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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Guys
Lord, my job today reminded me of a man I once had a crush on...I guess, I still do....because I messed up a lot on the job today...and I started not to like that man so much anymore. I'm revealing so much of myself in these statements. A milestone will be reached when a man cannot affect me like that anymore. Can I get a witness?
I'm supposed to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. But the peace that would come as counterfeit, before the true peace, should I pray for it? Christ's crucifixion set me free. But should I glory in the death and method of it? It is a mystery of the state of my heart. If the false peace is just a precursor to the true peace, should I play a part in ushering it in? Is it just the state of my heart I should be concerned with? Maybe.
In the 1950s, liking God was not viewed with a bewildered expression. That saying, "I'm not perfect, just forgiven" or "God isn't done with me yet" is so true. Sometimes I hear the most critical people, as though, without sin, they are allowed to throw the first stone. We need to be judges of evil, not of people. Hate the game, not the player. I sin. Not habitually. I don't make it a lifestyle to sin. I don't go looking for ways to get into trouble. It's a tough situation to be in, this Christian life. To be scrutinized for fallibility, but looked to for consolation. Sometimes soldiers get the same response these days. I see it in a different light, but Jesus light. Not an angel parading and pretending to be the light. The real, revealing, unblinding clear light.
How did Christ treat women?
He talked to them as if they were aware or smart
He talked with them assuring them He could meet their needs
When everyone told her to go away, He insisted that she stay
He didn't have an angry tone when talking about a woman's past
He made sure the woman understood was saying
He defended a woman's right to be treated equally
He let a woman be who she was
He enjoyed the company of women
He never humiliated a woman's most personal problems
He never cut off a woman in response but waited for her answer in interest
Do you act like Jesus?
Some women receive any treatment from a man because she doesn't know how to be treated any other better way. Any woman who has known the compassion of Jesus will not stand for anything less from a man.
It's hard to listen to a man, knowing the motivation behind his words, especially if it is belittling to women. Women can sense when a man was raised to believe that menstrual cramps are imaginary and that "when a woman says no, she means yes."
Christ is a woman makes her reject notions neglectful of her welfare since Christ is aware of her welfare everyday.
When everyone told her to go away, He insisted that she stay
He didn't have an angry tone when talking about a woman's past
He made sure the woman understood was saying
He defended a woman's right to be treated equally
He let a woman be who she was
He enjoyed the company of women
He never humiliated a woman's most personal problems
He never cut off a woman in response but waited for her answer in interest
Do you act like Jesus?
Some women receive any treatment from a man because she doesn't know how to be treated any other better way. Any woman who has known the compassion of Jesus will not stand for anything less from a man.
It's hard to listen to a man, knowing the motivation behind his words, especially if it is belittling to women. Women can sense when a man was raised to believe that menstrual cramps are imaginary and that "when a woman says no, she means yes."
Christ is a woman makes her reject notions neglectful of her welfare since Christ is aware of her welfare everyday.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Giving In
I'm old enough to bear twins...but I haven't found MR. Right yet. I had a gentleman come to my door the other night. I got to know him briefly. He spoke of being the son of a Protestant pastor. He was not uncomely. Yet, something struck me as oddly repelling. Perhaps it was the way his hair was cut or the way that he use profane words. Maybe it was the smoke that arose to my level of abode from his vatange point. He spoke of the struggles within himself and I was happy to listen if only for the company and break from solitude. I know he wanted to copulate but since my left fourfinger bore no ring, I could not oblige. I so wanted to abandon my principles and let loose my inhibitions. yet, as the Jewish man wears a yarmulke as a reminder, God is always with me, watching me, and I want to please Him more than I want to satisfy my flesh. One day, I will partake in a lovely evening of love with one who has the same values that I do.
