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An Old Lesson for Young Dogs
Posted on Sunday, April 01, 2007 at 11:08 PM by Robby Roberts
Years ago when I was in Boy Scouts, one of the key requirements was to memorize and LIVE BY the Scout Law. For some reason today, those 12 points were running through my mind. But, with a twist. Every one of those points can be applied to a Christian life. Below, I've listed the 12 points of the Scout law, but I've modified the terminology descriptions to fit a Christian life.
The Scout Law, revised for Christians (I don't think Lord Powell will be upset with me using it)
1) TRUSTWORTHY - A Christian tells the truth. He keeps his promises. Honesty is part of his code of conduct. People can depend on him.- Just as Christ never lied or deceived
2) LOYAL - A Christian is true to God, his family (Both Blood and In Christ), friends, school, and nation.- Just as Christ was so dedicated to us that he was willing to go through a painful death for us.
3) HELPFUL - A Christian is concerned about other people. He does things willingly for others without pay or reward. - Just as Christ was willing to serve others
4) FRIENDLY - A Christian is a friend to all. He is a brother to other Christians. He seeks to understand others. He respects those with ideas and customs other than his own.- Just as Christ was a friend to all, even the sinners.
5) COURTEOUS - A Christian is polite to everyone regardless of age or position. He knows good manners make it easier for people to get along together. - Christ never tried to "Pull Rank" on any one, always willing to wait his turn and showing respect for his elders.
6) KIND - A Christian understands there is strength in being gentle. He treats others as he wants to be treated. He does not hurt or kill harmless things without reason.- Just as Christ was willing to wash the feet of his Deciples.
7) OBEDIENT - A Christian obeys the rules of his God & family. He obeys the laws of his community and country; If he thinks these laws are unfair, he tries to have them changed in an orderly manner rather than disobey them. - Even Christ tells us to give unto Creaser what is Creaser and Give unto God what is God's. That means if the law says to do something, do it but don't use as as an excuse to not obey God.
8) CHEERFUL - A Christian looks for the bright side of things. He cheerfully does tasks that come his way. He tries to make others happy. - Even on the eve of his betrayal, Christ was willing to "Party" with his friends. At least, that's what I see the last supper as.
9) THRIFTY - A Christian works to pay his way and to help others. He saves for unforeseen needs. He protects and conserves natural resources. He carefully uses time and property. - Christ taught the value of money and how not to waste it on material items that are not going to matter. I think of the old Ray Stevens song: "Would Jesus Wear A Rolex On His Television Show?"
10) BRAVE - A Christian can face danger even if he is afraid. He has the courage to stand for what he thinks is right even if others laugh at or threaten him. - Christ could have run from the Roman Guards, he could have stopped the torture and his crucifixion at anytime, but he braved the pain all the way to the grave - all for us.
11) CLEAN - A Christian keeps his body and mind fit and clean. He goes around with those who believe in living by these same ideals. He helps keep his home and community clean.- Just as the blood of Christ has washed us clean of our sins.
12) REVERENT - A Christian is reverent toward God. He is faithful in his religious duties. He respects the beliefs of others.- This point of focus is exactly why Christ ran the money changers out of the temple.
Gump.....
Posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 11:41 PM by Robby Roberts
Well, I've had a song in my head for the last few days. You see, I've caught 2 of my favorite Tom Hanks Movies on TV the last few days. The Green Mile & Castaway have both been on. But, for some reason, while I was cutting grass, all I could think of was the Weird Al Song "Gump" - A Parody of the song "Lump."
But, while I think Tom Hanks is a great comedic actor, I feel his BEST work has been when he crossed the line to drama. Of his work, I have to say Forrest Gump, Catch Me If You Can, The Green Mile & Castaway are 4 of his best works. The only thing I liked better was his voiceover work in both the Toy Story films and Polar Express. But, by far, his best work ever had to be The Money Pit. My only problem is I can't watch that movie any more without thinking about the 100+ year old farm house we spent the previous 7 years of our life renting ~~SHUDDER~~ .
Did you know, a stove really can explode and launch a
turkey that far?
I do have to admit, I'm partial to Forrest Gump simply because
I was
living in Savannah, GA while they were filming there.
One Day At A Time....
Posted on Sunday, April 15, 2007 at 8:35 PM by Robby Roberts
You know, it's great when your Pastor is not above making a fool of himself to make a point.
