Sad Day for Doctor Who Fans

Sad day for #DoctorWho fans. Benard Cribbins, (Donna's dad) has died.

The Love of God

May God's infinite grace rain down on you and yours like a monsoon in Jesus' name until the knowledge of the Lord covers the earth like an ocean. #maddog

The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell;
It goes beyond the highest star,
And reaches to the lowest hell;
The guilty pair, bowed down with care,
God gave His Son to win;
His erring child He reconciled,
And pardoned from his sin.

Oh, love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure—
The saints’ and angels’ song.

When hoary time shall pass away,
And earthly thrones and kingdoms fall,
When men who here refuse to pray,
On rocks and hills and mountains call,
God’s love so sure, shall still endure,
All measureless and strong;
Redeeming grace to Adam’s race—
The saints’ and angels’ song.

Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade;
To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry;
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.

 

 

A note to Elon Musk

We are children of an Infinite God. We, of course, don't have infinite knowledge, but we have the next best thing... infinite curiosity. Dangerous, of course, but far less dangerous than deliberate ignorance. #maddog

Since we are exploring the Creator's beautiful but also dangerous universe, it would be entirely appropriate to thank Him quietly for His creation, and ask Him for His guidance.

To humbly admit we need His help opens us up to grace, for God gives grace to the humble, but He resists the proud.

Even with His nudging guidance, we will still make mistakes. I once asked God for sufficient foresight to avoid humiliating mistakes. I honestly thought I heard a heavenly chuckle. It seems like that's not part of His program. 

He Could Have Called Ten Thousand Angels

 

I've recorded this also on YouTube, then posted this on my blog, which has an international reach, including Russia. Sowing seed. I'd love to be able to send these videos to China. Maybe the Lord will open a door for me. 

Last Days, Perilous Times

In the last days perilous times will come.

Men shall be lovers of their own selves, blasphemers, unthankful, unholy, false accusers, despisers of those that are good, traitors, elitists, highly educated but lacking common sense. 

Evil men and seducers shall get more and more evil, deceiving and being deceived.

All that live godly in Christ Jesus shall be persecuted.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness.

The Words of Jesus

Behold, I stand at the door (of your heart) and knock! If any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come into him and sup with him, and he with me.

In this world ye shall  have tribulation, but be of good cheer, for I, Jesus, have overcome the world.

I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

July 20, 2022 Check In

It's 9:45 am. I've  changed the bedding, put on 2 new super chucks, and helped Mary put on dry PJ bottoms. Chucks are disposable absorbent pads. When I'm done with them, I just "chuck" em.

I have a 10:30 am delivery from the meals on wheels delivery guy. Marshall County has excellent Senior Citizen services.

Last night I had a delivery from EZRun on a Walmart curbside pickup of groceries I ordered online. Because of that and meals on wheels I am able to avoid having a vehicle, which saves us several hundred dollars a month.

Had a delightful visit with my brother and pastor yesterday, along with his wife Julia. We shared coffee and news, and talked about end times. We all believe we're close to big changes coming soon.

Permission slip

Patience, the painful teacher, has permission to chisel on my heart to turn it into the image of Christ. #wisdompoet #maddog #Alzheimers

A Note to my daughter

Thanks for adding a delightful social hour and your sound counseling. You get both of those from your mother who wisely restrained my wilder impulses but supported many others because she loved adventures too. 

Your father 

Chuck Mate

Hoosier accent

How my mind works

If at first you don't succeed, try 26 times!!

This post will take some time to complete, so check back.

Persistence is a life long lesson for me. I am convinced, although I won't know for sure till I get to Heaven, that the Holy Spirit has been my coach in this, gently whispering and nudging me along to be more persistent or patient.

There are plenty of examples in the Bible.

A king was approached by a prophet and told to shoot arrows into the air. The king complied and shot three arrows into the air. The prophet expressed dismay. "If only you would have shot 6 arrows instead of three, your kingdom would have succeeded". The king failed to take this lesson to heart and the kingdom later fell to the enemy. Google it.

Abram, later called Abraham, was praying that God would spare his nephew Lot when he found out that God was going to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah where Lot lived. "Would you spare the city if there were 50 righteous people found in it?" God said He would. Abraham persisted and negotiated God down to 5 instead of 50. There were not 5, but God still separated righteous Lot, along with his wife and two daughters, dragging them out of the city.

There is also the story, told by Jesus, of the widow who lost her home, and went to appeal to an unjust judge. Her persistence led the crooked judge to rule in her favor, because he knew she would just keep coming back.

There are multiple examples in the Bible. Now I will tell you a few of my own.

When trying to get back on our feet, I spent a week in Colorado Springs looking for a job. My last effort was Hewlett Packard. It was Friday afternoon. I was hot, tired, and hungry. I went up to the glass door, but wearily turned around and drove home. We moved to California a little later.

Some time later I came back to Colorado Springs for my Dad's graduation from Bible College. I decided to look up my friend Harvey Kroll, who had been the personnel manager at Western Forge. He had hired me after interviewing me for 3 hours where we did nothing but shoot the breeze about music, because Harvey was a fervent music lover. I found out Harvey no longer worked at Western Forge, but was now the personnel manager for... Hewlett Packard. Harvey's office was just around the corner of that glass door that I never knocked on. Since I had taken management training classes, Harvey said he could have gotten me a management position. Lesson learned.

On the positive side, I once called on a family 26 times, not every day, but once a week. I would inquire into their welfare, make my visits brief, and do my best to not wear out my welcome. After 26 calls, they started attending church.

Jesus said for us to go out into the highways and hedges and compel them to come in that "my house may be full."

I've had a couple of comments about my character that have both honored me and humbled me. One high ranking supervisor worried that I would be overwhelmed at some of the problems I was facing at work. My friend spoke up for me. He said I would never give up.

When Mary's illness with Alzheimer's began to deepen, her son worried that I would divorce Mary. My daughter honored me with her comment. "My dad would never divorce and abandon her." I hope to earn that kind of respect from my children