I found this on Ablazenet tonight. I like it:

The Lord is my programmer, I shall not crash.
He installed his software on the hard disc of my heart.
All his commands are user friendly.
His directory guides me to the right choices for His name's sake.
Even though I scroll through the problems of life, I wll fear no bugs,
For He is my backup.
His password protects me.
He prepares a menu before me in the presences of my enemies.
His help is only a keystroke away.
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life.
And my file will be merged with His and saved forever.

- Author Unknown

Firm gives P2P networks adware infection | The Register

Firm gives P2P networks adware infection | The Register :

"'Remember, the people who receive something like (the ad-laden media files), in some cases, were on P-to-P, and they were trying to get illicit files,' Marc Morgenstern, a vice president at Loudeye told PC World."

While I agree with his sentiments that people are out to get illegal files, I disagree that he should be doing what he is doing and should get sued by someone for doing it.
If nothing else, Jesus said, 'Let him who is wothout sin cast the first stone." I wonder if Mr. Morgenstern is without sin.

reverend fun :: artchives :: cartoon display

reverend fun :: artchives :: cartoon display
This is realy what I feel has been done to Christmas.

Virus Threat Center - Microsoft buys anti-spyware technology firm

Virus Threat Center - Microsoft buys anti-spyware technology firm
Once again, Microsoft proves, if we cannot write software to fix it we will buy someone that will.

MSNBC - Hershey hiking price of candy bars

MSNBC - Hershey hiking price of candy bars

Prices for the company’s standard chocolate bar will go up 5.8 percent, effective immediately. An increase on packaged chocolates will be effective Feb. 14, the company said.

I wonder why they chose that day. Hmmmm..

Virus Threat Center - Desktop search tools a virus writers' best friend

Virus Threat Center - Desktop search tools a virus writers' best friend
This is not something that I had thought about with desktop search tools. I have shyed away from them since they will not work with my work machine (Lotus Notes) and that is where most information is that I need in a hurry.

Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD

Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CDNeed XP SP2, and do not want to downlad it, get it free (free siping too).

BBC NEWS | Technology | Microsoft gets the blogging bug

BBC NEWS | Technology | Microsoft gets the blogging bug: Another Look at the MS Bloging.

"It now estimates that the number of blogs in existence has exceeded 4.8 million, although some speculate that less than a quarter are regularly maintained."

Intersting statistic, even with 1 million people, that is still a powerful voice.

MSN Goes to The Blogs

MSN Goes to The Blogs

Microsoft's move into consumer blogging follows its other challenges to Yahoo and Google for dominance in the hearts and minds of Web users via e-mail, search and now blogging. In early November Microsoft announced its new search beta and has been an active participant in the escalation of free Webmail space that was ignited by Google's Gmail service.

I guess it should be ok that they want to be number one in everything, but I have begun to hate the fact that MS thinks that it can control something after it has taken off. SIGH!

CNN.com - Kennedy assassination re-created in video game - Nov 21, 2004

CNN.com - Kennedy assassination re-created in video game - Nov 21, 2004:

"'It is despicable,' said David Smith, a spokesman for Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, the late president's brother. He was informed of the game on Friday but declined further comment."

Never thought I lived to see the day when Senator Kennedy's camp and I agree, but it happened. I do not care what you think of President Kennedy, to release this game is nothing but disrepectful to the man and realy is a horrible thing.

ONA HOLLYWOOD: Wonkette: 'We had to publish exit polls in order to kill them'

ONA HOLLYWOOD: Wonkette: 'We had to publish exit polls in order to kill them':

"One of the bloggers responsible for the spread of misleading exit poll data told a room full of journalists that she posted the numbers without really worrying about their accuracy.
Ana Marie Cox -- aka irreverent blogger Wonkette -- offered an after-the-fact excuse: 'My retrospective argument seems relevant: We had to publish exit polls in order to kill them.'"

Noting I could add to this would make it make sense.

Fearing Fallout, Tampa And Other ABC Stations Kill `Private Ryan' - from TBO.com

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The Florida-based American Health Association has released symptoms of what it calls "post-election selection trauma," or PEST, which include: feelings of withdrawal, feelings of isolation, emotional anger and bitterness, loss of appetite, sleeplessness, nightmares, pervasive moodiness including endless sulking, and being excessively worried about the direction of the country.[Sorry Shellshocked Supporters]

If rebuplicams acted like this we would be told to grow up(not that we would). Democrats act like this and get pampered. Time to get off the milk and get on the meat guys. Sorry state of afairs for our country.

Coming Through With the Big Hit at Fenway

Coming Through With the Big Hit at Fenway
As a Boston Red Sox fan, this is just a neat story.

Name that Candybar - Science Museum of Minnesota

Name that Candybar - Science Museum of Minnesota
Had enough Halloween Candy (or since I am a Christian it is Haleluiah Candy). See if you can name that candy bar!

JUST DO IT

JUST DO IT
Thank you Nike. If you are a Red Sox fan, Just Visit It!

TIME.com: Tearing Kerry Down

TIME.com: Tearing Kerry Down:

"I have never seen a presidential campaign in which the strategies of the two parties are so different, and so dreadful. The Republican strategy is to demolish Kerry, posit the President as a man of simple strength and do everything possible to avoid a discussion of Iraq or the effects of globalization on the American economy. The Kerry strategy is to present an 'optimistic' candidate with a 'positive plan for the future.' "

Excuse me time magazine. Where were you when during the primaries, Kerry and the gang were attacking Bush, saying that he KNEW about 9/11 before it happened, etc. There has been negative out of Kerrys mouth just not recently.

Get your facts right PLEASE.

Cheny a Jinx

dustbury.com: Dickie the jinx
This scares me. Are we doomed to have Kerry win now?

BLACKFIVE: Into The Breach - Another Friend Goes To War

BLACKFIVE: Into The Breach - Another Friend Goes To War
What a story. I can only hope that Steve comes home...

Grace Fellowship July 25 2004 am service Pastor Bob Yandian

Ps 136 1 - 26

David is not author, Hezikah is. Mercy is what God desires to do for us to pour out his love for us. And this is forever.

135 and 136 are sister Psalms by Hezikah. 120 -134 are Psalms of degrees. These are a good ending to them. They contain information about creation, Israel, wisdom of worshiping the true God.

1. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

God is a good God. He wants to show his goodness to us, not strike us down. Leave it in His hand. God can turn cursing into blessing. We do not need to know how, just that he will.

2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.

We serve the God of Gods. We see terrorism in name of Islam, God is up to the challenge. He did this for Moses with Pharaoh, as well as Elijah at Mt Carmel.

3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Here we talk of Jesus. He is the Lord of Lords.

4 To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.

No matter what great things happen in your life, God is the one that brings it to pass. God is the one.

Phising Test

Test can you pass this test. You better if you want to keep your ID

How true

You Know You're From Massachusetts When...

