Last weekend, Lauri and I went to explore some quaint coastal fishing villages. It was a beautiful day and the villages were awesome. Click here to see pictures of Pennan, Gardenstown, and Crovie. Read on for the stories of them ....
Saturday 17 April 2010
NE Scottish Coastal Fishing Villages
Last weekend, Lauri and I went to explore some quaint coastal fishing villages. It was a beautiful day and the villages were awesome. Click here to see pictures of Pennan, Gardenstown, and Crovie. Read on for the stories of them ....
Sunday 4 April 2010
Saturday 3 April 2010
Battle for Your Mind - Romans 12:2
Romans 12:2 (NASB)
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
Lauri and I have moved from Dallas area to Midland, Tx to Denver, Co, to Evanston, Wy to Antioch, Ca to Houston, Tx and finally to Aberdeen, Scotland. From time to time, we've had discussions with others who have moved. Some are happy and some are sad. What usually separates the happy from the sad is the attitude to the move. The "Happys" look at their new location as an adventurous learning opportunity ... looking forward ... looking to the future. The "Sads" are mentally stuck in their home location wishing for the way things were and not the way things are. This passage says a lot about how to view our journey as Christians ......
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
Lauri and I have moved from Dallas area to Midland, Tx to Denver, Co, to Evanston, Wy to Antioch, Ca to Houston, Tx and finally to Aberdeen, Scotland. From time to time, we've had discussions with others who have moved. Some are happy and some are sad. What usually separates the happy from the sad is the attitude to the move. The "Happys" look at their new location as an adventurous learning opportunity ... looking forward ... looking to the future. The "Sads" are mentally stuck in their home location wishing for the way things were and not the way things are. This passage says a lot about how to view our journey as Christians ......
Friday 2 April 2010
Ways to Kill ObamaCare
In my mind, there are several obvious ways to kill this bill ....
1. Repeal - but Obama can veto, then takes 60% to bust the veto
2. Suit via the Courts - a number of states are pursuing this, though the collective opinion of the punditry universe is that they will be unsuccessfull
3. Constitutional Convention - all the above states would sign on, but history shows that this avenue is a long, long path
4. Just not pay for it!!!! - what an obvious choice .... Dick Morris explains the difference between an authorization vs an appropriation in his article, ZERO FUND OBAMACARE. I love this option as it is a win- win. Dems have their bill passed, yet the rest are comforted that the government has not taken over 1/6th of the US economy. Gotta love the tightwads!!!!!!!
1. Repeal - but Obama can veto, then takes 60% to bust the veto
2. Suit via the Courts - a number of states are pursuing this, though the collective opinion of the punditry universe is that they will be unsuccessfull
3. Constitutional Convention - all the above states would sign on, but history shows that this avenue is a long, long path
4. Just not pay for it!!!! - what an obvious choice .... Dick Morris explains the difference between an authorization vs an appropriation in his article, ZERO FUND OBAMACARE. I love this option as it is a win- win. Dems have their bill passed, yet the rest are comforted that the government has not taken over 1/6th of the US economy. Gotta love the tightwads!!!!!!!
Christian Faith: Calvinism Is Back
"... Today, his theology is making a surprising comeback, challenging the me-centered prosperity gospel of much of modern evangelicalism with a God-first immersion in Scripture. In an age of materialism and made-to-order religion, Calvinism's unmalleable doctrines and view of God as an all-powerful potentate who decides everything is winning over many Christians – especially the young ...." Calvinism is back
A mind-set change from "a universe that revolves around me" to "biblical world-view" is like a change from "experiencing a dream" to living in the real world. A "me universe" setups you up as your own god, and we know how well that turned out for Satan ... got kicked outa heaven.
A mind-set change from "a universe that revolves around me" to "biblical world-view" is like a change from "experiencing a dream" to living in the real world. A "me universe" setups you up as your own god, and we know how well that turned out for Satan ... got kicked outa heaven.
Offshore Drilling Bribe for Cap-and-Trade
The press makes Obama's decision to open up drilling in various areas as
"... Obama justified his decision to allow drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the southern Atlantic, and some coastal regions of northern Alaska on the grounds that it would create jobs and serve as a “bridge” to the carbon-free Brigadoon we’ve long been promised. The reality is that his decision was entirely political. Aiming to win vital Republican support in the Senate for some kind of bipartisan cap-and-trade legislation, he lifted the ban where the polling was in favor of doing so. Sound science, energy policy
If you read my post of last week specifically detailing the 33 broken promises/policy statements, then you'll understand my skepticism about anything Obama says and does. Those who understand the industry are summing this bill up as more of a take-away than a giveth.
"... Obama justified his decision to allow drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the southern Atlantic, and some coastal regions of northern Alaska on the grounds that it would create jobs and serve as a “bridge” to the carbon-free Brigadoon we’ve long been promised. The reality is that his decision was entirely political. Aiming to win vital Republican support in the Senate for some kind of bipartisan cap-and-trade legislation, he lifted the ban where the polling was in favor of doing so. Sound science, energy policy
If you read my post of last week specifically detailing the 33 broken promises/policy statements, then you'll understand my skepticism about anything Obama says and does. Those who understand the industry are summing this bill up as more of a take-away than a giveth.
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