Asmodeus

Porn is ubique. Expositus esset admodum adulescens eam. Quod inveniri potuit in Playboy fuisse huius fossas et nisus sursum, domum ad arborem donis patruelibus orbi. Cum potuisset invenit secretum stash novem. I ablegarat collectione mea collegium per reverentiam. Multa memini pondera pede ostendit mihi secretum meum stash patriae invenisset in Attica. Puto esse satis communis. Plerumque nudus mulieres in the Sears catalog were an early oculus catcher. Quidam enim valde difficile porn addiction agere potest. Web sites sunt libri sui auxilium, et therapists sustentationem coetibus ad eam ordinantur. Iustus quaeritur David Duchovny vendentis imago ADJECTIO. Detectio altissimam illam incidat, sive non novimus. Et, suus 'ubique. I read catholicus sacerdos recommendations super semel ADJECTIO. Ego cum nomen eius obliti requiramus. Cogitationes occupavit animum tuum, cum auctor, ora pro muliere (porn star) agitur. Expiabitque eam. Recte, non est moralis? Nunquam respondit quaestioni satisfaciat. Sin autem noluerit mulier uti est - et ut illic 'etiam disputant - tum morum. Quam illud in aere. Inde nefas est? Quod est in corde tuo? Potest comeditis quod immundum est? Tu sub Lege? Maxima fortasse dividit a Deo? Si vestri idolo, quod sic. Suus elephanto mansiones multae sunt, et superficiem impingebat nuper ex eventu. Suus 'impeditiores etiam scribere; scriberet scriptorem pertinere videtur. Nam quaestionibus fidei, et non judices diligere Deum. EGO coniecto ut respondeam potest cum optimum. Si responderit iuvat quaestiones Tuis. Si non, non sollicitudines.

Duh

Even David Myles said, "Livin' in the system conditions the poor," yet people still vote liberal.

June

June has been a very busy month.  Lots of activity.  My mind has been very busy.  I'm very much looking forward to my planned trip to the monastery in August.   I've decided on St.  Gregory's Abbey in Three Rivers Michigan.   I'm looking forward to quiet time and reflection.  Time to be alone with God and worship with the monks.  To listen to the still small voice and to look for answers.  To get some much needed rest.   To look for direction and spiritual reading.   Maybe some Church Fathers reading.   I'd very much like to try St. Augustine.   I am excited.   Keep me in your thoughts and prayers in the last two weeks of August.  Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

A Little Thing

My spelling has always been attroshus.  Lately, I've noticed that I've been using more improper gramer and incomplete sentences.   I blame my rushed shift reports at work, texting, and social media.  Know what I mean?  U no wht I mean?  TTYL Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Fasting

I'm thinking of trying fasting this Friday.  I'm hoping to get the spiritial benifit I hear so much about, and some health benefits too.  I've been having strange cramps lately and should probably have it seen about, prayers would be appreciated.  I don't know if it could be an infection or a hernia or maybe just gas.  I could stand to loose about 50 lbs. too.  I hate being 40.  It's doesn't help the noon day demon either, being 40.  When I graduated from Fleming I weighed about 240.  It would be nice to get back to that weight, currently an unhealthy 295.  I carry it well...ish.  I don't think most people would guess I'm anywhere near that heavy.  The funny thing is that in high school I was a scrawny kid, too small to play on the rugby team--had to be a buck fiffty.  I was about 220 when I started the Police Ed. program at Fleming.  I actually gained about 20 lbs. with all the running.  Ah, wasted potential and shattered dreams.   Ces't la vie. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Meh

The thought occurred to me that the good people at St. Barnabas Mission would be appalled at my acceptance of SSM while at the same time may be indifferent to the environmental push and liberalizing of the main line Church.  My issues may not be their issues. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

1 Corinthians 1:18 GNT from Bible Gateway

In my many talks with non believers, this verse comes to mind often (not to say they're damned for certain, it just comes to mind):

1 Corinthians 1:18 GNT

For the message about Christ's death on the cross is nonsense to those who are being lost; but for us who are being saved it is God's power.

