O'Reilly on America's Race Problem | CNS News

O'Reilly on America's Race Problem | CNS News



Bill O'Reilly on a rant.  A truthful rant that would bear good fruit if heeded.  I still maintain it is more loving to speak the truth than mindlessly applaud while an entire race goes off the abyss.  Or remains on the plantation.  "Let my people go!"

Peace of God.

Kid President's Pep Talk to Teachers and Students!

Speaking of wisdom

In every generation wisdom passes into holy souls
and makes them friends of God, and prophets; 
Wisdom of Solomon, apocrypha 

Is this dear or what?

Samuel Michael with his daddy

Celebrating Children's Day

Isn't every day "Children's Day?"
How beautiful are they?

Blessed be the good

Charles William Eliot
was the longest serving president of Harvard College,
40 years, 1869-1909 

Harvard President Charles Eliot once famously decried the sport of baseball for its deceptive practices.

“Well, this year I’m told the team did well because one pitcher had a fine curveball. I understand that a curveball is thrown with a deliberate attempt to deceive,” he said. “Surely this is not an ability we should want to foster at Harvard.”

For the good ol' days, when good was known and celebrated.  

Thomas Sowell: Is Thinking Obsolete?

Thomas Sowell: Is Thinking Obsolete?

Things I love

Our whole family together in church.
(My pensive look is not because I have recently returned from two tenures in Afghanistan.
The somber countenance reflects deep joy and rest.)

Beautiful JoyFul in her summer-love hammock.  

Elissa's blast-from-the-past Rules to Live By.
(Wish it was larger because it really is powerfully practical and right-on.)

                                                                                       

A timely encouraging email sent to Danielley by Kim Strassel, Wallstreet Journal

Contributor and occasional TV pundit who hails from Loudoun County, Virginia. Kim reads Danielle's education articles in Leesburg Today and sometimes comments.  

And I say that as a journalist, not even as a parent! Really nicely
reported and organized and written. You have an easy way with words.
Thanks for spending some time with me on the phone and for staying
interested in the charter/Hillsboro story. It means a lot to so many
families and kids.

Best, Kim  

Breaking news

As Elissa says, "It's that time again."
Samuel Michael has been with his family one month.
Let the monthly countdown begin!

PS:  This family has the best names on the Great Green Globe!
Samuel means, "Asked of God" or "His name is GOD."
The Biblical character trait is Integrity,
and the Scripture is Proverbs 21:3:
To practice righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Godly man of integrity!  Now that is a namesake worthy of aim.

Samuel Michael MacMurchy

Welcome to the family, Samuel Michael.
We love you already.
12 June 2014

Hillary's hypocrisy

Give-'em-hell-Hill channeling her inner street urchin.
Pathetic!

The importance of simple gratitude

Jesus - the smartest wisest and most righteous man who ever lived - asked the rhetorical question:  "Who by willful thought can add one inch to his stature?"  
Many things - height, number of toes and fingers and gender - are to be graciously accepted as gifts given by GOD.  Not to be tampered with by willful rebellion.  (Although I know a wee lad who was born with 6 fingers and the extra was surgically removed.  That seems like a wise tampering decision.)

George Weigel concludes (regarding sexual identity plasticity), “It is hard to imagine a more explicit expression of personal willfulness overpowering natural givenness.”

Reality be damned

http://www.americanthinker.com/2014/06/denying_reality_the_gnostic_left.html

Places In the Heart Final Scene

This is the final scene of one of my favorite movies.  It is simply a picture of forgiveness, reconciliation and redemption from another realm.  Jesus blood atones for my sins and every single person's.  The first red drop is now a swelling life flood that I receive and offer to other ransomed children.  The red flow of forgiveness reaches to all who are thirsty.

Context:  Sally Field's husband was accidentally shot by a young black boy when he was wielding a gun intoxicated.  The sheriff, Sally's husband, was trying to help him, but the boy shot him.  The boy was hung for his crime.

The crescendo moment is when the sheriff takes the cup during communion and passes it to the boy.  "Peace of God."