The person driving in front of you is going 70 mph and you are cursing him for going too slow. When ordering a tonic, you mean a Coke...not quinine water. You actually enjoy driving around rotaries. You almost feel disappointed when someone doesn't flip you the bird when you cut them off or steal their parking space. You know how to pronounce the names of towns like Worcester, Billerica, Haverhill, Barre and Cotuit. You have driven to New Hampshire on a Sunday in order to get beer. You know that there are two Bulger brothers, and that they're both crooks. You know what they sell at a packie. You know at least one bar where you can get something to drink after last call. You can actually find your way around Boston. Evacuation Day is a recognized holiday. You know what First Night is. You know at least one guy named Sean, Pat, Whitey, Red, Bud or Seamus. You think the rest of the country owes you for Thanksgiving and Independence Day. You have never been to Cheers. When the words 'WICKED' and 'GOOD' go together. You knew that there was no chance in hell that the Pats would move to Hartford. You have gone to at least one party at UMass. The curse of the Bambino is taught in public schools. You own a "Yankees Suck" shirt or hat. You think Doug Flutie is the greatest athlete ever. You remember exactly where you were when the ball rolled through Buckner's legs. You pray for the Red Sox to win the World Series not this season, but in your lifetime. You know how to make a frappe. You know that "Big Dig" is also a kind of ice cream you can get at Brigham's. You actually know how to merge from 6 lanes of traffic down to one. You never go to "Cape Cod", you go "down the Cape". You think that Roger Clemens, Wade Boggs and Derek Jeter are more evil than Whitey Bulger. You went to Old Sturbridge Village, Plymouth Plantation, or both, on field trip in grammar school. You're aware that there is a town, somewhere in Massachusetts, named Brimfield where they have the biggest outdoor antique market in the world. You can drive to the mountains and the ocean all in one day. You know that the Mass Pike is some sort of strange weather dividing line. You know that P-Town isn't the name of a new rap group. You know that Ludlow is 90% Portuguese and that Fall River is 90% Lebanese. You do not recognize the letter "R" as a part of the English language. You've called something "wicked pissa" You have driven to either Rhode Island, New Hampshire or Vermont for a tattoo. You see people like Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), Dicky Barret (The Mighty, Mighty Bosstones), and Evan Dando (The Lemonheads) in the local supermarket and it doesn't phase you. You've slammed on your brakes to deter a tailgater Know at least three Tony's, one Vinnie and a Frank(ie) Paranoia sets in if you can't see a Dunkin Donuts, ATM or CVS within eyeshot at all times. You keep an ice scraper and can of de-icer on the floor of your car...year round You still try to order curly fries from Burger King You order iced coffee in January You know what candlepin bowling is You drive 45 minutes to New Hampshire to save $5 in sales tax You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you can make a left. You've bragged about the money you've saved at The Christmas Tree Shop You know what a "regular" coffee is You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Massachusetts.

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MSNBC - NYC Mayor to Probe Arrest of Mike Wallace

MSNBC - NYC Mayor to Probe Arrest of Mike Wallace

The inspectors said they asked Wallace to step away from the car, but he refused, and lunged at one of them, TLC spokesman Allan Fromberg told The New York Post.

"I'm an 86-year-old man," Wallace told the Post. "For whatever reason, this guy and his buddy were intent upon telling me that I was interfering with the execution of the law."

Anyone who thinks that a 86 year old man cannot be violent in a lunge obviously did not watch Don Zimmer durring last years World Series games. I would guess that Wallace thinks he is a star and above the law, but that is just a guess on my part.

Grace fellowship 2004 07 18 Pastor Bob Yandian

Matt 24
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

We minister to them, do not let their lawlessness affect us. How do we help a Christian who needs help?

1 Cor 12
25 That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care, one for another.
26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it.

Everyone is a minister of the gospel, especially to fellow Christians. Others have helped us; we need to pass that on to others.

Gal 6
1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.
5 For every man shall bear his own burden.

1. We all have faults. This verse says not to be overtaken by then. Every believer is to grow so that they can be self sustaining.


2. The spiritually strong are to restore the spiritually weak. Restore is a medical term to put a dislocated bone in place. Put someone back in place. We are to do this in meekness, in humbleness, a teachable attitude. Not as a know it all.


3. Bear one another's burden. Burden is a heavy weight. God's burden is not heavy. If burden is heavy we are not right with God.


4. Verse three tells us to think of yourself as nothing. Others can live without us. We are not ones helping, spirit is.


5. You will be judged by your own works. People are not notches on your gun. Help others to be dependant on God, not on yourself. Your relationship with God is the most important.


6. Verse 5 burden means a light weight. You are to reach this point.


7. There are blessings attached to helping others.

James 5
19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

Your help is powerful; you can even help restore years to a person.

Stanard disclaimer: All verses are King James version. All notes are based on what I heard and are not necessarily the point that the speaker was trying to get across.

I have not kept up to dat with sermon notes and will try to fill that void since I am on vacation from work this week and schools the next 2 as well.

7/11/2004 Pastor Bob Yandian

Matt 24
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

We are to change the world not it change us.

We are to be at the work of helping restore believers

2 Tim 2
19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

We can find sin in the men of ministry. Ministries have lowered the standards. Large crowds do not mean ministries are good, teaching word of God does. Everyone should live a clean character.

1 Tim 4
1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

We are in the later times. Some will depart from the faith (people). Then ministers, speakers of hypocrisies, will fall. They may not be salvageable.
If people do not follow false teachers false teachers will cease to exist. Power is in the people.

2 Tim 4
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from, the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

People are the ones with itching ears. People will seek those ministers who scratch them.

1 Cor 14
8 For, if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?

Pastor blows the trumpet, if it is not clear people will not know what to do. Ministers must live what they preach.
Acts 20:20 and 1 Pet 5 are examples to the flock.

It is not up to people to be strong it is the leaders reasonability. Commitment comes from pastor to people, and then people will commit to pastor.
2 Cor 12:14

Standard disclaimer: All scriptures are King James version. All notes are what I heard the speaker say and may not be what he was trying to get across.

Backdoor.WinCE.Brador.a

Virus Encyclopedia - Backdoor.WinCE.Brador.a
Looks like it is no longer a prrof of concept but the real thing... sigh!

The Washington Monthly - Gillete is real sharp

The Washington Monthly
Funny story if true

Surf and Turf

InfomercialSurf the net and cook your dinner, all from one machine, what a deal...

The Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News - 23-Jul-04 - You?re no good:
Linda Ronstadt is a bigot:

"This is an election year, and I think we're in desperate trouble and it's time for people to speak up and not pipe down. It's a real conflict for me when I go to a concert and find out somebody in the audience is a Republican or fundamental Christian. It can cloud my enjoyment. I'd rather not know.? "

When will they understand, I want to be entertained by them not hear their views. And I am sorry Linda, since you hate Christians so much, I will make sure not to go to your concerts or buy your products. Would not want to make you upset knowing that money you make comes from me.

InfoWorld: First Windows CE virus emerges: July 19, 2004: By : APPLICATION_DEVELOPMENT : SECURITY
More info on the Pocket Windows virus. Not sure it affects me, as it only spreads on ARM Ltd. processors. Of course it is a proof of concept virus so it should not ever really get up (RIGHT).

The first PocketPC virus is now known as WinCE.Duts.1520.

This case is very similar to the Symbian Cabir worm which was found a month ago.

This is a new proof-of-concept virus. It has not been found in the wild. It's been written by a member of the 29A virus-writing group. The worm is not known to be spreading in the wild at all. It will be never become a problem in the real world.