Pastor Tony was wanting to drive home the point of taking Life "One Day at a Time" as Jesus tells us to. So, he and Seth (our Worship team leader) made this little video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJDovOoJ9ikIt's great being able to ENJOY Church, to not feel like it's a "Fashion Show" on who can dress the fanciest and having a Preacher that get's the message out in a method that is both fun and effective. It's no wonder Tony uses the tag line "Church Like it Oughta Be!" on our church website: www.millcreekcc.com
Hokie Horror!
Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 8:45 AM by Robby Roberts
I just want to put out Love and Prayers for the Friends, Families, Students and Victims of the shooting horror at Virginia Tech.
Go Hokies!
News Stories Related to the shootings....
Rosie and Gun Control Laws
Posted on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 9:27 AM by Robby Roberts
Those of you that know me know that I don't care for the likes of Rosie
O'Dumb@ss. But, what she said on "The View" yesterday just puts the
icing on the cake. There were two STUPID comments by her and I would
love for this to make the round of the internet and get in the hands of
someone that will put it in her face so she can see just how STUPID what
she said really is. Not that she will admit being wrong, or that she
will change....
EDIT - Link to FoxNews Video coverage of Rosie's Ranting on Gun Control -. Click Here
First, they were talking about the shooting at VT. They were critiquing
the administration for not locking down the campus. Well, miss loud
mouth chimes in that they should have just set off the fire alarms as a
signal for everyone to stay in their rooms. HELLO!???!?? Use a FIRE
ALARM to signal people to stay in their rooms??? How stupid is that?
What are we taught from childhood to do when the fire alarms go off? To
get OUT OF THE BUILDING!
Does she not realize that:
1) This would
have exposed many more students into the open making them even easier
targets for a gunman
2) This would have created a crowd of students
flooding away from the buildings and provided a nice cover for the
gunman to just slip into the crowd and slip away, unnoticed
Does this look like the face of someone that you would
trust with your rights or safety?
On to her second stupid comment. She thinks that the problem is that the gun control laws are too relaxed and that the 2nd Amendment should be repealed. Don't you just love how Liberals hide behind Constitutional rights ONLY when it fits their purpose? But, they are not afraid to just come out and say that any Constitutional right they don't agree with should be yanked away?
"I think there should be a law -- and I know this is extreme -- that no
one can have a gun in the U.S. If you have a gun, you go to jail." - Rosie
O'Donnell, April 21, 1999
"I don't care if you want to
hunt, I don't care if you think it's your right. I say 'Sorry.' it's
1999. We have had enough as a nation. You are not allowed to own a gun,
and if you do own a gun I think you should go to prison." - Rosie
O'Donnell, 1999
Now, her point is tighter gun laws would have prevented this.... Perhaps she does not realize that Virginia has a law on the books making it illegal to posses a firearm on a college campus? Funny, that law didn't stop this madman from taking 2 guns onto the campus and killing 32 innocent people. Heres irony for you, one of the top officials at VT made a public statement just after this law was passed commenting on how it would better protect their students....) What Rosie does not realize is that gun control laws only hurt the people that respect the law. For people like this nut - the law means nothing. It didn't stop him from breaking the law and carrying the gun onto the campus and had it been illegal for him to buy a gun, it would not have stopped him from finding one on the black market. And, if he had run into a road block there, what's to have stopped him from raiding a chemistry lab and getting the material to make a bomb? Perhaps she should lobby to have any possible explosive chemicals removed from school chem labs? For that matter, why doesn't she lobby to outlaw the sale of Gasoline Gas cans (or ANY container that will hold liquid) and BIC lighters??? Because if someone is this disturbed and this hell bent on destruction and mass murder, they will find a means to carry it out.
Rusty Humphries the last couple of nights has made an even BETTER
Counter Point. We should ENCOURAGE teachers and school faculty members
to take gun safety courses and get their concealed carry permits and
allow them (Only after they have been certified) to carry their guns
with them, on their person right into the class room. I have a question
for Rosie that she will NEVER give a strait answer to: "how many
lives would have been SAVED if just ONE of those staff members had been
carrying a concealed weapon and was able to defend themselves and
their students as soon as this madman pulled his guns?" Not
only that, but if it was only known that teachers were packing heat, but
no one knew what teachers were armed, don't you think it MIGHT make a
some of these guys think twice about walking in and opening fire? Ever
wonder why these guys never walk into a police station and open fire?
Why they don't walk into a Gun show and open fire? Because they want
Lambs for their slaughter. Lambs don't fight back.
Rusty has it in MUCH better detail than I have time to post here. Let me encourage all of you to head over to www.talk2rusty.com, pay $5.00 for a premium membership and download his radio shows from Monday and Tuesday nights this week.
