I'm on a "Merry Christmas" mission and I'm in full throttle. My little yellow VW Beetle has turned into a Christmas billboard with Merry Christmas written across the back window. Yes, I've decided to trek off to work everyday on the public highways with a message that seems to offend people. At stop lights, I even turn my music up a little louder, and to top it off, I sing along with it. Don't I know that stopping at a red light to roll my windows down only to share the joy of Christma...
Well it's here. Tax time. At least for me and countless others that make their living doing what the government requires.......paying up!!! And pay up we do. Yep, death and taxes....a sure thing. Imagine not having this to look forward to?. We'd be alive forever and rich!! Can't have that. Who'd pay the undertaker and the IRS.?......... not to mention I'd be out of a job. I have been working in a CPA office since 1990 when my youngest went to kindergarten.. It's a business ...
What I Learned from Democrats at the Alito Hearings by Bruce Hausknecht, judicial analyst A more-or-less lighthearted lexicon of the language used by the Senate Judiciary Committee. I have to admit that I learned a lot about the Senate confirmation process and the role of judges in our society by listening to the combined wisdom of the eight Democrats on the Judiciary Committee this past week. It's not right that I keep this newfound knowledge to myself, so I hereby share it with yo...
Israel. They are forever it seems the center of the news. Israel is the center of biblical history and prophecy and as we can see quite clearly, current events. I believe there is a reason for this. Our Pastor asked a question on Sunday. How can we show that God's word is true? Many answers could be heard from the congregation but not the one he wanted. The answer? Israel. He said Israel's survival is the best testimony of the word of God. From the beginning of the OT history ...
This Song was written in 1861 by Julia Howe and has been one of my all time favorite songs especially during the Patriotic holidays such as Juy 4th. I actually like this better than the Star Spangled Banner. I remember singing this song every week in grade school and didn't know at the time it had reference to the second coming of Jesus. Now when I hear it, I picture the words spoken in Revelation. There is a time coming time when he returns many will be singing, Glory, Glory Hallelu...
I'm kind of surprised the writers here at JU haven't mentioned what's going on in Iran with the finding of the Ark. It's all over the "Other" blog sites almost an hourly account from what I saw. One account read "Texas Finds the Ark." Good Morning America had a piece on this yesterday and they seemed very excited about this news. I'm not surprised and always felt that they would find this ark eventually. I always put the finding of it with "last days" timing because it's just like...
A new museum is being built on 50 scenic acres near the Cincinnati Airport along 1-275, exit 11 in the city of Petersburg, Kentucky. This 50,000 square foot museum will take guests on a fascinating high-tech walk through biblical history from Genesis to Revelation and will open in the spring of 2007. The man behind all this is Ken Ham the founder of Answers in Genesis. He is a creation research Scientist who is very well respected in the Christian community. He is my son's absolute fav...
The story of a man who was laughed at for building a huge boat in the middle of the desert 4,500 years ago continues to be a hot topic among scholars all over the world. The National Geographic Society's search for a wooden boat expert and visuals of wooden boat consruction is bringing them to Boothbay Harbor (Maine) Shipyard early next week as part of production for a television program tentatively titled "Mysteries of the Bible: Noah's Flood." For a segment on Noah's ark, National G...
Since January is known as Sanctity of Life Month I thought I'd share a real life struggle with the abortion issue with you. While much has been blogged here on JU on the abortion issue, it's much more personal when you hear the struggle in action. A Transformation from Pro-Abortion to Pro-Life by Wendy Cloyd, assistant editor God has a way of showing even the hard-hearted why protecting life in the womb shows respect for all of life. I'm not exactly sure when I reali...
I am Patriotic and proud of it. I always have been. I get goose bumps when I sing God Bless America, or My Country Tis of Thee. I can't help it. It was ingrained in me since I was a child I guess. We used to sing these songs all the time. When was the last time you had the opportunity to sing about our Heritage or even hear one of these Patriotic songs outside of a sports arena? Do our young children today even know these songs? My earliest school memories involve singing suc...
I was just reading this article about the 15 year old in Michagan who got in trouble for putting a piece of tape on his shirt that said he was straight. His school, Oakridge High, observed a Day of Silence where homosexual students put tape on their mouths or just refused to speak, even in class. They were also allowed to pass out pro-homosexual papers to the students. The 15 year old, David Gardner, didn't agree. So he got a piece of tape and put "I'm straight" on it and stuck i...
We live in a reactive society instead of a proactive one. We scurry around like bugs under a rock that has been lifted to expose the light of day only to find another rock to hurry and hide under. Isn't that what we're doing here with the latest senseless tragedy at V-Tech? Houston, we've got a problem. So how do we fix it? By making it worse? Taking guns away from law abiding citizens is not the answer. We all know robbing banks is unlawful. But guess what? Banks get robbed an...
Tax Season is over!!! Or so I thought. The latest news? The tax deadline has been extended to April 26! Well at least it is for the East Coast. It all started with the storm of the year on Monday, the 16th. This was going to be a good ol' fashioned Nor'easter. On Sunday, April 15th the snow started flying right after we got out of church. Earlier than we thought. It continued thru the night and in the morning we woke up to much rain and gusty wind. Since we live inland it was...
There's a ministry out there that is a watchdog for persecuted Christians all over the world. This ministry, Open Doors, has listed China as 12th in their list of 50 of the worst countries persecuting those that believe in Christ. Believers in China face much hostility and are abused regularly simply for no other reason than who they put their faith in. It's about to get worse. Another ministry, Voice of the Martyrs, ministers also to the persecuted all over the world and has ...
Lawmakers in Colorado are now considering that teenagers are going to have to get permission from their parents to........TAN!!! Yup, you can now get an abortion sans parents but when it comes to that golden glow.......bring in a note. I was reading a news article about this today. In it they quoted a tanning-salon owner who said he goes to great lengths in making sure customers are educated before climbing into a tanning bed. He said basically the parent has to be present and sign...