Prayer for Hames family

Please lift the family of David Hames in prayer.  According to the State Department, they have identified David’s body as of sometime early today. 

I will try to post more information as it becomes available.  Let’s remember his wife, Renee and two young sons in prayer now, along with many family and friends he left behind.

Worldview News

Item #1

America’s Founding Fathers Warned That This is How America Could Fall And We Did Not Listen
By Brannon Howse
What is the main reason America is collapsing? Brannon explains from the words of America’s Founding Fathers. You will not hear this on most national radio programs or TV programs because such history has not been taught in several generations and most Americans, even conservative Christians, do not know these historical facts.
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NOAA: Blizzard Rearranges Climate Change Announcement
• Recession chugs on, except in government
• Residents Fumed Over Weekend Alcohol, Firearm Ban
• Iran anniversary ‘punch’ will stun West: Khamenei
• EDITORIAL: Obama’s outrageous bank tax
• Prominent Grapevine pastor linked to luxury
• NASA, Google Deal: Corporate Fascism at its Finest
• All bases required to offer morning-after pill

Item #2

Obama’s Education Takeover Not Making News
Topic One: Congressman says America may well see the destruction of the dollar, an economic collapse, social unrest and martial law. Topic Two: Are there enough Americans that want liberty and freedom? Are there enough Americans left that will be self-governed and reject the nanny state? Topic Three: King, N.C. declares state of emergency over snow and which makes it illegal to carry your gun in your car. We are going to deprive people of their 2nd Amendment right over snow? If this is the action for snow wait to see what the politicians will do when it really hits the fan and there is a real crisis. Topic Four: While Americans have been distracted by national healthcare reform, team Obama has been busy orchestrating the final and complete takeover of American education. This take over has been eagerly accepted by 41 states thus far. In that 41 states there are legislatures and governor’s offices controlled by Republicans and yet they are eagerly going along with Obama’s education plan which includes education standards tied to the United Nations. This is why we need people who are first and foremost conservatives that are committed to original intent. Brannon reveals some of the UN standards. Obama will bring us national curriculum and national testing but Republicans have had no problem going along with this in order to receive federal money. However, it is not just the federal money; it is that the Republican Party is filled with moderates, liberals, and globalist. The party is also filled with elected officials that are ignorant and have no idea what this is all about. They look good, give great sound bites, but in reality, they are empty suits that have not bothered to study the issue. So Obama has played them like fools by distracting them with national healthcare while he put the system into place that will bring about a Marxist, globalist revolution via the schools more so than ever.

Item #3

Checking Our Brains At The Door: Spiritual Appeasement in the Age of Emergence
By Carl Teichrib
“One World” is a reality. Politically this plays out as internationalism: the blurring of sovereignty and the rejection of nationalism. Economically we gravitate towards global socialism. Technology calls into question “reality” as virtual worlds come to life with a keystroke. Global ethics now frames itself around interfaithism, and morality no longer has a foundation. Our world is being rocked, from the halls of government to the family structure.

Item #4

Close the Gates – Save Our Military
By Dave Welch
Trying to keep track of the disastrous decisions coming out of the Obama administration is very similar to watching the federal spending “dollars by the second” ticker. It leaves one dizzy. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen are the latest to shed any core principles and bow to the ungodly assault on everything good and decent in our nation by this president.

#5

Eric Barger and Jan tackle the question, when is it time to leave a church?
Both ministries are deluged with church-related questions stating church-related dilemmas. There are some basic issues that serve as a guideline for leaving, unless one is persuaded to stay and try to make changes. The likelihood of that is small. So how to exit gracefully and in a Godly manner, without being divisive but telling the truth? Not an easy assignment and millions are departing unsound churches today, all throughout the Western world.
Item #6

Obama File 95 Obama’s Socialist Advisers Push Immigration Reform to “Create a Governing Coalition For the Long Term”
By Trevor Loudon
Why, in a time of high U.S. unemployment, is the Obama Administration seriously considering Rep. Luis Gutierrez’s “Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity” bill which would grant citizenship to up to 12 million illegal immigrants.

