Christianity,Bible Study,And More

Remembering 9-11-2001

2006-09-11T11:08:00.000-07:00

9-1-1 sure was an wake up call for America.This was a time that the ACLU for once didn't try to sue over many Americans praying,of course they knew better to even attempt to do this.This was a time that many Americans started to come together.Many people from many states went to New York to lend a helping hand.MAny people from my own state (Kentucky) went as well.

Why didn't God stop this thing from happening? Many people has asked.Well,He could've very easily done that,but if He did,Do you really think that we would've came together like we had done?

Many people lost their lives,and many was firemen and policemen trying to go in and save others from being killed and they were killed as well.

This is a time where we should always remember the families of all those who were killed.

The mad men who hijacked these planes and flew them into the World Trade Center,etc... may have thought by doing this that it would weaken us.But they are so wrong!!,if it has done anything,it has made us a whole lot stronger.They may think that because they had crashed these buildings tumbling to the ground that they would also make us weak,but they can send the buildings crashing to the ground,BUT UNITED WE WILL STAND!!

Those who have died may be gone,BUT they aren't forgotten!!

Are You Ready To Die

2006-09-08T11:21:00.000-07:00

Sometimes we take life for granted and think that we have plenty of time to live.None of us can say how long we will live.The death of Steve Irwin has shocked probably millions of people.Death can happen to any of us at any given moment.So therefore it is really important that we are ready to die,cause we know not what tomorrow holds.So I say,be ready.

Nobody likes to talk about dying,but it happens to everyone at some point of time.Some famous people have died,Elvis Presley,Steve Irwin,George Younce with the Cathedral quartet as well as Glenn Payne.It also happens to young and old.

Be ready to meet God

Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin dies

2006-09-05T12:23:00.000-07:00

LAST UPDATED THURSDAY SEPT 09,2006

Mate tells of Irwin's last moments
September 05, 2006 09:57am

A LIFE-long friend of Steve Irwin today told how the Crocodile Hunter pulled a deadly stingray barb from his own chest before losing consciousness and dying.

Friend John Stainton said he had viewed footage of his friend's last moments and the images were "shocking".

"It's a very hard thing to watch because you're actually witnessing somebody die ... and it's terrible," he said.

"It shows that Steve came over the top of the ray and the tail came up, and spiked him here (in the chest), and he pulled it out and the next minute he's gone.

"That was it. The cameraman had to shut down."

Irwin, 44, was filming a television program on the Great Barrier Reef off far north Queensland when the drama unfolded yesterday.

Mr Stainton said Irwin's wife, Terri, who rushed to Queensland from a holiday in Tasmania after being told of the tragedy, was putting on a brave face for the sake of her children.

"I think she's being very strong," he said in Cairns, where Irwin's body has been taken.

"I think for the children's sake she has to be strong because they're at a very impressionable age, as you know.

"Bindi's eight and little Robert's coming up to three, so he may not totally understand, but Bindi certainly does.
For the rest of this story,
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20349888-2,00.html

(JON"S NOTES:)
Crocodile Hunter Is Dead,But His Legacy Will Live On

I was a great fan of Steve's.I hated to hear about him dying.I thought he was a bit crazy for doing what he has done,but he loved what he done.His memories will live on.I am sure it will be hard for his wife and especially his two children,MAy God be with them.

Steve will be greatly missed by millions of people.

Spies On A Store Shelf?

2006-08-31T12:28:00.000-07:00

So will you be leary in going to Walmart or other retailers to get your groceries,gilette razors,clothing,etc...?? Coming soon will be these chips that can know when an item is picked up and can even take a mug shot of the person who buys an item or picks an item up.And this will all be done with or without your permission.So what is your take on this issue??,and what do you believe this is leading up to?? The following is an link that tells about some of this.

http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/07/news/fortune500/retail_rfid/index.htm

You have gone too far that God can't even forgive you. Part 1

2006-08-18T11:00:00.000-07:00

Satan likes to destroy people's lives.He will tell people that there is no wrong in this world and that a person can do as they please.And when someone may feel sorry for what they have done and want to change,he will tell them,"you're not doing anything wrong!" or "You're not doing anything that many others haven't done before!"

And Satan gets people to believe his lies because he makes them sound so true.--Afterall,we all have sinned oh so much and if we were God we certainly wouldn't forgive ourselves.

And Satan will whisper to us and tell us that is the way we ought to think.As well as telling us,"how bad we really are,and calls us a piece of trash."

Why is it that Satan one day tells us we can do as we please and the next tells us we are a piece of trash?

The Bible is our road map or our school master and it teaches us about God's love and His forgiveness of our sins.

And Satan will come along and will try and tell us that God's forgiveness is good for some but He can't possibly forgive us because our sins are so many.

