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EZ trip from active to excuses not to do something---rather than lazy I prefer to procrastinate, that way I have something to do tomorrow
G'Morning Bible Board folks-----jus call me the Dragg'n Wagon this morning....woke up feel'n like I put in a full, hard nights work, called put through the wringer, and all I did was sleep---go figure...anyway so thankful to up & kick'n....I am hoping that one of those good tunes hurry up and get into the ole "P" brain.....the upside is that I have an excellent attitude. Do you know & realize how important "attitude" is? We each day have the choice of carrying with us throughout the day a good, positive attitude or a sour, negative indifferent attitude----it is a choice.....let us jus suppose maybe 1 or 2 of you folks this morning are like me-----may I suggest you take just a moment, think of Psalm 50:15 and go from there as you are lead.....God is always near, it is us that drift away........
AHHHH!! there it is!! "Just to trust and obey, there is no other way"------I moving slo this morning, but, God came thru and put a tune in my heart & I thank Him----I am tell'n you-- Psalm 50:15--works for me--every time....Now each time I remember to use it, things get better and then I am rewarded by my faith getting stronger.....when we learn to believe and not question our faith grows stronger. I am speaking of the personal relationship we have with God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit....Someone tells you that a certain type of food really picks up your energy level and we run to the store and buy it & give it a try----I am tell'n you folks Psalm 50:15 works, now it is up to y'all to give it a try----you are not tempting God nor putting Him to the test-----you are trying to learn to grow your faith-----this whole thought can be twisted around to how ever one chooses to look at it-----that my friend is "attitude"-----one can look it as positive or negative
-----There is nothing negative about going to God and asking for help----There is nothing negative about say'n "help my unbelief"----there is nothing negative about seeking help in helping your faith to grow-----there is nothing negative about saying--"God I don't understand, but if you are there, could you lend me a helping hand-----My friend, if you are sinking in quick sand and someone throws you a life line, do you take ahold or sink & die?-------God Bless and have a good day
WOW!! I was wondering where you was---I was just getting ready to jump in the pickup and hit the road to Tn. and check on ya.....glad you managed to get up and around, even if is almost lunch time... and here I thought my bride was slow in the morning
"Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so, little ones to Him belong, we are weak but He is strong------Yes Jesus loves me----yes Jesus loves me---yes Jesus loves---for the Bibles tells me so-----"
41 little words in a song offers as much if not more than any preacher can say in 30 minutes
In my church we sing this song once in a blue moon, we Methodist have to sing all the newer songs, the ones no one knows-- so folks just can't make a joyful noise, but when this song is sung----the roof raises a few inches.......I think the idea is that we all know that we fall short but is sure is great to raise our voices and sing----Jesus loves me-----we may not understand why we are so loved, but, doggone it, it sure is nice to know.......God Bless & have a good day---remember your job is to share the light
"Go tell it on the Mountain, over the hills and everywhere, that Jesus Christ is born...."
Happy Tuesday folks -- I see y'all made it through Monday-----as you are out and about remember, we, the believers are to share the light........maybe it will be just one little kind word, if I listen closely I will here the Holy Spirit telling me what to do, then my job is to do. I am only called tp plant a seed or maybe sprinkle a little water on it, it is God's job to make it grow. Our smallest task may be one of God's greatest moves......
