NEED WASHING?

August 1, 2010

Sent by Rus Andrews…

A little girl had been shopping with her Mom. She must have been about 6 years old; this beautiful, red haired, freckle faced image of innocence. It was pouring outside. It was the kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters. In such a hurry to hit the earth, it has no time to flow down water spouts.

We all stood there, under the awning, just inside the door of the store. We waited, some patiently, others irritated because nature had messed up their hurried day.

I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Memories of running, splashing as carefree as a child came pouring in – a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day.

Her little voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance in which we all found ourselves.

“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” she said.

“What?”Mom asked.

“Let’s run through the rain!” the child repeated.

“No, honey,” came the reply. “We’ll wait until it slows down a bit.”

The young child waited a minute and repeated: “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”

“We’ll get soaked if we do,” Mom said.

“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom’s arm.

‘This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”

“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘ If God can get us through this, He can get us through anything!’”

The entire crowd fell silent. I swear you couldn’t hear anything but the rain. No one left. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say. Now some would laugh it off the young girl and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child’s life; a time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith.

“Honey, you are absolutely right. Let’s run through the rain. If God lets us get wet, well maybe we just need washing,” Mom said.

Then off they ran.

We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they darted past the cars and yes, through the puddles. They got soaked. They were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.

And yes, I did.

I ran.

I got wet.

I needed washing.

Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious memories. So, don’t forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories every day. To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven.


ALIEN FOSSILS ON MARS?

July 31, 2010

Move over “My Favorite Martian.”  The real aliens, the ones without antennae, are upon us. There is a single “footprint” on Mars that would be a bit more convincing if there were a series of indentations that made a trail. The dinosaur/human trails found in the Paluxy River bed in Texas are a good example.  Maybe the alien that made the “track” was a flier and no trail is necessary.  Of course, it doesn’t have to be a appendage fossil print at all.

The highlighted story is typical.  The title announces possible signs of alien life.  There is a picture, “scientific” administrations and institutes and their studies are noted, and an idea that fits with macro-evolutionary thought is put forth.

This particular article includes a surprise that is often neglected.  It states:

Scientists have not yet discovered proof of life on Mars, or anywhere in the universe beyond Earth, though they are getting closer to knowing where to look and how to recognize the signs of life if they are present.

“My Favorite Martian” was a quirky comedy that made us laugh.  I would have to be deaf and blind not to be aware of the serious alien “buzz” that permeates much of today’s airwaves.

A friend pointed me to a movie named “Knowing.” I watched the final half hour.

It’s a sci-fi flick that has an answer.  It explains how a Garden of Eden could have been created.  Man didn’t come from God. He came from aliens.

The movie visually depicts a “theory” put forth by Richard Dawkins, the great modern day macro-evolutionist, that we may have been seeded on Earth by aliens.

Aliens used to be fun.  They have now become an answer.  Some humans would rather believe that evolved aliens, rather than an Almighty God, explain our existence.

Earlier this month, the mainstream media reported the sighting of a UFO over a Chinese airport.  The UFO reportedly grounded airline flights for awhile. I have no idea what the thing in China was.  It appears that no one else admits to knowing either.

Some Christians are saying that the UFO bustle is the result of demonic activity. A student of Bible prophecy that I listen to thinks so.  I don’t know if this is true or not.  I do know that demons are real.  Anyone who has read any of the Gospels knows it.  The Gospels also tell of the good angels.

……I do know one thing about all of this UFO stuff.  It doesn’t prove that the book of Genesis is inaccurate.  Genesis is the story of an Everlasting God who spoke this world into existence.  He created a garden.  He created a man and a woman.  They enjoyed the garden until…

Unfortunately, the beginning has a sad ending.  Sin enters the world.  Sin is something the macro-evolutionists don’t want to discuss.  The Biblical account explains what I observe to my satisfaction.

