MORNING PRAYER

July 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment

“Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,

.          For in You do I trust;

Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,

.          For I lift up my soul to You.

Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies;

.          In You I take shelter.

Teach me to do Your will,

.          For You are my God;

Your Spirit is good.

.          Lead me in the land of uprightness.”

.                    —His Book (Psalm 143:8-10)

Filed Under: Faith Based, Inspirational

IGNOMINIOUS OBAMANOMONY

July 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment

IGNOMINIOUS—a real word:  “truthfully disgraceful”

OBAMANOMONY—a stupid made-up word:  “ridiculously absurd”—wasting America

If only it were just a play on words and not a prey on America.

Sometimes I wish I could draw political cartoons.  I’ll do my best with words.

Filed Under: Financial, Political---Cultural

LANGUAGE: the verb “TO BE” – – – OR NOT TO BE

July 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment

A basic in studying language is the declension of the verb “to be.”  It starts with three short sentences of basic communication:

I AM.

YOU ARE.

IT IS.

Three divergent commentaries come to mind.

 

“I AM”  is a God exclusive.  He is so set apart from us that He even uses that as His name—His identity.  God Is—and He doesn’t have to explain or meet our expectations or demands.  But He did choose to tell us all we need to know about Him and life and after life.

 

“YOU ARE”  brings to mind the phrase, “You’re the man!”  That is commonly used to give someone a compliment and a positive verbal slap on the back.  However, there is a caution and a warning with those words from a story in the Bible.  When the preacher/prophet Nathan told a “set-up” story to confront king David about his sin with Bathsheba, he clinched it with, “You’re the man!”  Guilty.  Conviction.  Repentance.  Restoration.

 

“IT IS”  calls for two examples from mistaken American politics.

01)  What is the meaning of  “IS”  when it comes to sinful sex in the White House?

02)  “IT IS”  a tax.  “IT IS”  not a tax.  “IT IS” a penalty.  No, “IT IS”  a tax, or else “IT IS”  not constitutional.  Either way,  “IT IS”  B A D .

Filed Under: Faith Based, Inspirational, Political---Cultural