It's the night before Thanksgiving and all through the house, I am the only creature not stirring (or baking or cooking or whatever). However, I do know that there are knives being sharpened, but not for Thanksgiving turkey, but for Thanksgiving itself.....the PC crowd is getting ready with their barrage of comments about Thanksgiving....well when they do; you can hit them back....I came across this on Doug Phillip's blog (and I thank Adam McManus for letting me know about this link on the e-mail that he sends) entitled: Refuting the Seven Myths of the Radical Left About Thanksgiving http://www.visionforum.com/news/blogs/doug/2011/11/9747/
And if you look at more of the blogs that Doug has written for this week: http://www.visionforum.com/news/blogs/doug/ you learn a lot more that you may not have known about the Pilgrims http://vimeo.com/11756882 and what kind of people they were.....
Remember there is a war of values going on and the thing that will give you confidence is the truth and the truth will be that rock that you can stand on when the PC "hot air" surrounds you.....
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Thanksgiving or money-making day?
In 10 days here in the US, we celebrate Thanksgiving....however, more and more stories are appearing on how some stores will be opening their doors on Thanksgiving evening. It seems that in order to make more money, Thanksgiving Day has become just another day to make money....
The question is...is that all Thanksgiving has become...From the PC crowd bombarding us with message about we shouldn't really be celebrating because of what happened to the Native American tribes...to this, it seems that the true message of Thanksgiving has been lost....
Something from Wallbuilders (http://www.wallbuilders.com/libissuesarticles.asp?id=17984) about Thanksgiving that you may not know about.....(I'll put in some comments of my own)....
That summer, the Pilgrims, still persevering in prayer (wonder how many of us have a prayer service on Thanksgiving) and assisted by helpful Indians (wonder what the PC crowd would make of this?), reaped a bountiful harvest. As Pilgrim Edward Winslow (later to become the Governor) affirmed, “God be praised, we had a good increase of corn” (praising God? wonder what the ACLU would think?); “by the goodness of God (God mentioned twice in the same sentence? today the libs and PC crowd would call this guy a religious fanatic), we are far from want.” The grateful Pilgrims therefore declared a three-day feast (three days, can you imagine being allowed to eat that long, wonder what Michelle Obama would think?) in December 1621 to thank God and to celebrate with their Indian friends (that's friends, not victims PC crowd) – America’s first Thanksgiving Festival. Ninety Wampanoag Indians joined the fifty Pilgrims for three days of feasting (which included shellfish, lobsters, turkey, corn bread, berries, deer, and other foods [I'm just gaining weight thinking about that]), of play (the young Pilgrim and Wampanoag men engaged in races, wrestling matches, and athletic events), and of prayer. This celebration and its accompanying activities were the origin of the holiday that Americans now celebrate each November.
So how have we gone from three days of feast and prayer to half a day of stuffing your face and then going to the store and shopping? Have we really lost focus on what Thanksgiving REALLY is all about? Or maybe we have done to Thanksgiving what we have done to other holidays (holiday's root is "holy day") and removed what the focus originally was supposed to be on....something related to God....
So let us get back to the original meaning of Thanksgiving....a feast dedicated to thanking God for His blessings, maybe having a prayer service on that day....who knows maybe it can be a new tradition for your family...and at least on Thanksgiving do like Jesus did....drive out the money changers.....
The question is...is that all Thanksgiving has become...From the PC crowd bombarding us with message about we shouldn't really be celebrating because of what happened to the Native American tribes...to this, it seems that the true message of Thanksgiving has been lost....
Something from Wallbuilders (http://www.wallbuilders.com/libissuesarticles.asp?id=17984) about Thanksgiving that you may not know about.....(I'll put in some comments of my own)....