He will tell us,"Just look at this long list,your sins are running over.","And with that many sins,there is no hope for you,you have sinned once too many and God will never forgive you."

When you tell Satan that the Bible tells that we can be forgiven,He will tell us that the Bible isn't true and that it is full of contradictions,"And that it is only for weak sinners and not such people like you.

Satan will always bring up our past and the reason for that is because he knows that when we begin to forget our past,he doesn't,and he likes to see us hurt and be depressed.

You have gone too far that God can't even forgive you.

2006-08-04T10:11:00.000-07:00

This is what some critics may try to tell you as well as Satan himself.I will deal with this a little bit further a little later on.But don't listen to these people and don't listen to Satan's lies.Remember he is the father of lies.

What is all the BUZZ about?

2006-07-27T11:18:00.000-07:00

Well,here it is.

Bee busy
Doing what You Love to do.

Bee true
To the Dreams God's given You.

Bee sure
To taste the Sweetness of each day

Bee silly
Giggle lots...take off and play.

Bee Bold
Enough to Trust Your Wings and Fly.

Bee-lieve
The Power of Prayer will get You by.

Bee Happy
Keep Your Outlook Bright and Sunny.

Bee Yourself!

Judge Not

2006-07-25T14:53:00.000-07:00

What does Judge Not exactly mean? If you are an BE member,I will give the first 10 people 15 credits for their response.By the way BE members please remember to leave me your username if you want the credits.Don't mean to be rude,but I won't try and look you up,so please don't complain about not getting any credits if you don't leave your user name.

What does the Bible mean when it says to Judge Not.BY telling people the truth and telling them that they are living a bad life,is that judging? Doesn't the Bible also say that,you will know them by the fruits that they bear?

So tell me when a person is judging or not judging somebody.

High Gas Prices On The Rise

2006-07-17T13:53:00.000-07:00

Gas prices are still on the rise almost everywhere.But you know what really ticks me off? It's when places such as where I live that has their own local oil refineries.We have heard poor excuses for high gas prices such as,War in Iraq,Hurricane Katrina,etc...,etc...

Anyways back to our local oil refineries.They are no excuses for them charging their own people such outrageous prices.You would think that they would take better care of their own people,wouldn't you?

I read a book that was written back in the 90's about high gas prices.The author of the book stated that there was an old country gas station and when that store raised their gas prices,others did as soon as they heard that this man raised his,and when this man lowered his gas prices others did as well.

Anyways this author of this book went and paid this man a visit and asked him why did he raise his prices and about him lowering his prices.The man laughed and stated that he loved to play poker and sometimes he would win and sometimes he would lose.And when he lost alot of his money,he then would raise his gas prices quite a bit so that he would get some of his money back that he had lost.And when he would win a great deal,he would then lower his prices quite a bit.

Why do they raise our gas prices so high today? I will sum it up with just one word,GREED!!

God Knows When

2006-06-26T12:45:00.000-07:00

I don't know who wrote this song but a man by the name of Jeff Silvey sings it.Enjoy!!

God Knows When:

The doctor said they would never have
Any children of their own
For three long years they prayed
Until a miracle proved him wrong
They put their faith in a higher power
And now they're holdin' twins
Lord knows they haven't worried
Since God knows when

Chorus
God knows when
He holds the master plan
Just let go,heaven knows
You couldn't be in better hands
He was there in the beginning
He'll be there in the end
So put your trust in Him
'Cause God knows when

On the day he got the news
He didn't blink an eye
His heart was weak
But he had faith stronger than the tide
They said you've only got six months
Call your family and your friends
That was thirty years ago
Since God knows when

Repeat Chorus
He was there in the beginning
He'll be there in the end
So put your trust in Him
'Cause God knows when

SCIENCE AND GOD

2006-06-20T14:37:00.000-07:00

SCIENCE AND GOD

"Let me explain the problem science has with Jesus Christ."

The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.

"You're a Christian, aren't you, son?"

"Yes sir," the student says.

"So you believe in God?"

"Absolutely."

"Is God good?"

"Sure! God's good."

"Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?"

"Yes."

"Are you good or evil?"

"The Bible says I'm evil."

The professor grins knowingly. "Aha! The Bible!"

He considers for a moment. "Here's one for you. Let's say there's a sick person over here and you can cure him. You can do it. Would you help him? Would you try?"

"Yes sir, I would."

"So you're good...!"

"I wouldn't say that."

"But why not say that? You'd help a sick and maimed person if you could. Most of us would if we could. But God doesn't."

The student does not answer, so the professor continues. "He doesn't, does he? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though he prayed to Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you answer that one?"

The student remains silent.

"No, you can't, can you?" the professor says. He takes a sip of water from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax.

"Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?"

"Er...yes," the student says.

"Is Satan good?"

The student doesn't hesitate on this one. "No."

"Then where does Satan come from?"

