Archive for August, 2005

31 Aug

Like A Broken Record

Bill Koenig connects Hurricane Katrina to the Gaza withdrawl.

31 Aug

Not To Say ‘I Told You So’

Joseph Farah makes a strong case today to impeach Chairman Bush. This frustrates me greatly. Don’t get me wrong, I agree with Farah. What frustrates me is that just a year ago, the cries from the middle-right were deafening “this is the most important election of our lives,” “Bush is a great man, you’re not [...]

31 Aug

Notable Quotable

“I could prove God statistically.” George Gallup

31 Aug

My Joy . . . Your Joy

Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. That My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. – John 15:11 What was the joy that Jesus had? It is an insult to use the word happiness in connection with Jesus Christ. The joy of Jesus was the absolute self-surrender [...]

30 Aug

Gas Mistake

Doh! I drove by a gas station on the way to lunch and saw that it was proced at $2.519. I KNEW I should stop. I’ll have to either fill up right after work, or just before I get home, as my tank can only get me as far as the 65 mile trip, and [...]

30 Aug

Am I Convinced by Christ?

Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not . . ., but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven. – Luke 10:19 Jesus Christ says, in effect, Don’t rejoice in successful service, but rejoice because you are rightly related to Me. The snare in Christian work is [...]

26 Aug

Are You Ever Disturbed?

Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you. – John 14:27 There are times when our peace is based upon ignorance, but when we awaken to the facts of life, inner peace is impossible unless it is received from Jesus. When Our Lord [...]

25 Aug

The Fruitfulness of Friendship

Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. I have called you friends. – John 15:15 We never know the joy of self-sacrifice until we abandon in every particular. Self-surrender is the most difficult thing-‘I will if. . .!’ ‘Oh well, I suppose I must devote my life to God.’ There is none of [...]

24 Aug

The Spiritual Index

Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? – Matthew 7:9 The illustration of prayer that Our Lord uses here is that of a good child asking for a good thing. We talk about prayer [...]

23 Aug

Another Example of a Broken Record

View From the Right has a great post up about the Iraqi occupation and the nature of history repeating itself. This isn’t the first time that people have tried to set up a secular, constitutional republic in Iraq. It was tried by the British in the 1930′s. Hat Tip: Vox Popoli

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