That summer, the Pilgrims, still persevering in prayer (wonder how many of us have a prayer service on Thanksgiving) and assisted by helpful Indians (wonder what the PC crowd would make of this?), reaped a bountiful harvest. As Pilgrim Edward Winslow (later to become the Governor) affirmed, “God be praised, we had a good increase of corn” (praising God? wonder what the ACLU would think?); “by the goodness of God (God mentioned twice in the same sentence? today the libs and PC crowd would call this guy a religious fanatic), we are far from want.” The grateful Pilgrims therefore declared a three-day feast (three days, can you imagine being allowed to eat that long, wonder what Michelle Obama would think?) in December 1621 to thank God and to celebrate with their Indian friends (that's friends, not victims PC crowd) – America’s first Thanksgiving Festival. Ninety Wampanoag Indians joined the fifty Pilgrims for three days of feasting (which included shellfish, lobsters, turkey, corn bread, berries, deer, and other foods [I'm just gaining weight thinking about that]), of play (the young Pilgrim and Wampanoag men engaged in races, wrestling matches, and athletic events), and of prayer. This celebration and its accompanying activities were the origin of the holiday that Americans now celebrate each November.
So how have we gone from three days of feast and prayer to half a day of stuffing your face and then going to the store and shopping? Have we really lost focus on what Thanksgiving REALLY is all about? Or maybe we have done to Thanksgiving what we have done to other holidays (holiday's root is "holy day") and removed what the focus originally was supposed to be on....something related to God....
So let us get back to the original meaning of Thanksgiving....a feast dedicated to thanking God for His blessings, maybe having a prayer service on that day....who knows maybe it can be a new tradition for your family...and at least on Thanksgiving do like Jesus did....drive out the money changers.....
Thursday, November 10, 2011
What kind of tree?
There has been controversy over the decision by Wisconsin's governor to change the name of the Christmas tree back to "Christmas tree" from "holiday tree"....the reaction of one group made me laugh out of pity....it was from an atheist group who said that changing the name back to Christmas tree was offensive to non-Christians....
If you look at that statement, you can see why I gave the pity laugh....the first being "holiday tree"....what holiday are you celebrating with a tree? Valentine's Day? St. Patrick's Day? Cinco De Mayo? There's only one holiday that is symbolized with a tree and that is Christmas...and secondly, what non-Christians celebrate Christmas??? If you're Jewish, you don't celebrate Christmas-If you're Muslim, you don't celebrate Christmas. And ESPECIALLY if you are atheist, you don't celebrate Christmas....
Unfortunately, all of this hullabaloo is because of the desire that some have to eliminate Christmas altogether...as least the "Christian" Christmas, keeping the peace on earth, goodwill to men and other emotions, but removing Christ from it in any way shape or form. Paul wrote about this well, when he mentioned to Timothy about mankind having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof.
And a Messianic Gentile, I know that the birth of our Lord was more in the autumn months (maybe during the Feast of Tabernacles). And as a believer, I know that a lot of stuff about Christmas is over-commerialized and overblown and have nothing to do with Christ, but in the end we have to remember that Christmas is for remembering that Christ came to the earth and the reason that He came to the earth was to save us from sin....
So in the words of A Christmas Carol: "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year".....no matter what kind of tree you have.....
If you look at that statement, you can see why I gave the pity laugh....the first being "holiday tree"....what holiday are you celebrating with a tree? Valentine's Day? St. Patrick's Day? Cinco De Mayo? There's only one holiday that is symbolized with a tree and that is Christmas...and secondly, what non-Christians celebrate Christmas??? If you're Jewish, you don't celebrate Christmas-If you're Muslim, you don't celebrate Christmas. And ESPECIALLY if you are atheist, you don't celebrate Christmas....
Unfortunately, all of this hullabaloo is because of the desire that some have to eliminate Christmas altogether...as least the "Christian" Christmas, keeping the peace on earth, goodwill to men and other emotions, but removing Christ from it in any way shape or form. Paul wrote about this well, when he mentioned to Timothy about mankind having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof.
And a Messianic Gentile, I know that the birth of our Lord was more in the autumn months (maybe during the Feast of Tabernacles). And as a believer, I know that a lot of stuff about Christmas is over-commerialized and overblown and have nothing to do with Christ, but in the end we have to remember that Christmas is for remembering that Christ came to the earth and the reason that He came to the earth was to save us from sin....
So in the words of A Christmas Carol: "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year".....no matter what kind of tree you have.....
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