How do the Democrats have the nerve to talk about President George W. Bush’s years in office in the face of the horrendous job President Obama is handing to the American people? With this administration, it’s one bad policy and public relations nightmare after another.
This post will not seek to offer much in the way of commentary; rather, its intent is to point to some current headlines and offer sympathy for the American people and those who have dealings with our left-wing administration.
As this Washington Post article suggests, President Obama is excited about the House passing what sane people call a catastrophe. He absolutely ignores common sense and continues pressing forward to make sure our nation more weak by strangling us with debt many generations will not be able to pay back. Pitiful!
Remember, the jobless figure won’t be more than 8-9 %. Right!
In one more failure to display presidential prowess, our president will be sitting out the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. President Ronald Reagan was instrumental in tearing down both the wall and the stench of communism. What a shame. He should go to see what a previous generation thought about too much government control. It appears he wants to take us down the path torn down twenty years ago.
I’m trying something new for a short while to see how it goes. My weekly Bible Study Questions post is found on my Facebook page as a note. Just trying to shake this up a bit.
Well, everyone, it’s time once again to engage in our weekly bible study questions. I have come to the conclusion these are always difficult because there are so few who care to leave the answers. Whatever the reason may be, let’s get started.
We had a good study tonight and talked about something at the end which wrapped around the entire lesson. It was a simple question, really, but had an enormous effect on everything we discussed tonight. It is simply this: where is the church’s “story.” In other words, where is our testimony? Do we still have a testimony or has it grown silent? Where is your story?
- To whom did Jesus say “you will see greater things than these?”
- Jesus confronted a master (teacher) about spiritual birth. Who was the teacher?
- What is the prerequisite for receiving wisdom from God, who gives to anyone who asks liberally?
Don’t forget to add as much detail to your answers as you possibly can. Get involved in the study of God’s amazing word. I believe you will find great joy in studying these questions.
Someone just sent me an e-mail that speaks volumes about the plight of our great nation. When Bo, Blinky and Harry run the show, debt happens at an alarming rate, and the march to destruction seems to be the number one priority. Honestly, the real stooges would probably do a better job running our country than the ones in the picture. What do you think about it?
The original e-mail had the following quote attached to the bottom of the page, just as I have done. After scouring the net, though, I could not substantiate it even though it is cited in numerous publications. There just isn’t a source for what she is supposed to have said.
According to a Wikiquote article, the following seems logical:
Update: Margaret Thatcher, in a TV interview for Thames TV This Week [[1]]on Feb. 5, 1976, Prime Minister Thatcher said, “…and Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They [socialists] always run out of other people’s money. It’s quite a characteristic of them.”
What these three are doing to our country is definitely not funny. They are forcing something on the American public that Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Wilson Reagan fought so hard against – socialism, communism and any other ism which stifled the excellence of capitalism. Sadly, there are too many in our country who are asleep at the wheel and have no clue who’s in office. Perhaps they should take a look at the poster!
For the president, it’s one mistake after another, and the other two sharing space on the poster are right behind him. Sad, but true.
Words cannot describe how wonderful our bible study was tonight. Without a doubt, this was the best one to date, and that’s saying quite a lot. The pastor can hardly wait until next Wednesday night so we can do this all over again.
There was a struggle to answer the first question; many answers flew all over the room, but they weren’t correct. Finally, someone got the answer and we spent quite a while digging around determining background information. No doubt, we could have spent the entire time on this one alone, but didn’t.
Anyway, let’s get started on the questions. Please take the time to answer these questions; it will do you good as you study the word of God. Be blessed in your time in prayer and study.
- Where are the ark builder, vision interpreter and man who kept his integrity found?
- Which commandment is the most important of all? Where is it found in NT writings?
- Where is a charge given by a master teaching his student to preach according to various seasons?
Thanks for taking the time to participate. You will benefit greatly by spending time in your bible on a regular basis. Why not set aside a time every day to spend with God, getting to know him through his eternal word?
There has been non-stop coverage of this travesty since the president received the news of the handout by the Nobel judges. I know many conservative talk show hosts have spent a great of time on the subject. It is such a shame the president continues to be an embarrassment to the citizens of our great nation.