The bookend to Genesis is Revelation.  Parts of it, particularly the last couple of chapters, seem literal.  It also seems sequential and describes future events that are more tragic, hopeful, and fascinating than anything Hollywood can conjure.

And the aliens?  We will eventually know the truth.  It will all fit very nicely.

Chris Reimers

1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away… – Revelation 21

***It is May of 2021, almost 11 years after I posted this originally.  I’ve noticed the recent UFO “buzz” and the recent attempt by NASA to find alien fossils on Mars.  HERE IS THE LATEST.

Area on Mars could hold fossilized remains of life

My Favorite Martian (1963) TV Intro

Paluxy River Bed Tracks

“Knowing” Ending

How are we to respond? (Another WordPress blogger on UFOs)…Walter Martin’s opinion is mentioned here towards the end of the article.  I always liked Walter Martin, went and listened to him speak when he was alive, and I think his opinion is as good as any at the moment. -cr


47% OF GAYS ARE “OPEN”

July 30, 2010

Everyone who lives in Arkansas should know of the Family Council.  It is the best source in Arkansas for updates on items that affect the family.  Click below the “About” at the bottom to finds a concise history and mission statement of one of the best state organizations.

From a recent Family Council email:

Studies revealing the commitment level of gay couples have been released before, but it’s always good to highlight updated studies. This new study shows that only 45% of gay couples are monogamous (i.e. have only one sex partner), while 47% have “sex agreements” with their partners.

It’s especially important to emphasis this study in light of our fight to defend the Arkansas Adoption and Foster Care Act.* Research has consistently revealed that homosexual homes are not as stable as homes with a married mother and father. You can read an article about the study by clicking here.

Jerry Cox comments:

http://familycouncil.org/?page_id=6&paged=2

“About” the Family Council of Arkansas:

http://familycouncil.org/?page_id=13

*The Adoption and Foster Care Act (ACT 1) was passed in Arkansas in the election of 2008.  Garland County contributed just over 4,000 petition signatures to get the ACT on the statewide ballot.  Arkansans approved the measure with 57% of the vote.

In a recent ruling, ACT 1 has been found unconstitutional by one judge in Northwest Arkansas.  With one pen stroke, one judge has overruled the will of the people.  The story is far from over.  The Wings of the Wind will keep readers updated on this important story as the facts become known.


NEW IMMIGRATION LAWS

July 30, 2010

1. There will be no special bilingual programs in the schools. * * * * * * * *

2. All ballots will be in this nation’s language. * * * * *

3. All government business will be conducted in our language. * * * * * * *

4. Non-residents will NOT have the right to vote no matter how long they are here.

* * * * * * * *

5. Non-citizens will NEVER be able to hold political office. * * * * * * * *

6. Foreigners will not be a burden to the taxpayers. No welfare, no food stamps, no health care, or other government assistance programs.  Any burden will be deported.

* * * * * * * *

7. Foreigners can invest in this country, but it must be an amount at least equal to 40,000 times the daily minimum wage. * * * * * * * *

8. If foreigners come here and buy land… options will be restricted. Certain parcels including waterfront property are reserved for citizens naturally born into this country. * * * * * * * *

9. Foreigners may have no protests, no demonstrations, no waving of a foreign flag, no political organizing, no bad-mouthing our president or his policies. These will lead to deportation. * * * * * *

10. If you do come to this country illegally, you will be actively hunted &, when caught, sent to jail until your deportation can be arranged. All assets will be taken from you. * * * * * * * * *

Too strict?  The above laws are current immigration laws of MEXICO!

Imagine the outrage if America had the exact laws?

There is no question that Mexico has the natural resources to support its population.  A major problem lies with the corruption in its government.  Now a universal problem, Mexico’s corruption has been deeply embedded for too long.

The other major part of the problem is, of course, American businessmen who take advantage of the weak and unprotected Mexican worker.  To finger the unreliability of the Mexican government without mentioning the irresponsibility of certain American business owners would be inequitable.

