THE SHEPHERD'S JOURNAL

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Why Men Die First: #4

You've got to admire his determination and his agility.

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Flooded Dundrum Ireland Video: Pray

A frightening video from Youtube shows the devastating effects of a once in 100 year rainfall on the Dundrum Town Centre, a beautiful shopping mall in Dublin Ireland. One police officer was feared swept away. Your prayers would be appreciated.

Monday, October 24, 2011

A Good Time to Pray #2

Shooting Elephants in my Pajamas

Sitting at the computer reading the news, finally woke up enough to realize Mary brought me a cup of coffee about 10 minutes ago.

Sunday Dinner

One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas I don't know. Groucho Marx

Mary's turn to cook. She does breakfast and most snacks, I do dinner. She alternates between oat meal, French toast, and scrambled eggs,bacon, toast, with oatmeal being our favorite. Today is French toast.
I've started cooking daily, mostly with the wok, but I'll throw in a roast, carrots, and potatoes, or chicken breast and rice. Our ingredient costs are a little higher because we buy range fed, organic, natural ingredients, but average cost per meal is still between one and two dollars. That includes the coffee, wine for cooking, pop.
After Mary cooks French Toast for breakfast, I tell her, "I love it when you do French!" & kiss her arm from her hand to her shoulder.

Grandpa - so easy to operate a kid can do it. (t shirt saying)

It's getting a little scary on the view count on my blog. When I went to bed the count was 18 thousand, 3 hundred something. When I woke up, it was 18 thousand 4 hundred something. Now it's 18 thousand 5 hundred something. Every time I check the count the hundred meter goes up one more. Mary said, "Why does that scare you? You prayed for this, didn't you?"
God is good.

Phase 3 of the Death Star master plan called for high-end condos and a shopping center anchored by P. F. Chang's...from tweeter @badbanana

Far be it for me to obsess over details BUT: Observing the top ten countries, my lifetime blog audience is 30% international, with 10% from countries where English is not the first language. Last month my international audience rose to 60% with 30% coming from countries where English is not the first language.
This week my audience where English is not the first language is equal to my USA audience. My international audience is larger by 25% than my USA audience. This is a BIG change.

Levels of insanity: 1. Talks to self 2. Argues with self 3. Gets mad at self 4. Is no longer speaking to self!

Yesterdays page views was 413. I think it's a record.
God is good. I am grateful, and very awed.

Further Random Thoughts
Tomorrows forecast. God reigns! The Son shines!
Can't sleep counting sheep? Talk to the Shepherd.
Some questions can't be answered by Google, but God can.
A woman gave birth shortly after finishing the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. And that's why I don't jog - from tweeter @badbanana
Pity terrorists & dictators...watching their backs for former friends, the front for US Marines, & the sky for falling satellites.
At my age, I've seen it all, done it all, heard it all...I just can't remember it all.
Money talks. Chocolate SINGS!

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Sunday, October 23, 2011

Earthquake! Pray for Turkey!

Tuesday October 25, 2011
Ercis, Turkey
A two week old baby and her mother was pulled from the rubble 47 hours after the quake. See my blog posted October 24, 11 p.m. with raw video footage.(http://revmaddog1948.blogspot.com/2011/10/baby-girl-resued-video.html)
‎3,000 rescue workers and 12 specially trained dogs had been called out, says deputy prime minister. Death toll count has been raised to 366 and 1300 hurt, but I'm sure will go higher, much higher.
An after shock of 4.4 magnitude was felt today, sending fear in earthquake survivors. Thousands are spending their second night outdoors despite near freezing temperatures.
Foreign aid will be accepted, including from Israel, Turkish official says.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Please pray for Turkey. A 7.2 magnitude quake struck Eastern Turkey. Early count of the dead is over 100, but expected to rise rapidly. I have observed early counts rise by 10 fold or more as communications are restored.
Like Adam and Eve, our society has put knowledge of creation & destruction at a higher value than knowledge of our Creator! In order to bring His children back to Him, God allows the shaking of what we thought was unshakable, so that we will turn to our unshakable God.
We have ignored God in pursuit of our goals, and cut off the guidance of the One we need the most in dangerous times. We have built our buildings in pursuit of profits, rather than out of reverence for life.Forgive us, God.
Heavenly Father, forgive our society for turning our backs on you, and help us by your grace to not turn our backs on our dear friends in Turkey. Supernaturally endow the searchers to find the lost like shepherds find the lost lambs, strengthen those who need to be found, comfort those who are grieving, clear the minds of those who have to make decisions. Speed the help to those who need it, smother the pride of those who might hinder with your humbling Grace.
To my friends in Turkey: (I have a large audience of this blog in Turkey.) May God be with you now. We love you. We will do what we can. - Mike

