Christmas is almost here, in terms of shopping that is, and I thought I would put together a few things for the Baltimore Raven's Fan on your list: ... Read More

Last night, Enric preached on Lot. What are the lessons we can learn from Lot? » Listen to or download the MP3 HERE "God wants our attention and instead we focus on 'lesser gods' " "Lot made one small decision, he pitched his tent towards Sodom and lost everything." ... Read More

Here is some interesting pre-election reading from Open Market dot org. Basically, a Harvard Economist says that Obama and Democrat's Stimulus package FAILED because it was no more than a reward for Obama's friends. Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron explains why the $800 billion stimulus package failed in a recent article. What’s interesting about Dr. Miron’s critique is that he shows how the stimulus was a failure even if you take for granted liberal assumptions about economic policy (such as Keynesian economic ... Read More

"But now ask the beasts, and let them teach you; And the birds of the heavens, and let them tell you. "Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you; And let the fish of the sea declare to you. "Who among all these does not know That the hand of the LORD has done this, In whose hand is the life of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind? Job 12:7-10 (New American Standard Bible) The Detriment of Promiscuity by: Dr. Hugh Ross Today, the institution of ... Read More

The video shows the democrats like Barney Frank avoiding warnings from Bush's strong concerns. The end vote was along party lines, Democrats not allowing regulations. ... Read More

The Founding Fathers, the framers of the Constitution, wanted to form a government that did not allow one person to have too much authority or control. While under the rule of the British king they learned that this could be a bad system. Yet government under the Articles of Confederation taught them that there was a need for a strong centralized government. With this in mind the framers wrote the Constitution to provide for a separation of powers, or three separate ... Read More

So once settled in from our trip to Australia, I looked around my room for something in my library I hadn't read yet.  The title Scientists Who Believe took my interest, and it was a short book divided into small chapters of individual Scientist giving their testimony on how they come to believe the Bible and in a creator God. What I read today from Anne Sweeney: But God is strong. He fights with us until we surrender to His superior strength. ... Read More

In the same email from an earlier post, Paul sent this little Tax Poem: Tax his land, Tax his bed, Tax the table,At which he's fed. Tax his tractor,  Tax his mule, Teach him taxes  are the rule. Tax his work, Tax his pay, He works for peanuts Anyway! Tax his cow, Tax his goat, Tax his pants, Tax his coat.Tax his ties, Tax his shirt, Tax his work, Tax his dirt.Tax his tobacco, Tax his drink, Tax him if he Tries to think.Tax his cigars, Tax his beers, If he cries Tax his tears.Tax his ... Read More

Paul sent this to my email today, it just made so much sense! When you think of it, it really is us (300,000,000) against THEM, (545 people). 545  PEOPLE--By Charlie Reese Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.. Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits? Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation ... Read More

How could I say there is no God? When all around creation calls!! A singing bird, a mighty tree, The vast expanse of open sea I said to John while still in Australia, remarking on all its natural beauty, "If I didn't already believe in God or a Creator, I sure would now." It was really hard to look out the window of the car as we past so many living proofs of how amazing God is, and not just praise over and over again ... Read More

By now most know that Laura and I left THURSDAY from Maryland to go to Australia. As I blog this, we have JUST arrived in Melbourne, Australia, and it's SATURDAY. We don't know what happened to Friday. Our flight from BWI to LAX had some events. One long patch of flying, we got to see lightning, but BELOW us. It was amazing to see. Laura captured it on video here: Then the lightning got closer and bigger: The odd part of all this lightning ... Read More

We often hear about the "Separation of church and State" from the onset of our Founding Fathers ideals, yet, this tour proves otherwise. Did you know that the first Bible printed in English in America today, was first printed by Congress for use in our schools? Did you know Thomas Jefferson sent missionaries to evangelize the Indians using federal funds to do so? Did you know that out of the 56 signers of the Declaration, 29 had seminary or Bible School degrees? ... Read More