God Bless
"I am weak but Thou art strong"====Put that tune in the ole heart for today----I promise if you put a God filled tune in your heart and throughout the day you hummm that tune, whistle that tune or sing that tune your day will be better than if you walked with satan.....careful though you might tick ole satan off, but as a Christian you shouldn't give a rip. If today is the day I leave this ole world and I have a God filled tune on the ole "P" brain, wow, can you imagine entering heaven with--"OH what a day that will be" or "when the roll is called up yonder".......some one checking out this board this morning may think I have stripped a gear or 2----but suppose you are called out of this world today, do you want to leave with a happy tune, a sinful tune, a sad, heavy, hateful heart.......Now that I am older I check the Obits in the paper almost each morning, I suppose to just see if I am still alive or not....You know death does not know age, sex, color, education level, $$$$$ worth,----death only takes the living and we just don't know when.....which brings the question to me at 75, am I ready.....My dad always told me he was ready but he was not going to rush it. Today just might be the day to do a little self-examination and talk it over with Jesus Christ, seeing as how he da Man with the keys----Not preaching to anyone here, not judging anyone either, just suggesting you take a moment and ask yourself a few questions concerning your eternity-----that is a very long time
MY! MY! MY Happy Monday already----where did the week-end go, I swear, the older I get the faster time goes.....makes me realize that anyway that I don't do much is a day totally wasted...OH WELL, God is good and God certainly has a plan. I look back over my young adult years and several of the more adult years and I can never begin to imagine why God loved me enough to offer His salvation to me. Which raises the question, do I have enough forgiveness in me to do the same for others----
God Bless and may His light so shine upon you all through out this upcoming week.....share the light
Great day to be alive !!!!!! Woke up with this tune on the ole "P" brain---"On Christ the Solid Rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand.----"IF" we stand on Christ, my friends we will never sink." We might stumble, slip & slide "BUT" we will never sink........What kind of ground you standing on? From past experience I know what it is to depend upon myself, Me, Myself & I have gotten ole David into more scraps that time allows to talk about.....Anyway, God Bless and a good day to check out the ground you standing on & count your blessings
right on.....
HUMMMMM!!! Ain't thought of that, If I get caught you got to add me to your prison ministry......Check this out----last night I woke up around 3, my back was kill'n me---so to speak---I mean I was ah hurt'n, after maybe fighting this for about a half hour, I took a moment and said---"Lord, I really need some relief here, can you help me out?" It was only a couple of minutes and all pain was gone, I spent some time being thankful, fell back to sleep and slept till 6:30......Now that I am up and around I have a pinch of discomfort, but, that is good as it is a reminder that I called upon the Lord and helped me out.........this is not the 1st time I called upon the Lord for help and He was there......I have discussed with folks that my little prayers always get answered, it is my big ones that don't, for a while I wondered on this, but it is always God's will that comes to mind....The other day I posted Psalm 50:15---I wonder if often folks try to control their situation and not call upon the Lord----giving up control is a big thing....Hey as silly as it may sound, when doing some wood work I have called upon God for help because I was ready to give up, He does some nice work and gives me something to tell others about...God wants to share our days with us...
not being indifferent here, just a little something----over the years when the subject comes up concerning doubt, I like to tell of the disciple Thomas. Early on when Jesus was going into danger it was Thomas that said---something like ---"let us go with Him and die with Him." (too lazy to look up the exact wording)-----then later it was Thomas that doubted Jesus's resurrection, then his faith was made whole. In my mind doubting can be a very good thing, it shows that a person is thinking on Spiritual matter, and in my mind if a person is thinking then the person is seeking.....Like I said I am not being argumentative. Now that I am ready to post this, I think Thomas is a perfect example of your post concerning doubt---mountain---faith-----just me here, I think of doubt as a good thing, with that being said, may I suggest to someone who may be in doubt----OK, you question, that's a good thing, now take the next step and talk it over with God, that's a good thing, then check out His word, another good thing, then calmly wait upon the Holy Spirit, a very important thing, Hey over the years it has worked for me.
Happy Saturday, Have a very Blest weekend, I told y'all the other day that Liberty was on da way.