Item #7

The seven most important questions
By Ray Comfort
I was going to die and there was nothing I could do about it. The only unanswered question was “When?” But I wasn’t the only one. Every human being had the same terminal prognosis. As far as I knew, the mortality rate among the world’s population was 100%. Death was a huge and unwanted elephant in the room that we were all supposed to quietly accept as a fact of life. No one was to question why death existed and or even ask how we could avoid it. It was bizarre.

Item #8

Federal Control of Education On Steroids
With the nearly one trillion dollars spent for the stimulus as well as the trillions spent or proposed for the federal budget, health care, and cap and trade legislation one might reasonably wonder why a few billion dollars for more federal education spending is any big deal. The answer is that federal government is using this program to bribe states to accept even more federal control of education, a constitutionally and traditionally state function. This dangerous trend of more federal control of education was greatly accelerated by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law. However because of the intense opposition engendered by NCLB from all points on the political spectrum and the difficulty that the Obama administration has run into trying to implement its expansive and statist domestic agenda, RTTT is accomplishing more of that same federal control without having to go through the messy process of reauthorizing the controversial NCLB.
Item #9

Wallbuilders Live
Defunding ACORN Guest: Congressman Lynn Westmoreland (GA)

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Drooling over Darcy, or Edward for that matter

There is an obsession a foot.   Actually, it has been something the female heart tends to drift towards if left unchecked and it’s been around since, well, Eve. 

With the explosion of the Twilight novel series, and other romance fiction the chicks are rushing to embrace ungodly ideas and theologies in their search for “true love.” 

I have been reluctant to address this disgusting trend in our culture, even in the Christian community because of it’s multifaceted nature.  But today I re-read a wonderful article penned by Anna and Elizabeth Botkin which propelled me to write this simple blog post.  

I would encourage you to read their article, but also take time to read this article by Alisa Harris at Kritik which gives an interesting insight into the world of romantic novels and how deadly they really are. 

Jasmine Baucham also wrote a thoughtful article on this subject.  Check it out!

So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.      2 Timothy 2:22  ESV 

The question is: How are we viewing men?  As romantic figures to lust after and fantasize about?  Should we not be using our time to properly invest in the lives of the men around us, in ways that please our Father in heaven and build them up, not cause them to stumble?  The answer is yes! 

Our marriages will not be perfect.  As far as I know, I am going to marry a sinner.  It is sinful, it is hurtful to waste my time consumed with sexualized dreams of “Mr. Right” when no such man exists.  I should instead, spend my time praying that my life would be one of purity and righteousness.  

One rule that applies especially to women, is that we are romantic in nature and when romance is portrayed in graphic fashion (in film or writing) that stirs our hearts.  But is reading romantic fiction causing us to stumble?  Are we committing ”emotional infidelity”?  

Over the past few years, I have begun to re-examine the role of fiction in my life.   And as a general rule, I try not to read fiction (or watch films) that have an overly romantic tone to them.  They are not a help but a hinderance to my spiritual growth and a stumbling block.  I am not saying that this should be the rule for you.  But, I would urge you to take stock of the reading material you have on your shelf and see if any of the books would fall into this category. 

I urge you to consider this issue as your sister in Christ, nothing else.  I pray that this short little article will help you as you strive to live a pure and godly life! 

*An additional resource that I would highly recommend is What our Father’s Taught us About Boys a CD by Anna and Elizabeth Botkin.  You can listen to a recent interview of them on this topic here.

Johanna turns 12~

A decade and two years ago today, we welcomed into our hearts and lives a precious little bundle of dark hair, green eyes and smiles who we named Johanna Ruth. 

Jo was born smiling as Mom put it, and is like a ray of sunshine in our home.  Her quick wit, thoughtfulness, love for God and others and creativity impress and inspire us all the time. 

