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Kedge–the Defining Moment of Struggle

Sermon coming for this week … “Kedge–the Defining Moment of Struggle”

Hbr 6:19

Which [hope] we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

Quote for Monday, June 29, 2009

“I leave you, hoping that the lamp of liberty will burn in your bosoms until there shall no longer be a doubt that all men are created free and equal.”

- Abraham Lincloln

Sunday Sermon is Ready …

“Go Ahead, GOD, Make My Day”

Go Ahead, God, Make My Day

“This is the Day which the Lord hath made, we will rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24)

When we normally consider God making something, we usually think of creation in the book of Genesis. But we must remember that in the Book of Beginnings, the Lord did not just “make,” He “created.”

Some see God at the dawn of creation as the great cosmic Chef, taking a little soil, a little water, a little stardust and any other necessary ingredients and tossing it all into his divine mixing bowl. From whence he pours this magic alchemy of Heaven and Earth.

Today’s Quote – Friday, June 26th

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

- Winston Churchill

Today’s Quote – Thursday, June 25th

“It’s not enough to speak, but to speak true.”

-William Shakespeare

Happy 22nd Birthday to my son, Zack

Son,

I love you and I’m proud of you.

Love, Dad

Quote for Wednesday, June 24th

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”
- Peter F. Drucker

Tattoos and Body Piercing

What does the Bible say about  tattoos and Body Piercing? I’ll answer that in a moment.

I recently purchased another book, The Complete Encyclopedia of Signs and Symbols by Mark O’Connell and Raje Airey. The bulky Encyclopedia includes over 1600 visual symbols, including photography, fine art paintings and line illustrations, with authoritative in depth commentary, definitions and explanations.

The book’s goal is to identify and analyze the visual vocabulary that formulates our thoughts and dictates our reactions to the world around us. It attempts to interpret the unconscious codes and secret languages that shape our most ancient emotions. Needless to say, Tattoos and Body Piercing play a prominent role in this fascinating publication.

Geoglyphs in Peru

The Nazca Lines are a series of geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert, a high arid plateau that stretches more than 80 kilometres (50 mi) between the towns of Nazca and Palpa on the Pampas de Jumana in Peru. Although some local geoglyphs resemble Paracas motifs, these are largely believed to have been created by the Nazca culture between 200 BCE and 700 CE. There are hundreds of individual figures, ranging in complexity from simple lines to stylized hummingbirds, spiders, monkeys, fish, sharks or orcas, llamas, and lizards.