Random Bits

"I walk through this sinful world as a 

pilgrim in a foreign country" - CH Spurgeon

Sadly we are headed into the holidays, I'm saying sadly because this is the busy season for me. Anyone who makes their living in a corporate environment tends to dread this season because corporate financial wizardry makes this the busiest time of the year. Unallocated funds are freed up for last minute projects, 'high priority' projects that were supposed to be completed by May are kicking into full swing, and many colleagues who didn't pay attention to the calendar now realize they have 2 weeks of vacation days in the Use or Lose column.

This is why coasting gently into the holidays is a thing of the past, and threatens to take my focus off the real goals.

I had so many health issues this year, and my coworkers covered for me marvelously, so I'm returning the favor and doing the on-call for both Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, freeing them up so they can spend time with their families without fear of being called up for work. I really don't mind doing the holiday on-call work - it insures I'm bound to home and don't get roped into long sanctification losing shopping adventures like the "Black Friday"fracas.

Massachusetts allows atheists to embarrass themselves wearing a colander on their head in a license photo, will they allow Christians to wear a hat that says Jesus Saves?

James Smith, outraged husband of Moira Smith, a police officer who died rescuing others from the south tower during the 9/11 attacks returned Moira's posthumous  'Woman of the Year' award over Bruce Jenner's "Woman" of the year award


Praise The Lord! Abortion clinic shuts down on Halloween. 1 hour later, it’s a pro-life pregnancy center!

Bummer.

Religion of Peace Update #1 - Ten Muslim gunmen have taken 170 hostages in the Radisson hotel in Bamako, Mali. Three dead. Jihadists are releasing people who can quote the koran.

Religion of Peace Update #2 - we were wrong all along, Muslims have nothing whatsoever to do with terrorism

Religion of Peace Update #3 - Husband of a woman who was murdered in Paris writes a letter to ISIS

Religion of Peace Update #4 - Pointing out the obvious, Megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress called Islam a “false religion” that “is inspired by Satan himself.”

Sweet Freedom From God - A new devotional that personal, social, and political issues with God’s word as the barometer

Clueless.

Thank you Lord for the time we had with Dean Jones.

American Christians suffering persecution share their experiences and how it strengthened their faith in God.

Are you getting enough Hell in your sermon?

Praise the Lord! Christian churches in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are growing despite brutal persecution throughout the Middle East