God Bless
I usually wake up around 2 or 3 in the morning and toss and turn, sometimes till time to get up....during this time I spend time talking with God, then loose track and catch myself thinking out there somewhere and then come back to God....anyway this morning I got to thinking about all these folks who are addicted to whatever their addiction might be & I prayed for them, then it came to mind, Wait a minute, we Christian (me included) think of alcohol, smokes, drugs as addictions....then we Christians refer to our addictions as habits.....I know I am just rambling on here, but certainly something to think on. Now we Christians have habits, meaning we are drawn to do things but make excuses for our actions, its just a bad habit I have---- Paul writes sin is adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outburst of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions,, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like. If I/we look and think on these I am sure something in there might ring a bell. If there is something in there that I do on a regular basis and make excuse for it to make it acceptable, then is is OK to say that I am home free.....Take the easy example---Selfish ambition...sure is easy enough to make all sorts of excuse of this action, so if this ambition is a real hang up for me, am I addicted to self ambition. You sort of get the line of thought here.....Now to add on to my point----every year there is God only knows how much money spent on addiction recovery, now that's not a bad thing, we certainly want folks to be healthy------but that health thing is an earthly thing what about addiction to sin that interferes with eternity.......a thing that is not accepted but certainly overlooked in the church is "gossip"-----OH WELL!! Just something to help kick the ole brain in gear---should make for great Sunday School class discussion
Tons & tons of $$$$$ spent on addiction, God's Grace is a free gift----Psalm 50:15 (one of my favorites), "Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me"----I can not tell you how many times I have used this verse and I can testify that God is always there---and I always thank & thank Him. Each time my faith is always strengthened
thanks will check into this.....I am only going to do24x24, the back side of the floor I painted long time ago....but my work area is where the concrete gets me.....I use rubber floor pads at the lathe, but I am constantly going to other machines, so I spend a lot of time on concrete......I know WHINE---WHINE___WHINE...lol
QUESTION---Did Cathe own the VW Van? Was it a Hippie Van? You know with flowers and all that stuff of the sides.....then did she know Rick?-----I am so sorry, but then y'all already know that, but, but, but I just couldn't pass this great opportunity up....
Hey Rick & fellow Bible Board folks...Happy Thursday & God Bless. The tune that hit me this morning was "OH!! I know the Lord has laid His hands on me...."-----Very few mornings come around around that I don't have a God filled tune on my mind, unfortunately I can't carry a tune in a bushel basket, but I sure do enjoy trying, at least twice a week the tune is "Others, Lord, Yes Others, Let this my motto be..."
I often speak of my barn, it is actually just a garage----24x40, well for sometime I have been trying to figure out how to get more room in there so yesterday I started the process----I may be 10% of the way into the project, this morning around 3:30 I woke up realizing I used some muscles that have been idle for sometime, had to get up and take a Tylenol & Australian Dream on the ole back---- this morning I got more aches than Carter got Little Liver Pills-----but---thanking God that at 75 I still do all I do.......Now a question for suggestions.....That concrete floor is killing my back so I am thinking of covering it with 4x8x3/4 tongue & groove....wood is way more forgiving than concrete......I know we got some folks here way smarter than me, so if you can help out----thanks.......remember 24x40 is a fair amount of area to cover, so those rubber type things, well, my pockets just aren't that deep----I like cheap & free---once again thanks
Speaking of cheap & free----our Salvation & Eternal life in heaven is free and cheap, just call upon God, He is the Guy who handles this.......
I won't say who, but someone real close want to learn to make moonshine, just to say he did it, he did his research, built the stuff to make it, turned out to be 180 proof, would burn and leave no residue,,,I never tasted it, I was afraid to even put it on my finger. After he learned to do it real good, he quit, only wanted to see if he could do it and then people talk tooooooo much, he isn't built for jail time---handsome young guys don't do well in prison
Heavy on my mind this morning so I just had to google it and listen----"I don't have to worry anymore" by Jeff & Sheri Easter-------sometimes a song just does more and says more than anything else.
On Sirius radio every Sunday morning the BlueGrass station has gospel music, every Sunday on the way to church & home I listen.....now I am not a real big BlueGrass fan, but I sure do enjoy BlueGrass Gospel, I just get a different feeling, can't explain it, wish I could, but just can't...it just sort of does something inside, makes one feel close to the Lord----maybe it is because I don't think they sing very well, but they sure sound as if they are praising God and we know that if the Holy Spirit calls us to witness and we obey, it is music to God's ears
God Bless and enjoy your HUMP DAY----Friday's liberty is just around the corner ---Friday Liberty was a big thing back in my Marine days----Maybe that influenced my thinking on that above song----HUMM! think about it......
