Monday, February 28, 2011

Come Monday...U.K.'s Giveacar


When I was first contacted by Harry Achillini about possibly publishing an article about [Giveacar], I must admit that I was a little suspicious. For there have been an awful lot of car donation scams here in the good ol’ U.S.A., and I do not consider this site as being significant enough for anyone legitimate to associate with.

Yeah, after subjecting our Heavenly Father with all of my moans and groans over being ignored, here I am being suspicious of an opportunity that He has given me to do some good. Moreover, Giveacar is anything but illegitimate.

No, I am just not right, but Giveacar is. For even [Adullamite] couldn’t find anything wrong with them, and [Reuters] sure has some nice things to say about the good that they are doing. So does [TheEcologist.org].

The closest I found to what Giveacar is doing in the [U.K.] here in the U.S. was [1-800-Charity Cars], but it appears to be different. For instead of donating what they get from the scrap after crushing a vehicle, 1-800-Charity Cars fixes the donated vehicles and gives them to those in need.

Of course, it would all depend upon the vehicle, but I think I like the Giveacar approach better, especially on environmental grounds. For even after being fixed up, the donated vehicle will most likely be an older model that was not considered to be worth fixing up and keeping by its owner, and unless we are talking about really rich people, the donated car would probably be of the kind that helps provide the [San Fernando Valley] with such beautiful sunrises and sunsets.

So, do you know of any organizations in the U.S. that are doing what Giveacar is? If you do, please let me know, and if you are in the U.K., please help Giveacar help others in any way that you can.

Please Also Visit:
and

Sunday, February 27, 2011

A Sunday Drive

Back during my childhood, our parents would often load up my brother and me after Sunday morning church services for a leisurely drive around where we lived.  Even though we were seeing mostly familiar sights, it was still good to see them, and this is why “A Sunday Drive” sounded about right for the name of a weekly series revisiting familiar sites that are well worth seeing again and again.  The link below the image is to the site itself, and the image is linked to the post it was first included in here.






























Please Also Visit:
and


Saturday, February 26, 2011

Heal The Land Repost

The following is another chapter from [Bittersweet Refinements].  Since each part is connected to the rest, it would do you well to keep reading (and listening for our Heavenly Father's explanations, of course).

Heal The Land

If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

No, none of this is meant to discourage participation in the political process.  For that is all part of what it means to be a good citizen in a country with a government that is meant to be of the people, by the people, and for the people—a country that was indeed established by our Heavenly Father[1].

There is, however, a proper way of doing things that goes far beyond the apparent political process.  For it is written: “Remember this, fix it in mind, take it to heart, you rebels.  Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me.  I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come.  I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.” [Isaiah 46:8-10 NIV]

Hence, the significance of 2 Chronicles 7:14.  For in spite of what has been so widely taught, this world still belongs to our Heavenly Father[2], and only He can fix what has He has allowed to be broken[3].

Therefore, let us want to truly humble ourselves before Him[4].  For it is also written: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” [Jeremiah 29:11 NIV]

No, it cannot be denied that there is much about this country that is broken, but let us keep in mind that there is more at stake than just the here and now.  For a law cannot change what is in a person’s heart—not even His Law[5], and it is the condition of a person’s heart that is what our Heavenly Father is concerned with[6].

Yes, it is true that laws are meant to define what is harmful[7], and it is in that regard that laws are most certainly good[8].  For how can someone with very poor judgment know that they are driving way too fast in a particular area unless there is a speed limit clearly posted (naturally-speaking, of course)?

The question is, however, is it the safely of all concerned that is what we are truly concerned with[9]?  For in far too many cases, the laws that we want enacted and enforced are more about power and control over this one and that one for this reason or that reason than anything else[10].

{1}Romans 13:1; {2}Job 41:11; {3}Job 12:14; {4}Isaiah 45:5-12; {5}Romans 8:3; {6}Ezekiel 18:31-32; {7}Romans 5:13; {8}1 Timothy 1:8-10; {9}James 2:12-13; {10}Matthew 23:23-28.
 
Please Also Visit:
and

Friday, February 25, 2011

Sites To See

The SOLE purpose of this weekly series is to call attention to sites that I think many would find most interesting—in one way or another.  Just to be clear, inclusion in this series is not necessarily meant as a recommendation, and I have included sites that are rather disturbing to me.  The link below each image is to the site itself, and each image is linked to the particular post from which it was taken when applicable.  Please, go see for yourself.













































Please Also Visit:
and


Thursday, February 24, 2011

Los Lobos vs. Weird Al Yankovic



La Bamba
Los Lobos
Para bailar
La bamba
Para bailar
La bamba
Se necesita una poca de gracia
Una poca de gracia para ma para
Ta y arriba y arriba
Y arriba y arribe
Por ta sera
Por ta sera
Por ta sera
Yo no soy marinero
Yo no soy mariner
Soy capitan
Soy capitan
Soy capitan