Unlike Cabir, Duts is a traditional parasitic virus. It infects other programs in the PocketPC PDA, and spreads from one PDA to another when people exchange programs (for example, by beaming a game).

When an infected file is executed the virus asks for permission to infect:

When granted the permission, Duts attempts to infect all EXE files in the current directory.

Duts contains two messages that are not displayed:

One is a reference to the science-fiction book Permutation City by Greg Egan, where the virus got its intended name from:

As usual, virus writers don't get to name their viruses - we do. So we named it Duts instead of Dust.

The other message is:

 This is proof of concept code. Also, i wanted to make avers happy.
 The situation when Pocket PC antiviruses detect only EICAR file had to end ....

Do note that this virus would also be capable of infecting mobile phones running ARM-based version of PocketPC.

F-Secure have shipped an update for F-Secure Anti-virus for PocketPC to detect WinCE.Duts.1520.

Read eWeek's editorial on the issue.

On 17/07/04 At 09:49 AM

[F-Secure Antivirus Research Weblog]

Just my luck. I get an iPAQ with Windows CE on it, and within a month there is a virus out for it == and no, I did not do it!!

ABCNEWS.com : Democrats: Schwarzenegger Comment Sexist
So let me get this straight, if he calls them 'girlie-men' that is politicaly incorrect and insulting. If they call him homophobic, that is political correct and not insulting... why do I not see the logic in this?

A security flaw could theoretically allow attackers to crash computers or launch unauthorized programs. [CNet News.com]

I think we can safely say that the problem is not with just IE, though it is a problem, it is with Windows itself....

Sermon Notes

July 4, 2004 Grace Fellowship 11:15am

Bob Yandian

Matt 24:12
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

Many Christians are hiding in fear of the world

2 TIM 2
19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

He will keep you. God wants us to depart from Iniquity. In dealing with sin, run from it then think instead of thinking about it and then run.

22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Involvement with sin is immaturity (youthful lust). What type of companions do you have? With them that call on the Lord? Surround yourself with Christian friends.

1 Tim 3

2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

1) Be a one woman man, the same for wife.
2) Deliverance: how to get it
3) Admit it was your fault. You have control over you, not eve god can control you unless you let him.
4) Admit it is a sin. It is not a problem or a mistake.
5) Confession and repentance; to God, spouse, and ones you hurt. Time involved in healing of spouse may be longer than you
6) Remove self from sin source
7) Get involved in church, god, etc.. Get involved in prayer, and with mate.

Sin in ministry

2 Tim 4

10 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world,

Your sin will find you out. There is a difference between fruit of ministry and fruit of character. Character will eventually catch up with you. Tree is known by fruit (character). Sin is self centered.

James 3

1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.


Note: All verses are King James. These are my notes on what I heard and do not reflect what was actually said by the speaker.

6 Puppies Apparently Killed by Fireworks SICK

Yahoo to Trillian: Talk to the hand | CNET News.com:

"'By making frequent protocol changes, it is our expectation that spammers will be blocked from abusing our system to spam our users,' Osako [of Yahoo] said. "

Yahoo needs to step up and finding ways of blocking people from harvesting user names. Closing the door to Trillian will not help at all.

The RSS Paradox:

"That point is where the designated deliverer of exposition calls up the Great Guiding Principle of time-travel projects, wherein the immutable laws of screwing around with time dictate that nothing can be changed in the past, lest the universe be rented because the character's dog would therefore never be born, leading to cascading series of unintended consequences such as incomprehensible run-on sentences like this one. "

I have always felt like this guy.. rest of the article deals with RSS and personal video recorers and how the technologies can be combined.

FOXNews.com - Top Stories - Missing Women Grab Headlines, but What About the Men?
Good question!

Gentle Ministries - Devotionals, Sermons, Humor and Forums - Be - Do - Have (Life's Secrets)
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
.....Eleanor Roosevelt.....
Intersting quote.. the whole article gets me thinking

Yahoo! News - City of Brotherly Love Kicks Off Gay Ad Campaign
I guess it really is the city of Brotherly Love. I do sincerely hope that no taxpayer funds were used to pay for this. I hate to think that they were supportive of one lifestyle over another...

Ind. Man Survives 69,000-Volt Shock - NWCN.com | News
Darwin was obviously wrong. I thought the most intelligent were supposed to survive.

The fence Grisham climbed is 7 feet tall and has three strands of barbed wire on top of it, and there are "clearly visible signs" saying "Danger/High Voltage," Protogere said.

Proof that the guy could not read!

Mother of Military (MOM) for President Bush :: Main Page
To the author of these cartoons THANK YOU!. Take a look, and no matter how you feel about the war in Iraq, have a laugh.

Notes from Radio Broadcast for week

Joyce Myers Ministries - Enjoying Every Day Life

NOTE: Though Mrs. Myers uses the Amplified Bible, all translations quoted here are the King James version. All notes are based on what I heard not necessarily what she preached. You may listen to the broadcast at Her web site for up to 20 days after broadcast.
Weary, Worn Out, and Overworked
May 24
If you do not have balance you will have burnout. Doing the same thing over and over is not good, we were made to have a variety in life. Some people work so hard for God that they do not have time for God.

1Pe 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

When you get out of balance, you open yourself to the devil. We are a society driven by society, but we are to be led by the Holy Spirit. Just as a plant needs to be pruned or cut back so that it can grow, we need to prune parts of our lives.

May 25
It is impossible to make everyone happy. You have to have boundaries and the boundary word that you need to use is 'NO'.

Mat 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Jesus would go off and be alone some times. He set boundaries. You need to 'come apart' before you come apart. And really, some of us need a good nights sleep.

Exo 20:1 And God spake all these words, saying,
Exo 20:2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Exo 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Exo 20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Exo 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Exo 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Exo 20:9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
Exo 20:10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
Exo 20:11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

While the Sabbath may be under the law, it is the principle that needs to be followed here. (By the way, we do not throw out the other commandments cause they are under the law). You are breaking the Spiritual law of rest. What ever work is to you, you need to knock it off for one day out of the week. Part of that time spend time in worship to God, maybe also spend time with the family.

May 26
Be careful that you do not give yourself over to worldly things. People do not put time into relationships any more. How can you be a friend if you are to busy. As your body ages you change. You can not keep the pace you did at an ealier age. So do not try to. Change your habits. Your body will brake down if you try to. Even God rested. During creation He stepped back and enjoyed His creation. You stifle creativity if you are tired all the time.

May 27
When you have excess in one are you will pay for it in another area. When you get stressed out you most certainly will not want to do the things of God. BUSY is a four letter word. We need to take time to enjoy what God has given us.

May 28

1Ki 19:1 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
1Ki 19:2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.
1Ki 19:3 And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.
1Ki 19:4 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.

How do you go from being a mighty man of God to scared man wanting to die another day. He let himself get worn out, he needed a good night sleep. When you get over tired this will happen. How do we know he needed sleep?

1Ki 19:5 And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
1Ki 19:6 And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.
1Ki 19:7 And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.
1Ki 19:8 And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.

He was sleeping and eating for several days so that he could build himself up. He was over worked and spiritual dull.

