Church, Iraq and whatever else comes to mind

Well I guess we've come to an agreement. I like the Baptist church, and everyone else prefers the Assemblies of God church, so we'll just go to separate churches. It's not that my family doesn't like the Baptist church, they just like the AOG better. It's not a big deal, I was just hoping we could find one everyone likes. Oh well.

I sort of witnessed to my best friend (the best man at my wedding) on Saturday when he came over for me to order some stuff for him off ebay. I basically told him I love him like a brother, didn't want to see anything bad happen to him, gave him some tracts, and asked him to read them. He doesn't like to be preached to, and I told him I can understand that, but I was the same way, and what I've found has made me a completely new man, much different from before. He got in a fight with his neighbor outside the bar up north at the cabin. Now he has a broken eye socket and has to go for plastic surgery. I know he has seen the change, so at least the seed is planted. I guess it's up to God to make it grow, of course with a little watering along the way from me.

I am so sick of anti-Bush people using the "war" in Iraq to complain about George Bush Jr. and Sr. I was in Desert Storm, and we should have finished it then, but the UN stopped us. (Persuaded Sr. to stop at the border) Saddam was a brutal dictator, and needed to be taken out. Period.

This link below takes you to a page with links to some of his handiwork. Some of it is very gruesome, but if you can stomach it, please take look. Chapter 4 may be all you need to watch, which isn't too gruesome, it's footage of dead bodies of some of the 50,000 to 100,000 Kurds (his own Iraqi residents) that he gassed. The others are beatings, amputations, and executions, and these are not for the squeamish, definitely not for kids, as the site says.

Click Here

Now I think a better option would've been to send in a sniper and put one bullet through his head, but that's not how it happened. That would've plunged them into civil war even faster, but I suppose only God knows what would've happened.

Once the Democrat President (probably Obama) takes office, we will pull out, and Iraq will be plunged into civil war, possibly resulting in WWIII. This is just my opinion, so let's hope I'm wrong.

Why aren't we in Dafur? I just don't get it.... Yes we are the world's police, like it or not, that just comes with being the strongest world power. Imagine if Hitler would've went unopposed. Don't get me wrong, I don't like war, but if it's necessary for the betterment of the world, then we must remain our brother's keeper.

Next question: which Democrat to vote for: McCain or Obama.......LOL

No I do not like McCain. It would've been nice if Huckabee would've made it, and he's still pushing on, but I can foresee McCain coming away with the nomination. Sad, I know, but whatchya gonna do? I can't bring myself to vote for a Democrat, but McCain? I don't know. I guess we'll see....

Well, gotta go read my chapter for tomorrow's Financial Accounting class, and then I might try to finish Joshua. Then it's on to Romans.

New Church, Christian Bands

Well, as mentioned in comments on previous posts, we decided to start attending a different church. The old one was nice, and the people there are very nice, but it was just too small and didn't have a lot for the kids. That and it was somewhat disorganized.

This new one is awesome. They are a hardcore fundamental Bible-based Baptist church. The people there are also very nice. Their Bible-study is awesome, and the whole church is very well organized. They have the Kids4Truth program on Wednesday nights that my youngest and my niece are now going to, and they love it.


We met a home-schooling family there who lives four blocks away, and there are a quite a few other home-schooling families there too. One of the guys is "discipling" me, where we go over the basic doctrines of the Bible, from the Bible. Pretty basic stuff, but there's always more to learn about it.

All-in-all we're very happy with this church. I had been checking out their website for a while, and finally got a chance to go. Their friendliness was almost weird at first. I'd say that first Wednesday night I probably had about 50-60 people come up individually and introduce themselves. Then I took the family there the following Sunday, Superbowl night, and they really liked it. Most importantly the Church, and the people that attend, are very Christ-centered.

My oldest daughter is in Maryland right now, training for Americorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps), and is going to Biloxi, MS for her first "spike" (camp), and will be working with Habitat for Humanity. Very cool!! I'm almost jealous...almost...at least the part about going to Mississippi. Can't you just imagine the duck hunting down there?!!!

I've been listening to WFZH "The Fish" (which as of Friday is now K Love), a local Christian Station, and have gotten into some Christian Bands. I just bought the Casting Crowns newest album yesterday, and I added some other tracks I like to my playlist. I hope you enjoy them. "In Wonder" by the Newsboys is my favorite right now.