the sun to bake. They didn't look like much, but they intrigued the man so he took the bag out of the cave with him. As he strolled along the beach, to pass the time, he would throw the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could throw. He thought little about it until he dropped one of the balls and it cracked open on a rock. Inside was a beautiful, precious stone. Excited, the man started breaking open the remaining clay balls. Each contained a similar treasure. He found thousands of dollars worth of jewels in the 20 or so clay balls he had left, then it struck him. He had been on the beach a long time. He had thrown maybe 50 or 60 of the clay balls with their hidden treasure into the ocean waves. Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he could have had tens of thousands, but he just threw it all away. You know sometimes, it's like that with people. We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, and we see the external clay vessel. It doesn't look like much from the outside. It isn't always beautiful or sparkling, so we discount it; we see that person as less important than someone more beautiful or stylish or well known or wealthy. But we have not taken the time to find the treasure hidden inside that person. There is a treasure hidden in every one of us. We are wonderfully made. Not just our physical bodies, our spiritual selves, which are sometimes hidden from others by the *earthen vessel* But if you take the time to get to know that person, and if you ask the Spirit to show you that person the way He sees them, then the clay begins to peel away and the brilliant gem begins to shine forth. The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him with his friendship. -- Author Unknown
I'm thinking in light of the 'new revelation' that the caffeine in coffee is a drug we might ought to consider renaming this "The Happy Hour" room...No wait, alcohol is also a drug. Maybe just 'The Break Room'...only kidding. I'm not making fun of anyone, just thought I'd share my "LOL" moment. While I personally don't 'ingest' caffeine or alcohol, I believe there is a big difference between having a coke/pepsi/soft drink/pop containing caffeine with a slice of pizza or a cup of coffee and sweet roll, versus taking a Valium to relieve anxiety.(or name the ailment and the drug of choice that's recommended to 'fix' it; and don't forget to read the 3 page warning about the side effects. ) It's the intent of the heart that The Lord is watching, does the person regard their body as The Temple of The living God where The Holy Spirit resides? (I Corinthians 3:16-17) Remember what Jesus said of the Pharisees and hypocrites concerning cleaning the 'outside' of the cup when the inside remainded dirty. And we can't take Matthew 15:11 out of context to justify not taking care of our bodies, eating and drinking whatever without repercussion. The law of sowing and reaping is both a spiritual as well as physical truth. Once again, it's our hearts that Jesus is concerned with, are we trusting in Him and proving it by our actions (obedience), or have we bought into the "everything in moderation" mindset?
Funny... Or you could just 're-interpret' the Coffee Break area as clean break from coffee! Seriously though, I think that a case can be made that the usage defines whether or not something is 'occult'. Diviner's read tea-leaves; that doesn't make tea-leaves occult. But when used by an occultic practitioner... that's a different story. I think the same thing would apply to the discussion in Bible Issues. Chemical concoctions aren't necessarily evil per se, but when they are used by occultic practitioners to effect some magical result they cease to be merely a natural substance and take on the character of those who are practicing the divination. We aren't after a 'new-doctrine' but we are attempting to better understand whether or not the 'doctrine' we've embraced is one that can stand up to the Berean-like scrutiny of those who want to present absolute truth when representing the Gospel of Truth to others. Blessings, William
james wrote on Sat, 15 October 2011 11:47 ...I believe there is a big difference between having a coke/pepsi/soft drink/pop containing caffeine with a slice of pizza or a cup of coffee and sweet roll, versus taking a Valium to relieve anxiety. Not being a coffee drinker, you may not realize that people who drink coffee are doing so not because it is good drink to have with donuts but they do it for the 'pick-me-up-effect'. (Those who drink it because of its taste drink decaf.) This is not unlike the examples in the Bible where wine and strong drink are consumed for various reasons other than taste. <grin> Blessings, William
Believe me, I don't need a 'pick-me-up' of a morning, I'm up around 4:30-5:00am and out walking a 3 mile trek by 6-7 ish, then go to the fitness center and work out for 45 minutes, also play tennis every other day. Can you imagine what a jolt of caffeine would do for me? I've been called 'hyper' more than once in my life, though I do see a bit of winding down now that I'm officially a senior citizen. What's sad is, if I liked coffee, I could now get it free at most fast food restaurants...Yep, truely sad. I do love the aroma of the grinding of the whole roasted beans and the brewing of the coffee.