Pro 24:30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Pro 24:31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Pro 24:32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
Pro 24:33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Pro 24:34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

Now on the other hand, do not go the other way and get lazy. God wants us to do things. He puts into our hearts the desire to do things. Do not be lazy.

May 23, 2004 AM Service Sermon Notes

Bob Yandian

Grace Fellowship.

Ecc 11:9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

Though you can chase after other things, remember that you will stand before God in the end.

Ecc 11:10 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.

Youth is a passing thing. Without God, youth is nothing. Do not forget God to pursue worldly things when you are young.

Ecc 12:1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

Stay with the Lord or when you reach old age you will say you have no pleasure in life. Things in life cannot substitute for a walk with God. This does not say do not have things, just do not let them get in the way of your walk with God.

This shows Solomon turning his back on God and walking after the things of the world. In the end he says it was not good. Verse 12:1 says basically, 'been there, done that, it does not satisfy, stay with God'. Solomon pursues five things in an attempt to seek the worldly things. Again, none of them are wrong in themselves, unless they cause you to put them before God.

1. Earthly Wisdom

Ecc 1:18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
When you acquire more knowledge, it generally will not satisfy, as you find no matter how much you learn, there is still more to learn when you are done. To live to just acquire knowledge is a sad thing.

2. Pleasure
Ecc 2:10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
Ecc 2:11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

He got what ever he wanted to get so he would be satisfied. In the end he was not. In fact, the more stuff you get the more responsibility you have to take care of it.

3. Possesions
Ecc 2:15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
Ecc 2:16 For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.

After you die, you will not be remembered of any more than the fool. You will both be in the ground. Pastor Bob tells the story of a preacher who God let him see his death, and they buried him, and the people there to mourn go back to the church for a dinner. Afterwards he sees some one say 'pass the potato salad.' After his death, the food was more important then he was.

Ecc 2:18 Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
Ecc 2:19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

It is suggested he talks of suicide here. But what it does say is the he did not know who would gain his possessions, might that person be a fool (and it was, his son Rehoboum was a fool).

4. Heritage
Ecc 2:23 For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.

He could not sleep at night knowing that his kids could wind up being fools and getting all of his things.

Ecc 2:26 For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Train kids in God's way. They will not have to worry about things, for God will make money come to them from the hands of the fools.

5. Philosophy he tried the philoshies of the day -

a. Person who belives in a time for everything.

Ecc 3:1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Ecc 3:2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
Ecc 3:3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
Ecc 3:4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Ecc 3:5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
Ecc 3:6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
Ecc 3:7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
Ecc 3:8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

b. Evolutionist
Ecc 3:18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
Ecc 3:19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

c. Universalism - no heaven or hell to go to
Ecc 3:20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.

d. Agnostic
Ecc 3:21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

d. Humanist
Ecc 3:22 Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?


He found no pleasure in any of these things. In the end he says, 'Been there, done that, it does not work. '

The Off By One Web Browser
Need a browser that will fit on a floppy... may be interesting to play with.

Yahoo! News - Bible Argument Spurs Boiling-Oil Charge
Would have been interesting to know what verse they were fighting over.

Yahoo! News - Virtual Devils Curse Internet Church
If they had only asked me I could have told them this would happne. I do not know what it is about Internet resources that are focused for use by Christians that attracks people who are not Christians to be unruly around people who are, but it is predictable based on my expereince in IRC. Well I like the attitude of the person who is running it:

"In a way, we are facing the same problems faced by the first preachers who met resistance when they moved into new communities," said Goddard.

"But the church has always expanded into new communities and some of those are to be found in cyberspace now, so we are determined to carry on."

Grace Fellowship Sunday Morning 11:15 Service May 16, 2005
Pastor Bob Yandian

(Ecc 12:1) Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

Solomon wrote Ecclesiastes as a sort of opposite to the Proverbs. He tried to go and do the worldly things and see if there was satisfaction there. What he is saying in this verse is do not let your enjoyment be in things all around you, they will soon be gone.

The key to enjoying life can be found in Hebrews 2:15

(Heb 2:15) And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

Jesus came to deliver us from fear of death. We are not to fear it. Fear comes from ignorance.

Biblical views of death:

1. Gospel can be spread in your death as well as your life:
Phi 1:20 According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
Phi 1:21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Phi 1:22 But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.
Phi 1:23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
Phi 1:24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.

2. It is alright to look forward to being with God in heaven.
2Co 5:8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

3. Spiritual strength replaces natural strength as you get older.
2Co 4:16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

4. Old age is the time to pass on blessings.
Heb 11:21 By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.

Two things that you need to remember in your Christian life.
1. Quit living in the past.
2. Live your life to be a blessing to others.


Application to my life today: Since I am approaching the later time of my life this is appropriate. Death is a focus of life as one gets older. I never have feared death; at times I thought I would welcome it. But here it is quite clear that I can be effective in life. On the other hand, do not fear it, others can still come to know Jesus through my passing.

Note: All notes are my interpretation of what the speaker said and not necessarily what they said. All verses are King James version.

Sermon note - from CD
The Ultimate Question - Mike Fehlauer

Ephesians 5:
15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

We all have times of regrets. They are in all parts of our lives. If we could rewrite them we would. We want to limit them in our lives. Verse 15 leads to this (NIV says: Be careful how you live). There are two types of people, careful and careless people. And the careless people are divided into two groups, they realize what they do and want to fix it and those who could not care about the problems.
The ultimate question is: Is it wise? There are a lot of choices we face that are not addressed in the scriptures, and we need to ask ourselves this question. All other question will not give us an answer that leads up to what the will of God will be. This is a Biblical principal, and keeps us from self deception. We become submissive to God.
Because the time we are living in is evil (v. 16), we need to tap into the will of God. It looks like Paul is commanding us to understand things in verse 17, but that is not possible, you can not command or force anyone to understand things. What Paul is saying is 'face up to the fact of God's will.' Many decisions we make and then regret we have been pointed what we should do and we rejected it. Do not follow your heart; your heart can deceive (Jeremiah). Face up to the facts that you already know.
Three areas to apply the ultimate question:
1 Is it wise in light of my past experiences?
Based on what you have experienced is it wise to do what you have done before. Are there things that are in your life that predispose you to certain temptations? You do not want to get near the edge so that you can fall off.
2 Is it wise in light of my current circumstances?
Am I in the best place to make a life changing decision? It may be a great deal but it might be the wrong time to do it.
3 Is it wise in light of my future dreams and hopes?
Is this where I want me, my family, etc to be in ten years. You need to understand the time of life that you are in and what the demands are at this time. What guidelines are necessary for the time of life that you are in? Though they may seem small, each choice that you make is life altering. They will affect you in time and the series of them can cause you problem. We create a path of destruction with many of our decisions and they do not seem so bad at the time.

An attribute of wisdom: Proverbs 8:22 - 30

22 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. 23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. 24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. 25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: 26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. 27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: 28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: 29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: 30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; 31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

Wisdom is saying that he was with God in creation; I was beside Him (like a master craftsman). Wisdom, God's wisdom will create the things we need to have. (Marriages, life, etc.).

Notes are my interpertation of what the speaker said. All scriptures are King James Version.

RSU interns focus on community service projects - Claremore Progress - Local News
A nice story about today's youth that you do not get to see much of. Story is made better because it is where I am going to school.

