Lunch w/ the Bishop
I was extremely priviledged to be invited to have lunch w/ a bishop from Uganda this Sun. He started a church 20 yrs ago w/ 3 people and for 3 yrs it did not grow by one person. Now, he's a bishop that overseas 300 churches of 80,000 people. Anyway, I learned so much from listening to him. Several things he said that struck me were:
1. Do we promote evil more that good?
2. We are living in a clash of civilization, Muslims against Christianity.
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On 1, it seems like it when I walked into Blockbuster the other night and saw movies like Saw III and the likes where death and savage killings are promoted for entertainment not to mention many that promote infedility.
On 2, he has heard & seen Islamic fighters butchered civilians because they were Christians. In addition, these savage killers chop off people's arms, noses, legs because they would not join them in their jihad. They did not kill them because they want these people to serve as a warning toothers.
He was asked about his thoughts on the Iraq war and his response is that Muslims are spreading and if we don't stop them there, they will come to us here. He has seen Islamic carrying out their bombings in his country. This, he said, is indeed the biggest clash of civilization we have seen.
Last, one person mentioned that even if 1% of Muslims are radicals, that still means 14 million radicals who will do anything to destroy and kill civilians.
On the good news though, he said God is raising up churches in Uganda, AIDS has dropped significantly due to education of abstinence, and US aid on terror has contained radical Islamists there.
Wise & Wisest
Good quote I found:
The wise learn from their mistakes while the wisest learn from the mistakes of others.But the fool keeps making the same mistakes:o(
A Sucker for Bargains
I've made it a rule not to buy things @ retail as much as possible and since my new job, across from the mall, I've been able to buy things not only on sale but @ 75% off! So a pair of nice pants and dress shirts for $10-$15. Anyway, I was having breakfast w/ a good friend and he told me the local seminary bookstore is having a sale of 30%-75% off. I made my way down there and below are the books I bought:
Georges Rouault's This Anguished World of ShadowsWhen God Comes to ChurchHope in the Midst of a Hostile WorldCongregations at the CrossroadsBeyond Family ValuesHandbook on the Wisdom Books and PsalmsNeither Poverty nor RichesGod's Unfaithful WifeSalvation to the Ends of the EarthCommentary on Jeremiah & LamentationsCommentary on Ezekiel
An Email of Sort
So my bro sent me an email and here is the logist of it:
Hey, our cousin that lives in Australia sent us an invite to attend the wedding there...I'll be going to the wedding in Aug.My reply:
Ha! Who the heck do you think I am that I can just decide at a moments notice to fly half way around the world for a wedding? There are many people like me who have not been to five continents for work and rack up those frequent miles.Some people just have the nerve to rub it in, don't they:o)
Improved way to take off your pants
Hey y'all, I've discovered a new technique that will make you more efficient. This was inspired by
Neemund's 10 Funny Lines post.
So the next time you take off your pants and socks after you come home from work or church, count how many motions it takes for you to take them off.
Normal person:
1. Unbutton the trouser button of course unless u r a toothpick
2. Unzip the fly
3. Pull down the pants
4. Set your bottom on a chair
5. Remove one leg from pants
6. Remove the second leg from pants
7. Remove sock from one foot
8. Remove sock from the other foot
My new and improved technique:
Steps 1 & 2 from above
3. Use one foot(say left) and step on the bottom pant on the other leg AND sock at the same time and remove left leg out.
4. Repeat step 3 with opposite leg.
This will save you 30 seconds off your busy schedule and allow your saved energy to be spent on something more useful.
** Warning: Please do not attempt this if you do not have a good balance
It's just not Britney, Paris, or Lindsay
But it's Donald, Rosie, & Barbara. From this
articleTrump Widens War With Rosie O'Donnell & calls Barbara Walters a liar...O'Donnell angrily confronted Walters backstage at "The View" on Monday. She called Walters a liar, too, adding an expletive, the newspaper said. O'Donnell was reportedly angry that Walters didn't call Trump a liar.Uhm, don't these affluent people have anything better to do than act like children?
Gino, I'm pretty upset that you didn't call KD a liar.
Hammer, I'm mad since Michigan is Nat'l Champs.
PB, I'm disturbed that Kerry won the election.
Raben, I'm perplexed that you are living in China.
BikeBubba, I'm confused that you hate arts.
Oh, wait, never mind, I was caught up in a celebrity moment. My bad, my bad.
Reflection of 2006
So how would you sum up 2006 in your life?
I'll start. I found the job that I was looking for, taught myself how to say no to things w/o feeling guilty, and added a couple more closer relationships w/ people. I have found that quality is better than quantity. In other words, being the best at a few things is better than being good in many be it friendships, hobbies, ministries, or whatever.
While he was speaking
Gen 8-11 Vs that stood out - Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood.
Job 1:13-18 Put yourself in his shoes and then one day a servant came and told him his other servants been killed and while he was speaking another came and more bad news. This happened 4 times simultaneously. What would go through your mind if this happens to you?
As if it's the 1st
So I'm making an attempt to read the Bible as if it was my first read meaning no commentaries and forgetting the books that come after. In an essence, trying to put myself in the feet of those living at the time. Therefore, here's what I found. Try reading it and see if you come to the same conclusion and answer my questions if you can. Remember, put yourself back in those days:o)
Gen 4-6
1. Why did God prefer animal offerings than plants?
2. Lamech was the 5th gen of Cain and 1st note of having more than one wife, he was also more wicked than Cain, then great wickedness on earth...sin perpetuates and multiplies.
3. Eve had a third son, Seth, and that line came Enoch. Enoch walked w/ God and God took him away. What was the reason?
4. First mention of 40 in ...For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth. Yeah, yeah, this was w/ hindsight of 40 days in the wilderness. It's not easy I tell ya:o)
Happy New Year!
Hey, wishing everybody a happy new year! So what are some of your new year resolutions that you think you will achieve tis yr? One of mine is to lose weight and make my torso bigger, just kiddin:o)
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So I've decided to read thru the Bible in one year for 07 except that it will be in chronological order (yes, there will be books where dates are unknown for those of a theological mind) Check out this
site!
Jan 1 (Gen 1-3)
