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Publisher: Mary Wilkey
Volume 7 - Issue 3 - January 16, 2007
Published every Tuesday
Hi, everyone. Brrrrrrrrr, is it ever cold out there. We in Ohio have been most blessed thus far this Winter with warmer than usual weather and only a skiff of snow, which is what we're having again today.
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"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness."
—Isaiah 41:10
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Ad Contest
A Healthier You
Feature Article
Test Your Bible Knowledge
Classifieds
Today’s Chuckle
Today's English Lesson
Internet Tips & Hints
Guest Article
Inspiration
Etcetera
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You don't stop laughing because you grow old.
You grow old because you stop laughing.
—Michael Pritchard
A Healthier You
Liquid Minerals
Remember last time when I told you about Mary, the lady I met at the health food store, who is a walking "encyclopedia" of useful information?
According to Mary, the second most important thing, on a par with probiotics, is liquid minerals. She said that every person who lives in the U.S.A. needs to be taking liquid minerals every day.
And the reason? Our agricultural land has been depleted of the minerals that God put in it for our health and well being. This happened as a result of "modern" farming methods, which totally ignore the methods that our Lord set down in the Bible.
The main instruction He gave us was to allow the land to lie fallow (unused) every seventh year. Because of greed, our system totally ignores this, to our hurt.
For example, a person would have to consume eight (80) cups of spinach today to get the same amount of nutrients that our grandparents would get out of only one (1) cup!
Also, consider that there are not many people in this country who consume one cup of any vegetable every day, much less any more than that.
Folks, it is absolutely impossible to get the fuel your body needs out of today's food chain in this country. You need to take liquid minerals daily. Why liquid? Because that is the form in which they are most absorbable.
But, you say, they cost so much. Well, just make them part of your food budget and cut out the junk. Not only will you be healthier, but you will drop some pounds, be sick less often, and save on medical costs.
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.
Small people always do that, but the really great make
you feel that you, too, can become great.
—Mark Twain
Feature Article
The U.S.A.—No Longer Free
Sad, but true. The face of this country has changed—for the worse.
This is not news, of course. But the stealth of the change has been overt, unannounced, but steady, nonetheless.
Just ask yourself if you feel as free as you did twenty years ago. Of course, if you live in a remote location and have no cell phone or Internet connection; if you don't fly or have much contact with the world, you may feel unaffected.
But for those of us who are not so fortunate and who live amid today's turmoil, rampant crime, road rage, mounting encroachment of governmental authority, our growing police state, etc., we most certainly feel it.
However, to me, the most noticeable sign of oppression is the fact that free speech (supposed to have been guaranteed by our Constitution) has been abolished, squelched, quashed, and outlawed by our legislating judicial system.
Thanks to the judicial system's illegally legislating from the bench and effectively encroaching upon the legislative branch of our government, we are limping along with a convoluted set of half-laws, discriminately applied.
This "reaching over," as it were into the jurisdiction of another government branch was never meant to be, as it completely negates the system of checks and balances that our government was set up to prevent.
We used to be able to call a spade a spade and not a convex, semi-triangularly shaped garden tool with a handle designed to make gardening a little easier. But today we have to "soften" our terminology, lest, God forbid, it may offend one person. Gimme a break!
When you've lived as long as I have, you have to expect to be offended from time to time. That's life . . . get over it!
Some people are offended by the thought of working . . . so the government provides for them, able bodied or not! Up until recently, some people were offended by not being able to smoke in certain public places, and so many concessions were made for them. Thank God, someone finally has awakened to the health hazard they create with their nasty habit, not only for themselves, but for others.
Some people are offended because others do not accept their "alternative" lifestyles and call it sin. Too bad, it's their choice. No one forced it on them!
Some people are offended because of the many references to God extant in our Pledge of Allegiance, national cemeteries, national monuments, government buildings, et al. Duh! These are but a few of the natural results that followed the principles upon which this nation was founded.
This country has prospered because of that fact, not despite it! Anyone with an ounce of gray matter must conclude that, as soon as the powers that be began to remove God from the public classroom (1962, I believe it was), the decline in both the educational system and the safety within that system has been blatant.
I just thank the Lord that all my children are out of it, and I have to trust that my grandchildren will make it through physically unscathed. Sadly, there is no way they can avoid the mental muck through which they must wallow to the end.
And that reminds me. I caught a program last week on public television that talked about the theory of evolution as a fact. (This is some of the muck I refer to above.) Evolution remains a theory. Even Darwin eventually recanted and recognized that it was a fallacy.
But this program had the audacity to say that, using D.N.A., they are going to attempt to bring Neanderthal man back to life! What gall to try to elevate themselves to the same playing field with our Creator!
This may or may not be the end of this article, because there is a whole lot left to say, but it's already long enough for this spot. :-)
Question — Which of the following disciples did Jesus take with him to his transfiguration?
Answer — Peter, James, and John. Mark 9:2
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—Nicolas-Sebastien Chamfort
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Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects.
—Arnold Glasow
Today's Chuckle
12 step Recovery Program for Internet Addicts
1 — I will have a cup of coffee in the morning and read my newspaper like I used to, before the Internet.
2 — I will eat breakfast with a knife and fork and not with one hand typing.
3 — I will get dressed before noon.
4 — I will make an attempt to clean the house, wash clothes, and plan dinner before even thinking of the Internet.
5 — I will sit down and write a letter to those unfortunate few friends and family who are Internet-deprived.
6 — I will call someone on the phone who I cannot contact via the Internet.
7 — I will read a book . . . if I still remember how.
