Inspirations

It has been said, "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."   Scarily accurate! I work in an area where certain things have to happen at certain times.   If it doesn't happen,  the best thing I can do is remember that I missed it  and find a way to remember it from that time on. As I look at the history of the Children of Israel,  I see,  and remember,  that God judged them for their sins as a nation. If God judged his chosen people for their sins, will he not also judge our nation for its crimes? The sin of slavery.   Treating black people as less than human. that was a sin and we must remember that awful transgression. God says in his word that he does not show partiality, and neither should we as his people. The evil of abortion. Will he not hold those accountable  who participate in this injustice to the innocent who  also, have a right to life? He ...

Be on your  guard ; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.  I Corinthians 16:13 My daughter and I went walking.  We both love walking, and it is a good way to exercise.  We were almost home when, out of nowhere, one of the hugest black Labrador retrievers I have ever seen in my life, came charging at me.  Let me tell you I have mad running away skills and all I could do was stand there and cower.  My daughter, on the other hand, stared that dog down and commanded him to leave which he did.  I have since nicknamed him sin.  As I was reflecting on the incident, I was reminded of how sin is much like that dog.  Sin, like that dog, looked harmless enough, until I got close.  For my part, I was distracted and not ready for "Attila the Hun" to come barreling out of the driveway.  I was unprepared, so when that beast came charging. I did not know what to do; I was paralyzed with fear. My daughter, on the other hand, sh...