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“By forcing on mankind more and more lethal weapons, and at the same time making the world more and more interdependent economically, technology has brought mankind to such a degree of distress that we are ripe for deifying any new caesar who might succeed in bringing the world unity and peace.” Arnold Toynbee.   “TheContinue reading “Concerning Revelation Chapter 13…”

Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. (2 Timothy 2:1)                                                                            Continue reading ““Be strong in Grace…””

Originally posted on Haley Morgan Smith Blog:
Why, hello people I love. ? Before I continue writing, note that this blog is PG-13. I’m gonna talk about sex. So. Fair warning. Picture this. You’re in the kitchen warming up supper and your husband comes home from work. He says hello, kisses you, and lays a plastic…

What a great surprise yesterday when I got a call from my good friend Heath, an active duty solder. I smiled through our conversation as Heath filled me in on all that he has accomplished and his plans for the future. The fellowship of connecting with another man of God is like a breath of fresh air. Please take the time toContinue reading

Every year my trip to Zona includes a two hour stop at Malcolm Smith Motorsports. This year I had a special bonus as Jibrael, known to me as “J-Man” went with me to see the mecca of motor sports. A better companion I could not have asked for. Intelligent, polite, good looking and above all, a BornContinue reading “Riverside, side trip from Zona….”

Love is patient, love is kind… it is not self-seeking… Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. –1 Corinthians 13:4 I have to pause in my Zona Camp/Riverside/Beach blogs to relate what a great time I had today climbing Vulture Peak, locatedContinue reading “Let’s go on a Man-Hike….”

     

     

I have been studying this like a crime scene investigator, this photograph, ever since our son’s boss, Jay, shot it.  Normally, I would not have given myself a second glance since I am just featured as the oldest of three generations and Paul and Leo are much better looking then me, but then I heardContinue reading “Really…..”

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Originally posted on The Matt Walsh Blog:
From my inbox, an email from a high school student named Jeremy: “Dear Matt, first I want to say I really like your blog. One of my teachers actually mentioned it in class once after you wrote something (she didn’t mention it in a good way lol) and…

You’re starting, my boy, on life’s journey. Along the grand highway of life, You meet with a thousand temptations. Each city with evil is rife. The world is a stage of excitement. There’s danger wherever you go. But if you are tempted in weakness, Have courage, my boy, to say no. In courage alone liesContinue reading “My Son….”

 

 We saw in the first chapter that God wants the church to be an orderly organization. Then we saw in the next chapter that the church is to be sound in doctrine. Now, to be all that God wants for the church, the church is to perform good works.   verse 1. Church members shouldContinue reading “Sunday School lesson, part 3…”

The church must teach sound doctrine. The Day of Pentecost where we are told that those who were added to the church on that day “… continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers” (Acts 2:42). These were the identification marks of the early church: the apostles’Continue reading “Sunday School lesson, part 2…”

I am not very proud of my effort on this lesson. For some reason I did not make an effort to put much of it in my own words. Sorry. I plan to do better on my next presentation.  The book of Titus was written by the Apostle Paul somewhere between A.D. 62-64. Along withContinue reading “Sunday School, Book of Titus, part 1….”

   

 Norm says, “Which way are we going?” I say, “South and west.” So here we go, south, then west, more south and more west. I had put Hobbs New Mexico in the GPS and set it on ‘shorter distance’ and pretty much went the way it pointed. There were some recalculates as I was gawkingContinue reading “355 miles from Yukon Oklahoma to Lubbock Texas…”

    Norm and Leo wait for the first riders into the pit area. Leo got lots of thumbs-ups, waves and a few wheelies from some of the racers…   Leo and I at the riders meeting, an hour or so before the race. We did the national anthem, the prayer to our Lord JesusContinue reading “Race Day at Cross Timbers Enduro…”

We got to watch and work the Cross Timbers National Enduro race at Lake Draper near Oklahoma City. Paul, Norm , Leo and I got to check out all the cool sites of a race event weekend. Leo learned about getting posters, stickers and autographs  Grammy gave him a note book and after hitting all theContinue reading “Race weekend…”

From Pushing to the Front, 1911 by Orison Swett Marden Over the door of every profession, every occupation, every calling, the world has a standing advertisement: “Wanted–A Man”. Wanted, a man who will not lose his individuality in a crowd, a man who has the courage of his convictions, who is not afraid to sayContinue reading “Wanted…”

Denial. Is that something that many people have? I have it, a lot. Especially when it comes to my person, to me. I work a little at staying fit, eating a certain way, and taking care for my health. I used to do it because of vain reasons, but now I do it so thatContinue reading “Denial…”

We pulled out of the Boulder County fair grounds early this morning, with a few stops for email, and supplies we headed south and east, east and south for 237 miles till we parked at Sportsman RV park in Lamar Colorado. It is a nice park and priced very affordable. We drove by where weContinue reading “Longmont to Lamar Colorado…”

How do you go from day 9 to day 13? Easy, you move like greased lightening and assess like there is no tomorrow. We did! We were sent by Incident Command to check out 38 homes in Aurora Colorado. We did not want to waste time driving back and forth from Longmont to Aurora andContinue reading “Day 13 Colorado Flooding….”

Never be afraid to trust the unknown future to a known God….Corrie Ten Boom… This is Richard’s home. This morning Dave and I were looking for the house we were supposed to assess. House numbers are very hard to see because the debris piles are so high. We walked around a house, me on oneContinue reading “Day 7 Colorado Flood 2013”

The  weather has been beautiful and Norm and I have been blessed beyond our imagination. We have prayed with so many, even if they say they are not that “religious.” We are not religious either, we have a ‘RELATIONSHIP’ with the King of the universe, Jesus Christ! We have even been successful leaving tracks withContinue reading “Day 6 Colorado Flooding…”

We are on day 5 of our disaster relief work based out of Longmont Colorado. We continue to expand our DR resume, adding real world assessments. It has been a stretch for me talking with so many people. The Lord continues to work on me. I am a work in progress! Norm continues to beContinue reading “Colorado Flooding 2013…”

 

 

We really liked hanging around Cody. We had a nice campground and stayed for two days. The weather was so nice that we walked for nearly 5 miles from our campsite to downtown and back. The only thing we did not do was take photos, well, only one. I don’t know how that happened  but itContinue reading “Cody Wyoming…”