My coffee is more of a 'pick-me-up' of the morning and evening. I can redeem more of the time that way. My bedtime is around 2am and then another pick-me up at 6am and I'm good for the day! (Well, at least until around 4pm when another cup will work its magic all over again!<grin>) Blessings, William
Since wine is mentioned in The Bible, and Jesus seemed to have no problem with providing more once they had depleted their supply at the wedding, maybe we could name this the "Wine Cellar". We could keep a few bottles around for 'communion', or in case anyone got a 'tummy ache'. Only problem for me is, I never tasted a wine that I liked... Maybe if I spent more than $1.49 (Boone's Farm, 1970) or $1.99 (Thunderbird, 1972) my palate might learn to appreciate the 'good stuff'. Anybody want to spring for a bottle of 1964 Rothchild? Shouldn't run more than a few hundred thousand dollars.
"Remember what Jesus said of the Pharisees and hypocrites concerning cleaning the 'outside' of the cup when the inside remainded dirty." Hey James, was that a coffee cup? What kind of pizza do you like? Whoops, too junk foody? I will be throwing it at you anyway!
Confession time: I've developed a taste for coffee... I felt so out of place hanging around here in the Coffee Break with you guys enjoying your morning java that I decided to give it another chance.(I always have loved the aroma of fresh brewing coffee) I bought a 3 lb. can of decaffeinated at Costco's (Kirkland brand) at the beginning of tax season and it's almost gone. A nice mug of steaming hot coffee and a healthy energy bar(granola) for a midmorning break has turned into something I look forward to on cold mornings. So any of you guys passing through Clanton, Al. during tax season (Jan.-April) stop by and have a cup with me. If that's not possible then I guess I'll see ya here in the Coffee Break room on OO.
Morning James, I must agree with you on how nice a cup(or a couple cups) of coffee is in the morning. If you want to try a really good cup, buy some Kona Coffee. It is quite expensive, about $40 a pound, but the taste is outstanding. I haven't had it for a while, but I sure do remember the taste. It would be a blessing to stop by sometime and visit.
no-can-do, James... not unless you ditch the de-caf and get some real coffee... and if you buy some of that stuff Sue mentioned I'll need to wait until *after* tax season to be able to afford it! Blessings, William
I have to agree with William. Ditch the decaf. My wife started buying coffee called Kicking Horse coffee. It is quite good. I'm going to look for some of that stuff Sage mentioned.
Hey James, I'll drink the De-caf..... Free coffee, is Free coffee Just put a little honey in it to make it healthy ! Tho I normally drink the caffein type. and Thanks for the offer !
I like tea. Shakes his head sadly.
I know. It would be so much easier if I liked the stuff. I even hate the smell! Lol You all enjoy!
Ha! Ha!... "Just put a little honey in it to make it healthy." O.K. I got that covered, honey is my sweetner of choice. "no-can-do, not unless you ditch the de-caf and get some real coffee." Alright, what brand you like? "I like tea" So do I; the green organic decaf, fresh brewed, flavored with lemon and honey. "Ditch the decaf..." Why don't we just keep some of both on hand? You wouldn't be able to stay around me if I got a caffeine buzz going. "If you want to try a really good cup, buy some Kona Coffee. It's quite expensive, about $40 a pound." I'll start saving up for it, maybe I can write it off as a business expense. "Free coffee, is free coffee." Dick, Gary, Tom, and Jman...ya'll are welcome to stop in as well...or anyone for that matter.
