It seems as if America is going crazy since kicking God out of public places, especially schools, Americans are denying that Satan is real . California proposed legislation making the bible illegal,
(it may have passed, I haven't heard), marijuana may be used instead f Retiling to treat children, New York passed legislation that allows abortion up to the moment before birth and New Jersey has a gender neutral option on their birth certificate.
Life does not begin at birth nor does it begin at conception but life began at creation. That is not just tissue growing in a woman's womb but a human baby. That baby should be given every opportunity to live and should be raised to be what God wants.
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Sunday, January 27, 2019
Another stupid article
Layed off? Do these 3 things. Daniel Kline The Motely Fool
According to Daniel Kline the following are the three things you should do:
1. File for unemployment
2. Know your finances
3. Consider your options
4. At least make lemon squares
And I'm supposed to take advice from someone who can't count to four.
According to Daniel Kline the following are the three things you should do:
1. File for unemployment
2. Know your finances
3. Consider your options
4. At least make lemon squares
And I'm supposed to take advice from someone who can't count to four.
Thursday, January 24, 2019
January 23, 2019 Elisha
If you listen closely you will hear something amazing. Some at the church have been in a dire financial situation when a monetary solution arrived as if out of no where, myself included. Our pastor mentioned several months ago that that had never happened to him.
During the fall he and his family took a trip to Ohio to be with his family there and on the way he had to call a tow truck to have his vehicle serviced. No problems were found so he was able to retrieve his van on the way home. The other day he again experienced similar problems with his van but was able to drive it to the dealership. After the van was checked out he was told that the repair bill would be in the range of $3000.00. There is no way he could afford that.
It has been taken care of for him. God is so good.
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
It's not to early to be planning your garden
Now is the time to begin planning your garden and gathering up the materials you will need and making sure your tools and equipment is in working order. While surveying my yard, seeing how my plants are wintering, I noticed a hanging basket off my front porch behind a rose bush. The plant is an annual so I was shocked a year ago when it began to grow back when the weather turned warm. But in spite of the cold weather we have had and are still having, the plant is not only alive it is thriving and is in bloom at this very moment. It most really like where it is living so I will leave it alone. If it's happy then I'll just let it be happy.
AGT the Champions
Americas Got Talent: the Champions is a great variety show/talent contest. If you have not seen it, it is worth watching. Got Talent contestants from around the world who have either won the competition in their country or felt to deserve another shot at being the best are asked back to compete. One act is given the golden buzzer and another is voted on by the viewing audience. Only two acts go through to the finals. Two former Britain's Got Talent contestants have already gone through: the infamous Susan Boyle and singer Paul Potts who won BGT 11 years ago.
In the regular season shows I like the golden buzzer but in this version I do not. The judge selected to hit the golden buzzer has to make a decision before he/she has heard all the acts. If the best act has already performed, then he/she can't go back. Several acts that got the golden buzzer did not deserve it and it was obvious after everyone had performed.
If the Champions want to keep the golden buzzer, then make it a total panel secret ballot after everyone has performed and before the voting results are announced. I think it would make for a fairer competition and set up and America versus the Judges competition as well as the competition
among the contestants. Only the best of the best should go through and the golden buzzer isn't working.
In the regular season shows I like the golden buzzer but in this version I do not. The judge selected to hit the golden buzzer has to make a decision before he/she has heard all the acts. If the best act has already performed, then he/she can't go back. Several acts that got the golden buzzer did not deserve it and it was obvious after everyone had performed.
If the Champions want to keep the golden buzzer, then make it a total panel secret ballot after everyone has performed and before the voting results are announced. I think it would make for a fairer competition and set up and America versus the Judges competition as well as the competition
among the contestants. Only the best of the best should go through and the golden buzzer isn't working.
Saturday, January 19, 2019
Looking forward to the summer garden
I cut down all but two of my apple trees as they had been ravaged by cedar apple rust for years and I could never find the proper solution. The lone Fuji apple tree is a beautiful tree that shows little sign of infection and the other apple tree is a Granny Smith which is needed to pollinate the Fuji apple tree.
