Untitled

See the full gallery on Posterous

Look at these items on the menu at PYT. This will kill you.

Untitled

Little men with little minds and little imaginations go through life in little ruts, smugly resisting all the changes which would jar their little worlds.

Untitled

I know success or failure in my life or ministry does not depend on my own skill or even on external circumstances, it depends only on my faithfulness. God will give me the gifts necessary to do whatever He calls me to do, and He will not be hindered in His work by circumstances.

Lester Summerall

Be Strong and Courageous???

I'm reading Joshua 1 earlier, and the phrase “Be strong and courageous” is repeated several times through the passage. Now, I am quite familiar with the story of Joshua and all that he accomplishes in his life. But if I were to read the passage as a novice, and see all the other stuff God is saying to Joshua, I would ask why does God keep saying “Be strong and courageous”??? I mean, God is promising Joshua this land and telling him how they will conquer the people, so this should be a piece of cake, right??? This should be EASY, like taking candy from a baby. And let’s be honest, who needs courage to snatch candy from an infant??? It’s going to be easy, because Joshua has a promise right?.? It’s a trip because, I have read through the word and seen the promises of God, I have receive prophesies about the things that God is going to do in my life. I have been led by the spirit concerning certain roads to travel and moves to make. I have gotten my word from God, BUT I have come to realize that because there’s a promise there will be a trial. The word from God is not the absence of an obstacle or problem, but promise of victory in the situation. Mark it down, you will face trials and obstacles. Jesus said it, I just retyped it. The enemy is using the obstacle to keep you from the promise, but God has given you the promise to overcome the obstacle. Which one has your focus??? Be strong and courageous. Courageous, root word courage, the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty or danger without fear. Better word, faith. Faith in a God who loves me and will take care of me. Faith in who he is and what he says. Because he said it, it will be. Who cares what it looks like? Looks can be deceiving. Our responsibility is to be hold fast to the promise. BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS. Be Blessed

 

-ok, now I’m gonna go watch Oceans 11 for a 173rd time

That's a macaroni and cheese pizza. Really, no joke

Untitled

God has no Phone, but I talk to him. He has no Facebook, but he is still my friend. He does not have a Twitter, but I still follow him.

I was reading and...

I’ve observed that the two greatest hungers in the world are for authentic, life-changing faith on the one hand and social justice on the other. The connection between the two is one the world is waiting for. -unChurched

It's great to be an Auburn Tiger

Sunset

They said it was going to rain ALL day. Oh Well

Untitled

God does not judge the condition or quality of His church by how good the meetings are on Sunday morning, but by how good the people are on Monday morning. The main calling of our life is more than just knowing the truth - — it is having that truth become our life.
- Rick Joyner

A Thought

“Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.” — Francis Chan (Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God)

Untitled

Evil often prevails in a person because they experienced rejection & a lack of love! Love conquers all! Love some1; save a life!-Bishop Bronner

Watching the ___tide/WAR EAGLE special on ESPN. Some of these folks look like this is crazy. Guess u gotta live n it, to get it. War Eagle 

Untitled

Happiness depends on happenings; joy depends on Christ.

Untitled

Faith and obedience are bound up in the same bundle. He that obeys God trusts God; and he that trusts God obeys God. He that is without faith is without works; and he that is without works is without faith. -Charles H. Spurgeon

A Thought

Faith and obedience are bound up in the same bundle. He that obeys God trusts God; and he that trusts God obeys God. He that is without faith is without works; and he that is without works is without faith. -Charles H. Spurgeon

God has the power to radically change your situation and your circumstances.

Untitled

We serve an amazing God; HE thinks u r amazing; He wants to do amazing things 4 u #dropreligion #getrelationship

If the size of your vision for your life isn’t intimidating to you, there’s a good chance it’s insulting to God. - Steven Furtick

Pursuit service tonight 7pm @ Victory Christian Fellowship. Awesome opportunity to see God move in a powerful way. CAN'T WAIT!!! (Bart Scott voice)

Taken at Victory Christian Fellowship - Audubon, PA - 422church.com

This is like a bad dream. UNBELIEVABLE!!! All Philadelphia fans, we will be having a special prayer service. We need to anoint rally towels or something. First the fat boys break up, now Philadelphia Sports is in the outhouse. Not even the crapper, that would be a positive.