The student falters. "From...God..."

"That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is there evil in this world?"

"Yes, sir."

"Evil's everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything, correct?"

"Yes."

"So who created evil?" The professor continued, "If God created everything, then God created evil, since evil exists, and according to the principle that our works define who we are, then God is evil."

Again, the student has no answer.

"Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do they exist in this world?"

The student squirms on his feet. "Yes."

"So who created them?"

The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his question.

"Who created them?" There is still no answer. Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the classroom. The class is mesmerized.

"Tell me," he continues onto another student. "Do you believe in Jesus Christ, son?"

The student's voice betrays him and cracks. "Yes, professor, I do."

The old man stops pacing. "Science says you have five senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen Jesus?"

"No sir. I've never seen Him."

"Then tell us if you've ever heard your Jesus?"

"No, sir, I have not."

"Have you ever felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or God for that matter?"

"No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't."

"Yet you still believe in him?"

"Yes."

"According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your God doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?"

"Nothing," the student replies. "I only have my faith."

"Yes, faith," the professor repeats. "And that is the problem science has with God. There is no evidence, only faith."

The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of His own. "Professor, is there such thing as heat?"

"Yes," the professor replies. "There's heat."

"And is there such a thing as cold?"

"Yes, son, there's cold too."

"No sir, there isn't."

The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested. The room suddenly becomes very quiet.

The student begins to explain.

"You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat, mega-heat, unlimited heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don't have anything called 'cold'. We can hit up to 458 degrees below zero, which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold; otherwise we would be able to go colder than the lowest -458 degrees. Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total absence of heat. You see, sir, cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it."

Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom, sounding like a hammer.

"What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?"

"Yes," the professor replies without hesitation. "What is night if it isn't darkness?"

"You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light, but if you have no light constantly you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? That's the meaning we use to define the word. In reality, darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?"

The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him. This will be a good semester.

"So what point are you making, young man?"

"Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start with, and so your conclusion must also be flawed."

The professor's face cannot hide his surprise this time. "Flawed? Can you explain how?"

"You are working on the premise of duality," the student explains.

"You argue that there is life and then there's death; a good God and a bad God.

You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing.
Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it. Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?"

"If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes, of course I do."

"Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?"

The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes where the argument is going. A very good semester, indeed.

"Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a preacher?"

The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the commotion has subsided.

"To continue the point you were making earlier to the other student, let me give you an example of what I mean."

The student looks around the room. "Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the professor's brain?" The class breaks out into laughter. "Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's brain, felt the professor's brain, touched or smelt the professor's brain? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, with all due respect, sir. So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your lectures, sir?"

Now the room is silent. The professor just stares at the student, his face unreadable.

Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers. "I guess you'll have to take them on faith."

"Now, you accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists with life," the student continues.

"Now, sir, is there such a thing as evil?"

Now uncertain, the professor responds, "Of course, there is. We see it everyday. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil."

To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light."

The professor sat down.

Jim Erdman

Poll Results

2006-06-16T11:40:00.000-07:00

If a woman is pregnant outside of wedlock,does she have a right to get an abortion?

Answers Percent Votes
1. Yes 51% 20
2. No 49% 19
Total Votes: 39

Do you believe that abortion is Murder?

Answers Percent Votes
1. Yes 69% 31
2. No 24% 11
3. I don't know 7% 3
Total Votes: 45

I am kinda surprised that 69% of people believes that abortion is murder,but yet 51% believes that it is alright for a woman to get an abortion outside of wedlock.What that tells me is that people believes it is alright for a woman to commit murder of her unborn child.

I just have to wander if people likes to eat at Wendy's Restaurants?? If so I am glad that some women wasn't Dave Thomas mother for some may have had him killed.Yes Dave's mother had him outside of wedlock.But his mother did have him adopted and I am glad of that because there wouldn't be no Wendy's without Dave Thomas,and I enjoy their food!!

Dave Thomas has written a splendid book entitled,Well Done!!,I highly reccomend people to read it!!

Who wants $20.00??

2006-06-16T11:29:00.000-07:00

$20.00

Sometimes we just need to be reminded!

A well-known speaker started off his seminar by

Holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked,

"Who would like this $20 bill?"

Hands started going up.

He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you

but first, let me do this.

He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill.

He then asked, "Who still wants it?"

Still the hands were up in the air.

Well, he replied, "What if I do this?"

And he dropped it on the ground

and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe.

He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty.

"Now, who still wants it?"

Still the hands went into the air.

My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson.

No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it

because it did not decrease in value.

It was still worth $20.

Many times in our lives,

we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt

by the decisions we make and

the circumstances that come our way.

We feel as though we are worthless.

But no matter what has happened or

what will happen, you will never lose your value.

Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased,

you are still priceless to those who DO LOVE you.

