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11/01: Fallen Heroes Fund
Fallen Heroes Fund
Purpose of the fund as stated on the website:
The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund is constructing a world-class state-of-the-art advanced training skills facility at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. The center will serve military personnel who have been catastrophically disabled in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The center will also serve military personnel and veterans severely injured in other operations and in the normal performance of their duties, combat and non-combat related.
The center will encompass a 60,000 square foot structure, providing ample space and facilities for the rehabilitation needs of the patients and their caregivers. It will be constructed on a site sufficient in size to meet the needs of the center’s patients and caregivers and will include $3.5 million in top of the line indoor and outdoor facilities
To contribute to the further construction and cause of this new facility (being the rehabilitation of servicemen and women) Click Here
06/12: Merry Mass of Christ!!
Ho Ho Ho, Meeeeerrrrry Christmas/Hannakah/Kwanza/Christmakah/Holiday/Solstice!!!!
Rockefeller center "Holiday Tree" ... heck NO! The Christmas Tree is exactly that. Sure, sure, we can all debate about how the whole "tree" thing came from vikings and pagans or what have you; but in America as well as many other countries- they call it a "Christmas Tree." This post isn't about drudging up when Christ's real birthday is; or the commercialization of the holidays; or even about church conquering of pagan celebrations- simply the denouncing of the denouncing of American traditions.
"Happy Holidays" may not sound like a bad thing, and in itself maybe it isn't bad thing- but Christmas is the American tradition whether anyone likes it or not. Strangely the ones who seem to not like it are usually those who have COME TO America (thanks for your gratitude) and those who are generally defiant to anything traditional. Being biased to "Christian" viewpoint (since those opposed to Christmas are obvioulsy biased to the non-Christian viewpoint) i'm simply arguing that Christmas in America is a strongly held tradition by the vast majority of American citizens and being so it does offend me that some peoples like to create controversy for controversy sakes; like to tear down ideals and traditions that most cherish; and enjoy forcing their own foreign and not widely held ideals into the majority's way of life all while blaming the reciprocate. America is the land of the Free and in being so allows such to occur. And this in itself is fine. What is not fine is when those demanding changes, especially to articles born out of our own American heritage and tradition, are unwilling to accept that change is not what the rest of us want or need.
If you do not believe in the Holy Bible; America allows that and even allows you to believe however you want- so likewise if you live in America and believe in "freedom" then let Christians also believe in what they choose- oh, and good luck with that not believing in God matter.
I hope people will share their opinions with stores, the more people willing to do this by verbal or written word, coupled with their dollars then the more likelihood that stores/politicians/governing bodies will have a better scope of what the masses really believe and support.
Merry Christmas
Rockefeller center "Holiday Tree" ... heck NO! The Christmas Tree is exactly that. Sure, sure, we can all debate about how the whole "tree" thing came from vikings and pagans or what have you; but in America as well as many other countries- they call it a "Christmas Tree." This post isn't about drudging up when Christ's real birthday is; or the commercialization of the holidays; or even about church conquering of pagan celebrations- simply the denouncing of the denouncing of American traditions.
"Happy Holidays" may not sound like a bad thing, and in itself maybe it isn't bad thing- but Christmas is the American tradition whether anyone likes it or not. Strangely the ones who seem to not like it are usually those who have COME TO America (thanks for your gratitude) and those who are generally defiant to anything traditional. Being biased to "Christian" viewpoint (since those opposed to Christmas are obvioulsy biased to the non-Christian viewpoint) i'm simply arguing that Christmas in America is a strongly held tradition by the vast majority of American citizens and being so it does offend me that some peoples like to create controversy for controversy sakes; like to tear down ideals and traditions that most cherish; and enjoy forcing their own foreign and not widely held ideals into the majority's way of life all while blaming the reciprocate. America is the land of the Free and in being so allows such to occur. And this in itself is fine. What is not fine is when those demanding changes, especially to articles born out of our own American heritage and tradition, are unwilling to accept that change is not what the rest of us want or need.