I would like to thank Bob for sending me this information.  He knows the border as well as anyone, as he lives near the Mexican border in Texas where many drug related murders have occurred recently.  Bob also sent along this additional information: -CR

The State of Sonora is angry at the influx of Mexicans into Mexico.  Nine state legislators from the Mexican State of Sonora traveled to Tucson to complain about Arizona’s new employer crackdown on illegals from Mexico .

It seems that many Mexican illegals are returning to their hometowns and the officials in the Sonora state government are ticked off.  A delegation of nine state legislators from Sonora was in Tucson on Tuesday to state that Arizona’s new Employer Sanctions Law will have a devastating effect on the Mexican state.

At a news conference, the legislators said that Sonora, Arizona’s southern neighbor, made up of mostly small towns, – cannot handle the demand for housing, jobs and schools that it will face as Mexican workers return to their hometowns from  the USA without jobs or money. The Arizona law, which took effect Jan. 1, punishes Arizona employers who knowingly hire individuals without valid legal documents to work in the United States .

Penalties include suspension of, or loss of, their business license. The Mexican legislators are angry because their own citizens are returning to their hometowns, placing a burden on THEIR state government.

“How can Arizona pass a law like this?’ asked Mexican Rep. Leticia Amparano-Gamez, who represents Nogales.” There is not one person living in Sonora who does not have a friend or relative working in Arizona ,’ she said, speaking in Spanish.

“ Mexico is not prepared for this, for the tremendous problems it will face as more and more Mexicans working in Arizona and who were sending money to their families return to their home-towns in Sonora without jobs,” she said. “We are one family, socially and economically,” she said of the people of Sonora and Arizona.   Wrong!

The United States is a sovereign nation, not a subsidiary of Mexico, and its taxpayers are not responsible for the welfare of Mexico’s citizens.


LOTTERY VENDING MACHINES?

July 29, 2010

I’m not a fan of gambling in any fashion and even a number of states that have had lotteries for years don’t have vending machines.  Why do we need them in Arkansas?

The Arkansas Lottery Commission plans to roll out 100 lottery ticket vending machines across Arkansas.  Between now and August 13th, they are accepting public comments on the vending machines.

If you feel as I do, that the machines are another step in the wrong direction, and you live in Arkansas, please leave a comment at the following location: -CR

http://www.familycouncil.org


PRAY IF YOU WANT TO

July 25, 2010

I am happy to report that every personal acquaintance that has had anything posted here is speaking out to make a difference.  This emailer is no exception.   Thanks to Gerald Wheeler for passing this along. – CR

Folks, we need to RE-TAKE AMERICA & CANADA

Research shows that Paul Harvey, Andy Rooney, and someone named Paul Thompson had a hand in this effort over the years. Snopes says most of the work is that of Nick Gholson, a sports writer for the Times Record News in Wichita Falls, Texas (printed back in 1999?).  It has obviously long since been modified (by many) to now read as follows:

I don’t believe in Santa Claus, but I’m not going to sue somebody for singing a  Ho-Ho-Ho song in December.  I don’t agree with Darwin,  but I didn’t go out and hire a lawyer when my high school  teacher taught his Theory of Evolution.

Life, liberty or your pursuit of happiness will not be endangered because someone says a 30-second prayer before a football game. So what’s the big deal?  It’s not like somebody is up there reading the entire Book of Acts.  They’re just talking to a God they believe in and asking him to grant safety to the players on  the field and the fans going home from the game.

But, it’s a Christian prayer some will argue.

Yes, and this is the United States of America and Canada, countries founded on Christian principles.  According to our very own phone book, Christian churches outnumber all others better than 200-to-1.  So what would you expect – somebody chanting Hare Krishna?

If I went to a football game in Jerusalem, I  would expect to hear a Jewish prayer.

If I went to a soccer game in Baghdad, I would expect to hear a Muslim prayer.

If I went to a ping pong  match in China,  I would expect to hear someone pray to Buddha.

