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Tuesday, 26 December 2006
Thursday, 7 December 2006
Loose Change 2nd Edition Recut
| Dylan Avery, Korey Rowe, and Jason Bermas bring you the most powerful 9/11 Documentary yet. Updated on August 16, 2006 - it is a very sobering, scientifically-grounded assessment, leaving the viewer with a number of very important unanswered questions that warrant serious attention. | |
Saturday, 2 December 2006
Crazy Bike/Uni - a world class performance! (5 min 33 sec.)
| This was filmed in the year 2000 or 2001 in Wuerzburg, Germany. In my judgement this is the most incredible performance on a bicycle ever seen anywhere anytime. She uses it to do unicycle tricks as well! Over a million viewers already! P.S. The music is by Vanessa Mae | |
Thursday, 30 November 2006
A Christmas Letter from God
Here's a good piece that I found on an amazing variety of conservative, liberal, and even one of the atheistic (James Randi Educational Foundation) blogs when I did a Google search for the source or author (still unknown.) So I guess that means it's scratching where it itches in our culture. I posted it today on my bulletin board by my office. Enjoy! -Clair
A Christmas Letter from God
Dear children,
It has come to my attention that many of you are upset that folks are taking my name out of the Christmas season. Maybe you've forgotten that I wasn't actually born during this time of the year and that it was some of your predecessors who decided to celebrate my birthday on what was actually a time of pagan festival. However, I do appreciate being remembered anytime.
How I personally feel about this celebration can probably be most easily understood by those of you who I’ve blessed with children of your own. I don't care what you call the day. If you want to celebrate my birth, just get along and love one another. Now, having said that, let me go on.
If it bothers you that the town in which you live doesn't allow a scene depicting my birth, then just get rid of a couple of Santas and snowmen and put in a small Nativity scene on your own front lawn. If all my followers did that there wouldn't be any need for such a scene on the town square because there would be many of them all around town.
Stop worrying about the fact that people are calling the tree a holiday tree, instead of a Christmas tree. It was I who made all trees. You can & may remember me anytime you see any tree. Decorate a grape vine if you wish. I actually spoke of that once in a teaching explaining who I am in relation to you & what each of our tasks were. If you have forgotten that one, look up John 15: 1 - 8.
If you want to give me a present in remembrance of my birth, here is my wish list. Choose something from it.
1. Instead of writing protest letters objecting to the way my birthday is being celebrated, write letters of love and hope to soldiers away from home. They are terribly afraid and lonely this time of year. I know, they tell me all the time.
2. Visit someone in a nursing home. You don't have to know them personally. They just need to know that someone cares about them.
3. Instead of writing George complaining about the wording on the cards his staff sent out this year, why don't you write and tell him that you'll be praying for him and his family this year. Then follow up. It will be nice hearing from you again.
4. Instead of giving your children a lot of gifts you can't afford and they don't need, spend time with them. Tell them the story of my birth, and why I came to live with you down here. Hold them in your arms and remind them that I love them.
5. Pick someone that has hurt you in the past and forgive him or her.
6. Did you know that someone in your town will attempt to take their own life this season because they feel so alone and hopeless? Since you don't know who that person is, try giving everyone you meet a warm smile; it could make the difference. Also, you might consider supporting the local Suicide Hot-Line: they talk with people like that every day.
7. Instead of nit picking about what the retailer in your town calls the holiday, be patient with the people who work there. Give them a warm smile and a kind word. Even if they aren't allowed to wish you a "Merry Christmas", that doesn't keep you from wishing them one. Then stop shopping there on Sunday. If the store didn't make so much money on that day they'd close and let their employees spend the day at home with their families.
8. If you really want to make a difference, support a missionary, especially one who takes my love and good news to those who have never heard my name. You may already know someone like that.
9. Here's a good one. There are individuals and whole families in your town who not only will have no "Christmas" tree, but neither will they have any presents to give or receive. If you don't know them (and I suspect you don't) buy some food and a few gifts and give them to the Salvation Army or some other charity which believes in Me & they will make the delivery for you.
10. Finally, if you want to make a statement about your belief in and loyalty to me, then behave like a Christian. Don't do things in secret that you wouldn't do in my presence. Let people know by your actions that you are one of mine.
P.S. : Don't forget; I am God and can take care of myself. Just love me and do what I have told you to do. I'll take care of all the rest. Check out the list above and get to work; time is short. I'll help you, but the ball is now in your court. And do have a most blessed Christmas with all those whom you love and remember...
I LOVE YOU!
A Christmas Letter from God
Dear children,
It has come to my attention that many of you are upset that folks are taking my name out of the Christmas season. Maybe you've forgotten that I wasn't actually born during this time of the year and that it was some of your predecessors who decided to celebrate my birthday on what was actually a time of pagan festival. However, I do appreciate being remembered anytime.
How I personally feel about this celebration can probably be most easily understood by those of you who I’ve blessed with children of your own. I don't care what you call the day. If you want to celebrate my birth, just get along and love one another. Now, having said that, let me go on.