Bam-ba bamba
Bam-ba bamba
Bam-ba bamba

Para bailar
La bamba
Para bailar
La bamba
Se necesita una poca de gracia
Una poca de gracia para ma para
Ta y arriba y arriba

Para bailar
La bamba
Para bailar
La bamba
Se necesita una poca de gracia
Una poca de gracia para ma para
Ta y arriba y arriba
Y arriba y arribe
Por ta sera
Por ta sera
Por ta sera

Bam-ba bamba
Bam-ba bamba
Bam-ba bamba
Bam-ba bamba




Lasagna
Weird Al Yankovic
La-la-la-la
Lasagna
You want-a some-a
Lasagna
Magnifico
Or-a maybe spaghetti
Ai you supper’s a-ready
Now where you go
Mama mia
Bambino
Mama mia
Bambino
Samatta you
Samatta you
Samatta you

You should a-taste
My lasagna
Ai
You no like-a lasagna
That’s okay too
How about-a calzone
Some-a nice minestrone
It’s-a good for you
Have-a some marinara
Have-a some marinara
I know-a you like
I know-a you like
I know-a you like

La-la-lasagna
La-la-lasagna
La-la-lasagna

Would you like some-a zucchini
Or-a my homemade linguini
It’s-a hard to beat
Have-a more fettuccini
Ai you getting too skinny
You gotta to eat
Ai mange mange

Ai you-a pass the lasagna
Ai don’t you get any on ya
You sloppy pig
Have-a more ravioli
You-a get roly-poly
A-nice and a-big
Like your cousin Luigi…

Lyrics From: [elyrics.net]

Please Also Visit:
and

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

WhiteHeart Wednesday



MP3 Audio Player From: [BlogDumps Video]

Jerusalem
WhiteHeart
Jerusalem
You set the world on fire
Jerusalem
City of desire
We’re watching you
What will you do
Oh Jerusalem

Jerusalem
The prophets call your name
Jerusalem
But they call out in vain
‘Cause you don’t hear
How many tears
Must fall Jerusalem

The armies come marching
They stand at your door
But still you refuse to obey
Your children are scattered all over this world
Yet their hearts are all drawn to one place

Jerusalem
You are the wailing wall
Jerusalem
You break the hearts of all
Who dream for you
What can we do
Oh Jerusalem

Jerusalem
Jesus calls to you
Jerusalem
But you don’t listen
To the voice of Love
It cries from above
Oh Jerusalem

The armies come marching
They stand at your door
But still you refuse to obey
Your children are scattered all over this world
Yet their hearts are all drawn to one place

Jerusalem
Oh Jerusalem
So far away
I’m gonna pray
For you Jerusalem

Jerusalem
When will the bloodshed cease
Jerusalem
When will you live in peace
So far away
I’m gonna pray
For you Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Oh Jerusalem

Jerusalem


Please Also Visit:
and

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

TWO FOR TUESDAY


Not every song that will be featured here will be what is generally considered as being “Christian” in the eyes of this world. For some will be anguished cries from the pit of despair, and others will be quite obviously ferverent rants of rebellion. Nonetheless, be assured that they will all be of our Heavenly Father (in one way or another) and I hope that you have been given ears to hear the message.


Broken Wings
Mr. Mister
Baby
Don’t understand
Why we can’t just hold on
To each other’s hands
This time
Might be the last I fear
Unless I
Make it all too clear
I need you so
Oh oh oh

Take
These broken wings
And learn to fly again
Learn to live so free
When we hear
The voices sing
The book of love will open up
And let us in
Take
These broken wings

Baby
I think tonight
We can take what was wrong
And make it right
Baby
It’s all I know
That you’re half of the flesh
And blood that makes me whole
I need you so

So take
These broken wings
And learn to fly again
Learn to live so free
When we hear
The voices sing
The book of love will open up
And let us in
Yeah yeah

Let us in

Let us in

Baby
It’s all I know
That you’re half of the flesh
And blood that makes me whole
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah

So take
These broken wings
And learn to fly again
Learn to live so free
And when we hear
The voices sing
The book of love will open up
And let us in
Take
These broken wings
You got to learn to fly
Learn to live
To love so free
And when we hear
The voices sing
The book of love will open up for us
And let us is
Yeah yeah

Yeah yeah

Ooooh Oooh


Kyrie
Mr. Mister
Kyrie eleison
Kyrie eleison
Kyrie

The wind blows hard against this mountainside
Across the sea into my soul
It reaches into where I cannot hide
Setting my feet upon the road

My heart is old
It holds my memories
My body burns a gemlike flame
Somewhere between the soul and soft machine
Is where I find myself again

Kyrie eleison
Down the road that I must travel
Kyrie eleison
Through the darkness of the night
Kyrie eleison
Where I’m going
Will you follow
Kyrie eleison
On a highway in the Light

When I was young I thought of growing old
Of what my life would mean to me
Would I have followed down my chosen road
Or only wished what I could be

Kyrie eleison
Down the road that I must travel
Kyrie eleison
Through the darkness of the night
Kyrie eleison
Where I’m going
Will you follow
Kyrie eleison
On a highway in the Light

Whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa

Kyrie eleison
Down the road that I must travel
Kyrie eleison
Through the darkness of the night
Kyrie eleison
Where I’m going
Will you follow
Kyrie eleison
On a highway in the Light
Kyrie eleison
Down the road that I must travel
Kyrie eleison
Through the darkness of the night
Kyrie eleison
Where I’m going
Will you follow
Kyrie eleison
On a highway in the Light
Kyrie eleison
Down the road that I must travel
Kyrie eleison
Through the darkness of the night
Kyrie eleison
Where I’m going
Will you follow
Kyrie eleison
On a highway in the Light
Kyrie eleison
Down the road that I must travel

Lyrics From: [elyrics.net]

Please Also Visit:
and

Monday, February 21, 2011

Come Monday...Needing Our Help

“Come Monday…” is a weekly series that will involve a review of, or commentary about,  websites, movies, documentaries, television shows, sports, music, and whatever else may tickle my fancy at the time.  Be assured that these reviews will be generally positive, as in accordance to the Jimmy Buffett song “Come Monday.”  This is subject to change, however.  In fact, I would be most derelict in my duties to neglect going on a rant every once in a while.  For rants promote change, and change can be good—right?  Therefore, since good is generally considered as being a positive force in 99.3% of the parallel universes that I am aware of, even a rant could be considered as being something positive, and a genuine hissy-fit would be even better (so I’m told).



The first time I ran across Rena, I knew that she was probably going to be trouble. For she is an IT specialist. You know, the kind who look down their noses at you while turning it on after you have asked them why the monitor at your desk is not working?

Okay, I am making that up. For she is actually a very delightful lady of considerable compassion and grace.

Anyway, she is now needing our help. For she is involved in a fundraising effort for the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, which is certainly a very worthy cause.

No, I cannot promise you that our Heavenly Father will give you back ten times what you give. For that is not the way it usually works, but helping others is never a bad thing.

Besides, the research that this would be funding just might be a very good thing for you or one of your loved ones someday. So, please visit [her page], and give what you can.

Please Also Visit:
and

P.S.: This was first published in The Tribulation Times Herald-Exhorter a little over a week ago, and it is being republished here in the hope of reaching a greater audience. Hopefully, there will not be any need for such in the near future, and if you have been by “The Trib” lately, you are missing out on some incredible articles that have been posted by several very talented authors.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

A Sunday Drive

Back during my childhood, our parents would often load up my brother and me after Sunday morning church services for a leisurely drive around where we lived.  Even though we were seeing mostly familiar sights, it was still good to see them, and this is why “A Sunday Drive” sounded about right for the name of a weekly series revisiting familiar sites that are well worth seeing again and again.  The link below the image is to the site itself, and the image is linked to the post it was first included in here.






























Please Also Visit:
and


Saturday, February 19, 2011

Political Correctness Repost

The following is another chapter from [Bittersweet Refinements].  Since each part is connected to the rest, it would do you well to keep reading (and listening for our Heavenly Father's explanations, of course).

Political Correctness

Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.  Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.  For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you.  For he is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.  Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience.  This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give their full time to governing.  Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor. [Romans 13:1-7 NIV]

Needless to say, many have employed that passage to justify their desire to rule and to reign as they wanted to in the past, and it is no different today—be assured.  For even in the case of those who do not openly profess such, the thought of their authority being ordained by the Lord God Almighty is most pleasing.

No, I am not here to dispute that it is indeed true.  In fact, I am here to take it step or two farther.  For it is written: The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord; he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases. [Proverbs 21:1 NIV]

Nonetheless, there is another thing to consider.  For our Heavenly Father will sometimes give us what we want, and that is not always a good thing in regards to what is generally considered as being good in the eyes of this world[1] .

Take King Saul of ancient Israel for example.  For he was chosen to rule over the land in answer to the prayers of the people[2], and his wickedness before our Heavenly Father is well documented[3].

Yes, the choice appears to be clear to many.  For they want to support those who openly profess to serve the One who truly does rule and reign over our nation—even in this day and age of post-modern sophistication[4], but do they truly want to bear His fruit[5]?

Therefore, let us be mindful of this in the election of our governmental leaders.  For it is not just over the realm of religion that false prophets seek to reign[6].

{1}Proverbs 14:12; {2}1 Samuel 8:1-22; {3}1 Samuel 9:1-15:35; {4}Job 12:13-25; {5}Galatians 5:22; {6}Matthew 7:15-27.
Please Also Visit:
and

Friday, February 18, 2011

Sites To See

The SOLE purpose of this weekly series is to call attention to sites that I think many would find most interesting—in one way or another.  Just to be clear, inclusion in this series is not necessarily meant as a recommendation, and I have included sites that are rather disturbing to me.  The link below each image is to the site itself, and each image is linked to the particular post from which it was taken when applicable.  Please, go see for yourself.





 Link: [G8Press]








































Please Also Visit:
and