If you do not believe in the Holy Bible; America allows that and even allows you to believe however you want- so likewise if you live in America and believe in "freedom" then let Christians also believe in what they choose- oh, and good luck with that not believing in God matter.
I hope people will share their opinions with stores, the more people willing to do this by verbal or written word, coupled with their dollars then the more likelihood that stores/politicians/governing bodies will have a better scope of what the masses really believe and support.
Merry Christmas
01/11: Is the Word of God Sufficient?
When did the commentary craze begin? Referring to the multitude of commentaries and devotionals; guides and analogical readings that expound on The Holy Bible, Word of God. Hermeneutics is the science of interpretation of, whatever. In our realm, obviously this pertains to interpreting the Bible as the proper meaning of its texts often stands aloof from our modern minds. Since "science" of any genre is often "too much work" for us we look to reap the results of others' work. And thus the boom of the before said expounations on The Word. Far to easy is it to simply snack on the modernized interpretations of others than to open up The Book of God and attempt reading and discernment for ourselves.This post is not to diminish the attempts and work of sincere believers wanting to provide their interpretations to help the laymen (of which i feel we all are as the only 'experts' on the Bible are currently with Christ ). This post is to challenge ALL BELIEVERS in Christ; those who long to not only hear about Christ but to DO what he taught which is HIS qualification for being one of God's children (see Matthew).
Read The Word today, it is your daily bread. And read it tomorrow, even if just a bite. Taste and see that the Lord is good! Want to hear what God would tell you today- READ HIS WORD! Don't search for signs; all the signs you need are recorded, documented, and still applicable in His Book.
Sometime, I would love to sit down to a sermon only to have the preacher open up The Word of God, and read from a selected text, with little to no expounding. No analogies; no visualizations; no outlines; and for goodness sakes NO ACRONYMS or 5 step plans.
Out of everything you might read or hear today- wouldn't it be nice if part or most came from God's mouth instead of someone you don't even know? Oh, and that "getting to know God" part of Christianity- yea, The Word is basically the core of that inquiry as well.
God bless you and your reading of His Word.
01/09: Electronic methods for donating to Katrina Relief Effort & finding Loved ones
- Convoy of Hope centralized in the midwest, sends semi-trailers all over to distribute donated items direct where they are needed most. a great foundation, there site has a direct electronic donation link for Hurricane Katrina relief as well as a Paypal donation link - i would think if going the Paypal route, make sure to designate it for Katrina aid.
- AmericanRedCross
-- have donation by phone and mail methods listed as well. - SalvationArmy.org has electronic donation links - they seem pretty busy, but keep trying if you want to go that route.
- Amazon & RedCross :: Amazon has a donate link on behalf of Red Cross
- North American Mission Board
- eBay Ebay has a program in which purchasing certain listed items will send proceeds to the relief effort, this url was deduced by typing in Katrina on the respective Giving Works search bar- make sure the item you are buying has the Giving Works symbol and says how much of the proceeds will go to the effort.
TheUnitedWay - Paypal Paypal will waive all associated fees for donations to the Katrina Relief Effort.
In search for Loved ones who survived the storm?
Yahoo has a search page of various sites relating to finding survivors of Katrina.
FirstGov also has a compilation of various Katrina survivor sites worth looking at.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has pages up with pictures of survivors to aid reconnecting.
DirectTV has a PDF file of their scrolling survivor messages - no time stamp on the messages though but there might be something of worth to you.
CraigList also has a "lost & found" and other related links concerning Katrina Survivors
GulfCoastNews has a web database listing in which you can add the person you are looking for with the hope that someone can update the listing as to whether they survived or not.
TheTimesPicayune has a Missing Persons and "I'm Okay" blog listing- it is a lil cumbersome but since its New Orleans major newspaper, it might be worth looking into.
CNN has a list of survivors who are reporting in as "safe."