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Jesus christ

Jesus the man existed.  He has historical records that testify to this.  He was a great moral teacher.  He was arguably the greatest man to live (secular debate).  But, He also claimed to be God's son.  Either this was true or it wasn't.   Not only did He fulfil prophecy,  but what did He have to gain by lying?   He didn't want to be a temporal king.  He turned that down.  His actions actually lead to His death.  What reason do I have to not believe Him?  None. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

S & R

The only way you’re going to convince me that science is wrong is with science.  And, the only way you’re going to convince me that religion is wrong is with religion.

 

 

 

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Okay

If we thank God and follow the two greatest commandments, what is wrong?  Search blog for assassin's creed. 

It's hard Mother. It's very very hard.

"No matter who says what, you should accept it with a smile and do your own work."
Mother Teresa

1 Corinthians 9:19-23 NRSV from Bible Gateway

1 Corinthians 9:19-23 NRSV

For though I am free with respect to all, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I might win more of them. To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though I myself am not under the law) so that I might win those under the law. To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (though I am not free from God's law but am under Christ's law) so that I might win those outside the law. To the…

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1 Corinthians 10:23-30 GNT from Bible Gateway

1 Corinthians 10:23-30 GNT

"We are allowed to do anything," so they say. That is true, but not everything is good. "We are allowed to do anything"—but not everything is helpful. None of you should be looking out for your own interests, but for the interests of others. You are free to eat anything sold in the meat market, without asking any questions because of your conscience. For, as the scripture says, "The earth and everything in it belong to the Lord." If an unbeliever invites you to a…

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Matthew 16:19 NRSV from Bible Gateway

Matthew 16:19 NRSV

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

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Don't get me wrong.

Don't get me wrong.   The internet sheep wallowing in their self righteous ignorance still raises my ire.  My primary concern now lies with my Christian brothers and sisters. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

The Still Small Voice?

I didn't go to Church today (bad me), but I did the penitential office this morning--because I needed to.  I believe the word/Word was speaking to me.  Let me break it down, Mr. Hood:

• I first had the word jump out in Psalm 136.  It stated, "To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:  And brought out Israel from among them:  for his mercy endureth for ever:  With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm:  for his mercy endureth for ever.  To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:  And made Israel to pass through the midst of it:  for his mercy endureth for ever:  But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea:  for his mercy endureth for ever."  Was God speaking to me about the long trials of the gay community, bringing them out of the wilderness and into freedom?
• The Gospel reading was from Mark 4.  "And Jesus continued:  'Does anyone ever bring in a lamp and put it under a bowl or under the bed?  Doesn't he put it on the lamp-stand?"  Is God calling me to share the above and not keep it to myself?  Jesus goes on:  "Whatever is hidden away will be brought out into the open, and whatever is covered up will be uncovered."  Could these be the ideas I have that I write in my blog?  The following parable of the man scattering seed and not knowing how the plants grow (how we witness to others and how they grow from it) has no bearing on how they grow or if they grow.  It ends with us being afraid of the storm, and Jesus ending it (the ensuing Christian persecution and attack on religion perhaps?).  It also talks about how we will all be judged by God using the rules we judge others by.
• Then came the 51st Psalm:  "Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee."  Gays have been told they're going to hell for so long, there's a huge opportunity to minister here.  "Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation:  and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness."  Because, I am a great sinner myself.  Just because I call myself Christian doesn't make me good.  ONLY GOD IS GOOD.  Nobody else.  "O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise."  Lets hope I have the courage to praise God publicly, free from fear of ridicule and hopefully free from persecution and discrimination.  "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit:  a broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise."  God wants us to be contrite, not to offer up sacrifice.
• Matthew 5, the big one.  As all this stuff was going through my head from Psalm 136 and Mark 4, I knew what was coming (not the smallest law will be done away with).  How would what I was being shown (?) square with Matthew 5?  But, when I read it today, I noticed something different, not the warning about disregarding the law, but that the law was to be given real meaning.  "'Do not think that I have come to do away with the Law of Moses and the teaching of the prophets.  I have not come to do away with them, but to give them real meaning."  It also spoke about being happy when we are persecuted for God. 
• I actually laughed out loud when I got to page 614 in the BCP which asked in part that God "help us to love our enemies, and to forgive those who trespass against us, that we may receive of thee the forgiveness of our sins" and be children of God. 