I made up this acrostic using the letters in Jo’s name:

Joyous (She smiles and smiles, her face aglow)

Organized (she plans things one year in advance)

Honest (she has a pure conscience and tells the truth)

Attentive (her artsy eye catches details that no one else does)

Noble (she is motivated by her passion for God)

Natural (she is shy, but once she warms up to you she pours out her feelings and shares her life with warmth and deep attachment)

Affectionate (She loves to get a hug and express her love for those who love her)

She is all the above and MUCH MUCH MORE!!! 

I love you Jo and may the Lord graciously give you many more joy-filled years! 

A very Happy 12th Birthday Jo Ruth!   

Update on my Grandpa

On Wednesday of this week, my paternal Grandpa underwent a heart test to determine if his heart had a need for stints.  In other words, were there any major blockages.  Thankfully, there were not.  So, he did not end up having stints inserted in his heart.  Praise God!

Yesterday morning however, he underwent surgery to insert a pacemaker / defibrillator installed to help his weakened heart.  According to his doctor, his heart is functioning at about 50%, or half of what is should be. 

He went into surgery around 10, and everything went well.  We were down at the hospital with Grandma, and got to see him shortly after he returned to his room.  Our visit really perked him up.  

As far as we are aware, he will be coming home some time this morning, or early afternoon to rest.  His left arm is in a sling due to the fact that they inserted the pacemaker into his pectoral muscle, so he is sore and can’t raise his left arm for at least one week. 

Thank you for the prayers!  Obviously, they helped Grandpa to come through the surgery and recovery well.  I hope to post more about Grandpa as I get the information.

The Word of God

The Word of God was not given to us to increase our knowledge, but to transform our lives.

Creation Evangelism Tools

My family has a ministry to the world, we call it Creation Evangelism Tools (or CET for short) and it exists to equip Christians with answers to hard questions about life and apologetics. 

Every other month, we publish a newsletter with articles and product reviews, answers to questions and biographies of scientists among other things.  

I urge you to sign up for the newsletter, and browse the site.

An Ancient Hymn

Even before I read the thrilling fictional work Crushed Yet Conquering I was impressed by Jan z Hus (John Huss) and the stand he made for the Gospel of Christ. 

Last year our family purchased a CD of A capella hymns from ancient to the classics of the late 1700s.  One of the beautiful hymns is Hus’ To Avert From Men God’s Wrath which is set to the oldest Moravian hymn known.  This slow and beautiful song has an even more powerful message.  I know now why the Roman Catholics couldn’t stand him.

To avert from men God’s wrath,

Jesus suffered in our stead;

By an ignominious death

He a full atonement made;

And by His most precious blood

Brought us, sinners, nigh to God.

That is the first of 4 verses included on this CD, and all of them have a powerful Gospel message contained therein. 

I am fascinated by the way God uses ordinary people, who are courageous enough to stand on God’s Word alone! 

Although, we would not necessarily agree with everything that Jan z Hus stood for from a theological perspective, he and others like him (Tyndal specifically) blazed a trail with their ashes for what would later become known as the Prostestant Reformation, and would produce such men as Luther, Calvin and Zwingli. 

His testimony reminds me of these verses:

32 And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets— 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. 35 Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life. 36 Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated— 38 of whom the world was not worthy—wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.           

Hebrews 11:32-38

I hope to explore more ancient hymns in the next few weeks and share my experiences with you.

What direction are YOU heading in life?

In which Josh Harris gets eaten by a beanbag…

“Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.” Proverbs 3:7

Worldview News

Item #1

The State of the Nation: I am afraid
By John Whitehead
We’re encased in what some are calling an electronic concentration camp. The government continues to amass data files on more and more Americans. Everywhere we go, we are watched: at the banks, at the grocery store, at the mall, crossing the street. This loss of privacy is symptomatic of the growing surveillance being carried out on average Americans. Such surveillance gradually poisons the soul of a nation, transforming us from one in which we’re presumed innocent until proven guilty to one in which everyone is a suspect and presumed guilty. Thus, the question that must be asked is: can freedom in the United States flourish in an age when the physical movements, individual purchases, conversations and meetings of every citizen are under constant surveillance by private companies and government agencies?

