Monday, March 19, 2012
Manning update
Sounds like Manning must really like horses. Reports are that he is moving from the Colts to the Broncos.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Loss of freedom
Yesterday we lost another freedom. President Obama signed a law making it illegal to protest within a certain radius of any member of the Secret Service. The same secret service that protects the politicians.
Want to know what makes it even scarier? I've said for years that both parties are the same. My proof? This law had bipartisan support through both Houses of Congress. Too be fair, it was also opposed by people in both parties, but not by enough to stop it.
We just lost the First Amendment. We are no longer allowed to air our complaints before those who are SUPPOSED to represent us. "We the People" just became "We the Government." Imagine in George Washington, Ben Franklin, and John Hancock, and so many others had never sent that piece of mail to King George. Our government just made the American Revolution illegal. We are no longer allowed to protest the government. This may seem like paranoid ranting to you, but in truth we just lost the number one freedom that makes this country great.
Want to know what makes it even scarier? I've said for years that both parties are the same. My proof? This law had bipartisan support through both Houses of Congress. Too be fair, it was also opposed by people in both parties, but not by enough to stop it.
We just lost the First Amendment. We are no longer allowed to air our complaints before those who are SUPPOSED to represent us. "We the People" just became "We the Government." Imagine in George Washington, Ben Franklin, and John Hancock, and so many others had never sent that piece of mail to King George. Our government just made the American Revolution illegal. We are no longer allowed to protest the government. This may seem like paranoid ranting to you, but in truth we just lost the number one freedom that makes this country great.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Kony 2012
A knight is a warrior. A knight does not fight for himself. He fights for the King. He fights for Justice. He fights for those who cannot fight for themselves. So based upon that, I encourage you as a knight to fight with me. This video is half and hour long, and well worth every minute. Please join.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Bye Peyton
To answer questions: Yes, Irsay has lost his ever-loving mind. No, I'm not happy about Manning going to free agency (at least get some draft picks!). No, I'm not surprised, because Irsay has lost his ever-loving mind (though I am surprised they waited so long to announce it). Yes, I'll still be a loyal Colts fan, but I'll be loyal enough to be mad when they're still teriible next season and it's all Irsay's fault for getting rid of everybody!
Monday, March 5, 2012
I will praise You in the storm...
I grew up in the area where the tornadoes struck on Friday. My mother had to wait for the one that later struck Henryville (an EF4) to pass by. I know Henryville well. There is a garden there with some of the biggest variety of plants I have ever seen. There is a little truck stop right off the interstate. It does not look like much, but it's a little hole-in-the-wall that all the construction workers go to for lunch (they know all the best secret places to eat). It was well worth going out of your way to drive there because they had the best pie.
Among the death and devastation, there are amazing stories. I have some friends that just a few days prior found out that their first child is a little girl. Now their home is destroyed, but they weren't home. They went to a friend's house because they had a basement.
The high school let the kids out early to attempt to race the storms home. That was a good call, as the high school was destroyed. One bus driver saw the tornado and turned back, offloading herself and the remaining eleven kids into the office, which was the safest place to be. Another three buses saw it coming and pulled into a hardware store. The store manager said they counted 81 people they housed through the storm. The store is the only building untouched in a large radius.
There was a man who threw himself over his wife. She survived because of his sacrifice. A mom threw herself over her two kids. They survived. She lost a leg but is stable. So many stories.
If you've never seen the damage of a tornado first-hand, it is really hard to imagine. The pictures seem fake if you've never seen it in person. I know it sounds cliche, but you just can't understand the power of a sudden gust of wind. It is unreal otherwise. I've seen it as tornadoes are all too common in that part of Indiana.
There is a worship song that says "I will praise you in the storm." There are miraculous stories of survival, people making it when there is no earthly reason they should have. But most of all, we can praise God for his church. One of the largest congregations in the world, Southeast Christian Church, is located close to Henryville. In fact, they have a church camp which was untouched. They are gathering the homeless and giving them a place to stay, a central point to get help: from clothes and a hot meal to minor medical attention for scraps and bruises, allowing the hospitals to deal with the overwhelming number of serious injuries. Other local congregations are teaming up together to help provide those hot meals and other things. The church (not a church, the church) is an amazing powerful thing. When earthquakes struck Haiti, it was the church leading efforts to help people while politicians had to deal with agreements and embargoes. The church was in New Orleans days before FIMA. The church was in Japan and Indonesia for the tsunami relief. And the church has ever been there for the earthquakes that hit our country regularly. Even the Salvation Army and Red Cross have roots as Christian organizations helping people. There is nothing greater than the church being what the church should be. So we praise God for this amazing gift of the church and for allowing us to be a part of it.
Among the death and devastation, there are amazing stories. I have some friends that just a few days prior found out that their first child is a little girl. Now their home is destroyed, but they weren't home. They went to a friend's house because they had a basement.
The high school let the kids out early to attempt to race the storms home. That was a good call, as the high school was destroyed. One bus driver saw the tornado and turned back, offloading herself and the remaining eleven kids into the office, which was the safest place to be. Another three buses saw it coming and pulled into a hardware store. The store manager said they counted 81 people they housed through the storm. The store is the only building untouched in a large radius.
There was a man who threw himself over his wife. She survived because of his sacrifice. A mom threw herself over her two kids. They survived. She lost a leg but is stable. So many stories.
If you've never seen the damage of a tornado first-hand, it is really hard to imagine. The pictures seem fake if you've never seen it in person. I know it sounds cliche, but you just can't understand the power of a sudden gust of wind. It is unreal otherwise. I've seen it as tornadoes are all too common in that part of Indiana.
There is a worship song that says "I will praise you in the storm." There are miraculous stories of survival, people making it when there is no earthly reason they should have. But most of all, we can praise God for his church. One of the largest congregations in the world, Southeast Christian Church, is located close to Henryville. In fact, they have a church camp which was untouched. They are gathering the homeless and giving them a place to stay, a central point to get help: from clothes and a hot meal to minor medical attention for scraps and bruises, allowing the hospitals to deal with the overwhelming number of serious injuries. Other local congregations are teaming up together to help provide those hot meals and other things. The church (not a church, the church) is an amazing powerful thing. When earthquakes struck Haiti, it was the church leading efforts to help people while politicians had to deal with agreements and embargoes. The church was in New Orleans days before FIMA. The church was in Japan and Indonesia for the tsunami relief. And the church has ever been there for the earthquakes that hit our country regularly. Even the Salvation Army and Red Cross have roots as Christian organizations helping people. There is nothing greater than the church being what the church should be. So we praise God for this amazing gift of the church and for allowing us to be a part of it.
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