This is part II of My, God, My God. So if you haven't read that first, you may want to because I'm starting where I left off. I hate to write long blogs so thought it best to divide this long one into two portions. We left off with Christ enduring pain and anguish on the cross, feeling alone and separated from God, his father. Why? If they are so close why did he feel forsaken now during his darkest hour? Isn't this when we need God the most? The writers to the NT explained th...

Today we heard the fourth out of seven messages on our trek to Easter. Today the fourth message on the cross comes from Matthew 27:45-46 which says: Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me? Here we see a troubling picture of Christ nailed to the cross. He's lifted off the ground and in much pain and ...

It's definitely tax time. We are now officially in zombie time. We're always looking for fun ways to get thru the time and today we had a bit of fun. I may have a new job. A bill collector. I guess the guys at work think I'm pretty good at it. Every once in a while we get no pays or those that take their return and then take forever in paying our bill. At our office we give the option of clients picking up their returns and sending their money in later. For some, that means when ...

We've hemmed and hawed for weeks finally deciding on which laminate we would choose for our living room and one bedroom. We placed our order and today was the day. Or so we thought. We were told at the placement of the order that we must be available on the delivery day. We were responsible for unloading the truck ourselves. If we were not home, the driver would not leave the materials but would just leave. We got a call yesterday that they would be here tomorrow which is today but...

So, I've been going to my friend's house for a weight workout. Her husband is our trainer. We meet upstairs in this great big room all set up with weights and such. This is over a very big warehouse that we have to maneuver through to get there. On the way up the stairs we pass by boxes and boxes of supplies and big drafting tables and all sorts of things that make his business run. Upstairs it's comfortable with racks and racks of clothing on the side that we pass by to get to the ...

I thought this was a riot. In my inbox tonight and thought I'd share. There's a lot of truth here. Dear Tech Support: Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance -- particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5 and then installed undesi...

I thought this was a riot. In my inbox tonight and thought I'd share. There's a lot of truth here. Dear Tech Support: Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance -- particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5 and then installed undesi...

So today we heard the third message or saying of Jesus (of seven) on the cross as we make our way to Easter. It was named "When Love Looks Down." Today was probably the most controversial verse of the seven. The sermon was from John 19:25-27 and reads: "Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother.........When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved he said to his mother, "Woman, BEHOLD your son!" Then said he to the disciple, "BEHOLD your moth...

Today was a good day. It was finally warm.....it must have been in the high 40's today at least. That's warm. My run, although muddy felt great. There are good running days and it's-so-bad-I-think-I'm-going-to-pick-up-another-sport-kinda-day. This was a....I-think-I'll-run-that-4th-of-July-race-this-year-kinda-day. My son made his Spring Break destination safely. With 5 College kids in one car traveling 14-15 hours I was a bit worried but all is well that ends well right? He e...

It's absolutely freezing here. Well it's actually well below freezing here. Currently it's five degrees. I just started getting myself back on track with the running and then this comes in. It makes it so much harder to get out. Sure, I've got the treadmill, but I hate running on it. It's a last resort for me. Blah! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Speaking of running. I f...

So our Pastor sermonized the second saying (out of 7) of Jesus on the cross. Again, this is part of a series leading up to Easter. After this we are going to start on the book of Revelation. This second utterance on the cross was " Verily I say to you, Today shall you be with me in paradise." Luke 23:43 We looked at the two criminals that were on either side of him, one of whom this statement was addressed. Many believe these two were insurrectionists under the leadership of B...

So now that I've covered the OT Canon I thought I might as well continue and cover the NT Canon. I hate to leave things half finished. Besides, I already promised Lula I would. So leaving where I left off let's look at how the NT Canon was formalized. Paul in his writing to the Corinthians mentioned that he was writing to them as the Lord commanded 1 Cor 14:37. Jesus had commissioned the disciples to pass on what he had instructed them the last 3 1/2 years. He told them in the upper r...

You've heard of the battle of the will? Well this is a story of the battle of the wolves. This is something I picked up somewhere, not sure who to give credit to, perhaps you've heard the story? Life is most certainly a battle. Which wolf are you feeding? The Two Wolves One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow,...

I was watching the news last night and I couldn't help but be disgusted with the State of Maine. I know they are one of the highest (if not the highest) taxed states in the country. It's not unusual for taxpayers to be getting a refund from the Federal only to pay big to the State. It's usually a sure thing. Many businesses have pulled out for just that reason. It's hard to be a business owner with the State looking over your shoulder squeezing every penny they can out of you. Here's ...

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 ...