I also cut down all my grape vines. Only one of the four produced edible fruit but I never learned the art of getting enough grapes on a cluster to ripen at the same time. I had to pick a few grapes each day and then I would go out to the vines and all would be gone. Two vines had small grapes that never ripened. My blackberries grew beside my grape vines but wild vines and briars started taking over the thorn less blackberries so I eliminated all of them. I may begin again with blackberries and grapes in a more convenient location or maybe not.
I do know that I will concentrate more on flowers this year and cut way back on my tomato plants. As much as I love tomatoes, I do suffer from high blood pressure and one needs salt to fully enjoy a tomato. I'll grow peppers (sweet and hot), and beets and greens and forgo the rest. Still, I like to be outside growing things.
I also cut down all my grape vines. Only one of the four produced edible fruit but I never learned the art of getting enough grapes on a cluster to ripen at the same time. I had to pick a few grapes each day and then I would go out to the vines and all would be gone. Two vines had small grapes that never ripened. My blackberries grew beside my grape vines but wild vines and briars started taking over the thorn less blackberries so I eliminated all of them. I may begin again with blackberries and grapes in a more convenient location or maybe not.
I do know that I will concentrate more on flowers this year and cut way back on my tomato plants. As much as I love tomatoes, I do suffer from high blood pressure and one needs salt to fully enjoy a tomato. I'll grow peppers (sweet and hot), and beets and greens and forgo the rest. Still, I like to be outside growing things.
Monday, January 14, 2019
Managing debt
Debt is a thing most people struggle with. I did for many years. When I first started out I wanted to be debt free so I was a pay as you go person until one a day when then temperature was below freezing and my furnace went out. Even though I was a degree day customer with the local oil company and had a proven record of paying my bills promptly, the company refused to fix my furnace because I was not a credit customer, even though I had cash on hand to pay for the repair work.
After that experience I applied for and was approved for a credit card. One company I worked for gave me an expense account but I had to use my personal credit card and apply for reimbursement. The biggest problem is sometimes the bill was due before my reimbursement came and I was struck paying interest, late payments and on rare occasions over-the-limit fees. My biggest mistake was getting my then wife a credit card for emergencies. Want my idea of an emergency was and her idea were not the same thing. My idea was if she got into a situation were she needed her car towed or repaired in order to get home then she would have the money to do so. Her idea of an emergency was if she saw something she wanted and didn't have the money to buy it. She spent more than I could pay. When she died, she left me with a large credit card bill, all the normal expenses, the cost of funereal, and the loss of her income.
It was a huge struggle to pay all that debt but I finally did. I made a budget and paid the minimum payment on all the cards except the one with the most interest (which was also the lest debt). After one was paid off, I used that money to pay the next one. There is one major rule and that is one has to increase income or lower debt. I had to do both by being cautious and careful with all purchases, especially food purchases, walked where I could to save gas money, learned to do repairs myself, and took an extra job.
I still have a credit card which I use frequently but I pay it in full every month. I recently purchased a new car and paid for it in cash. The only thing I own that is not paid for in full is my house. No matter how deeply in debt you are and how impossible it seems to get out of debt it is possible. It takes a workable plan, a determination to stick to the plan, and the willingness to do without for the present to insure a brighter future.
First one needs to make a budget that will allow one to bring in more money than one spends and will allow one to save money. The first money to be saved is an emergency fund which should be at least one thousand dollars. After that goal is reached one needs to start a regular savings program that provides a higher return on investment, say $5,000.00. After that any money saved should go into retirement savings.
Unless you are disciplined enough to pay your credit card bill in full each month, I suggest you do not have one, or if you do, you have one with a very low limit. I like my credit card because I do most of my shopping on line, the card lets me fill up with gas without having to go inside the station, and it allows me to purchase a wanted or needed item at a good price if I don't have the cash with me, but only if I will have the money to pay the card when the bill is due. If you can't cut up your card because you will just end up back where you started.
After that experience I applied for and was approved for a credit card. One company I worked for gave me an expense account but I had to use my personal credit card and apply for reimbursement. The biggest problem is sometimes the bill was due before my reimbursement came and I was struck paying interest, late payments and on rare occasions over-the-limit fees. My biggest mistake was getting my then wife a credit card for emergencies. Want my idea of an emergency was and her idea were not the same thing. My idea was if she got into a situation were she needed her car towed or repaired in order to get home then she would have the money to do so. Her idea of an emergency was if she saw something she wanted and didn't have the money to buy it. She spent more than I could pay. When she died, she left me with a large credit card bill, all the normal expenses, the cost of funereal, and the loss of her income.