G'Morning Rick & Bible Board folks----I sure had one of those nights last night, went to bed, fell off to sleep and woke up in about 2 1/2 hours and just couldn't go back to sleep until around 4 this a.m.. As I read your morning post I thought how amazing each of your post was or maybe I should say how each one hit home. As soon as I woke up this morning I was thanking God for this another day , then my little ole "P" brain went to thinking about----at 75 do I still have a calling & if so, why can't I see it....after much thought I came to understand that just showing love, consideration etc, etc to others is exactly what Christians are called to do........Now all that and a buck 50 might get you a cup of coffee because I and we know that there just is not much any one of can really do to help this sick ole world out----yet if each church going professing Christian would do as your post suggest, WOW!!!! What an impact , then also we are doing just what God has called us to do....that's our job....let our light so shine that others might see.......a room is completely dark and the least little light, candle or match over comes the darkness, you can be in a really bright room and shove in all the darkness you wish----but it just can't overcome the light.....the biggest---blackest cloud can pass before the sun, yet that darkness can not overcome the light.........my friends as Christians we are called to be that light, we have a very important job to do and IMO, time Christians step up----stop bitch'n, moaning, whining, complaining and start practicing Christians actions.....God Bless
Rick post the Scripture that says Love God with all our heart, , mind, soul & strength, I believe this is an impossible task, but I do believe in striving to accomplish such a task....just keep practicing for that day when we get to heaven
So often when we wonder what it is we need to do for God, we only think in big terms, those big Jobs we know we probably can't handle, if I may, we create a "cop out", we pass it on to someone who is more qualified.......we are called to "shine---baby---shine....".I don't know the exact Scripture and this is off the cuff, but in the N.T. someone ask Jesus what they were to do to be right with God---Jesus said something like this----BELIEVE IN ME AND HIM WHOS SENT ME-----We are called to believe and to believe is to ACT and to ACT is to show love-----if we learn to love God and love our fellow man, then we got it.
HAPPY SUNDAY------God Bless
So looking forward to church this a.m.----Preacher is doing a 13 week thing on the disciples, last week was Andrew...did you know Andrew was crucified, but rather than be crucified on a cross like Jesus, he felt unworthy and was crucified on a cross that was like a big "X"-----it took him several days to die and while hanging on his "X" he continued to preach the gospel-----now my friends "THAT" is what is called faith. My aches, pains, troubles are absolutely nothing-----sort of makes me ask----"Why am I so weak", & I suppose should embarrass me
Just a little something for ya'll to think on
Hey there Ole Man-----notice it is OLE not old----Now don't take this a me finding fault with your post but I did want you to know that age is just a number,,,,Now at 75 I don't think of myself as 75 until I go to shave and wonder who that ole guy is in the mirror----might even say scary sometimes. Back some years ago my bride was out doing whatever and then I was going out, but I left her a real long note instructing her that once she got into the house to be sure all the doors were locked, I even suggested that she not go outside until I got back home, then I continued to rattle on & on, then finally I told her that when I went to shave there was some old man in the mirror that kept looking at me....I left the room to get my trusty ole .45 and when I returned he was still right there in the mirror, staring at me....good thing I came to my senses before blowing that mirror away.........At first the note was very concerning to her---then the end came and she remembered that I am so full of it. Growing in years? Maintaining a positive attitude works for me.....Just don't try chasing the young girls, you might trip over your own feet, break something, then have to explain how stupidity got you down or you can tell folks how you were running from and not to.....
God Bless
Today my heart was touched-------back when I taught Sunday school and spoke at various churches I always opened with---"Why are you here today....you could be many places in the world, but you are here---WHY?---may I suggest to you that you are here today because you are right where God wants to be"..... Every Tuesday my lovely bride goes to a Bible study with a few women from the church, today I ask her how it went.....She said "most of the time was spent on Me".......One lady explained every time she is in Sunday school she thinks of what I said---EVERY SUNDAY-----Why are you here today?---
today we may plant a seed, later in our life time someone will water that seed and God will make it grow, and somewhere along the line we learn that we played a very small important part in this, then our heart over flows, we experience joy within......at this time, if I may caution, satan steps in and pats us on the back and tries to let PRIDE step in-----Step back, think,---then thank God----He used someone as out of tune as me/you to help out
Friends, when you are out and about and you feel the urge to stand up for God, Christ & the Holy Spirit,-----It is a wonderful experience if you do----sad experience if you pass up
Now I am 75, by all reasonable means I am on the down hill side----but today my bride said she wanted my final service to begin with those words------"WHY ARE YOU HERE TODAY"
If I may ask----why are you here on the Bible Board? May I say that you are right where God wants you to be..........that sounds strange to you----then ask God why?
