Thanksgiving 2009 #6

Today I am thankful that God saw fit to get us tickets to secret church and that our children will be taken care of while we attend.  I have been so blessed and challenged by Dr. Platt's sermons; I'm really looking forward to what God's going to do through the preaching of His word.

What is Secret Church?

When we think of "church" in America, we think of going to meet at a building, singing, praying and hearing a message from a Pastor or teacher. But in many places around the world, "church" meets in a home, an apartment, even in secret. These small groups of Christ-followers often meet for many hours in study, prayer and fellowship, as it is dangerous to travel to "church" and they want to make the most of their time together.

Secret Church is our "house church," where we meet periodically for an intense time of Bible study--lasting 4-6 hours--and prayer for our persecuted brothers and sisters across the globe. This is not for the uncommitted or faint at heart. But if you desire to know God more deeply through His Word, and know His Church more fully around the world, then please join us for Secret Church.

God will use this focused time of study to enrich our knowledge of His Word as we gain understanding of the state of His Church and our persecuted brothers and sisters around the world. The objective of Secret Church is for you to pass along what you learn to others, so that you can make disciples of Christ--both locally and globally.

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Thanksgiving 2009 #5

Today I am thanking God for the gift of curiosity.

We visited the George Washington Carver Museum in Tuskegee, AL today.  He was an extraordinary man!

As I learned about his life and accomplishments today, I was overwhelmed with awe over how God designed our minds.  He made us to want to search out things, to understand and manipulate and ponder.  He made us to ask questions and wonder at His creation.  Carver sought to understand almost everything he could see.  And once he understood something, he wanted to share that knowledge for the good of anyone who cared to listen.  George W. Carver used his gift well!  

Lord, thank you for Carver, thank you for our minds and the wonderful gift of curiosity, and help me to use my mind well!

Carver quotes:

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.

Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, for they speak with the voice of God.  

Since new developments are the products of a creative mind, we must therefore stimulate and encourage that type of mind in every way possible.

Proverbs 25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.  

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Thanksgiving 2009 #4

I am thankful that no matter where I am physically, mentally, or emotionally, I am abiding joyfully in Jesus.

I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.  Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.  Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.  Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.  I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.  If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.  If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.  By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.  As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.  If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.  These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.
John 15:1-5

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An Obama song that I like to sing

O’Leary, O’Reilly, O’Hare and O’Hara

There’s no one as Irish as Barack O’Bama

You don’t believe me, I hear you say

But Barack’s as Irish, as was JFK

His granddaddy’s daddy came from Moneygall

A small Irish village, well known to you all

He’s in the white house, He took a chance

Now let’s see Barack do Riverdance

Toor a loo, toor a loo, toor a loo, toor a lama

There’s no one as Irish As Barack O’Bama

He’s as Irish as bacon and cabbage and stew

He’s Hawaiian he’s Kenyan American too

He’s in the white house, He took his chance

Now let’s see Barack do Riverdance

Toor a loo, toor a lay, toor a loo, toor a lama

There’s no one as Irish As Barack O’Bama

From Kerry and cork to old Donegal

Let’s hear it for Barack from old moneygall

From the lakes if Killarney to old Connemara

There’s no one as Irish as Barack O’Bama

Hmmm...I wonder if President O'Bama and I are related.

Want to see MORE Obama school children videos? Neither do I.

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Thanksgiving 2009 #3

I am thankful for all of the "just because" kisses I got today.

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