The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know,

but by WHO WE ARE and WHOSE WE ARE.

You are special - Don't EVER forget it."

If you do not pass this on, you may never know the

lives it touches, the hurting hearts it speaks to,

or the hope that it can bring.

Count your blessings, not your problems.

And remember: amateurs built the ark .

professionals built the Titanic.

If God brings you to it - He will bring you through it.

ACLU is at it again.

2006-06-08T12:47:00.000-07:00

The following is from a newsletter from the ACLJ;

As the ACLU marches on in their quest to have the cross removed from the war memorial on Mount Soledad in San Diego - we are forging ahead to STOP THEM!

Recently, I emailed you about this important case and asked for your financial help to fuel our efforts to SAVE the cross on Mount Soledad. Today, I want to update you on this important case, give you good news ...

... and ask you, once again, for an online gift to help us continue our fight for the Mount Soledad cross - and all religious symbols across America.

Because you know as well as I do: if the ACLU is successful in bringing down the San Diego cross, they will STOP AT NOTHING.

No war memorial bearing a cross - or grave of a fallen soldier marked with a Star of David - will be safe. Even our honored Arlington National Cemetery could fall in the ACLU's line of fire.

This is why we must fight for the Mount Soledad cross!

Just a reminder: the cross in question has been a part of the city's landscape since the early 1900s and marks a memorial to fallen soldiers, heroes who deserve to be honored and respected.

And a recent survey says 76% of the city's residents want the cross to stay!

But the ACLU doesn't care. They are more concerned with removing any vestige of Christianity from our country - so they targeted this historic and religious display.

And a federal district court sided with them. The removal of the cross has been ordered.

Thankfully, since my last communication with you, the City of San Diego has agreed to file all necessary appeals to save the cross. And the ACLJ is going to do all we can to help them win.

Somone is pretty good at scrabble

2006-06-03T06:35:00.000-07:00

This has got to be one of the cleverest
E-mails I've received in awhile.
Someone out there either has too much
spare time or is deadly at Scrabble.
(Wait till you see the last one)!

DORMITORY:
When you rearrange the letters:
DIRTY ROOM

PRESBYTERIAN:
When you rearrange the letters:
BEST IN PRAYER

ASTRONOMER:
When you rearrange the letters:
MOON STARER

DESPERATION:
When you rearrange the letters:
A ROPE ENDS IT

THE EYES:
When you rearrange the letters:
THEY SEE

GEORGE BUSH:
When you rearrange the letters:
HE BUGS GORE

THE MORSE CODE:
When you rearrange the letters:
HERE COME DOTS

SLOT MACHINES:
When you rearrange the letters:
CASH LOST IN ME

ANIMOSITY:
When you rearrange the letters:
IS NO AMITY

ELECTION RESULTS:
When you rearrange the letters:
LIES - LET'S RECOUNT

SNOOZE ALARMS:
When you rearrange the letters:
A LAS! NO MORE Z 'S

A DECIMAL POINT:
When you rearrange the letters:
IM A DOT IN PLACE

THE EARTHQUAKES:
When you rearrange the letters:
THAT QUEER SHAKE

ELEVEN PLUS TWO:
When you rearrange the letters:
TWELVE PLUS ONE

AND FOR THE GRAND FINALE:

MOTHER-IN-LAW:
When you rearrange the letters:
WOMAN HITLER

Yep! Someone with waaaaaaaaaaay
too much time on their hands! (Probably a son-in-law)

Bet your friends haven't seen this one!!!
DON'T FORGET TO SHARE THIS!

And they live amongst us

2006-05-30T08:48:00.000-07:00

They Walk Among Us

IDIOTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: I live in a semi-rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call the local township administrative office to request the removal of the Deer Crossing sign on our road. The reason: "too many deer were being hit by cars" and he didn't want them to cross there anymore. This one was from Kingman, KS.

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IDIOTS IN FOOD SERVICE: My daughter went to a local Taco Bell and ordered a taco. She asked the person behind the counter for "minimal lettuce." He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg. And he was a Kansas City chef!

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IDIOT SIGHTING: I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked, "Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge? To which I replied, "If it was without my knowledge, how would I know? He smiled knowingly and nodded, "That's why we ask." Happened in Birmingham, Ala.

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IDIOT SIGHTING: The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street. I was crossing with an intellectually challenged coworker of mine when she asked if I knew what the buzzer was for. I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red. Appalled, she responded, "What on earth are blind people doing driving?!" She was a probation officer in Wichita, KS

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IDIOT SIGHTING: At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker who was leaving the company due to "downsizing," our manager commented cheerfully, "This is fun. We should do this more often." Not a word was spoken. We all just looked at each other with that deer-in-the-headlights stare. This was a bunch at Texas Instruments.