Tech support form I would like to see.
*I.T Department Computer Problem Self-Report Form*

*I.T Department Computer Problem Self-Report Form*

1. Describe your problem: ______________________________

2. Now, describe your problem accurately: _________________

3. Speculate wildly about the cause of the problem: __________

4. Problem Severity:
A. Minor__ B. Minor__ C. Minor__ D. Trivial__

5. Nature of the problem:
A. Locked Up__ B. Frozen__ C. Hung__ D. Shot__

6. Is your computer plugged in? Yes__ No__

7. Is it turned on? Yes__ No__

8. Have you tried to fix it yourself? Yes__ No__

9. Have you made it worse? Yes__

10. Have you read the manual? Yes__ No__

11. Are you sure you've read the manual? Yes__ No__

12. Are you absolutely certain you've read the manual? No__

13. Do you think you understood it? Yes__ No__

14. If `Yes,' then why can't you fix the problem yourself?____________

15. How tall are you? Are you above this line? ___________________

16. What were you doing with your computer at the time the problem
occurred?
________________________________

17. If 'nothing,' explain why you were logged in: ___________________

18. Are you sure you aren't imagining the problem? Yes__ No__

19. How does this problem make you feel? _______________________

20. Tell me about your childhood: _______________________________

21. Do you have any independent witnesses of the problem? Yes__ No__

22. Can't you do something else, instead of bothering me? Yes__

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | White House 'tried to block film':

"Film studio Disney had backed out of a deal to distribute the film in the US for political reasons, Moore says.
He has given no evidence to substantiate his allegations, but said 'someone connected to the White House' and a 'top Republican' had put pressure on film companies not to release the film."

If Bush had made statements like this about Moore, then he could be held to slander laws. But Moore can make statements like this with out proof and we are supposed to believe him. I was born during the day, not yesterday!

Gentle Ministries - A Missed Opportunity?
Some thoughts about The Passion movie by Mel Gisbson.

BLACKFIVE: Taking Chance Home
Just read it, no other comments are needed by me.

The New York Times > Sports > Baseball > Schilling's Interlocking Letters Are More Than They Seem
to obad they do not show the image, but the article says that instead of a NY on the hat, it says YH standing for Yankees hater. Thanks Curt, got to love anything that digs at the Yankees.

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Glimpse inside the virtual church
Can't tear yourself away form the computer to go to church, no problem, it will come to you.....

Yahoo! News - HIV scare hits LA porn stars
It goes to show you, you do not want to get AIDS or HIV, do not have sex outside of marrige. When will they get it straight.

8-year-old escapes cupcake-tossing charge; Mother agrees driver had cause to be upset | The Patriot Ledger at SouthofBoston.com
Oh the humanity, this poor boy will be scared for the rest of his life. Being punished for throwing a cupcake at pick-up truck. You know what, I AGREE WITH IT. Ground the kid for life!

Yahoo! News - Actors Whip Easter Bunny at Church Show:

"People who attended Saturday's performance at Glassport's memorial stadium quoted performers as saying, 'There is no Easter bunny,' and described the show as being a demonstration of how Jesus was crucified.

Melissa Salzmann, who brought her 4-year-old son J.T., said the program was inappropriate for young children. 'He was crying and asking me why the bunny was being whipped,' Salzmann said. "

While I disagree with the way the message was presented, I do not disagree with the message. Easter, like Chistmas, has become a mockery of what it truly is to mean. The Church was wrong in the way they did things though, whipping an Easter Bunny does not score points with those who you are witnessing to, unless they are masochist.

Yahoo! News - Washington Delivers Partisan Pranks
so what makes this day any different than any other when it comes to Washington Politics.
Oh, this is the day they are supposed to be telling lies and make it humorous... I get it.

Science & Technology: news from swissinfo

The “Memory USB” army knife includes a “flash memory stick”, a piece of technology which has become increasingly popular with computer users over the past few months.

But can you get it passed Airport Security?
To me, an example of a useless product. Wonder what my marketing class might say?

Yahoo! News - Report: Group Claims Truce With Spain:

"CAIRO, Egypt - The Islamic militant group that claimed responsibility for last week's Madrid train bombings has called a truce with Spain to give the new government time to withdraw troops from Iraq (news - web sites), a London-based Arabic-language newspaper said Wednesday. "

Jack Nicholson as the Joker said it best..."Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?"
Did Europe learn nothing from Hitler and World War 2? Are those who fail to learn from history doomed to repeat it (and the rest of us go along for the ride?

Humor found somewhere else on the Internet.

Four baseball fans, each from a Major League city, are climbing a mountain. On the way to the top, each is arguing about how loyal they are to their team, and what they would do for their team.

As the climb progresses, the odds increase. Upon reaching the top, the Red Sox fan shouts, “This is for the Sox!” and hurls himself off the top.

Not to be outdone, the Braves fan yells, “I love Atlanta- this is for the Braves!” and he jumps off, too.

A moment goes by… Suddenly the Mets fan shouts, “This is for everybody!” and pushes the Yankees fan off.

I could not have said this better if I had written it myself...

I don't pronounce my R's.
I call a garbage can a barrel, a liquor store a packie, a water fountain a bubbla, a milkshake a frappe.
I root for a team who has not won a World Series since 1918.
I say Larry Bird is the greatest basketball player. Ted Williams IS the greatest hitter.
To me any place west of Rte. 128 is the boonies and Cape Cod is a little piece of Heaven down here on Earth.
The best thing on a summer night is Fenway Franks off the grill.
I ride on the T.
I know better than to swim in the Charles River, but I do love that Dirty Water.
I yell YANKEES SUCK when the Red Sox are playing the Tigers.


I am a Bostonian and I'm damn proud of it.




♥ [Red Sox News]

I have a solution

March 11 - The Red Sox opening game poses a dilemma for Catholics. The game is scheduled for Good Friday. And what goes with baseball more than a hot dog? [Red Sox News]

Real simple, as an ex-Catholic I know the system well. Go to the game, have your hotdog, and the next day go to confession and ask forgiveness. That is how the system works for everything else.

"In Iraq, a man believed to be a lieutenant of Osama bin Laden has released an audiocassette in which he reportedly mocks President Bush. So apparently he's running for president too, I guess."

-JAY LENO, during his "Tonight Show" monologue on NBC.

- - - -

"It really kind of looks like now that John Kerry is on his way to the presidential nomination. The only thing that can sink John Kerry now is an Al Gore endorsement."

-David Letterman during his monologue on CBS's "The Late Show."

AP Wire | 02/17/2004 | Judge compels Great Plains to return jets
Hinesight is wonderful, but I never did find the City of Tulsa putting up Air Force Plant #1, but then again I do not live in the City so it was not my call. Unfortunately, someone is going topay the bills, and the City cannot really afford it. Thank you Susan Savage...

A facinating read. I am not a big fan of NASCAR, I watch a race from time to time, but this glance into its roots.....

From the sand to asphalt

PONCE INLET, Fla. -- From where he stands, 72-year-old Webber Johnson can't smell the burning rubber. He can't hear the roaring engines. And he doesn't see any fans. There are no barbecues to smell, beers to drink or danger to worry about.

