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I'm doing well!! How about you?? And I agree, it HAS been too long. I'm very happy to be back 
Surprised how many people remembered me right away though!
Surprised how many people remembered me right away though!
I've had a nasty flu the past few weeks, it's been going around Australia. Otherwise, I'm good, thanks. I mean, Arlene and I are very good. Counting down the days...
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Oh Ronnie, we love you and have missed you. Welcome back. EVERYONE NOW, GROUP CC HUG, DON'T BE SHY, EVERYONE CROWD AROUND. Let's bond, no shyness now.
Now if only there was a way to set off a virtual cloud of confetti and edible glitter sparkles. Hmmmm... Where's Tintin's beard when I need to stroke one.
Now if only there was a way to set off a virtual cloud of confetti and edible glitter sparkles. Hmmmm... Where's Tintin's beard when I need to stroke one.
This post is to thank the courageous men and women who marched for civil rights in the 1960's and thereabouts, especially the ones who were brave enough to stay even when horrible abuses happened. One example is when police dogs were released on marching peaceful protesters, yet many of them stood there and took the vicious bites. There are many unknown people, which is why this post isn't going to list names; it's for everyone who helped. Thank you for your bravery. I know many of you didn't give up even when things were very bleak. Some didn't even survive. Thank you for insisting on being treated like a human being and not accepting the notion of being a second-class citizen, or for insisting on that right for others. The world is better for all of us because of your willingness to defend your civil rights and stand for fairness.
Over the course of my life, I've heard numerous people say that things are only a little bit more fair now than they were in the 60's as far as civil rights go (some have even said things are less fair). This does an enormous disservice to the brave men and women who know the truth; the ones who were there, saw it all, and may even still bear scars because of the struggle. It became much more apparent to me that things ARE different now when I saw a documentary showing video of the mistreatment of those brave souls. The abuse was horrifying.
Over the course of my life, I've heard numerous people say that things are only a little bit more fair now than they were in the 60's as far as civil rights go (some have even said things are less fair). This does an enormous disservice to the brave men and women who know the truth; the ones who were there, saw it all, and may even still bear scars because of the struggle. It became much more apparent to me that things ARE different now when I saw a documentary showing video of the mistreatment of those brave souls. The abuse was horrifying.
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Excuse my cynicism. 2 people die (one homicide/ one from falling into the river, with long history of substance abuse) in my city, people cry out, hold a vigil, many interviews about how change is needed in society, advocating, politicians need to this and that, more funding, more education. Where are the vigils for the victims of ISIS? I don't think they have been acknowledged enough, atleast in my city. (This probably sounds heartless)
To Americans: I am sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with the journalists family and friends.
To Americans: I am sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with the journalists family and friends.
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I don't think it sounds heartless, Arwen. I prayed for them a lot myself like I try to do for any group I hear about who needs help. I often fail at this if I put it off for later, which is why I've taken to praying right when I hear about the issue; that the Lord's will be done, in Jesus' name.
Some people attend vigils because "everyone else is there" or to be seen there by others, rather than to mourn or try to make things change. I don't think most of them are trying to be selfish, but people often find it hard to look any further than what's right in front of them (MANY people have told me that they don't watch the news because it's too depressing. These people probably don't know about the victims of ISIS). Please don't take this as me saying that this behavior is right, but it's just another reason for us to spread the Gospel. Not only will general behavior be better if people are TRULY following Jesus, but if they've never met Him in the first place... maybe the condition of the planet is as much our fault as anyone's. Not your fault specifically, but we can all do more to promote Heaven in one way or another. I suppose if a person commits suicide because he felt no hope, and one of us didn't share about Jesus when we were led to do so, aren't we partly guilty?
