Albert Einstein

“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”

Well, it seems that we are on the verge of ending this year with a bang perhaps or rather quietly depending on your new year plans.  I wish you a Blessed and Happy New Year no matter where you are!  Remember that time is the one thing you will never get back so make the most of it.  

  

Winter Wild Lights

A Light Display

Psalm

14:1

"The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God."

Did you know where that was written originally?  I remember reading this in an Archie comic years ago.  This verse makes you think because our world is filled with atheists and agnostics today.  This makes me think of the movie, God's Not Dead because the main character in the movie was an atheist.   

Nick Vujicic

Love Without Limits

What is real love like?  I'll bet you'd like to know, what with all the divorcing going around these days.  Some people think that love is being selfish.  It's not.  Love is being selfless.  Also true love is not about passion.  Passion without love is being selfish.  There are differences between eros, agape and philia.  Love is caring for someone more than you love yourself.  Nick Vujicic with his wife Kanae tell the story of how they fell in love in their book, Love Without Limits.

I love reading love stories.  It's always interesting to me to find out how people meet each other.  Each story is unique and timeless.  I have some love stories of my own:  Some not with happy endings but you do learn from each relationship you experience.  I guess it's true that what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.  I do feel that I've become stronger as a result.  

For Children

Dear Mr Jesus 

Dear Mr. Jesus
I just had to write to you
something really scared me when I saw it on the news
a story bout a little girl
beaten black and blue
Jesus thought I'd send this right to you
dear Mr. Jesus
I don't understand
why they took her mom and dad away
I know that they don't mean to hit
with wild and angry hands
show them just how big they are I pray

This song was all over the campus back when I was in college my first go around.  Think about all the kids that get abused and that have no one to stand up for them.  Unfortunately not everyone has a happy childhood.  If you are one of the lucky ones that actually got good parents then feel fortunate.  I do.

 

 

Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

Happy Birthday Jesus

Happy Birthday to You
Happy Birthday to You
Happy Birthday, dear Jesus
Happy Birthday to You

Happy birthday, Jesus
I'm so glad it's Christmas
All the tinsel and lights
And the presents are nice
But the real gift is You

This is another favorite Christmas song of mine.  Kids have the kind of voice that you enjoy listening to.  Really!  Where would we be without kids?  We were all kids once ourselves.  Sometimes I think I still haven't grown up.  

Luke

2:11-14

"For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.  And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.  And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."

These verses are my reason for believing in Christmas because on a certain night a long time ago a baby was born that changed everything in our world.  What do you believe and why do you believe?  Is it easier to believe that you were created by God or that you came from monkeys?  Do you see any monkeys turning into humans today?