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6/26/06
If you are unsaved, or unsure if you have eternal life, please go to our "Road to Salvation" page now, and be sure before it is too late! As long as you draw breath, you have to opportunity to know for SURE where you will spend eternity, but once you die, or the Lord returns at the end of the Great Tribulation, it will be too late... you will have made your choice by then! Be blessed by all, and have a blessed, peaceful day in the Lord!
Today we have the following updates:
Scriptures: "God's Promises & Answers", Chapter 20 (new chapter added every Monday)
New article: Revelation 10-11:14 by Jack Kelley
Today's Prayer Requests - My Uncle Scotty passed away Saturday morning. It's noted on Prayers for Life page; update on our daughter, Shelly's, situation on Prayers for Illness page.
New
Recipe
- "Slush
Punch"
Today's Cute Animal picture!
June, 2006 - Monthly calendar
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My FAVORITE SCRIPTURES (categorized)
NEW FOR TODAY:
2 TIMOTHY 3:
Murder
wave hits US ‘exburbs’
After 54 murders this year, New Orleans has
become one of the deadliest examples of a rising murder rate that is
defying the trends of the past decade and fuelling concern about a
crime wave that appears to be spreading to smaller cities and states
with little experience of serious gun violence.
AND KNOWLEDGE SHALL INCREASE:
"Knowledge
Shall Be Increased"
by Dawn Bible Student Association
<-
FEATURE!
THE PROPHET DANIEL HAD been instructed by God to seal up the meaning
and interpretation of the wonderful ‘end time’ visions and
prophecies that God had given to him. These blessed truths, that had
been received and recorded by the prophet so long ago, were to be
hidden and sealed from the worldly wise and curious seekers of
knowledge until the closing times of the present Gospel Age. In due
time, however, God’s eternal purpose would be realized in the
revealing of his timely message to watchers who would be on hand at
the end of this age, to understand the meaning of Daniel’s
prophecy.
APOSTASY:
COLUMBUS,
OH: Episcopalians pass compromise resolution calling for restraint
Resolution A161, effecting a moratorium on the ordination of
homosexual bishops and the blessing of homosexual unions, failed in
the House of Deputies on Tuesday, threatening alienation of the
Episcopal Church from the worldwide Anglican Communion. In a last
ditch effort to save Episcopalian-Anglican relations, Presiding
Bishop Frank Griswold convened a Special Legislative session on
Wednesday morning, calling on Bishops and Deputies to consider an
emergency resolution, number B033, that would express what the
convention "actually" believed.
"I'm
convinced I'm no abomination!"
by Mike Mickey
While I don't like to cast stones as I am a lowly sinner saved only
by the grace of God myself, I reasoned to myself at that time, based
on yet another obstacle arising in the case of Eugene Robinson that
should prevent him from holding his office, that the Episcopal
Church would take a look at what was already a pitiful decision on
its part and say, "Enough!" I was wrong. As such, the good
bishop Eugene Robinson, an abandoner of his wife and children, an
apostate, and an alcoholic continues to make a mockery of the Word
of God while feigning as a representative of the Christian faith.
CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION:
Pastor
faced charges for evangelism at mall
Charges were
dropped against a Sacramento-area youth pastor who was arrested
while sharing his Christian faith one-on-one with shoppers at a
mall.
CRAFTS/CROSSTITCH:
EARTHQUAKES:
Strong
Quake (6.2) Strikes Central Indonesia
A
powerful earthquake struck Indonesia's Sulawesi island early Sunday
and panicked residents, but there were no immediate reports of
damage or injuries.
END TIMES:
The
Closed Door Of Revelation
by Spirit Journals
They did a recent survey of professing Christians and found that an
alarming rate of Christians today are not attending church anywhere.
You can read into that what you want and most look at it as a
negative. I'm not saying that Christians need to stay home and not
attend church. But I will say this. When you look at that survey on
the surface one would conclude that these believers are people who
are lazy, backslidden perhaps, lethargic, etc. But when you start
reading the reasons why Christians are not attending church you
realize that the problem lies in the fact that most who don't attend
church are not attending church because of spiritual reasons but
because there is not many churches left where the presence of GOD
can be found in a true way.
ISRAEL HAPPENINGS:
Israel's
self-destruction
Called upon repeatedly by our "civilized" world to
negotiate with unrepentant terrorists, every prime minister from
Yitzhak Rabin to Ariel Sharon has agreed to assorted policies of
national defeat. Current Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's idea for
Middle East peace is simply more of the same.