And I wouldn’t be offended.   It wouldn’t bother me one bit.

When in Rome …..

But, “what about the atheists?” is another argument.

What about them? Nobody is asking them to be baptized.  We’re not going to pass  the collection plate. Just humor us for 30 seconds.   If that’s asking too much, bring a Walkman or a pair of ear plugs.  Go to the bathroom.  Visit the concession stand.

Call your lawyer?

Unfortunately, one or two will make that call.  One or two will tell thousands what they can and cannot do. I don’t think a short prayer at a football game is going to shake the world’s foundations.

Christians are tired of watching our courts strip us of  our rights.  Our parents and grandparents taught us to pray before eating, to pray before we go to  sleep. Our Bible tells us to pray without ceasing.

Now a handful of people and their lawyers are telling us to cease praying.

God, help us.  And if that last sentence offends you, well, too bad.

The silent majority has been silent too long.  It’s time we tell that one or two who scream loud enough to be heard that the vast majority doesn’t care what they want.  It is time that the majority rules!   It’s time we tell them, “You don’t have to pray; you don’t have to say the Pledge of Allegiance; you don’t have to  believe in God or attend services that honor Him.  That is your right, and we will honor your right; but by golly, you are no longer going to take our rights away.  We are fighting back, and we WILL WIN!”

God bless us one and all…Especially those who denounce Him, God bless America and Canada, despite all of our faults. We are still the greatest nations of all. God bless our servicemen who are fighting to protect our right to pray and worship God.

Let’s make 2010 the year the silent majority is heard and we put God back as the foundation of our families and institutions. Let’s pray that our military forces may come home from war.

Keep looking up.


THE IMPORTANCE OF GOD FOR AMERICA

July 25, 2010

Posted by Tina

By Post Scripts on July 25, 2010

E Pluribus Unum was the original motto for the United States of America. Thirty-six years after the founding it was changed to “In God We Trust”. The motto is stamped on buildings and documents and on the money we carry in our pockets or purse but how often do we stop to think of how it came to be the national motto?

“E Pluribus Unum” – The original motto of the United States was secular. “E Pluribus Unum” is Latin for “One from many” or “One from many parts.” It refers to the welding of a single federal state from a group of individual political units — originally colonies and now states. ** On 1776-JUL-4, Congress appointed John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson to prepare a design for the Great Seal of the United States. The first design, submitted to Congress on 1776-AUG-10 used the motto “E Pluribus Unum.” It was rejected. Five other designs also failed to meet with Congress’ approval during the next five years. In 1782, Congress asked Mr. Thomson, Secretary of Congress, to complete the project. Thomson, along with a friend named Barton, produced a design that was accepted by Congress on 1782-JUN-10. It included an eagle with a heart-shaped shield, holding arrows and an olive branch in its claws. The motto “E Pluribus Unum” appeared on a scroll held in its beak. The seal was first used on 1782-SEP-16. It was first used on some federal coins in 1795.

“In God We Trust:” – The war of 1812 was an unusual conflict. Both sides claimed victory. The winner depends upon which history books or which country’s schools you attended. Also, the war lasted well beyond 1812. ** During 1814, Francis Scott Key (a.k.a. Frank) had an eventful September. “Traveling under a white flag, Key met with both an enemy general and admiral, recovered a war prisoner, became a war prisoner, watched a historical bombardment, lost a night’s sleep, and wrote” what eventually became the American national anthem: The Star Spangled Banner. 1 ** The final stanza reads: “And this be our motto: ‘In God is our trust.’ * And the Star Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave * O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.” ** In 1864, the words were shortened to “In God We Trust” and applied to a newly designed two-cent coin.

