19 April 2013

Who Says Men Can't Remember Dates‏

Men do remember

A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband is not in bed. She puts on her robe and goes downstairs to look for him. She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a hot cup of coffee in front of him. He appears to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of his coffee.
'What's the matter, dear?' she whispers as she steps into the room, 'Why are you down here at this time of night?

The husband looks up from his coffee, 'It's the 20th Anniversary of the day we met.'
She can't believe he has remembered and starts to tear up.
The husband continues, 'Do you remember 20 years ago when we started dating? I was 18 and you were only 16,' he says solemnly.

Once again, the wife is touched to tears thinking that her husband is so caring and sensitive. 'Yes, I do' she replies.
The husband pauses. The words were not coming easily. 'Do you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my car?'
'Yes, I remember' said the wife, lowering herself into a chair beside him.
The husband continued. 'Do you remember when he shoved the shotgun in my face and said, 'Either you marry my daughter or I will send you to prison for 20 years?'
'I remember that, too' she replied softly.
He wiped another tear from his cheek and said 'I would have gotten out today.



























Costa Rica Special Convention

A brother from Ventura California’s video of January 2013 Special Convention in Costa Rica. 
A little foretaste of the New World… 



18 April 2013

Juke Box

Just set it on a date and let it stay there and it will just keep on playing different songs of that era.


You're going to love this.


It's sort of a "Jukebox Time Machine" of music. Each of the years below connects to the best 20 hits of that year via a Jukebox. Click on a year, wait a few seconds and a Jukebox will appear showing you 20 hits from that year to select from. You can play all 20 hits, or click on just those that you like. Enjoy the memories of your era.


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16 April 2013

4 Books on Urban Legends

Book: 9-11 Decent into Tyranny

Why The Pope Resigned

*** The end sections are more factual, less inflammatory than the opening commentary section, but it all spells trouble for the church. ***

Roman Church admits the Pope’s Guilt: Joseph Ratzinger to Evade Justice and Hide out in the Vatican for his own legal immunity and “protection”
Posted on February 16, 2013 by itccs


Latest Update – Interview with Kevin Annett by Alexander Backman
Exclusive Breaking News: Friday February 15, 2013
12 midnight GMT


An Urgent Update from the International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State (ITCCS) – Brussels
Rome:
In a statement to Reuters today, Vatican officials announced that Joseph Ratzinger will remain a permanent resident of Vatican City after his resignation. Doing so will offer him legal protection from any attempt to prosecute him in connection with sexual abuse cases around the world, Church sources said today
"His continued presence in the Vatican is necessary, otherwise he might be defenseless".
This startling admission of guilt by the church is also a direct obstruction of justice, and lends more weight to the charge by the ITCCS and others that the Vatican has arranged with the Italian government to shield Ratzinger from criminal prosecution, in violation of international laws ratified by Italy.
Commentary:
The Vatican decided today to give permanent sanctuary to a proven war criminal by allowing Joseph Ratzinger to obstruct justice and evade prosecution for crimes against humanity. And the government of Italy is colluding in this abrogation of international law.
This decision validates our claims about the criminal conspiracy surrounding Ratzinger and his Vatican co-conspirators. It also makes it clear that the Vatican is a rogue power that is flaunting every law to conceal its own criminality.
In response, the ITCCS calls upon its affiliates and all people of conscience to use our upcoming Easter Reclamation Campaign to converge on Rome and the Vatican to force the extradition of Ratzinger from Vatican City, and place him and his accessories on trial for crimes against humanity.
Commencing Sunday, March 24, 2013, our activists and others will begin an escalating series of Catholic church occupations and seizures of church property to bring about Ratzinger's extradition and reclaim stolen wealth from the criminal corporation known as Vatican Inc. – in the name of the legion of their victims, both living and dead.
.. and from Kevin Annett – The Rat Scurries Back to Vat!
Those whom the gods destroy, they first drive insane. Especially, it seems, in Rome.
Why would the oldest and wealthiest institution on our planet deliberately prove what its critics say about it, by first tossing their leader, a proven crook, out of his office after he's threatened with arrest, and then giving him shelter to avoid prosecution? That's the kind of panic and illogic displayed by a junior document-shredder, not a credible or wise body of men.
And that gives all of us hope.
Rome's incredible admission that they can't have the Pope stand trial has strengthened our cause and legitimacy enormously, proving that no matter how big is your guilty opponent, provoking him for long enough will cause him to destroy himself by his own fear and stupidity.
Protecting Ratzinger within the walls of the Vatican may halt justice for a moment, but it violates a basic rule of warfare, which is to never give your enemy a permanent focus for their attack. Ratzinger, the evil Emperor, now a permanent fixture in the Vatican? The absurdity of offering such an ongoing focus to the civilized world's hatred of catholic criminality is also a sign that the church is adrift and improvising. But it also shows how genuinely worried is the Vtaican about the legal offensive mounted by our affiliates, lawyers for torture survivors, and the International Criminal Court.
The Vatican is pulling out all stops to keep Ratzinger out of court. Their loyal, one-man owned Italian media is assaulting the crap out of yours truly and our ITCCS these days, playing the "Deny, Distract and Discredit" strategy of any damage-controlling corporation.
Tottering Liz Windsor, aka Queen of England, is making a special and unprecedented trip to Rome on March 6 to kiss the ring, or other parts, of the new CEO of Vatican Inc. And Italian President Napolitano is meeting with President Obama today in Washington to undoubtedly line up more American backing for the Pontiff – not that Obama needs much encouraging, having stood loyally behind Ratzinger's claim of "diplomatic immunity".
But all to no avail, ultimately. When the Bloody Emperor stands naked, only our illusions keeps him protected and immune from the final accounting that is coming.
The tornado that followed my first exorcism outside the Vatican in 2009, and the lightning that struck it on the day of Benedict's resignation, were not accidental. Joe Ratzinger should know from the history of his own former SS buddies that criminal institutions can run, but they can't hide – even behind all the wealth and pomp in the world.

