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I Just Don't Understand

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:04 PST

secondrider posted:

I just don't understand any woman who would support abortion. I have heard all the arguments and concerns. I have seen more unwed mothers than you can shake a stick at and they aren't always the best parents. Usually because they're only 16 years older than their kid!But, they're trying.The cost of intervention for a baby born 7 weeks early is approximately $3,500 per day in the USA. A baby in real crisis can run up a hospital bill of nearly a million dollars. But, who do you know who would refuse the help to keep that tiny, 2.5 pound boy or girl alive? I have never heard anyone say Oh, they should have let her die. It's way expensive!If a pregnant woman is injured by someone else's fault in this country, and she loses the fetus, at any stage of pregnancy, the responsible party can be charged with manslaughter...

Sometimes I Know Too Much

Thu, 24 May 2012 21:07 PST

secondrider posted:

While reading a really great blog about Biblical knowledge and how we use it, I had to confess I'm loaded with knowledge. Even my own pastor has told me I'm very intelligent and am like a terrier when it comes to finding and researching the facts. But, he didn't say I had wisdom! Now, I do have wisdom, but not in equal amount of my knowledge. I am getting there, though!While reading all the comments, which were by some strong folks and were very good, I had a picture flash through my mind.There she was. They had grabbed her and a man out of a very compromising situation and totally ignoring the man, dragged her down the street in front of the busy marketplace and threw her to the ground. Can you see it? It's a crowded, noisy, smelly, hot, dusty day. The woman is a whore. There's no getting...

If You Say Psychology One More Time ..!

Mon, 14 May 2012 22:23 PST

secondrider posted:

I keep hearing Christians talk about the psychology of people like they mean something.Usually it's someone who has an awful lot to say and most of it pertains to their own ideas instead of the complete Word of God. They use fancy little twists and turns of the language. They answer questions with questions which is avoiding the subject. Usually, because they can't answer it anyway. Over several years, I have dealt with more than my share of longwinded, demanding, discompassionate very important Christian teacherspreacherprophetpriests that are just chock full of religion. Oh, they talk a good talk! And they use every scripture and buzzword they know! They will take a group of scriptures and pound them into every conversation they can to prove their point. But if you really read those scriptures, and the context, and ask the Holy Spirit to show you truth, you might be surprised what...

Do I Really Need To Know My Enemy?

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:55 PST

secondrider posted:

I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel; which is really not another; only there are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!Galatians 1:69 You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.You are the light of the world. A city set on...

I Am Favored!

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 05:22 PST

secondrider posted:

All of our lives we have had favorite things; Ice cream flavors, blankies, places on the couch, places for vacation, books all kinds of things. And weve always had favorite people; grandparents, friends; you get the idea. It is said God has no favorites, that He is no respecter of men.. even though Jesus had a disciple that even the others called the disciple He loved. One word that is synonymous with favorite is beloved.Over the years I have made very few really close friends, but those I have are the ones I tell nigh on to everything. I have been blessed to have a handful of sisters that truly are transparent with each other. We were the ones sitting in a car after everyone else had left the church, and talked for hours! We talked about kids, church, what God was doing, pain, loss, and what made us laugh....

Out Of Context? So What?

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:38 PST

secondrider posted:

Oh, what a tangled web we weaveWhen out of context we believe!Im sure weve all heard it and pretty sure, even unknowingly, done it. Weve taken a verse or two of scripture and used it to prove our point, our belief, our creed. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. Jesus used the Scriptures to defeat Satans temptations. He used it in His teachings, in His daily life. He lived by the Word of God. When He spoke the words of the Law or the Prophets they were always the proper words for the occasion.Not all those who have taken scripture out of context and used improperly have done so knowingly. Some have or are doing it because they are still very young in the Word. Others are old in the Word, but yet still drinking milk. These children of the Kingdom need to be shown their error and educated. They need...

We Survived The Prayer Of Jabez Part II

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:00 PST

secondrider posted:

There is so much to this story I am not putting in because theres just too much. We are a family of 6 with extra. Our home was the safe house for several boys over the years so my kids have a lot of extra brothers. Our acting family was invaluable to us at this time. Their stories are not here, but are as valuable as Jaxons On the 4 hour drive to Santa Fe, I slept. That was God because I have never slept in crisis! Later Scott told me he had a vision while he was driving. Its his and his to share, but during that time the Lord told him that He was going to heal Jaxon completely. On those few words, we have made our stand for the past 11 years.Onward.Jaxon was in a great deal of pain and was being treated with morphine. It was...

We Survived The Prayer Of Jabez...Part I

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:54 PST

secondrider posted:

To understand how immense this whole thing was/is, you would really need to know Jaxon. But that is impossible in this medium, so Ill have to try to show you what I can.Jaxon was given the name Jackson Bartolomew _; Jackson, meaning Son of John (gift of God); Bartolomew, Son of the plowman. He is the gift of God and owns a lot of fertile soil! From the day we brought him home, we knew it was going to be different. In utero, he was in almost constant activity. As an infant, he hardly ever slept. By the time he was 6 months old, the pediatrician had a talk with us about him. He had a difference; and accelerated adrenalin flow. The fight or flight thing? On! So we had to learn to teach him to gain control of what could have been out of control behavior. He taught himself...

Its Not Skype.

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 18:51 PST

secondrider posted:

On this Resurrection morning, or Easter Sunday, I was talking to my sweet husband thousands of mile away, by way of Skype. I like Skype! It helps us to keep connected when Im on the road. It is strange, because I called to wish him a happy birthday (April 6) while he is wishing me a happy Easter.For once the connection was clear with good audio. We had a good chat and hung up; waiting for the right time to talk to each other again. We have a day/night situation so have to work out the call times. Some days because of our schedules we dont get to talk; and I am sad! But when we do, it makes the distance go away.Arent you glad we dont have to Skype God? There isnt any schedule. Hes always online and the connection is always clear on His end. Hes always on...

We Survived The Prayer Of Jabez! Introduction

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 04:56 PST

secondrider posted:

I Chronicles 4:9,10And Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez saying, Because I bore him with pain. Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that Thou would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that Thy hand might be with me, and that Thou wouldst keep me from harm, that it may not pain me! And God granted him what he requested.Back in 2001, my husband and I sat in an audience listening to James Ryle bring the challenge of the prayer of Jabez. God touched our hearts together and we made a commitment to pray the prayer daily, with the understanding of the consequences. As God began to change us, my husband gave our 23 year old son the book and asked him to read it. Jaxon told us a few days later he had taken it to bed...

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