Praise God

I don't mind being the old man on the corner yelling, "the end is near, repent." That is what I am.

Romans 12:4 says "For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function." Writing has always been what I've been able to do, so that obviously is the function I have as a member of the living church of Jesus Christ, I will speak the words of the only true God and try to help others find the light.

Example one-when the first Apple Computer was put on the market, the Apple 1 cost the consumer $666.66. Proves nothing, you say. When Mike Wozniak, who co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs was asked years later if the price was the mark, he laughed and replied - he didn't even realize that the 666 number was in any way related to Satan and it had nothing to do at all with the '666' number of the beast or anything pertaining to satanic stuff. http://myoldmac.net/FAQ/Apple1-priced$666.66-Why-WozAnswers.htm This is supposed to be one of those people who is the smartest guy in the room wherever he goes and he doesn't know something as basic as the mark of the beast? Is he stupid or is lying?

Example two-Facebook, which is now 800 million strong wants to know everything about you, and wants EVERYONE to know everything about you. No more can you have the false security of blocking every one but friends from seeing where you've been, what you like, where you live, the places you frequent, the movies you like, the book you read. Facebook has Timeline now, and am gleefully talking about no one has to agree to share information now. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=11&ved=0CBwQFjAAOAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Flatimesblogs.latimes.com%2Ftechnology%2F2011%2F09%2Ffacebook-f8-music-movies.html&ei=iA7-TqSeIbTZiAKIhozLBQ&usg=AFQjCNEP9wFslieSjWU50dcfnyvs3G8pGw&sig2=iJfVHqb3ZK_BE7PQhIGPdQ

Our entire lives are on computer, our medical records, our ancestry, our school records, any law infractions, how much before people wake up and smell the overpriced coffee?

I am saddened by our world, do not serve the world, the computer, and go online only when needed.

A Time To Reflect

How do we diefine ourselves? If we are the sum total of our life's work, then we can not define ourselves-others must do it for us.

But if asked, in a few simple sentences, who would you say you are?

I am many things. I am a Christian, a husband, a father, a farmer, a writer, a disk jockey-but those are, with the exception of the first three, jobs. Are we defined by other work?

Our view of ourselves is very important. Our mental outlook affects our dealings with others.

It is important to know ourselves. That is not an attempt at humor: if I were attempting humor I would put a red nose and clown shoes on my next word. Knowing ourselves is not easy-it takes years and an awareness of self. Some people, in my opinion, never have that awareness.

Know yourself. Know your faults, your weaknesses as well as your strengths. This sometimes requires looking at yourself as others see you. I know I am sometimes seen as abrasive or brusk. I don't intend either of these, of course, but I am aware that I have that trait.

The bigger question is what are we leaving behind us? Will we be just one more carbon trail? Will we enrich the lives of those who knew us?

I have never made New Year's Resolutions. I don't believe that if you are honestly ready to change yourself that you need to wait until a certain day to do it. But it doesn't hurt to reflect on our lives as the New Year approaches. Are you doing as you ought? Are you fulfilling your destiny whatever it is? Or are you just one more dead weight, sucking the life out of the universe?