Pope Benedict resigned to avoid arrest, seizure of church wealth by Easter
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Pope Benedict to seek immunity and protection from Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on February 23

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1. To bring to trial those persons and institutions responsible for the exploitation, torture and murder of children, past and present, and 2. To stop these and other criminal actions by church and state.
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Diplomatic Note was issued to Vatican just prior to his resignation
New Pope and Catholic clergy face indictment and arrest as "Easter Reclamation" plan continues
A Global Media Release and Statement from The International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State


Brussels:
The historically unprecedented resignation of Joseph Ratzinger as Pope this week was compelled by an upcoming action by a European government to issue an arrest warrant against Ratzinger and a public lien against Vatican property and assets by Easter.
The ITCCS Central Office in Brussels is compelled by Pope Benedict's sudden abdication to disclose the following details:
1. On Friday, February 1, 2013, on the basis of evidence supplied by our affiliated Common Law Court of Justice (itccs.org), our Office concluded an agreement with representatives of a European nation and its courts to secure an arrest warrant against Joseph Ratzinger, aka Pope Benedict, for crimes against humanity and ordering a criminal conspiracy.
2. This arrest warrant was to be delivered to the office of the "Holy See" in Rome on Friday, February 15, 2013. It allowed the nation in question to detain Ratzinger as a suspect in a crime if he entered its sovereign territory.
3. A diplomatic note was issued by the said nation's government to the Vatican's Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, on Monday, February 4, 2013, informing Bertone of the impending arrest warrant and inviting his office to comply. No reply to this note was received from Cardinal Bertone or his office; but six days later, Pope Benedict resigned.
4. The agreement between our Tribunal and the said nation included a second provision to issue a commercial lien through that nation's courts against the property and wealth of the Roman Catholic church commencing on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013. This lien was to be accompanied by a public and global "Easter Reclamation Campaign" whereby Catholic church property was to be occupied and claimed by citizens as public assets forfeited under international law and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
5. It is the decision of our Tribunal and the said nation's government to proceed with the arrest of Joseph Ratzinger upon his vacating the office of the Roman Pontiff on a charge of crimes against humanity and criminal conspiracy.
6. It is our further decision to proceed as well with the indictment and arrest of Joseph Ratzinger's successor as Pope on the same charges; and to enforce the commercial lien and "Easter Reclamation Campaign" against the Roman Catholic church, as planned.
In closing, our Tribunal acknowledges that Pope Benedict's complicity in criminal activities of the Vatican Bank (IOR) was compelling his eventual dismissal by the highest officials of the Vatican. But according to our sources, Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone forced Joseph Ratzinger's resignation immediately, and in direct response to the diplomatic note concerning the arrest warrant that was issued to him by the said nation's government on February 4, 2013.
We call upon all citizens and governments to assist our efforts to legally and directly disestablish the Vatican, Inc. and arrest its chief officers and clergy who are complicit in crimes against humanity and the ongoing criminal conspiracy to aid and protect child torture and trafficking.
Further bulletins on the events of the Easter Reclamation Campaign will be issued by our Office this week.
Issued 13 February, 2013
12:00 am GMT
by the Brussels Central Office
Category The Vatican
Eyewitness to Coverup of Canadian Genocide: Dr. Jennifer Wade, co-founder of Amnesty International (Vancouver)
Pope Benedict to seek immunity and protection from Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on February 23





Pope Benedict resigned to avoid arrest, seizure of church wealth by Easter
Posted on February 13, 2013 by itccs


Diplomatic Note was issued to Vatican just prior to his resignation
New Pope and Catholic clergy face indictment and arrest as "Easter Reclamation" plan continues
A Global Media Release and Statement from The International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State


