Paul: Loud and Clear - Part 1

Romans 12:1-2 (Amplified Bible)

I APPEAL to you therefore, brethren, and beg of you in view of [all] the mercies of God, to make a decisive dedication of your bodies [presenting all your members and faculties] as a living sacrifice, holy (devoted, consecrated) and well pleasing to God, which is your reasonable (rational, intelligent) service and spiritual worship.

Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].

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Audio of the day: Dr. Chuck Missler and part Eighteen of Twenty-two in his study of the Book of John.

Study #18 - John Chapter Seventeen - Part Two (15.71MB MP3)

This collection of audio is from the 1990's and is not the most recent series of studies in this book. You can find the most recent recordings for sale at Doctor Missler's website Koinonia House. The audio that I am offering can be found at Firefighters For Christ free of charge.

That's What You Get For Jumping On The Bed!

That is what the Doctor said. Poor Monkey. Fell down and broke his head.

Not me: The Monkey.

My head is okay, it is my arm and shoulder that cause me pain.

Back in August of Two-thousand Seven I had the opportunity to go through TASER training while working for security at my current place of employment. And because I have the worst luck when it comes to training related accidents, I not only got the joy of 50,000 volts through my body, I also received a commuted fracture of the ball of my left humerus. Ouch.

It has been two years and I am still dealing with pain from the damage. In the last six months I have been seeing a doctor about more treatment for decreasing the pain and improving the health of the arm. Slow Slow Slow.

I had another MRI done last week and was able to plot yet another step in my journey to recovery: may have to have surgery and I may not. Time will tell.

I tell you all of this, not to evoke sympathy but to remind myself that there is not one thing that we go through in life as Christians that is not Father filtered. Not. One. Thing.

Praise God! He is working in me His will and I will be the better for it, just ask the Apostle Paul:

Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
(2 Corinthians 12:7-10, New King James Version)

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Audio of the day: Dr. Chuck Missler and part Seventeen of Twenty-two in his study of the Book of John.

Study #17 - John Chapter Seventeen (14.94MB MP3)

This collection of audio is from the 1990's and is not the most recent series of studies in this book. You can find the most recent recordings for sale at Doctor Missler's website Koinonia House. The audio that I am offering can be found at Firefighters For Christ free of charge.

Exodus 15:1-19 (The Song of Moses)

Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the LORD, and spoke, saying:

“I will sing to the LORD,
For He has triumphed gloriously!
The horse and its rider
He has thrown into the sea!

The LORD is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation;
He is my God, and I will praise Him;
My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.

The LORD is a man of war;
The LORD is His name.

Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea;
His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.

The depths have covered them;
They sank to the bottom like a stone.

“Your right hand, O LORD, has become glorious in power;
Your right hand, O LORD, has dashed the enemy in pieces.

And in the greatness of Your excellence
You have overthrown those who rose against You;
You sent forth Your wrath;
It consumed them like stubble.

And with the blast of Your nostrils
The waters were gathered together;
The floods stood upright like a heap;
The depths congealed in the heart of the sea.

The enemy said, ‘I will pursue,
I will overtake,
I will divide the spoil;
My desire shall be satisfied on them.
I will draw my sword,
My hand shall destroy them.’

You blew with Your wind,
The sea covered them;
They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

“Who is like You, O LORD, among the gods?
Who is like You, glorious in holiness,
Fearful in praises, doing wonders?

You stretched out Your right hand;
The earth swallowed them.

You in Your mercy have led forth
The people whom You have redeemed;
You have guided them in Your strength
To Your holy habitation.

“The people will hear and be afraid;
Sorrow will take hold of the inhabitants of Philistia.

Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed;
The mighty men of Moab,
Trembling will take hold of them;
All the inhabitants of Canaan will melt away.

Fear and dread will fall on them;
By the greatness of Your arm
They will be as still as a stone,
Till Your people pass over, O LORD,
Till the people pass over
Whom You have purchased.

You will bring them in and plant them
In the mountain of Your inheritance,
In the place, O LORD, which You have made
For Your own dwelling,
The sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established.

“The LORD shall reign forever and ever.”

For the horses of Pharaoh went with his chariots and his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought back the waters of the sea upon them. But the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.

