President George Bush spoke in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. He was greeted by one of the largest crowds he has ever spoken to. There was estimated to be between 100,000 to 300,000 gathered making it the largest gathering in the country since its independence in 1991.
You could see Georgians waving American flags and dressed in red, white and blue. You would have thought it was the Fourth of July not a gathering in another country. If Bush would have visited another country say France, Germany or the Netherlands he would have faced large protests. But in Georgia the people and government were very excited about having President George Bush visit them. The American National Anthem was even played to honor America and our tradition of supporting freedom.
But I fear that our current generation of Americans lack the understanding and appreciation of what freedom is. They would rather care about their bling bling and criticize our military than to serve and love our nation defending our belief in freedom and God.
The Georgians are my kind of Americans. May they live long in Freedom and never lose knowledge of the tyranny they came from.
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Thursday, May 05, 2005
National Day of Prayer
Today is the National Day of Prayer. It is a time to remember our God and His love toward us. It is also time to be reminded that He truly is sovereign and righteous. You might notice that from time-to-time Google will modify its logo to commemorate different holidays and events such as Earth Day, National Library Week, Happy Valentine's Day or National Teacher Day which they did two days ago. But you will not see them represent National Day of Prayer which has been invoked and supported by several of our Presidents. I understand the world not honoring God or acknowledging His sovereignty but let not Christians forget. If we don't worship our God and seek his face then who will? Don't tempt God to raise up the rocks from the ground to praise His name because we have failed to bow our hearts to Him. Many churches nation wide are participating in this event with prayer meetings. Take the time to attend one.
By the way here is the link on Google's site where you can view the different logos.
By the way here is the link on Google's site where you can view the different logos.
Coffee's Love for Me
I absolutely love coffee! The illusion of peace and tranquility that it gives me every morning is unmatched. It is a world all its own drawing me deeper into its realm of good. No matter what circumstances I will face that sip of warmth stabilizes my senses and deepens my consciousness. Don't take my word for it. Drink two cups every morning and a cup or two in the afternoon and you too will know what I mean.
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
The Good Samaritan Is Dead...Almost
Last night my sister came over for the evening to hang out with me and my family. A few minutes after she left our house she calls on her cell phone to tell us about a car that was stopped at the intersection of Minton and Emerson. The driver was slumped over in his SUV. She didn't know what she should do. I advised my sister, being a woman, not to approach the car but to call 911. She did. I also jumped into my car since it was nearby to see if I could help.
Fire Rescue arrived just before I did. Luckily the man was ok. He either was drunk or had passed out or fallen asleep. My sister had told me that other cars had pulled up behind the stopped SUV and would honk and getting no response would just zip around the vehicle and drive off to the club, work or Wal-Mart.
If you pulled up behind a car, honked because the light was green, and there was no response, what would be your first assumption? ...I would think that it would be that something is wrong! Nope, the masses felt it was not their business and didn't want to bother with it. It would have inconvenienced them. It would be too risky. They would be late to the new club that opened up in Orlando. Who knows why, except they didn't care to stop and find out what was wrong and if anyone needed help.
This has the Good Samaritan story written all over it! Go here (Luke 10:25-37) if you don't know what I am talking about. The Bible also talks about the love of most growing cold. Where is the care for your fellow man? Well, I guess Darwinism has succeed to eliminate compassion and good will. It has produced a wonderful society of survival of the fittest. Beautiful!
Back in September 2004 after one of the hurricanes a neighbor of mine had fallen off his ladder and hit the cement ground near his pool. He was incoherent and barely conscious. Since the phone lines were down I had to jump into my van and drive to the fire station nearby. But as I turned the corner out of my neighborhood the van died. Earlier in the day I had run into some deep puddles and water was in the engine.
I jumped out of my van and started flagging down the first car I saw. I was standing mostly in the road waving. They zoomed around me and kept going. The next car came and this time I stood in the middle of the road and would you guess it they veered into the opposite lane and kept driving. I was furious.
This time when the next car came I made sure they couldn't go around me but they were already stopping. They told me there was a cop already in my neighborhood and we were able to get help.
The point of this is obvious. Maybe it is Americans, Floridians or maybe Palm Bay folks or just people in general but today there seems to be very little love or care about anything other than self. The first two cars were like the priest and the Levite that walked on by the man who had been beat up by robbers. The third car, like the good Samaritan, stopped and helped. Praise God that there are still good Samaritans...Almost.
Fire Rescue arrived just before I did. Luckily the man was ok. He either was drunk or had passed out or fallen asleep. My sister had told me that other cars had pulled up behind the stopped SUV and would honk and getting no response would just zip around the vehicle and drive off to the club, work or Wal-Mart.
If you pulled up behind a car, honked because the light was green, and there was no response, what would be your first assumption? ...I would think that it would be that something is wrong! Nope, the masses felt it was not their business and didn't want to bother with it. It would have inconvenienced them. It would be too risky. They would be late to the new club that opened up in Orlando. Who knows why, except they didn't care to stop and find out what was wrong and if anyone needed help.