Brussels:
The historically unprecedented resignation of Joseph Ratzinger as Pope this week was compelled by an upcoming action by a European government to issue an arrest warrant against Ratzinger and a public lien against Vatican property and assets by Easter.
The ITCCS Central Office in Brussels is compelled by Pope Benedict's sudden abdication to disclose the following details:
1. On Friday, February 1, 2013, on the basis of evidence supplied by our affiliated Common Law Court of Justice (itccs.org), our Office concluded an agreement with representatives of a European nation and its courts to secure an arrest warrant against Joseph Ratzinger, aka Pope Benedict, for crimes against humanity and ordering a criminal conspiracy.
2. This arrest warrant was to be delivered to the office of the "Holy See" in Rome on Friday, February 15, 2013. It allowed the nation in question to detain Ratzinger as a suspect in a crime if he entered its sovereign territory.
3. A diplomatic note was issued by the said nation's government to the Vatican's Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, on Monday, February 4, 2013, informing Bertone of the impending arrest warrant and inviting his office to comply. No reply to this note was received from Cardinal Bertone or his office; but six days later, Pope Benedict resigned.
4. The agreement between our Tribunal and the said nation included a second provision to issue a commercial lien through that nation's courts against the property and wealth of the Roman Catholic church commencing on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013. This lien was to be accompanied by a public and global "Easter Reclamation Campaign" whereby Catholic church property was to be occupied and claimed by citizens as public assets forfeited under international law and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
5. It is the decision of our Tribunal and the said nation's government to proceed with the arrest of Joseph Ratzinger upon his vacating the office of the Roman Pontiff on a charge of crimes against humanity and criminal conspiracy.
6. It is our further decision to proceed as well with the indictment and arrest of Joseph Ratzinger's successor as Pope on the same charges; and to enforce the commercial lien and "Easter Reclamation Campaign" against the Roman Catholic church, as planned.
In closing, our Tribunal acknowledges that Pope Benedict's complicity in criminal activities of the Vatican Bank (IOR) was compelling his eventual dismissal by the highest officials of the Vatican. But according to our sources, Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone forced Joseph Ratzinger's resignation immediately, and in direct response to the diplomatic note concerning the arrest warrant that was issued to him by the said nation's government on February 4, 2013.
We call upon all citizens and governments to assist our efforts to legally and directly disestablish the Vatican, Inc. and arrest its chief officers and clergy who are complicit in crimes against humanity and the ongoing criminal conspiracy to aid and protect child torture and trafficking.
Further bulletins on the events of the Easter Reclamation Campaign will be issued by our Office this week.
Issued 13 February, 2013
12:00 am GMT
by the Brussels Central Office

The Lesson At The End

WHAT CAUSES ARTHRITIS?

A drunk man who smelled of beer sat down on a subway next to a priest. The man's tie was stained, his face was plastered with red lipstick, and a half-empty bottle of gin was sticking out of his torn coat pocket. He opened his newspaper and began reading.

After a few minutes the man turned to
the priest and asked, "Say Father, what causes arthritis?"

The priest replies, "My Son, it's caused by loose living, being with cheap, wicked women, too much alcohol, contempt for your fellow man, sleeping around with prostitutes, and lack of a bath."

The drunk muttered in response, "Well, I'll be ...”, Then returned to his paper.

The priest, thinking about what he had said, nudged the man and apologized. "I'm
very sorry. I didn't mean to come on so strong. How long have you had arthritis?"

The drunk answered, "I don't have it, Father. I was just reading here that the Pope does."

MORAL: Make sure you understand the question before offering the answer.

A Pig Story

A farmer had five female pigs. Times were hard, so he decided to take them to the county fair and sell them. At the fair, he met another farmer who owned five male pigs. After talking a bit, they decided to mate the pigs and split everything 50/50.

The farmers lived sixty miles apart. So they agreed to drive thirty miles each to a field in which the pigs could mate. The first morning, the farmer with the female pigs got up at 5 A.M., loaded the pigs into the family station wagon, which was the only vehicle he had, and drove the thirty miles.

While the pigs were mating, he asked the other farmer, "How will I know if they are pregnant?" The other farmer replied, "If they're lying in the grass in the morning, they're pregnant. If they're in the mud, they're not."

The next morning the pigs were rolling in the mud. So he hosed them off, loaded them into the station wagon again and proceeded to try again. This continued each morning for more than a week and the farmers were about worn out.

About two weeks later the farmer with the female pigs was too tired to get out of bed. He said to his wife, "Honey, please go look outside and tell me whether the pigs are in the mud or in the grass." "Neither," replied his wife, "they're all in the station wagon and one of them is honking the horn.”

15 April 2013

A couple books on Organized Crime, Cosmos, and Einstein

A couple books I find interesting 1

A Little History Lesson

This is quite interesting. You've probably heard most of it at one time or another, but it's still interesting to read it all again together.

Where did "piss poor" come from?

If you're young and hip, this is still interesting.
Us older people need to learn something new every day...

Just to keep the grey matter tuned up.

Where did "Piss Poor" come from? Interesting history.

They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot.

And then once it was full it was taken and sold to the tannery...

if you had to do this to survive you were "Piss Poor".

But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn't even afford to buy a pot...

They "didn't have a pot to piss in" and were the lowest of the low.

The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature

Isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be.

Here are some facts about the 1500's

Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May,

And they still smelled pretty good by June. However, since they were starting to smell,
brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body oder.

Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.

Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water.

The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water,

Then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children.

Last of all the babies.

By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. 
Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water!"

Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath.

It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals

(mice, bugs) lived in the roof.

When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof.

Hence the saying, "It's raining cats and dogs."

There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house.

This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your

nice clean bed.

Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection.

That's how canopy beds came into existence.

The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt.

Hence the saying, "Dirt poor." The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery; in the

winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on the floor to help keep their footing.

As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door,

It would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance-way.

Hence: a thresh hold.

(Getting quite an education, aren't you?)

In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while.

Hence the rhyme:

Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old."
Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special.

When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off.

It was a sign of wealth that a man could, "bring home the bacon."

They would cut off a little to share with guests

And would all sit around and chew the fat.

Those with money had plates made of pewter.

Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead

poisoning death.

This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were

considered poisonous.

Bread was divided according to status.

Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or

the upper crust.

Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey.

The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days.

Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial.
They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather

around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up.
Hence the custom; "holding a wake."

England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people.

So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave.

When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the

inside and they realized they had ben burying people alive.
So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through

the ground and tie it to a bell.

Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift) to listen for the

bell; thus, someone could be, "saved by the bell" or was "considered a dead ringer."

And that's the truth.

Now, whoever said history was boring!!!

So get out there and educate someone!
Share these facts with a friend.

Two Horses

Author Unknown

Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. 
From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. 
But if you stop your car, or are walking by, 
you will notice something quite amazing.... 

Looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose that he is blind. His owner has chosen not to have him put down, but has made a good home for him. 

This alone is amazing. If you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell. Looking around for the source of the sound, you will see that it comes from the smaller horse in the field. 

Attached to the horse's halter is a small bell. It lets the blind friend know where the other horse is, so he can follow. 

As you stand and watch these two friends, you'll see that the horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to where the other horse is, 

trusting that he will not be led astray. 

When the horse with the bell returns to the shelter of the barn each evening, it stops occasionally and looks back, 
Making sure that the blind friend isn't too far behind to hear the bell. 

Like the owners of these two horses, God does not throw us away just because we are not perfect or because we have problems or challenges 

He watches over us and even brings others into our lives
To help us when we are in need.. 

Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by the little ringing bell of those who God places in our lives. 
Other times we are the guide horse, helping others to find their way.... 

Good friends are like that.. You may not always see them, 

but you know they are always there.. 

Please listen for my bell and I'll listen for yours, and remember... 

Be kinder than necessary- 
Everyone you meet is fighting 
Some kind of battle. 

Live simply,
Love generously,
Care deeply,
Speak kindly....... 

FOR WE WALK BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT

15 April 2013 - Psalms 34: 15

Monday, April 15

The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous ones, and his ears are toward their cry for help. — Ps. 34:15

We often feel the need to be comforted. Especially is this the case when we are experiencing difficult situations. Family members and friends can usually give us a degree of comfort. At times, however, conditions that cause us distress are beyond human remedies. Only God can give us comfort regardless of how distressing our situation may be. His Word assures us: “Jehovah is near to all those calling upon him, . . . and their cry for help he will hear.” (Ps. 145:18, 19) But if we are to receive God’s support and comfort, we must place our trust in him. The psalmist David made that clear when he sang: “Jehovah will become a secure height for anyone crushed, a secure height in times of distress. And those knowing your name will trust in you, for you will certainly not leave those looking for you, O Jehovah.” — Ps. 9:9, 10 w11 10/15 3:1, 2

14 April 2013 - Psalms 73:13

Sunday, April 14

Surely it is in vain that I have cleansed my heart and that I wash my hands in innocence itself. — Ps. 73:13

Like Asaph, perhaps at one point you lost sight of your spiritual privileges to some extent and began to focus on what you were lacking in a material way. But by studying God’s Word and by going to Christian meetings, you came to see things Jehovah’s way. Asaph perceived what would eventually happen to the wicked. He thought about his lot and realized that Jehovah would take hold of his right hand and lead him. Asaph could thus say to Jehovah: “Besides you I do have no other delight on the earth.” (Ps. 73:23, 25) The psalmist was confident that Jehovah would remember him as a friend. His faithful service would not be forgotten. (Eccl. 7:1) How reassuring that must have been for Asaph! He sang: “As for me, the drawing near to God is good for me. In the Sovereign Lord Jehovah I have placed my refuge.” — Ps. 73:28 w11 9/15 1:8, 9

13 April 2013

Retiree Bathtub Test

During a visit to my doctor, I asked him, "How do you determine whether or not a retiree should be put in an old age home?" 
"Well," he said, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the retiree and ask him or her to empty the bathtub" 

"Oh, I understand," I said. "A normal person would use the bucket because it is bigger than the spoon or the teacup." 
"No" he said. "A normal person would pull the plug. Do you want a bed near the window?"

ARE YOU GOING TO PASS THIS ON, OR DO YOU WANT THE BED NEXT TO MINE

"Little Richard" As A Child

What a natural talent!