It was a huge struggle to pay all that debt but I finally did. I made a budget and paid the minimum payment on all the cards except the one with the most interest (which was also the lest debt). After one was paid off, I used that money to pay the next one. There is one major rule and that is one has to increase income or lower debt. I had to do both by being cautious and careful with all purchases, especially food purchases, walked where I could to save gas money, learned to do repairs myself, and took an extra job.
I still have a credit card which I use frequently but I pay it in full every month. I recently purchased a new car and paid for it in cash. The only thing I own that is not paid for in full is my house. No matter how deeply in debt you are and how impossible it seems to get out of debt it is possible. It takes a workable plan, a determination to stick to the plan, and the willingness to do without for the present to insure a brighter future.
First one needs to make a budget that will allow one to bring in more money than one spends and will allow one to save money. The first money to be saved is an emergency fund which should be at least one thousand dollars. After that goal is reached one needs to start a regular savings program that provides a higher return on investment, say $5,000.00. After that any money saved should go into retirement savings.
Unless you are disciplined enough to pay your credit card bill in full each month, I suggest you do not have one, or if you do, you have one with a very low limit. I like my credit card because I do most of my shopping on line, the card lets me fill up with gas without having to go inside the station, and it allows me to purchase a wanted or needed item at a good price if I don't have the cash with me, but only if I will have the money to pay the card when the bill is due. If you can't cut up your card because you will just end up back where you started.
Sunday, January 13, 2019
Monday, January 07, 2019
New Year at the Commons and other outreach programs
Today is the meeting with the employees at M &L. The owner has so graciously invited our pastor to present 30 minutes of gospel teaching to his interested employees at his expense plus a free lunch. Participation is optional, of course. The reception by the employees has been positive so far. I am anxious to see if the fund raiser held at the church for the employee who suffered a heart attack will have an effect on the group.
We kicked off the New Year in style with our meeting with the folks at the commons on New Year's day. I'm really looking forward to great things there this coming year and hopefully we can reach other residents who do not know Christ. The meetings, held at 5 pm every Tuesday night, is open to everyone, not just residents.
My pastor and I attended our first session of Anchor Baptist Fellowship in Greensboro. The once defunct Association began anew several months ago (this is the 3rd meeting of the revived organization) and attendance was good. There were eight or nine churches represented. Anchor Baptist Fellowship meets the first Friday night of each month and features three preachers each night. Each preacher is given 25 minutes to deliver his message. Refreshments are usually served
after the meetings. This fellowship is a great opportunity to fellowship with fellow pastors and preachers, find speakers for pulpit supply work and/or revivals and to make friendships. As time goes on, I do hope this group grows strong.
We kicked off the New Year in style with our meeting with the folks at the commons on New Year's day. I'm really looking forward to great things there this coming year and hopefully we can reach other residents who do not know Christ. The meetings, held at 5 pm every Tuesday night, is open to everyone, not just residents.
My pastor and I attended our first session of Anchor Baptist Fellowship in Greensboro. The once defunct Association began anew several months ago (this is the 3rd meeting of the revived organization) and attendance was good. There were eight or nine churches represented. Anchor Baptist Fellowship meets the first Friday night of each month and features three preachers each night. Each preacher is given 25 minutes to deliver his message. Refreshments are usually served
after the meetings. This fellowship is a great opportunity to fellowship with fellow pastors and preachers, find speakers for pulpit supply work and/or revivals and to make friendships. As time goes on, I do hope this group grows strong.
Tuesday, January 01, 2019
Cunningham clamp
For those men who are using a Cunningham clamp, I have found that coating the foam with a small amount of barrier cream reduces the irritation from using the clamp. Be careful and not use too much as an excessive amount of barrier cream can cause the clamp to slide off.
For those who have no idea what barrier cream is or what a Cunningham clamp is be glad,
For those who have no idea what barrier cream is or what a Cunningham clamp is be glad,
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