Before You Tie The Knot - Premarital Counseling Workbook for the DIY Couple
A Walk to Remember
Before You Tie The Knot - Premarital Counseling Workbook for the DIY Couple
A Walk to Remember
The End of Legends
Is it just me or are there people dying at an earlier age than they should? Brittany Murphy after Heath Ledger last year.....and sometimes I half to remind myself that I now live in a world where Michael Jackson is not around anymore. It all seems so surreal! I didn't even follow Michael Jackson's career all that closely, but it just seems so wrong. I had an elderly person deep into his faith disregarded the sensitivity of his death and said, "Yeah, it's sad! "CAUSE HE'S IN HELL RIGHT NOW!" I don't know how many people (Christians) think like me....but no matter the fate of the King of Pop, I know he affected a lot of people, including me. I'm old enough to remember when I heard when the King of Rock 'n' Roll died and when John Lennon got shot and killed. I didn't know these people, but they were still people. I love that Elvis sang Gospel and ministered on the side to people. I have no idea where these other singers' hearts were at the time of death. But a world without such legends brings just as much heartache to the next person as it does to their families. As a Christian, I do tend to think of the fate of one who's example did or did not edify the glory of God...but it doesn't mean their death was any less meaningful. I think we need to be more sensitive. If I want regular folk to know my God cares for them, why should I represent Him by not caring about the death of someone, especially if He tried so hard to bring this person home to Him?
Kindle is a new kind of way to read books. It's like a computer PDA but only for the purpose of downloading and absorbing text into the mind. It's strange to take note of after a generation of computer XBox's and Wii's. I guess, it will do. After all, I wrote a book myself, and I wouldn't mind anyone downloading it to read. I know for a fact that downloading bytes is a lot cheaper to produce and purchase than getting paperback hardcopy from your local bookstore. This might be the new wave in literature reading. As long as people still learn to read, it's all good.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
God put on my heart this Christmas the thought of Jesus being fully man and fully God. No one can truly wrap his mind around the thought, as much as one can wrap his mind around the thought of eternity, infinity or forever. Christmas dramas depicting Jesus' birth rarely stop there, but go on to account for His full life. The concept that Jesus grew in wisdom and strength. He must have also grown in the knowledge of how He was to fulfill prophecy. While He was ready and willing to lay down His life, He still prayed in the garden of Gethsemane until He sweated blood. He prayed to be spared of the agony of His death. I can't wrap my mind around it, then, of course, I have the mind of Christ, but I'm not God. I have God in me, but only a smidgen of what God thinks. God's ways are so high above our ways. How He made it happen, only He knows. I can only be thankful that Jesus conquered His own death, method of death and the wages of death for all mankind. He died to give us hope that just as He rose, we too, can overcome the greatest adversity. Praise God! We have overcome for He has overcome the world!
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Season's Greetings!
Happy Christmas! Merry New Year! Joyeux Noel! Feliz Navidad! Bonne Natale! Feliz Año Nuevo!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
I was looking at one of the big news channels on a popular cable network in my area. Anchors were discussing a fellow colleague's take on the nation as it pertains to the current administration that the United States is under. The consensus was that the nation was angry. Republicans are angry because of the elected president's affiliation with the opposing party. Democrats are angry because Congress isn't so easy to work in with angry Republican congressmen.
I'm not the biggest fan of Obama myself. I have friends who disagree with me. I am thankful that they have the freedom to disagree. I am thankful I have the freedom still, to disagree with the president and not be reprimanded for it.
I am a bigger fan of Alan Keyes. I said, if you're going to elect a black man, why not him? It's not the skin color, it's the character of the man that I am after. I was never comfortable calling black people black, nor white people white. When you grow up in a bilingual home, color comes in a multi-pack Crayola box. And my skin color is peach with a touch of sienna and burnt amber. White is for sheets, paper and angels' robes. Black is for cars, oil and demonic spirits. People are all shades of brown from light tan to dark chocolate. And the blackest shade is blue on a skin palate.
Sooner or later you are going to find out that I don't like abortion. Yes, ultimately it's a woman's choice. Yes, if a woman gets raped it is wrong. I still believe that a woman has a right to choose life. A woman has a right to be strong enough to be a mother in spite of dire circumstances.
I saw this program on television how abortion is highest among the “black” community. I thought to myself, “With all the protest against genocide, holocaust and the fight for equality, you would think some people would want to preserve their heritage.” But the bad thing is, the “black” community is sold out to the idea that this is the better option: to get rid of the child that would hinder the success of the woman's life.
Then, I was reminded of something that I observed in a town nearby and also what my Aunt taught me. When you see a section of any town that is run down, it is because drugs and alcohol are in a higher proportion in that area. We have this old myth idea that minorities live in the ghetto. It's not the color that makes a neighborhood full of riff-raff, it's the illegal and destructive activity that brings down a neighborhood. Then, why do I see “black” neighborhoods in the midst of red-light, run down districts. Is it because that is their lifestyle? No! Do they choose to live there because they think that's all they deserve? I don't know the answer to that one. Do they live there because they get paid less than their “white-colored” counterparts and these are the only types of housing they can afford? Perhaps. It seems like a vicious cycle of racism, doesn't it.