(Exodus 15, New King James Version)

A Song for You

This is my favorite Christian Praise and Worship song. I found this one shortly after I became born-anew and I just love to listen to it over and over again while I sing it to the Lord. I don't know who the lady is that is singing but I think that she has one powerful and beautiful voice.

King of Kings

Have a glorious weekend. I hope that this song helps you start a joy filled week.

Today's scripture passage is from The Song of Moses:

The LORD is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation;
He is my God, and I will praise Him;
My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
(Exodus 15:2, New King James Version)

Nine Eleven

Pray for our Nation.

Pray for Israel.

Praise God!

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from The Local Malcontent:

Meet Michael Anthony Tanner: A Genuine American Hero

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Audio of the day: Dr. Chuck Missler and part Sixteen of Twenty-two in his study of the Book of John.

Study #16 - John Chapter Sixteen (16.44MB MP3)

This collection of audio is from the 1990's and is not the most recent series of studies in this book. You can find the most recent recordings for sale at Doctor Missler's website Koinonia House. The audio that I am offering can be found at Firefighters For Christ free of charge.

Times of the Sign II

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Audio of the day: Dr. Chuck Missler and part Fifteen of Twenty-two in his study of the Book of John.

Study #15 - John Chapter Fifteen (16.16MB MP3)

This collection of audio is from the 1990's and is not the most recent series of studies in this book. You can find the most recent recordings for sale at Doctor Missler's website Koinonia House. The audio that I am offering can be found at Firefighters For Christ free of charge.

Our Lives: Relatives and Absolutes

I absolutely forgot to post yesterday because I was trying to keep up with the lives of my relatives.

This past Monday, my mother went into the hospital because of chest pains: she had all kinds of tests and procedures done and it was determined that it was stress and not her heart; she has a very large heart that is full of Jesus. Prayers were said and Faith was exercised and the Lord is glorified. My mother quit smoking Thirty-two years ago and she has a very good heart for a woman of (Insert mothers age here and she will hurt you). I was concerned for her, but not worried about the outcome; since it was determined that her heart is healthy then it must be stress. My mother flits about between Oklahoma City and Branson, Missouri overseeing the operations of two radio stations that are part of the Oasis Radio Network and her monthly schedule would take a toll on someone half her age. She is very good at what she does and her work ethic is one that has made her well favored by her 'Corporate Masters'. This past Monday may have been a sign that she is moving just a little too fast and maybe she needs to slow down, but knowing her like I do, she will stay in bed for a couple of days and let Dad cater to her and then she will be right back at work on Monday looking for a higher gear to shift into to make up for being off for a week. Mother is just that way.

But wait there's more: I said relatives. As in more than one:

My Grandmother and my aunts made the trip to Oklahoma City on Tuesday to see my Mother while she was in the hospital and to see first-hand that Mother was doing better and on the mend. You are going to love this:

My eldest Aunt, Sharron, while in the room with my mother slipped on a water spill and broke her hip. Yep, that's what I said: she broke her hip while visiting my mother in the hospital. The hospital did a report and my aunt was treated in the ER downstairs and then moved to a room to await the outcome; she is going to have her hip replaced courtesy of the hospital. That sure is nice of them.

And as an added bonus: my brother, David was hit in the head by an automatic door that was activated by a nurse that he and my father were talking to about my mother. He said that both he and my father were looking straight at her when they were talking and that she hit the button and said. "Come on.", and that when he turned to go he ran into the door with his head. David is okay but he said that for a little while he had bad thoughts about the nurse and the door.

My wife and I are very pleased with my mother's prognosis but we are even more pleased that we did not make the trip up there too: there is no telling what would have happened to us had we entered the building.

And they were all amazed, and they glorified God and were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen strange things today!” (Luke 5:26, New King James Version)

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Audio of the day: Dr. Chuck Missler and part Fourteen of Twenty-two in his study of the Book of John.

Study #14 - John Chapter Fourteen (20.97MB MP3)

This collection of audio is from the 1990's and is not the most recent series of studies in this book. You can find the most recent recordings for sale at Doctor Missler's website Koinonia House. The audio that I am offering can be found at Firefighters For Christ free of charge.