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BIBLICAL REFLECTIONS ON THE EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI: A deeply tragic natural disaster such as the earthquake in Haiti is a time of serious reflection for all who profess Jesus as Lord and Savior. It is a time of thoughtful prayer, action to help those in need, and a time to think rightly about the condition of the world.

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NATIONAL
PASTOR: IOWA CENSORS PRAYER: He recalls two years ago when a Muslim imam offered the House prayer "and said some things that were very offensive -- that Allah would grant victory over the unbelievers and also a reference to the defeat of the great Satan or something like that." .... He recalls that an uproar resulted from that incident, but no call for censorship followed.


SCHOOLS
HOME-SCHOOLING ARREST IN NEW YORK: According to the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), which has agreed to represent the family in court, the arrests came a week after the school district notified the family that they were in compliance.

PREACHER'S TOE TOUCHES SCHOOL LAWN, HE GETS ARRESTED: A New Jersey judge has dismissed a criminal case against a volunteer who was preaching the Gospel on public property in front of the Edison, N.J., High School when his toe inadvertently brushed the grass and he was arrested.

PSALMS BANNED, BUT WITCHCRAFT OK: According to the Rutherford Institute, the principal "informed Mrs. Busch that she could not read from the Bible in the classroom because it was against the law and that the reading would violate the 'separation of church and state.'"


ABORTION
DEBUNKING PLANNED PARENTHOOD'S FINANCIAL WOES: ....the state Planned Parenthood CEO is paid nearly $295,000 annually while others receive a salary in the $200,000 range. Also noteworthy are the benefit packages enjoyed by these well-paid executives.

BIRTH CONTROL TO CHILDREN IN ECUADOR BY PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION: The organization (Planned Parenthood Federation) is training teenagers -- "peer promoters," they are called -- to go into rural areas populated by indigenous people, make contact with other children (ranging in age from 11 to 19), and convince them to let them inoculate them with Depo-Provera, which is birth control.

JUDGE BOWS OUT OF PRO-LIFE CASE: Almost 90 pro-lifers were arrested at Notre Dame last year while demonstrating against President Obama's graduation speech in South Bend, Indiana. ....At the same time, pro-abortion forces were permitted on Notre Dame property to demonstrate for Obama and for abortion. None were arrested.

ATTENTION PRO-LIFE WHISTLEBLOWERS: In a campaign known as Abortion Whistleblower, Operation Rescue is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to a conviction of abortionists or abortion clinics that are breaking the law. Spokesman and president Troy Newman reports that the organization has already been successful in shutting down a number of abortion facilities.

EUGENICS - THE EVIL ROOT OF ABORTION: The documentary, Maafa 21, traces the history of Planned Parenthood to its founder, Margaret Sanger, who believed in eugenics -- controlling and eliminating certain population groups, especially including minorities such as African-Americans.


POLITICS
THE UNANSWERED QUESTION: When asked where the Constitution gave Congress the authority to enact the type of legislation they are attempting, New Jersey Democrat Senator Frank Lautenberg responded by saying, "I am not going to answer that," as he walked away.  Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi just scoffed at the question repeating, "Are you serious?  Are you serious?"

WORLD MISLED OVER HIMALAYAN GLACIER MELTDOWN: Hasnain has since admitted that the claim was "speculation" and was not supported by any formal research.

ED SCHULTZ: I'D CHEAT TO KEEP BROWN FROM WINNING: Brian Maloney captured MSNBC's Ed Schultz making a startling remark on his radio show yesterday about supporting voter fraud in Massachusetts, so Scott Brown would lose.
'PATHETIC' OLBERMANN VENTS AGAINST SCOTT BROWN: "In short, in Scott Brown we have an irresponsible, homophobic, racist, reactionary, ex-nude model, teabagging supporter of violence against woman and against politicians with whom he disagrees," stated Olbermann.

Source: One News Now / WorldNetDaily

His Will

BIBLE VERSES
Seek His Kingdom

But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
"Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give
you the kingdom.

~ Luke 12:31,32 NIV ~
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed
of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation
of the world...