''Little Richard'' For those of you that are old enough to remember him(Yes! I mean you.)(or most of you)....... Little Richard when he was about 4 years old!!! 

You have to see this! Watch how he uses his fists and elbows and doesn't even look at the keys when he sings! 
This is amazing to see. It's Richard Wayne
Penniman (aka Little Richard) about fifteen years before "Tutti Frutti, Oh, Rudy...."
A-whop bop-a-lu bop a-whop bam boom.
Here is some very rare footage of "Little
Richard" as a child, when he was just starting out in the music biz'
... From a movie with Van Johnson ...

Senior Citizen Joke



A little silver-haired lady calls her neighbor and says, "Please come over here and help me. I have a killer jigsaw puzzle, and I can't figure out how to get started."

Her neighbor asks, "What is it supposed to be when it's finished?"

The little silver haired lady says, "According to the picture on the box, it's a rooster."

Her neighbor decides to go over and help with the puzzle.

She lets him in and shows him where she has the puzzle spread all over the table.

He studies the pieces for a moment, then looks at the box, then turns to her and says,

"First of all, no matter what we do, we're not going to be able to assemble these 


pieces into anything resembling a rooster."

He takes her hand and says, "Secondly, I want you to relax. 

Let's have a nice cup of tea, and then," he said with a deep
 sigh .............




"Let's put all the Corn Flakes
back in the box." 






~ Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people who treat you right and pray for those who don't! ~

13 April 2013 - James 1: 19

Saturday, April 13

Every man must be swift about hearing, slow about speaking, slow about wrath. — Jas. 1:19

If a Christian senses that he is becoming angry when discussing a matter with a fellow believer, he is wise to heed this counsel. What are the benefits of following it? By taking time to calm down, pray about the matter, and consider how best to reply, a Christian allows himself to be led by God’s spirit. (Prov. 15:1, 28) Under the influence of the spirit, he can manifest mildness and long-suffering. He is thereby equipped to heed the counsel found at Ephesians 4:26, 29: “Be wrathful, and yet do not sin . . . Let a rotten saying not proceed out of your mouth, but whatever saying is good for building up as the need may be, that it may impart what is favorable to the hearers.” Indeed, when we clothe ourselves with mildness and long-suffering, we contribute to the peace and unity of the congregation. w11 4/15 4:6, 7

12 April 2013

Gotta Love This Lawyer

You can relate to this if you have ever dealt with a government bureaucrat. Cheers to this lawyer!


Part of rebuilding New Orleans (after Katrina) often caused

residents to be challenged with the task of tracing titles to their

homes... back potentially hundreds of years. With a community rich

with history stretching back over two centuries, houses have been

passed along through generations of family, sometimes making it

quite difficult to establish ownership.



A New Orleans lawyer sought an FHA loan for a client.. He was told

the loan would be granted if he could prove "satisfactory title" to

a parcel of property being offered as collateral. It took the lawyer

three months to track down the full title to the property which

dated back to 1803. After sending the information to the FHA, he

received the following reply.

( Actual reply from FHA):

"Upon review of your letter adjoining your client's loan

application, we note that the request is supported by an Abstract of

Title. While we compliment the able manner in which you have

prepared and presented the application, we must point out that you

have only cleared title to the proposed collateral property back to

1803. Before final approval can be accorded, it will be necessary to

clear the title back to its origin."

Annoyed, the lawyer responded as follows:

Actual response):

"Your letter regarding title in Case No.189156 has been received. I

note that you wish to have title extended further than the 206 years

covered by the present application. I was unaware that any educated

person in this country, particularly those working in the property

area, would not know that Louisiana was purchased by the United



States from France , in 1803 the year of origin identified in our

application. For the edification of uninformed FHA bureaucrats, the

title to the land prior to U.S. ownership was obtained from France ,

which had acquired it by Right of Conquest from Spain . The land

came into the possession of Spain by Right of Discovery made in the

year 1492 by a sea captain named Christopher Columbus, who had been

granted the privilege of seeking a new route to India by the Spanish

monarch, Queen Isabella. The good Queen Isabella, being a pious

woman and almost as careful about titles as the FHA, took the

precaution of securing the blessing of the Pope before she sold her

jewels to finance Columbus 's expedition... Now the Pope, as I'm sure you may know,


is the emissary of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and God, it is commonly accepted,


created this world.

Therefore, I believe it is safe to presume that God also made that part of


the world called Louisiana . God, therefore, would be the owner of



origin and His origins date back to before the beginning of time,

the world as we know it, and the FHA. I hope you find God's original

claim to be satisfactory.

Now, may we have our damn loan?"



The loan was immediately approved.

























THE TRINITY

Now, when I am at a door and the house holder says I believe in the Trinity....HOW COULD I KINDLY EXPLAIN? 

The trinity teaches that God asked himself to go to earth to save mankind. 

Then he agreed with himself and volunteered himself to himself to offer himself. 

Then God impregnated a woman as himself, with himself. 

God prayed to himself and glorified himself repeatedly. 

God strengthened himself and talked to himself. 

Finally God forsook himself and sacrificed himself to prove his loyalty to himself. 

