It's so easy to look back on our lives and see the wreckage of lost opportunity. I daresay most of us have often asked ourselves, what if? Here's the real question...
What if you had a mentor to give you the advice and steer you through the turbulent waters of life? You know all of us are trying to make sense out of our existence, and when we find answers, we often times share our interpretations with others. All of us are people of influence! With that in mind, don't we bear a responsibility to be the best informed influencers there are? So as I expand on this line of thinking, what are we reading and what intellectual property are we consuming to aid our fellow man?
It would be less than human to lack compassion for our other earthly inhabitants. By definition compassion demands we stay tuned to another's need, and have a desire to aid them in finding relief. How prepared are you to administer that aid? Experience is an awesome teacher, but applied knowledge is much less painless.
I present you with these questions because I had cause to reflect upon them myself. The need is there, thank God for the LIFE education system. No longer is it necessary to offer an uninformed opinion based on a handful of experience and a smattering of knowledge. The problems of life can be resolved with a systematic solution....
God Bless!
Capt. Bill
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
We Should All Be Samuel!
But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for the Lord sees not as a man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart."-1 Samuel 16:7
Is there anyone else out there who is grateful that the Lord sees through to a man's heart? I'm quite certain if the Lord had taken the human view and not looked deep, He would have written me off. Instead He sends Samuel's out daily to change our lives, and redirect us toward our purpose.
Look for your Samuel today, then thank him for doing the Lord's work!
God Bless!
Capt. Bill
Is there anyone else out there who is grateful that the Lord sees through to a man's heart? I'm quite certain if the Lord had taken the human view and not looked deep, He would have written me off. Instead He sends Samuel's out daily to change our lives, and redirect us toward our purpose.
Look for your Samuel today, then thank him for doing the Lord's work!
God Bless!
Capt. Bill
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Hellbound Train!
So much said in so few words! Enjoy!
God Bless!
Capt. Bill
The Hellbound Train
A Texas cowboy lay down on a barroom floor,
Having drunk so much he could drink no more;
So he fell asleep with a troubled brain
To dream that he rode on a hell-bound train.
The engine with murderous blood was damp
And was brilliantly lit with a brimstone lamp;
An imp, for fuel, was shoveling bones,
While the furnace rang with a thousand groans.
The boiler was filled with lager beer
And the devil himself was the engineer;
The passengers were a most motly crew--
Church member, atheist, Gentile, and Jew,
Rich men in broadcloth, beggers in rags,
Handsome young ladies, and withered old hags,
Yellow and black men, red, brown, and white,
All chained together--O God, what a site!
While the train rushed on at an awful pace--
The sulphurous fumes scorched their hands and face;
Wider and wider the country grew,
As faster and faster the engine flew.
Louder and louder the thunder crashed
And brighter and brighter the lightning flashed;
Hotter and hotter the air became
Till the clothes were burned from each quivering frame.
And out of the distance there arose a yell,
"Ha, ha," said the devil, "we're nearing hell!"
Then oh, how the passengers all shrieked with pain
And begged the devil to stop the train.
But he capered about and danced for glee,
And laughed and joked at their misery.
"My faithful friends, you have done the work
And the devil never can a payday shirk.
"You've bullied the weak, you've robbed the poor,
The starving brother you've turned from the door;
You've laid up gold where the canker rust,
And have given free vent to your beastly lust.
"You've justice scorned, and corruption sown,
And trampled the laws of nature down.
You have drunk, rioted, cheated, plundered, and lied,
And mocked at God in your hell-born pride.
"You have paid full fair, so I'll carry you through,
For it's only right you should have your due.
Why, the laborer always expects his hire,
So I'll land you safe in the lake of fire,
"Where your flesh will waste in the flames that roar,
And my imps torment you forevermore."
Then the cowboy awoke with an anguished cry,
His clothes wet with sweat and his hair standing high
Then he prayed as he never had prayed till that hour
To be saved from his sin and the demon's power;
And his prayers and his vows were not in vain,
For he never road the hell-bound train.
