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A Child's Beautiful View of Heaven
This is one of the kindest things you may ever read..
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APOCALYPTIC (YES OR NO)
Talking to a good friend today I came upon a thought that I think was of God. Here it is. IN THINKING IN ESHCATOLOGICAL (Final Things) CONCEPTS, WE SPEND MORE TIME ON THE HOW, THAN ON THE WHY.
What do I mean by that? Simple, we are in some geological upheavals, diseases that we fear could be pandemics. There are other things happening that appear also Apocalyptic. Are they? Even Jesus said that He did not know the day or the hour. But we are caught up with Mayan Calendars, Chinese Calendars, and traditions of the Hopi Indians here in the United States. Additionally, Hindus also have a tradition that too makes December 21, 2012 an Apocalyptic event.
Many have looked at it, beyond the element of curiosity. But some are so caught up in them that they are frozen with fear and preparations for the date. All mankind, that realize their own frailty, understand the Earth as a habitat for life will not last forever. Man knows that he is frail and that the systems that keep the Earth safe for man and other life are also subject to the laws of the Universe. All of which we still are learning.
In my opening paragraph I discussed the fact that we are spending more time on the HOW our end will come or calamities will come but we should be studying the WHY our .Earth will have her hiccups and catastrophes. Any of which could spell our end. However, those of the FAITH COMMUNITY know that there is an end 'a coming' . But when we spend all of our time trying to figure out the WHEN and THE HOW, we miss the WHY of the moanings and groanings that are present in our lifetime.
I, as a member of the COMMUNITY OF FAITH, believe in an entity known by many names, Lucifer, Satan etc. The scriptures say he rules the air. Many a Radio or T.V. Evangelist has used this to raise money are explain their own short comings. The Devil is blocking me. Lucifer is given too much credit at time, when it is really human failings.
But we of the COMMUNITY of FAITH know that there is an end coming. We believe in our scriptures.. Religions all over the world call for an end of days. So by definitions of all these people there is going to be an end of days. But instead of getting our head into the HOW AND THE WHEN we need to look at where we are in our individual lives as to WHY do we fear the end of days?
I really get amused at people when they convey the fact that if woke up today, it is a good day. And that God has given me another day here on Earth. Here we get into the WHY. Why am afraid of my own death? Why am afraid of the END OF THE WORLD?
In my humble opinion it is because we either lack faith or we are not living up to what we know we are to be doing for our Creator. So then the QUESTION we need to answer is WHY ARE WE HERE? The Book of Revelation tells us that we were CREATED FOR HIS GOOD PLEASURE. That is why you and I are here. We are here to do His Will. And the only way we can find it is through communication with Him.. It is commonly called prayer, or two-way communication between God and Man. Both speaking and both listening.
What do I mean by that? Simple, we are in some geological upheavals, diseases that we fear could be pandemics. There are other things happening that appear also Apocalyptic. Are they? Even Jesus said that He did not know the day or the hour. But we are caught up with Mayan Calendars, Chinese Calendars, and traditions of the Hopi Indians here in the United States. Additionally, Hindus also have a tradition that too makes December 21, 2012 an Apocalyptic event.
Many have looked at it, beyond the element of curiosity. But some are so caught up in them that they are frozen with fear and preparations for the date. All mankind, that realize their own frailty, understand the Earth as a habitat for life will not last forever. Man knows that he is frail and that the systems that keep the Earth safe for man and other life are also subject to the laws of the Universe. All of which we still are learning.
In my opening paragraph I discussed the fact that we are spending more time on the HOW our end will come or calamities will come but we should be studying the WHY our .Earth will have her hiccups and catastrophes. Any of which could spell our end. However, those of the FAITH COMMUNITY know that there is an end 'a coming' . But when we spend all of our time trying to figure out the WHEN and THE HOW, we miss the WHY of the moanings and groanings that are present in our lifetime.
I, as a member of the COMMUNITY OF FAITH, believe in an entity known by many names, Lucifer, Satan etc. The scriptures say he rules the air. Many a Radio or T.V. Evangelist has used this to raise money are explain their own short comings. The Devil is blocking me. Lucifer is given too much credit at time, when it is really human failings.
But we of the COMMUNITY of FAITH know that there is an end coming. We believe in our scriptures.. Religions all over the world call for an end of days. So by definitions of all these people there is going to be an end of days. But instead of getting our head into the HOW AND THE WHEN we need to look at where we are in our individual lives as to WHY do we fear the end of days?
I really get amused at people when they convey the fact that if woke up today, it is a good day. And that God has given me another day here on Earth. Here we get into the WHY. Why am afraid of my own death? Why am afraid of the END OF THE WORLD?
In my humble opinion it is because we either lack faith or we are not living up to what we know we are to be doing for our Creator. So then the QUESTION we need to answer is WHY ARE WE HERE? The Book of Revelation tells us that we were CREATED FOR HIS GOOD PLEASURE. That is why you and I are here. We are here to do His Will. And the only way we can find it is through communication with Him.. It is commonly called prayer, or two-way communication between God and Man. Both speaking and both listening.
Response To Holy Family
Jerry Fay gave a response to the Holy Family Blog by Father David Tokarz. I am publishing it as a blog.