While dead he resurrected himself so he could exalt himself above himself. 

Then he sat at his own right hand and waited til he placed his enemies as a footstool 

Finally with Satan's forces defeated God would turn his kingdom over to himself 

That all things would become everything to himself. 


'Be kinder than necessary
because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.' 

Pretty Neat Conversation Stoppers


These are all good, but the last one is great. 

*Field Ministry Conversation Stoppers* 

****The householder said, "Only those who have accepted Jesus in their
lives will be saved." The brother responded with, "We certainly agree with
that, but where does that leave Abraham, Moses, Job, King David and all the
others in the Old Testament who never knew of Jesus?"*
*
*
****A brother was talking with a householder about being saved. The
householder said, 'I have accepted Jesus in my life, recognize that he died
for my sins and I'm now saved.' The brother responded with 'Well, if that is
the case, shouldn't the Bible be one paragraph long? What is the rest of it
for? That's why we go door to door - to offer people Bible studies to learn
about all the requirements from God.* '
*
*
**** This is from a brother in the Spanish Dover congregation in New
Jersey --- The householder usually will ask, "What religion are you?" In
most cases we would answer, "Jehovah's Witnesses," and the conversation
would normally end there with the words: "Sorry not interested!" But, reply
in this manner: "Jehovah's Witness, and you?" This mandates a reply from the
householder, thus allowing us to continue the conversation.*
*
*
**** This came from a Regular Pioneer sister in the North congregation in
Anchorage, Alaska --- I would like to relate one that our District
Overseer/Branch Overseer is known for: When the householder says, "I'm not
interested" at the beginning of the conversation, he sometimes (when the
time is right) replies: "I don't blame you, I haven't said anything
interesting yet."*
*
*
**** This came from a Sister in the Franklin, Illinois congregation ---
One circuit overseer suggests leaving a question with the householder
whether or not they are too interested in listening to us: We were asking
our neighbor's opinion of this, "If Jesus was to return to the earth, what
church would he attend?"' It is amazing how many don't automatically say
their own. I have used it occasionally and it has allowed for continued
conversations.*
*
*
**** This is said to be a modified statement of Brother Russell's: There
are over 10,000 religions in the world. If God set these up for us to learn
to worship Him properly, learn to love one another, and have useful,
peaceful lives, we can only arrive at one of two conclusions: Either he
failed miserably, or he didn't set them up in the first place and something
else is behind them. Do you agree?*
*
*
**** In a discussion with a householder, the householder made the
statement: 'The King James Bible is the only true Bible from God.' The
Brother said, 'Oh, is that the one the apostles used? Or, did the apostles
have the wrong Bible?'*
*
*
**** This is from a Circuit Overseer in pioneer school: The householder
stated that he believed in the Trinity. The Circuit Overseer then said, 'Oh,
then you have the latest information on it?' The man asked what that was,
and the Circuit Overseer brought out the Trinity brochure!*
*
*
**** This is from a Circuit Overseer: When talking with someone who
believes in the Trinity, they seem to focus on John 1:1 for some reason.
This Circuit Overseer says to them, "I'll tell you what, You take your best
Scripture for the Trinity and throw it out and I'll take my best Scripture
against it and throw it out, and then let's talk about the Trinity from the
Scriptures." Great idea!*
*
*
**** From a brother in the Dominican Republic: Trinitarians usually start
off with some "proof texts" and then launch into some Greek words they know.
I have learned now instead of trying to "duke it out" with them, I bypass
all of that by saying, "Let's suppose you are right, the Trinity does exist
and we are wrong, then please show me from the Bible what I should do to
find the right religion." This usually stops them cold, as they have never
thought about guiding someone to the truth, only about stopping JW's on the
Trinity.*
*
*
**** This is from a brother in the Cortez congregation in Connecticut ---
A brother was talking with a householder about the immortality of the soul.
The brother turned to Genesis 2:17 and read it to the householder and said,
'Here God states that you will positively die.' Then he turned to Genesis
3:4 and read it to the householder and said, 'Here Satan said you will
positively **not** die. Which do you choose to believe**?'*




12 April 2013 - Romans 4: 13

Friday, April 12

It was not through law that Abraham or his seed had the promise that he should be heir of a world, but it was through the righteousness by faith. — Rom. 4:13

God counted faithful Abraham as righteous. (Rom. 4:20-22; Jas. 2:23, 24) That cannot mean that Abraham was sinless while serving Jehovah over the decades. No, he was not righteous in that sense. (Rom. 3:10, 23) However, in his limitless wisdom, Jehovah took into account Abraham’s exceptional faith and his works resulting therefrom. In particular, Abraham exercised faith in the promised “seed” to come in his line. That Seed proved to be the Messiah, or Christ. (Gen. 15:6; 22:15-18) Accordingly, on the basis of “the ransom paid by Christ Jesus,” the divine Judge is able to forgive sins that occurred in the past. Thus, Abraham and other men of faith in pre-Christian times are in line for a resurrection. — Rom. 3:24, 25; Ps.32:1, 2 w11 6/15 2:17, 18