To be honest with you I also just developed a taste for coffee. It happened over the last few years. I only drink real cream in mine though. I only drink it in the morning, if I drink it late at night it keeps me awake all night. My wife has ordered coffee from overseas for years, a brand called Gevalia which you can now buy local in the stores. We still get the whole beans through the mail. Good news is; if your over 55 you can get the senior coffee at McDonalds for fifty cents a cup. Bad news is; its pretty nasty tasting. Starbucks is okay but I think its to strong. We probably have eight or nine starbucks in our small college town over here. Gary
On a non spiritual note. The world Chess championship is now taking place in India. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/11/10/chess-world-champion ship-starts-with-quick-draw/?intcmp=trending I don't know if anyone plays Chess here, but I have always enjoyed this game. Anyway for all its worth I thought I'd throw this out there. Gary
Even though I have not had a cup of coffee yet. I wanted to say the Lord helped me tremendously yesterday. I Praise Him for that. It's awesome to "know" when the Lord is doing something for you personally in your life. Just giving God the Glory here, He is worthy. Gary
Gary wrote on Thu, 14 November 2013 02:34 Even though I have not had a cup of coffee yet. I wanted to say the Lord helped me tremendously yesterday. I Praise Him for that. It's awesome to "know" when the Lord is doing something for you personally in your life. Just giving God the Glory here, He is worthy. Gary He IS worthy! Amen. It is awesome to "know" when God is doing things in our lives. It is also awesome to know that He is doing it out of His great Mercy/Love/Grace for us, because we don't 'deserve' anything from Him, yet ..."for God SO LOVED the world..."
I just don't understand why the big push for everyone to rush out and get a "flu" shot. I feel like they are forcing this on society. My neighbor always gets her flu shot and then later always gets the flu. Her husband never gets the flu shot and he has never had the flu. My wife and I have never had the flu shot but I think they try to intimidate with peer pressure, for everyone to get this shot. I'm not trying to start an anti-flu shot agenda for anyone else but was wondering about all the pressure and intimidation. Its like Obamacare, force everyone to get insurance whether you want it or not. Well just wanted to spend a few moments this morning, ranting and raving about flu shots. Lord Bless, Gary
What's with all the ads? I tried to open some posts and was taken to other web sites that McAfee warned me were dangerous sites. Just wondering! Gary
Gary wrote on Mon, 18 November 2013 03:00 What's with all the ads? I tried to open some posts and was taken to other web sites that McAfee warned me were dangerous sites. Just wondering! Gary False Alarm. It was my computer a program was trying to slap ads on everything I opened. I got it fixed. Gary
I did not know where to put general chat so I thought I would come to Grandom's coffee post. In a normal winter in Indiana we don't get snow until January at least for a number of years its been that way. Last week we got close to ten inches. Tonight their saying we will get 6 inches plus an additional 3 to 4 inches tomorrow morning. It sure is pretty here. My wife and I always liked getting snowed in so she would have a good excuse to bake cookies. LOL If its a wet snow were planning on building a snowman out front. Hope everyone is staying warm this winter. Gary
Sounds like a SNOW job to me..... We've had mid 20's at night lately, seems colder this year much sooner. While others are counting the shopping days left til Xmass, I'm counting the days til spring.
You probably don’t enjoy the cold as much as you could because you don’t live in an area where there is snow. We have about a foot of snow and another 4-6” coming tomorrow. Too bad, I wish it would be more like 6-9” coming, but maybe next time. It is really enjoyable to go out and shovel the driveway while it snows, or after dark when it is real quiet outside. There is just something peaceful and refreshing being outside in the cold and snow. Usually about the end of August I start counting the weeks to winter and snow. As soon as the last pretty, fall leaf is off the tree I say: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! My dog loves the snow also. He runs and puts his whole head in the snow, kinda like a snow plow. It could snow everyday in the winter as far as I am concerned, but I guess a few sunny days scattered in helps keep some people’s spirits up. I thought about a couple verses in the Bible that speaks of snow, which lead me to read the whole chapter of: Psalm 51:1-19 Thanks Gary for bringing up how nice snow is.
My brother-in-law was an "Upper". He was born and raised in the far northern part of the state up there. They had unbelievable amounts of snow, twenty foot high in places etc. He told me when they were kids, they would go inside and run water on their hair and then run outside and go ice skating. Their hair would then freeze and be full of icicles. He was a really good ice skater. Its early morning here and it looks like they missed the forecast, because it is raining with a little snow mixed in. The ground is still covered from the last snow still. Very good scripture there. Its all about the inward man, our thoughts, etc., "thou desirest truth in the inward parts", who is now made clean by His Blood and can stand before God cleaned from sin as white as Snow. Gary
Hey, I LOVE seeing the snow, it's beautiful. I just don't like cold...it hurts me body<grin> But the comparison of our cleansing by The Blood of Jesus, removing our sins, making us white as snow...that's awesome to think upon...Thanks, Sue. We've had steady rain since midnight, but at least it's supposed to return to 'seasonal temps' after the rain passes. Hey Gary! I like the idea of baking cookies, I just might do that today and share with my neighbors...Sounds like a plan.<grin> Too bad ya'll live so far away. LOL BTW: Do people still make 'snow ice cream'? I remember making it as a kid, it seemed SOOOO good.