Untitled

Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs
That just because he doesn't answer doesn't mean he don't care
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers
- Garth Brooks

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due

I always get a kick out of watching awards shows or sporting events, somebody wins and the first thing they say out of their mouth is, “I want to thank God”. For many, they see no issue with this, but for me, I find it amusing. I watched Floyd Mayweather Jr. “win” his recent match, and at the beginning of the now famous interview, he says something to the effect of wanting to thank God for making this win possible. So, for those ten seconds of time, he’s thanking God, while for the other cabillion seconds of his life all he says is how great he is. Or when a rapper brags about how they’re getting money, how many women they’re running through, or how good they are but turn around and they thank you God at the beginning of the speech. I’m just using them as examples, but often it’s almost the thing to say. For those of us a little closer to the “chuch” we may say, How blessed we are. Yet in our thinking and the way we carry ourselves, we’ll give God the thanks, but we want to take the credit. A look at me mentality, see what I have done, Many of us are familiar with the story of Joseph. Started out, little bit of a brat; brothers sell him to slavery; he ends up in Egypt; does nothing wrong; end up in jail; interpret a couple dreams; becomes governor. As I was preparing for a couple of services next week, I came across a reoccurring statement from Joseph. Every time it came to interpreting a dream, he would say something like, “Interpretations come from God” or “I cannot do it, but God will give the answer”. He said I’m just the vessel; I’m just the instrument that is being used to display the power of God. Joseph was blessed with a gift, but he always put the attention on the giver of the gift. Joseph was exceedingly blessed in his life, but he realized that he was in the position he was in because of the goodness of his God. To God be the glory.

Quote of the day: speaking of Auburn, "It's like they forgot how to lose" - Scott Van Pelt

Thermometer or Thermostat

A thermometer is an instrument that is used to measure temperature. A thermostat is a device that functions to change, establish, and maintain a desired temperature. You’re like, where is this going? I have realized that in the world today, most people are like a thermometer. We can tell you what is going wrong in the world. We can talk about the issues, and the problems. We’ll say how hopeless things look. We’ll speak of how dire our current situations are. Basically, we can tell you how jacked up of a place the world is. But, is that our proper function??? I believe that God has called us to be more like a thermostat in that we are not supposed to reflect the climate around us, but rather we are to change it. A couple of months ago, my home became extremely hot. I went down stairs, looked at the thermostat and the temperature reading showed a temperature of 98 degrees, but the dial was set to 75. What was happening, the thermostat was simply reflecting the temperature and was not effectively changing it, which means something’s WRONG, something’s BROKE. When we can look at the world around us, and at no point are we causing any change, something’s WRONG, something’s BROKE. Too often we look at our surroundings and we allow that to hold us back from truly believing God to totally shake our world and drastically change the climate of the times. Change our schools, our neighborhoods, our nation, our world. We have to be a partner that the spirit of God works through to impact the lives of those around us and not simply be an object that simply reaffirms what our natural senses have already grasped. No one needs a thermometer to tell them the temperature outside on a summer’s day to know that it is hot. We have a purpose in this earth. We have a valued function. We are to change, establish, and maintain a desired climate for a genuine move of God.

 I don’t want to be a thermometer in the world; I want to be a thermostat. –Jimmy Banks, Victory Christian Fellowship Youth Pastor 8/25/11

