Some Music

I found this blog quite awhile ago, and have enjoyed reading it from time to time. The name of the blog is the emerging minister. I have downloaded most of his songs in his 52 songs in 52 weeks part of his blog. I have to say that he is really good. I really enjoy the one called "the end of you and me." Good stuff!

New Commenting System!

I have decided to switch to HaloScan for my commenting system. Unfortunately when I do this, I lose all of my old comments. I am actually very sad about this because I had several comments that I really enjoyed, and were very encouraging.

(So I would appreciate all of you to drop me an encouraging word to help me recover.)

Blogger Idol - Week 6 Movies

Movies

We are all currently attending the school of life. Everything that happens - teaches. Everything we watch - teaches. Everything that we listen to - teaches. The friends we have are our teachers. Our circumstances are our educators. Our environment is our head master. Each thing that we try to posses - possesses us. The real question is -- What is the curriculum that you are currently engaged in? What is your course of study? Where is your focus? What is your concentration? Where do you go for your electives?

What in the world does this have to do with movies?!? I mean, c'mon! Blogger Idol - week 6 is about movies!

Do you really think that you can just pour anything you want into your head and it won't affect you? Do you still have that juvenile thought that you are immune to the world?

Oh, well... I guess that some movies do have some bad stuff in it... But I have a foul language filter, and I fast forward through all of the bad scenes... And I know that there are some other topics that aren't quite appropriate...

When you stand before the throne, what will He say to that? Have you been a good steward of your ears by bleeping out the bad words? Did your "woops" reaction to the foul language fulfill His command, "Be Ye Holy, as I am Holy!"?? Was He content with the fast-forwarding of the sexual immorality, the adultery, and the fornication? (Or should I ask, do you even call it what it is? Is it just a "sex-scene" or is it still called sin?) Will He remind you of the many times that His name was spoken in an empty, vain fashion and you didn't even flinch?

But is that even the worst of it? Are your movies your teachers? Are there any ideas that movies promote, that have filtered into your thought? Is sex before marriage still a wicked thing in your mind? Is it entertainment to watch people shot and killed? Or has your view of all humans as image-bearers been slightly altered? Are rebellious children humorous to you? Is breaking the law and disobeying the authority that God has set over you sound like a good idea now, and something that is natural and mundane? Do you call adultery, a love-affair? Do you still think that sin has consequences? Do sinners still go to Hell? Is salvation something that everybody has, as long as they are good? Has is become good enough to simply acknowledge the existence of a god? Or in your little universe, is there a sovereign God that is still in control, working all things together for good, to make you more like His son, Jesus Christ?

Or has your universe changed? Maybe slightly over time... But now you view things different.

I don't know, when I watch that stuff, I know that isn't the way it really is...

You are pouring pictures and sounds and thoughts onto the palette of your mind, and it is painting your view of life! Don't be deceived! What you pour in, will come out.

Sometimes when we are young, we think that it is ok to just watch whatever our heart tells us to... But listen to the words of the Preacher - "Be happy, young man, while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment." Ecclesiastes 11:9

Everything in life teaches. Pick your school carefully!

Hey out there!

I have been looking at the "student links" section of my blog and I have noticed that there are several of those blogs that have been discontinued. So... If you are a student, and you would like to stay as a link or be added as a link on my blog, I need you to comment on this post and create a link on the comment so I can get everything in order.

If you are not a student, but frequent my blog occasionaly, and you would like to be a link on my blog, then I would appreciate a comment from you as well!

If you don't like my blog at all, and think that I am ridiculous... Well, feel free to drop me a comment! Cause, Golly! I Love you all!

The Hairless Money-Makers

The Cats are now listed at:

The Treasure in the Field...

When religion has said its last word, there is little that we need other than God Himself. The evil habit of seeking God-and effectively prevents us from finding God in full revelation. In the and lies our great woe. If we omit the and we shall soon find God, and in Him we shall find that for which we have all our lives been secretly longing.
We need not fear that in seeking God only we may narrow our lives or restrict the motions of our expanding hearts. The opposite is true. We can well afford to make God our All, to concentrate, to sacrifice the many for the One.
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The man who has God for his treasure has all things in One. Many ordinary treasures may be denied him, or if he is allowed to have them, the enjoyment of them will be so tempered that they will never be necessary to his happiness. Or if he must see them go, one after one, he will scarcely feel a sense of loss, for having the Source of all things he has in One all satisfaction, all pleasure, all delight. Whatever he may lose he has actually lost nothing, for he now has it all in One, and he has it purely, legitimately and forever.
-- A.W. Tozer in The Pursuit of God

The Pursuit of God
by A.W. Tozer

Check it out on Amazon.com

Blogger Idol -- Week 5

"Picture This... " Hairless Cats




This one is a female. It is our favorite. (or was our favorite...)
It is a really nice color, and I am really hoping that it will sell as a breeder.


This one is a male. It was the runt of the group.
But it has really fought for its life, and now it is doing fine.
In fact, I think that being the runt has helped it.


This one is a male. I love its coloring with the blue eyes.
And I have to thank my brother and sister in law for the good pics.


This one is a male as well. It used to look a little
more like the one by the fire truck, but now
it seems like it has a little more of a gray tint to it.


We still own the other female,
but it has already sold.
So I don't have it pictured here.
Go to Yahoo Classifieds and type in
"Sphynx" if you want to inquire on purchasing
one of these fine specimens of the hairless catdom!