I went to watch John Haller’s prophecy update and found myself listening to a Bible Study on 1 John instead. Mr. Haller was ill and Pastor Steve Mitchell filled the gap quite nicely.
I hope the good pastor puts up the rest of this study. I will post it here if so.
CR
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What a wonderful week it has been! Sunday night, I was invited to speak at the Betania Romanian Church here in Hot Springs. They were such a gracious group of believers. I informed them that I was practicing my speech for the upcoming worldwide protest on them and they were very attentive. After an hour of worship and Bible Reading, I was given the opportunity to share my speech. Brother Gabriel translated the speech into Romanian. There were about 120 or so in the congregation, maybe more. Some of the members in the church knew more about the Norwegian problem than I do. Brother Daniel has become my contact and thinks that maybe 50 people will show up from his church at the demonstration on April 16th.
The speech was interesting. It was the first time that I have had to hold back tears during this learning experience. The training I received at Toastmasters (a speech club I once belonged to) was very helpful.
THAT WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK!
This is how the blog week started:
A post was then put up about the coming worldwide demonstration. Here is an excellent video showing demonstrations that have already occurred this year:
I’m a bit of a theology guy if you haven’t noticed. Dan’s blog, The Battle Cry, which I have been following for years had a great article that I re-blogged this week. It featured Pastor Gary Gilley of The Southern View Chapel. I have great respect for the discernment of Pastor Gilley.
YOU CAN FIND THE ARTICLE HERE. Don’t let the title of this piece scare you.
Two posts were then re-blogged, one by my blogging buddy, Manny Rodriquez and other by my American/Romanian friend Chris Prunean. Chris had great news! A judge in Norway made a judgement that baby Ezekiel must be returned to the Bodnariu Family! A CPS worker has stated that there may be an appeal in the case, but for now the baby is home with his parents who are praying for a similar judgement in the cases of their other 4 children.
Here are the reunited Bodnarius:
American students are supposed to take American History in 5th grade, 8th grade, 12th grade, and again in college.
THIS POST WAS SENT TO ME BY BARBARA ANABLE. How is it possible that any American college student can’t answer the question: “Who won the Civil War?”
DELIGHT IN TRUTH LISTED CITIES WORLDWIDE WHERE DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST NORWAY’S CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES WILL BE HELD HERE. He was kind enough to include a small city like Hot Springs on his list. Hopefully, many will learn of the ongoing situation in Norway.
On Thursday, Jose Fernandez, the Superintendent of Hot Springs National Park approved my Special Use Permit request for a demonstration here in Hot Springs on the day of Worldwide protests. I would like to thank Tricia, Jose’s assistant, for her professional handling of my request. THE DETAILS OF THE HOT SPRINGS PROTEST CAN BE FOUND HERE.
By the grace of God, I was able to manage to squeeze in four days of teaching in different area schools. We have wonderful children living in our area. I got to teach Jr. High Social Studies, keyboarding, and music. Friday was fantastic. I got to spend my day with the special ed. kids at Fountain Lake Elementary.
I am constantly encouraged by CHRISTian poetry by Deborah Ann. HER WONDERFUL POEM MAY BE FOUND HERE.
I pray that all of you have a blessed weekend.
Chris Reimers
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I have received the Special Use Permit required to gather at a First Amendment location within Hot Springs National Park. Here’s a close copy of the press release given to the local newspaper, The Sentinel Record, today.
(The press release was the tri-fold flyer we plan to hand out that day complete with updated material. The current handout includes the release of Ezekiel. As a CPS worker has stated that an appeal may be made by the CPS in the baby’s case, we hope this information stays current.)
When: 16th of April, 2016
Time: 10am-12pm
Where: Near the National Park office sign (above) at 101 Reserve Street at the corner of Central and Reserve at 10:00 a.m. If we have more than 25 people, we will have to spread out on the sidewalk near the fountain across the street. We will walk down the sidewalk at bathhouse row, impeding no other pedestrians, to the 1st Amendment Area on the Arlington Lawn across from the Arlington Hotel. We should be there around 10:30 a.m. After a prayer, a few songs, and a few speeches, we will return to where we began. The Arlington Lawn protest should last no longer than 1 hour.
Parking: Parking may be difficult as this is the final day of horse racing at Oaklawn. If there are no spaces at Hill Wheatly Plaza, parking should be available in the city’s free parking garage on Central Avenue. If you find no spaces there, you will probably be able to find a spot on one of the side streets near Hill Wheatly Plaza. Parking by the Arlington Hotel may be difficult for those who don’t want to walk bathhouse row. Arrive at least 15-20 minutes early to find parking.
I will be staying after the event until 2:00 to hand out flyers on the sidewalk on Central Avenue. If you wish to help, that would be great. I will give a brief “handout training” when we return to 101 Reserve Street.
If you have any questions, please ask them here.