The reason why I was upset Obama go elected was because he was black, but not in the way that most people assume. I was upset that the public only elected him based on is color. That sounds every bit as racist as a being white biased. With total disregard to all the other positions he held on various controversial platforms, he was chosen because he was “black,” It is the content of his character, not the color of his skin, that really runs a nation.
I'm not the biggest fan of Obama myself. I have friends who disagree with me. I am thankful that they have the freedom to disagree. I am thankful I have the freedom still, to disagree with the president and not be reprimanded for it.
I am a bigger fan of Alan Keyes. I said, if you're going to elect a black man, why not him? It's not the skin color, it's the character of the man that I am after. I was never comfortable calling black people black, nor white people white. When you grow up in a bilingual home, color comes in a multi-pack Crayola box. And my skin color is peach with a touch of sienna and burnt amber. White is for sheets, paper and angels' robes. Black is for cars, oil and demonic spirits. People are all shades of brown from light tan to dark chocolate. And the blackest shade is blue on a skin palate.
Sooner or later you are going to find out that I don't like abortion. Yes, ultimately it's a woman's choice. Yes, if a woman gets raped it is wrong. I still believe that a woman has a right to choose life. A woman has a right to be strong enough to be a mother in spite of dire circumstances.
I saw this program on television how abortion is highest among the “black” community. I thought to myself, “With all the protest against genocide, holocaust and the fight for equality, you would think some people would want to preserve their heritage.” But the bad thing is, the “black” community is sold out to the idea that this is the better option: to get rid of the child that would hinder the success of the woman's life.
Then, I was reminded of something that I observed in a town nearby and also what my Aunt taught me. When you see a section of any town that is run down, it is because drugs and alcohol are in a higher proportion in that area. We have this old myth idea that minorities live in the ghetto. It's not the color that makes a neighborhood full of riff-raff, it's the illegal and destructive activity that brings down a neighborhood. Then, why do I see “black” neighborhoods in the midst of red-light, run down districts. Is it because that is their lifestyle? No! Do they choose to live there because they think that's all they deserve? I don't know the answer to that one. Do they live there because they get paid less than their “white-colored” counterparts and these are the only types of housing they can afford? Perhaps. It seems like a vicious cycle of racism, doesn't it.
The reason why I was upset Obama go elected was because he was black, but not in the way that most people assume. I was upset that the public only elected him based on is color. That sounds every bit as racist as a being white biased. With total disregard to all the other positions he held on various controversial platforms, he was chosen because he was “black,” It is the content of his character, not the color of his skin, that really runs a nation.
Socialist
Has anyone ever noticed how creepy it feels to have announcements of Pres. Obama endorsing going back to school and other things. I didn't understand the socialist fears until I saw these “billboards.” then, I realized that this is how China had picture of Mao Tse-Tung, USSR had pictures of Lenin and Iraq has billboards of Saddam Hussein all over the country. Former president Bush didn't have things like that. Yeah, he was president and what he said usually is what we did, but he wasn't so much in our face about it. This presidency reminds me of those other countries in terms of marketing and advertisement. It really does appear to have a socialist/almost communist flavor. That, my friends, is very creepy.
El Significado de Nazaret
Bueno. ...Nombres... los significados .... estoy interesado totalmente en este material. Adoro investigar los significados de palabras y nombres. Tan mis orejas y ojos se iluminaron cuando yo me enteré de significado de Belén "la casa de pan". ¿Pero entonces ocurrió a mí, "Qué significa Nazaret"? Tan busqué Wikipedia:
El nombre de Nazaret que según los evangelios ya tenía por entonces, posiblemente deriva de נצר (natser, transcrito Nazer), como opinaba, entre otros, San Jerónimo. Diferentes derivados de este vocablo se usan en el libro de Isaías como alusión mesiánica y se traducen según el contexto como "retoño", "vástago", "rama", "flor" o "renuevo"; o como alguna conjugación de vigilar, guardar, observar, defender, rodear, preservar (del peligro) o esconder (refugiar). Este último significado para Nazaret, podría deducirse de Isaías 65:4 y corresponde, tanto con que este versículo se refiere a que aquellos que se esconden viven entre tumbas, pues muy cerca de Nazaret y bajo el actual casco urbano estaba un cementerio muy antiguo, como con el dicho de que la familia de Jesús marchó allí para esconderse de Arquelao, hijo de Herodes, y así se cumplió lo que fue dicho por los profetas, que había de ser llamado Nazareno (Mateo 2:22-23).
