In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:16

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Our God - Chris Tomlin

Chris Tomlin has another powerful worship song called Our God.  I have special memories when I hear this song as one of my sons, who plays electric guitar, plays the lead line on this song and I just love it.  Another son plays synthesiser on this and totally gets into the worship of this song while he plays the keys. Rockin' out would be the term!

Incredible song of worship and praise!  NO God compares to OUR God!  He never leaves or forsakes us...He is faithful God.  Whatever you find yourself going through this day, call our to Jehovah GOD!  He is Greater, Stronger, Higher than any other.  He is Healer and AWESOME in Power!  Praise His Mighty and HOLY Name!

Friday, June 25, 2010

Beautiful - Kari Jobe

This is such a love story type of song.  It is Beautiful.  When life is less than beautiful, this song will help you see the beauty of life.  I could just wait in the presence of the Lord and linger in His love for hours when hearing this song.  Can you see it?  The beauty of heaven?  The beauty of the Lord?  The beauty of His presence?  He is so beautiful.  He makes the moment beautiful.  Nothing compares to His presence.  The beauty of His holiness.  Holy...You Are, You Are!  Breathe - breathe in the breath of the Lord.  He is beautiful.

The words are priceless:

Here before Your alter
I am letting go of all I've held
Of every motive, every burden
Everything that's of myself

Monday, June 21, 2010

Your Love Never Fails - Jesus Culture

This is a song that ministers to me often ever since I heard it.  It is one of the those songs that just gets into your spirit and brings wisdom, healing, peace, joy...whatever I am needing at the moment!  See, Your Love Never Fails by Jesus Culture is such an awesome reminder of His faithfulness.  He is there for us and works thing together for our Good!

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Dad's Day - You are IMPORTANT!

So today is Father's day and I had to share this great collection of photos put to an inspirational video with an incredible prayer. 

You job is SO important not only to your children but to our society.  I pray that father's everywhere will begin to understand their importance, their significance, their need in our culture.  Blessings to you Dad's everywhere.  Happy Father's Day!

Saturday, June 19, 2010

The Red Phone Has Rung

Here, Here!  The Red Phone Has Rung!  "It is time to remove this president from office!"  WOW!  These are the words of James David Manning, PhD and Author of The Oblation Hour.

This was recorded on May 28, 2010.  He is speaking to the truth of the matter.  He is calling for the media to stop covering for this man.  He is appealing for ALL who have covered for him to stop the game and to call for the change that is desperately needed in our nation before we loose our future.

He wants the truth of him revealed starting at Columbia University and through the Chicago gangs that helped raise him to power.  Powerful message...listen and pray.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

When I Say I Am A Christian

When I say that 'I am a Christian', I am not shouting that 'I am clean living.
I'm whispering 'I was lost, but now I'm found and forgiven.'

When I say 'I am a Christian' I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide.

When I say 'I am a Christian' I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak and need His strength to carry on.

When I say 'I am a Christian' I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed and need God to clean my mess.

When I say 'I am a Christian' I'm not claiming to be perfect.
My flaws are far too visible, but God believes I am worth it.

When I say 'I am a Christian' I still feel the sting of pain.
I have my share of heartaches, so I call upon His name.

When I say 'I am a Christian' I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner who received God's good grace, somehow!

Unknown

...'A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ that a man should have to seek Him first to find her.'

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Clayton's Story - God Tube

I received this link today and just had to share it.  Clayton's Story should in the least cause you to think and hopefully after watching it you will have a deeper desire to get the clutter out of your life.  What you are doing and what is your purpose.  Here this 19 year-old share his incredible walk.  I don't think you will be the same.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Convicting or Funny?

A really good link called Convicting or Funny.  I have watched this a couple of times and each time I have a bit different reaction.  I agreed with the comment at the header of the link that it was funny at first and then the more I have watched it the more my opinion has changed.

Given enough viewings, this can be sobering and possibly even convicting.  It reminds me of my previous blog titled, "Unity".

Really can cause you to think what are we making the church into?

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Obama Admits He is a Muslim

This is an interesting link on Obama, in his own words, about his beliefs, convictions, directions and faith.

There are several clips in this link and ALL of them are fascinating and informative.  Why do so many in this country NOT get it?