I enjoyed reading this,,,,UNTIL,,,,I got to that part about taking my coffee outside and singing. Rick, when it gets below 70 I get cold, right now it is 29, coffee- good idea---singing or as I mostly do--whistle a tune---good idea---going outside---bad idea....cold weather? yep I am a wuzz---reckon I am going to have to get out the long johns though....outside work to be done before spring gets here, makes me tired just thinking about it, probably need to pull some Chair-Duty and plan, professional way of saying procrastinate .......
You folks have a Blessed Day
Back on the 12th I posted concerning John 12:31....happy to say I am almost to a clear understanding. John 12:31 is worded a little different in different versions. But I am a big believer in ASK and you will receive---SEEK and you will find---Knock and it will be opened-----Learning to lean on the Holy Spirit is a real FAITH builder......
God Bless......see if you can plant a seed or 2 today
Good Morning Brothers & Sisters in Christ, may the peace of Christ accompany you throughout your day. May I suggest in your morning thoughts ask God to present to you at least ONE (1) opportunity to plant or water a seed. Share the faith---- Ask and you will receive
God Bless and have a Blessed Day
Good Morning folks......
John 12:31---"Now is the judgment of this world; Now the ruler of this world will be cast out"
A week or so ago I thought that I would read the Gospel of John again, but on this trip through the Gospel as certain verses caught my eye, those verses that make one wonder or make one dig into Scripture for answers, of course asking the Holy Spirit for guidance.....anyway 3 days ago I came to verse 31-- THHE RULER OF THE WORKD IS CAST OUT---my P brain went to, --well if the devil is cast out, why is the devil so active in our world today....so for 3 days I have been digging through 17 references, from Bibles, dictionaries, Greek word dictionary, so on & so forth---just anything I have looking for a satisfying answer. One thing I have learned that as soon as someone says, "I THINK" that means he/she has an opinion---may be nonfactual, it is what he/she said---I THINK----Now in desperation I went to GOOGLE, now there is a ton of articles on John 12:31----If I may, a ton of "I THINK" also. Many of these may be right but only 1 of them seemed to register with me.....not completely, but got my attention and that was ABIDING FRUIT----John Owen-----I am still not completely satisfied with my understanding ----- but faith says that if I keep asking, seeking & knocking---all will be made clear.
Last thought----when something in Scripture, your faith, whatever, that sparks a question, something that makes you think---"I just don't know about that"----Talk with God about it, ask for help, go and seek the answer and keep knocking on the door for an answer......don't give up....every time you open your Bible, before you start to read ASK God to open your mind to His Word, every time you enter your church for service ASK God that maybe just 1 thing in the whole serve will register with you, something to kick the ole brain into gear.
God Bless and have a great week-end
a great one to put to memory........I have pulled that out out of my P brain many times....always remember the last part
I think they are on the train I been hearing for sometime
Now there you go saying things that are not true........Lowman did let people know that bad things were coming to Raj/Joe&Co. and in his opinion it was a good time to get out....I was on the way out the door with my dad being right at deaths door and I felt it , more important to head to his home, an 8 hour drive, rather than mess with Raj/Joe&Co------I thought a lot of Lowman, did he pump the stock --- I reckon.....did he give heads up on bad things---he sure did.......IMO---you really should not say bad things about good people when you really have no idea about what you are talking about......by the way, you go research what Lowman posted and you will find that he told people how he invested and how he got out-----when he got out he got out slowly so as not to hurt folks or the play.....I made my choice against getting out or being with my dad----the stock was certainly on the way down.....don't gamble with more than you can afford to loose-----this Penney stuff was no more than a toy to play with, I made some and I lost some-----I may have mentioned loosing but certainly never blamed no one but me-----the problem with Raj/Joe&Co, IMO they lied their rear ends off to investors-----actually you speaking bad of Lowman just shows your character......I thought better of you
thanks for your comments
Yep, Lowman was a sharp cookie, too bad he passed at such a young age. Did you ever meet him? He put together a group meeting in Fla. back years ago, quite a few of investors got together for a weekend.... anyway he was an interesting person,,,,, he made a fair amount of money but had a honest side....