James, This is the first time I ever heard of making snow ice cream. My wife is going to make Russian Tea cookies. Its similar to Mexican wedding ring cookies only different batter. My Mother-in-Law lives north of here two hours away in Illinois they have ten inches already and its still snowing heavy right now. I'm going to curl up with a good book today and enjoy the rain. Everybody have a Blessed day in the Lord, Snow, Rain, or just plain old cold out. Gary
Well all the snow has finally melted off and now we have several days of rain coming in. It is now 61 degrees here, nice enough to go outside in a t-shirt. I have been reading some articles on this Duck Dynasty. These southern boys look like they just got back from Woodstock. LOL Never watched the show but it seems to have a following of over 11 million people. These men are very vocal about their Christianity which is a good thing. I read a bunch of comments where people who said they were Christians were attacking these guys. But on the other hand there has been a lot of support agreeing with what happened. While reading the comments I thought of John the Baptist who did not hesitate to tell Herod about his adulteress affair. Jesus never condemned John's actions but commended him before others. I find it refreshing when Brothers in Christ speak out and do not buckle before the media pressure, sodomites accusations, or anything the world throws at them. I don't plan on rushing out and buying any of their t-shirts or caps, but I am blessed to see someone rattle the worlds cage. Gary
With all the recent problems with credit card theft through the department stores they are now looking for solutions. MPR radio is now saying they (the credit card companies), may go to having a micro chip put on credit cards by the year 2015. I have a friend who is a Christian in the military. They now have a micro chip on a plastic card that has all of their information on it. He showed me the card the chip is around one quarter by one quarter inch square. Its just a matter of time before they require this chip to be put on everyone's hand. Don't know if this could be considered the mark of the beast. But if, as Marilyn shared about the economic situation in the world tied into the Antichrist, I can see were this could be the mark mentioned in scripture. We always thought of it as being a literal number (666) but a micro chip in the forehead or hand would definitely leave a mark. It could be the numbers 666 would signify that the mark was for a man, incorporated into the chip. They now have micro chips they put in animals with their owners name and address on them. If that seems to work successfully why not put them in humans? Gary
Someone sent us an email today stating they heard recently; that there are now some preachers telling people to go ahead and get the mark of the beast. This way you'll be able to provide for your family, is what they are telling them. Also its only matters what you believe in your heart some mark will not affect your salvation. I guess some of these guys have never read the Bible. Gary
Join me here for a minute for a hot cup of coffee. I read a quote in a book recently that said; "Instant Coffee is of the devil", LOL, well I got a chuckle out of that one. I was reading in John and ran across several scriptures that were interesting. In John 5: we read: Quote: John 5:1 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water. 4 For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. I find it fascinating that there existed a pool that an Angel would come down and stir the water and when someone entered it they were healed. I don't know if this pool is mentioned in the OT, How did this all come about would be interesting to know the history of how it got started. Secondly: Quote: 5 Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” 7 The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me.” 8 Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” 9 And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath. Jesus asked this man a simple question; Do you want to be made well? The man answers him with why he was not able to get to the pool when the water was troubled. You would of thought he would of said, yes, to the question. In spite of his answer, Jesus says, rise, take up your bed and walk. The Bible goes on to say, the man was "immediately" healed then he got up and took up his bed and walked. He was just healed, by the spoken word of Jesus. Think about that for a moment. Thirdly, I noticed a lot of major healing took place on the Sabbath (not all of course), which always infuriated the Pharisees. They were obsessed with how and when someone was to be healed. It just seems strange that they were not rejoicing with everyone else. Of course we know they were blinded with their rules. I did not want to take away from the first fact though, that, there was a pool which an angel would "stir the waters" and people were healed of all kinds of diseases. Still I find it puzzling how that practice got started. Hope you enjoyed this as much as me. The Bible is the revealed Will of God how awesome is that. Gary
I might have a cup of coffee this morning when the office opens... I find it fascinating how The Holy Spirit times things in our lives. I too was reading in John 5 earlier this morning and was thinking about the whole encounter. The instruct by Jesus to..." sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee" was what I was pondering. I take from that statement that his sickness was the results of sin? Or, did He mean sin would cause a loss of his healing? I just went to a couple commentaries about the pool, but decided they weren't that informative.