Perhaps the Liberals that want to try to make this a case to further infringe on our rights should take another look at this...
Constitution of the United Stated of America
Amendment II [Right to
Bear Arms (1791)]
A well regulated militia,
being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the
people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
Now, Rosie says that the Constitution should be amended if our right to
bear arms effects her right to live peacefully. Now, while I would love
for everyone to live peacefully, I can't seem to find that in the
Constitution anywhere. But, let me just take her point and put it back
to her to see just how well she likes it...
-Does she agree then that
the Constitution should be amended because the so called Constitutional
right of a woman to get an abortion infringes on the rights of millions
of unborn babies to live ANY kind of life, peaceful or not?
Excuse me while I go GAG on the thought that people with this kind of mindset are trying to take over this country!
Edited on: Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:33 AMStop Rosie!
Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2007 at 8:35 PM by Robby Roberts
It looks like there are more people fed up with this loud mouth, know nothing at all than just me...
Click the image and sign the petition. Join over 85,000 other people demanding that something be done about her use of "The View" as a personal political soapbox.
Just look at how she talks about Christians...(Click Here)
BTW - Any of you that check out my blog online notice the new background
music? I've found a way to convert MP3 files into a small, streaming
Shockwave Flash object without hurting it's sound quality. Tell me what
you think!
Reagan on Gun control and Government power....
Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 at 12:09 PM by Robby Roberts
I'll Let the Gipper speak for me today...
“There are those in America
today who have come to depend absolutely on government for their
security. And when government fails they seek to rectify that failure in
the form of granting government more power. So, as government has failed
to control crime and violence with the means given it by the
Constitution, they seek to give it more power at the expense of the
Constitution. But in doing so, in their willingness to give up their
arms in the name of safety, they are really giving up their protection
from what has always been the chief source of despotism—government. Lord
Acton said power corrupts. Surely then, if this is true, the more power
we give the government the more corrupt it will become. And if we give
it the power to confiscate our arms we also give up the ultimate means
to combat that corrupt power. In doing so we can only assure that we
will eventually be totally subject to it.”
--
Ronald Reagan
My Five Factor Personality Profile
Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 at 4:34 PM by Robby Roberts
| Five Factor Personality Profile |
-You have medium extroversion. -You're not the life of the party, but you do show up for the party. -Sometimes you are full of energy and open to new social experiences.
-But you also need to hibernate and enjoy
your "down time."
Conscientiousness: -You have high conscientiousness. -Intelligent and reliable, you tend to succeed in life. -Most things in your life are organized and planned well. -But you borderline on being a total perfectionist. Agreeableness: -You have medium agreeableness. -You're generally a friendly and trusting person. -But you also have a healthy dose of cynicism. -You get along well with others, as long as they play fair. Neuroticism: -You have high neuroticism. -It's easy for you to feel shaken, worried, or depressed. -You often worry, and your worries prevent you from living life fully. -You tend to be emotionally reactive and moody. Your either flying very high or feeling very low. Openness to experience: -Your openness to new experiences is low. -You're a pretty conservative person, and you favor what's socially acceptable. -You think that change for novelty's sake is a very bad idea. -While some may see this as boring, many see you as dependable and wise. |
Looks like the Wolfman has a little puddy 'tat in him!
Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 at 4:38 PM by Robby Roberts
| You Are: 50% Dog, 50% Cat |
-You're playful but not too needy. And you're friendly but careful. -And while you have your moody moments, you're too happy to stay upset for long. |
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Move over Spock
Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 at 6:59 PM by Robby Roberts
| You Are Incredibly Logical |
You think rationally, clearly, and quickly. A seasoned problem solver, your mind is like a computer! |
Well DUH!?! Who didn't see these results coming?
Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 at 7:06 PM by Robby Roberts
| Your Political Profile: |
Social Issues: 100% Conservative, 0% Liberal Personal Responsibility: 100% Conservative, 0% Liberal Fiscal Issues: 100% Conservative, 0% Liberal Ethics: 100% Conservative, 0% Liberal Defense and Crime: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal |
Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 at 7:21 PM by Robby Roberts
| You Are a Realist |
-You never try to make a bad situation seem better than it is... -But you also never sabotage any good things you have going on. -You are brutally honest in your assessments of situations - and this always seems to help you cope. |
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Apologies???
Posted on Monday, April 30, 2007 at 12:12 PM by Robby Roberts
Anyone else get this cartoon besides me? And, if you get it; did it make you laugh or did it make you mad at the hypocracy of Jackson and Sharpton like it did me???