Receive and comfort us, who are grieved and wearied with the burden of our sins.

Theocracy

Sometimes I ask myself,  "Can't we set up a little theocracy somewhere?"  I don't have to be President.   I just want somewhere to be where I won't be attacked and ridiculed for my beliefs. I admire the autonomy of abbeys, and that they are in the world but not of the world. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Liberalism--oldie but goodie.

Tolerance

Is tolerance a one way street? Is it possible to not hate those who hate us? Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Hope

Rember to be tolerant to Chtistians now Liberals.

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Equally

Am I allowed to even say that?  Have you ever read After the Ball? Why did the Church really change its position? Will the legislative and judicial branches protect those who can't in good conscience condone?   Trust me, I understand their non PC plight and they will be given no sympathy. BTW people,  we live in Canada.  It's old news here.  (When I post on FB about HC or BO I am reminded by liberals that I live North of the border). Should I expect a visit from the hate police? Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Nazi

Remember when I posted about evil and Nazis and ISIS destroying art?  Some liberals want the Jefferson monument taken down now because he owned slaves. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

SSM

Enough alresdy!  We don't even live in the US!  Ahh! Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Bug

Why did The Jesus Bug--as Dad once called it--bite me but not Chandra?   Why did it bite my grandfather and great grandfather but not my dad?  Why does it work that way? Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

300

I went to school for law enforcement but never gained employment in the field.  Sometimes I feel like the cripple from the movie 300.  Although,  unlike the movie character,  I still support the good guys. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Hell in a Hand Basket

It's no wonder things are as bad as they are now;  the hippy generation is now the ruling class.  When The Greatest Generation looked behind them and said that the world was going to Hell in a hand basket,  I don't think they ever dreamed it would be this liberal. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Heed the warning!

When assistant managers post motovational posters that say that in order to succeed you have to not fear failure, I think they naively believe that means they won't be punished for failure.  But it doesn't say that.... Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Me Robot

Sometimes when I close my eyes I see geometric patterns.   Does that mean I'm AI? Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Yoda

Your shit, together you must keep it.  The difference it is, between success and failure. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Scars

Some women will proudly show off their stretch marks like a badge of honour.  But the real scars of motherhood are here <point to heart>. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Types of Prayer

Types of Prayer

To sleep, perhaps to wake.

I had another strange dream.  But, I waited too long this time to write it down.   They say you forget 80% of it within minutes of waking.   Some people say you can wake up in your dream or take control.   Some have a dream totem or sign.  I've been told to stare at my hand to realize I'm dreaming.   Philosophers have speculated that this life is but a dream.  The ancient Greeks thought you slept to prepare yourself for death.   Maybe we all exist in the subconscious of The Red King.  The XO on Voyager' dream sign was Earth' moon.  What if you're suffering from dementia right now in an old age home?  How would you know that you're looking at a shadow on a cave wall cast by the fire behind you if you can't unchain yourself and turn around?  Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Dress

They may dress it up as good stewardship of His creation,  but it's just dressing it up; they are offering up sacrifice on the high alter of Gaia.  Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Re: Breakfast 2

Actually, this act of changing things of cultural significance smacks of the same evil that followed the purging of things that did not fit with the doctrine of the Nazi regime, The Great Terror, the regicide of the Bolsheviks, the destruction of art by ISIS, the burning of books by Zealots, the destruction of the monasteries by the early reformers, etc...

Re: Breakfast

Think I'm being stupid?  Do we say 332 BC or 332 BCE?

Breakfast

I was thinking about breakfast before Communion this morning, specifically the origin of the word.  People used to not eat before Mass, breaking their fast in the morning after they had received the elements (or bread).  Then I thought, "I should keep this to myself before militant Atheists become offended and ban the word breakfast."  We could use a more PC pre dinner sustenance ingestion.  Sounds better than breakfast anyway.