According to an Associated Press article by Ian MacDougall and Karl Ritter, committee chairman Thorbjorn Jagland said “Alfred Nobel wrote that the prize should go to the person who has contributed most to the development of peace in the previous year, Who has done more for that than Barack Obama?”
The article goes on to say “World leaders have reacted positively to Obama’s Nobel in most cases, the committee said, with much of the criticism coming from the media and Obama’s political rivals.” I have a theory as to why world leaders have reacted positively to the president’s Nobel gift. It is simply that he wants to be just like them. People who are alike generally don’t have major problems between them; it’s those who are in direct opposition to someone’s values who stand a better chance of raising a great deal of ire.
Please note this one important fact – President Obama has done nothing worthy of this award. Perhaps he has thought long and hard about ways to make the world a better place, but so have many other people. I am confident we could find someone who would do the Nobel prize justice, it just isn’t our current president.
In an article by Denis Kilcommons of The Huddersfield Daily Examiner, he had the following to say: “Unfortunately, Obama has been seen as a global Messiah and the award has raised expectations even further of what he might achieve.”
What more can the prize committee do to further tarnish the award? According to ABC News, Rush Limbaugh called the Nobel prize committee’s decision “a bigger embarrassment than losing the Olympic bid,” and said, “He’s being judged on wishful thinking.” In my opinion, he needs to quit just wishing something will happen and begin to do what the Nobel prize alludes to. What has he really done?
No amount of talk by the Nobel Prize Committee will ever convince me President Obama is worthy of the prize. History has passed over some of the greatest men in favor of people who are just like the Obamas and Gores of the world. It really is sad. What do you think?
Analysis: Peace Prize Awarded Based on Achievement or Aspirations – washingtonpost.com
Oh, my! As I was out and about this morning, I happened to be listening to the radio when news of this obvious mistake came over the airwaves. It seems those who award this prize are on a losing streak which is getting longer all the time. How sad to think one more governing body had been duped into believing our president is worthy of great recognition.
As stated in the Washington Post article, there are two types of awards given, and the one handed to President Obama falls into the latter category. It is quite easy to see how this award was given based on what the president aspires to achieve. It is also quite clear he has done nothing worth recognizing him for this award. Lots of people aspire to do good things; too many never complete what they set out to accomplish, though.
Now, if the award were given based on the harm he has already done and the vision he has for this great nation of ours, he would certainly be the right pick. His liberal world views are in no way in line with the vision our founding fathers had. They saw great opportunities here, and sought to build a nation of exceptionalism free from tyranny and excessive government control.
President Obama seems intent to show the world just how wrong our country is; as others have said, he is too apologetic for who we are. Are there problems in America? Absolutely. Are there shortcomings in our nation? Without a doubt. Is our government spending out of control and do they have our country’s best interest at heart? Yes, and absolutely not. Why not tell the world our strengths, let them know about our strong compassion and desire for freedom? I believe these ideals are foreign to the president. His distorted world view does not allow him to believe America is the greatest nation on earth, and that is way too sad. He ought to be our greatest ambassador, but he seems to only speak of our weaknesses and failures.
It seems the whole world fawns over this man as though he is the greatest gift the world has ever seen. I don’t see it. He is an abortion advocate, wants to bankrupt our country, lead us down the path to socialism or worse, is stuck on himself and seems to have no grasp of the seriousness of protecting our country. Too many in our country voted him into office based on the color of his skin, not taking his left-wing political views into consideration. Too many people refuse to see who he really is, but there are plenty who warned us about him.
Wake up, world, and learn who he is. I believe one reason for such madness is because he doesn’t act much like an American president; rather, he wants to be a world leader and his desire is to see America just like every other country on earth. In other words, equal footing for everyone. Please, Mr. President, allow us to be who we really are.
You know what’s going on, don’t you? It’s time to answer the weekly bible study questions our church has already reviewed. Tonight’s session was one of the more exciting ones we’ve had to date; there was plenty of interaction and lots of great discussion going on. Really, you should have been here.