11 April 2013

11 April 2013 - Genesis 3: 5

Thursday, April 11

You are bound to be like God, knowing good and bad. — Gen. 3:5

Although speaking only to Eve, Satan used the plural form of the pronoun “you.” In so doing, he may have tried to appeal to her pride, endeavoring to make her feel important—as if she were the spokesperson for herself and her husband. The result? Eve evidently took it upon herself to speak for both of them by saying to the serpent: “Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat.” Satan also distorted the facts. He implied that God was unfair in demanding that Adam and Eve “must not eat from every tree of the garden.” Next, Satan got Eve to think about herself and how she could supposedly improve her lot in life, becoming “like God.” Eventually, he got her to focus on the tree and its fruit rather than on her relationship with the One who had given her everything. (Gen. 3:1-6) Sadly, by eating of the fruit, Eve showed that Jehovah was not the most important Person in her life. w11 5/15 3:4, 5

10 April 2013

Navaho Indian Blanket at Auction

WOW!!!! This is quite the story. Don't delete it without watching it. Don't toss it out just because it's old.

A touching story that's hard to believe!!
In case you ever come across one of these!! 
Incredible! Those early Navajo weavers knew how to obtain 
the best thread! This man lost half of his leg and because he
needed the money he thought he would sell an old Indian 
blanket that he inherited from his family. 

Watch the guy’s face when the bidding starts.

***Anthony Warren***


"In a despotic government, the only principle by which the tyrant who is to move the whole machine means to regulate and manage the people is fear, by the servile dread of his power. But a free government, which of all others is far the most preferable, cannot be supported without virtue."

Consumers were not to know about this tax, now they do



<http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/95/pg1/srtpages> 

Medical Excise Tax on Retail Receipts Show How We’re Screwed by Obamacare, page 1 
ATS Members have flagged this thread 13 times 
Topic started on 30-1-2013 @ 06:18 PM by seeker1963 
An Infowars reader sent along an image of a sales receipt from Cabela’s, a popular sporting goods store. 

The receipt (pictured at left) spells out what Obama and the feds want to keep secret – the middle class is being heavily taxed despite all the fatuous rhetoric of Democrats who invariably play the class warfare card to sell their confiscatory taxation policies. 

“The 2.3% Medical Excise Tax that began on January 1st is supposed to be ‘hidden’ from the consumer, but it’s been brought to the public’s attention by hunting and fishing store Cabela’s who have refused to hide it and are showing it as a separate line item tax on their receipts,” the email states. 
Source <http://www.prisonplanet.com/medical-excise-tax-on-retail-receipts-show-how-were-screwed-by-obamacare.html> 



Now please hold on and bare with me before you say "OH, another Alex Jones article!" because I did some research and found directly from the IRS's website information that PROVES this to be true and an accurate portrayal of something hidden in Obamacare that I was not aware of!

Now being skeptical of this I went to the IRS website and found this!

Q1. What is the medical device excise tax?

A1. Section 4191 of the Internal Revenue Code imposes an excise tax on the sale of certain medical devices by the manufacturer or importer of the device.

Q2. When does the tax go into effect?

A2. The tax applies to sales of taxable medical devices after Dec. 31, 2012.

Q3. How much is the tax?

A3. The tax is 2.3 percent of the sale price of the taxable medical device. See Chapter 5 of IRS Publication 510, Excise Taxes, and Notice 2012-77 for additional information on the determination of sale price.

IRS.gov <http://www.irs.gov/uac/Medical-Device-Excise-Tax:-Frequently-Asked-Questions>
So being more curious I clicked on "Chapter 5 of IRS Publication 510" And WALLAH! What do I find under "MEDICAL DEVICES" under "MANUFACTURERS TAXES"?

Manufacturers Taxes
The following discussion of manufacturers taxes applies to the tax on:
Sport fishing equipment;
Fishing rods and fishing poles;
Electric outboard motors;
Fishing tackle boxes;
Bows, quivers, broadheads, and points;
Arrow shafts;
Coal;
Taxable tires;
Gas guzzler automobiles; and
Vaccines.

IRS.gov <http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p510.pdf>
I think we have definately been fooled, if we believe that the Affordable Care Act is all about health care. It truely does appear to be nothing more than a bill laden with a whole lot of taxes that we the people have yet to be aware of!





TALK BY BRO. WILLIAM MALENFANT FROM BETHEL

A brother's personal notes taken from a talk given by brother

William Malenfant of Brooklyn Bethel.



Please read the account found in Mark 5:25-34 (New World Translation) before continuing.

(Mark 5:25-34) 25 Now there was a woman subject to a flow of blood twelve years, 26 and she had been put to many pains by many physicians and had spent all her resources and had not been benefited but, rather, had got worse. 27 When she heard the things about Jesus, she came behind in the crowd and touched his outer garment; 28 for she kept saying: “If I touch just his outer garments I shall get well.” 29 And immediately her fountain of blood dried up, and she sensed in her body that she had been healed of the grievous sickness. 30 Immediately, also, Jesus recognized in himself that power had gone out of him, and he turned about in the crowd and began to say: “Who touched my outer garments?” 31 But his disciples began to say to him: “You see the crowd pressing in upon you, and do you say, ‘Who touched me?’” 32 However, he was looking around to see her that had done this. 33 But the woman, frightened and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. 34 He said to her: “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be in good health from your grievous sickness.”

