Happy Easter! April 12, 2009
Posted by Anton in Religion.1 comment so far
Alleluia!
The promise of everlasting life fills us with hope, newly Risen God. Make us unafraid to proclaim your promises with the passion of our lives and the gentleness of our love.
—The Blessing Candles
58 Simple Mealtime Prayer-CelebrationsMay the Lord be with us as he was with the faithful on that first Easter.Have a Happy and Glorious Easter!
the best way to prepare for lfe is to begin to live!!!
...live! ...love! ...laugh!
Thomas Kinkade Painting December 19, 2008
Posted by Anton in Chain Mail, Light Bulb Moments, Religion.add a comment
Hope the water flows when you get this picture.
READ THE FIRST LINE CAREFULLY. .
If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God.
This is a Thomas Kinkade painting. It’s rumored to carry a miracle!
The water is supposed to be running, so if it’s not moving then the picture
didn’t come through entirely.
They say if you pass this on, you will receive a miracle.
I am passing this on because I thought it was really pretty,
and who couldn’t use a miracle?!
The Interview December 16, 2008
Posted by Anton in Light Bulb Moments, Religion, Watch This.add a comment
No matter what you believe, this is beautiful
Send this on …..it is worth the 45 seconds
please click on: The interview
I read this at 3:58pm December 13, 2008
Posted by Anton in Chain Mail, Religion.add a comment
The quality of life that you experience is very closely connected to the quality of your thoughts.
2 Corinthians 10:5
And, please let me know the exact time you read this.
Are you busy? December 10, 2008
Posted by Anton in Chain Mail, Religion.add a comment
SATAN’S MEETING: (Read even if you’re busy)
Satan called a worldwide convention of demons.
In his opening address he said,
”We can’t keep Christians from going to church.”
”We can’t keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth.”
”We can’t even keep them from forming an intimate relationship with their saviour.”
”Once they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken.”
”So let them go to their churches; let them have their covered dish dinners, BUT steal their time, so they don’t have time to develop a relationship with Jesus Christ..”
”This is what I want you to do,” said the devil:
”Distract them from gaining hold of their Saviour and maintaining that vital connection throughout their day!”
”How shall we do this?” his demons shouted.
”Keep them busy in the non-essentials of life and invent innumerable schemes to occupy their minds,” he answered.
”Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, and borrow, borrow, borrow.”
”Persuade the wives to go to work for long hours and the husbands to work 6-7 days each week, 10-12 hours a day, so they can afford their empty lifestyles.”
”Keep them from spending time with their children.”
”As their families fragment, soon, their homes will offer no escape from the pressures of work!”
”Over-stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still, small voice.”
”Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they drive.” To keep the TV, VCR, CDs and their PCs going constantly in their home and see to it that every store and restaurant in the world plays non-biblical music constantly.”
”This will jam their minds and break that union with Christ.”
”Fill the coffee tables with magazines and newspapers.”
”Pound their minds with the news 24 hours a day.”
”Invade their driving moments with billboards.”
”Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, mail order catalogs, sweepstakes, and every kind of newsletter and promotional offering free products, services and false hopes..”
”Keep skinny, beautiful models on the magazines and TV so their husbands will believe that outward beauty is what’s important, and they’ll become dissatisfied with their wives. “
”Keep the wives too tired to love their husbands at night.”
”Give them headaches too! “
”If they don’t give their husbands the love they need, they will begin to look elsewhere.”
”That will fragment their families quickly!”
”Give them Santa Claus to distract them from teaching their children the real meaning of Christmas.”
”Give them an Easter bunny so they won’t talk about his resurrection and power over sin and death.”
”Even in their recreation, let them be excessive.”
”Have them return from their recreation exhausted.”
”Keep them too busy to go out in nature and reflect on God’s creation. Send them to amusement parks, sporting events, plays, concerts, and movies instead.”
”Keep them busy, busy, busy!”
”And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip and small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences.” ”Crowd their lives with so many good causes they have no time to seek power from Jesus.”
”Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health and family for the good of the cause.”