~ Matthew 25:34 KJV ~

You are those who have stood by Me in My trials; and just as My Father
has granted Me a kingdom, I grant you that you may eat and drink at My
table in My kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes
of Israel.

~ Luke 22:28-30 NASB ~

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Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®.
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society.
Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.

"Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE,
Copyright 1960,1962,1963,1968,1971,1972,1973,1975,1977,1995
by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission."

King James Version of the Holy Bible and
the American Standard Version
are in the public domain.

Source: Arcamax Bible Verses

There is one person in our church
Who knows our pastor’s life,
Who weeps and smiles and prays with him—
And that’s the pastor’s wife.

The crowd has seen him in his strength
When wielding God’s sharp sword,
As underneath God’s banner’s fold
He faced the devil’s horde.

But deep within her heart she knows
That scarce an hour before,
She helped him pray the glory down
Behind the closet door.

She’s heard him groaning in his soul
When bitter raged the strife,
As, hand in hand, she knelt with him—
For she’s the pastor’s wife!

You tell your tales of prophets brave
Who marched across the world
And changed the course of history
By burning words they hurled.

And I will tell how back of each
Some woman lived her life;
Who wept with him and smiled with him—
She was the pastor’s wife!

Source: The Timothy Report

Latest news reports are that five terrorist cell groups have
been operating in many of our churches. They have been
identified as: Bin Sleepin, Bin Arguin, Bin Fightin, Bin
Complainin, and Bin Missin. Their leader, Osama Bin
Lucifer, trained these groups to destroy the Body of Christ.
The plan is to come into the church disguised as Christians
and to work within the church to discourage, disrupt, and
destroy.

However, there have been reports of a sixth group. A tiny
cell known by the name Bin Prayin is actually the only
effective counter terrorism force in the church. Unlike other
terrorist cells, the Bin Prayin team does not blend in with
whoever and whatever comes along.

Bin Prayin does whatever is needed to uplift and encourage
the Body of Christ. We have noticed that the Bin Prayin cell
group has different characteristics than the others. They have
Bin Watchin, Bin Waitin, Bin Fastin, and Bin Longin for their
Master, Jesus Christ to return.

Which cell group do you belong to?

And guess what, no church is exempt.

However, you can spot them if you "bin lookin.”

And you’d better get busy, cuz our country needs all the
prayers you can pack in a day, not just when you are in
church.

I "bin lookin."

YOU “Bin Prayin?"


Source: BBF Humor

The Long Way Around
DB Reading: Exodus 13:17-22; 14, 15:1-21

"...God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, 'If they
face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.' So God led the people around by the desert road toward
the Red Sea..." (Exodus 13:17-18). When they came to the Red Sea and saw that they were trapped between the
water and the Egyptian army, they cried out to God and complained to Moses. God displayed his glory by dividing the
waters, allowing all the Israelites to walk safely across on dry land, and then sweeping the waters back over the
entire Egyptian army. "...And when the Israelites saw the great power the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the
people feared the Lord and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant" (Exodus 14:31). The nations heard
the news and trembled at the God of Israel.

When God leads me the long way around, may I trust that he knows, better than I, what is best for me. Though
I am "armed for battle" (Exodus 13:18), God knows that I am not yet prepared for what I might face if I took
the shorter, easier road. I might shrink from the challenge ahead, return to my bondage, and miss out on the
richest blessing God desires to give me. On the shorter road, others may not see God's power displayed through
my circumstances so they can know that he is God (Exodus 14:4,17-18,31; 15:14-16). As I journey on the long
desert road with him, may I be strengthened and equipped to achieve God's goal in God's timing.

When I see difficulty coming, may I hold on to my faith and continue to walk "boldly" (Exodus 14:8), instead of
pleading, "What have you done to us? ...Leave us alone" (Exodus 14:12). May I "do just as I am told"
(Exodus 14:4 NCV) and trust God to defeat the "army" that threatens to destroy me.