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Holy Family Sunday
Good Morning faithful readers. My Pastor put out a blog for yesterday, Holy Family Sunday, that I wished to share with you.
One of the things I like to do is bring you a variety, but consistent theologically writers and subjects. I will bring forth Protestant writers, but their Theology is basically sound on the subjects that I pick.
So read today's, and give me your contacts. I will forward them to Father David Tokarz, the author of today's blog.
If you would to read more of Father Tokarz, his blog site is musingsfromthepastorsstudy.blogspot.com.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
wives, submit; children, obey; husbands, love; parents, don’t nag; everyone, forgive
But I would rather offer a meditation on “lost” Jesus and His episode in Jerusalem, a sort of directed fantasy of how it might have been…
He came for Passover this time because he was 12 and probably just celebrated his Bar-Mitzvah, becoming an adult in the community. The commandment for pilgrimage would be on him now. But we know that Passover in
Jesus was staggered by the beauty of the
He begins asking questions and discussing theology with the priests and doctors of the Law He meets there (and might one of those young priests have been named Caiaphas?):
Who is the ‘Suffering Servant’ of Isaiah 53?
Is he related to the figure(s) of Isaiah 42, 49, 50 & 61? Are they all the same? Are they a person?
David claimed not to taste corruption (Psalm 16), yet died; he’s either wrong & this shouldn’t be Scripture, or is there any third possibility?
Why must blood (Paschal lamb or Yom Kippur) be shed for salvation & forgiveness of sins?
These might have been Jesus’ questions, sitting there and loving His Father’s house so much He didn’t want to leave it (perhaps spending the next nights in the Garden of Gethsemane, as well: a location so close to the Temple, and a place from which one could sit and gaze at the Temple in all its glory, especially in the morning when the rising sun would be blazing on its façade).
It was necessary, He said when found, that He be “in His Father’s house/about His Father’s business.” Why? It’s because, humanly speaking, He fell in love. Remember, if Jesus knew He was the Son of God, He also was to “grow in age, grace and wisdom”… And we grow through the changes that occur when transforming experiences happen to us.
And if Jesus wanted to ask those questions, I have questions of my own that I would like to ask Him:
What’s the point of the teaching about prayer & asking/seeking/knocking?
If all prayer has to begin and end with “Thy will be done,” why bother praying?
If you have overcome the world why is it still so sinful?
Why did you give us your Body & Blood in the Eucharist?
Was the Crucifixion the only way to redeem us?
What questions might you want to ask?
No matter: even without absolute answers, once one falls in love, one can be faithful and obedient. Jesus was;
Footnote: the illustration is a fresco by Giotto, found in the Arena Chapel in
2 Timothy 3:7...always trying to learn but never able to reach a knowledge of the truth.
When I became Catholic I was a conservative in the thoughts of the return of Christ. I had been leaning away from a belief in a 'rapture' or 'catching a way' as the scripture calls it, before I converted. As I studied in preparation of that conversion, I became what is known as an a-millenniest. This is the belief that Christ will return and there is no 'rapture' as the pre-millenniest or conservative view. However, in the last couple of years I have become a pan-millenniest. That is, it will all PAN out in the end.
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Where Oh Where Is My Memory?
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Pharaoh's Government
Good morning, brothers and sisters; it's always a delight to see the pews crowded on Sunday morning,
and so eager to get into God's Word. Turn with me in your Bibles, if you will to the 47th chapter of Genesis,
we'll begin our reading at verse 13, and go through verse 27.
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CANCER FREE
... like the old joke I told many times from the pulpit, {There was a firey evangelist pouring on the coals at a summer revival. He asked the question, "How many here want to go to Heaven?" Everyone in the Church raised their hands, except two men in the back.
The evangelist asked the question three times. And all three times, he got the same results. He finally walked half-way down the aisle and asked those two men, specifically, "Don't you two want to go to Heaven?" Their response was quick, "Oh Yes Sir, but we thought you were trying to get a boat load up tonight."}
Most of us are ready to go, but not tonight.
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Re: Tragedy at Fort Hood by Dr. Jerry Fay PHD.
Dr. Jerry Fay has again mastered my Blog on the Tragedy at Fort Hood. I wanted you to read it. He brings up many valid points.
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The Blame Game
Lady Nancy Astor, a 20th century member of the British Parliament said, “I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on a woman.” Mankind has been in the “blaming business” since Eden.
Thus, we use this psychological tool to rationalize, defend, manipulate, or to explain the thinking and behavior of ourselves, and others.
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The Blame Game
Lady Nancy Astor, a 20th century member of the British Parliament said, “I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on a woman.” Mankind has been in the “blaming business” since Eden.
Thus, we use this psychological tool to rationalize, defend, manipulate, or to explain the thinking and behavior of ourselves, and others.
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Tragedy at Fort Bliss
My mind has been overwhelmed by the tragedy at Fort Hood, Tx. Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan has captured the attention of the nation.This smells of Bureaucratic Blindness. We have all heard of Officers that have been falling down in proficiencies being shipped to war zones. However, with his well known extremist views, shipping him to the adds credibility to the old joke that Miltary Intelligence is a conflict in terms.<< MORE >>
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