CERTAINSOUNDS

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In the above article the police called it a "despicable act", which it certainly was.
The teen mentioned reportedly first put a razor blade to her throat,
before beating her with a 2x4 and then a piece of 3" hard plastic pipe.
And all of us adults say; "its that younger generation". Well, as you can see from
the article this teens mom and dad are both in prison. So I am sure that his
adult parents have not influenced him in the right direction.
Yes, teenagers get a lot of bad press, and rightly so in this case, but let me balance things out a bit.

I just got back from a mission trip with two teenagers.
Thomas Smith, 19 and his brother Samuel Smith, about to be 18.
These two young men were a joy to be with. We flew 2,500 miles together in
our small mission plane. We spent 10 days eating together, working together, playing together, praying together and ministering together, most of which was in another culture.
I observed them dealing with adults, other teenagers and small children.
Tom and Sam are a real tribute to their parents that have brought "...them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord". (Eph. 6:4

But bottom line, Tom and Sam are the fine Christian young men that they are because they have personally chosen to follow the Lord.
Ps. 119:9 "Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according thy word."

Tom and Sam, thanks for setting a biblical standard.

Well, that's the way it looks from here,

Well, it was certainly a busy Lord's Day here in the Bahamas.
We went to the Gospel Chapel of Current.
Tom and Sam played and sang, it was very good, as usual.

We went to one of the families house for dinner and fellowship.
We came back here and Dave Spangler help me get all my paperwork in
order for Customs here and in the US for our return flight.

The boys went out to a spot that they had seen the other day and took
some pic's.

I got a little nap.

Then we left for evening service at the same church.
The boys played and sang by request, the folks really like them.

I did some video of it all.

A preacher from Canada is here doing a series of meeting at the church. He is one of those
good old time expository preachers.

Then we went back to the same house for some more food and fellowship.
Now here it is almost 11 PM and I still have some calls to make.

Yes, it was a good and busy day about our father's business.

From the Bahamas,

We had a really special time tonight.
After a busy day of travel both in the air and on the ground, we
went by boat to the very small island of Current.
It is like going back in time.
The ride from the boat dock to the village is about three mile of rugged and ruff road.
This little place is mostly forgotten by the government.
But, there is a good group of believers among the eighty or so residents of the island.

Well, Tom and Sam played their trumpets and sang for the room full gathered in the little
church building. They, of course, did a great job and were warmly received by the folks.
After the they had their part of the service Missionary Dave Spangler showed a gospel film.
At the conclusion he gave a brief invitation for salvation and four indicated there need of Christ.
He will be following up on them.

We are scheduled to return there on Monday for a service in the public school, PTL.

Well, just wanted to share this with you all.

Serving Him,

We left Fort Myers, FL after being treated royally by the Lytles.
We were airborne at 9:30 AM Mon. 1-16. We flew off the coast over
Ft. Lauderdale.
It was a really smooth ride, with just a small cloud layer to decend thru from seven thousand feet as we approached the island Eleuthara, Bahamas.
What a beautiful site seeing the changing water colors.
We touched down at noon.
We cleared customs without any problems, PTL.
The missionary Dave Spangler was on the field working on
a plane so he just loaded us and our stuff up in his pick up and
we came here to his house where his dear wife Sharon had a
great meal prepared for us.

We planned out our time here and got off to a great start.
After accomplishing our tasks for the afternoon which included engineering and assembling
a sample of one of the window application, we returned
back here for another great meal.

We fellowshiped and did some more planning and then went to bed.

Thank you Lord for you goodness today.

From the Bahamas with,

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In the above link the article describes a British airline that has banned Bibles and other item that are associated with Christendom, on flights going to Saudi Arabia so as not offend Muslims.
This really rings my bell! When was the last time you heard of a Muslim being concern about offending a Christian.

I remember when we "Bible Fundamentalist" used to be honored to refer to ourselves a "militant fundamentalist". Militant in the sense that we are in a spiritual battle against the forces of darkness. Militant in the way we were on the offensive in attacking the gates of hell and rescuing soul for Christ that were in danger of hell fire. Militant in the way we stood against the devil and his forces in the way they were manifested in social evils.

Yes, we had those on the lunatic fringe that have embarrassed us, but for the most part what had a strong voice in our culture. Even if many did not agree with us, they respected us for our resolve and willingness to stand for what we believed. Even if it meant being misunderstood and misinterpreted and often misquoted.

Now here we are, most are afraid to us the term fundamentalist let alone militant. We are so concerned about offending or being politically incorrect. While all the while evil abounds with it"s "in your face" arrogance.

Now we have "Islamic militant fundamentalist" flying airliners into our financial and governmental and military nerve centers. We have militant Sodomites that have come out of the closet and are now trying to shove us into the closet of silence. DAH! DOUBLE, DAH, EVEN! When are we going to get it?

It is time for us in the LORD'S army to once again be on the offensive.
2Co 10:3, 4, 5; "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ"; Jesus told his disciples; Joh 15:18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. again; 1Jo 3:13 "Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you." As Biblical Christians we are going to be shot at either way, whether we shut-up or stand-up. So I say, In Jesus Name, let make a good targets and stand honorably as we "fight the good fight of Faith" and for the Truth as it is in Jesus Christ Jesus. I have a feeling that the Muslims, while still disagreeing with and many even hating us, will at least have more respect for us.

Well, that's the way it looks from here,

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In the above two links both an article about Pat Robertson's comment about Sharon's stroke, and the comments of some New Evangelical leaders stating their disagreement with Robertson.

First, I want to say that I didn't personally hear Robertson's comments so I often question the validity of such reports. However, I will comment on what has been reported.

So, was this an act of God's punishment on Sharon?
Well, let's answer a few questions up front.

Could God have struck Sharon? Of course He could have.
Speaking to king Nebuchadnezzar the Prophet Daniel said in; Da. 4:25; "...till thou know that the most high ruleth in the kingdom of men and giveth it to whomsover he will."
Would God strike Sharon? There is biblical evidence that God struck Jewish leaders in the past. 2 Sam. 16:14, states; "But the spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him."

Did God strike Sharon? It is possible that He did, but it is possible that He didn't. So without a specific Divine announcement to that effect I certainly will not put both feet in my mouth.

What is certain is that God in His sovereignty is able to strike, or remove His hand of protection from, and intervene in the decision making of any human leader.

Pro 21:1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever, he will.

Well, that's the way it looks from hear.