God’s blessings…
Chris Reimers
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http://safeshare.tv/w/oHbxeOtsOP
“Man on the street” interviews are rarely accurately displayed. In this case, these are college aged students and the questions are, well…you’ll see. I know these were political questions, but I don’t think the answers would have been any better if they had been Biblical ones like: Can you name one of the 12 disciples? I must admit, I don’t know who Snookie is. I guess I’m out of the loop.
Thanks to Barbara Anable for sharing this interesting and thought-provoking video.
-CR
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“A Norwegian judge has ruled that the baby son of the Bodnariu family should be reunited with his parents.
“Ezekiel Bodnariu was removed from their custody with his four older siblings by Norway’s controversial Barnevernet or child welfare service last November.
“The judge also ruled that Marius and Ruth Bodnariu should see the two older boys twice a week for two hours at a time.”
SEE THE REST OF THE STORY HERE.
Praise the Lord. This is wonderful news!!! – CR
A NEW PICTURE!!! Notice how much Ezekiel has grown while away from his parents (compare with the picture above).
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I have great respect for the author of this article which Dan has shared. And you should check out Dan’s blog if you get a chance. I like his thought process and there are many nuggets on The Battle Cry. You can get there from my Blog Roll.
By Pastor Gary Gilley, Southern View Chapel
Think on These Things Articles
(Volume 22, Issue 2, Mar/Apr 2016)
I am a Fundamentalist. There I said it. And yet, although I inherited a few guns I don’t know where the bullets are. I don’t hate anyone, not even my neighbor whose cat keeps my songbird population thinned out. Knowing my own weaknesses and sinfulness I refrain from being particularly judgmental of others. Some might call me a “Bible-thumper” but I have not actually thumped anyone with a Bible since junior high when I was trying to impress the girls (I learned many years later that punching girls did not impress them nearly as much as I originally thought). I have some strong preferences and opinions about everything from politics to entertainment (just ask me), but I recognize that not everyone shares all my views and I am at peace with that…
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Watch this blog for upcoming details.
CR
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CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SEE MY COMMENTARY.
One of my “jokes of the day” that I share with my students:
What do you call a sleeping dinosaur? (A Tyrannasnoreus Rex)
READ THE ARTICLE WITH LINKS AND MY TWO CENTS HERE.
Finally, I thought I should mention that The Jesus Movement is going just as planned.
YOU CAN SEE A FEW OF MY THOUGHTS ON THE JESUS MOVEMENT HERE.
I hope you had a great week.
God’s blessings…
Chris Reimers
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The Jesus movement has been from everlasting (Ps. 90:2). Jesus was moving in the creation of the universe (John 1:3). Jesus was moving in Genesis 3:15.
More recently there was something called “The Jesus Movement.”
“The Jesus movement was a movement in Christianity beginning on the West Coast of the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s and spreading primarily throughout North America, Europe, and Central America, before subsiding by the late 1980s. Members of the movement were called Jesus people, or Jesus freaks.”
I don’t usually rely on Wiki for my information but they do a pretty good job on THE JESUS MOVEMENT HERE.
I grew up in Southern California and graduated from high school in 1976. Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa was a bit of a drive for me but I tried to make it there weekly for awhile. I guess one could say I was in the middle of it all. I have some great memories. On the other hand. many who were involved in the “movement” are not followers of Jesus today. Churches, including the one in Costa Mesa, have since had problems.
Despite the problems within many churches today, the Jesus movement continues. Many young people are seeing the vanity of life spoken of by the teacher in Ecclesiastes, and know there has to be more to life than the American dream. As a teen, I watched many “successful” adults spend their New Year’s Eve drinking themselves senseless. “This is how they celebrate life?” I questioned. I already knew the Gospel message as I was raised by great Christian role models. Being raised by great Christian role models doesn’t make one a Christian. I decided then to spend my life seeking the truth.
I studied major religions and weird stuff. I found that there was one message that dwarfed all others. Everything else seemed strange and, as I’ve learned more, everything else seems strangely the same. The message that continues to outshine, surpass, exceed, outclass, outstrip, outdo, top, and transcend any other is the one found in the Bible.
The Jesus movement will continue forever (Ps. 79:13)
Chris Reimers
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Mid-East Prophecy Update – April 10th, 2016
April 11, 2016Pastor JD Farag is always interesting. I watch him because he has unique view of things because of his Arab heritage. He is an American Pastor living in Hawaii who does a weekly prophecy update. He is the only Calvary Chapel pastor I am currently listening to. He is a pre-trib believer who has made some very interesting and unique Biblical points about this idea over the years. Although the pre-trib rapture view is “growing old” to many, I seem to be leaning more that way all of the time. I’ll never be dogmatic about it or another view until it happens or unless the scriptures become clearer to me on the subject.
Pastor Farag makes some comments about Jeremiah here that are thought-provoking. If you are wondering, He has expressed his appreciation for this country many times. I have seen him get emotional about the thought that he might still be a Muslim if his family hadn’t moved to America. The Jeremiah section begins around 19:30.
This man has a pastor’s heart.
CR
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