Follow the link if you wish to also follow the controversy regarding the “God” motto…my purpose here is to offer food for thought that I believe is inclusive of religious and secular views. Consider, instead of a King, potentate, prime minister, dictator, judge, or even president, America’s founders recognized only God as the authority for our basic human rights:

“Progressives and the Declaration of Independence,” by Jack Curtis, The American Thinker

A free, independent people can adopt a constitution for themselves. But the Americans (colonists) were subjects of George III, neither free nor independent. They were legally bound by English law. They changed that with the Declaration of Independence… ** The Declaration was necessary to separate the Continental Congress and the United States from King George. Without it, they were only rebellious subjects. That is why it was done in God’s name; His Authority was required to overrule the King’s. The Declaration is the clear statement by the Founders of the principles they built upon.

Today (and yesterday) many of us will attend religious services or spend quiet time in worship and prayer, others of us will not, but none of us can be denied our basic human rights by any other human being or spokesperson for the UN, Sharia, or other entity. We as a nation recognize, as our Declaration of Independence states, that God is the guarantor of our basic rights.

Like I said…food for thought on a Sunday afternoon.


PREACHER’S ARREST WILL NOT QUIET HIM

July 22, 2010

Charlie Butts – OneNewsNow – 7/22/2010

Pastor Ronnie Wallace faces an August 23 court date after his arrest in Charlotte, North Carolina, for preaching the gospel in front of an abortion clinic.

The disabled veteran was sitting on a step-ladder and preaching on a public easement outside the Family Reproductive Health Abortion Clinic when he was arrested by seven police officers. One ordered him to stop preaching. When he declined, he was taken into custody on a vague charge of placing or maintaining an obstruction in the right of way.

Pastor Wallace contends there was no obstruction and reports that he was 12 feet away from traffic. But he does understand why clinic owners are upset with him. “We have done what God has called us to do in this society, in this city, at this time, and it’s having a profound effect on the people who want to shut us up,” he explains.

That effect, he says, is that many women arriving for abortions have sought alternate help, deciding to give their children life — and that, he adds, costs the abortion clinic money. But the street preacher assures that his arrest will not deter him in the future.

“I’m not going to be shut up,” he declares. “I’m going to speak, I’m going to preach it, I’m going to tell it everywhere I go, and it doesn’t make any difference to me how many of them get upset by it. They can’t disprove anything that I say, so they want me to stop saying it.”

During the August trial, Wallace intends to prove that police violated his constitutional right to free speech and that he has a right to be bold in defense of the unborn.

Related Story:

Legal Challenges to Prayer on the Rise

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/23/legal-challenges-prayer-rise-1410541964/?test=latestnews


THE JOYS OF MUSLIM WOMEN

July 21, 2010

This is the second time a post has appeared here with this title.  An email from Barbara gives us a snapshot of the life of one Muslim woman and information about Shariah law. – CR

…Nonie Darwish was born in Egypt as a Muslim.

In the Muslim faith a Muslim man can marry a child as young as 1 year old and have sexual intimacy with this child, consummating the marriage by 9. The dowry is given to the family in exchange for the woman (who becomes his slave) for the purchase of her private parts. Even though a woman is abused, she cannot obtain a divorce. To prove rape, the woman must have (4) male witnesses. Often after a woman has been raped, she is returned to her family and the family must return the dowry.  The family has the right to execute her (an honor killing) to restore the honor of the family. Husbands can beat their wives at will and no explanation is necessary. The husband is permitted to have (4 wives) and a temporary wife for an hour (prostitute) at his discretion.

The Shariah Muslim law controls the private as well as the public life of the woman. In the Western World (including America) Muslim men are starting to demand Shariah Law so the wife cannot obtain a divorce. Thus, he can have full and complete control of her.  It is amazing and alarming how many are attending American Universities are now marrying Muslim men and submitting themselves and their children unsuspectingly to the Shariah law. By passing this on, enlightened American women may avoid becoming a slave under Shariah Law.

“Ripping the West in Two”

Author and lecturer Nonie Darwish says the goal of radical Islamists is to impose Shariah law on the world, ripping Western law and liberty in two. She recently authored the book, Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law.