La cosa más interesante que yo me di cuenta de aparte de esta etimología fue el nacer de palabra, esta palabra de origen latino que suena tan cerca al nombre de Nazaret. Todos sabemos que Dios mira sobre nosotros de arriba. Jesús es de la rama y el linaje de Rey David. Jesús es una figura basada en hechos histórica, nacido en Belén, crecido para cambiar el mundo. Y hay definitivamente seguidores de Jesús.
Okay....Names...Meanings....I'm totally into this stuff. I love to research the meanings of words and names. So my ears and eyes lit up when I heard about Bethlehem meaning "house of bread." But then it occured to me, "What does Nazareth mean?" So I wento Wikipedia and looked it up:
Origin of name
One theory holds that "Nazareth" is derived from the Hebrew noun ne·tser, נֵ֫צֶר, meaning branch.[10] Ne·tser is not the common Hebrew word for "branch," but one understood as a messianic title based on a passage in the Book of Isaiah.[11] The negative references to Nazareth in the Gospel of John suggest that ancient Jews did not connect the town's name to prophecy.[12] Alternatively, the name may derive from the verb na·tsar, נָצַר, "to watch,"[13][14] possibly a reference to a nearby hill with an outstanding view.
Another theory holds that the Greek form Nazara, used in Matthew and Luke, may derive from an earlier Aramaic form of the name, or from another Semitic language form.[15] If there were a tsade in the original Semitic form, as in the later Hebrew forms, it would normally have been transcribed in Greek with a sigma instead of a zeta.[4] This has led some scholars to question whether "Nazareth" and its cognates in the New Testament actually refer to the settlement we know traditionally as Nazareth in Lower Galilee.[16] Such linguistic discrepancies may be explained, however, "by a peculiarity of the Palestinian Aramaic dialect wherein a sade (ṣ) between two voiced (sonant) consonants tended to be partially assimilated by taking on a zayin (z) sound."[4]
The Arabic name for Nazareth is an-Nāṣira, and Jesus (known as يسوع ‘Yaso in Arabic) is also called an-nāṣirî, reflecting the Arab tradition of according people a nisba, a name denoting from whence a person comes in either geographical or tribal terms. In the Koran, Christians are referred to as nasara, meaning "followers of the Nasiri," or "those who follow Jesus."[17]
The most interesting thing that I realized apart from this etymology was that, in Spanish the word nacer means "to be born." We all know that God watches over us from above. Jesus is from the branch and lineage of King David. Jesus is a historical factual figure, born in Bethlehem, grown to change the world. And there are definitely followers of Jesus.
Jesús Nació
Es todavía diciembre 2009 y descubrí que una nueva teoría en el tiempo Jesús nació. Fue mientras estaba mirando una exposición en uno de los canales cristianos de televisión donde vivo. La compañía que produjo el programa también tiene su propio sitio del internet que explica la teoría (que pienso es hecho realmente plausible). El sitio web es:
Yo siempre pensé la teoría de Cristo que nace en 4 fue aC realmente demasiado inverosímil. Significo, sé que historiadores y los astrónomos trataban. ¿Pero por qué se contradiría Dios? Tengo totalmente la creencia que Dios es interesado muy en fechas, los números y el tiempo, incluso si El exista fuera de tiempo El Mismo. Busque para usted mismo el sitio listó anteriormente y ve la evidencia que apoya estas nuevas fechas teóricas. It's still December 2009 and I discovered a new theory into the time Jesus was born. It was while I was watching a show on one of the Christian television channels where I live. The company that produced the program also has its own website that explains the theory (which I think is really plausible fact). The website is:
I always thought the theory of Christ being born in 4 BC was really too far-fetched. I mean, I know historians and astronomers were trying. But why would God contradict Himself. I totally have the belief that God is big into dates, numbers and timing, even if He exists outside of time Himself. Go check out the site listed above and see for yourself the evidence that supports these new theoretical dates.
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