If it bothers you that the town in which you live doesn't allow a scene depicting my birth, then just get rid of a couple of Santas and snowmen and put in a small Nativity scene on your own front lawn. If all my followers did that there wouldn't be any need for such a scene on the town square because there would be many of them all around town.
Stop worrying about the fact that people are calling the tree a holiday tree, instead of a Christmas tree. It was I who made all trees. You can & may remember me anytime you see any tree. Decorate a grape vine if you wish. I actually spoke of that once in a teaching explaining who I am in relation to you & what each of our tasks were. If you have forgotten that one, look up John 15: 1 - 8.
If you want to give me a present in remembrance of my birth, here is my wish list. Choose something from it.
1. Instead of writing protest letters objecting to the way my birthday is being celebrated, write letters of love and hope to soldiers away from home. They are terribly afraid and lonely this time of year. I know, they tell me all the time.
2. Visit someone in a nursing home. You don't have to know them personally. They just need to know that someone cares about them.
3. Instead of writing George complaining about the wording on the cards his staff sent out this year, why don't you write and tell him that you'll be praying for him and his family this year. Then follow up. It will be nice hearing from you again.
4. Instead of giving your children a lot of gifts you can't afford and they don't need, spend time with them. Tell them the story of my birth, and why I came to live with you down here. Hold them in your arms and remind them that I love them.
5. Pick someone that has hurt you in the past and forgive him or her.
6. Did you know that someone in your town will attempt to take their own life this season because they feel so alone and hopeless? Since you don't know who that person is, try giving everyone you meet a warm smile; it could make the difference. Also, you might consider supporting the local Suicide Hot-Line: they talk with people like that every day.
7. Instead of nit picking about what the retailer in your town calls the holiday, be patient with the people who work there. Give them a warm smile and a kind word. Even if they aren't allowed to wish you a "Merry Christmas", that doesn't keep you from wishing them one. Then stop shopping there on Sunday. If the store didn't make so much money on that day they'd close and let their employees spend the day at home with their families.
8. If you really want to make a difference, support a missionary, especially one who takes my love and good news to those who have never heard my name. You may already know someone like that.
9. Here's a good one. There are individuals and whole families in your town who not only will have no "Christmas" tree, but neither will they have any presents to give or receive. If you don't know them (and I suspect you don't) buy some food and a few gifts and give them to the Salvation Army or some other charity which believes in Me & they will make the delivery for you.
10. Finally, if you want to make a statement about your belief in and loyalty to me, then behave like a Christian. Don't do things in secret that you wouldn't do in my presence. Let people know by your actions that you are one of mine.
P.S. : Don't forget; I am God and can take care of myself. Just love me and do what I have told you to do. I'll take care of all the rest. Check out the list above and get to work; time is short. I'll help you, but the ball is now in your court. And do have a most blessed Christmas with all those whom you love and remember...
I LOVE YOU!
Monday, 20 November 2006
Wouldn't you agree it's time to create a US Department of Peace?
I urge you to at least scan Marianne Williamson's powerful article entitled "Waging Peace" - published November 16 in the Boston Globe - then peruse the links connected to my own specific comments about it - below:
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There are several practical ways to support all the good things that could come of out this (besides a bunch of us peace promoters getting up to speed about the hopes and intentions of the co-sponsors of House Resolution 3760 and Senate 1756 -- and here's a good place to go to do that: http://www.thepeacealliance.org/content/view/12/67
We need to ask more of our Congressmen/women to become co-sponsors! http://tinyurl.com/y4vept (So far only two Senators in the whole country - what is wrong with this picture?)
You can take action here if you want to be supportive as a local volunteer: http://www.webdataresources.com/peacealliance
And don't miss this additional list of excellent ways to offer tangible support to the emergence of a Department of Peace: http://www.thepeacealliance.org/content/view/86/113
Surely a lot more students could be involved from the various Peace Clubs on campuses across the country as this picks up steam! http://www.thepeacealliance.org/content/view/197/166
Grace and Peace,
Clair
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There are several practical ways to support all the good things that could come of out this (besides a bunch of us peace promoters getting up to speed about the hopes and intentions of the co-sponsors of House Resolution 3760 and Senate 1756 -- and here's a good place to go to do that: http://www.thepeacealliance.org/content/view/12/67
We need to ask more of our Congressmen/women to become co-sponsors! http://tinyurl.com/y4vept (So far only two Senators in the whole country - what is wrong with this picture?)
You can take action here if you want to be supportive as a local volunteer: http://www.webdataresources.com/peacealliance
And don't miss this additional list of excellent ways to offer tangible support to the emergence of a Department of Peace: http://www.thepeacealliance.org/content/view/86/113
Surely a lot more students could be involved from the various Peace Clubs on campuses across the country as this picks up steam! http://www.thepeacealliance.org/content/view/197/166
Grace and Peace,
Clair
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