Gary wrote on Fri, 27 December 2013 06:12 I find it fascinating that there existed a pool that an Angel would come down and stir the water and when someone entered it they were healed. Gary I picked up a copy of "The Revell Concise Bible Dictionary" at the local Christian thrift store yesterday and while reading in it this morning I found a reference to the 'pool of Bethesda'. This book says that some of the manuscripts didn't have what is known as verse 4 about the 'troubling of the water or the angel tradition'. Acording to one account, in the 19th century, archaeologist discovered the remains of a pool fitting the discription in John's Gospel. I don't know which modern translations doesn't include v4. I do see from your post in the 'angel' thread that it's got you thinking...lol
james wrote on Sat, 28 December 2013 09:12 Gary wrote on Fri, 27 December 2013 06:12 I find it fascinating that there existed a pool that an Angel would come down and stir the water and when someone entered it they were healed. Gary I picked up a copy of "The Revell Concise Bible Dictionary" at the local Christian thrift store yesterday and while reading in it this morning I found a reference to the 'pool of Bethesda'. This book says that some of the manuscripts didn't have what is known as verse 4 about the 'troubling of the water or the angel tradition'. Acording to one account, in the 19th century, archaeologist discovered the remains of a pool fitting the discription in John's Gospel. I don't know which modern translations doesn't include v4. I do see from your post in the 'angel' thread that it's got you thinking...lol I looked over at Wikipedia after reading your post, and come to the conclusion no one knows. They said: Quote: The Pool of Bethesda has been an area of controversy for Christian historians and archaeologists alike. According to the Gospel of John, Bethesda was a swimming bath (Greek: κολυμβήθρα kolumbethra) with five porticos (translated as porches by older English Bible translations). Here's their conclusion: Quote: This archaeological discovery proved beyond a doubt that the description of this pool in the Gospel of John was not the creation of the Evangelist. It reflected an accurate and detailed knowledge of the site. The Gospel speaks of (a) the name of the pool as Bethesda; (b) its location near the Sheep Gate; (c) the fact that it has five porticos; with rushing water. All these details are corroborated through literary and archaeological evidence affirming the historical accuracy of the Johannine account. I do think its interesting that it is mentioned in scripture. Presently its in the muslim quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem (The pool), remember the city is divided up into four quarters, I think one is Jewish, one Muslim, one Christian, and I don't remember who is in the last quarter or section of this city. We went all through the Old City when my wife and I went to Jerusalem. I wished I would of paid attention more at the time but it was all new to us. If I ever go back to Israel I am going to look at the Bible and see what it says about every area I am at. The professor who led our group would constantly remind us to look around remember where your at this is where Jesus walked and lived. There was so much going on at the time, trying to take it all in was a task. Visitors can go into any quarter as there are a lot of gift shops with hand made goods, food, etc. The pool of Bethesda is a now empty fairly deep hole with stone walls on the sides. I also read what you stated about some manuscripts leave out that portion of scripture. I think the KJV includes those scriptures. I don't know if you read the "Out of Zion" series by Bodie Thoene, but she did a lot of research and incorporated a lot of history of the old city in Jerusalem in those fiction books. I did enjoy her books once you start them you want to read all night. Hey I might go over and reread that world government post by Marilyn, I'm not entirely convinced on this Assyrian world leader. I want to look at the scriptures she gave on this. There was some articles going around that said; the Antichrist might be gay. What next huh? They said, Because of the scripture that says he has no desire for women, they came to this conclusion. I don't know if we'll have every detail on him but it won't take a rocket scientist to figure out who he is once he comes on the world scene. I don't know for sure about him being Assyrian, though. I think Jeanne Dixon predicted he would come from an Egyptian (Arab) background, and for some reason a lot of Christian books were quoting this false prophetess. I have been thinking about this and looking at the world scene a little differently. I guess we won't be getting anymore goodies from Australia to chew on, so I'm going to check out the old posts. LOLOL In other news, LOL, have you noticed in scripture every time they mention tax collectors, it's along with the word sinners as if it was a different class or something. For instance it says He was with tax collectors and sinners. I'm a little puzzled about the wording here, why not say he was with sinners. But they always throw in tax collectors like it was something different. Was it because they worked for the Roman government? I keep running across this in scripture and wondered why bring out this one profession above all others. Gary