Well, because we have NOT done a good job in training our children in the ways of the Lord.  Over the last 40 years, many in the church in America have fallen asleep.  We have not continued in a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.  Some have gone to church and many have decided they can find God on the golf course.  Some in church have played games and turned the house of God into a political organization.  They come to campaign and find supporters.  Some churches have just become a social gathering.  A place to hang out with others who are "like minded".  But what has failed to happen is the passing of the mantle.  Have we trained our children to hear God's voice?  Do we even know how to hear God's voice?  If we do, do we obey?  Everyone is so politically correct, re-writing their values as if God's word is a fill-in-the-blank questionnaire.  Just do what you want.  Make it palatable to you.

Well, we now have a commander and chief who is not afraid to share his religious beliefs.  The only problem is that a true Muslim HATES all that are NOT Muslim and according to their "holy" book have the right to kill all that don't agree.  Hmmm - "Houston, I think we have a problem here!"

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Wonderful, Merciful Savior - Selah

It's been awhile since I have posted a favorite song...so today is Wonderful, Merciful Savior by Selah.  This song with this video is really inspiring.  How wonderful is our Lord for all He gave us and all He provided for us.  What a WONDERFUL, MERCIFUL SAVIOR.  Does your heart long and hunger for Him?

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Fire on the Altar

This is a GREAT link called Fire on the Altar.  It has some incredible teachings available to listen to (click on the the line that says download).  A note needs to be inserted here that to listen to these links I had to download, Real Audio Player.  If you have it already, great.  If not, you need to get it.

There are HOURS of teachings posted to this site and the ones I have listened too are simply FABULOUS!  I started with the one entitled, "Listen to the Gospel That Saved Us" which is also in the list as Gatekeepers Track 5.

These are NOT your ordinary messages and some of them are classics to the Christian community.  I know you will find some that you just love.

I also want to bring to your attention the listings on the left at this site.  You can click on Message Bearers (it's the second one down on the left) and it will bring you to a page of classic teachings and teachers.  This may be a better way for if you are familiar with the names of different teachers.  If you scroll to the bottom of the list on this page, you will find a title called, STRONG MESSAGES.  Under that listing is a teaching by Bill Wise on 23 Minutes in Hell.  I strongly recommend this one!  You will have to download the message and then listen to this.  It will CHANGE your life!

These teachings are NOT for the mild milk drinkers in the crowd, these are MEAT teachings that will get all up in your face and all over your toes.  Be warned and prepare to be transformed!

Saturday, June 5, 2010

The Invisible Woman

As a wife and mother sometimes the days get long and the "attaboy's" can be few and far between.  I have had many days over the years where I had to take captive my thoughts and speak to myself, by faith, that I was not wasting my time or missing the target completely.   Even with all of this I still struggled with "the big picture".  This video by Nicole will encourage you as we all have been there.

Don't grow weary in doing good. There is NO better job on earth than that of a wife and mother.  In just a little while, your reward will come.  Hold on!

Friday, June 4, 2010

Helen Thomas' Comments

I have been seeing a lot of anti-Jewish links posted to facebook and I had to click on a few to see what all the uproar was about.  During my investigation I happened upon this link by Helen Thomas.

Helen has been in the Washington DC Press Corp for as long as I can remember.  As a child, my parents watched a lot of news television so I would see her in the press gallery.  I remember her vividly in press conferences asking questions of the president.  She dates back to Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr., Clinton, Bush 41 and even now, Obama who have held her company for presidential press matters.  President Reagan seemed to always give her at least one question and now she is best known as the reporter who traditionally gets the first recognition from the president at these press conferences.  She usually was wearing red (a tradition that dates back to Reagan's presidency) and was always seated in the front row.

In my research, I found she was born on August 4, 1920, the seventh of nine children in Winchester, KY to Lebanese immigrant parents.  She grew up in Detroit and joined the UPI news agency in Washington in 1943.  She was assigned to the White House in 1961 and became the UPI bureau chief there in 1974.

What is troubling is how she is IN the news today.  When asked about any comments on Israel, she responded, "Tell them to get the hell out of Palestine."  She went on to say, "Remember, these people are occupied and it's their land not German, it's not Poland."

The reporter then asked where should they go, what should they do.  Helen responded, "Go Home!"

Reporter, "Where is the home?"

Helen, "Poland.  German...."  Interrupted by reporter, "So the Jews, you think Jews should go back to Germany?"

Helen, "Germany and America and everywhere else".

