Faithful Fridays 2-23-18

This is how I feel today about our nation. Nothing…no legislation…no amount of psychotherapy or cultural reconditioning… no medical advance or  government sponsored sensitivity training…no amount of money or  government directed community building will avail any amount of substantive change until we turn to God.

I know there are those who disagree with my assessment, those who think we can and even must do it without God. In the end He will be acknowledged as the root of all wisdom, righteousness and peace (“Unless I’m wrong….which you know…I’m not”, to borrow a phrase from Monk). Only by going to God can the center of our nation’s breakdown be addressed.

WPC: Anonymity Known

This week the Daily Post has challenged us to display portraits of people that hide their features but still share something about them. Here is my series. I am entitling it ANONYMOUS KNOWN.

Click that link to join in the fun over at The Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge.

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Now here are some others by others.

The Ruin of a Formidable Kingdom – Journeys of Len

 

Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Structure

This week Cee has asked us to share in her Black & White Challenge by displaying PHOTOS OF STRUCTURE

Here are my Black & White Structures

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All of the above are concrete structures. Now here are some structures that aren’t quite so concrete. The foundation of each of these is the strongest foundation of all…love.

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Brothers and sisters

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The structure of prayer

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Built around a song

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The structure of pride in a job well done.

Share Your World Feb. 19, 2018

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I am actually pretty close to on time this week with my SHARE YOU WORLD POST, which has to be some sort of anomaly that just may run the risk of ripping the fabric of the space/time continuum. So for those adversely affected by any such event allow me to apologize in advance.

Here are Cee’s Sharing questions and my answers. For those new to this challenge you can click on the underlined link above and find out all about Share Your World!

 

How do you like your eggs?

I love my eggs over medium with cheese on top. With a side of homefries mixed with onions, corned beef hash and a nice strong cup of coffee!

Have you ever met anyone famous?

I guess that depends on what you mean by famous and then again it depends on what you mean by the word “met”.

Since my circle is the church world I have met many “famous ministers and missionaries”. That is to say I have been in the same room with people like: Billy Graham ( I went to one of his evangelism trainings); John Maxwell (he autographed a book); Sarah Blackstone (whose parents were the first Western missionaries into Japan after Hiroshima and Nagasaki and who has given her whole life to the Japanese people);  Even my sister is becoming pretty well known in her little corner of the world.

She also works with these guys.

I had dinner and promoted a concert for these guys…

Then our church has hosted Sam Farina who is actually pretty famous as a life coach throughout the world.

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What was the first thing you bought with your own money?

Candy and a milk shake. I started working as a paper boy when I was nine.

What did you appreciate or what made you smile this past week?  Feel free to use a quote, a photo, a story, or even a combination. 

My son proposed to his girlfriend this week!