"Laus Deo"

Atop the massive monument to George Washington in Washington D.C., there is an aluminum cap which bears the inscription "Laus Deo," which means "praise be to God." While this engraving isn't viewable to those who visit the Washington Monument, there is a replica where you can see these words reproduced. Occasionally the secular division of our society manages to inadvertently turn this replica so that this tribute to our Creator isn't visible.


http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/lausdeo.asp

Inside this national monument is inscribed yet another religious reference that causes controversy in the secular community. It's often referred to as "Washington's Prayer", but in an effort to prove old George didn't have a religious bone in his body, the "prayer" is said to be taken from a letter written by Washington, so it's not actually a prayer. Here is the text.

"I now make it my earnest prayer, that God would have you, and the State over which you preside, in his holy protection, that he would incline the hearts of the Citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to Government, to entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another, for their fellow Citizens of the United States at large, and particularly for their brethren who have served in the Field, and finally, that he would most graciously be pleased to dispose us all, to do Justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that Charity, humility and pacific temper of mind, which were the Characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed Religion, and without an humble imitation of whose example in these things, we can never hope to be a happy Nation."

Now I don't know about you, but anything that begins with "now I make it my earnest prayer," leads me to believe that this was in fact a prayer. Be that as it may, this non-prayer makes reference to "God," a "Divine Author," and "our blessed religion," all of which could lead one to believe that old George was in fact a religious man, despite the best efforts of those that would have us believe otherwise. Is this the language of a non-believer?

The secular movement is always trying to change history to fit their narrative. They can't continue with their hedonistic behavior if we are a country grounded in faith. The easiest way to battle our resolve is to plant seeds of doubt and fertilize them with propaganda, but you see they don't understand this will never work. The very definition of faithful debunks the premise that'll ever work. The faithful certainly understand the ways of the "Great Deceiver," and will never fall for those tactics. Carry on!

God Bless!
Capt. Bill

Your Backside Is Exposed!

Yesterday we pointed out the democrat platform had removed any reference to God. Low and behold that very same day someone in the part realized it was going to cost them votes, and the reinstated God into their platform. Some of you may have witnessed the vote to amend the paperwork, it was very telling. The delegates in favor did not carry the 2/3 majority required to make the change, yet the party passed the amendment anyway. You can change the words, but you cannot change the feelings. Let me present evidence that this motion was not taken well.


Palm Beach Co. Democratic Party Chairman Alan Siegel, who is Jewish, had this to say to a reporter at the convention about Christianity. He said, "Christians want Jews to be slaughtered and converted to bring on the second coming of Jesus Christ."

This is the ignorance of the democrat party exposed. He is a man who's faith also believes in God, making absurd statements about fellow believers. Nothing to support this claim, he's simply exposing his hatred toward his fellow man. This is the individual who Palm Beach County democrats decided was best suited to represent them in public. It's simply one bad decision after another. These are the choices a political party makes that help us decide how and what to vote for. It's very telling!

God Bless!
Capt. Bill

Hedonism and Politics!

The democrat party has taken yet another step toward hedonism, as they have decided to remove any reference to their Creator from their mission statement, (platform). What sane individual denies giving the glory to God? Just two things come to mind as I watch the total destruction of the party of our grandparents.


"Bad company ruins good morals"- 1 Corinthians 15:33 and

"The companion of fools will suffer harm."-Proverbs 13:20

I don't know about you, but I am totally aware of who butters my bread. All the glory goes to God our Father and total gratitude to my Savior Jesus Christ.

I heard reference to the fact they had used faith several times in the platform. This excuse comes from someone who just doesn't understand. Faith can be misguided. You can have faith in government, but government had little to do with your existence. The removal of God from the platform is just a little nudge closer in attempting to replace our Creator with their government. They are telling us we don't need to look to God for salvation, the government has the tools to supply you with all your needs. Tithe in the form of taxation to the electorate, and they will provide. John warned us about such individuals in his Second Letter.

"For many deceivers have gone out into the world, men who will not acknowledge the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh; such a one is a deceiver and the anti-christ.-The Second Letter of John 4:7

Has there ever been a more compelling reason to get out and vote? If your not happy with the selection of candidates, write in your preferred choice. This absurd degradation of our society has got to come to an end. The democrats have chosen to pursue personal pleasure and the avoidance of the pain of responsibility. They have no respect for life, and are attempting to replace the worship and glory due our Creator with the ascension of government. Be loud people, make yourselves vocal in calling out this blaspheme. This is not only in direct contradiction of our founders mission statement it's an attack on God. We don't just have to protect our God given rights anymore, now we have to protect the worship of our Father in heaven.

"If you turn to Him with all your heart and with all your soul, to do what is true before Him, then He will turn to you and not hide His face from you."- Tobit 13:6

God Bless!
Capt. Bill

Life!

Sometimes it's hard to face the Tuesday after a Monday holiday! Nothing like a little inspirational poetry to kick the day off......


Life

By Anna Lætitia Barbauld 1743–1825 Anna Laetitia Barbauld

Animula, vagula, blandula.

Life! I know not what thou art,

But know that thou and I must part;

And when, or how, or where we met,

I own to me’s a secret yet.

But this I know, when thou art fled,

Where’er they lay these limbs, this head,

No clod so valueless shall be,

As all that then remains of me.

O whither, whither dost thou fly,

Where bend unseen thy trackless course,

And in this strange divorce,

Ah tell where I must seek this compound I?