Thermometer or Thermostat

A thermometer is an instrument that is used to measure temperature. A thermostat is a device that functions to change, establish, and maintain a desired temperature. You’re like, where is this going? I have realized that in the world today, most people are like a thermometer. We can tell you what is going wrong in the world. We can talk about the issues, and the problems. We’ll say how hopeless things look. We’ll speak of how dire our current situations are. Basically, we can tell you how jacked up of a place the world is. But, is that our proper function??? I believe that God has called us to be more like a thermostat in that we are not supposed to reflect the climate around us, but rather we are to change it. A couple of months ago, my home became extremely hot. I went down stairs, looked at the thermostat and the temperature reading showed a temperature of 98 degrees, but the dial was set to 75. What was happening, the thermostat was simply reflecting the temperature and was not effectively changing it, which means something’s WRONG, something’s BROKE. When we can look at the world around us, and at no point are we causing any change, something’s WRONG, something’s BROKE. Too often we look at our surroundings and we allow that to hold us back from truly believing God to totally shake our world and drastically change the climate of the times. Change our schools, our neighborhoods, our nation, our world. We have to be a partner that the spirit of God works through to impact the lives of those around us and not simply be an object that simply reaffirms what our natural senses have already grasped. No one needs a thermometer to tell them the temperature outside on a summer’s day to know that it is hot. We have a purpose in this earth. We have a valued function. We are to change, establish, and maintain a desired climate for a genuine move of God.

 I don’t want to be a thermometer in the world; I want to be a thermostat. –Jimmy Banks, Victory Christian Fellowship Youth Pastor 8/25/11

My Mom Just Sent Me This

“My Promise to My Children"
I am your Parent 1st. Your friend 2nd. I will stalk you, flip out on you, lecture you, drive you insane, be your worst nightmare & hunt you down like a bloodhound when needed because I LOVE YOU! When you understand that, I will know you are a responsible adult. You will NEVER find someone who loves, prays, cares and worries about you more than I do! If you don’t hate me once in your life – I am not doing my job properly.
-Mom

what if THIS IS IT???

August 25, 2001 marks the date of the death of the very talented, beautiful Aaliyah Dana Haughton or just simply Aaliyah. Personal note, I decided I was going to have to fight Dame Dash (her "friend" at the time"), because I lovededed her. In my opinion, she was "All That". Baby girl was FINE!!!! All joking aside, what bothers me the most as it relates to her death, is that we saw her very last hours on this earth. She was shooting a music video, and BET was filming the making of the video. I find it extremely eerie to watch the video and realize that less than two hours after wrapping the last scene in this tropical paradise, her life is over.

 I get the same weird feeling as I watch the documentary on Lisa "Left Eye" Lopez in which we are riding along in the car as the vehicle crashes and she dies.

Or when I watch Michael Jackson's, This Is It. He is dancing around this stage and less than 24 hours, he's gone.

 I ask myself as I watched the final minute of Aaliyah's Rock the Boat video, what if someone grabbed her and said, Aaliyah, THIS IS IT. I won’t make a judgment on where Aaliyah will spend eternity, or anyone else who has passed on. Yet, I can't help but wonder WHAT IF someone had that opportunity to say to Aaliyah, Left Eye, Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse, or the man who suffered the heart attack today in the grocery store who I heard about on the news; THIS IS IT, DO YOU KNOW JESUS? Not just the celebrity, but the truth is I pass people every day and I can preach and do rap shows all week long; have powerful altar calls; see folks saved nightly, but that still does not compare to those that I pass that may not have tomorrow. You may be involved in your church, shout the walls down, but there are people who you encounter or pass by and for them, today may be their THIS IS IT moment. Friends, family co-workers, what if THIS IS IT? I heard someone say that because life is short, we should live every day like it's our last. That's the selfish, me first way to view life. I think the Christian perspective would be to live every day as if it's SOMEBODY’S last. Love people like their life depended on it. What if for them, THIS IS IT?

Untitled

Someone once asked Billy Graham “If Christianity is valid, why is there so much evil in the world?” To this the famous preacher replied, “With so much soap, why are there so many dirty people in the world? Christianity, like soap, must be personally applied if it is to make a difference in our lives.”

Trusting GOD to be GOD

A Thought

It is not my ability, but my response to God's ability, that counts.

God has the right, and my permission, to rearrange my life to achieve His purposes.

Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace.