Isn’t that a beautiful account?

Who healed her?

Jesus didn’t know who touched him, remember?
- 30 Immediately, also, Jesus recognized in himself that power had gone out of him, and he turned about in the crowd and began to say: “Who touched my outer garments?” 31 But his disciples began to say to him: “You see the crowd pressing in upon you, and do you say, ‘Who touched me?’”

Who could see that woman working her way up the crowd to get to Jesus?

Who could appreciate all the pain she’d been through, the suffering she had been through?

Who could appreciate the quality of her faith?

Who allowed power to flow out of Jesus into that woman, so she’d be healed?

It had to have been Jehovah.

You see, Jesus knew something had happened that the apostles didn’t know. That’s why they said: “Well, why do you say: “Who touched me?”

‘THIS was new, something happened’, thought Jesus. He felt ‘power’ go out of him. He knew something remarkable had happened

What does that tell you about Jehovah?

Isn’t that remarkable?

Now another question…

What’s her name?

Do you know? Me neither…

The Bible doesn't say. It doesn’t say. “Nobody. She was just nobody.” Was she?



Jehovah knew her... He took care of her.


Do you see the point?

So don’t ever get into the feeling that: “Well, I’m nobody. What does God care about me?”

He DOES care!

And sometimes we’ll say: “Well, I’m so imperfect…” Well of course you are. Who isn’t? We all are.

We’re getting life by undeserved kindness, brothers and sisters. We’re not getting it because we’re so righteous and so good. We do our best. Yes. But life is coming by God’s undeserved kindness. Jehovah sees all of us and the beauty of it is…HE KNOWS! He understands us. He knows that we make mistakes and sometimes we get down on ourselves and beat ourselves, for sure.

You know what brother Franz used to say about that?

“I remember once at an assembly, the Israelites were all waiting for Jehovah to clear away all the fog and the mist when the Egyptians were after them, you know? And the Israelites were going to cross the Red Sea. Jehovah said to them:


“Stop praying and get going!”



And what that means is:

Get up! Get going with your life! Serve Jehovah with rejoicing!

Don’t ever go through life lamenting and looking at things that have happened and “’Ooh this’, and ‘Oh my, that’”.

Jehovah knows…

Jesus paid the price that covers our past mistakes; it covers current mistakes and even in the future, as long as we’re genuine in serving God and doing our best…Jehovah forgives us. But we have to put forth the effort and have faith in the arrangement. And then we can serve Him with a good heart.

Now, back to that woman…

She didn’t have the right to touch Jesus. That’s true, isn’t it? Because she had a flow of blood. And in the Hebrew Scriptures it tells us a woman with a flow of blood was unclean.

Now think of it…

Here’s this woman, unclean, coming through a crowd, and is going to touch The Holy One of Israel. Jehovah God obviously knew about it, could see it. His own law that He inspired said a woman with a flow of blood was unclean, and yet, what happens?

Evidently, He pushes His own law aside, lets her touch Jesus… She becomes clean. He heals her...

Doesn’t that tell you something else about Jehovah?

He takes everything into account. He looks at the whole picture. He sees our whole life, our whole background. The things we battle with, our imperfections. And He still loves us. And He does what He can to help us.

That’s a wonderful thing! That should really move us to really want to serve Jehovah and love doing His will.

There’s a scripture in 1 John that says: “Jehovah is greater than our heart.” Well, what that means is that our heart sometimes focuses in just on small individual imperfections and problems we have. But Jehovah sees much more than our little heart. He sees the whole picture. He’s greater than our heart. And we’re grateful for that because, He does, indeed, love every one of us.

And so, when you get discouraged and blue…think about that woman. And think about the wonderful hope we have and the beautiful things that are in store for us and our great privilege of serving Jehovah God right to the end. And then we can rejoice and be happy in our service




10 April 2013 - 1 Corinthians 9: 23

Wednesday, April 10

I do all things for the sake of the good news, that I may become a sharer of it with others. — 1 Cor. 9:23

How serious was Paul about his ministry? He was willing to “slave” both for Jehovah and for those who would listen to the message of truth. (Rom. 12:11; 1 Cor. 9:19) When we take on the responsibility to teach people God’s Word—either during a home Bible study, a Christian meeting, or a Family Worship session—do we sense our responsibility toward those we are teaching? Perhaps we feel that conducting a regular Bible study is too much of a burden for us to take on. Granted, it usually calls for taking time from our personal pursuits and devoting that time to helping others. But is that not in the spirit of Jesus’ words that “there is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving”? (Acts 20:35) Personally teaching others the way to salvation will bring us happiness that cannot be compared with any other activity. w11 4/15 1:7, 8