Rabbi:
Olmert may suffer Sharon's fate
<-
FEATURE!
Rabbi Dov Wolpe of Kiryat Gat says 'we've seen what Almighty can do
to those who carry out evacuation, and this time there is chance it
will happen before evacuation'
LAST DAYS DECEPTIONS:
The
end times are NOT a game!
by Mike Mickey
The Purpose Driven Life video game? Surely not, I mused.
Scientists
plan to recreate 'Big Bang' to uncover universe's mysteries
International scientists will recreate the
immediate aftermath of the "Big Bang" in a bid to uncover
the mysteries of the universe, a world physics summit announced.
Video
Glorifies Fallen Terrorist
Al-Qaida's No. 2
leader paid tribute to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in a video Friday,
extolling him as "the prince of martyrs" and vowing to
avenge his death. "Yes (George W.) Bush, there isn't a single
person who'll be killed that we won't get vengeance for, God
willing," said Ayman al-Zawahri.
MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS:
New
Device Zaps Migraines
<-
FEATURE!
A magnetic pulse technique originally developed to treat
psychological disorders like depression has been modified to zap
away migraines before they can fully form.
NATURAL DISASTERS:
Tropical
storm could develop N East of Bahamas: NHC
A tropical storm could develop northeast of the Bahamas over the
next day or so, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in an
outlook Friday.
OCCULT:
Philosopher
or faker?
A meeting explored works of Helena Blavatsky.
PERSONAL:
Page includes my original prayer request, my special dream two nights after quitting, my new poem/apology to the Lord, and information about Commit Lozenges (God's gift to smoking mankind!!!).
PLAGUES:
Bird-flu
mutation spreads in family
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The World Health Organization has detailed the
first evidence that the deadly bird-flu virus mutated and spread
from person to person within a family, but specialists said
yesterday the genetic change does not increase the threat of a
pandemic.
WHO
Says Bird Flu Virus Mutated
A World
Health Organization investigation showed that the H5N1 virus mutated
slightly in an Indonesian family cluster on Sumatra island, but bird
flu experts insisted Friday it did not increase the possibility of a
human pandemic.
SCIENCE:
Cell
Phones Increase Risk of Death By Lightning, Doctors Claim
According to a letter published in this week's issue of the British
Medical Journal, people who talk on, or even just carry, mobile
phones outdoors during storms are more likely to sustain fatal
internal injuries if struck by lightning.
Police
Capture Gator on Long Island Lawn
Police in a Long Island village nabbed an unusual suspect
today—with a long tail, powerful jaws, sharp teeth and a family
rap sheet that stretches back millions of years.
Scientists
work on mind-reading computers
<-
FEATURE!
LONDON - A raised eyebrow, quizzical look or a nod of the head are
just a few of the facial expressions computers could soon be using
to read people's minds.
STRANGE EARTH SIGNS:
Earth
Is Hottest Now In 2000 Years
<-
FEATURE!
It has
been 2,000 years and possibly much longer since the Earth has run
such a fever. The National Academy of Sciences in the US, reaching
that conclusion in a broad review of scientific work requested by
Congress, reported today that the "recent warmth is
unprecedented for at least the last 400 years and potentially the
last several millennia."
Melting
Greenland ice cap to be monitored
Denmark will set up seven unmanned measuring stations along the edge
of Greenland's vast ice cap to monitor how fast the frozen sheet
covering the massive island is thinning, Environment Minister Connie
Hedegaard announced Friday.
STRANGE WEATHER:
Record
Rainfall for the Eastern U.S. - Accuweather
Flooding continued to plague the D.C.-Baltimore metro area Sunday
night as a band of thunderstorms continued to sit and rain heavily
on the area.
Study:
Global Warming Fueled 2005 Hurricanes
Global warming, and not natural variations in ocean temperature,
provided most of the fuel for last year's unusually strong hurricane
season, scientists said this week.
TERRORISTS/TERRORISM:
Al-Aksa
claims chemical capabilities
The Aksa Martyrs Brigades announced on Sunday that its members have
succeeded in manufacturing chemical and biological weapons.
Iraqi
Govt Declares State of Emergency
The Iraqi
government declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew Friday
after insurgents set up roadblocks in central Baghdad and opened
fire on U.S. and Iraqi troops just north of the heavily fortified
Green Zone.