The Tragedy in Amy's Death

Can I just vent a little, speak from the heart??? When I heard about the death of Amy Winehouse, I was not shocked or surprised. And that is the real tragedy. I received tweets and text messages from youth pastors or preachers who all pointed to the choices that she made like crooning "No No No" when it came to going to rehab. We can tell our young people, "Look at her choices and the way she lived her life....don't make those choices". True, whether a drug overdose, murder, suicide or whatever happened, many will almost instantly point to the choices that she made as the reason for her premature death, and undoubtedly have a message or material to persuasively minister into the lives of people who may encounter the same issues. Yet, here's the question that I had to ask, did any of us take the time out to pray for Amy??? We all saw the choices she made, and I am guilty of passing judgement on how she handled life, but did I ever ask God to demonstrate his love like never before in her life? I mean, I can honestly say, this is the outcome I expected, but never took the time to pray against it. The real tragedy is, many of us expected this to happen, but never felt the need to pray for her.  I'm sure people attempted to talk to her or have an intervention, but sadly many of us who watched from a distance never took the time to pray.  The love of Christ is powerful enough to change the darkest situation. The question is who's next? Do we just sit and wait for another young musician to become a member of the 27 club? She is more than just a tragic story; she's a missed opportunity.  We expected it, and accepted it.  We had the time to pass judgement, but did not take the time to pray.

The Tragedy in Amy's Death

Can I just vent a little, speak from the heart??? When I heard about the death of Amy Winehouse, I was not shocked or surprised. And that is the real tragedy. I received tweets and text messages from youth pastors or preachers who all pointed to the choices that she made like crooning "No No No" when it came to going to rehab. We can tell our young people, "Look at her choices and the way she lived her life....don't make those choices". True, whether a drug overdose, murder, suicide or whatever happened, many will almost instantly point to the choices that she made as the reason for her premature death, and undoubtedly have a message or material to persuasively minister into the lives of people who may encounter the same issues. Yet, here's the question that I had to ask, did any of us take the time out to pray for Amy??? We all saw the choices she made, and I am guilty of passing judgement on how she handled life, but did I ever ask God to demonstrate his love like never before in her life? I mean, I can honestly say, this is the outcome I expected, but never took the time to pray against it. The real tragedy is, many of us expected this to happen, but never felt the need to pray for her.  I'm sure people attempted to talk to her or have an intervention, but sadly many of us who watched from a distance never took the time to pray.  The love of Christ is powerful enough to change the darkest situation. The question is who's next? Do we just sit and wait for another young musician to become a member of the 27 club? She is more than just a tragic story; she's a missed opportunity.  We expected it, and accepted it.  We had the time to pass judgement, but did not take the time to pray.

What Do You Believe???

A Message that I preached at Victory Christian Fellowship. Check it out, bel blessed

What_Do_You_Believe.mp3 Listen on Posterous

What Do You Believe???

A sermon that I preached at Victory Christian Fellowship.  Check it out, be blessed.

What I Learned From An Atheist

A gentleman just sparked a conversation with me. He's an atheist, always interesting. He went on and on about how Christians act and all of our many character flaws. So IF God existed, he would at best have flawed PR or earthly representation. Can't disagree with that, but that's not why he's an atheist or believes that God does not exist. He says, "Young man, there is so much pain and hurt in this world that either he's one heartless bastard or he just isn't really there. Did you hear about that girl who just walked out of prison after slaughtering that innocent child? If God could stop her why didn't he? That child is dead." Then something hit me, at his feet in the isle there lay an infant in a carrier. The baby was occasionally blowing bubbles and attempting to pull her foot into her mouth. She seemed to be one of the happiest babies I have ever seen. I kind of smirked at the gentleman and said, "Yeah, there is a lot of pain in this world and because there's pain there's no God? I guess my question is when there's reason for happiness or good is happening can God exist there? I understand the tragedy of that child being killed, but you can't focus on that situation so much that you miss the blessing that's right at your feet. It's amazing that the presence of bad means an absence of God, but when we sit and think, is everything in the world bad or is that just the place we choose to focus? I can see the tragedy of Katrina or 9-11, but I can also see the good that was done in the recovery." I really began to really put this thing into focus a minute ago. Most of us are like spoiled children who have so much stuff that it's easier to focus on what we don't have and complain about that. His denial of God is because he's not the genie in a bottle who makes every day roses. Yet, many of us will deny the power of good because of trials that we may encounter. To deny the power of God or the goodness of God is to deny who He is. Is there much difference than the atheist? We have to be mindful of the blessings and not dwell on the problems. To focus on what you do not have will only make you ungrateful for what you do have. Is it truly fair to view God through the scope of what's wrong with the world (some of which is man made). That only diminishes the value of all that is good. My atheistic acquaintance and I exchanged emails and promised to keep in touch. There's a chance that he's reading this now. Regardless, I'm praying for him. I know God is going to do something powerful in his life. Can't wait to see what happens. Till then, we'll run on......see what the end gone be. Be blessed

