An old friend of mine, Don Moen, penned these lyrics to a song once popular in the church and I have been singing this song in my head for a couple of days:
Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks unto the Holy One
Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son
And now let the weak say, 'I am strong'
Let the poor say, 'I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us'
Give thanks
This song is really meaningful on a day like today. It says now let the weak say I am strong. Why? Because of what the Lord has done. Let the poor say "I am rich" why? Because of what the Lord has done. To me, Moen is reminding us that in Christ no matter what our station, we are rich because we have Jesus and his mercy and grace. He's saying with the Apostle Paul that His strength is made perfect in weakness so that when we are weak then He can be strong in our lives.
I think this day and through the holiday season, this is going to be the song that I call back to memory. I know it's not scripture, but it certainly agrees with the Word. Let's be truly thankful for what the Lord has done for us.
Give Thanks!!!
Until later,
Don
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Race Barrier Thankfully Removed
Martin Luther King Jr. said that he had a dream of an America where a man is judged by the quality of his character, not the color of his skin. I too believe in THAT America. While I am happy that we have moved past the race barrier in our choice of a President (by the way, in the Republican primary, I voted for Alan Keyes), and I'm indeed happy that we live in a time where a person of any race can actually achieve the highest office in the land. I am not happy that many voted for Obama simply because of the color of his skin. I chose not to vote for Obama because of the quality of his character. While everyone believes that they have chosen the next John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. all rolled in one. I’m afraid that we will soon find they are wrong. We will soon see that an inexperienced socialist will not bring the kind of change we want no matter what color he is. I pray I am wrong.
I feel good that we finally live in a nation that will elect a person, no matter what race they are. That makes me feel good. We’ve waited for this for a long time. Racism seems to be dead in the election process thank God. I hope capitalism is not dead in the process.
Until later,
Don
I feel good that we finally live in a nation that will elect a person, no matter what race they are. That makes me feel good. We’ve waited for this for a long time. Racism seems to be dead in the election process thank God. I hope capitalism is not dead in the process.
Until later,
Don
Monday, November 3, 2008
It's Over?
It’s Over? Really? It’s Over? But we haven’t even voted yet! Well, I have because I voted early. I thought the election was tomorrow, Nov 4, 2008! But they say it’s over!!!
If you turn on or read the media no matter which brand you choose to adhere to, this election is over and people may as well not go out and vote. They have already inaugurated Barrack Obama President and have given even stronger majorities to the democrats in both houses of congress. The polls basically show a toss up at this point. The exit polls from early voting show the vote even when they were all positive that early voting would go wildly in Obama's favor, but it hasn't according to exit polls which, for one reason or another always favors the dems. The battleground states all show even or a one vote gain for one candidate or the other. But the press is calling it for Obama.
Why am I writing again? Well, one more call for reason. Number one, the atmosphere reminds me of 1994. If you reach back and remember, the press was calling for a democratic sweep and major gains for the dems in both houses of congress. It almost made many Republicans stay home in the first mid-term election in the Clinton Presidency. What happened? What happened was a major upset by the Republican party. That's right. The media was wrong. I think they are wrong again.
The polls don't really show the media's point of view even if you believe their misguided numbers. Now the press has artificially created an atmosphere to make conservatives and moderates feel like we are in the minority. They have purposely worked to manipulate the reporting to make it seem that if you are not for Obama, you are out of touch. But I look at the values of normal Americans and I don't see it.
I'm a person with chronic illnesses and I for one do not want to go to a healthcare system which will create lines and waiting lists for critical health care services. I'm not for mandating that small businesses must provide healthcare for their employees when it will mean layoffs. My wife immigrated from Canada where they have Obama's healthcare plan and the average Canadian pays 60% of their income to taxes to fund the healthcare system and then they come to the states to get critical care because they are put on waiting lists in their own country and I mean waiting years for needed surgeries. I don't think most Americans want these things either.
I don't think most Americans want a President who is friends with known terrorists and terrorist sympathizers and anti-American ministers.
I don't think most Americans want a commander in chief who will be weak on national defense.
I don't think most Americans want the federal government taking their paycheck and distributing it to people who don't or won't work for a living via spreading the wealth around.
I don't believe most Americans want a President who has not achieved even one legislative accomplishment.
I don't believe most Americans are against life.
I don't believe that most Americans want judges who legislate from the bench.
I believe that the media believes that you are that dumb, but I don't.
I don't believe that you are going to buy into the lie that a President Obama will give you a tax cut. I've gone online and read his plan for myself. His math does not add up. He thinks you can't do math for yourself. I can and I think you can too. Every American will pay more taxes under Obama and every economist says so. Some were dumb enough to be duped by Clinton when he promised a middle class tax cut. Did we get it? No, we got a middle class tax increase. He justified it by saying he didn't realize how bad things were until he got in office. Obama will say the same thing or something similar.