BRRR! Very Cold here, the temperature is -9 with a wind chill of -33 degrees. They declared a state emergency and no one is allowed out on the road or they will give you a ticket. Who would want to be out anyway. Hope every bodies keeping warm. Gary
Hello Gary, I was wondering how you were doing down in Indiana. Here in Michigan we also have about -3 for low and -25+ wind chill. So much has been cancelled here: all the schools(today and tomorrow), the US Bankruptcy Court, US Federal Court, colleges, Social Security Office, and a whole lot more. I think there were over 800 closures in the West Michigan area. We got about 13 inches of snow in the last couple days, and now we have the arctic blast for a few days. I must admit, I am really enjoying the snow. I love winter, but unfortunately in a few days we are going to start having days in the mid to high 30's, which will melt a lot of the snow. Being in this weather makes me so thankful for a warm home, a snowblower, a car, good health so I can shovel and snowblow the snow, safety walking and driving, my dog being warm amd safe, as well as family members that live elsewere around here being warm and safe.
Hi Sage, We got about 6 or 7 inches of snow and it has been drifting. I would of thought it would of been colder up there. I have thought I always wanted to get a snow blower but we don't get enough snow here during the year to justify getting one. Some winters we hardly get any snow. There is a young couple who live a block away and they have a four wheeler with a blade and he only charges 15.00 a drive. It only takes him about 7 to 10 minutes to remove the snow but its worth it. When Teresa and me take turns shoveling it takes all day to remove the snow from our drive. Yes we do have a lot to be thankful for, I don't know how people managed years ago when they did not have all the conveniences we have today. God is taking care of us and I am thankful He predestinated me to be part of His Kingdom. I cannot imaging going through life and getting older without having the Lord to lean on. Gary
Hi Gary & Sage, I was looking on the map to where you both live - Michigan & Indiana & it is in similar latitudes to us here in Victoria, 40 - 45 degrees. However we never get that sort of weather except up in the mountains. How do you keep warm, & not have frozen water pipes? Do you store food & what do you use for cooking? Sounds to me, who is enjoying 30 - 40 degrees plus (very hot) that you are in that movie where they were hold up in the National Library & had to burn the library books & furniture to keep warm as everything was frozen over. Yes I do exaggerate. It wasn`t global warming, (in the movie) but northern freezing. Trev has just come in & says that movie is `Independence Day.` Have you seen it? I have been snow skiing so have seen & enjoyed snow but it is not usual for here. All the best, Marilyn.
Hi Marilyn, I don't think its as bad as it sounds. Were not smashing our furniture and burning our Strongs concordances yet. LOLOL I don't know if your looking at the map correctly. I think your below the Equator and were above it. I looked on google world map with a street view and noticed a lot of palm trees and desert like conditions, there was hardly any grass on the lawns there, I think it was at Port Augusta. Your weather is probably more like the Southern states in America, I would at least guess that it was. Gary
Hi Gary, Yes I was only joking. (Lol ) And I meant the latitude `upside down,` as it were from you in the Southern Hemisphere. We are about the same, but even in our winter we never get that cold. So how do you keep warm & not have frozen water pipes? We have a fire box at our place, Trevor chops the wood which we have plenty of on the farm. And we can use the fire box for warmth & for cooking on top & in the stove underneath, so if our electricity goes off we are fine. The wood fire keeps the whole house warm & toastie all day & all night. It is so relaxing to look at the fire burning instead of the TV blaring, if you know what I mean. Rug up, Marilyn. PS. Port Augusta is more Sydney way while we are near the Murray River, Echuca, Victoria.