They got a luggage store in the airport? A place to buy luggage? How late do you have to be for a flight where you're like, just grab a pile of stuff and we'll get a bag at the airport'.

Yeah, Stop Praying

It always amazes me when someone finds out that I am a preacher.  You usually get one of two responses.  Either that will be the end of all conversation or the conversation will become something like a Catholic Church confessional.  This does not happen with Tre the Christian Rapper, but Tre the preacher is different I guess.  I have tried it both ways on several flights, trust me on this one.  Well today, I am in a store, and a clerk comes up to me and asks me to pray with her.  She says to me that she is praying for God’s direction about her current relationship.  She is currently living with her unsaved boyfriend.  OH LORD WE REALLY NEED A BURNING BUSH WORD FROM YOU!!!!! Really??? I’m a pretty straight forward type of cat, so I looked at her and asked, “Are you serious?” She responded, “I have been praying about this for a while, but God has not given me an answer”.  So I asked the most profound question I have ever asked in life, “Why are you wasting your time praying about that?” Now, going to good old Christian school when I was younger, two things that were said to me:  There are no stupid questions and you should pray about everything.  However, this question about praying, I would deem stupid.  As I began to talk to her, what I realized was she was using prayer as an excuse for not obeying.  What a concept, but are many of us any different?  We know what God would have us to do, we know the right thing to do, we know what we are called to do, but we hide behind the ritual of “praying” knowing that God is not going to respond to our stupidity, because you already know what to do.  I am not knocking the power of prayer, nor am I saying that we need not pray.  What I am saying is we need to quit lying to ourselves when we already know the answer to some of these make believe questions that we are asking.  God what do I do? I’m not God, but here’s your answer. OBEY!!!!!!!!!!!   BE BLESSED. 

We can not allow circumstances or pressure to determine the path we take as it relates to the will of God for our life. Be still.....

Y??? Y are they remaking bugs bunny cartoons? Y is Allen Iverson trying to come back to the NBA? Y does the weather in Philadelphia feel like Selma?

Lawd!!!! Church folks. I still gotta preach after that. Lord forgive me for wanting to kag that "blessing". Lord keep me near the cross; need your anointing to speak and keep from slapping folks. If you're in the crowd and reading this, when I get up, just stick your hand up for me to see. LOL then PUT THE PHONE AWAY

God's Timing

“The opportunity of a lifetime must be seized in the lifetime of the opportunity.” Leonard Ravenhill

The Heart of the Matter

The Heart of the Matter I’ve been tryin’ to get down to the heart of the matter, But my will gets weak, And my thoughts seem to scatter, But I think it’s about forgiveness, Forgiveness, Even if, even if you don’t love me anymore,

