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My parents are going on a month long trip and have asked for prayer as they are going. They have developed a prayer guide, so feel free to download one if you would like to join in praying for them.
Prayer Guide — Two Per Page (Suitable to put into a bulletin)
Prayer Guide — One Per Page (Suitable for personal use)
I heard this the other day on Rush Limbaugh (I listen to him “tape” delay usually so I’m a few days behind) and I remember thinking this was awesome. It is high time someone spoke to the media like this.
Thanks to Radio Blogger for the transcript and mp3. I downloaded the video from Political Teen.
Transcript:
Honore: And Mr. Mayor, let’s go back, because I can see right now, we’re setting this up as he said, he said, we said. All right? We are not going to go, by order of the mayor and the governor, and open the convention center for people to come in. There are buses there. Is that clear to you? Buses parked. There are 4,000 troops there. People come, they get on a bus, they get on a truck, they move on. Is that clear? Is that clear to the public?
Female reporter: Where do they move on…
Honore: That’s not your business.
Male reporter: But General, that didn’t work the first time…
Honore: Wait a minute. It didn’t work the first time. This ain’t the first time. Okay? If…we don’t control Rita, you understand? So there are a lot of pieces of it that’s going to be worked out. You got good public servants working through it. Let’s get a little trust here, because you’re starting to act like this is your problem. You are carrying the message, okay? What we’re going to do is have the buses staged. The initial place is at the convention center. We’re not going to announce other places at this time, until we get a plan set, and we’ll let people know where those locations are, through the government, and through public announcements. Right now, to handle the number of people that want to leave, we’ve got the capacity. You will come to the convention center. There are soldiers there from the 82nd Airborne, and from the Louisiana National Guard. People will be told to get on the bus, and we will take care of them. And where they go will be dependent on the capacity in this state. We’ve got our communications up. And we’ll tell them where to go. And when they get there, they’ll be able to get a chance, an opportunity to get registered, and so they can let their families know where they are. But don’t start panic here. Okay? We’ve got a location. It is in the front of the convention center, and that’s where we will use to migrate people from it, into the system.
Male reporter: General Honore, we were told that Berman Stadium on the west bank would be another staging area…
Honore: Not to my knowledge. Again, the current place, I just told you one time, is the convention center. Once we complete the plan with the mayor, and is approved by the governor, then we’ll start that in the next 12-24 hours. And we understand that there’s a problem in getting communications out. That’s where we need your help. But let’s not confuse the questions with the answers. Buses at the convention center will move our citizens, for whom we have sworn that we will support and defend…and we’ll move them on. Let’s not get stuck on the last storm. You’re asking last storm questions for people who are concerned about the future storm. Don’t get stuck on stupid, reporters. We are moving forward. And don’t confuse the people please. You are part of the public message. So help us get the message straight. And if you don’t understand, maybe you’ll confuse it to the people. That’s why we like follow-up questions. But right now, it’s the convention center, and move on.
Male reporter: General, a little bit more about why that’s happening this time, though, and did not have that last time…
Honore: You are stuck on stupid. I’m not going to answer that question. We are going to deal with Rita. This is public information that people are depending on the government to put out. This is the way we’ve got to do it. So please. I apologize to you, but let’s talk about the future. Rita is happening. And right now, we need to get good, clean information out to the people that they can use. And we can have a conversation on the side about the past, in a couple of months.
I read this story today on The Bible for Slow Readers. You should give it a read. Here are some quotes:
In the beginning was the Word. But the Word went on a bit, so a new version of the Bible has been produced for readers with short attention spans.
The 100-minute Bible, aimed at the "hurried and harried" generation, was launched at Canterbury Cathedral yesterday by its author, the Rev Michael Hinton.
First were the "modern" Bible versions. Then came the paraphrases. Then this.
Folks, we have to figure something out before we jump on this bandwagon. Is the Bible a "special" book written by men who were inspired by God to write down exactly what He wanted recorded? Or is the Bible just another book with good moral lessons? If the Bible is the first, then every word in the Bible is as important as any other word. The words are there for a reason.
This could also have applications for a hunting cabin or place of last resort. You would have to throw in a coleman stove or some other way to heat stuff up, but this could keep you going for a while.
