Monthly Archives: April 2010
Can you hear me now?
So Elijah ran for his life to a cave and God taught him an important lesson. When our senses are hyper aware of all that is going on around us, it can actually make it harder for us to hear the voice of God. Elijah had been living with heigthened emotions, he was attuned to the threats around him, but he needed the practice of looking past the circumstances, past the wind, past the earthquake, past the fire, and learning anew to listen for the voice of his master.
We too, are in perilous times. The threats to our nation, the institution of the family and the church, are real, the urgency is high. This is precisely why we must practice, with elijah, getting beyond the info and the distractions, and hearing the voice of God. Continue reading
Filed under Churchianity, DurableContent
What will be the last straw?
In Ancient Egypt, Pharoah had a problem: the people of God, they were his problem. Sure Joseph had been one of them and he was pretty cool, saved the nation and all that. . . but then they were multiplying like locusts and well, that’s a problem. Continue reading
Filed under Big Picture, DurableContent, End-Times, History Speaks, Tyranny, Uncomfortable Questions
Civic Duty of Believers
What are the two topics that polite people do not bring up in social circles ? Religion and Politics right? Sometimes I wonder who came up with that rule. Clearly there are topics where it is easier to agree. How many people would argue over whether it was hot or cold, sunny or rainy? Sticking to common ground is safe, or so it would seem.
In actuality, there are forces of evil in the world. There always have been and there will continue to be evil forces until the Lord returns and punishes them and their followers. Until then, we can choose to do nothing, and evil will prevail or we can do something. We can engage in the battle for the minds of our children and neighbors.
Now it is time for the righteous to rule. Stand up, be heard, rule well.
“When the righteous rule, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.” –Prov. 29:2
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It keeps me up at night…
This week, there were more cracks in the code. The federal reserve admited to breaking the law. A brave whistleblower nailed a prediction on silver market manipulation while the “watchdog” agencies yawned and did nothing, zero news broke on the subject from any station. Further light has been shed on recently passed legislation and the corrupt and hidden aspects would make a sailor blush. And perhaps the oddest bit of news, the traditional media giants have lost half their audience yet they refuse to report meanginful news and they persist in serving as the government’s propoganda arm, reporting fluff that noone believes in as if it were credible news.
Corruption and hidden deals are not new in politics or power, I get that. What is new is the brazenness. It begs the question, why are the criminal politicans, stock market manipulators, and media moguls being so bold? John 3:19 states that “men love darkness better than light because their deeds are evil.” So why now, are they bringing their evil deeds into the light?
I don’t know, but it keeps me up at night…
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Filed under Big Picture, DurableContent
Invisible, forgotten, and in serious decay
“There are 16,000 publicly owned wastewater treatment plants in the United States that operate 100,000 major pumping stations, 600,000 miles of sanitary sewers and 200,000 miles of storm sewers, according to U.S. EPA. That system received a grade of D- from the American Society of Civil Engineers in its latest “Report Card for America’s Infrastructure.”
The report underscores the challenges large cities will face in the coming years. If you are in a large city, not only are you dependent on others for your water, you are dependent on aging, forgotten, decayed infrastructure that has insufficient budgeted for maintenance…
Makes me think twice about the proverb that states “drink running water from your own well…” Continue reading
Filed under DurableContent, Self-Reliance