It is completely serene. The only sound is that of the Atlantic Ocean, its waves crashing together before crawling their way to the tip of his feet. Between tides, Johnson takes a deep breath, grabs his wife Marge's hands and remembers.

"They... [ESPN.com]

Traffic accident on Tulsa's Riverside Drive | KOTV - The News On Six
Look at the picture here and folks remember, if you drink, do not drive!

The Soft drink tax fizzles instate House committee | Norman Transcript
Well it is glad to see that someone paid attention to the will of the people (or at least this person).

Yahoo! News - Comedians on the Political Campaign:
"'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (news)':

'Throughout his life, General Wesley Clark has stood up to some tough opponents. He battled the Viet Cong, and went toe-to-toe with Slobodan Milosevic (news - web sites). But today the retired four-star general capitulated to the fiercest enemy he's ever confronted: the American voter.' "

Ain't that the truth!

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Oscar head angry at TV show delay
Hey brainy, have you not figured that it is the people who make your show a success and if they are offend they will stop watching you. In is your best interested to have the tape delay in place. People vote with their feet, like me. I stop watching your political statement fest long ago and I also have not been to anything but family type films with my daughter and son for the past couple of years.
On top of that, the ABC affiliates need to have assurances that they are not going to be hit with a fine because you want the right to sling the F word (or worse) around whenever you want to. If that is censorship, make a deal to put it on some cable channel that is not watched (like maybe Showtime)!

Massachusetts Weighs a Deal on Marriages Between Gays
Hey Massachusetts, what is next? Can I marry my cousin now. The state does have an inherent right in defining marriage and you people need to do it. Look, we cannot marry more than one person, we cannot marry a blood relative, if you take and make Gay marriage legal, what is to take any of those down a path that you do not wish. Time to wake up and smell the coffee people. (In disclosure, though I live in Oklahoma now, I am from Massachusetts and live 26 years of my life there. I have a right like any one else does to say my thoughts and any liberal that does not agree can tear up the constitution. I am not a homphobe or anything else you want to call me, OK?

Tax on pop sales draws support | KOTV - The News On Six
Here is a new idea folks, instead of finding new ways to tax me, why don't you reduce spending. I am sorry. You see, the democrats want to give the hungry man a fish, the republicans want to give the man a fishing boat, and the both want me to pay for it. Go ballance the budget guys!

Yahoo! News - CBS Apologizes for Jackson's Exposure
We were watching this at the house and we debated if it was real or not, the consensus was that it was faked up, but then, we were not watching it on plasma big screen either. CBS says it was real. What are our kids hero's doing?

Yahoo! News - Mystery Act to Perform at Super Bowl:

"Combs said that as big a deal as the halftime show has become, the musicians are just a sideshow.

'This is all about the players,' he said. 'We're here to fill some time while they get ready for the second half.' "

Well he got that right, especially since my New England Patriots are playing...

My predicition Pats 30 Panthers 27

Yahoo! News - E-Mail Worm Spreads Fast Over Internet Time to update the antivirus software and practice safe hex.

VOANews.comCaptain, we will miss you.

6GoUpstate.com: An online service of the Spartanburg Herald-Journal
This is only really fun if you saw the rant in the first place.

Nice to know that this is available, and the unedited version as well. So many times we do not get to hear it in whole, and then only hear the soundbytes later.

Audio of President George W. Bush's 2004 State of the Union Address. This version has all applause breaks edited out. [Internet Archive]

The title says it all

Law nabs three INTs, Vinatieri boots five FGs

FOXBORO, Massachusetts (Ticker) -- Peyton Manning fought the
Law, and the Law won.

Along with shutting down Marvin Harrison most of the day, Ty Law
intercepted Manning three times and Adam Vinatieri kicked five
field goals to lead the New England Patriots to a 24-14 victory
over the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC championship game.

A familiar formula was the prescription for the Patriots' second
trip to the Super Bowl in three years - coach Bill Belichick's
complex... [ESPN.com]

Through the Bible in one year notes
Jan 11, 2004 Job: 29 - 31

Job 29
v. 1 - 25
Job's wrap up pt, 1: Oh I wish that my times of prosperity, when God favored me, were back. I was a man of authority and respected then. I followed a lifestyle of piety and benevolence. I never thought that all this would come to me.

Job 30
v. 1- 31
Job's wrap up pt, 2: Now those who respected me mock me. Even young men whose fathers I would not have put with my dogs. Men who would live as outcast now use my name as a curse word. I am drained out. I cry to you God, but you do not respond except with more cruelness. Why does HE still torture these ruins. I am looking for good and find darkness.

Job 31
v. 1 - 40
Job's wrap up pt, 3: I have not been a lustful man. I have not falsely accused anyone. If I have been let me weighed in God's judgement. Let all that I gain be enjoyed by another. If I could not say these things to you, how could I answer God? We all, my servants and I were made by the same God. I have helped the poor and the fatherless. I have not made gold my hope, nor worshiped things I should not. I have not rejoiced at evil and have asked the stranger to stay with me. Oh that the one who prosecute me would write down my crimes in a book. I have not even been a hard person to the land I own. With this Job goes quiet.

Read tomorrow: Job: 32 34

Partiots win Playoff game
Wonderful description of what I was able to watch on TV. Only wish I could have been there.

QB thrives under playoff pressure

FOXBORO, Mass. -- There was no snow this time, no Lonnie Paxton swishing snow angels in the end zone, no -- thank the Lord for small favors -- revisit of the Tuck Rule.

It was the coldest game in 43 seasons of New England Patriots football -- a frigid 4 degrees, with a wind-chill factor of -10. At halftime, they showed a blazing fire on the big screen at Gillette Stadium and played "Baby, It's Cold Outside." By the time the game was decided, and Jeff Fisher's moustache had become... [ESPN.com]

Through the Bible in one year notes
Jan 10, 2004 Job: 24 - 28

Job 24
v. 1 - 25
Job complains about violence: Why do wicked men do evil things but do not get punished? While innocent people go around in awful conditions? Evil men who do things in secret do not get punished swiftly by you God! Why is that? But even though they are made might they like the rest of us will die. Can any of you prove my words wrong?

Job 25
v. 1- 6
Bildad, short and to point:How can man be righteous before God?

Job 26
v. 1 - 14
Job, Man is frail/God is master: Have you helped people that have no hope. There is a trembling and He is spreading his hand all over the place. We can barely understand the grandur and majesty of God.

Job 27
v. 1 - 23
Job, I am innocent: Though God has taken all from me I will not speak wickedly about Him. But I also will not say that you men are right either. The evil person who gathers all the nice things never gets to enjoy them, but his offspring do as the split it among themselves. And in the end, he will lie to his rest like we will.

Job 28
v. 1 - 28
Job on wisdom: What is deep and hidden is brought to light, like precious metals, so that they can be gathered. But where can wisdom be found? We cannot mine it like metal or precious stones. It is hidden from all living men. God knows what it is. and to man it is the fear of the Lord as is parting from evil understanding.

Read tomorrow: Job: 29 - 31

Through the Bible in one year notes
Jan 9, 2004 Job: 21 - 23

Job 21
v. 1 - 34
Job speaks again: Listen carefully to what I say, then you may go ahead and mock me. My complaint is not against man. Why do wicked man prosper and the godly struggle. Wicked men build empires that their sons take over. Everything goes right for them. And they tell God that they have no time for Him. Can anyone teach God? How can you comfort me with your words of the wicked when you can see it with your own eyes.

