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Prayers Needed

Someone has said that, if Christians really understood the full extent of the power we have available through prayer, we might be speechless. In W.W.II there was an advisor to Churchill who organized a group of people who dropped what they were doing every day at a prescribed hour for one minute to collectively pray for the safety of England, its people and peace.

There is now a group of people organizing the same thing here in America. If you would like to participate: Every evening at 9:00 pm Eastern Time (8:00 pm Central) (6:00 pm Pacific), stop whatever you are doing and spend one minute praying for the safety of the United States, our troops, our citizens, and for peace in the world.

If you know anyone else who would like to participate, please pass this along.

Our prayers are the most powerful asset we have. Together, we "CAN" make a difference! Thank You, and God Bless America

Blame

When do we get to Blame the Devil for something???????

TM

Help for the Helpless - a Plea from the God Blog

As time passes, the situation in New Orleans worsens.

Occupied buildings are now in flames, with no way for firefighters to get to these buildings in time to save all the people inside.

Armed gangs are roaming the flooded areas, which once were streets, and the looting and danger to potential rescuers continues.

People walk the elevated freeways, hoping for help, but there is no one to help, and no one to ask where to look for help.

The elderly, the sick, and infants have already begun to die for lack of the kind of aid they need. The simplest things – clean drinking water, food, and some relief from the oppressive heat, are impossible to get.

Civil authorities and charitable organizations are unable to help in the ways they could. Even though the US Navy has begun some operations for the relief effort, like any other massive government operation, their operation will take time.

What is needed is an act of God.

So I ask that Christian bloggers everywhere pray for those trapped in this seemingly insoluble situation, that somehow in His wisdom, the Lord will send help to those who need it so desperately. Please ask your readers to join in this effort, and let us know with a trackback or in the comments that you’ve joined in!

The awesome power of prayer may serve to provide the only hope available for some. With the Lord’s help, we can succeed where others have failed.

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Scots and New Zealanders join in Aid for Katrina Relief

Blog City, a blog host based in Scotland with members worldwide, has added a new function to its welcome page at http://www.blog-city.com/bc/  it is a link to donate for Katrina relief.

To ensure the donation goes straight to a well-known American charity where its members would be comfortable sending a donation, Blog City’s link goes  to the Salvation Army.

The well-known blogger NZBear, has launched Blog for Relief Day – a day of blogging focused on raising awareness of and funds for relief efforts to aid those affected by Hurricane Katrina. See here for more information. Bloggers from anywhere can join in the effort!

Meanwhile here at home in the US, Strengthen The Good is launching "Matching The Good," where bloggers act as their own matching fund for victims of the disaster.

The program: Bloggers, rather than just making a donation to their charity of choice, challenge their readers to match the level of the donation by Midnight of next Monday (that allows five days for donations). Info here.

Prayers for Our British Friends.

We have many friends in England, some in the London area. Please join us as we keep the heroic British people in our prayers today!

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Blessed With Babies!

Both the Mackays and the Schuetts have had recent births. We have photos here of the Schuett grandbaby, Carley Janine.

and we just got the news that Theron Evans is here, from the Mackay family.

We're already joking about an arranged marriage! Anyhow it works out, babies are fun.

-- Blogmaster, Trudy Schuett

Did God do it?

Tsunami Disaster

NO

God didn't do it!

Natural disasters are not something God does. Man was given the authority over the earth, when he rebelled against God in the Garden of Eden he handed that authority over to Satan. 1 John 5:19 the whole world lies in the embrace of the evil one.

As a result the entire world came under the curse of sin. When Jesus came he broke Satan's power over mankind. The fullness of this will only be realized when Jesus comes again in power and the whole creation is made new. Until then the sin of man will continue to corrupt the world and allow disasters to happen.

Just as a loving father wouldn't hurt his children. God would not destroy members of His creation.

In summary: The natural disasters of the world are not caused by God, but are a results of Adam's sin, turning his God given authority over to Satan which corrupted the entire Universe. Romans 8:22 We know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together.

TM

IRAQ - DID YOU KNOW?

1. The garden of Eden was in Iraq.

2. Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq, was the cradle of civilization!

3. Noah built the ark in Iraq.

4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq.

5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq!

6. Isaac's wife Rebekah is from Nahor, which is in Iraq.

7. Jacob met Rachel in Iraq.

8. Jonah preached in Nineveh - which is in Iraq.

9. Assyria, which is in Iraq, conquered the ten tribes of Israel.

10. Amos cried out in Iraq!

11. Babylon, which is in Iraq, destroyed Jerusalem.

12. Daniel was in the lion's den in Iraq!

13. The three Hebrew children were in the fire in Iraq (Jesus had been in Iraq also as the fourth person in the fiery furnace!)

14. Belshazzar, the King of Babylon saw the "writing on the wall" in Iraq.

15. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, carried the Jews captive into Iraq.

16. Ezekiel preached in Iraq.

17. The wise men were from Iraq.

18. Peter preached in Iraq.

19. The "Empire of Man" described in Revelation is called Babylon,which was a city in Iraq!

And you have probably seen this one. Israel is the nation most often mentioned in the Bible. But do you know which nation is second? It is Iraq! However, that is not the name that is used in the Bible. The names used in the Bible are Babylon, Land of Shinar, and Mesopotamia. The word Mesopotamia means between the two rivers, more exactly between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The name Iraq, means country with deep roots.

Indeed Iraq is a country with deep roots and is a very significant country in the Bible.

No other nation, except Israel, has more history and prophecy associated with it than Iraq.

A bona fide blogging first!

From the "other" Trudy, webmaster:
I'm probably ruffling some feathers here and there with my citizen's media project at one of my blogs. Setting the subject matter aside, what's important here is the way I'm doing it. The idea could probably be put to use by any non-profit or activist group, which is why I bring it up.

"Passion of Christ" review

You don’t often hear from me on this blog. Most often, I’m just the one who posts the writings of Rev. Trudy Mackay. Her preferred kind of writing right now is the short form; those mini-lessons, bits and pieces you see here, and which have become the standard, mainly, for the God Blog. Her contributions always carry her initials, so you know it’s her and not someone else.

She’s asked me to write our “official” review on Mel Gibson’s the Passion of Christ. My bailiwick has been more in the area of magazine articles and such, and I’ve done reviews of TV, film, and books in the past. This is what you’ll find below. I hope you like it, and will share the link with your friends.

Trudy W. Schuett