Hi Marilyn, We have a Trane gas furnace that we heat the house with, it is run on natural gas and electricity. Very energy efficient. If the power goes off we have a gas log fire place that we can run without electricity and it would keep the plumbing warm as well. Teresa and me both want to get back more in the country where we can heat with a wood stove for back up. We would only use the furnace at night while sleeping. But we would probably use the wood stove most of the time as we like the smell of the wood and to be able to watch the fire. The wood stoves or inserts in fireplaces have glass doors and you can leave the doors open if you want. We have had wood stoves in the past and we would heat all night as well with them. Wood is expensive here to buy so I have a place where I can cut it for free. You must call your wood stoves, "fire boxes", that's a new term for me. Recently I played a clip on the laptop of a fireplace burning logs with a nice fire. We enjoyed that as temporary till we get the real thing. LOL Gary
Hi Gary, Yes we do use the term `wood stove,` but this new term `fire box,` refers to having the fire, the heating in the box at the top, & then underneath is another box, the oven, which you can regulate the heat by opening or closing vents. It is also very handy to have the top part suitable for cooking & that is where I cook our big pots of soup while the bread is cooking in the oven. I can see Therese would love that as you said one time she was cooking biscuits. Glad you are all warm & can operate without electricity if you have too. I think as time moves on we have to be more self sufficient & not rely on man`s system as much as we can as these things are going to get very expensive. I wonder if James is as cold in his part of the country. Marilyn.
YEP! he is. LOL It set new records, yesterday it was 8 here in Birmingham, AL. today it think a heat wave has arrived, it was 15 this morning... We are SO unprepared for bitter cold, I don't even have any heavy clothing, so I just layered-up(Imean a bunch of layers). A electric heat-pump doesn't begin to do the job in this weather...but, thanks be to Jesus, it does keep it semi-comfortable. I trust William is doing well, it's colder there than here. I know Sue is always telling me how she likes the cold and snow...guess she's happy bout now.<grin> Gary, if the TV is correct, yous guys are having some serious weather, I'm praying for you, Ron, and Dick there in Hoosierville.
Yes, James, the freeze out has been very bad. Thank God He provides warm places and people to help during these times. I have really enjoyed hearing about you sharing on loving the brethren. It is very important to encourage one another. We never know what others are experiencing and going through. That is why it is important to give many the benefit of the doubt. Thank God we have each other on OO!!
Hi James, It sounds like you guys got quite a chill. We broke several records up here on recorded weather temperature. Today it got up to 23 degrees and did not feel to bad out, compared to the minus degrees we had. Everybody try and keep warm! Gary
Hi James, And you would be correct, I am loving this! The snow is so beautiful, and I don't mind the cold at all. I am glad the real bitter cold is done(at least for now) because there have been water mains breaking, fire hydrants that were frozen at a couple fires around town and pipes in peoples home frozen. When it is so cold like it has been the snow sparkles when the sun or street light shines on it, and the snow crunches under foot. It is really quite a refreshing experience(for those of us who enjoy winter.) And here in Michigan the freezing weather and snow will help replenish the ground water and also helps with our fruit crops later this year. Although I don't think the hard freeze that the southern United States has been having is too good for their fruit crops. It is just a good day to be alive and enjoying the various seasons we have here. It won't be long and spring will be here again, and then another season to enjoy. As Psalm 118:24 says: "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."
It's 55 degrees and sunny here in Indiana! What a contrast from just last week. Hope everybody is enjoying this weather as well. BTW They're having a record breaking heat wave in Australia, at least that is what some of the newspapers are printing. Gary
I was just wondering, Why are we giving over a billion dollars to Egypt? Quote: Congressional negotiators unveiled a bipartisan, $1.1 trillion spending bill Monday night that will reverse a 1 percent cut to cost-of-living increases for disabled veterans and provide $1.525 billion in aid to Egypt, among other provisions. Aren't they an oil producing Nation? Gary
Well its 0 degrees here this morning, and their saying it will get up to 5 degrees today. Very Brutal winter going on here. We have not had a winter like this for years. Not much snow just cold! I heard a report the other day that the reason its so cold is because of the effects of Global Warming. They don't know when to quit on that subject. Hope everyone is staying warm. Gary
We had 15 yesterday and tonight it's suppose to be around 10-12. What's with these "Polar Vortexes"? Looking on the 'bright side' the farmers here in central Alabama raise a lot of peaches and they require X number of freezing hours to make a good crop; shouldn't be a problem this year. On the other side of the coin (so to speak) heating cost are through the roof and it's so cold very few people are getting out to file their taxes...Meanwhile I give praise to God for His great Love and eternal plan...and I look forward to eternity with Him, worshipping and praising Jesus.