Let’s get on with the questions. Please leave your comments; it is a way for me to see if posting the questions is effective or not. Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to participate.
- Where do we find an innumerable company of angels and the assembly of the firstborn?
- Which prophet became angry at God’s mercy toward a great people?
- Where do we find teaching regarding covering on men’s and women’s heads while praying?
Please give some background information with your answers. This is important in order to gain an understanding about the subject. Put your thinking caps on and submit your answers.
Tonight’s bible study was especially good because we also discussed how God so richly blessed our recent “Friend Day” event. It was absolutely wonderful. We enjoyed some excellent discussions which brought the reality of God’s word home to where we live.
I try to come up with questions which will challenge our people to think about how the scriptures relate to their lives. It’s easy to come up with the answer, but it’s more difficult to understand the rationale behind it. In other words, we are trying to find out the who, what, when, where and why of the situation. Will you do that as you answer these questions? Feel free to comment.
- Where are God’s people reproved for living in ceiled houses while God’s house was left in ruins?
- Who described God’s eyes as being so pure they could not look on evil?
- What victory overcomes the world?
Do you believe these questions to be relevant in today’s society? Take a moment to ponder these questions and see how the answers apply to your lives.
Friend Day has come and gone at Liberty Lighthouse Church of God, but the effects should last for a long time. What an incredible day we all had this past Sunday; the house was packed, the singing and worship were wonderful and the most important part of all is the fact God visited with us. We are so blessed to say the Lord met with us as we honored him as our friend.
Just before school came back into session about a month ago, we had a special day at our church in which we honored the school children with a big “Back to School” party. We gave away backpacks, notebooks, bags and lots of other school supplies. There was even a new laptop that went out the doors. We asked our church children to supply names of their friends, then we sent out invitations to the party. There were lots of kids, along with their parents, who showed up that day, and it was a great success.
For our Friend Day event, we employed the same principle, but this time it was with the adults. They were asked to provide names of people they would like to see come to church and be their friends. We sent out quite a number of invitations this time, too. I told the people when their friends asked them about the invitation, they were to act excited and to encourage their friends to attend.
Lots of work was done on the church grounds during the weeks leading up to the big event. Fresh paint in the sanctuary, hallway in the education building, restrooms and doors, along with new signage made up the bulk of the cosmetic renovations. We also worked on our flower arrangements in the sanctuary; what a difference that made. One of our young men figured out a way to add another couple of rows of chairs, so I let him take care of that detail; it’s a good thing, too, as the extra seats were needed!
We did several things differently than any other service. Knowing there would be a good crowd, I had a couple of people helping park cars, making sure the visitors got the closer spots. We had greeters and ushers in place, too, and that made a difference. When you’re a small church like we are currently, you really don’t think of having all the areas covered like we did on that day. We normally just have a couple of ushers; we are preparing for growth, so we need them in place now.
The songs were upbeat and the people seemed to really enjoy them. God was definitely in the house as we worshiped him together. I could sense a special presence of God and knew he was dealing with hearts and lives. It’s exciting to see the hand of the Lord move in the midst of people. The Spirit of God calls people to the throne of grace and it’s left up to the individual to accept or reject the Savior’s invitation.
I preached a message entitled “Jesus – Friend of Sinners.” We talked about the meaning of “friend” and showed many examples in the Bible of faithful friends. There are many in God’s word we can see in order to understand how we should conduct our lives. Our friends sometime let us down, but there is one who is even closer than a brother – Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God. He wants to be your friend, your God, your Savior and Lord.
We finished the day upstairs in the old building. It has been converted into our fellowship hall and was packed for the dinner. The last of the old pews were taken out the door the day before our big event, so there was room to add even more tables and chairs. It’s a good thing, too, as we wouldn’t have had a place to seat anyone else. It’s good to have a place to sit down and enjoy good food and fellowship.
I'm the one with more hair and loud tie!
There’s actually so much more that could be written about our wonderful day. I could tell of each person that had a part in the morning service, those who labored on the various work projects and even those who served during the day. Suffice it to say how pleased I am with everyone who took part, giving of their time and talents to make the day very special.