”It will work!”
”It will work!”
It was quite a plan!
The demons went eagerly to their assignments causing Christians everywhere to get busier and more rushed, going here and there.
Having little time for their God or their families.
Having no time to tell others about the power of Jesus to change lives.
I guess the question is, has the devil been successful in his schemes?
You be the judge!!!!!
Does “BUSY” mean: B-eing U-nder S-atan’s Y-oke?
Please pass this on, if you aren’t too BUSY!
I don’t think I know 10 people who would admit they love Jesus.
Do You Love Him?
IF YOU LOVE JESUS, PASS THIS ON!!!!!!!
7 Reasons Not To Mess With A Child June 7, 2008
Posted by Anton in Chain Mail, Light Bulb Moments, Religion, Witty Humor.add a comment
A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small.
The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale.
Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible.
The little girl said, “When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah.”
The teacher asked, ” What if Jonah went to hell?”
The little girl replied, “Then you ask him”.
A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they were drawing. She would occasionally walk around to see each child’s work.
As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was.
The girl replied, “I’m drawing God.”
The teacher paused and said, “But no one knows what God looks like.”
Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, “They will in a minute.”
A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds After explaining the commandment to “honor” thy Father and thy Mother, she asked, “Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?”
Without missing a beat one little boy (the oldest of a family) answered, “Thou shall not kill.”
One day a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast on her brunette head.
She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, “Why are some of your hairs white, Mom?”
Her mother replied, “Well, every time that you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white.”
The little girl thought about this revelation for a while and then said, “Momma, how come ALL of grandma’s hairs are white?”
The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture.
“Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, ‘There’s Jennifer, she’s a lawyer,’ or ‘That’s Michael, he’s a doctor.’
A small voice at the back of the room rang out,”And there’s the teacher, she’s dead. “
A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. Trying to make the matter clearer, she said, “Now, class, if I stood on my head, the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I would turn red in the
face..” “Yes,” the class said.
“Then why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position the blood doesn’t run into my feet?” A little fellow shouted, “Cause your feet ain’t empty.”
The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples.
The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray: “Take only ONE. God is watching.”
Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies. A child had written a note, “Take all you want – God is watching the apples.
It doesn’t matter how many people you send this to, just remember if it made you laugh, your friends will laugh too!
Jesus in the Obituaries June 5, 2008
Posted by Anton in Chain Mail, Light Bulb Moments, Picture This, Religion, Witty Humor.add a comment
My Attorney June 3, 2008
Posted by Anton in Chain Mail, Religion.add a comment
After living what I felt was a “decent” life, my time on earth came to the end. The first thing I remember is sitting on a bench in the waiting room of what I thought to be a courthouse. The doors opened and I was instructed to come in and have a seat by the defense table.
As I looked around I saw the “prosecutor.” He was a villainous looking gent who snarled as he stared at me. He definitely was the most evil person I have ever seen. I sat down and looked to my left and there sat My Attorney, a kind and gentle looking man whose appearance seemed so familiar to me, I felt I knew Him.
The corner door flew open and there appeared the Judge in full flowing robes. He commanded an awesome presence as He moved across the room. I couldn’t take my eyes off of Him. As He took His seat behind the bench, He said, “Let us begin.”
The prosecutor rose and said, “My name is Satan and I am here to show you why this man belongs in hell.” He proceeded to tell of lies I told, things I stole, and in the past when I cheated others. Satan told of other horrible perversions once in my life and the more he spoke, the further down in my seat I sank. I was so embarrassed, I couldn’t look at anyone, even my own Attorney, as the Devil told of sins even I completely forgotten about. As upset as I was at Satan for telling all these things about me, I was equally upset at My Attorney who sat there silently not offering any form of defense at all. I know I was guilty of those things, but I did some good in my life – couldn’t that at least equal out part of the harm I’d done?
Satan finished with a fury and said, “This man belongs in hell, he is guilty of all I have charged and there is not a person who can prove otherwise.”