Muslims
Threaten 9/11 in Europe!
<-
FEATURE!
Pictures
of Muslims who marched in the streets of London during their recent
Religion of Peace Demonstration. Feb.3,2006 over Danish cartoons
depicting Muhammad. From BBC News and London Telegraph These
pictures have never been shown in any of our American newspapers or
television news programs because we should never appear to offend
anyone!
Official:
7 Arrested in Sears Tower Plot
Inside a
city warehouse, authorities believe, a group was hatching the early
stages of a widespread terror plot _ one that targeted Chicago's
Sears Tower, an FBI office in Miami and other U.S. buildings.
NEW FOR FRIDAY:
ANTI-CHRISTIAN BIAS:
Appeals
court agrees: Tear down that cross
Mount Soledad monument for fallen soldiers
unconstitutional, according to 9th Circuit judges
BIG BROTHER:
Secret
U.S. Program Tracks Global Bank Transfers
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government, without
the knowledge of many banks and their customers, has engaged for
years in a secret effort to track terrorist financing by accessing a
vast database of confidential information on transfers of money
between banks worldwide.
END TIMES:
'End
Times' Religious Groups Want Apocalypse Soon
<- FEATURE!!!
For thousands of years, prophets have
predicted the end of the world. Today, various religious groups,
using the latest technology, are trying to hasten it. Their endgame
is to speed the promised arrival of a messiah.
ISRAEL HAPPENINGS:
PM,
Abbas agree to hold official summit
Olmert added that the difficulty in reaching
even a starting point of negotiations with the Palestinians stemmed
from the fact that the current PA government, run by Hamas, had not
accepted the three demands placed by the international community as
a pre-requisite for talks: the cessation of violence and the
disarming of terrorist groups, full implementation of agreements
previously signed between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, and
a formal recognition of Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state.
LAST DAYS DECEPTIONS:
Book
on Jewish mysticism best seller in Israel
<- FEATURE!!!
Can Jewish mystical concepts and an
understanding of the Torah save the world from nuclear Holocaust?
Can it help explain global events and even everyday news? An author
whose book on Kabbalah has quickly become enormously popular in
Israel argues this is the case.
Scientists
plan to recreate 'Big Bang' to uncover universe's mysteries
International scientists will recreate the
immediate aftermath of the "Big Bang" in a bid to uncover
the mysteries of the universe, a world physics summit announced.
MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS:
Antibiotic-Resistant
Bacteria on the Rise
<- FEATURE!!!
Since the 1950s, researchers have worried about the potential
dangers of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. Now, it seems those
concerns were warranted. Experts writing in this week's issue of The
Lancet say some 2 billion people worldwide carry S. aureus, and as
many as 52 million may carry a dangerous form known as meticillin- (methicillin)
resistant S. aureus, or MRSA.
Possible
Relief From Arthritis
<- FEATURE!!!
For the first time, doctors say it may be possible to stop the joint
damage brought on by rheumatoid arthritis.
Tree
Bark Supplement Reduces ADHD
<- FEATURE!!!
According to new research, a plant extract from the bark of the
French maritime pine tree, the antioxidant Pycnogenol, significantly
reduces Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms in
children when used daily for one month.
PLAGUES:
Tattoo
Customers in 3 States Get Infections
<- FEATURE!!!
MRSA is an antibiotic-resistant bacteria that
fights off the body's immune system and destroys tissues. The
community-associated variety, seen in the tattoo infections, has
been diagnosed in otherwise healthy athletes, military recruits and
prison inmates.
RUMORS OF WAR:
U.S.
Weighs Shootdown of N. Korea Missile
The Bush administration is weighing responses
to a possible North Korean missile test that include attempting to
shoot it
down in flight over the Pacific, defense officials told The
Associated Press on Tuesday.
TERRORISM/TERRORISTS:
Climbdown
as Hamas agrees to Israeli state
In a bitter struggle for power, Hamas is
bowing to an ultimatum from the Palestinian president, Mahmoud
Abbas, to endorse the document drawn up by Palestinian security
prisoners in Israeli jails, or face a national referendum on the
issue that could see the Islamist group stripped of power if it
loses.
Hamas:
Islam will conquer U.S., Britain
'Just as the Jews ran from Gaza,' U.S. 'will
run' from Iraq, Afghanistan
Have a blessed, peaceful day in the Lord! Peg.
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