I’m telling you, that water that’s been coming out the sky… It’s wet! We haven’t washed away though…

yet…

Oh, and about that wet water, well there’s LOT’S of it! In fact, the road to where Heritage Church is currently meeting has been washed out, and there no power so Church has been canceled! I can’t remember if we’ve ever had to cancel services before.

Here’s what’s going on in my yard and driveway:

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And here’s a few pics:

I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. - Psalm 122:1

Merry Christmas to all!

I love Christmas time when seemingly everyone becomes postmillennial and sings of Christ victorious!

Halloween has a “socialist tenor” because menacing figures arrive at your door uninvited, demand your property, and threaten to perform an unspecified ‘trick’ if you don’t fork over. That’s the way the government works in a nutshell.

Personally, 1 trillion dollars is such a large figure it is hard for me to grasp just how big it is. I mean I deal with money in terms of tens, twenties, hundreds and thousands. You get past that and start throwing numbers around like billions, and now trillions and it’s sort of lost on me. In principle I am opposed to government bail outs of any scale and I’m opposed to any and all national debt. But I was still having a hard time with the numbers involved in the latest fiasco. I therefore found this illustration most helpful in putting things in their proper context. I suggest you take a good long and hard look at it as well. This is the amount of our great, great grandchildren’s money we have spent:

What does one TRILLION dollars look like?

“But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting On those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children’s children, To such as keep His covenant, And to those who remember His commandments to do them.”
(Psalm 103:17-18, NKJV)

“He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young.”
(Isaiah 40:11, NKJV)

“For the mountains shall depart And the hills be removed, But My kindness shall not depart from you, Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,” Says the Lord, who has mercy on you.”
(Isaiah 54:10, NKJV)

“And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.”
(Matthew 28:18-20, NKJV)

“For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”
(Acts 2:39, NKJV)

As I wait on pins and needles for the baby to arrive (due date day is almost over and still no sign of labor) I thought I would share this article. It is after all, that time of year again when the air can be filled with a lot of “BAH humbug.”

Should Christians celebrate Christmas?

I sympathize with those who want to be rigorously and distinctly Christian, who want to be disentangled from the world and any pagan roots that might lie beneath our celebration of Christmas, but I don’t go that route on this matter because I think there comes a point where the roots are so far gone that the present meaning doesn’t carry the pagan connotation anymore. I’m more concerned about a new paganism that gets layered on top of Christian holidays.

Here’s the example I use: All language has roots somewhere. Most of our days of the week—if not all—grew out of pagan names too. So should we stop using the word “Sunday” because it may have related to the worship of the sun once upon a time? In modern English “Sunday” doesn’t carry that connotation, and that’s the very nature of language. In a sense, holidays are like chronological language.

Christmas now means that we mark, in Christian ways, the birth of Jesus Christ. I think the birth, death and resurrection of Christ are the most important events in human history. Not to mark them in some way, by way of special celebration, would be folly it seems to me.

I remember I lived next door to somebody back in seminary who didn’t celebrate birthdays for their kid. The idea was, partly, that all days were special for their kid. But if all days are special then it probably means that there are no special days. Yet some things are so good and precious—like anniversaries, birthdays, and even deaths—that they are worthy of being marked. How much more the birth and death of Jesus Christ!

It’s really worth the risk, even if the date of December 25 was chosen because of its proximity to some kind of pagan festival. Let’s just take it, sanctify it, and make the most of it, because Christ is worthy of being celebrated in his birth.

There is no point in choosing any other date. It won’t work.

By John Piper. © Desiring God. Website: desiringGod.org

Truer words may never have been spoken!

I give you just an excerpt:

Digital Penmanship in an Age of Incoherence

Digital penmanship is critical. Take the extra five seconds out of your day to properly capitalize, puncuate, and structure your sentences. This is true of text messages, instant messaging, and email; when your face isn’t present, your body of text represents attitude, your intelligence, and your philosophy of professional conduct. It’s not masculine to talk like a barbarian, nor is it graceful. So I present to you, five quick tips for maintaining professional courtesy in your digital life.

Much more in the article (highly recommended) HERE.