To the vast ocean of empyreal flame,

From whence thy essence came,

Dost thou thy flight pursue, when freed

From matter’s base encumbering weed?

Or dost thou, hid from sight,

Wait, like some spell-bound knight,

Through blank oblivious years th’ appointed hour,

To break thy trance and reassume thy power?

Yet canst thou without thought or feeling be?

O say what art thou, when no more thou ’rt thee?


Life! we’ve been long together,

Through pleasant and through cloudy weather;

’Tis hard to part when friends are dear;

Perhaps ’t will cost a sigh, a tear;

Then steal away, give little warning,

Choose thine own time;

Say not Good night, but in some brighter clime

Bid me Good morning.

Voter ID Fraud Solved!

So, we have an issue. People in this country want to insure the purity of the voting process. The Courts, on the other hand, want to insure the integrity of the registration system so it doesn't exclude anyone, accidentally or on purpose. Apparently they've struck down Texas' attempt to stop people not eligible to vote via a voter photo ID law, the issue being the added distress it'll apply to economically depressed voters. It seems the courts feel that it's an unprecedented burden to ask someone to produce identification. I know that 99% understand this is absolutely absurd, but the courts have spoken! Not to worry I have though my way through a solution.


Install and equip each and every polling place with a photo ID facility and provide this service at no charge to each and every voter during the voting process. If you cannot produce valid proof you are who you say you are, a mandatory fingerprinting on the spot is required. You must also present a piece of mail addressed to you at your current address. This way with a picture, an address, and a finger print officials can locate and prosecute anyone committing voter fraud. Then you can vote on a provisional ballot. We must seek out and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law anyone who attempts to defraud this system, so the penalties must outweigh the risk. Anyone voting on a absentee ballot will be provided a home finger print kit, mandating the mail in ballot only be accepted with the voter's fingerprint clearly imbedded on the ballot.

This process not only allows every individual to vote and be counted, but gives law enforcement officials a complete profile on potential abuse of the system. No one is compromised but the criminal. While this might seem costly and time consuming, it virtually eliminates fraud. It also encourages voters to simply produce picture ID, and allows to register new voters on the spot! You can register and vote on that very same day you decide to participate in the process. It's a win/win proposal. I'm certain the courts will see this as a strike for voter freedom and as a protector of the sanctity of the right to vote that it is!

God Bless!
Capt. Bill

Marshmallows And Success!

The art of delayed gratification is one of the disciplines of success! There was an experiment done similar to the posted video showing the torture children experience when learning this principle; they examined those same children and reviewed their achievements years later. Those who held out and didn't eat the marshmallow had by far exceeded the level of success of those that chose the path of immediate gratification.

 You have to love the reaction of theses little darlings! I recently saw another video where a young lady ate the inside of the marshmallow out, leaving it to appear untouched. The gentleman narrating explained to the audience he was certain based on the previous experiment this young girl would achieve success, but she would absolutely have to be watched.


The General of the Confederate Army, Robert E. Lee, was a man of honor and integrity, and he is known as one of the greatest leaders in all of American history. He had a particular abhorrence of selfishness that found its foundation in following his Master, Jesus Christ. After the Civil War when a mother asked him what would be the greatest instruction she could give her infant son, his reply was, “Madam, teach him to deny himself.”

The video depicts this is easier said than done. You have to love the facial expressions exhibiting the mental torture involved while these youngsters wrestle with their decisions. We want to do the right thing, otherwise those kids would just gobble down the tasty morsel. This is an epic example of how tempting it is to take the path of least resistance and by default deny ourselves a greater reward, effectively trading the later great for the current good. It's important to remember, those little darling are just smaller versions of us, and those marshmallows could be any shiny object that distracts us from greatness!

God Bless!
Capt. Bill

Ifs,Ands, and Buts

When dealing with people it's important to get your if's, ands, and buts correct. We were recently treated to an incredible teaching talk produced by Orrin Woodward where he brought this concept to light. I think the highlight of this talk was where Orrin shared the replacement of and for but. Let me explain.

Often times when we edify an individual, especially if we have our people skills in line, we begin the interaction with our praise. What we admire about how the person has performed flows easily from the lips, but (note this use of the word but is part of the teaching moment Orrin shared as you'll see a little further down in the article), as we are human we often times de-edify in the same sentence. The culprit is the word but. Example...

"That was an outstanding catch under very difficult coverage, but had you run outside, you would have avoided the linebacker that stopped you from gaining additional yardage."

Up until the first comma, this sentence was an example of the mastery of people skills, then we ruined it. Had we reworded the rest of the sentence with just a tad of tweaking, the constructive criticism would have been accepted, rather than taken as a scolding. Example...

" That was an outstanding catch under difficult coverage, and you always seem to do incredible things against outstanding defenses. I can see your ready to become an impact player in our offense! Would you be open to a suggestion that will clearly bring your game to the next level?"

You asked and will likely receive permission from that player to now apply constructive criticism. Instead of that player walking away from your conversation with an attitude of, "I can never do anything to please them, here I make a great catch and all they can do is complain." You've praised the action that was worthy and inspired that person to want to achieve more. All that was required was to remove the word but, then replace it with and. What an incredibly simple concept that's destined to increase your effectiveness as a leader! This attention to detail is why Orrin Woodward has achieved the level of leadership effectiveness he has. What a blessing to be a student of his!

God Bless!
Capt. Bill