Notes on the messages given today in church…

The coming of Jesus Christ could be today. We have so little time, and so many people need to be reached, yet we sit idle.
Is it God’s mandate for the local church to go out and evangelize the world? If it is, then we need to go after it with our whole heart.

Note that what you sow you reap, that you reap more than you sow, that you reap in proportion to what you sow, and that you reap after you sow.

There are all kinds of soil, and they plant different varieties of seed in the different kinds of soil to produce the best yields.

The Rising Sun

See the rising sun today
peaking oer yon horizon
I ran towards it eagerly
to say hello and greet him

All around me myst did lie
Above the trees did hover
Hiding many treasured things
Beneath the soft gray cover

Then the sun did greet the myst
Bright in his crimson fashion
And the myst did run away
Before his glorious shining

Farewell said I to the myst
I’ll see thee on the morrow
For I greet the morning sun
Who takes away my sorrow

This morning I woke early and ran to a lake about 2 miles from my parents home. This is what happened:

The Rising Sun

See the rising sun today
peaking oer yon horizon
I ran towards it eagerly
to say hello and greet him

All around me myst did lie
above the trees did hover
hiding many treasured things
beneath the soft gray cover

Then the sun did greet the myst
in his bright crimson fashion
and the myst did run away
before his glorious shining

Farewell said I to the myst
I’ll see thee on the morrow
now I greet the morning sun
Who takes away my sorrow

The Weekend

Say hello to this weeks end
A time to rest and breathe
When all the world heaves a sigh
And puts it self at ease

The night lights up in color
Bright in social flair
People go and celebrate
Out in the open air

Tis weeks end and time
To rest in comely solace
That best enables thee

To face tomorrows morass

The Weekend

Say hello to this weeks end
A time to rest and breathe
When all the world heaves a sigh
And puts it self at ease

The night lights up in color
Bright in social flair
People go and celebrate
Out in the open air

Tis weeks end and time
To rest in comely solace
That best enables thee
To face tomorrows morass

In response to thanks for questions answered…

In humble thanks
I welcome thee
Oh sprite who haunts
The depths of me

When time warrants
Questions cunning
Feel free to ask
They’ll be forth coming

In Poetry Spoken,

Do you remember Zelda? Well, for all you fans out there, a good friend of mine, Scott Lampley, has produced a version of the music from the game and has provided it for us to enjoy. Get the music here.

This person who writes in regards to Mel Gibsons desire to make a movie about Christ irritates me. Mel Gibson, a devout Catholic, is one of my favorite actors, and I hope that he will portray Christ in a manner befitting a Man who was God on earth. I’m rather curious to see the result, and Gibson’s reputation in my mind in on the line.

But back to my original point, which is Dr. Ravitch’s complaint that Christians have no foundation for thier beliefs historically, that there is no first hand historical basis for Jesus, and that we are, at least from what I can gather from his article, a bunch of foolish and obviously blind following…

Well… I suppose that the Apostles don’t count as first hand biographical accounts… or do they? I mean, they walked and talked with Him, for like three or so years didn’t they? And how bout the hundreds of people that saw Christ after His ressurection and were there to verify the accounts?

No basis for a historical Jesus… <shakes head in wonder and sad disbelief> We, the Church, have as much basis for a historical and thological Christ as anyone does of anything or any person who has ever lived.

Dr. Ravitch has so graciously posted his email address on the website, just in case anyone wanted to comment on his article. Here it is, just in case you were as insulted as I was. (ravitchn@bellsouth.net)

Various notes and thoughts from the services today…

Acts 1:8

God is not concerned with telling us about when the Kingdom will be established, God is concerned with us being about the business of receiving the power to accomplish His will that has been revealed to us. That will is revealed to us in the form of commandments, like the great commission, to be witnesses of Him. A witness, is not just a record, but it implies sacrifice, like a martyr who gives his life to show forth the efficacy of Christ.

The secret things are the Lords. It is not given unto us to know the times and the seasons, but we are given power, a power that is not manifested in how you feel, but in what you do and how you live your life. A power manifested in the revealed things. Those are the things that we are to be about doing.

Luke 2:35-40

The eminency of the Lord’s coming.

Three things Satan does in regards to the second coming. He denies it, delays it, corrupts it. The worst is to delay it, not in reality, but in our minds. He lies to us, making us think that the coming will not come, thus tempting us to be lazy and irresponsible with our stewardship.

Faithfulness in faith in obedience produces great and mighty things that we could not imagine. God expects us to be faithful.

Do nothing you would not want to be caught doing when Jesus comes, say nothing you would not want to say, go nowhere you would not want to be when Jesus comes.

Kiss the Moon Gnight for Me

Kiss the moon gnight for me
And tell the stars farewell
I go to nether faerie lands
Beneath a gossamer veil

Kiss the moon gnight for me
And let the lilies linger
Lightly on the waters edge
Touched by a silver sliver

Kiss the moon gnight for me
And feel the winds embrace
Sun has set oer yonder lee
And God gives you his grace

Kiss the moon gnight for me
And tell the morning fair
That all the world is beautiful
And life’s without a care

A Pretty Thing

Above the skies
In heavens land
Doth pixie dust alight
The silver mist
Beneath thy wings
To match thy sparkling eyes?

If it twer so
Then I would fain
To stand upon this ground
But must needs find
An eagle swift
To bring thy golden crown

Sometimes words just fail. It is a strange circumstance, to find yourself drifting between moments, looking back and looking forward, knowing those things you need to do, knowing how easy it is to forget. Moments like these can feel timeless, while vast portions of life seem as though they were not lived, not in a real way, more like being caught in a current, pushed by unseen forces.

The world is so vast, though we rarely see it, our vision tunneling to the next thing we have to do. So easy to forget, so hard to be content.

He should be enough. Any good at all is more than we deserve. Yet we yearn for more, and perhaps the yearning persists because we do not yet have all that we need of Him. So often mistaken for something else, we desire.

Lies, so many pervade the very air around us. Like a toxic pollution, robbing our soul of the truths it needs to breathe, to live. As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. Thus we die, slowly, starving for air, and afraid. How can we trust the truth? We have been betrayed so many times by lies masquerading as solutions to our problems. Truly, we are lost. We are trapped. Is there yet hope? Have all been deceived? is there yet one who has not died? If such an one live, we would not cry in vain. A web of lies needs only a truth to be undone. With such a truth there is life, and with life a way to bridge the moments, to experience lasting joy, to have contentedness.

Kiss the moon gnight for me
And tell the morning fair
That all the world is beautiful
And filled with sweet fresh air

Note to my readers: I apologize to anyone who might have stumbled onto something they didn’t want to see at the 300 Exposures in 30 days thing I participated in. I do not have any control over what gets posted in the other galleries, and I did not know nude photo’s were to be allowed. Please accept my apologies.

I ache for thee my friends, for I see pain, lost paths, and lost hope. I want so desperately to help, to somehow alieviate the burden, to see thee walk again, free. Yet I languish, for I am frail and am not able. I am weak. In that dark moment I cry out to Him. Save Your people, Your children. Those I love suffer… I suffer… Breathe fresh life in our cold hearts, stir up the fire in our souls. Heal us of our wounds, wounds so deep. I know love, and that is to feel the joy and pain of our love.

A week ago I told you about 300 exposures in 30 Days Today my gallery was posted, so zoom on over to check them out. Note: the unabashed gallery has a nude photo in it and should be avoided. Several of the galleries have some gems in them, so take the time to peruse. Thanks.