Archive for September, 2008

Say NO to “O”

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

I’m really saddened by Oprah Winfrey’s decision to follow the New Age movement.  
She follows the path of two other women who as young ladies, vowed -as she had- to follow Christ: Shirley McClain, and  J Z Knight.  Oprah’s most recent avenue of promoting this “new age” cult is her online book studies “A […]

Scripture Verse for this last week of September

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

This week’s verse to memorize:
II Corinthians 5:21 (KJV)

For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin,
that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.

 

Answer to request

Friday, September 19th, 2008

I met a homeless woman recently.  I blogged about it.  She made me ponder, once again, the plight of the homeless in the area.  South Florida is abundant with homeless men, women, families.   This last week, after hearing  a religious program about the slave trade in the States, and then watching a few programs about […]

A “small” miracle from God tonight

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Is there such a thing?  A “small” miracle?  Just what is a miracle anyway?  To me, a miracle is anything that works out due to unexpected, unusual, and/or humanly impossible means or methods. 
My small miracle?  Due to a recent encounter with fire ants, my feet and ankles are quite bitten and causing some suffering.  I’m […]

The Bible in 50 words!

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

God made
Adam bit
Noah arked
Abraham split
Joseph ruled
Jacob fooled
Bush talked
Moses balked
Pharaoh plagued
People walked
Sea divided
Tablets guided
Promise landed
Saul Freaked
David peeked
Prophets warned
Jesus born
God walked
Love talked
Anger crucified
Hope died
Love rose
Spirit flamed
Word spread
God remained

And another “miracle” from God today :)

Monday, September 15th, 2008

If you read my blog from yesterday, you will see where I received a free meal.  Today, I dutifully helped my mother with her grocery shopping, as the Commandment “Honor your mother…” tells us to.  I had to wait for her to arrive by bus, as she uses a motorized wheelchair.  She had never used […]

Miracles from God

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

I had a great experience today.  Well, it included some angst.  I was driving over to the local health food store as I have determined to work on becoming healthier physically.   Sitting on the curb in the shade around the corner from the store, was a woman with a beat up backpack and wiping the […]

Being a lamplighter

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

” One evening, Sir Harry Lauder, the famed Scottish humorist and comedian at the turn of the twentiteth century, told this.
He said, ” I was sitting in the gloomin’ a’ a man passed the window. He was the lamplighter. He pushed his pole into the lamp and lighted it. Then went to another and another. […]

Character

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

“Character” is who you are when no one is looking.