Yesterday, my son Enric brought in a caterpillar and then later Miquel came in to tell me get the camera ready, there was a stick bug on his car.  Later and very enthusiastically I showed John my photos. His comment? "Nice bum shot." I didn't know that on the stick bug, I didn't shoot the correct end. :) And to be honest, it took me awhile to figure which end was which on the caterpillar. It's not easy sometimes! Anyway, after those two critters ... Read More

Looking for an easier way to carry camera gear for our upcoming trip, and I decided on a Lowepro - Pro Runner 200 AW. For whatever reason, I didn't buy one when I first bought my camera. I was so silly not to get a backpack for carrying my camera gear! The shoulder back I purchased was good for the camera and lenses, but hard on my back and shoulders! Today, Laura and I went out to ... Read More

This morning on Fox News I heard a portion of a health alert, and one of them items mentions was BPA (bisphenol A). Since I didn't grab the whole story, I looked it up on Environmental Working Group. In animal tests, scientists have produced evidence that BPA can induce abnormal reproductive system development, diminished intellectual capacity and behavioral abnormalities and can set the stage for other serious conditions, such as reproductive system cancer, obesity, diabetes, early puberty, resistance to ... Read More

Ok, this was my giggle for the morning. Remember so many years ago, the Gores, mostly Tipper, wanting restrictions on music and petitioned for labels? Remember how the music community opposed them so? Dee Snider had a comeback for them. From Politico: 'Twenty-five years ago, Parents Music Resource Center founder Tipper Gore listed a song by the band Twisted Sister on her "Filthy Fifteen" list of offensive songs. But the band's frontman got the last word on the ancient debate ... Read More

I don't know Nick Cannon. I rarely watch TV or films, nor have I listened to rap music. So I know nothing about this young man. Recently I learned about a song he sings, and a thanks he gave his mother, for not aborting him. Apparently she was 17  and pregnant, and she first thought to have an abortion, and then didn't. He thanked her. At the rate abortions go, those of us alive, perhaps all should thank our mothers. The words to his ... Read More

"Every child saved with my help is the justification of my existence on this Earth, and not a title to glory." One of the things that irks me about this story is this is the first I have ever heard of it, what else irks me comes later. First as written in Wikipedia: Irena Sendler (née Krzyżanowska, in Poland commonly referred to as Irena Sendlerowa, 15 February 1910 – 12 May 2008) was a Polish Catholic social worker who served in ... Read More

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If you can't see how our new government is mimicking Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, you're not paying close enough attention. When the government wants control over everything, look out. From CNBC: Mountains of rotting food found at a government warehouse, soaring prices and soldiers raiding wholesalers accused of hoarding: Food supply is the latest battle in President Hugo Chavez's socialist revolution. Venezuelan army soldiers swept through the working class, pro-Chavez neighborhood of Catia in Caracas last week, seizing 120 tons ... Read More

Broken up it looked like this: Obama spoke close to 2,700 words in his first Oval Office address, which can be separated into four broad themes: an update the oil spill and clean up efforts; the impact on the Gulf region; a history of regulatory ineffectiveness (Bush bashing); and the case for his “green energy” agenda. Here is how the sections breakdown in words spoken on each: • 345 words blaming Bush • ... Read More

Petra emailed me about a week ago that she would be coming in for a quick visit. I quickly informed mom on the news and suggested she make a chocolate cake, knowing Petra loves mom's homemade cakes. Silas, who had never met Petra yet, was already considering  her a soul mate. I mean, who is better than the person responsible for getting this chocolate cake baked?? Before she got here, Silas got to watch it getting baked, licked the beaters, bowl, and ... Read More

Ever hear people talk of socialism or communism as a very Jesus/New Testament thing to do? It's interesting how quick they scold the masses to put their Bibles away when discussing politics, but how quick they pull it out in justifying their argument for the redistribution of wealth. Even Obama: "My Bible tells me there is nothing wrong with helping other people," said then-Sen. Obama. "That we want to treat others like we want to be treated. That I am ... Read More