Funny Ha Ha

Sometimes The LORD can be funny—not funny ha ha—when He speaks to us. I went to St. Paul's today after a hiatus. Our liberal Licensed Lay Reader/Synod Delegate was there and, rather than a sermon, this was the day we were updated about this past synod. So, it was full on Greenpeace (search blog for Greenpeace). Uber hard to remain cordial, calm, focused. So, I read a couple of Psalms from the BCP while I waited for it to be over. Then, after, I went for coffee and fellowship and forgot to drive Cindy to work—a very angry Cindy. To start it all off, I couldn't find an offering, so I borrowed some from somebody's sock drawer—since replaced. It's getting harder and harder (Jonah eventually had no choice but to go to Nineveh). I shouldn't have gone to Church.

Weaker Sex

The real reason there's a double standard in the work place is that misogynists who see women as the weaker sex do not consider them equals and therefore not a threat, while misandrists take full advantage in their hypocrisy.  Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Sexism Double Standard

What would happen if a male Health and Safety Specialist said, "No bebbys.  Primary care first," to a female lead hand?  Bebbys!  Lawsuit. ... Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Very Very Interesting

Woman vows to give up wearing yoga pants.  And, I appreciate the thought.  I do.  (Search blog for boobs). Do women who dress in yoga pants, or maybe more aptly put, women who dress in yoga pants relish the attention. Shouldn't women be viewed as more than sex objects (liberal value?) or meat? Isn't that why Muslim women cover up?  Why is that not sexist then?

Nixon

So I applied for a job working for Ontario Works....  They say only Nixon could go to China.... Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Monkeys

I had yet another weird dream.   I waited and forgot a lot.  But, some weird PETA type group was showcasing show beagles and monkeys.   Then our lay reader had to tell everybody about the time she saw monkeys. ... Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

F U I Won't Smile

I've never been a smile because it happened don't frown because it's over kind of guy, especially about being a dad. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Strange Dreams Continue

So the last one was about a parking by-law officer giving me a hard time. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Web

Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.

 

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Yet Another Strange Dream

I had a dream that Jack Ritter was found frozen outside after three weeks, thawed and revived. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Commy

We have sandbox communism in Canada;  they're called indian reserves.   Nobody owns anything and the state funds all.  And, Snowball is living the high life. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Explorer

I was just thinking abour how awesome it must have been in the age of exploration/sail.  To be Banks finding all those new plants.  To be the first to see a kiwi.  To meet new peoples for the first time.  Only my imagination can take me there now.   It was an age of colossal discovery and unimaginable excitement for the explorer.  To voyage with Cook and Bly.  It must have been like Star Trek. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Strange Dream

I had another really strange dream.  I had quite the sleep.  I slept from 6:30PM until I got up to pick Cindy up from work at 11:30PM, went back to bed and slept until 7:30AM.  In the second leg, I had this vivid dream:  A copy of the Koran was found on an archeological dig.  The book dated from 3AD (I know, I know) and was cursed, bringing about possession and seemingly random supernatural manifestations (including a mobile evil head).  The book was brought to me by  a really freaked out archeologist (don't know why) who was at his wit's end.  His young son was showing signs of demonic oppression.  Events had brought on the Apocalypse.  I learned that I was on a council of 21 who were charged with the task of dealing with the situation.  Also, I could shoot fireballs (from my hands and from a colt 45 long barrel) and we were (the 21) sort of immortal.  I know this both because I shot one of the council members, and I was also shot.  We both  came back to life--I think at sun set.  The wound was gone when I came to.  We were studying the book and looking for answers.  Every day at sun rise, the study stopped  as the book disappeared (I found it under my pillow one morning after the study) and most of the supernatural events stopped.  I wasn't involved to heavily in the study itself, I was only present.  The study involved an encryption and I couldn't begin to understand the strange characters nor the mathematical formula.  One of the council members was an attractive blond middle aged queen of some foreign country who lived in a large palace, who welcomed me on sight like a long lost brother.  I have no idea how or why I arrived at the palace.  She was single and had a daughter (not sure if the daughter was on the council or not, but I think so) and was hosting a social event when I arrived/crashed the party.  (I felt very out of place at this event but for her very friendly welcome).  This is where I met the evil head, which they had locked in a room in the palace.  I went into the room and tried to destroy the head with fireballs, with limited success.  It was thrown out of the window by me or jumped out the window, and escaped.  Two people of note who were on the council were two men named Simon Peter and I think Mathias (I believe), who I believed to be the original apostles.  They were sent to me when I originally came into contact with the book to help me as I was in over my head.  I had the feeling that Mathias was actually there to kill me or steal the book until Peter showed up and his outlook changed.  I have no idea where this dream would have gone if I hadn't been woke up by Cindy asking me if I would let Lucy out because she was whining.  There's probably more that I've forgotten, but the longer I'm awake, the more I'll forget.  When I was a kid, I used to have many vivid dreams about the Apocalypse.  Very vivid and frightening.

