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Thursday Morning
It is thursday morning and we are praying to God for strength. Yesterday afternoon we lost one of our teenagers in an auto accident. Our loss was heaven’s gain.
Colton Miranda, 16yrs old, soccer player at Lockhart High School, son, friend, brother, hard worker, and overall cool guy.
We are showing our love to the family with meals, water, prayer. If you would like to help in these ways contact our office and we will get you connected.
=pastor
searching terms
The last few days, people have found my blog by using the following search terms on search engines like Google and AOL…
I think the halloween season inspired the first several topics.
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hair james dean 1
how to have james dean hair 1
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hair like james dean 1
“james dean” hair 1
what time of year is a good time to pick 1
pentecosal churches looking for a pastor 1
robin steele 1
james dean hair 1
Kid Songs Songs that say “I Like You Too 1
SPIRITUAL HARVEST TIME 1
faith, imagination 1
wynnel 1
“yvonne quintero” 2
psalm 23 for kids 1
“That is retarded!”
The word ‘retarded’ started out with a specific meaning. It defined people with mental handicaps. Over time, people have used it to degrade others. We use it as slang. “oh, man, you are retarded!” With each use it transforms the meaning. Now, people that are technically retarded are valued as “less” of a person, than one who is not.
So, thoughtful people created words like “mental handicapped”. This was an effort to put retarded people back in a place of equality.
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”
Yeah, right.
=pastor
Common Scenarios
Two items that I see frequently with people in the church:
- Tom buys a CD of his favorite musician. He takes it to his computer and makes a copy and gives the copy to a friend. Or, He lets him/her borrow the CD and lets him/her put it on their iPod.
- Stacy owns Photoshop software (retails for about $600). She lets her friend borrow it and put it on his/her computer. There is no reason for the friend to spend the $600 also, right?
Do they have the right to do these things?
=pastor
ps. tom and stacy are made up names.
These are fighting words
I have summarized this quote from Shakespeare’s HenryV many times. They are inspirational, get your blood pumping type of words. Henry says these words right before the big battle.
This is where “Band of Brothers” came from…
That he which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart; his passport shall be made
And crowns for convoy put into his purse:
We would not die in that man’s company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.
This day is called the feast of Crispian:
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when the day is named,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say ‘To-morrow is Saint Crispian:’
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars.
And say ‘These wounds I had on Crispin’s day.’
Old men forget: yet all shall be forgot,
But he’ll remember with advantages
What feats he did that day: then shall our names.
Familiar in his mouth as household words
Harry the king, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester,
Be in their flowing cups freshly remember’d.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne’er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remember’d;
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition:
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day.
Robin Steele 