Sermon Notes; Introducing My Pastor

Pastor Alberta:

born and raised in New Jersey
undergraduate degree in pre-law from Rutgers-The State University
Married in 1969 to high school sweetheart Donna
began a career in banking and finance
A former atheist who received Jesus as Savior and Lord of his life in 1977
earned his Master of Divinity degree in 1982
completed his Doctor of Ministry degree in marriage and family counseling in 1989
Joining the Cornerstone staff in 1992 as Senior Pastor
resides with his wife in Brighton and
has four sons and seven grandchildren
enjoys reading (particularly history), playing golf, and carpentry

Mary and I worship at three churches, one of which is Brighton Michigan Cornerstone Evangelical Presbyterian Church The church is located on 9455 Hilton Road, Brighton, Michigan

Their senior pastor is Dr. Alberta who spoke today. I've included a brief bio.

Today's message was about holiness. I took a few notes.

Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

God wants His children, like any father, to be like Him.

In wax museums, wax artists spend thousands of hours studying the likeness of the person they wish to copy. We should be as passionate about mimicking our Heavenly Father.

When mimicking Christ, we naturally move to a list of do's and don'ts and then to legalism.

Questions: Why do people insist on making up rules? Why do they worry that salvation may be lost?

Answer: They don't believe in grace. They don't trust God to keep them.

Philippians 2:12-13 The New Living Testament (a translation) Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear.

In the Kingdom of Chocolate, the King loves chocolate, but all his subjects love black licorice. This could lead to serious conflicts. But what if the King could magically go into the bedroom of his subjects, and zap them with his wand so they would love chocolate? (Dr Alberta, if you haven't guessed, loves chocolate.)

We don't naturally love holiness, but God can transform our hearts with the Word of God to place a desire for God's Holiness in our heart.

Four keys to becoming holy:

1. We are helpless to become holy. It is God's Word that transforms us. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

2. Pursue holiness by making God's Word the highest priority. Jesus replied, “Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?

3. We will find at times we still desire the world. For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.

4. To study God, study Jesus! Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Liam

I don't mean to brag but... my grand son is certainly a handsome dude! He has the same bubbly personality as his brother.

iGoogle

iGoogle:

I love to start the day with this page on my computer. It gives me the weather, most of my favorite news sources, and I can rearrange it easily.
Hit the iGoogle link to see what I'm talking about. I use this page often enough that I'm going to put it first in my bookmarks. I haven't quite figured out how to get it to come up first in my browser, but I will. I like how I can rearrange the gadgets. I'll probable have to blog about the gadgets one at a time, but what I do like about this is I can arrange my favorite sources of news from top to bottom, with Huffington Post on top along with Wired. In the right column I have the time and date, and the time of all the countries who view my blog. In the center I have the weather of South Lyon.

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Friday, October 21, 2011

Why Men Need Supervision

How Twins Are Made

Thursday, October 20, 2011

You Are Light

Colossians 1

Take a quark, a tiny particle of matter. In it's natural state it vibrates at the rate of other particles around it, a harmony. Add energy to the quark, and it begins to warm other quarks around it with radiant heat. Add enough energy, & it will EXPLODE into light, announcing to the universe it's new state.
Thank you, Jesus, for the GOSPEL, for it turns us into light for the world to see the TRUTH.
If you believe the Gospel, you have more than a bright future, you are the light of the future.

I have been neglecting my time with You, Lord, but You are gently prodding me to stay close!
Lord, you are the One Who holds back reproach, a punishment we deserve, for we have all failed You.
Thank You for Your mercy, demonstrated by Your Son Jesus & His death on the Cross.
Forgive your enemies! It messes with their heads!
I'm always thanking you, Lord Jesus, for I see faith in my Facebook and Twitter friends.
We have heard the simple, powerful story of GOOD NEWS, & it gives us HOPE!
I pray constantly for you, friends, that you would be filled with the knowledge of His Will.

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CHOCOLATE! The breakfast of Champions!
If you want breakfast in bed, sleep in the kitchen - the cook
Better living through DENIAL!

The Fatal Glass of Beer

"'tis not a fit night out for man nor beast!" WC Fields, The Fatal Glass of Beer. This movie came to mind tonight because I walked Buster. Rain... wind... cold!!