I love peach cobbler. Many people around here travel down south and bring back peaches by the bushels, they sell them in the Spring. Don't know if anybodies interested but Andrew has another site: http://truelightministries.org/blog1/?cat=16 I think you have to log in and become a member to be able to comment. Some sites will not let you post unless your a member. Their running out of propane up here, I heard they are shipping it in from the South. There's not much carpentry going on up here either. Some guy the other day wanted me to go three miles into the woods and put windows in his turkey blind. I can just see packing tools and windows back into the deep woods. I had to pass on that one. I was just thinking last night about the scripture, "who is worthy to open and read the scroll". Quote: 2 Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals?” 3 And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll, or to look at it. 4 So I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open and read the scroll, or to look at it. 5 But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.” I then started thinking how the Lord came to the earth conquered the devil, the flesh, and anything else thrown in His path. Yes He alone is Worthy, He paid the price for us. Gary
Weather update from the frozen tundra of Alabama... We had a major mess here in central Alabama, snow and ice and total gridlock of traffic in the Birmingham area. Thousands of people caught out overnight in their cars with single digit temps after icing and snow hit with a vengeance yesterday. The hwy dept wasn't prepared due to weather forecast predicting the snow/ice line to be 75-100 miles to the 'south'. No one was expecting this, people abandoned cars on interstates and major highways and just started walking...I had several friends who were caught out in traffic jams for up to 10-12 hrs and a couple of friends had to stay overnight at their places of business and just make do. I had things I felt needed checked on here at the office (like water pipes) and so I was one of the very few cars to venture out today, so obviously there won't be any clients stopping in for tax preparation. LOL the good news is, only 50 more days til spring...
Glad to hear you are doing fine. I can't imagine how horrible it is down there, but reading some of the stories shows how there are a lot of good people who will lend a hand in desperate situations. Looks like people opened up their homes to strangers, others were taken care of at various business'. I just heard a story on the radio where someone offered $100 to someone so they could drive them a mile and a half to an airport. Of course the person drove them to the airport without taking the money.
I just heard on the news tonight what happened down there. I had to smile some though they said in Alanta they got 2 and 1/2 inches of snow and it brought everything to a standstill. It looked like Alabama got a little more. Up here we get ten inches of snow and ice and everyone goes on to work. LOL I think were better prepared then you southerners. I did think about you when I seen hundreds of cars stranded on the interstate. Were just getting cold air up here right now. Praise God, Did you say just fifty days. I'm glad. God said, I will never leave thee nor forsake thee. Praise His Holy Name. Gary
Sage wrote on Wed, 29 January 2014 13:57 but reading some of the stories shows how there are a lot of good people who will lend a hand in desperate situations. Looks like people opened up their homes to strangers, others were taken care of at various business'. I just heard a story on the radio where someone offered $100 to someone so they could drive them a mile and a half to an airport. Of course the person drove them to the airport without taking the money. Brother Dick sent me this link to a story of a business being generous to strangers. It just so happens that this particular Chick-Fil-A restaurant is only a mile from where I live in Birmingham. Not to 'toot our horn' but southerners are, as a general rule, very friendly and generous to anyone in need. When the tornadoes hit every few years and bring extreme damage and death, people respond with awesome testimonies of people helping others.(of course there's always stories of people taking advantage of others but there's more stories of good deeds than bad. http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/01/29/chick-fil-gives-fr ee-food-to-motorists-stranded-in-southern-snowstorm/
I got home at around ten till four and it was clear outside and no snow on the ground. I set down for a few minutes and then got up to answer the phone, when I looked out the window everything was covered with snow and it looked like a blizzard. We have maybe four or five inches and it is coming down heavy now. They say it will snow all night here. There is another front coming in after this one. This has been a cold winter up here, one positive note, their saying it will kill off a large number of insects in our area. Those who believe in groundhog forecasting are saying it will last for another six weeks here. Hope every bodies staying warm.
Just to let everyone know we just heard Steve Hill passed away last Sunday. This is not the Steve Hill we know from FA, but the one who resided down in Florida. Someone called our house and thought it was Steve Hill from FA but I did a quick google and it was the other one. Gary