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• Leaders to meet in Davos to “rebuild” the world • Man Arrested After Weapons, Map of U.S. Military Facility Seized From N.J. Motel Room
• American diplomat suggests all Jewish settlers are terrorists
• Christians fined for slamming textbook that taught kids to be ‘Muslim’
• Using religious language to fight global warming
• Report: al Qaeda Dedicated to WMD Quest
• Report: Al-Qaeda aims to hit U.S. with WMDs
• US teen pregnancy rate up for first time since 1990: study

Item #2

Remembering President Ronald Reagan.
Brannon was asked by Michael Reagan to sit in as the guest host of his national radio program while he attended his father’s funeral services in Washington D.C. and then in California at the Reagan Library. We have edited together a few of the best interviews and calls from two of those three hour programs that where guest hosted by Brannon. Brannon’s guests included people like Timothy McCarthy, the U.S. Secret Service agent that stepped in front of an assassin’s bullet and saved the life of President Reagan. Brannon also interviewed Dr. D. James Kennedy and Dr. Jerry Falwell and they shared personal stories on President Reagan and his Christian faith. Brannon also plays a clip from President Reagan from 1983 when he declared it the year of the Bible. Brannon also interviews Fred Barnes from Fox News Channel and shares a few calls from listeners that share their personal stories of meeting and working with President Reagan.

Item #4

Why Kids Don’t Do Well in School
By Phyllis Schlafly
Let me share with you an interesting article from the Washington Post about the teacher of an all-black class in a high school in Alexandria, Virginia, who expressed his frustration at how poorly the students were performing. The class included both native-born African-Americans and kids who had immigrated from Africa.In a moment of exasperation, the teacher blurted out this question to the native-born students:

Item #5

None Dare Call it Genocide
By Cliff Kincaid
Robert McCartney of the Washington Post went to the March for Life and discovered that young people are on the side of life.Dennis Howard told EWTN television network on the day of the March for Life in Washington, D.C. that legalized abortion is the equivalent of 260 Haiti disasters on American soil. The death toll from abortion in the U.S. is over 52 million.

Item #6

Historical Evidence of America’s Past
By Bernard Reese
The historical record establishes the United States is recognized as a Christian nation. Our founding constitutional document, the Declaration of Independence, conceived in prayer and Bible study, declared that man was created equal by God to live in freedom with certain unalienable rights governed by God’s moral laws, defined in the Declaration as

Item #7

Understanding The Times with Jan Markell
Emergent Delusion Pastor Bob DeWaay returns to talk about an Emergent conference he attended. He describes total spiritual darkness. Why do people rush to the defense of Rob Bell, Brian McLaren, Doug Pagitt and others, when they incriminate themselves with their own words? Why do once-solid evangelicals flee to jump on board this heretical movement?

Item #8

Tea Partiers Find Power in National Precinct Alliance Strategy
The local precinct has been around longer than the United States has been around. But many Americans lost interest in the local precinct years ago, seeing it as only a low-level political office without power. That was before the recent Nevada success story and National Precinct Alliance (NPA).

Item #9

The Danger Behind Political Buzz Words We Ignore
By Heidi Swander
There is a social value that has been forced into the fabric of our society today, and I daresay that the majority of us haven’t a clue what it means, nor do most of us care. But we should. We must. It involves our freedom, our homes, our very lives and the lives of those we love. Are you ready? The social value is called

Item #10

Wallbuilders Live with David Barton
Live from WallBuilders’ ProFamily Legislators Conference – Part 2 Guest: Fmr. Congressman Bob McEwen (OH)

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