They're all programed

"De-Programming Students
They are hearing only one side of the story.
By Thomas Sowell
Letters from parents often complain of a sense of futility in trying to argue with their own children, who have been fed a steady diet of the politically correct vision of the world, from elementary school to the university.
(
These students may have been shown Al Gore’s movie An Inconvenient Truth in school, but are very unlikely to have been shown the British Channel 4 television special, The Great Global Warming Swindle.

(...) Hearing only one side does nothing to equip students with the experience to know how to sort out opposing sides of other issues they will have to confront in the future, after they have left school and need to reach their own conclusions on the issues arising later.
Yet they are the jury that will ultimately decide the fate of this nation."
Thomas Sowell

Toll-ah-rant

Viper

Some people are just vipers.  You have to watch who you trust.  It's hard not go be angry.

Garnening

I spent a few hours this afternoon gardening.  They say gardening is therapeutic, but I find it a lot of hard work.  I was weeding in my greenhouse, and I wondered if God was speaking to me.  Sometimes, I can see the weeds coming up, and I pull them out by the root.  Sometimes though, it's not clear if it is a weed; maybe it's something that self seeded from last year.  Should I let it grow?  Weeding is very destructive, and sometimes I accidentally kill the plants I want.  I have to pull the weeds out though, or they will kill the plants I want.  Some of the plants I planted haven't come up at all.  And, some weeds have grown where I planted plants I want--right in the peat pots (I don't get it).  Yes, yes, I see all the parallels.  So, what is God telling me....












P.S.  I did ask to hear the still small voice....

NDD

I had a visit from the noon day demon today...while I slept.   I was on a C-130 coming back from Afghanistan with returning soldiers.  I wept but I (my body) could not get tears to come out of my eyes. Before I went to sleep today I prayed for purpose.... Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Flurry of Activity

There has been a flurry of activity on here as of late, corresponding to the flurry of activity in my head.  Chatter,  random thoughts,  internal struggle,  and musings.   Maybe I should start my own Church (not actually serious).  Must listen for the still small voice.... Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Come Holy Spirit Come

May the Holy Spirit give me direction and truth.   This I ask in the name of Jesus Christ my Lord.  Amen. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Liberalism! Ahhh!

...and then I read gun lobby no match for cross lobby on the Diocese of Huron's web page....

Actual

I BELIEVE in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.

Amen.

Paraphrase

I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Creator of Heaven and Earth.
I believe in His Son Jesus Christ.
He was begotten of the Holy Spirit
And born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilot,
Was crucified, died, and was burried.
He decended to the dead.
On the third day he rose.
He assended to Heaven
And is seated at the right hand side of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
The Holy catholic Church,
The communion of saints,
The forgiviness of sins,
The resurection of the body,
And life everlasting.

