take the Bible seriously and some people get mean

I recently got involved in discussing a newspaper article about local "ghostbusters."  People were outraged that I would use the Bible as a source. They never refuted my facts but they attacked me. Read the comments. I think it's cute that these folks are attacking my intellectual abilities. So much for being in the "Bible belt."

Looking for a Christ-centered church in Danville, Virgina?

If you're looking for a Christ-centered Church in Danville, Virginia, or if you'd like to hear Biblically sound preaching, check out the Tabernacle.

You don't have to wear a tie -- you can sit by me and I don't wear one. But come to be fed meat or convicted  not to have your ears tickled. Lamarr Mooneyham brings the Word of God and he doesn't pull punches.

Let me know you're coming and I'll save you a seat.

Israel's ongoing fight to survive

The Israeli government is trying to amend the national Pledge of Allegiance to include recognition of Israel as a "Jewish and democratic state."  I agree with Danny Ayalon, deputy foreign minister and an Israel Beiteinu MK,

There is nothing wrong with asking prospective citizens to pledge allegiance to the ‘Jewish and democratic State of Israel.’

 and

Those non-Jews who become citizens need to fully appreciate that the State of Israel is the national expression of the self-determination of the Jewish people.

While there is a lot of media and political debate about this, the latest number on a Jerusalem Post poll,  64.71% for the measure, suggest that it has popular support.  Let us hope the Knesset passes it.


All Christians should support Israel  From Abraham onward God has promised that He will bless those who bless His chosen people.  America has from its founding been a friend of the Jewish nation. (Not perfect, admittedly.)  This is one reason God has so richly blessed America.

These promises are also God's assurances that, in the end, Israel will survive and prevail.

Israel and American share similar values. Israel has been a steady and loyal friend of America.   We need to stand by our friends.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, support Israel.

Shameful South Fulton Firemen, a stain on the honor of true firefighters

Firemen are overwhelmingly numbered among the heroes and good guys. Many have given their lives in service. It's a shame when a few disgrace their hard-earned reputation.  There's no other word than shameful for allowing a person's home to burn just because they're not on the "paid" list.  I will leave the callous shirkers of South Fulton to the mercy of their consciences but to the heroic, hard-working majority, I say, "Thank you."

We don't deserve them ...

Most days the headlines are full of crime and dishonesty. Much of our society is corrupt and too many of our leaders and celebrities are moral failures. But some Americans still stand tall and true. Example: Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller, U.S. Army Special Forces. 

Sgt. Miller, in Afghanistan, found himself and his unit

    Surrounded on three sides by more than 100 enemy soldiers armed with machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and automatic rifles, the Afghan troops broke and fled. The U.S. soldiers, part of an Army special forces unit on a reconnaissance mission, were pinned down.
    Staff Sergeant Robert Miller had been walking point and was separated from his unit. He was armed with a lightweight machine gun that could fire up to 1,000 rounds per minute.
    Miller made a quick decision.
    He charged.

    Miller ran toward the enemy, where machine guns and assault rifles were cutting down the retreating troops. He killed or wounded 10 enemy soldiers.
    But in the darkness of the valley, the sound and muzzle flash of Miller's weapon pinpointed his position. With every burst of fire, insurgents trained their aim on him.
    Miller continued charging forward, tossing hand grenades and firing at the enemy soldiers hidden in the hills overhead. His comrades say Miller's charge kept them from being flanked.
    Miller kept moving, tossing grenades, killing or wounding four more, destroying their firing positions.
    Seeing that his team was safe for the moment, Miller finally moved for cover.
    As he ran, a bullet hit him in the chest. At about the same time, his commander, Cpt. Robert Cusick, was hit, also in the chest.
    Still alive and armed with the unit's only machine gun, Miller kept firing as his team bounded back.
    Even as his unit fell back, Miller continued forward, crawling in the snow. His unit couldn't see him but the dust and debris from enemy grenades and bullets made it easy to know where he was.
    During the next 25 minutes, Miller was shot again in the chest.
    Now mortally wounded, he continued to give reports of the insurgent positions. He threw his final grenade and fired the last of his ammunition.

His official citation for the Congressional Medal of Honor describes the action:

As the group neared the small, steep, narrow valley that the enemy had inhabited, a large, well-coordinated insurgent force initiated a near ambush, assaulting from elevated positions with ample cover. Exposed and with little available cover, the patrol was totally vulnerable to enemy rocket propelled grenades and automatic weapon fire. As point man, Staff Sergeant Miller was at the front of the patrol, cut off from supporting elements, and less than 20 meters from enemy forces. Nonetheless, with total disregard for his own safety, he called for his men to quickly move back to covered positions as he charged the enemy over exposed ground and under overwhelming enemy fire in order to provide protective fire for his team. While maneuvering to engage the enemy, Staff Sergeant Miller was shot in his upper torso. Ignoring the wound, he continued to push the fight, moving to draw fire from over one hundred enemy fighters upon himself. He then again charged forward through an open area in order to allow his teammates to safely reach cover. After killing at least 10 insurgents, wounding dozens more, and repeatedly exposing himself to withering enemy fire while moving from position to position, Staff Sergeant Miller was mortally wounded by enemy fire. His extraordinary valor ultimately saved the lives of seven members of his own team and 15 Afghanistan National Army soldiers.

And his citation from the highest Authority, 

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.  John 15:13

We do not deserve to be blessed with such men, but I thank God for them.  To the family and friends of Sgt. Miller, I pray God's peace. To my father and all the other men and women who have so proudly defended us, I say, "Thank you and God bless."

With friends like these ...

Former Democratic Vice President Walter Mondale said that President Obama relies too much on teleprompters -- which Mondale called "idiot boards" -- when speaking to the American people.

Apparently, with his poll numbers down, his own party no longer considers President Obama to be such a genius or great orator as they did two years ago.

 

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There must be something in that Potomac water ...

The water in the Potomac must kill brain cells. I mean, look at this headline from the Washington Post,  

"Hacker infiltration ends D.C. online voting trial"

Raise your hand if you couldn't see that one coming.  Everything from banks to the federal government has been hacked. No one with any sense could think that election systems would be exempt. "A secure Internet voting system is theoretically possible, but it would be the first secure networked application ever created in the history of computers," says Bruce Schneier, founder of Counterpane Internet Security, Inc,

And long ago computer voting ran into trouble in places like Ohio  and someplace I can't recall down south. ... hmmmm ... could it have been in  FLORIDA?  


But in DC, everyone is brain-damaged so they can't remember any of that.  They set up an internet voting system.  Wait until Congress mandates that we vote online for the President.  We'll wake up that Wednesday morning to honor President-elect Fox Mulder and his running mate Sponge Bob.

Note this interesting online book on how to protect the integrity of the voting process.