Never really listened to this song “The Heart of the Matter”. Not really my genre. However, I heard this lyric and I began to really think about what it was saying. He was saying, I’m going to forgive, not because it will make you love me, but I will forgive you even if you don’t love me. True forgiveness is not based on conditions or expectations of a certain return. What a concept. Whether forgiving yourself or someone else, we have to forgive. If we don’t we are essentially imprisoning ourselves. We got to FORGIVE. He hurt me, she hurt me. You don’t know what they did Couple of things I had to learn. There is nothing I can do to change the past. It’s solid, it’s history, it’s written in stone, immovable as a mountain. Whether me or someone else. What’s done is done. Regret, resentment, or even revenge- none of these can change what has been done. These things will essentially ruin me. Grief and bitterness will only keep me thinking in the past. What is sadder is all that time spent has not changed a thing. We cannot change what has happened, but there is a means for healing. God will redeem my past if I allow him. He can take my worst choices, biggest mistakes, and worst experiences and bring about something magnificent. God promises to forgive and redeem. I have to be willing to let the past be the past, giving up all thoughts to change it, refute it, but most importantly fixate or dwell on it. Gotta give it to God. Even the hurt caused by others is an opportunity for God to radically change our lives forever. Lewis Smedes said it best, “Forgiveness manifest a wiliness to give up to God the right to judge and punish an offender, to see that person as a real human being, and to begin to wish him or her well. Forgiveness does not always restore the relationship, which requires movement from both sides. But it lets the hurt go and moves on. Forgiveness assumes that God is in control, that he will do justice at the proper time, and that he will make all things right in due time. Even when the relationship is not restored, because the offender doesn’t care, or continues to offend, or disappears, or even dies, forgiveness works redemption into the heart of the person who does the forgiving. The act of forgiveness becomes a conduit for God’s grace to work in that person. God’s grace can work wonders too, whether or not the offender takes responsibility for the wrongdoing. Grace can heal the soul….create peace…”

Sincere forgiveness isn’t colored with expectations that the other person apologizes or change.

Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. 

My Little Sister is Growing Up

Today marks a day that at times we thought would never be. At times, appeared to be impossible. At times seemed like an almost impossible dream. Yet, today, she made it happen. My little sister graduated high school!!! When she first gave me the date we joked how she wouldn't get to graduate because Jesus was coming back a day earlier, LOL. While I am extremely proud of Jennifer Faith Ford, I have to give a lot of credit to myself, of course, but mostly to our parents Roosevelt Ford Jr and Vilee Ford. My mom who makes things happen and goes the extra mile to make sure that those around her have every opportunity to succeed, had to work overtime to make this day happen. And my dad, who has a "different way" displaying his motivation or "encouragement" played a role in the completion of this journey. It's not the end, more like a rest stop. My little sister is a by product of great parenting and people believing in her. People praying, standing and confessing the word over her. I can not say for sure what step she will take or move she will make next, but I do know God has a plan for her and I just want to watch her go.

Anxiety is the natural result when our hopes are centred in anything short of God and His will for us. The knowledge of God's will should cause rest.

Anxiety is the natural result when our hopes are centred in anything short of God and His will for us.

A Prayer

May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may live deep within your heart. May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that you may work for justice, freedom and peace. May God bless you with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation, and war, so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and to turn their pain in to joy. And may God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you can make a difference in this world, so that you can do what others claim cannot be done. To bring justice and kindness to all our children and the poor. Amen — Craig Groeschel

WE CAN PRETEND THAT EVERYTHING IS OK, BUT THIS ARTICLE SCREAMS WE HAVE A PROBLEM -Teenager stabs himself to death onstage at open mic night in front of shocked crowd

BY MEENA HARTENSTEIN DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Sunday, April 17th 2011, 7:27 PM KTVZ.com