Forgiveness

I have an enemy.  He does not know me, nor do I know him.  We have never been officially introduced nor have I spent any time with this person.  But he is a danger to someone I love.  That makes him my enemy.

But something of new life broke into my understanding last week, and now my enemy is beloved.  By the Father.  Not perfectly by me, but by God.

After communion in church last week with Joy and Nathaniel, we were singing a song called "Jesus Messiah."  Unexpectedly, I could not continue singing.  The words overwhelmed me.  The salt of my tears melted the bile of disdain for my enemy.  I began to see him as God does.  A willfully rebellious child in desperate need of his Father's rescue.
Jesus Messiah, name above all names.  Blessed redeemer, Emmanuel.  The rescue for sinners, the ransom from Heaven, Jesus Messiah, LORD of all.

My heart was broken for my enemy.  He is lost.  Not hopelessly lost.  No one is, as long as they draw breath.  But at that moment during that song at church surrounded by a community of God-lovers, I knew that my enemy was completely and thoroughly lost.  And my heart broke.  I knew it was the Father's love for His lost child that He shared with me.  So I would pray for my enemy.  That he might be found.

If I could, I would wash his feet.  I would tell him of my experience on that Sunday when my heart broke for his lost soul.  I would pass him communion and say, "Peace of God."  Be restored, oh enemy of mine.  Be healed and made whole.  Live unto the meaning of your name:  Inestimable.  Priceless One.  May God's forgiveness restore you.  Won't you please come home.

Sharing

Sharing.  It is a part of our divine DNA.  We see it when a child shares their creation.  "Come, look what I made?  And watch me jump out of the swing!"  It's more fun if someone is near to watch and applaud, ew and awww!  Half the creative delight is sharing the creation or the accomplishment.

Even GOD the Creator was compelled to share.  The boundless goodwill of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit had to be shared.  So God The Creator made man in His likeness to share in the Trinity's blessed family.  Spread the love.  Share the glory.

Every person has the divine DNA, and the share gene is part and parcel of being created in the Father's image or likeness.  By default, healthy people desire to share with another.

I am thankful that I share a home, good meals and joyous experiences with my sister Suzan.  Today I noticed our African Praise Plant on the north end of the garage.  We do not know what it's going to grow up to be, but every day the thing becomes more wondrous.  Today I noticed it spread its frond in upraised praise.  I had to share it.  With Suzan.

"Have you seen our African Praise Plant today?  And have you noticed the new petunias I put on the deck, Suz?"

Mystery African Plant

Suz asked, "Do you smell my chicken frying?"  (Yes, frying!  She said at times she grows weary of "eating healthy.")  Coconut oil and garlic were indeed wafting up the stairs and entering my space.  Space we share.  Up and down.  Together.

There are prettier places to dwell in the Great Green Globe.  But the sharing in this particular place in this precise space counts for something.  I'd rather share Watertown in all its mundane glory than watch the glorious sun rise and set in Timbuktu.  Alone.

And by the bye ~ The fried chicken breast was delicious.  Suz shared it.  And now I'm sharing my thoughts.

Thoughts worth wrestling

Jesus once looked like this.  In the safe womb of His Mother.

Christianity is a faith for all people, but it is not a faith for all notions and ideas. You cannot simultaneously profess the Faith while also defending the murder of the innocent. You are welcome into the church, but your belief in baby-murder is not. You cannot carry the cross and a Planned Parenthood banner at the same time.

Matt Walsh, professional Truth teller

Read more at http://themattwalshblog.com/2014/05/28/abortion/2/#GkjbYbWBk100u4ZW.99

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL by Ray Charles

We remember all who have served on this Memorial Day 2014.  Thank you for fighting that we might remain free.

Definition of the day

Politics is when people choose their words and actions based on how they want others to react rather than based on what they really think.
from The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni

I love this picture of my wise and beautiful daughter.
See you in a couple of weeks, Danielley Beth.

American Meb Keflezighi wins Boston Marathon

Meb is the first American to win the
Boston Marathon in 31 years.
Mebrahtom means "Let there be light."
Thank you for shining bright.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/04/22/meb-keflezighi-thankful-for-opportunity/ad1jdjfXvJzQkahdqYRSqM/story.html