Some people attend vigils because "everyone else is there" or to be seen there by others, rather than to mourn or try to make things change. I don't think most of them are trying to be selfish, but people often find it hard to look any further than what's right in front of them (MANY people have told me that they don't watch the news because it's too depressing. These people probably don't know about the victims of ISIS). Please don't take this as me saying that this behavior is right, but it's just another reason for us to spread the Gospel. Not only will general behavior be better if people are TRULY following Jesus, but if they've never met Him in the first place... maybe the condition of the planet is as much our fault as anyone's. Not your fault specifically, but we can all do more to promote Heaven in one way or another. I suppose if a person commits suicide because he felt no hope, and one of us didn't share about Jesus when we were led to do so, aren't we partly guilty?
It's not heartless, but I think if it's breeding cynicism in you, that's something to check yourself on. There's nothing wrong with holding vigils for people in the community that have been lost. Hopefully this doesn't come across as heartless either, but I can understand it because those people were part of the local community whereas those who are in Iraq are not. Still, though, the idea of having a vigil for them is a cool one.
That being said, you clearly have a lot of passion and heartache for what's been happening there. One really cool way to channel that positively would be to have a prayer vigil. Have you thought about organizing one in your city? That would be a really cool and relatively simple thing to do I feel like, and it would be a way you could directly address this problem you've observed with the persecution of Christians in Iraq not being acknowledged enough. Just a thought
That being said, you clearly have a lot of passion and heartache for what's been happening there. One really cool way to channel that positively would be to have a prayer vigil. Have you thought about organizing one in your city? That would be a really cool and relatively simple thing to do I feel like, and it would be a way you could directly address this problem you've observed with the persecution of Christians in Iraq not being acknowledged enough. Just a thought
Well I haven't posted here in a while. Thanking God for a good day and for keeping me safe especially when I decide to ride my bicycle against the traffic (I've gotta stop doing that before it ends badly for me). I interviewed (i.e. had to teach a demo class) for an English teaching job today and the guy said that even though I have very little experience teaching English I was the best teacher he'd ever seen ( learning two languages helps with that, you know what is boring and what is tuna (that was supposed to be fun but sometimes the typos are too good to delete) and worked for you. Oh and after cutting most of the carbs out of my diet my energy level seems to have skyrocketed. It's kind of nice and it's kind of weirding me out.
I saw on the new this morning that there was a prayer vigil for a young man who was shot and killed in July. The Sister's of St. Joseph do these a lot. They call them take back the site. We've had a lot of problems with gun violence in my city the past couple of years. There is one particular part of town that's really bad now. I feel for the people who live there. If they rent they can possibly move if they have the resources, which many of them don't, but if they own a home it's much harder. My Sister used to live in that area, thankfully she got out before it got really bad. Sometimes I sort of feel like we're all at the mercy of these thugs. I am thankful that they've stayed out of this area, so far. There was a shooting about a mile from my house in June, to close for my comfort.
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It's not heartless, but I think if it's breeding cynicism in you, that's something to check yourself on. There's nothing wrong with holding vigils for people in the community that have been lost. Hopefully this doesn't come across as heartless either, but I can understand it because those people were part of the local community whereas those who are in Iraq are not. Still, though, the idea of having a vigil for them is a cool one.
That being said, you clearly have a lot of passion and heartache for what's been happening there. One really cool way to channel that positively would be to have a prayer vigil. Have you thought about organizing one in your city? That would be a really cool and relatively simple thing to do I feel like, and it would be a way you could directly address this problem you've observed with the persecution of Christians in Iraq not being acknowledged enough. Just a thought
That being said, you clearly have a lot of passion and heartache for what's been happening there. One really cool way to channel that positively would be to have a prayer vigil. Have you thought about organizing one in your city? That would be a really cool and relatively simple thing to do I feel like, and it would be a way you could directly address this problem you've observed with the persecution of Christians in Iraq not being acknowledged enough. Just a thought
so I know sometimes when we pray it seems as if the prayer is bouncing off the walls and not heard, but has anyone lately experienced an answer to prayer that was immediate? ...well....the prayer for salvation would qualify, but I'm talking about a good ol' "Lord, I have this dilemma" type prayer. God answered such a prayer within three minutes of my coming to him yesterday. He is awesome.