When it was His turn, My Attorney first asked if He might approach the bench. The Judge allowed this over the strong objection of Satan, and beckoned Him to come forward. As He got up and started walking, I was able to see Him in His full splendor and majesty. I realized why He seemed so familiar; this was Jesus representing me, my Lord and my Savior.
He stopped at the bench and softly said to the Judge, “Hi, Dad,” then He turned to address the court. “Satan was correct in saying this man sinned, I won’t deny any of these allegations. And, yes, the wage of sin is death, and this man deserves to be punished.”
Jesus took a deep breath and turned to His Father with outstretched arms and proclaimed, “However, I died on the cross so this person might have eternal life and he accepted Me as his Savior, so he is Mine.”
My Lord continued with, “His name is written in the Book of Life and no one can snatch him from Me. Satan still does not understand yet. This man is not to be given justice, but rather mercy.”
As Jesus sat down, He quietly paused, looked at His Father and said,”There is nothing else that needs to be done. I’ve done it all.”
The Judge lifted His mighty hand and slammed the gavel down. The following words bellowed from His lips… “This man is free The penalty for him was already paid in full. Case dismissed”
As my Lord led me away, I could hear Satan ranting and raving, “I won’t give up, I will win the next one.”
I asked Jesus as He gave me my instructions where to go next, “Have you ever lost a case?” Christ lovingly smiled and said, “Everyone that comes to Me and asked Me to represent them, received the same verdict as you, “PAID IN FULL.”
If you do not pass this along to 15 people immediately, absolutely nothing will happen. Passing this on to anyone you consider a friend, (as I have done here), will bless you both.
Aren’t We An Un-Christian Nation? April 12, 2008
Posted by Anton in Light Bulb Moments, Religion.add a comment
By William Esposo
INQ7.net
The 7-up Bottling Company gained headway in the 1960s in narrowing the gap with market leader Coca Cola by taking the bull by the horns and proudly touting itself as the `uncola’. Maybe we ought to try something similar to that in the Philippines. Maybe we should admit the truth and call ourselves the “un-Christian” nation of Asia. Maybe by knowing and admitting the truth about ourselves, we can start to find solutions to our problems.
The Philippines has always taken pride in being the only Christian country in Asia, with about 85% of Filipinos being Roman Catholics. The Christian tradition has been with Filipinos since 1521 but is essential Christianity manifested in our people and their ways? We want to credit ourselves for being the only predominantly Christian nation in Asia-but is this really something we should be proud about?
I am not the first and I will not be the last to ask those questions. I’ve heard many foreigners and Filipinos ask those questions before-even Catholic priests want to know. They all want to know the reason for the huge and growing gap between the haves and the have-nots. They want to know the explanation for all the apathy in the midst of so much greed, exploitation and materialism.
A mostly church-going elite class which accounts for 3% or less of the population controls over 85% of the nation’s wealth. Within the entrenched opulence of their posh exclusive villages, they relate with the neighbors close by or those others who are similarly situated in economic status. But the suffering and impoverished 40 million other Filipinos outside of their secure enclaves are hardly people they can identify with as neighbors-certainly not those they would like to love as they love themselves, in keeping with the second of the two greatest commandments of Jesus Christ.
How can the Philippine middle class be so apathetic to the grave moral issues that hound the country’s leadership and institutions? Why can’t our middle class even fulfill that sector’s traditional role of promoting reform and serving as the nation’s conscience? Why the obsession with finding a seat in the elite club, even if this will be done by hook
or by crook?
How come Filipino mothers who profess devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, who unquestioningly accepted her Son’s fate in Calvary-tend to selfishly protect their children from giving themselves in patriotic duty to country when so needed? Many Filipino mothers are inclined to prevent their sons and daughters from becoming involved in public demonstrations, even if these concern very serious national issues.
How can many Filipino businessmen be so greedy and opportunistic? How can drug companies overseas sell their medicines at much lower prices to more affluent societies and yet their local Filipino counterparts allow the sale of the same products at such murderous prices to our health-poor and resource-poor people? How come our bankers are more inclined to lending money to those who least need it, and leave out the poor and the desperate to resort to loan sharks to fund livelihood projects?