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IDIOT SIGHTING: I work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into itself and for the life of her couldn't understand why her system would not turn on. A deputy with the Dallas County Sheriff's office no less.

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IDIOT SIGHTING: When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it. We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver's side door. As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the d oor handle and discovered that it was unlocked. "Hey," I announced to the technician, "it's open!" To which he replied, "I know - I already got that side." This was at the Ford dealership in Canton, Mississippi!

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. . . . . and they walk among us

and REPRODUCE.

PARENTS,BEWARE!!,who your children are talking to online!!,PROTECT them from child predators by EDUCATING them about what a sick world we live in!!

2006-05-23T13:18:00.000-07:00

Shannon could hear the footsteps behind her as she walked toward home. The thought of being followed made her heart beat faster. "You're being silly, she told herself, "no one is following you." To be safe, she began to walk faster, but the footsteps kept up with her pace. She was afraid to look back and she was glad she was almost home. Shannon said a quick prayer, "God please get me home safe." She saw the porch light burning and she leaned against the door for a moment, relieved to be in the safety of her home. She glanced out the window to see if anyone was there. The sidewalk was empty.

After tossing her books on the sofa, she decided to grab a snack and get on-line . She logged on under her screen name ByAngel213. She checked her Buddy List and saw GoTo123 was on. She sent him an instant message:

ByAngel213:
Hi. I'm glad you are on! I thought someone was following me home today. It was really weird!

GoTo123:
LOL You watch too much TV. Why would someone be following you? Don't you live in a safe neighborhood?

ByAngel213:
Of course I do. LOL I guess it was my imagination cuz' I didn't see anybody when I looked out.

GoTo123:
Unless you gave your name out on-line. You haven't done that have you?

ByAngel213:
Of course not. I'm not stupid you know.

GoTo123:
Did you have a softball game after school today?

ByAngel213:
Yes and we won!!

GoTo123:
That's great! Who did you play?

ByAngel213:
We played the Hornets. LOL. Their uniforms are so gross! They look like bees. LOL

GoTo123:
What is your team called?

ByAngel213:
We are the Canton Cats. We have tiger paws on our uniforms. They are really cool.

GoTo123:
Did you pitch?

ByAngel213:
No I play second base. I got to go. My homework has to be done before my parents get home. I don't want them mad at me. Bye!

GoTo123:
Catch you later. Bye

Meanwhile......GoTo123 went to the member menu and began to search for her profile. When it cam! e up, he highlighted it and printed it out. He took out a pen and began to write down what he knew about Angel so far.

Her name: Shannon
Birthday: Jan. 3, 1985
Age: 13
State where she lived: North Carolina

Hobbies: softball, chorus, skating and going to the mall.
Besides this information, he knew she lived in Canton because she had just told him. He knew she stayed by herself until 6:30 p.m. every afternoon until her parents came home from work. He knew she played softball on Thursday afternoons on the school team, and the team was named the Canton Cats. Her favorite number 7 was printed on her jersey. He knew she was in the eighth grade at the Canton Junior High School. She had told him all this in the conversations they had on- line. He had enough information to find her now.

Shannon didn't tell her parents about the incident on the way home from the ballpark that day. She didn't want them to make a scene and stop her from walking home from the softball games. Parents were always overreacting and hers were the worst. It made her wish she was not an only child. Maybe if she had brothers and sisters, her parents wouldn't be so overprotective.

By Thursday, Shannon had forgotten about the footsteps following her.

Her game was in full swing when suddenly she felt someone staring at her. It was then that the memory came back. She glanced up from her second base position to see a man watching her closely.

He was leaning against the fence behind first base and he smiled when she looked at him. He didn't look scary and she quickly dismissed the sudden fear she had felt.

After the game, he sat on a bleacher while she talked to the coach. She noticed his smile once again as she walked past him. He nodded and she smiled back. He noticed her name on the back of her shirt. He knew he had found her.

Quietly, he walked a safe distance behind her. It was only a few blocks to Shannon's home, and once he saw where she lived he quickly returned to the park to get his car.

Now he had to wait. He decided to get a bite to eat until the time came to go to Shannon's house. He drove to a fast food restaurant and sat there until time to make his move.

Shannon was in her room later that evening when she heard voices in the living room.

"Shannon, come here," her father called. He sounded upset and she couldn't imagine why. She went into the room to see the man from the ballpark sitting on the sofa.

"Sit down," her father began, "this man has just told us a most interesting story about you."

Shannon sat back. How could he tell her parents anything? She had never seen him before today!

"Do you know who I am, Shannon?" the man asked.

"No," Shannon answered.

"I am a police officer and your online friend, GoTo123."

Shannon was stunned. "That's impossible! GoTo is a kid my age! He's 14. And he lives in Michigan!"