Kipp Rusty Walker, 19, committed suicide in front of a crowd on Thursday at a coffee shop. An Oregon teenager shocked a crowd at a coffee shop last week when he stabbed himself to death on stage after singing at an open mic night. Kipp Rusty Walker, 19, took the stage at Strictly Organic Coffee in the town of Bend, Or. on Thursday to perform a song he called "Sorry for the Mess." When he finished playing, he pulled out a knife with a double-edged 6 inch blade and stabbed himself multiple times in the chest in front of a confused crowd of roughly 15 people. "It was really unclear at first what was even happening. Because, you know, it is an open mic and it's a performance," the shop's co-owner Rhonda Ealy told local television station KTVZ. "People at first thought it was some sort of theatre." Once the crowd saw blood and figured out what was happening, Walker was rushed to St. Charles Medical Center where he died of his wounds. A friend of his, who did not want to be identified, told Oregon’s NewsChannel 21 Walker's death did not come as much of a surprise because the teenager had contemplated suicide before and even planned to kill himself in a public place. "I've been preparing for it for a while, I'm sad about it, but I think I'm in shock, it's like a whirlwind of emotions," the friend said. "It was almost like he wanted to prove a point, like there's no point in being scared of death because it's going to happen to us anyway." Walker first tried to take his own life on Mar. 20th, the friend said, who helped to have him hospitalized at the psychiatric unit of St. Charles Medical Center-Bend. He said he warned Walker that killing himself would have lasting implications. "I actually told him, I was like, 'Dude, this is going to mess a lot of people up," the friend told the TV station. The traumatic incident is the first of its kind in the area, police Sgt. Chris Carney told Oregon radio station KBND. "You know, 19 years with the Police Department, I can't think of any event similar to this where somebody's done something in such a public forum," he said. "We still don't know the reason why he chose to do this, why he chose this location or anything and we probably never will." Counseling has been made available to witnesses or anyone affected by Walker's death. "Most people never have to see anything like that in their entire lives, and never have before, so it is a life-changing experience," Ealy told KTVZ. Walker would have turned 20 this week.

THIS IS SAD.

If you're not dead, you're not done. God still has something important for you to do.

Untitled

If you're not dead, you're not done. God still has something important for you to do.

Could you be mistaken for Christ?

A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a regional sales convention in Chicago . They had assured their wives that they would be home in plenty of time for Friday night's dinner. In their rush, with tickets and briefcases, one of these salesmen inadvertently kicked over a table which held a display of apples. Apples flew everywhere. Without stopping or looking back, they all managed to reach the plane in time for their nearly missed boarding... ALL BUT ONE !!! He paused, took a deep breath, and experienced a twinge of compassion for the girl whose apple stand had been overturned. He told his buddies to go on without him, waved good-bye, told one of them to call his wife when they arrived at their home destination and explain his taking a later flight. Then he returned to the terminal where the apples were all over the terminal floor. He was glad he did. The 16 year old girl was totally blind! She was softly crying, tears running down her cheeks in frustration, and at the same time helplessly groping for her spilled produce as the crowd swirled about her, no one stopping and no one to care for her plight. The salesman knelt on the floor with her, gathered up the apples, put them back on the table and helped organize her display. As he did this, he noticed that many of them had become battered and bruised; these he set aside in another basket. When he had finished, he pulled out his wallet and said to the girl, 'Here, please take this $40 for the damage we did. Are you okay?' She nodded through her tears. He continued on with, 'I hope we didn't spoil your day too badly.' As the salesman started to walk away, the bewildered blind girl called out to him, 'Mister.......' He paused and turned to look back into those blind eyes. She continued, 'Are you Jesus?' He stopped in mid-stride, and he wondered. Then slowly he made his way to catch the later flight with that question burning and bouncing about in his soul: 'Are you Jesus?' Do people mistake you for Jesus? That's our Destiny, is it not? To be so much like Jesus that people cannot tell the difference as we live and interact with a world that is blind to His love, life and grace. If we claim to know Him, we should live, walk and act as He would. Knowing Him is more than simply quoting Scripture and going to church. It's actually living the Word as life unfolds day to day. Ask~Believe~Have

GO TO CHURCH!!!!!!!!!! Praise God and stuff!!!!! Shake a hand or two, or if you can handle it....hug em!!!! Love of Jesus and your neighbors!!!!! EXPERIENCE JESUS!!!! GET THERE!!!!!!!!

The Blood of Jesus Covers My Family

Just a Thought

Words are only meaningful for the moment but over time they will carry very little significance if not put into motion.