?s

I have rewatched JI Packer's (my Facebook account was suspended years ago after I posted JI Packer's videos and a friend flagged them as offensive) videos and it does seem that the schism is totally about SSM.  While I disagree with David Short about it not being a matter of conciseness, I want to move past SSM and see how the liberal left is changing the interpretations of, and views on the authority of, scripture.  Is this, as one Church friend told me, a much wider issue about the authority of scripture; or, is it all about gay sex?  I have so many questions and I asked none on Sunday.  I could care less, at this point, about SSM (although I am very much against punitive measures against the faithful who think it is a sin--nor am I in favor of persecuting LGBTs and restricting their rights); however, I am quite concerned about pluralism and the attack on the authority of scripture, and exegesis and liberal interpretations of traditional views on God, salvation, and the Bible.  I believe that Jesus is the way.  I believe in creationism and evolution and am not big on the term Intelligent Design.  I believe that Noah was real and Adam and Eve and that all scripture is the truth and divinely inspired.  I don't know if I can fit anywhere.  What's really important?  The Gospel is really important.  What is the Gospel?  Can it be boiled down to one line?  A creed?  Maybe?  Is the law important?  I've already come to the conclusion that it is not.  If the law is not important, why does it divide us so?  But, if we start to change the scriptures, either the words themselves or the meaning of the words, are we not corrupting the faith and the Gospel?  My search for answers seems to turn up more and more questions.  If only I could quiet my mind and listen to the still small voice.  If only I could make it simple. 

Save Me Lord

St. Peter's failure has always given me a lot of hope and comfort.  No, not the famous denial, Peter sank in the water and Jesus didn't hesitate to save him!

Me, in a nut shell, most of the time.

"Be gentle to all and stern with yourself."
St. Teresa of Avila

Judge Thyself

"We are what we believe we are."
C.S. Lewis

Fake?

"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be."
Kurt Vonnegut

To Be

"Nothing is so common as the desire to be remarkable."
William Shakespeare

Revelation 18:4 

New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

⁴ Then I heard another voice from heaven saying,

“Come out of her, my people,
    so that you do not take part in her sins,
and so that you do not share in her plagues;

Noon Day Demon

I know the noon day demon that the brothers at Parkminster were speaking of very well.  I have serious regrets.   I deeply needed to serve and never have.  I wanted to have a ministry and never was called.  Yes, I know it well.  It taunts me.  But it doesn't come at noon.  It comes as I lay down to sleep each day. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Plant

Vivian would say to grow where you're planted. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Strange Struggle

To a non Anglican the struggles must seem very strange.  To a non Christian the struggles must be wrong. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Still Wandering in the Wilderness

Wow.  I have a lot to unpack from my day trip.  I am still in great need of direction.  I visited St. Barnabas today.  They were very friendly and welcoming.  I had a lot of questions as to how I found them; and, it was the web page link from The Anglican Church in North America.  I was trying to take it all in and really, that's what I was there for.  I was looking for direction from Him.  There were only about 25 people there, but they sang loud (something I'm guilty of not doing--to the actual benefit of others).  The scripture reading today hit me, the part about a house divided can not stand.  Prophetic?  I hope not.  The prayers of the people caught my attention.  They prayed for Israel.  In the culture of Islamophilia pushed by the left, with antisemitism on the rise again, it's been a long time since I've heard a prayer for Israel.  They also prayed for the people of Iraq and the Ukraine.  I did miss the Book of Common Praise (yes praise) and the traditional hymns.  All the liturgy and hymns were on a projector and up on the wall, no books.  I was conscious of the fact that I did not know what to do with my hands and settled on resting them on the pew back.  A bird flew into the Church during the priest's sermon (which was about sin and grace and really spoke to me); what does it all mean?  I liked it a lot and feel like I could be at home in a conservative parish; although, 75 minutes is too far to drive every Sunday.  I really liked what I saw.  I felt comfortable.  I've gone to party meetings where I've thought, "This is how Church should be."  (Not political, but comfortable & welcoming).  The only negative in all of it, other than the long but quite scenic drive, was after I got home.  I was doing a little more research, as I often tend to do, and came upon an article in the Toronto Star that gave me the impression that the priest at St. Barnabas is really not all that keen on seeing Anglicans show up at her door looking for a new home.  It is painful though, hard and confusing.  Cindy points out that we have a lot of friends at, and there are a lot of good people at, St Paul's.  She is not ready to leave.  I also have some friends who are priests in the ACC and fear offending them by leaving.