Darwish was born in Cairo and spent her childhood in Egypt and Gaza before immigrating to America in 1978, when she was eight years old. Her father died while leading covert attacks on Israel.  He was a high-ranking Egyptian military officer stationed with his family in Gaza . When he died, he was considered a “shahid,” a martyr for jihad. His posthumous status earned Nonie and her family an elevated position in Muslim society.

But Darwish developed a skeptical eye at an early age. She questioned her own Muslim culture and upbringing.. She converted to Christianity after hearing a Christian preacher on television. In her latest book, Darwish warns about creeping sharia law – what it is, what it means, and how it is manifested in Islamic countries. For the West, she says radical Islamists are working to impose sharia on the world. If that happens, Western civilization will be destroyed.

Westerners generally assume all religions encourage a respect for the dignity of each individual.  Islamic law (Sharia) teaches that non-Muslims should be subjugated or killed in this world. Peace and prosperity for one’s children is not as important as assuring that Islamic law rules everywhere in the Middle East and eventually in the world. While Westerners tend to think that all religions encourage some form of the golden rule, Sharia teaches two systems of ethics – one for Muslims and another for non-Muslims. Building on tribal practices of the seventh century, Sharia encourages the side of humanity that wants to take from and subjugate others. While Westerners tend to think in terms of religious people developing a personal understanding of and relationship with God, Sharia advocates executing people who ask difficult questions that could be interpreted as criticism. It’s hard to imagine, that in this day and age, Islamic scholars agree that those who criticize Islam or choose to stop being Muslim should be executed.

Sadly, while talk of an Islamic reformation is common and even assumed by many in the West, such murmurings in the Middle East are silenced through intimidation. While Westerners are accustomed to an increase in religious tolerance over time, Darwish explains how petro dollars are being used to grow an extremely intolerant form of political Islam in her native Egypt and elsewhere. (In twenty years there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the President by themselves! … You can look at how they have taken over several towns in the USA … Dearborn Mich. is one example. Or, look at Europe and see the communities where local police are not even welcome in their own areas of jurisdiction. IF  we allow these folks to immigrate here, we need to be sure they are willing to assimilate, not form sub-cultures and communities within our society.

While America is getting rid of Christianity from all public sites and erasing God from the lives of children the Muslims are planning a great jihad on America …


“SCIENTISTS SAY…SKEPTICS SAY”

July 19, 2010

It is hot again.  Isn’t that what one might expect in the middle of summer?

You should think it is hot because of global warming. You are a skeptic if you think it is warm across most of the nation because it is summer.

If you listened to the NBC national  T.V. news broadcast last night, you heard the assumption. One had to be deaf not to hear it.

Like many of you, I tune in to a national media “feed” to see what is being fed.

Last night’s report on the current weather conditions made the position of the mainstream media obvious.

It went something like this…

“Scientists say that global warming is upon us.”

“Skeptics say it is not so.”

“Scientists point to the facts.”

“Skeptics say the facts are blurred.”

It went on and on.

The gist was that no scientist lines up on the “it’s hot because it is the middle of summer” side.

Well, I have news for the mainstream news people.

There are brilliant people who think that global warming policies are untrue and unethical and will:

  • destroy millions of jobs.
  • cost trillions of dollars in lost economic production.
  • slow, stop, or reverse economic growth.
  • reduce the standard of living for all but the elite few who are well positioned to benefit from laws that unfairly advantage them at the expense of most businesses and all consumers.
  • endanger liberty by putting vast new powers over private, social, and market life in the hands of national and international governments.
  • condemn the world’s poor to generations of continued misery characterized by rampant disease and premature death.

These scientists think the facts show the costly “global warming” opinion to be a political truth only.

I thought it only fair to give these scientists a say, though this blog reaches far fewer than the opinion expressed to millions last night.

Chris Reimers

A Renewed Call to Truth, Prudence, and Protection of the Poor