Good Morning!
I have about 20 minutes before I need to get ready for church so I thought this would be a good time to knock out a blog.
Christmas means many things to many people. For some it seems that the true meaning left town long ago and it has been reduced to shopping, presents, and overindulgence. The celebration of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ has taken a back seat to more secular pursuits. To the other extreme there are those that see Christmas as a solemn occasion and the frivolity of Santa Claus and happy music are almost blasphemous.
To me Christmas is, first and foremost, about the birth of our Savior. What a wondrous gift God gave us so many years ago! It is truly a time for celebration!! Because his birth and subsequent death and resurrection afforded us eternal salvation. You can't get a better gift than that!
Secondly, Christmas is about families. So many of my memories are associated with Christmases growing up, in good times as well as not so good. I can't think of better times I have had than with family at Christmas. So many of my family are now gone but I have them memories of those great times and they almost always bring a smile to my face. God knows we were not a perfect family but we had each other and that counted for a lot.
Finally, Christmas is about giving. Giving of yourself, your blessings, your time. But more importantly, it serves as a reminder that it is our responsibility to be generous and giving throughout the year. Yes, there are a lot of folks that are in need at Christmas. But hunger knows no season and we have neighbors that will be in as much need in June as they are today. Being charitable is as much an act of worship as going to church! It took me a long time to figure this out but now that I have I plan to spread the word.
So I hope each of you will reflect on what the season means to you and always try to put Christ first at Christmas!
God Bless
Larry
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Friday, December 16, 2011
The Main Stream
Most of you know me and know I come from a fairly conservative perspective (hence the name of this blog). However I have come to realize that I am not as far out there as I thought.
This recent revelation comes after weeks of reading several "discussion groups" on Facebook primarily dealing with local issues. Here are some of the opinions of some of our local folks:
1. NGO's are the spawn of the devil. For those who do not know what an NGO is, it's a Non Governmental Organization. These organizations are formed to foster cooperation between the various governments in the area to promote a multitude of issues. Apparently governments working together is bad!
2. The United Nations also spawned from the loins of Satan. Of course that goes without saying! Playing the devil's advocate for a minute, The original charter of the UN had some good ideas and while they have strayed somewhat from their original mission I can find some good in some of their programs. Besides, the only power the UN has is that which is granted by it's members so if the weak-kneed politicians would take responsibility the UN would become irrelevant.
3. Our local politicians are the spawn of the devil (notice the trend)
You get the point.
Here is the problem with the black helicopter, Tri-Lateral Commission, One World Order folks. You need to take some Zoloft and chill! First, you are not as smart as you think. You are just feeding a paranoia developed from spending way too much time on the internet and listening to Alex Jones. The government is not out to get you. They couldn't care less about you! All they want from you is your money to feed the monster that supports them. They spend their waking moments thinking of ways to increase their power because that is the narcotic that sustains them. You can write all the blogs you want and wax poetic about the evils of the United Nations but until you can get the sheeple that are the voting (or non-voting) public to pay attention you are just wasting words. And you have to come off all of this conspiracy crap! Of course they are conspiring against us but it's nothing as sinister as you detail. Your credibility goes down the drain the more of these wild theories you espouse. If a 40% annual budget deficit doesn't catch their attention you certainly are not!
So I vote every election, do my best to know what each candidate stands for, and watches what they do when they get in office. Because the turnout is so poor in elections these days my opinion (and vote) counts for at least 5 other people that chose not to participate. If I don't like how they performed I'll take my clout elsewhere. Sounds pretty main stream to me!
This recent revelation comes after weeks of reading several "discussion groups" on Facebook primarily dealing with local issues. Here are some of the opinions of some of our local folks:
1. NGO's are the spawn of the devil. For those who do not know what an NGO is, it's a Non Governmental Organization. These organizations are formed to foster cooperation between the various governments in the area to promote a multitude of issues. Apparently governments working together is bad!
2. The United Nations also spawned from the loins of Satan. Of course that goes without saying! Playing the devil's advocate for a minute, The original charter of the UN had some good ideas and while they have strayed somewhat from their original mission I can find some good in some of their programs. Besides, the only power the UN has is that which is granted by it's members so if the weak-kneed politicians would take responsibility the UN would become irrelevant.
3. Our local politicians are the spawn of the devil (notice the trend)
You get the point.
Here is the problem with the black helicopter, Tri-Lateral Commission, One World Order folks. You need to take some Zoloft and chill! First, you are not as smart as you think. You are just feeding a paranoia developed from spending way too much time on the internet and listening to Alex Jones. The government is not out to get you. They couldn't care less about you! All they want from you is your money to feed the monster that supports them. They spend their waking moments thinking of ways to increase their power because that is the narcotic that sustains them. You can write all the blogs you want and wax poetic about the evils of the United Nations but until you can get the sheeple that are the voting (or non-voting) public to pay attention you are just wasting words. And you have to come off all of this conspiracy crap! Of course they are conspiring against us but it's nothing as sinister as you detail. Your credibility goes down the drain the more of these wild theories you espouse. If a 40% annual budget deficit doesn't catch their attention you certainly are not!
So I vote every election, do my best to know what each candidate stands for, and watches what they do when they get in office. Because the turnout is so poor in elections these days my opinion (and vote) counts for at least 5 other people that chose not to participate. If I don't like how they performed I'll take my clout elsewhere. Sounds pretty main stream to me!
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