I don't mind, sort of nice being in the dream world all by myself.....have you read all those fancy pr's they put out over the years? now they are the DREAM WORLD, their failures make them the world of reality. I wish ole Raj would do like he did years ago----do a forward split, pump the devil out of this, tell investors all sorts of stuff-----I mean if you read his past pr's you know how good he is, I bet he could come up with a plan to solve everything at the southern boarder----I mean just think for a minute, ole Raj announces the rigs have finally arrived and Mexico is allowing him to drill in Mexico if he hires the folks from down south, he agrees and promises to also build a housing manufacturing facility and employ those southern folks to build those houses and then doggone if there ain't natural gas just west of there, just waiting for ole Raj, but he can't go west until he removes all that Uranium 1st, then Mexico wants him to build a refinery, not just any refinery , but a big, gigantic refinery like the world has never know, then due to climate changes a nice breeze is blowning across Mexico and ole Raj realizes that wind turbines could change everything & he & NAGP just saved the world from Al's climate world destruction........OH!! I lost track, where is Raj/Joe&Co. anyway-----OH That's right they are still on vacation somewhere on the investors dime-----they better hurry up and come up with another plan------that money won't last forever----I am in favor of another forward split----tooo bad ole Lowman is not with us any more.....
If you go back to the early times with these people and read their pr's and the the lawsuits and such, IMO most of the negative stuff that hit them was mostly self inflicted. The failure in oil was their fault, they just didn't step up, the gas stuff, likewise, the Native American housing manufacturing, likewise and so on & on. If you go way back and read all the put out one can only ask how they screwed up so bad. Anyone of those projects would have made them and all of us a boat load of money....Now let's be honest if they failed over and over and over again, time after time, there is not much reason to believe in them. I would give whatever to be totally wrong----but past failures do not say much for future success.....but, who knows......it would not be the 1st time a really long shot came through-----Nice to keep the board alive.
I like this....
Back some years ago a lady & I were talking and she had been going through rough times for quite some times and her patience was all but gone. She spoke of asking God for help and seemed as if He was not listening----I ask Brenda if she prayed for patience and she said for all the good it did, poor thing was right at her witts end-----I explained that God was listening and was answering her prayer, she was getting exactly what she prayed for-----pray for God to give us patience and we get trials which teach patience, according to James....I suggested she pray for strength and courage to get through the hard times........OH YES!!!! It seemed to work or at least her attitude was certainly different.