How can so-called Filipino public servants get involved in such enormous plunder of the people’s money when they know fully well the socio-economic conditions of the country? Didn’t Christ teach us that stealing a coin from a poor man is a far worse offense in the eyes of God than stealing a bag of gold from a rich man?
How can a so-called Christian nation be so divided when their faith promotes love for even one’s enemy? How can a Christian nation be such a violent society? How can a Christian nation have so many predators across all classes of society? Christ is symbolized by the lamb yet here many of His so-called followers have adopted the ways of the predatory
wolves.
How can a graduate from a revered Jesuit educational institution that molds its students to be a “man for others” and soar to heights like a Blue Eagle end up becoming a Blue Vulture?
How can a Catholic candidate for election who knows fully well that the voice of the people is the voice of God-steal an election and the people’s right to appoint public officials who they feel will best deliver their hopes and aspirations?
How can elective officials behave in such glaring disloyalty to their sworn duties and obligations to their constituencies in pursuit of their own selfish agendas, mindless of survey data that bare the people’s sentiments and positions on specific issues?
Jesus Christ said that “Not all who cry Lord, Lord loves me but those who follow my commandments.” How can known plunderers, election cheaters, liars and fornicators openly receive Holy Communion and even flaunt this on media-especially when they have not even begun to repent and mend their sinful ways?
How can those who are tasked with the administration of justice be the very propagators of injustice-the bearers of false witness, the misuses of the law to repress and criminalize basic rights of the people to peaceful assembly and free speech? It is bad enough to be a Pontius Pilate, to cop out and not to take a stand. It is unforgivable when those who
administer the law behave like the Pharisees and the Sanhedrin that plotted the
false charges for which Jesus Christ was crucified.
How can the Catholic Church be so passive to the open violation of the people’s basic rights under the present climate of repression? How can the very Churchmen who are dedicated to propagating the essential teachings of Jesus Christ be divided on such issues as the subversion of the truth, the stealing of a national election and the exploitation of the under privileged? How can those who profess to represent the greatest revolutionary of history be so reactionary in the face of such abuse of authority and the arrogance of those who hold and control the levers of power?
Jesus Christ said that “Whatsoever you do to the least of your brethren, you do unto me.” That is essentially the Christian message of love. Man cannot be expected to love God who he does not see when he cannot even love the man he can see.
Yet in our so-called Christian country, how much have we really loved the least of our brethren?
When will the crucifixion of the Filipino masses end? Will they ever enjoy the experience of an Easter of economic salvation?
Lenten reflections of a Christian advocate for truth.
Established in God August 2, 2007
Posted by Anton in Light Bulb Moments, Religion.add a comment
Today’s Scripture
“No one can be established through wickedness, but a
righteous root cannot be moved” (Proverbs 12:3, NET).
Today’s Word from Joel and Victoria
Do you ever feel tossed around by the storms of life?
Have you ever seen a tree in a hurricane? The winds
and the rain blow the leaves from the branches, and
sometimes the branches are torn off, or the tree is
blown over. But the tree’s roots are protected from
the weather by being firmly established in the ground.
The same is true in our lives. If our thinking is not
in line with the Word of God, we become vulnerable
during the difficult times. But when our thoughts are
in line with God’s thoughts, He plants a righteous
root within us. We become firmly established. Our
thinking becomes clear so we can be strong and
overcome the storms of life. God wants you to be
solid. He wants you to be steady. He wants you to have
an established life and character. He wants your roots
to grow deep in His Word. He wants you to be righteous
in Him. Ask the Lord today to show any areas of your
thought life that might need to be firmly planted in
God’s Word. As you develop your relationship with the
Lord you will grow deep spiritual roots and stand
victoriously against the storms of life.
A Prayer for Today
Heavenly Father, thank you for your plan for my life
today. Help me to grow deep roots in you. Cause my
thoughts to be your thoughts so that I will be strong
and established. Thank you for your favor and blessing
in my life today. In Jesus’ Name, amen.