The man smiled. "I know I told you all that, but it wasn't true. You see, Shannon, there are people on-line who pretend to be kids; I was one of them. But while others do it to injure kids and hurt them, I belong to a group of parents who do it to protect kids from predators. I came here to find you to teach you how dangerous it is to talk to people on-line. You told me enough about yourself to make it easy for me to find you. You name the school you went to, the name of your ball team and the position you played. The number and name on your jersey just made finding you a breeze."

Shannon was stunned. "You mean you don't live in Michigan?"

He laughed. "No, I live in Raleigh. It made you feel safe to think I was so far away, didn't it?"

She nodded.

"I had a friend whose daughter was like you. Only she wasn't as lucky.

The guy found her and murdered her while she was home alone. Kids are taught not to tell anyone when they are alone, yet they do it all the time on-line. The wrong people trick you into giving out information a little here and there on-line. Before you know it, you have told them enough for them to find you without even realizing you have done it. I hope you've learned a lesson from this and won't do it again. Tell others about this so they will be safe too?"

"It's a promise!"

That night Shannon and her Dad and Mom all knelt down together and thanked God for protecting Shannon from what could have been a tragic situation.

*****NOW*****

Please send this to as many people as you can to teach them not to give any information about them selves. This world we live in today is too dangerous to even give out your age, let alone anything else.

EVEN FORWARD THIS TO PEOPLE WITHOUT KIDS SO THEY CAN SEND IT TO FRIENDS THAT DO HAVE CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN

Are you driving too fast??

2006-05-22T12:05:00.000-07:00

If you drive anything that would look like this,then you are driving way too fast,slow it down!!

My Name Is Meth!

2006-05-22T08:12:00.000-07:00

My Name Is Meth!

I destroy homes, I tear families apart,
take your children, and that's just the start.

I'm more costly than diamonds, more precious than gold,

The sorrow I bring is a sight to behold.

If you need me, remember I'm easily
found,

I live all around you - in schools and in town

I live with the rich; I live with the poor,

I live down the street, and maybe next door.

I'm made in a lab, but not like you think,

I can be made under the kitchen sink.

In your child's closet, and even in the woods,

If this scares you to death, well it certainly should.

I have many names, but there's one you know best,

I'm sure you've heard of me, my name is crystal meth.

My power is awesome; try me you'll see,

But if you do, you may never break free.

Just try me once and I might let you go,

But try me twice, and I'll own your soul.

When I possess you, you'll steal and you'll lie,

You do what you have to -- just to get high.

The crimes you'll commit for my narcotic charms

Will be worth the pleasure you'll feel in your arms,

your lungs, your nose.

You'll lie to your mother; you'll steal from your dad,

When you see their tears, you should feel sad.

But you'll forget your morals and how you were raised,

I'll be your conscience, I'll teach you my ways.

I take kids from parents, and parents from kids,

I turn people from God, and separate friends.

I'll take everything from you, your looks and your pride,

I'll be with you always -- right by your side.

You'll give up everything - your family, your home,

Your friends, your money, then you'll be alone.

I'll take and take, till you have nothing more to give,

When I'm finished with you, you'll be lucky to live.

If you try me be warned - this is no game,

If given the chance, I'll drive you insane.

I'll ravish your body, I'll control your mind,

I'll own you completely, your soul will be mine.

The nightmares I'll give you while lying in bed,

The voices you'll hear, from inside your head.

The sweats, the shakes, the visions you'll see,

I want you to know, these are all gifts from me.

But then it's too late, and you'll know in your heart,

That you are mine, and we shall not part.

You'll regret that you tried me, they always do,

But you came to me, not I to you.

You knew this would happen, many times you were told,

But you challenged my power, and chose to be bold.

You could have said no, and just walked away,

If you could live that day over, now what would you say?

I'll be your master, you will be my slave,

I'll even go with you, when you go to your grave.

Now that you have met me, what will you do?

Will you try me or not? It's all up to you.

I can bring you more misery than words can tell,

Come take my hand, let me lead you to hell.
:author unknown:

Heaven's Grocery Store

2006-05-20T11:59:00.000-07:00

As I was walking
down life's highway
many years ago

I came upon a
sign that read

Heavens Grocery Store.

When I got a
little closer

the doors swung
open wide

And when I came
to myself

I was standing
inside.

I saw a host of
angels.

They were
standing everywhere

One handed me a
basket

and said "My
child shop with care."

Everything a
human needed

was in that
grocery store

And what you
could not carry

you could come
back for more

First I got some
Patience.

Love was in that
same row.

Further down was
Understanding,

you need that
everywhere you go.

I got a box or
two of Wisdom

and Faith a bag
or two.

And Charity of
course

I would need some
of that too.

I couldn't miss
the Holy Ghost

It was all over
the place.

And then some
Strength

and Courage to
help me run this race.