8 — I will listen to those around me and their needs and stop telling them to turn the TV down so I can hear the music on the Internet.
9 — I will not be tempted during TV commercials to check for email.
10 — I will try and get out of the house at least once a week, if it is necessary or not.
11 — I will remember that my bank is not forgiving if I forget to balance my checkbook, because I was too busy on the Internet.
12 — Last, but not least, I will remember that I must go to bed sometime . . . and the Internet will always be there tomorrow!
If liberty means anything at all, it means the right
to tell people what they do not want to hear.
—George Orwell
Today's English Lesson
Seeing the same elementary mistakes over and over again has prompted this publisher to write an English lesson each issue. Look for some of these lessons to be repeated, because the mistakes are!
What I have for you this week I don't recall having seen before. The only thing I know is that, once a mistake like this is made it's not too long before it starts multiplying. :-(
Someone wrote that something was "waisting" away. The correct spelling, of course, is "wasting." There is no such word as "waisting." "Waist" refers to the midsection of the body.
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Kindness has converted more sinners than zeal,
eloquence or learning.
—Frederick W. Faber
Internet Hints & Tips
Defragmentation Explained
Have you ever noticed how your computer seems to
run slower and slower each week? Did you think it
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is getting slower, because your hard drive needs to be
defragged.
Any time you view a web site, download an MP3, install a game, or create a new file, your computer is saving that data in bits on your hard drive. As you add more data, the bits are moved around and separated from one another common on all hard drives.
Start living now. Stop saving the good china for that special occasion.
Stop withholding your love until that special person materializes.
Every day you are alive is a special occasion.
Every minute, every breath, is a gift from God.
—Mary Manin Morrissey
Guest Article
The Adventures of an Unrealistic Optimist
by Anne Alexander
For quite some time I have considered myself a realistic
optimist, someone who sees the world as it is, but works
positively toward a desired outcome or solution.
Recently, though, I read about Erik Weihenmayer, who calls
himself an unrealistic optimist.
It turns out that Erik was the first blind person to climb Mt.
Everest. (As a pre-teen, I aspired to be the first woman to
climb Everest, and since then, anyone who even attempts the
world's tallest mountain has my admiration.) But a blind
guy? Well, apparently, he did it! (His book, "Touch the Top
of the World," describes his achievement.) Through intensive
training, dedication, planning, and most of all belief, he
reached the top.
In "Fast Company" magazine, Erik was quoted: "I hear people
say, 'Seeing is believing.' I want people on my team who
believe the opposite, 'Believing is seeing.' You've got to
believe first in what you're doing and be sure you have a
reason to believe it. You can tell who you would want on
your team. You say, 'Hey, want to climb Everest with a
blind guy?' Pretty quickly, you'll figure out who's a
believer."
It is easy to look at our world and see a vast array of
negative events and situations that boggle the mind. How
can we ever turn the tide? Even in our businesses and
careers, the "impossible" seems to show up regularly.
Take Tex Gunning, a Dutchman who is President of Unilever
Bestfoods, Asia. In 1995, at age 45, he decided to learn how
to make solving major social problems an integral part of
their corporate mission. His efforts resulted in one of the
most dramatic business turnarounds on record.
The mission he took on was no less than ending the
starvation of children in Asia, where a child dies every five
seconds. They started in India, where the problem is at its
biggest in terms of scale, because "if we can crack it
there, we can crack it anywhere."
In "What Is Enlightmenment?" magazine, he was quoted: "It's
an interesting process, because the more I look at it, the
more I think I am tackling something that I can never, ever
solve. But simultaneously, I'm very optimistic, because
there's beginning to be a groundswell of people around the
world who are saying, 'This is unacceptable.'"
When we take the top off what we think is possible, it
opens up a new wave of creativity.
Erik Weihenmayer said, "There are limits. But there are
good questions and bad questions in life. The bad questions
are what-if questions. What if I were smarter or stronger?
What if I could see? Those are dead-end questions. A good
question is, 'How do I do as much as I can with what I have?'"
Taking the strengths and talents that we have right now, we
can achieve so much more than we usually imagine we can.
So where in your life are you limiting what is possible for
not only you personally, but for the world? You have
phenomenal gifts and talents. Take the top off what you
think is possible.
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It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
—Krishnamurti
Inspiration
Exercising Faith
There really is only one way to exercise your faith, and that is by patience.
Just ask yourself, "If patience were not needed, where would faith come in?"
Many people quickly get discouraged after they pray for a day, a week, a month, or even longer, and still see no results with their physical eyes. Remember, all creation takes place in the spirit realm first.
But discouragement is understandable. We get tired of waiting, and that's where impatience creeps in.
Waiting for God is not easy, for He is rarely early . . . but He is never late. He's usually doesn't show up until the very last minute. Why?
Well, many times it's because we speak it to be so. For instance, I know I have to have a payment to the bank by a certain date. And I don't have the funds, and I cannot see where they're going to come from.
The foremost thing in my mind is that deadline. And most of the time we speak it out to someone. Or we discuss it with our mate, saying, "We have to get this paid by such-and-such a date." You've just dictated the outcome. Your funds will be there at the last minute.
However, if it doesn't happen, don't blame the Lord. It doesn't mean that He has said "no." He always says "yes," not "maybe," not "not now," and not "no." (Where in the Bible did Jesus ever say "no" to anyone?)
You have no one to blame but yourself. Your prayer was hindered for some reason. Did you pray with unforgiveness in your heart? Did you pray with the wrong motive? Would your desired answer hurt anyone? Do you need to ask someone to forgive you? Did you pray according to the Word?
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