--Unknown
God Bless!
Capt. Bill
The Hellbound Train
A Texas cowboy lay down on a barroom floor,
Having drunk so much he could drink no more;
So he fell asleep with a troubled brain
To dream that he rode on a hell-bound train.
The engine with murderous blood was damp
And was brilliantly lit with a brimstone lamp;
An imp, for fuel, was shoveling bones,
While the furnace rang with a thousand groans.
The boiler was filled with lager beer
And the devil himself was the engineer;
The passengers were a most motly crew--
Church member, atheist, Gentile, and Jew,
Rich men in broadcloth, beggers in rags,
Handsome young ladies, and withered old hags,
Yellow and black men, red, brown, and white,
All chained together--O God, what a site!
While the train rushed on at an awful pace--
The sulphurous fumes scorched their hands and face;
Wider and wider the country grew,
As faster and faster the engine flew.
Louder and louder the thunder crashed
And brighter and brighter the lightning flashed;
Hotter and hotter the air became
Till the clothes were burned from each quivering frame.
And out of the distance there arose a yell,
"Ha, ha," said the devil, "we're nearing hell!"
Then oh, how the passengers all shrieked with pain
And begged the devil to stop the train.
But he capered about and danced for glee,
And laughed and joked at their misery.
"My faithful friends, you have done the work
And the devil never can a payday shirk.
"You've bullied the weak, you've robbed the poor,
The starving brother you've turned from the door;
You've laid up gold where the canker rust,
And have given free vent to your beastly lust.
"You've justice scorned, and corruption sown,
And trampled the laws of nature down.
You have drunk, rioted, cheated, plundered, and lied,
And mocked at God in your hell-born pride.
"You have paid full fair, so I'll carry you through,
For it's only right you should have your due.
Why, the laborer always expects his hire,
So I'll land you safe in the lake of fire,
"Where your flesh will waste in the flames that roar,
And my imps torment you forevermore."
Then the cowboy awoke with an anguished cry,
His clothes wet with sweat and his hair standing high
Then he prayed as he never had prayed till that hour
To be saved from his sin and the demon's power;
And his prayers and his vows were not in vain,
For he never road the hell-bound train.
--Unknown
Friday, February 24, 2012
Deeds Not Words!
The instruction of words is not so powerful as the exhortation of works, for if they teach well and neglect to do well, they shall hardly profit from their hearers. Let us declare and profess that will, men will judge of us after all by our works. So that it is a dishonor to God, a scandal to religion, and a cause to why many become Atheists that men are permitted to preach and teach the people, who are unsound in morals, yea, guilty of some of the evil above mentioned. - W. Mather 1742
Does anyone else find it interesting that statements like this are timeless? Apparently the same issues have plagued mankind for quite awhile! What a wonderful reminder to us to completely understand from whom we get our information, as the application may yield the same results the teacher has yeilded.
God Bless!
Capt. Bill
Does anyone else find it interesting that statements like this are timeless? Apparently the same issues have plagued mankind for quite awhile! What a wonderful reminder to us to completely understand from whom we get our information, as the application may yield the same results the teacher has yeilded.
God Bless!
Capt. Bill
Thursday, February 23, 2012
So What's Changed?
Contrary to what the democrats and their left wing arm leads citizens to believe, back in the Jim Crow days of segregation and racism, it was the democrat party that was guilty of attempting to block the legislation enacted by republicans to end the reign of terror inflicted upon the black community. You would think the way they point fingers and attempt to lay blame on the republican party that the opposite was true. In fact throughout history it was the republican party that has championed legislation to end racist attitudes in this great nation. But low and behold it's always the democrats that point the finger and cry "racist" when our latest President and republicans disagree. Let's see if anything has actually changed....
One of the tenants of a racist attitude is to stereo-type people. They assume because of nationality, creed, or color they can define them as alike. I'm sure you've heard some of these ugly generalizations passed down by ignorant individuals used in a derogatory manner. This unsightly behavior is summarized as bigotry.
