THANKSGIVING
Putting this in writing as I type
What a task to undertake
But folks---as you read make no mistake
Giving Thanks to the Father above
Spreading out His Awesome Love
To you in this family and all my friends
Who've stuck together through thick and thin
We praise You Oh Father God
We adore you and You are the Only God
Giving thanks today for You sending Your Son
The thieves and murderers lost and us down here Won
All living creatures ---- all living things
All the nourishment to the body that these days bring
We've been fed with spiritual, physical, and emotional love
Being with ones we love, thinking of ones who've gone on
Knowing they are at peace now, they have a new song
Dreaming we are, and trying out hardest
To reach out and grab your Hands and know
Now is the time to reap the most awesome harvest
We are clinging to You as would a leech
Away from the wordly and out of it's reach
Ending this little ditty ---- Sending blessings
And praying for showers of more
Rain on us Lord, let us not be of thirst
We love You Lord, We'll be with You at Last
Because You are the One, and You are the First
The Alpha and Omega you are
The Father--the Son---and the Holy Ghost
The Maker and Creator of this great earth.
Let us give All the Praise and Glory to You Lord
You are the Song, and You are the much Spoken-Of Story
By Shirley Updike
November 26, 2009
At Calvary
- Years I spent in vanity and pride,
Caring not my Lord was crucified,
Knowing not it was for me He died
On Calvary.- Refrain:
Mercy there was great, and grace was free;
Pardon there was multiplied to me;
There my burdened soul found liberty
At Calvary.
- Refrain:
- By God’s Word at last my sin I learned;
Then I trembled at the law I’d spurned,
Till my guilty soul imploring turned
To Calvary. - Now I’ve giv’n to Jesus everything,
Now I gladly own Him as my King,
Now my raptured soul can only sing
Of Calvary! - Oh, the love that drew salvation’s plan!
Oh, the grace that brought it down to man!
Oh, the mighty gulf that God did span
At Calvary!
Daily Smile:
You Are Probably Overdoing Thanksgiving If...
* You spill more food on you than the local soup kitchen dispenses.
* Paramedics bring in the Jaws of Life to pry you out of the Lazy Boy.
* The gravy boat your wife set out was a real 12' boat!
* The potatoes you used set off another famine in Ireland.
* You receive a Sumo Wrestler application in your e-mail.
* You set off an earthquake seismograph on your morning jog on Friday.
* Pricking your finger for cholesterol screening only yielded gravy.
* You have 5 TV sets all side-by-side to catch all 5 football games.
* Representatives from the Butterball Hall of Fame called twice.
* Your arms have gotten too short to tie your shoes.
In The News:
Thousands Rally in Egypt Against Israel Offensive
Thousands of Egyptians protested Friday against Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip as Egypt's prime minister visited the Palestinian enclave in a symbolic show of support for the territory's Hamas rulers, CNSNews.com reports. The protests in Egypt highlighted public sentiment against the Israeli military operation in Gaza, which started with the assassination of Hamas' military chief and which Israel says is a response to rocket fire by Gaza militants. Egyptians marched Friday in the country's two largest cities, Cairo and Alexandria, many waving Palestinian flags and chanting slogans against Israel. In Cairo's Tahrir Square, a few hundred protesters burned an Israeli flag. The demonstrations were called by Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood group, and prominent Brotherhood figures took part, many brandishing the checkered Palestinian scarf during the marches. Hamas is a Muslim Brotherhood offshoot in the Gaza Strip.
ACLU Sues to Force Elementary Libraries to Display Lesbian Advocacy Book
The ACLU has filed a lawsuit to force a Utah school district to keep a lesbian advocacy book on elementary school library shelves, LifeSiteNews.com reports. A book called In My Mothers' House, about three adopted kids and their lesbian "mothers," was added to library shelves in five of the Davis School District's 50 elementary schools after administrators learned that a Windridge Elementary student was being raised by lesbians. When a kindergarten student brought the book home, a group of concerned parents brought a petition to the school asking that the book be removed. After a seven-member parent-teacher committee decided that the book would be kept behind the counter instead of on the library shelves, and that children could only check it out if their parents signed a permission slip, the ACLU filed suit to put the book back on the shelves and make it available to all children without restriction. Davis School District spokesman Chris Williams said the district stands behind its decision to require students to have parental permission to check out the book.
Five Killed in Attack on Christian Community in Kaduna, Northern Nigeria
Gunmen shot five members of a family in Madauchi-Zonkwa, Kaduna state, in northern Nigeria on Nov. 13 before setting their house ablaze with the victims inside, Christian Solidarity Worldwide reports. According to pastor Bitrus Titus of Living Faith Church in Zonkwa, the sound of gunfire lasted for close to an hour without any intervention from security personnel. He added that the victims' corpses were burnt beyond recognition. The attack prompted young men in the Christian community to take to the streets in protest, demanding that soldiers stationed nearby be removed from their post. The Rev. Yunusa Nmadu, CEO of CSW Nigeria, said: "We are saddened by yet another attack on a predominantly Christian community and urge the relevant security agents to live up to their responsibilities, especially since there has been a long-standing threat that the community and others around would be attacked after the April 2011 presidential electoral violence in Kaduna state. Our hearts go out to the relatives and friends of the family that has been affected."
No Major Change for Chinese House Churches Expected After Communist Party Leadership Change
Chinese church leaders do not expect major changes after China's ruling Communist Party announced a new leadership team Thursday in Beijing, Open Doors USA reports. Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang will succeed Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao as top Politburo Standing Committee members and take over the presidency and premiership, respectively, in March 2012. Xiao Yun (not his real name), Open Doors director for China, said it is unlikely the leadership change will affect China's policy toward the church. "As long as we communicate with the government, they leave us alone," one house church leader stated. Yun said: "All Open Doors contacts give us this same message. The leaders in the Communist Party are not democrats. They want to stay in power, even after they step down from their official position. This means they make sure they select like-minded successors. For now, the Chinese church expects it can continue to grow both in size and in depth. The government will keep close watch, that's for sure, but severe oppression is something of the past. I like to say the government is improving, but on the other hand there are still some Christians in jail because of their faith. Christians are among the 400 minority groups ... that are still persecuted by society and sometimes the government." The majority of the Christians, however, experience growing freedom. China is ranked No. 21 on the 2012 Open Doors World Watch List of the 50 worst persecutors of Christians, compared to No. 16 last year and No. 13 in 2010.
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