This has the Good Samaritan story written all over it! Go here (Luke 10:25-37) if you don't know what I am talking about. The Bible also talks about the love of most growing cold. Where is the care for your fellow man? Well, I guess Darwinism has succeed to eliminate compassion and good will. It has produced a wonderful society of survival of the fittest. Beautiful!
Back in September 2004 after one of the hurricanes a neighbor of mine had fallen off his ladder and hit the cement ground near his pool. He was incoherent and barely conscious. Since the phone lines were down I had to jump into my van and drive to the fire station nearby. But as I turned the corner out of my neighborhood the van died. Earlier in the day I had run into some deep puddles and water was in the engine.
I jumped out of my van and started flagging down the first car I saw. I was standing mostly in the road waving. They zoomed around me and kept going. The next car came and this time I stood in the middle of the road and would you guess it they veered into the opposite lane and kept driving. I was furious.
This time when the next car came I made sure they couldn't go around me but they were already stopping. They told me there was a cop already in my neighborhood and we were able to get help.
The point of this is obvious. Maybe it is Americans, Floridians or maybe Palm Bay folks or just people in general but today there seems to be very little love or care about anything other than self. The first two cars were like the priest and the Levite that walked on by the man who had been beat up by robbers. The third car, like the good Samaritan, stopped and helped. Praise God that there are still good Samaritans...Almost.
Public Schools
As I was pulling up to the intersection of Eau Gallie and Croton, on my way to work this morning, there was a cop watching traffic to make sure that drivers were abiding by the school zone speed limit. He was good at what he did. He was barely finished writing a ticket for one driver, who was probably unaware of the school zone, when he jumped out into the road pointing vigorously to another passerby directing them to pull over.
Man, such care taken to protect our children from being smashed on their way to school. Impressive isn't it? Not really...It makes me angry. Our society is quick to convict 5 miles over the intended school zone speed limit to "protect" our youth but don't care to raise them to respect authority, love one another and believe in God enough to have any kind of morality to guide their conscience.
My sister, Sheree, is a teacher for the Criminal Justice Center at Palm Bay High School. Just the other day she gets to school and the entire school had been vandalized. The doors to the Criminal Justice Center were spray painted with the words "666 I will die here." Yeh, I think that says it all. Our American youth have lost all sense of respect and morality. And I blame the parents who don't believe in God or allow God to make any difference in their lives. Without faith you have nothing to believe but your own definition of morality which can be anything. Who teaches our youth right from wrong? It seems nobody does!
When I talk to my sister about being a teacher at Palm Bay High, I get the impression that it is just a high level baby sitting job. Everyday she has to deal with rude, disrespectful and lazy students. It is a very hard job with little money and little success in truly educating the next generation. They won't listen and many of them could not care at all about you. This stems from the lack of training and care from many parents. They don't know their right hand from their left. There is nothing that they believe in and so have nothing to pass to their children.
At this point I will not let my kids go to public school. I want my kids to know morality and to actually know what the Constitution is and who the presidents are and why we fought the wars we fought. I don't want them looking over their shoulder wondering if they will get beat up or shot at, which by the way is one of the major concerns students have in my sister's classes.
When will we wake up and see how we are raising the next generation of Americans?
Man, such care taken to protect our children from being smashed on their way to school. Impressive isn't it? Not really...It makes me angry. Our society is quick to convict 5 miles over the intended school zone speed limit to "protect" our youth but don't care to raise them to respect authority, love one another and believe in God enough to have any kind of morality to guide their conscience.
My sister, Sheree, is a teacher for the Criminal Justice Center at Palm Bay High School. Just the other day she gets to school and the entire school had been vandalized. The doors to the Criminal Justice Center were spray painted with the words "666 I will die here." Yeh, I think that says it all. Our American youth have lost all sense of respect and morality. And I blame the parents who don't believe in God or allow God to make any difference in their lives. Without faith you have nothing to believe but your own definition of morality which can be anything. Who teaches our youth right from wrong? It seems nobody does!
When I talk to my sister about being a teacher at Palm Bay High, I get the impression that it is just a high level baby sitting job. Everyday she has to deal with rude, disrespectful and lazy students. It is a very hard job with little money and little success in truly educating the next generation. They won't listen and many of them could not care at all about you. This stems from the lack of training and care from many parents. They don't know their right hand from their left. There is nothing that they believe in and so have nothing to pass to their children.
At this point I will not let my kids go to public school. I want my kids to know morality and to actually know what the Constitution is and who the presidents are and why we fought the wars we fought. I don't want them looking over their shoulder wondering if they will get beat up or shot at, which by the way is one of the major concerns students have in my sister's classes.
When will we wake up and see how we are raising the next generation of Americans?
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