Now I have to be honest, normally when I tell folks this they laugh at me, and like=="YA! RIGHT"....BUT---think on it, when things just don't go right and the pressures are getting to you----strength and courage enable us to fight and overcome, patience only enable us to cope and change nothing....Now what I often tell those who find humor in my thinking, "Not my thinking, I didn't write it, blame James, but at the same time try it and see if it works." There are many, many places in Scripture where we are told to "call upon Me in you time of trouble"----or similar verses----often my problem I try to carry it all, and fail to call upon God----result is I normally screw it all up
I have posted before that God likes us to spend our day with Him-----Many time in my work shop when my projects go sour I ask for help....one such example....I had a piece of wood, they call it "punky", meaning it is in the rotting stage---I took and made a vacuum thing, purchased a vacuum pump and put in there a solution of mineral spirits & poly, then hooked up the vacuum pump to pull the solution into the rotting wood and hopefully stabilize it......then went through the drying process then put it on the lathe to cut down to make a friend a Peppermill , I had it all drawn out----but everything I touched turn south, it just kept falling apart and I was preparing to toss it in the trash, I stepped back from my lathe and talked with God in full detail of the "IF's-BUT"s-AND's-------I made one last attempt at turning and I might say constantly speaking with God-----This Peppermill is one of the best pieces I have overturned out-----that experience has offered me lots of opportunity to witness....that experience strengthened my faith.....although I fail I am constantly reminded that God wants me to share my day with Him.....OH if I may speak highly of God's hand work---the young lady that this Peppermill was made for, has it in a safe place and only for show..... I only do fair work but on those pieces that I have to ask God for help, they always turn out better..........One last point, if this works in the work shop just think what it will do in your life-----most of the time we go through the day on our own----but when I remember to take God along, those days are my best days.------
NAW!!! Continue to post, I like the board showing some life....I am or try to be considerate of another's thoughts and I expect the same in return. Now Raj/Joe&Co sort of took me to the cleaners--so to speak--I could not have learned what they taught me in school, it is called lessons from the "school of hard knocks".........I try, but I just can't believe anything good will ever come from these turkeys, but at the same time would be a joyous occasion if Raj/Joe&Co did as the said they were going to do and for years now there has not been any sign of them stepping up to the plate and doing what they claimed they were going to do......now that's just me and my thoughts, but, PLEASE continue to post , I find it fun to keep this show on the road....... Go back over the years and read the stuff they pr'd, what they said was happening and going to happen----once a person does this they can understand the negative side....But hey, bring on the good stuff, I would not be unhappy getting back just 10% of my investment
thanks....and yes dad was a very wise ole man, I once had a man tell me that my dad was the only man he knew that when he shook his hand, he knew my dad was a Christian. Even now at 75 I often think of Christians teachings my mom & dad offered me over the years. Shame it took years and years and years for stuff to sink in......they were truly good folks
God Bless
You made me go look up that word I never heard before----prosopolespsia----
Seeking a refuge for my soul----where could I go but to the Lord
TOOOOO Early in the morning for this......
This is interesting.....I think -- and when I get to thinking I get myself into trouble---but, but, but I think we need to be careful with how we interpret these verses, actually, IMO, to clearly understand we need to start at verse 21, not 24. Paul teaches we are saved by faith unto good works, study this and I can understand that James is saying the same thing in a different way. Works will save no one. Notice Abraham believed God----that is faith, then Abraham trusted God, remember when his son ask about the sacrifice, Abraham told him God would provide---that is faith, Rehab knew of God and things that were done by God----she believed God could do---Faith.....I think James is saying you can't have faith with out works. Today there are folks have have lots of good works but lack faith and there are folks who claim to have faith, yet fall short because they do no good works....
I am not being argumentative here, just trying to clear these passages up to someone who may not understand and think as long as I do good I am safe. Now I am 75 now so when I speak of my dad I am going back a lot of years, but years ago he told me to understand a verse or 2 in Scripture one must read what comes before and then what comes after, often the before and after verses change the meaning or understanding of a specific verse or 2.
Thanks for opening up for discussion, always appreciate post which get me to thinking. I think your thoughts are the same as mine, considering your past post, but maybe a non-believer or a new believer might not understand as one who has been at this for sometime....
God Bless
Anyone remember Petro-Flo? I was just killing time before running out and pulled out my notebook on NAGP?NAEG/NVMG-----Just for the heck of it I breezed over some of those old post, man --made me want to go out and buy NAGP. They really wrote some good stuff, this company may have konked out, but boy!!! they could write some real promising stuff, I mean --got to give the devil his dues.....these pr's from way back in 2006 thru the collapse, they really wrote some good stuff....OH WELL---fun taking a moment or 2 and walking down memory lane. All the opportunities this company had, if they had just scored on "ONE" just one 1 of them, we would be very well off today. I forgot about the refinery & the super Highway thing........nice trip down memory street-----amusing, made me smile, doggone they were really good at what they did, I am not saying the con'd anyone, I am just saying they were really good at how they made a pot full of money----for themselves
and that is why I keep hanging around-----you guys know stuff, I only knew gas. There is hope for folks like me who in younger years didn't want to learn and know at 75 want to know stuff....Old Dogs and new tricks, children and Watermelon Wine