With that in mind have you ever heard a conservative attempt to diminish another because of their faith? I'm sure there might be a few, but we can stereo-type them and assume the better part of them firmly believe in religion. It seems to help define a conservative. I've never heard one bash the Jewish faith as has become so common in our society of late. I've often heard conservatives insist we protect people's right to freely express their faith. So where does all the complaining about separation of church and state come from?
The left has transformed their bigotry from race to creed. While a conservative will always understand a person's right to express even the Atheistic view of absence of religion, it's always the liberals who insist on a secular view. That's not to say all left wingers are not Christian, but there is a hatred of religion prevalent in most liberal's platform. They have become religious bigots, and now their focus is pointed toward believer's of faith. Look at the signs during the occupy Wall Street demonstrations and the hatred they reflect toward the Jewish community. Have you heard of a conservative acting in that manner? How about the openly public display of indifference toward the Catholic faith when it comes to abortion and contraception? Look toward the hostility they express toward the Evangelical or Christian voting block. Is this not blatant religious bigotry? There are those in the liberal sect that because of their secular belief openly discriminate against those of faith. How does that differ from the open discrimination of the same party back in the Jim Crow era? Hate is hate, it doesn't know color, creed, or nationality.
God Bless!
Capt. Bill
One of the tenants of a racist attitude is to stereo-type people. They assume because of nationality, creed, or color they can define them as alike. I'm sure you've heard some of these ugly generalizations passed down by ignorant individuals used in a derogatory manner. This unsightly behavior is summarized as bigotry.
With that in mind have you ever heard a conservative attempt to diminish another because of their faith? I'm sure there might be a few, but we can stereo-type them and assume the better part of them firmly believe in religion. It seems to help define a conservative. I've never heard one bash the Jewish faith as has become so common in our society of late. I've often heard conservatives insist we protect people's right to freely express their faith. So where does all the complaining about separation of church and state come from?
The left has transformed their bigotry from race to creed. While a conservative will always understand a person's right to express even the Atheistic view of absence of religion, it's always the liberals who insist on a secular view. That's not to say all left wingers are not Christian, but there is a hatred of religion prevalent in most liberal's platform. They have become religious bigots, and now their focus is pointed toward believer's of faith. Look at the signs during the occupy Wall Street demonstrations and the hatred they reflect toward the Jewish community. Have you heard of a conservative acting in that manner? How about the openly public display of indifference toward the Catholic faith when it comes to abortion and contraception? Look toward the hostility they express toward the Evangelical or Christian voting block. Is this not blatant religious bigotry? There are those in the liberal sect that because of their secular belief openly discriminate against those of faith. How does that differ from the open discrimination of the same party back in the Jim Crow era? Hate is hate, it doesn't know color, creed, or nationality.
God Bless!
Capt. Bill
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
It Maybe Time For A Book!
I may have finally come upon a topic for my first book. When I was a youth learning the rule of composition, my teacher always impressed upon us that the key to writing a great composition was to write about something you knew about. Author Malcolm Gladwell tells us that to become proficient in anything you have to devote at least 10,000 hours to it. I believe I am approaching that level of expertise when debating liberals. So I'm struggling with the title...
101 Crazy Things Liberals Say
or
1000 Foolish Things Liberals Say
or
10,000 Silly Statements From The Liberal View
or
1,000,000,000 Stupid Things Liberals Say
Maybe that last one was a little strong, but I'm sure the title will work itself out. One thing I've come to realize in my interaction with debating liberals, is they have a very linear thought process. They simply don't understand cause and effect. Which led me to another observation, (which is by no means complete yet, still in the stages of confirming). I also get to spend a great deal of time in the company of engineers. And believe it or not there is a common denominator with every engineer I've come in contact with. They all seem to be conservative Christians. Why is that? I have a theory....