I spoke to a friend at St. Paul's Saturday, at considerable length, about all my grievances with St. Paul's and the ACC.  I didn't tell him about my day trip plans though; he knows how I feel and really wants me to stay.  Some times it really helps to talk about it all, and I'm grateful to God for the gift of his friendship.  I am still looking for direction and guidance...and patience.  FATHER guide and keep me.  I ask this in the name of Your Son, my Lord, Jesus Christ.  Amen. 

Of Flies Honey and Vinegar

 Dr. King was easier to listen to than was Malcolm X.  Please see post from 11/25/2012.

Say What?

This week I was reminded of one of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite liberals (classical liberalism):

"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."
Voltaire

Also, please see post from 4/26/2012.

P.S. I disagree with the wiki article about there being no distinction between it and modern liberalism; classical liberalism was total unobstructed freedoms while modern liberalism is restrictions, red tape, and social engineering.

Environment Sunday

I checked my Anglican calendar and this Sunday is Environment Sunday,  a good day to be away. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Why We Suck

Why We Suck

Polarization

I can see how it all happened.  I was reading some old posts and pondering.  Search OCAP in this blog.  Enter the Newtown shootings and liberal anti gun backlash.  The left's agendas on Facebook,  in the media, and in Church.  It definitely polarized me.  Socialism,  feminism,  anti capitalism,  anti conservatism,  anti Christian sentiment, I have noticed a stark change since Newtown--especially in myself.  I have been a conservative since college; but, I have been pushed to defend my views--pushed into a corner.  Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Update to an earlier post from a few years ago

I have found that the writings of St. Paul have given me great insight into the SSM issue in the Church.  My view has changed substantially on this issue over the years.  And, I was reading a post (from 2011 I believe) and realized that I would no longer be unable to attend a wedding service in a Church; don't tell them it's wrong to eat meat and don't eat meat in front of them if they think it's wrong.  I just thought I'd update this point of view.

The Bible has the Gospel, the law, the books of prophesy etc...  As far as the law is concerned, I view it the same way I view Canadian law, within the framework of a constitution--a supreme law. 

The Greatest Commandment

³⁴ When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, ³⁵ and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. ³⁶ “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” ³⁷ He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ ³⁸ This is the greatest and first commandment. ³⁹ And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ⁴⁰ On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”  
Matthew 22:34-40 (NRSV)

More Cable Packages

Churches, like political parties, are much like cable packages.  I've spoken here about cable packages.  Anyway, if I just wanted a conservative Church I would just go to Jubilee or Highlands.  I really enjoy/identify with/feel comfortable with the Anglican liturgy.  If I were to join a conservative Church, I'd feel more at home, but I wouldn't like all the channels--specifically their view on SSMs.  I really don't fit anywhere?  "Why go to church at all," you ask?  I stand by what I said before about being selfish if you horde the coins and bury them in the ground.  But, can I minister where I am?  And, what are my gifts from the Spirit.  Certainly I can't go on like I did last Sunday.  Next Sunday, I plan to visit St. Barnabas and feel it out; but, it's so far away that it's not really practical.  Thanks be to God for the gift of friendship of Barb in her winter years and for putting her in my path Sunday afternoon.

Prayer Beads

Ever considered using prayer beads as a meditation tool?  They can help you focus and be a great aid.

Redistribution of Wealth

Remember how you said that prayer in public schools was wrong because we shouldn't force people to do something they don't believe in?  I choose to give to charities and I don't believe in socialism.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGMQZEIXBMs

Wage Gap

A lot of people are talking about it again, but twenty dollars an hour is twenty dollars an hour; it's not fair to compare gross earnings at the end of the year.

http://chicksontheright.com/blog/item/25282-straight-talk-on-the-wage-gap