Job 22
v. 1- 30
Elipahaz part 3: You want a list of what you have done wrong, here is the list. (see Bible (v. 1- 11). Yet you say what does God know. Aquaint yourself with Him, repent. Return to God, He will build you up.

Job 23
v. 1 - 17
Job again: I am bitter in complaint. I wish I could present my case before God. Then I would know how he answers me. No matter which way I go he is not there. God has made me weak.


Read tomorrow: Job: 24 - 28

Through the Bible in one year notes
Jan 7, 2004 Job 17 - 20

Job 17
v. 1 - 16
More from Job: God has made me a curse word that men speak, some one that they spit upon. God has broken me. But you men come back if you wish, Maybe one wise man will be among you. I see no hope, only a path to my death.

Job 18
v. 1- 21
Bildad takes his second chance: Why are we the stupid ones, will the earth change how it works just for you? The wicked is trapped like a man in a snare, and destruction comes to him.

Job 19
v. 1 - 29
Job's reply to Bildad: How long you going to keep this up? You have wronged me. And God has wronged me. If I cry I am wronged, I am not heard. He has let his wrath out against me. The people that I paid as servants, they do not even know who I am any more. Even little children hate me. Pity me my friends, God has struck me. But I know my redeemer lives! I shall see God.

Job 20
v. 1 - 29
Zophar part two: The joy of a hypocrite is short Job. Evil is sweet in youth, but it hides till later. It becomes like food in the stomach that goes sour. The wicked man flees, and heaven will go after him.

Read tomorrow: Job: 21 - 23

Through the Bible in one year notes
Jan 7, 2004 Job 14 - 16

Job 14
v. 1 - 22
Job continues: Man is a fleeting thing, and you are eternal, how can you judge me. Trees and plants will regrow when cut down, but man dies and is in the ground, so why do You cut me down? As a mountain is worn down to dirt, so you are wearing me down God. Oh for relief before I die.

Job 15
v. 1- 35
Eliphaz Round 2: Would a wise man speak emptiness. You are crafty with your tongue you are Job. Do you speak directly to God? What wisdom do you have we do not? Man is born of a woman, he is sinful (my notes to my paraphrase: well we got one thing right here). Wicked men fail, plain and simple.

Job 16
v. 1 - 22
Job Again: Listening to you is like listening to hot air. Who are you answering, not my words. We could trade place and maybe I could speak like you do. Instead, I would give strength to you and not tare you down. You are helping God in his attack against me. God has shaken me like a rag doll and set me down as a target for archers who have pierced my heart. Oh God, if I could plea my case before you.

Read tomorrow: Job: 17 - 20

Judge Resigns Over Alleged Abuse Remarks
The problem is that he is right. No, I do not condone men abusing woman, but, too often the woman know how to hit the men's hot button till they blow, then they claim that he abused me and should never have done it. What if the man had hit her hot buttons till she blew? The shoe would be on the other foot then.

Through the Bible in one year notes
Jan 6, 2004 Job 10 - 13

Job 10
v. 1 - 22
Job continues: This is what I would say to God. Do you enjoy inflicting pain. Do you see and feel things like a man does? Remember what you are doing to me when you are done. Why have you brought me to life, leave me alone so I can get peace before I fade in death to darkness.

Job 11
v. 1- 20
Zophar speaks to Job: God, can you tell this guy what he has done wrong? Job, can you understand God? Are you higher than heaven and lower than hell? If you would ask forgiveness he would forgive you and you could go on. Other wise you are a sinner.

Job 12
v. 1 - 25
Job replies - again!: Look guys, I am not stupid, I know as much as you do and I am innocent.You mock me with your accusations. God, who holds all life in His hand is the cause of this.

Job 13
v. 1 - 28
Job continues some more: Why do you speak deceit in defence of God. God, can you take this awfulness off of me then call me so we can talk? Please scare me no more.

Read tomorrow: Job: 14 - 16

Yahoo! News - 'Dirty Bomb' Threat Was Big New Year's Eve Worry
Interesting story. But they ask why we are as a people are not concerned. There were too many cry wolfs in the past. I cannot live like they are going to kill me. God will protect me till my time, and then I will go home.

Britney Spears Annuls Brief Las Vegas Marriage | Reuters | Latest Financial News / Full News Coverage:

"'Plaintiff Spears lacked understanding of her actions to the extent that she was incapable of agreeing to marriage because Plaintiff and Defendant did not know each other's likes and dislikes, each other's desires to have or not have children and each other's desires as to state of residency,' the court papers said. "

So let me translate this to English so the rest of us can understand. Though she has known this guy since childhood, she has the IQ of a grapefruit because she does not know any thing about him at all.
I think that sums it up real well.
Second question is why do I care?

Through the Bible in one year notes
Jan 5, 2004 Job 6 - 9

Job 6
v. 1 - 30
Job replies to Eliphaz: He proclaims that he does not know why God has done this to him. And he wishes that God would crush him, even thinks God would take delight in it. And you who have to comfort me, comfort me do not blame me. Teach me where I am wrong if you will, but do not blame me falsely.

Job 7
v. 1- 21
Job continues: Man on earth is like the servant man who seeks out shade when he should be working or a hired man looking for his wages. I have had my time, it is done, I seek the shade, the death would be like a payment. My days go by so fast and seem to be hopeless. He then asks God how long it will be before God does not pay attention to him, till he can live in peace.

Job 8
v. 1 - 22
Bildad makes his reply to Job: Look Job, God puishes the sinfull and blesses the righteous. Just like a plant will wither when cut off, so will man when he cuts himself off from God. So is the way of God Job.

Job 9
v. 1 - 35
Job replies back again: Look, I know I am innocent of anything that God can try to blame me for. God is so strong, how can I stand up to Him? I despise this life of mine. God allows the wicked to have the earth. God is not a man. I cannot have my day in court with him, there is no mediator with him. Take the rod of pain away from me God! I wish to speak without fear of more pain.

Read tomorrow: Job: 10 - 13

Lycos News | LSU Wins Sugar Bowl and National Championship
The problem with the system cannot be fixed with tinkering with the format. If the NCAA is serious about having a national championship they need to go to a playoff series like the Basketball does. Dang, we nearly have enough Bowl games to pull it off, don't we?

Through the Bible in one year notes
Jan 4, 2004 Job 1 - 5

Job 1
v. 1 - 5
We are introduced to Job, a man of wealth and status. But though he seems to love God, he seems to have an obsession that one of his children may have sinned in their times of worship to God.

v. 6 - 12
Over to heaven (it seems) and The Adversary (Satan) is their, and God asks him (as if He had to) where have you been. God points out that Job is upright and Satan says he can bring him down. God allows it. One set of notes that I read states that he was tempted not because he was unrighteous, but because of it and to give him a deeper in sight to God. I will have to ponder on that. Still notice, that God does not give the trials, it is the Accuser.

v. 13 - 22
All that Job owns, and his family (except for his wife we will find) are taken from him by various means, He has lost everything. Job says, I had nothing, God gave it to me, God can take it away, Bless God. Notice those are Job's words. He does not know who really took it all away.