Engineers are trained in systematic thinking. Everything they do has a cause and effect. They research everything to expose every possible scenario when a system is put into place. Engineers also have to deal with principles on a daily basis. For instance if they were designing an aircraft, a thorough understanding of the principle of gravity is an absolute must. Christianity is a defined set of principles, which a engineer can easily relate to. Liberals on the other hand, not so much. Engineers almost always have a high degree of the melancholy personality, so as a part of that personality, they have to be correct. A conservative Christian belief system satisfies all those needs and simply makes sense to an engineer. Using their systematic thinking process it fulfills their need to be right. Now there are exceptions to every rule, but it has been my experience that individuals who understand systematic thinking cannot justify the liberal stance as it just lacks the ability to pass the verification process and common sense. The last point is being conservative is important when designing something. A radical attempt to alter a set of principles that systematically bring you consistent results is rarely the path to success in engineering.
Liberals on the other hand when their thinking is challenged simply point the conversation toward another direction. A modern day example is when you catch a liberal regurgitating some talking point that is easily proven untrue, the simple say, "What about what George Bush did?" Actually the response of a liberal is almost completely predictable, it's as if they have a handbook with answers a liberal can respond with. Not unlike the liberal bible ,"Rules For Radicals"- by Saul Alinsky, where they are taught to divert the discussion to something completely unrelated.
A short quip from one of my discussions that'll undoubtedly make it into this book went something like this.....
Liberal-"You Christians are always trying to force your religion down our throats!"
Response- So what part gets you? Is it the "honor your father and mother" part, or perhaps the "thou shalt not kill" that throws you? Maybe you take exception to the commandment that demands we not be adulterous, or is it the fact Christians are taught it's a sin to steal that falls outside your value system? So really, tell us, where do you take exception to the teaching of faith? Remember even Christians are free to ignore these mandates from God, and they do, but the consequences aren't worth it. Your freedom isn't in jeopardy because of religion, your salvation will be due of lack of it.
God Bless!
Capt. Bill
101 Crazy Things Liberals Say
or
1000 Foolish Things Liberals Say
or
10,000 Silly Statements From The Liberal View
or
1,000,000,000 Stupid Things Liberals Say
Maybe that last one was a little strong, but I'm sure the title will work itself out. One thing I've come to realize in my interaction with debating liberals, is they have a very linear thought process. They simply don't understand cause and effect. Which led me to another observation, (which is by no means complete yet, still in the stages of confirming). I also get to spend a great deal of time in the company of engineers. And believe it or not there is a common denominator with every engineer I've come in contact with. They all seem to be conservative Christians. Why is that? I have a theory....
Engineers are trained in systematic thinking. Everything they do has a cause and effect. They research everything to expose every possible scenario when a system is put into place. Engineers also have to deal with principles on a daily basis. For instance if they were designing an aircraft, a thorough understanding of the principle of gravity is an absolute must. Christianity is a defined set of principles, which a engineer can easily relate to. Liberals on the other hand, not so much. Engineers almost always have a high degree of the melancholy personality, so as a part of that personality, they have to be correct. A conservative Christian belief system satisfies all those needs and simply makes sense to an engineer. Using their systematic thinking process it fulfills their need to be right. Now there are exceptions to every rule, but it has been my experience that individuals who understand systematic thinking cannot justify the liberal stance as it just lacks the ability to pass the verification process and common sense. The last point is being conservative is important when designing something. A radical attempt to alter a set of principles that systematically bring you consistent results is rarely the path to success in engineering.
Liberals on the other hand when their thinking is challenged simply point the conversation toward another direction. A modern day example is when you catch a liberal regurgitating some talking point that is easily proven untrue, the simple say, "What about what George Bush did?" Actually the response of a liberal is almost completely predictable, it's as if they have a handbook with answers a liberal can respond with. Not unlike the liberal bible ,"Rules For Radicals"- by Saul Alinsky, where they are taught to divert the discussion to something completely unrelated.
