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Our Mission Statement REPRINT

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From July 17, 2019

Thanks to a comment made by Heidi this morning, I’ve been thinking about how to define the purpose of this blog. It was originally set up to promote my Bell Mountain books and hopefully stir up sales; but it has since grown into something more.

It’s not something I set out to do on purpose; it just sort of happened. Much of the credit goes to you, the readers. Together we have done enough to give birth to a mission statement. And here it is. Here’s what this blog is supposed to do.

Provide a place for Christian fellowship, including the posting of hymns, hymn requests, prayer requests, reblogs of posts on other Christian blogs, and Bible study. I love it when readers get to talking to each other. Nor do you have to be a Christian to be allowed in: the door is open to you, too. It’s important for us to comfort, encourage, counsel, inspire, and teach one another.

Praise the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, and the works of God the Creator, proclaim the Lordship of Christ, and assert His crown rights as the King of kings.

Outreach. This blog is a small part of the larger ministry of the Chalcedon Foundation.

Provide opposition to, and skepticism for, the pretensions of secular humanism–the climate change cult, Darwinism, transgender, and all the rest of those Really Smart Ideas that are actually abominable and stupid. The highest card in their hand is their claim to being vastly more intelligent than ordinary people–a claim that must be regularly and vigorously challenged. They deserve to be satirized, and I try to provide that. Hence Joe Collidge.

Provide good humor, pleasant memories, and fun. A good laugh is the gift of God. So is a happy memory. Hence features like “Oy, Rodney” and Memory Lane. And the comment contests, the quokkas, etc.

And yes, I’m still trying to promote my books along the way.

Anyway, that’s our mission–and we’re doing it together.

Still Shut Down REPRINT

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From June 27, 2019     Good to see the bad guys finally got what was coming to them.  PD

 

The Chalcedon Foundation website (www.chalcedon.edu) is still shut down, we still don’t know what happened to it, and our tech guys are still working to try to bring us back online.

Just a couple of weeks ago some “journalist” sporting a rainbow T-shirt and a Palestinian face mask was “investigating” us for being a “hate group.” The substance of his investigation was that the Southern Poverty Law Center called us a hate group in 2006, so obviously we must be one, yatta-yatta. He complains to our server, and the next thing we know, our website is down.

Some of us have come to believe that Big Tech will do whatever it takes to ensure a Democrat presidency from whom they can buy whatever favors they need. Part of that strategy has to be to stifle conservatives, to erase their presence from the social media.

Meanwhile, Patty has solved and corrected the problem of my book chapters coming out as gibberish, so at least that one can come off Chalcedon’s to-do list.

Please pray for my employers and my mentors, The Chalcedon Foundation. Father in Heaven, we are being kept from our ministry–this is my belief–by the ungodly, who have interfered with our communications. They can’t get at you, so they come after your servants. Please, Lord, see us through this frustrating time, help us get back online, and protect us from the malice of your enemies. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Answered Prayers: Jax the Kitten REPRINT

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From November 24, 2017

See that great big black cat sleeping with his best friend, the pit bull, on the sofa?

That big cat, some months ago, was Jax the little kitten, picked up by my stepdaughter Georgia in the middle of a storm, adopted, and found to be at death’s door, due to a serious blood condition requiring immediate treatment–including a transfusion of very rare donor blood, etc.

Many of us prayed for Jax, and now you can see the result.

It’s become fashionable these days, in a fallen world populated by sinners who have free will and atrociously abuse it, to say that prayer is futile, waste of breath, just won’t work–even some who call themselves Christians are saying that prayer is just a waste of time. And who has never had that thought cross his mind?

But this fine healthy cat is here because a woman had compassion on him, and acted on it, and because God heard our prayers and did the rest.

Rejoice, give thanks, and sing.

Lookin’ Bad for Me

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I wanted an image of a sick turtle, and this is what they gave me. By cracky, that turtle is a tower of health and strength, compared to what I am.

I’m not getting any better. I feel horrible.

Patty says I should get more exercise. The thought of doing so is a very daunting one… because everything hurts.

Please pray for me.

Under the Bed (It’s Me)

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I’m making a prayer request for myself this morning. Because I think I need as many of them as I can get. Please feel free to hop on board! We’ve got lots and lots of room. And we welcome prayer requests from anybody and about anybody.

My own morale/spiritual  strength is shriveling in the sun: I can’t keep track of all the medical interventions they say I’ll require. Looks like everybody’s going to get a nice new hip replacement… except me.

Oh, for some high-quality sleep!

Here We Go Again

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Oh, look! Mr. Cancer’s coming back!

I thought we’d gotten rid of him.

Well, we had–for a little while.

It strikes me as unfair!

Who told you life was fair?

Anyway, folks, I’m gonna need your prayers and plenty of ’em. I’m finding it borderline impossible to put any trust in Science. God has to have a better way.

Prayer Request: Heather

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Please, let’s join together in prayer for Heather, daughter of our dear friend, Thewhiterabbit. Heather, 55, has come down with liver cancer. Her father, our friend David,. is with her now.

Please, Lord, bless and defend this family, your servants. Protect and heal them by the power of Jesus’ name: Amen.

Prayer Request: Heather

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Our friend “TheWhiteRabbit” has a prayer request, on behalf of his daughter, Heather.

O Lord our God, we are your people, the sheep of your hand; and we need our shepherd.

Your servant David’s daughter is sick, we don’t know how badly–but we prayer for her, and for your blessing and protection. Please, Father, be swift to heal her. Let David’s family shelter under your wings. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Still Sick… (*Sigh*)

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People keep saying I look better. But I feel like a boulder rolled downhill and squashed me. I can’t imagine any reason for friends, family, and casual acquaintances to say this if it weren’t so. All I can say for sure is, I’m still sick.

And I have to wait till mid-August just to have a “consultation” about my no-good broken him. They’ll fix it… someday. Meanwhile, it hurts all night, all day. What I wouldn’t give for a good night’s sleep!

I will try to work today. Please pray for me and wish me luck.

Prayer Request: Elder Mike

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Please pray for our friend and brother, Elder Mike, whose brother has just suffered a stroke. Mike lives in the Philippines; I don’t know how far he is from his brother.

O Lord our God, please hear our prayer! Please bless and comfort your servant, Mike, and protect and heal his brother, who needs you now.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.