Job 2
v. 1- 8
Back in heaven, comparing notes again, and Satan says, you would not let me make him sick, just take stuff away. God says OK, have at it but spare his life. So Satan makes Job ill with boils all over his body.

v. 9 - 10
Job's wife shows her spirtuality (or lack of it). "Curse God and die" she says. Nope, says Job. I will not. I accepted prosperity from Him,I accept adversity as well.

v. 11-13
His friends come. And join him and at first do not recognize him. They sit with him in silence waiting for him to speak, an ancient Jewish custom I have read. They were covenant friends, and they were there for him, not just people that he knew.

Job 3
v. 1 - 26
Job's First Speech - Job does not curse God. But he does curse a lot of things. The day he was born for starters. Next the fact he was born live instead of a still birth. Then the question. Why will those who seek death never get it, and those who seek life seem to die. And clearly, though not the reason that he has the trials, what he fears has come on him. Satan will use what you fear to torment you.

Job 4
v. 1 - 22
The first friend of Job replies. He says that Job has done well in council of others, so listen to this. You are being punished because you sinned (again, he does not have the inside information we do). He even tries to say to Job, you think you are more righteous than God?

Job 5
v. 1 - 27
He continues his speech. God sends the rains and stops the crafty people. He saves the needy. You should be happy that God is correcting you, do not despise it. Accept this so that you can go on with your life.

Read tomorrow: Job: 6 - 9

Through the Bible in one year notes
Jan 3, 2003 Genesis 8-11

Genesis 8
v. 1 - 19
God remembered that Noah was in the ark 9v. 1). Did He ever really forget? And God stopped the storm from raging. And formed a wind to push the waters together so that the land would be able to form. Noah tests the area several times by relasing birds and then he opened the ark and saw the land was dry, but waited another month before God told him it was safe to venture out. He did and all the animals with him.

v. 20 - 22
Noah's first act, build an alter and offer the blood sacrafices that he knew would please God. And God says he will not destroy the earth because of man's sins anymore. God also establishes here, seedtime and harvest, winter and summer, cold and heat, night and day. Patterns that will never change.

Genesis 9
v. 1 - 17
In v. 4 God clearly establishes that man can eat meat, just meat that does not have the blood still in it. v. 5 and on say that anything, man or animal, that slays innocent blood of a man will have to justify it before God. You see, life is in the blood, and God will not allow blood to flow for no reason at all. God gives life, it is not man's job to take it away. And man is told to go forth, be fruitful and multiply. Then God states to Noah that he will never destroy the earth. For a sign, he put a warriors sign up, a bow (as in bow and arrow). This is the first mention of covenant in the Bible.

v. 18 - 28
We are told of Noah changing professions here, being a farmer, and getting drunk in his tent. One of his sons saw him told the other two brothers and they covered him. For some unclear reason, Noah curses not the son, but the son's son.

Genesis 10
Chapter 10 is a general genealogies. These genealogical are important to the Jew, they establish who you are. But to a Christian, they establish the bloodline. That will be important to us.

Genesis 11
v. 1 - 9
The people want to make a name for themselves, not for God. Their selfishness is what got them spread. God even says that man can if he puts his mind to it, do anything. But they are scattered and given different languages.

v 10. - 26
We go back to Shem, Noah's son, and trace the bloodline down to Terah, father of Abram.

v. 27 - 32
Final tying up of Terah's life.

Tomorrows Reading: Job 1- 5

Through the Bible in one year notes
Jan2, 2003 Genesis 4-7

Quick note on yesterday reading, chapter 3 v. 21, the Lord made clothes for them and they were not plants This is the start, the blood has to be shed for sin to be covered.


Genesis 4
v 1 - 15
Cane and Able born. Able, the second born, took care of animals, and Cain, the eldest, was a farmer. When they came to sacrifice, notice two things, there is no blood in Cain's sacrifice and he did not bring the best. There is a good chance that the blood was not necessary in this case, it was to the Lord but not for sin. But, he did not offer his best. We are to offer our best when we offer things to the Lord. We are not to offer second best. For that reason God was displeased. Cain got angry that his brother got the best from God, but rather than seek out what was the matter with him, he figured he could get rid of the problem and God would have to like him. Wrong choice. And when God punishes him, he again weasels out.
v. 16 - 24
A trip through Cain's family line.

v. 25 - 26
Eve starts the bloodline here that will eventually lead to Jesus. The one who helped in the sin will help to bring the deliver eventually.

Genesis 5
Here is the bloodline of the Adam to Noah, the start of the redemption.

Genesis 6
v. 1 - 8
It is unclear the 'Sons of God" I tend to believe that it would be Godly men from the line of Seth. It could mean fallen angels, but that would mean that angels could mate with men and that seems to be against what God would plan (I think). It does not matter a lot, as what ever came of such a mating was about to be killed in the flood as God saw that all was evil. That is except for one man, NOAH.

v. 9 - 22
Noah is instructed to build the ark. And to bring two of every animal on to the ark. Also to bring food for the animals as well(v. 21).

Genesis 7
God modifies the rules for the animals to bring on the boat. Mostly for sacrifice reasons. One thing interesting here. Rain has never been mentioned before in the Bible, yet when Noah enters the ark it rains AND the grounds open up and water floods the earth. But Noah and his family are safe.

Read tomorrow: Genesis 8 - 11

Chronlogical Through the Bible in one year notes
Jan1, 2003 Genesis 1-3

Genesis 1
Ten times (the number of perfection) God said, and seven times (the number of God), God saw that it was good. The Bible clearly states what has happened. Does that mean that these are to be taken as literal days? Does that mean there was light before there was a sun? I do not know what it all means. But I have faith that it happened as the Bible wrote it. And the progression is perfect. You need water for plants, you need plants for animals to eat. One thing I noticed though. Before the fall, man was a vegetarian. After the fall things changed.

Genesis 2
Other than the beginning of two, where the sabath is defined, Chapter 2 is just a retelling of Chapter 1 from a different direction. Notice man was doing his job of dominion over the animals. He named them, the one who rules gets to name. But a helper was needed for man. And the triune God chose to take a part of man, the female side he was created with, and make a separate being.

Genesis 3
The serpent was the Devil in disguise. He planted a seed of doubt in Eve's mind. Why did Eve respond with something that was a stretch of God's teaching. Did Adam not teach her properly, did she exegerate? The tree was good for wisdom, but the type of wisdom that wold make man independant of God, and that brought about the death, when we think we do not need God we are spirtualy dead. Adam did not need to take the food, but he did, listening to his wife (God even says that) instead of God. And here we have the first example of passing the buck. Adam blames God (the woman you gave me) and Eve. Eve blames the serpent. The serpent, actually Satan, get the first prophecy of Christ's coming said to him, Eve gets told there will be pain in childbirth, and that she will loose co-leadership with her husband and desire to rule over him. And Adam gets the worst, life without parole in working the earth and never having enough. Lastly they get kicked out of the garden so they do not eat the fruit that let them live forever in their sins.

Jan 2 reading Genesis 4 - 7

Bob's Brain by Robert Morton
If you ever want to look at my serious side.