A short quip from one of my discussions that'll undoubtedly make it into this book went something like this.....
Liberal-"You Christians are always trying to force your religion down our throats!"
Response- So what part gets you? Is it the "honor your father and mother" part, or perhaps the "thou shalt not kill" that throws you? Maybe you take exception to the commandment that demands we not be adulterous, or is it the fact Christians are taught it's a sin to steal that falls outside your value system? So really, tell us, where do you take exception to the teaching of faith? Remember even Christians are free to ignore these mandates from God, and they do, but the consequences aren't worth it. Your freedom isn't in jeopardy because of religion, your salvation will be due of lack of it.
God Bless!
Capt. Bill
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The Republic For Which It Stands.....
It's amazing how often you hear people characterize this nation as a democracy. Almost daily I hear someone use that term when describing our nation. It's funny how our population has been misled to a point where the description democracy that if used back in the founding of our country would have gotten you evil glares, is a common misrepresentation. Democracy was actually a bad word among the founders, they understood the evils of mob rule.
Probably one of the most glaring examples in history of a democratic action involved Biblical times. Jesus of Nazareth roamed the land teaching the word of God and performing miracles. Much to the chagrin of the Pharisees, who pretty much had a monopoly on the religious teaching gig. You see when you attempt to change the world, don't expect cooperation from those already in charge. As Jesus attempted to upset their apple cart, He found himself arrested for bogus charges and brought before Herod. Now old Herod, he was the governing body at the time, and after a thorough questioning of Jesus found he had done no wrong. Herod turned to the Pharisees and the ginned up crowd, (apparently the Pharisees were pretty good community organizers back then), and informed them that Jesus needed to be released as he had done no wrong. The Pharisees saw that as a threat to their power over the community and shouted down the ruler, with the help of the majority crowd, insisting Jesus be put to death. Herod, knowing that this was indeed wrong, but not having the spine to stand up to the crowd, gave into the will of the majority and Jesus was executed.
This story exemplifies why our founding fathers treated the term democracy as an evil term. The will of the people isn't always the principled path, it's simply what's popular. That's why they insisted this great nation become a Representative Republic, rather than a mob rule democracy. Please take the time to remind those who've become misled of the proper description of the method of governing we enjoy. There is a faction of this country that would enjoy mob rule and speaking it into existence is exactly why our children are taught terms like democracy in school. While the distinction to some maybe a small one, it makes the difference between the freedoms we enjoy and the tyranny of mob rule.
God Bless!
Capt. Bill
Probably one of the most glaring examples in history of a democratic action involved Biblical times. Jesus of Nazareth roamed the land teaching the word of God and performing miracles. Much to the chagrin of the Pharisees, who pretty much had a monopoly on the religious teaching gig. You see when you attempt to change the world, don't expect cooperation from those already in charge. As Jesus attempted to upset their apple cart, He found himself arrested for bogus charges and brought before Herod. Now old Herod, he was the governing body at the time, and after a thorough questioning of Jesus found he had done no wrong. Herod turned to the Pharisees and the ginned up crowd, (apparently the Pharisees were pretty good community organizers back then), and informed them that Jesus needed to be released as he had done no wrong. The Pharisees saw that as a threat to their power over the community and shouted down the ruler, with the help of the majority crowd, insisting Jesus be put to death. Herod, knowing that this was indeed wrong, but not having the spine to stand up to the crowd, gave into the will of the majority and Jesus was executed.
This story exemplifies why our founding fathers treated the term democracy as an evil term. The will of the people isn't always the principled path, it's simply what's popular. That's why they insisted this great nation become a Representative Republic, rather than a mob rule democracy. Please take the time to remind those who've become misled of the proper description of the method of governing we enjoy. There is a faction of this country that would enjoy mob rule and speaking it into existence is exactly why our children are taught terms like democracy in school. While the distinction to some maybe a small one, it makes the difference between the freedoms we enjoy and the tyranny of mob rule.
God Bless!
Capt. Bill
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