It's All GOD

Stick To the Plan

Jeremiah 29:11 is my favorite verse in the whole Bible. For I know the plans I have for you," declares the lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Man, there's more promise in that verse than a whole presidential campaign. We love that verse. It gives you a sense of purpose and sure footing in an unsteady ever changing world. BUT, there something about this chapter that we tend to either overlook or not pay attention. This scripture is part of a prophesy being given to people who are living in exile. FUN, FUN, FUN!!! In verses 5 through 7, God is giving instructions of build homes, get married, have children, live in peace, and pray for the country and the people who took you captive. WHAT?!? Let me get this right God, You expect me to live like nothings wrong although my home was destroyed, I am being held captive in this place I hate, and you want me to pray for them??? God, you are tripping!!! Here's my prayer, Lord, strike em down Father (In My Grandma Voice) But that's not to be our response. The only response God wants is obedience. God gives all the instructions because, I know the plans I have for you," declares the lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. You may not like the plan, you may not understand the plan, but because we love God, we will trust God. We will trust that he has our best interest in mind. He didn't promise it would be easy, He didn't promise it would be fun. What he did promise was to never leave you nor forsake you. We have to trust the plan, but more so trust the planner. Father knows best.


- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone Be Blessed

God never ceases to amaze me. Why He keeps a fool like me, I may never truly grasp or understand. Oh Boy!!!

You may never know that JESUS is all you need, until JESUS is all you have. People and things come and go, but HE still remains the same, the only sure thing.

IHOP just ran a commercial for chicken and waffles. LOL, not Roscoe's or Gladys Knights, but they're trying. Keep watching, Greens on the menu next

Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace. 

My whipped iced dairy drink brings the attentions of many males to my place of residence and/or employment, and they declare that its quality far surpasses that of yours. Absolutely, it far surpasses yours. I could convey to you the proverbial recipe, but I would have to demand compensation. - LOL, BEST BOOK I've purchased since the Bible

We are the people the world has been waiting for & now is the time to act as one. Hopi Elders - the world is hungry and the love of Jesus is the only thing that will satisfy their hunger, not a church, not a denomination, JUST JESUS

Peace is the deliberate adjustment of my life to the will of God. Anything else is bound to fail.

The Power of Unity

Genesis 11
Usually when the Tower of Babel is referenced, it's mentioned in a negative tone. The reason, is because of the stupid motives that drove the people to build this tower. An ambition to be God like in some form or fashion which has plagued the creation since Eden. The peoples motives where wrong. Yet there is a nugget of wisdom that the body of Christ can take from this situation. The scripture says, that God saw what they were attempting to do and,
“Look!” he said. “The people are united, and they all speak the same language. After this, nothing they set out to do will be impossible for them! (Gen. 11:6)
God said because of their unity, nothing they set out to do will be impossible for them. The modern day church is suppose to be a body. However, we are at best handicapped because the limbs or various parts are off doing their own thing. Another way of looking at it is like an orchestra. There are trumpets, clarinets, saxophones, French horns, violins, flutes, percussion a wide array of instruments. The problem is each section is apparently playing a different song. So instead of beautiful music, you get a bunch of noise and racket that's not appealing to listen to at all. Our goal should be to advance the kingdom of God. Not our church, not our denomination, not our doctrine. It's just Jesus. If we ever decide to unify as one body, all parts being led by the head, not to sound cliche', but we can literally change the world.


- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone Be Blessed

Real happiness is free....what's sad is that we'll pay a high price for a counterfeit.
   

Gotta Be More To It

There has got to be more to Christianity than simply trying to fight our desires of the flesh so we can go to heaven.


- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone Be Blessed

To dwell on the past simply causes failure in the present. While you are focused on the past and regretting all the things you have not done, you are crippling yourself and preventing yourself from working in the present.

If Wal-Mart is lowering prices every day, why isn't anything in the store free yet???

Mourning 2 Laughing

Bad situations don't have to make us bitter-they can make us better! God can use the good, the bad, the happy, the sad to mould us into the people He wants us to be. Our goal should be to focus not on what man does to us but what God will do through us. Rest assured, what man may intend for evil, God will use for good.

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone Be Blessed

An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. - MLK
   

Gods least is much stronger and more powerful than our most.