There are MANY things that are troubling about this, one is that the Jews have been home, living in Israel since biblical times.  They ARE home!  They re-established that home in 1948.  Helen calls their home, Germany and Poland.  Surely she knows what happened in Germany and Poland to Jews.  Six Million Jews were killed at "home", in Germany and Poland.

My final comment is that if any Jew got up and said such hateful speech against a Muslim there would be death threats and who knows what.  We have recently seen how the television show South Park succumbed to the death threats they were facing yet Christians and Jews have been mocked on this show repeatedly.  There clearly is a bias in this nation.  This is simply wrong.


June 7, 2010 - today Helen made a statement in the Hearst newspapers, where she works as a columnist that she is "retiring, effective immediately."

Thursday, June 3, 2010

the "Word" according to Nancy Pelosi

WOW - this was really hard to listen to.  Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi was commenting on a question about what was her favorite word.  She said, her favorite word, was "the Word".  "The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us", she said.  He favorite word is "the Word", this is coming from a woman who said that she must pursue public policies "in keeping with the values" of Jesus Christ.  WHAT?

Pelosi, who is a Catholic strongly favors legalized abortion and voted against the ban on partial-birth abortion that was enacted into law in 2003.  Now according to my devoted Catholic friends, just because someone says they are a Catholic doesn't make them a Catholic.  They (Catholics) have to hold to the teachings of the Catholic Church, Vatican II and follow the Pope's direction.  Again, according to my devoted Catholic friends, to be pro-abortion is not in accordance with the policies of the Catholic church.

This clip is from the Speaker speaking at a May 6 Catholic Community Conference on Capitol Hill, Nancy said:

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

My Deliverer - Rich Mullins

This song, My Deliverer has been ministering to me for the last two days.  I searched the Internet to find the version that I heard in my head and this was the version I was looking for.  It is again by the late Rich Mullens and it is set to the photographs from the 9-11 tragedy.  It is quite moving in many respects.

Today we are seeing our country fall apart under this current presidential administration who is giving our heritage over to the Fascist's movement he was trained under and we are quickly becoming more socialistic than free and even our very nation is being wooed into the structure of a one world government.

The country of Greece is economically collapsing and is broke, Spain is quickly sinking as well.   They couldn't pay for all their socialist programs and yet we continue to march toward our own economic meltdown as our President is spending money we can't pay back now for generations.

North Korea sunk a South Korean ship recently and the world organizations said little against it as they don't want to upset the world's economies with accusing North Korea of evil.  Israel is on the verge of war as they are being condemned for their actions to protect their nation from illegal arms coming to their land via ships when a boarding inspection went awry.

We have an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which has been spilling for at least a month and they say it could be two months before the problem is solved.  It is the greatest disaster to our nation in our history and our President is doing little except to say that his administration has been working on the problem from the beginning.  Can't help but wonder if this is another ploy to create and "emergency" to cause our people to give away MORE of our freedoms as dictated by the philosophy of the Fascist's teaching.

All that said, God keeps speaking over me songs and the song of this week is, My Deliverer.  THANK YOU God that you are alert and active and you never slumber and sleep.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

The Wedding

My husband and I were invited to a wedding today and were so moved. We really didn't know the couple getting married, we knew the bride's mother. I wanted to share this song by Etta James, At Last. See, a women sang this song right before the Bride came down the isle. You know, most of us have been to weddings and unfortunately, I can count on one hand how many times I walked away saying, "Wow, that was an incredible vocalist." Nothing against the fabulous people I have heard sing, but either sound systems are not up to par, or singers get nervous or who knows what, but the song doesn't quite come out the way I think it was expected to. Well this women was a show stopper. She was incredible. It was the first of many moving things that were quite memorable at this wedding.

One more thing I want to share about this wedding was the desire of the bride and groom to have an alter call at their wedding. They knew there would be friends and family there that were not sure of the destination upon their death. You say and alter call at a wedding, hmmm. Well, I totally loved it, because 25 years ago this August my husband and I did the same thing. We had the salvation story shared with our friends and family and after the service I rejoiced with my guests who not only came to my wedding but were given an invitation to the Wedding Feast of the Lamb.
See this pastor tonight shared the parable of the ten virgins found in Matthew 25:1-13. I have added it here for you to read from the Amplified version if you are not familiar with the parable. Jesus is speaking:
"Mat 25:1 THEN THE kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.