"If you're religious, it's like looking at God." ~ George Smoot, announcing his COBE's findings in 1992, and Nobel Prize in Physics Winner "The significance of this cannot be overstated. They have found the Holy Grail of Cosmology." ~ Michael Turner, University of Chicago Astrophysicist "...the most important discover of the century, if not of all time." ~ Stephen Hawking, Cambridge Astronomer What were these men talking about? George Smoot's findings. After finding the predicted expanding universe and radiation afterglow, scientists turned their attention ... Read More

From PBS.org Bell Labs built a giant antenna in Holmdel, New Jersey, in 1960. It was part of a very early satellite transmission system called Echo. By collecting and amplifying weak radio signals bounced off large metallic balloons high in the atmosphere, it could send signals across long distances. Within a few years, the Telstar satellite was launched. It had built-in transponders and made the Echo system obsolete. Meanwhile, two employees of Bell Labs had had their ... Read More

"Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind" ~Albert Einstein It was 1916 and Albert Einstein didn't like where his calculations were leading him. If his theory of General Relativity was true, it meant that the universe was not eternal but had a beginning. Einstein's calculations indeed were revealing a definite beginning to all time, all matter, and all space. This flew in the face of his belief that the universe was static and eternal. Einstein later called his discovery ... Read More

“Prayer is when you talk to God; meditation is when you listen to God.” Diana Robinson “There is a vast difference between saying prayers and praying” “To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.” Martin Luther King, Jr. “Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.” Saint Augustine “Courage is fear that has said its prayers.” Dorothy Bernard “Pray, and let God worry” Martin Luther “Prayer is as natural an expression of faith as breathing is of ... Read More

This is a sweet story that came to my inbox today.... A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects. When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said: 'I don't believe that God exists.' 'Why do you say that?' asked the customer. 'Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize ... Read More

Imagine that there is a new scientific theory that warns of an impending crisis, and points to a way out. This theory quickly draws support from leading scientists, politicians and celebrities around the world. Research is funded by distinguished philanthropies, and carried out at prestigious universities. The crisis is reported frequently in the media. The science is taught in college and high school classrooms. Sounds like global warming, doesn't it? Actually the article is referring to a ... Read More

Ben at hcsquared.com is giving away a FREE corporate identity package! I am familiar with their work, and it's always brilliant. Enter for your chance to win a free identity package. A Winner will be chosen April 30th! The package includes: Logo design Letter head Business card Brochure Basic Website Website requires a monthly maintenance and hosting fee of $10 and does not include domain name purchase. More information and to register please visit HERE ... Read More

One of my favorite Elvis numbers. I put it on for Silas today. As I listened to the words, it was comforting to remember, that in spite of all the turmoil in the world today and no matter how dirty the politics become, HIS truth is marching on. Sing it, Elvis. ... Read More

Neil linked to an article about global warming fraud, and I just had to share some of the thoughts from that article. The article first discusses some global warming headlines and then reminds us that Science in its history has some errors: The assertion that Science has all the answers to every important question, and that no answers are to be found in any ”unscientific” source, is arrogant in the extreme. This assertion is offensive to anyone who has studied the history ... Read More

Skype has been one of my favorite chat programs for awhile now. It has been great for computer to computer chatting, it allows for video and audio, and that is FREE. However for a small deposit into an account giving me Skype credit, Skype has been great for making very cheap long distance calls with perfect quality. Now, I just got the email from Skype that allows for Global calls via Skype with your mobile phone. This way you won't pay outrageous ... Read More

"The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale." ~Thomas Jefferson From Glenn Beck's Common Sense : There was a time when our political leaders cited their leadership, temperament, experience, judgment, character, and merit in order to gain the trust and support of a skeptical electorate. Today they purchase votes and campaign cash by boasting about the pork they've secured for their pet projects or the billions they've passed ... Read More

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