My basket was
getting full

but I remembered
I needed Grace,

And then I chose
Salvation for

Salvation was for
free

I tried to get
enough of that to do

for you and me.

Then I started to
the counter

to pay my grocery
bill,

For I thought I
had everything

to do the Masters
will.

As I went up the
aisle

I saw Prayer and
put that in,

For I knew when I
stepped outside

I would run into
sin.

Peace and Joy
were plentiful,

the last things
on the shelf.

Song and Praise
were hanging near

so I just helped
myself.

Then I said to
the angel

"Now how much do
I owe?"

He smiled and
said

"Just take them
everywhere you go."

Again I asked
"Really now,

How much do I
owe?"

"My child" he
said, "God paid your bill

a long long time
ago."

Why God?

2006-05-20T07:25:00.000-07:00

WOW, WHAT A WAKEUP!

Dear God:

Why didn't you save the school children at ?. ..

Moses Lake, Washington 2/2/96
Bethel, Alaska 2/19/97
Pearl, Mississippi 10/1/97
West Paducah, Kentucky 12/1/97
Stamp, Arkansas 12/15/97
Jonesboro, Arkansas 3/24/98
Edinboro, Pennsylvania 4/24/98
Fayetteville, Tennessee 5/19/98
Springfield, Oregon 5/21/98
Richmond, Virginia 6/15/98

Littleton, Colorado 4/20/99
Taber, Alberta, Canada 5/28/99
Conyers, Georgia 5/20/99
Deming, New Mexico 11/19/99
Fort Gibson, Oklahoma 12/6/99
Santee, California 3/ 5/01 and
El Cajon, California 3/22/01?

Sincerely,

Concerned Student

-----------------------------------------------------

Reply:

Dear Concerned Student:

I am not allowed in schools.

Sincerely,

God

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How did this get started?...

-----------------

Let's see,
I think it started when Madeline Murray O'Hare complained
she didn't want any prayer in our schools.

And we said, OK..

------------------

Then,
someone said you better not read the Bible in school,
the Bible that says
"thou shalt not kill,
thou shalt not steal,
and love your neighbors as yourself,"

And we said, OK...

-----------------

Dr. Benjamin Spock said
we shouldn't spank our children
when they misbehaved
because their little personalities
would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem.

And we said,
an expert should know what he's talking about
so we won't spank them anymore..

------------------

Then someone said
teachers and principals better not
discipline our children when they misbehave.
And the school administrators said
no faculty member in this school
better touch a student when they misbehave
because we don't want any bad publicity,
and we surely don't want to be sued.

And we accepted their reasoning...

------------------

Then someone said,
let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,
and they won't even have to tell their parents.

And we said, that's a grand idea...

------------------

Then some wise school board member said,
since boys will be boys
and they're going to do it anyway,
let's give our sons all the condoms they want,
so they can have all the fun they desire,
and we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school.

And we said, that's another great idea...

------------------

Then some of our top elected officials said
it doesn't matter what we do in private as long as we do our jobs.

And we said,
it doesn't matter what anybody,
including the President,
does in private as long as we have jobs and the economy is
good....

------------------

And someone else took that appreciation a step further
and published pictures of nude children
and then stepped further still by
making them available on the Internet.

And we said, everyone's entitled to free speech....

------------------

And the entertainment industry said,
let's make TV shows and movies that promote
profanity, violence and illicit sex...
And let's record music that encourages
rape, drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes...

And we said,
it's just entertainment
and it has no adverse effect
and nobody takes it seriously anyway,
so go right ahead.

------------------

Now we're asking ourselves
why our children have no conscience,
why they don't know right from wrong,
and why it doesn't bother them to
kill strangers, classmates or even themselves.

------------------

Undoubtedly,
if we thought about it long and hard enough,
we could figure it out.
I'm sure it has a great deal to do with...

"WE REAP WHAT WE SOW,"

------------------

Pass it on
if you think it has merit!
If not then just discard it...
but if you discard this thought process,
then don't you dare sit back and complain about
what bad shape this country is in!

------------------

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will
know peace!" - Uknown

Mary E. Cook

Some Favorite Ponderables

2006-05-17T11:54:00.000-07:00

1.How much healthly ice cream am I allowed to eat before it's no longer healthly for me to eat it?

2.If quitters never win,and winners never quit,who came up with,"Quit while you're ahead?"

3.Do Lipton Tea employees take coffee breaks?

4.If a librarian retrains as a barber,does that person become a barbarian?

5.How come you press harder on a remote control when you know the battery is dead?

6.How do you know when you're out of invisible ink?

7.If 7-11 is open 24 hours a day,365 days a year,why are there locks on the doors?

8.If a chronic liar tells you he is a chronic liar do you believe him?

9.How come Superman could stop bullets with his chest,but always ducked when someone threw a gun at him?

