John 14:6
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
I Corinthians 13:13
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
No matter how alone we feel (and literally are at times), God is always there, by our side, because He loves us.
“There is a Way”–New World Son
Here is this week’s caption contest! Provide your witty captions. I will post winners Tuesday evening. Have a great and blessed weekend! 🙂
THE WINNERS!!!!!
4. Old NFO
Don’t let your sons grow up to be crackheads… Dat’s de way you do it…
3. Wyatt Earp
Ironically, the officer never saw the kilo of cocaine inside the guitar.
2. Diller
Here’s a Johnny Cash tune for ya,”Folsom Prison”,or maybe you prefer Haggard’s “Mama Tried”.
This week’s winner is. . .
1. Les James
Confess or I’ll sing, “Like a Virgin”.
OTHER CAPTION CONTESTS:
Blogs4Bauer
Cowboy Blob
Family Security Matters
Military Times
Rodney Dill
Wizbang
Imagine you are a respectable business looking to hire good, reliable employees.
Imagine being told you weren’t allowed to submit an ad that asks for reliable employees.
Nicole Mamo, 48, director of Devonwood Recruitment in Hertfordshire, said she was shocked when the government-run Job Center rejected her ad for applicants who “must be very reliable and hard-working,” the Daily Mail reported Tuesday.
Mamo said she called the center to find out why her advertisement was rejected.
“She said it was because they could have cases against them for discriminating against unreliable people,” Mamo said. “I laughed because I thought that was crazy. We supply the NHS with staff so it’s very important for the patients that we have reliable workers.
(H/T:Â UPI)
Geesh!
If you would like to see the winners of this past week’s caption contest, CLICK HERE. 🙂
*Knock….kncok….kncok*: “ Fond Du Lac, police…please come to the door.”
Dude: “Uh…what seems to be the problem officers?”
Police: “We have a complaint of loud noises coming from your apartment, sir.”
Dude: “But, I’m just rocking out.”
Police: “Uh…sir, your choice of music denotes loud noise, not ‘rocking out'”.
Dude: “Hey, man, I’m just rocking out and chilling to John Denver. What’s the problem?”
Police: “John Denver at high decibels is noise pollution, sir. That is the problem.”
(H/T: Yahoo)
My only question is, just how does one rock out to John Denver?
(Enjoy the pretty pictures.)
Hosea 2:19-20
And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in justice, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness; and thou shalt know Jehovah.
God’s commitment to us is neverending compassion and love. When you have a relationship with Him, there are days that you are truly humbled by that fact. I know I don’t deserve it, but He promised it, and I am grateful for it.
Have a blessed Sunday. 🙂
“Why me, Lord”–Gaither Vocal Band
It’s time for this week’s caption contest! Provide your witty slugs, and I will post winners Tuesday evening. Have an awesome weekend!  🙂
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THE WINNERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5. Diller
Look at it this way, Bill…..the longer he’s in there,the better we look.
4. Old NFO
Thanks for coming Dubya, now he’s gonna blame you instead of me…
3. Rodney Dill
Dubya… Dumbya… Dumbya-er…
2. Cargosquid
Bush: I can’t believe he fell for it when you told him to push “health care reform” as a winning plan.
Clinton: Yeah, he reminds me of an intern.
This week’s winning caption is. . .
1. CHSW
“I asked the Secret Service to run his speech through the teleprompter upside down.”
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OTHER CAPTION CONTESTS:
Cowboy Blob
Wyatt Â
Dear Mr. Snider,
While I was watching the Flyers’ pre-game show, it was noted that Rod Brind’Amour was asked to give the captain’s “C” to another player: Staal. It was also stated that it is believed that a trade to Chicago might be a possibility for Roddy.
I assert that you should bring him back to wear the orange and black. Why? You have a lot of young players, some of whom need a bit of discipline and work-ethic. Don’t get me wrong, they have made a lot of strides since the coaching change, but they need an experienced forward that will model the attributes necessary for a successful hockey team. He was and still is a class-act, has always exhibited a strong desire to succeed and give all he has, still has steam left in the engine, and he deserves this opportunity.
Love,
RT…a fan since she was a wee little lass and especially since her first game, at the age of 12: Â Flyers vs. Nordiques, and yes, Bobby Clarke was still a year or two away from retiring.
If you would like to know who won this week’s caption contest, CLICK HERE.   🙂
Now, for some humor. . .
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I first read Esther 3 a week or so ago. While I understood the story, I failed to see the importance of what is taking place in the chapter.
In that first reading, I appreciated Mordecai’s faithfulness to his faith. He was being commanded to bow to Haman, and as a Jew, Mordecai was having no parts of it. Unfortunately for Mordecai and the Jews within Xerxes’ reign, Haman was given the authority to use the Xerxes’ signet to declare that all of the Jews should be killed.  He even had a date planned. As providence would have it, though, that date was a ways off and there would be time to twist Haman, and his plan, into a very secure knot.
According to McGee and my handy study Bible, Haman was a descendent of the Amalekites. The Amalekites are the people that Saul was commanded, by God, to wash off the face of the Earth. Well, Saul disobeyed, and that ended up being a very bad thing down the road…just look at what Mordecai is facing. Need I say more? Well, there is one other thing. The Jews within Xerxes’ influence aren’t just a scant few, located in an area the size of Iran. The kingdom of Xerxes spanned parts of present-day Asia, Europe, and Africa. As McGee stated, the Jews would have been completely annihilated.
So, if you know the Bible, you know where I am headed: Two of the promises that come to mind, as stated by McGee, are the promises that God will always take care of His people, and that God would curse those that cursed the Jews and bless those who blessed them. (Take note politicians!)
Through God’s providence, He kept His promises to his people. He knew from the time Saul disobeyed Him that He would have to make a way for His people.
How awesome is this message?
Just think: So often we find ourselves in unpleasant circumstances, or we find ourselves in a steady holding pattern of “wait”. In both instances it is common to wonder where God is. We get caught up in what we see as immediacy and the drama. God, all along, has planned our route, how He will bless us, and has lovingly plotted out our steps, so that eventually, we will be blessed by Him and experience what he had planned for us all along (and you know we all fret during that period).
This is why it is so important to give God His proper honor. I know I am so weak in that area at times. I get frustrated with waiting, and I feel like God is just watching me. He is, however, at work all along, guiding us and providing His providence to keep us on His map.
You know what else happens when we get consumed with negativity and angst? We begin to make those things we are trusting God for a god in themselves. God is bigger than all of it.
McGee stated it best: “God moves in the affairs of men by His providence.”
The past year, I have been working on not allowing the desires of my heart and the things around me to be bigger than God and His will. It isn’t easy, even when I know full well how powerful God is. However, I find myself giving things to God more and more, with more acknowledgement of just how in control of things He is.Â
Sadly, it has taken me 41 years to understand that nugget.
RT's Ponderings 