I'm just a guy, but a political participant and observer for several decades and I see another 1994 in the making if everyone will just get out and vote and not believe the rhetoric being propagated by the media. I think not only will Obama lose, but Republicans will gain seats in both houses. The democratic congress of the past 2 years led by Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reed is at a 9% approval rating. Sure Bush is at 35%, but the dems in congress are at 9%. Why would we throw out the Republican in the White House and not throw out the dems running congress? The logic doesn't make sense.
No, I may be wrong, but I see poor Tom Brokaw and Charlie Gibson and Katie Couric choking back tears as they wonder how the conservatives could have pulled off such an upset. It has happened before. The stage is set for it to happen again. It's not over. Get out and vote and tell everyone that America is not stupid enough to fall for the media's ploy in this. We still have values. We still love democracy and we still choose capitalism and we choose life and judges who interpret the constitution. No, the American people are not as shallow as they think. We are not as dull and uninformed as they hope.
Vote! Vote! Vote!
Until Later,
Don
If you turn on or read the media no matter which brand you choose to adhere to, this election is over and people may as well not go out and vote. They have already inaugurated Barrack Obama President and have given even stronger majorities to the democrats in both houses of congress. The polls basically show a toss up at this point. The exit polls from early voting show the vote even when they were all positive that early voting would go wildly in Obama's favor, but it hasn't according to exit polls which, for one reason or another always favors the dems. The battleground states all show even or a one vote gain for one candidate or the other. But the press is calling it for Obama.
Why am I writing again? Well, one more call for reason. Number one, the atmosphere reminds me of 1994. If you reach back and remember, the press was calling for a democratic sweep and major gains for the dems in both houses of congress. It almost made many Republicans stay home in the first mid-term election in the Clinton Presidency. What happened? What happened was a major upset by the Republican party. That's right. The media was wrong. I think they are wrong again.
The polls don't really show the media's point of view even if you believe their misguided numbers. Now the press has artificially created an atmosphere to make conservatives and moderates feel like we are in the minority. They have purposely worked to manipulate the reporting to make it seem that if you are not for Obama, you are out of touch. But I look at the values of normal Americans and I don't see it.
I'm a person with chronic illnesses and I for one do not want to go to a healthcare system which will create lines and waiting lists for critical health care services. I'm not for mandating that small businesses must provide healthcare for their employees when it will mean layoffs. My wife immigrated from Canada where they have Obama's healthcare plan and the average Canadian pays 60% of their income to taxes to fund the healthcare system and then they come to the states to get critical care because they are put on waiting lists in their own country and I mean waiting years for needed surgeries. I don't think most Americans want these things either.
I don't think most Americans want a President who is friends with known terrorists and terrorist sympathizers and anti-American ministers.
I don't think most Americans want a commander in chief who will be weak on national defense.
I don't think most Americans want the federal government taking their paycheck and distributing it to people who don't or won't work for a living via spreading the wealth around.
I don't believe most Americans want a President who has not achieved even one legislative accomplishment.
I don't believe most Americans are against life.
I don't believe that most Americans want judges who legislate from the bench.
I believe that the media believes that you are that dumb, but I don't.
I don't believe that you are going to buy into the lie that a President Obama will give you a tax cut. I've gone online and read his plan for myself. His math does not add up. He thinks you can't do math for yourself. I can and I think you can too. Every American will pay more taxes under Obama and every economist says so. Some were dumb enough to be duped by Clinton when he promised a middle class tax cut. Did we get it? No, we got a middle class tax increase. He justified it by saying he didn't realize how bad things were until he got in office. Obama will say the same thing or something similar.
I'm just a guy, but a political participant and observer for several decades and I see another 1994 in the making if everyone will just get out and vote and not believe the rhetoric being propagated by the media. I think not only will Obama lose, but Republicans will gain seats in both houses. The democratic congress of the past 2 years led by Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reed is at a 9% approval rating. Sure Bush is at 35%, but the dems in congress are at 9%. Why would we throw out the Republican in the White House and not throw out the dems running congress? The logic doesn't make sense.
No, I may be wrong, but I see poor Tom Brokaw and Charlie Gibson and Katie Couric choking back tears as they wonder how the conservatives could have pulled off such an upset. It has happened before. The stage is set for it to happen again. It's not over. Get out and vote and tell everyone that America is not stupid enough to fall for the media's ploy in this. We still have values. We still love democracy and we still choose capitalism and we choose life and judges who interpret the constitution. No, the American people are not as shallow as they think. We are not as dull and uninformed as they hope.
Vote! Vote! Vote!
Until Later,
Don
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