WE HAVE MOVED AT LEAST A MILLION TIMES

We are praying and asking God to give us a sign about whether we should move.  Moving is not fun.  It is like giving birth.  Everything is new and not settled.  You suffer physically.  You have adjustments to make.  Your schedule and plans are shot. I thought this blog by Randy Alcorn was good advice for those faced with a move.  Click here to read.

REVIEW OF THE HARBINGER

Tim Challies is a pastor who writes an informative blog.  Here is what he said about the Harbinger.  I agree with him.  "I read The Harbinger after receiving a number of requests for a review. I found it difficult to read as a novel and utterly exasperating as a work of theology, though I was at least glad to see that the author included a clear and substantial call to believe the gospel."

Click here to read the review:

WARS AND RUMORS OF WARS

My sister, Evy, was one of the most passive people I have ever known.  So one time, when she defended me, I was thankful, and touched by her defense.  I need to be defended.  There are many other people who need defending.

This is why we should be grateful and thankful for our military and police.  We shouldn't take them for granted.  But there are those who say that if we would just turn the other cheek and give everyone a job we wouldn't be attacked.  I believe these people don't understand that men are basically evil. We have to teach them to be good and sometimes this takes force.

Today I read this blog about just war versus pacifism.  I thought there were some good points. Click here to read.

WHEN YOU ARE NOT A TYPICAL WOMAN

I am not a typical woman.  I never wanted to get married and have kids. I didn’t like dresses or girly things.  When all the other girls had long hair, I had short.  When they had short, I had long.  I think maybe it was because of genetics.  I was born this way.  I probably inherited my genes from my mom.  She had ambition to become a teacher, a nurse, a farmer, a musician, and in later years a missionary.  When all the other moms were bottle feeding their babies, she breast-fed. She didn’t buy in to scare tactics like ---your children will become juvenile delinquents if they read comic books.  My older brother read all the comic books he wanted to.  When all the Baptist kids were told not to dance my mom signed me up for dancing lessons.  When the Baptist kids weren’t going to movies we attended movies. I was never encouraged to prepare for home making and was expected to go to college and prepare for a career.  Here is a blog I enjoyed from Desiring God.  This author believes that no woman is a typical woman.  Click here to read.

FAITH THAT GROWS

The sun rose in the east this morning and tonight it is setting in the west.  Everything still is as it has always been.  We have food, clothing, and shelter.  Nothing is amiss in our lives.  Except around the world and in the United States terrible things are happening.  Each day I say to myself—“It can’t get any worse!”  But each day is worse.  Our presidential election season has never been this ugly.  Both candidates are so flawed I would say they have something like moral personality disorder.  How do we cope?

I can pray!  We all can pray!  God is in control. His perfect will will be done.  We can seek Him for peace and learn contentment no matter what the circumstances are.  We remember we have a great cloud of witnesses, (Hebrews12:1), who went before us and finished well-- We can also finish well—with God’s help.  Here are some prayer suggestions.

Family—Bless them

Church-- Numbers 22:31

That the eyes of the Church will be opened to see the truth about the social sins and false teaching.  Protection for all pastors, and all on the front lines for Christ.

United States—Peace

2016 election—God’s perfect will

Police, firefighters, military—freedom of religion, freedom of speech, protection

Those in Authority—Proverbs 22:3—The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. Overturn anti-Christian laws. I Timothy 2: 1-- I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.

Missionaries—Persecuted family, front-line workers, work in restricted nations, prisoners, widows, orphans, Protection, God’s anointing, health and clear guidance.

Peace of Jerusalem

Media-- facts without bias

Business-- honest

Schools—teaching godly morality, protection from evil

Those who are ill

Cures for cancer, mental illness

Salvation for the lost

God will grow us in our faith if we just put our weight down on Jesus!  He can carry us and give us peace.

FACEBOOK DELETES ISRAEL FROM LIST OF OLYMPICS PARTICIPANTS

Facebook is in trouble again.  Read the story here.

WASHINGTON STATE DOES NOT PROTECT WOMEN

Washington State has some explaining to do.  A Human Rights Commission passed a law that men are to be allowed into women's rest rooms and locker rooms.  There was no vote by the people on this.  Here is a blog written by a rape survivor.  Click here to read her perspective.