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We all went to the Phoenix Zoo a couple of weeks ago. Emily liked the petting zoo the most, but she was afraid of the loud mooing sound of the cow.
Little Emily looks at the goat.
Emily is amazed at all of the new animals
We went camping too near Payson recently. Here are some pictures.
Posted in Journal Entry
I like what Michael Medved said on his radio show the other day:
“What is the purpose of taxation? Why do we tax people? We tax people in America because we need to pay the cost of government, not to take away from people who have too much, not to punish people who have been successful! The purpose of taxation is to take as little as possible from people on the society to pay the cost of government. We have a problem in Washington DC and the case of the problem is not that the government doesn’t take enough from the private sector, it’s that government spends too much! The spending has soared. It’s gone up to 25% of GDP!”
He also played an audio clip from an interview of Mitt Romney where Mitt said this:
“The notion that some people are doing too well is not an American notion. Did Thomas Edison make too much? Did Henry Ford make too much? Did Steve Jobs make too much? Does Bill Gates make too much? No! These are people who did not make this nation poorer by their having done well, they made this nation richer! They made the middle class better off. If your course in life is saying, ‘how can I keep those top people from doing well’, you’ll find a nation that’s poorer. The right course is to say, ‘how can I get more people to do well’.”
Posted in Politics
This has been, by far, my favorite debate out of all of them. The debate takes place in a Christian church in Iowa with a live audience of 3,000. The nominees are asked difficult questions about their world views, morals, faith and so much more. Michelle Bochman and Rick Perry both explain about their live changing events where they accept Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. Rick Perry says that everyone has a void in their hearts that only Jesus Christ can fill! Can you imagine that happening on CNN or NBC? Herman Cain even tells an emotional story about his struggle with cancer and breaks down into tears.
The introduction is 30 minutes long and is very encouraging and refreshing with worship music, prayer and a great performance of the song America the Beautiful. Dr. Del Tackett is present in the audience and is mentioned, as well as the breakthrough video series that he headed up – The Truth Project. My wife and I really enjoyed watching this debate. I would highly recommend seeing it if you haven’t.
Posted in Politics
It’s been two months since the occupy wall street (OWS) movement started. At first, nobody knew why the protestors were there. We all knew that they didn’t like the way the economy was going and that Wall Street was the place they choose to protest. Then, we heard about the movement being Anti-Capitalism (companies making a profit). What is the alternative to capitalism? Socialism, Communism, Dictatorship, Totalitarian, Anarchy. Would the protestors prefer one of those other types of government? Do they want us to be more like Cuba or North Korea?
I think that most of the protestors are there so they can feel like they have done something to try and change things – to be a part of something new and exciting. If you ask the question, like Michael Medved did on his radio show to one of the protestors, “What thing needs to happen so that you can say that your protests are successful?” or “I would feel like these protests are a success when [fill in the blank]” most of them wouldn’t know what to say. Some would say that we need to be more like North Korea like you’ll see in the video below:
Now the “Occupy” movement has moved into most of the 50 states and into many countries.
Posted in Politics
The Truth Project is a video series featuring the teachings of Dr. Del Tackett. There are 13 one hour lessons:
The lessons are taught in a college classroom type environment with students taking notes and answering questions from time to time. There are also brief interviews and video clips that are played to help illustrate the points of the teachings.
These videos are put together by Focus on the Family. I highly recommend these teachings for everyone. They will probably be more effective for those who are 12 years old and above.
My wife and I really enjoyed watching these videos at the Friday night home fellowship that we attend at our friend Jose’s house. Dr. Tackett is very intelligent and his perspective is refreshing. He has an energetic personality and his teachings make you really take time to think about the things that we encounter in the world around us. So sit back, relax, grab a bag of popcorn and start watching The Truth Project!
Dr Tackett’s Blog
The Truth Project – Website
Posted in Review
Last Sunday, August 7th, we dedicated our little Emily to the Lord. She is growing every day. Nancy and I are happy parents.
Posted in Journal Entry
I was inspired to write about the 7 churches in Revelation by listening to a series of teachings on the book of Revelation by Pastor David Hocking. One of my friends gave me a copy of the teachings on disk. You can find them online here: Revelation Teachings
I hope you enjoyed my one week mini-series. There will be more coming soon.
God bless,
Christopher
Posted in Bible Commentary