Sometimes, circumstances do not allow me to move forward. Time just seems to stand still, and I'm stuck in my
troubles for what seems like forever. All I can do is stand. God whispers "Do not be afraid. Stand firm"
(Exodus 14:13). I want to plunge ahead and force my way through the trial as quickly as possible, but no amount
of human effort can break past the barriers in my way. I am tempted to turn and run as fast as I can, away from
the trial, or to sink to the ground in gloom and despair.

I will face my fear. I will plant my feet firmly where I am, and wait, expectantly, for God's deliverance
(Exodus 14:13). I will stand still and let the Lord fight for me and save me from destruction (Exodus 14:14).
I will rest, knowing God is in control. I "need only to be still" (Exodus 14:14).

When God finally tells me to "move on" (Exodus 14:15), I will start moving in the direction he reveals. As I step
out in obedience, I will trust that THEN he will "divide the water" (Exodus 14:16) and make a clear, dry path for
me to follow.

At the end of the dark night, when I stand on the shore and look back at where I have been, I will marvel a
t what God has accomplished. As I see his glory and power displayed through my hardship, I will put my trust
in God, who patiently led me, and in his servant leaders, who faithfully instructed me. At last, I will realize the
wisdom and reward of taking the long way around.

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To  realize The value of a sister/brother Ask someone Who doesn't have one. 

Time waits for no one. 
Treasure every moment you have. 
You will treasure it even more when You can share it with someone special. 

To realize the value of a friend or family member: 

LOSE ONE. 

Submitted by David

The Fruit of the Spirit

Love is the Christ-like reaction to people's malice.

Joy is the Christ-like reaction to depressing circumstances.

Peace is the Christ-like reaction to troubles, threats and invitations to anxiety.

Patience is the Christ-like reaction to all that is maddening.

Kindness is the Christ-like reaction to all that are unkind.

Goodness is the Christ-like reaction to bad people and had behavior.

Faithfulness and gentleness are the Christ-like reactions to lies and fury.

Self-control is the Christ-like reaction to every situation that goads you to lose your cool and hit out.

A Sunday School teacher decided to have her young class
memorize one of the most quoted passages in the Bible -
Psalm 23. She gave the youngsters a month to learn the
chapter.

Little Rick was excited about the task - but he just couldn't
remember the Psalm. After much practice, he could barely
get past the first line.

On the day that the kids were scheduled to recite Psalm 23
in front of the congregation, Ricky was so nervous. When it
was his turn, he stepped up to the microphone and said
proudly, 'The Lord is my Shepherd, and that's all I need
to know.'

I love the story about an angel who suddenly appears at a faculty
meeting and tells the dean of the college that, in return for his
unselfish and exemplary behavior, he will be given his choice of
infinite wealth, wisdom or beauty. Without hesitating, the dean
selects infinite wisdom.

"Done!" says the angel, and disappears in a cloud of smoke and a bolt
of lightning.

Now, all heads turn toward the dean, who sits surrounded by a faint
halo of light. At length, one of his colleagues whispers, "Say
something wise."

The dean looks at them and says, "I should have taken the money."

Though wealth is highly regarded in our world, I rather suspect this
fictitious academic made the better choice. Wisdom, like many other
virtues, is usually more difficult to obtain and can be far more
satisfying.

I've heard it said that when our hearts are empty, we collect
"things." On the other hand, when our hearts are full, we tend to lose
interest in most of the "stuff" of life. The "things of the heart"
become all important. Things like love and joy and peace. Or wisdom.
Or hope. Or faith.

And the wonderful truth is that these gifts are given freely to any
who will take them! None of us has to live without love. There really
is joy to be found in this life. And we can know peace - now.


Fra Giovanni gave us these immortal words in 1513:

"No heaven can come to us unless our hearts find rest in today.
Take heaven!

No peace lies in the future that is not hidden in his present moment.
Take peace!

The gloom of this world is but a shadow.
Behind it, yet within reach, is joy.

There is a radiance and glory in the darkness, could we but see,
and to see we have only to look. I beseech you to look.
Life is so generous a giver...."

You have already been offered things even finer than infinite wealth.
Will you grasp them and make them yours - today?

Source: Life Support System