10.Why does lemon juice contain mostly artificial ingredients but dishwashing liquid contains real lemons?

11.What hair color do they put on the license or on the most wanted lists of a bald man?

12.If FEDEX and UPS were to merge,would they call it FED UP?

13.If you cross a ten foot pole with a cat,will you get a ten foot pole cat?

14.Who exactly are THEY?,And,why do THEY know so much?

15.If lawyers are disbarred,doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted,musicians denoted,cowboys deranged,tree surgeons debarked,and dry cleaners depressed?

16.Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?

17.Why do psychics have to ask for your name?

18.What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

19.Why do they call it rush hour if no one is moving?

20.If the black box flight recorder is never damaged during a plane crash,why isn't the whole airplane made out of the stuff?

YES, I'M A BAD AMERICAN

2006-05-15T12:16:00.000-07:00

YES, I'M A BAD AMERICAN

by: George Carlin

I Am Your Worst Nightmare. I am a BAD American. I am George Carlin.

I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some mid level governmental functionary be it Democratic or Republican!

I'm in touch with my feelings and I like it that way!

I think owning a gun doesn't make you a killer, it makes you a smart American.

I think being a minority does not make you noble or victimized, and does not entitle you to anything.

I believe that if you are selling me a Big Mac, try to do it in English.

I believe everyone has a right to pray to his or her God when and where they want to.

My heroes are John Wayne, Babe Ruth, Roy Rogers, and whoever canceled Jerry Springer.

I don't hate the rich. I don't pity the poor.

I know wrestling is fake and I don't waste my time arguing about it.

I've never owned a slave, or was a slave, I didn't wander forty years in the desert after getting chased out of Egypt. I haven't burned any witches or been persecuted by the Turks and neither have you! So, shut up already.

I want to know which church is it exactly where the Reverend Jesse Jackson practices, where he gets his money, and why he is always part of the problem and not the solution.

Can I get an AMEN on that one?

I think cops have the right to pull you over if you're breaking the law, regardless of what color you are.

And, no, I don't mind having my face shown on my drivers license. I think it's good..... and I'm proud that "God" is written on my money.

I think if you are too stupid to know how a ballot works, I don't want you deciding who should be running the most powerful nation in the world for the next four years.

I believe that it doesn't take a village to raise a child, it takes two parents.

And what is going on with gas prices... again?

If this makes me a BAD American, then yes, I'm a BAD American.

If you are a BAD American too, please forward this to everyone you know.

We need our country back!

We NEED GOD BACK IN OUR COUNTRY!

I would rather live my life as if there is a
God, and die to find out there isn't, Than
live my life as if there isn't, and die to
find out there is.

Are We Living In The Last Days?,Part 9

2006-05-11T10:34:00.000-07:00

Are We Living In The Last Days? Let’s look at what the Bible says about the end times and what we shall expect in the Last Days.Part 9

Matthew 24:12,37-39

24:12 says,And because iniquity shall abound,the love of many shall wax cold.

My Bible Study Notes written by Donald C.Stamps says,An unbelievable increase in immorality,shamelessness,rebellion against God,and a casting off of moral restraint will characterize the last days.Sexual perversion,fornication,adultery,pornography,drugs,ungodly music,and lustful entertainment will abound.It will be "as the days of Noe" (v.37),when the very imaginations of human hearts were evil continually (Gen.6:5).Jesus goes on to indicate that true love will be in short supply.

24:37 says,But as the days of noe were,so shall also the Coming of the Son of man be.

24:38 says,For as in the days that were before the Flood they were eating and drinking,marrying and giving in marriage,until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

24:39 says,And knew not until the flood came,and took them all away;so shall also the coming of the son of man be.(Luke 17:26-30)

Are We Living In The Last Days?,Part 8

2006-05-11T10:30:00.000-07:00

Are We Living In The Last Days? Let’s look at what the Bible says about the end times and what we shall expect in the Last Days.Part 8

2 Peter 2:1-3;3:3-4

2:1 says,BUT THERE were false prophets also among the people,even as there shall be false teachers among you,who privily shall bring in damnable heresies,even denying the Lord that bought them,and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

2:2 says,And many shall follow their pernicious ways,by reason of whom the way of truth shall be spoken of.

My Study Bible notes written by Donald C.Stamps says,Many professed believers will follow these false preachers and their "pernicious " (i.e.,sexually immoral) ways.Because of the sinful lifestyles of the leaders and their followers,God and His gospel will be put to shame (2 Tim.4:3-4).

2:3 says,And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you:whose judgement now of a long time lingereth not,and their damnation slumberth not.

3:3-4 (3) Knowing this first,that there shall come in the last days scoffers,walking after their own lusts,(4)And saying,where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep,all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

False teachers will deny that Christ will return to destroy the ungodly and the world (Rev.19:11-21)