Rush Limbaugh mentioned this book on his show yesterday. I think the idea is great!
Help! Mom! There are Liberals Under My Bed
This full-color illustrated book is a fun way for parents to teach young children the valuable lessons of conservatism. Written in simple text, readers can follow along with Tommy and Lou as they open a lemonade stand to earn money for a swing set. But when liberals start demanding that Tommy and Lou pay half their money in taxes, take down their picture of Jesus, and serve broccoli with every glass of lemonade, the young brothers experience the downside to living in Liberaland.
"Help! Mom! There Are Liberals Under My Bed!" offers a witty alternative to the usual liberal fare, demonstrating the virtues of capitalism and true diversity of expression in words and pictures that both kids and adults can laugh along with.
With the nation’s libraries and classrooms filled with overtly liberal children’s books advocating everything from gay marriage to marijuana use, kids everywhere are being deluged with left-wing propaganda. "Help! Mom! There Are Liberals Under My Bed" is the book conservative parents have been seeking. This illustrated book — the first in the "Help! Mom!" series from Kids Ahead — is perfect for parents who seek to share their traditional values with their children, as well as adults who wish to give a humorous gift to a friend.
Hailed as "the answer to a baseball mom's prayers" by talk radio host Melanie Morgan, "Liberals Under My Bed" has already been the subject of coverage in The Wall Street Journal and Harper’s magazine. Written by a self-proclaimed "Security Mom for Bush" and featuring hilarious full-color illustrations by a Reuben Award winning artist, it is certain to be one of the most talked about children's books of the year.
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover, 54 pages. Full-color illustrations.
It has been several days since I posted about our new cell phones and service plans. So far, we have been very happy with the new phones. We had a queston about the no roaming option we have…I thought I would post how it works so anyone looking to get Sprint service could know.
As I posted my New Cell Phones and Plan post, our plan has roaming included. What this means is that even if our phones say roaming, we don't get charged. The question we had was how do those minutes get deducted from our plan? I assumed that it would come out of our anytime minute pool. Boy was I wrong.
Here is how it works: while roaming, the calls get applied just as if we weren't roaming. A call to a PCS phone would come out of our PCS to PCS minutes. A call at night or on the weekends would come out of those minutes. Only a call during the day would come out of our anytime minutes.
Go Sprint!
I never knew there were color photographs back then. Anyway, the collection is neat, but the interface needs some help.
America from the Great Depression to World War II: Color Photographs from the FSA-OWI, 1939-1945
I found this while surfing the net this morning. This is really neat although it would be cool if they set up torrents for these things.
Cyndi and I decided to get new cell phones and a new plan today. We are still with Sprint though. So far, these new phones appear to have fixed our reception problem at home.
Our phones are the VI-2300 by Sanyo:
Cyndi and I share 800 anytime minutes, nights and weekends start at 7pm, we have unlimited nights and weekends, no cost roaming (our phones work anywhere), and free sprint-to-sprint. All for $75/month.
Alot of that depends on what the church will look like. What will the church look like? Barna has done some research and is writing a new book. Here are some reviews of an advance copy:
"Revolution", George Barna's new book, will be published in September. Barna leads a church research institute, and is currently the most-quoted person in the Christian church in the USA because of his statistical work. To summarize the book's most important conclusions:
* The number of Christians attending local church in the USA is declining rapidly. Today, 70% of Christians attend traditional churches, but this will sink to 30-35% in 20 years;
* The number of followers of Jesus who do not attend a local church will grow from 30% to 70% in the next 20 years;
* Alternative fellowship forms (house church/simple church, post-modern churches etc.), currently home for 5% of USA Christians, will grow to make up 30-35%; another 30-35% will live out their faith in the fields of media, arts and culture; the remaining 5% of Christians attending non-traditional forms of church will have a family-based spiritual life;
* Conclusion: a minority group presently not even noticed by many will become the mainstream of North American Christianity in only two decades.
http://sojourner.typepad.com/house_church_blog/2005/09/the_new_revolut.html
http://sojourner.typepad.com/house_church_blog/2005/09/more_barna.html