"Passion Bucks" (vlog16)

So you wonder whether the Truth can be popular? That's a dangerous concept indeed. But if it's true, it's true. Let the Truth be told!

I captured this vid off of CBN one day a while back and finally am getting it online for y'all to tink upon.

Create movies based on truth. Make a living, too. That ain't a bad proposal.

It's especially needful these days because of the "Michael Moores" of the world out tellin all KINDS of lies and passing them off as truth!

This crew is telling the truth (mostly!), for instance!

I think another great movie to do, for instance, would be a feature-length drama that exposes the whole Newsweek-DickDurbin fiasco!

Or just a movie that tells our future on planet earth when the Melech HaOlam (King of the Universe)... Yeshua the Moshiach (Jesus, the Messiah)... reigns from Zion and our planet finally knows PEACE in His gentle wisdom.

Man, can ya dig THAT? You'd be mental NOT too!

"Passion Bucks" (vlog16)

Please review the facts, Ma'am.

And please speak out AGAINST terrorism!

This post was definitely one of my more impulsive ones. (In fact, this is my second edit of it!)

My wife and I had just seen this movie (it's WAY worth the 10 minute wait!) about Gush Katif (in Gaza, Israel?... you know, that whole "disengagement" thing?) Bush, Condy Rice and the rest of the world seem to be calling for a "contiguous Palestinian State," too.

But where would that lead us as humans if we allow the only democracy in the Middle East to be cut in half and then (read al-Zahar's comment below) SMASHED INTO OBLIVION by a terrorist entity (albeit with a kind face)?

We'll be hurtin' that's what.

Start by studying a short history of Hamas. And realize these "kind-hearted" terrorists hold a majority of Gaza's seats in the fledgling, wannabe government of the Palestinian Authority? So the "disengagement" could plainly be put - "Hamas wins Gaza by terrorist strategy."


"Oy! Things that make ya go, "Hmmm..." huh?"

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Hamas: "Israel Will Eventually Disappear"
Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar told the Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera that Hamas would "definitely not" be prepared for coexistence with Israel should it retreat to its 1967 borders. "It can be a temporary solution, for a maximum of 5 to 10 years. But in the end Palestine must return to become Muslim, and in the long term Israel will disappear from the face of the earth," he said according to Ynet News.
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I'm just asking that anyone who wants to care about what's going on in the Middle East (which DIRECTLY correlates to the worldwide "war on terror") should learn the facts about Hamas and the Jewish "settlers" before they decide to castigate a bunch of flower-growers for turning a bunch of sand dunes into a brilliant oasis (that'd be the Jews of Gush Katif). Please study?

Emergent (Home) Church! (vlog15)

One thing is needful. Connecting with our AtomHolder. "AtomHolder" is an affectionate name we at AtomSound media have given the Creator of the Universe. If, indeed, all things have sprung out of the declaration of an Intelligent Designer, then we at AtomSound want to know that Person! Plain and simple! We believe we've found that mystical Wonder in the most controversial and distorted (and misread!) book of all time - the Holy Bible of the Judeo-Christian ethic! These people do too!

The "atomsound" is the idea that when God spoke into existance all that is, the very elements of physical existance are composed of the "energy of God"... that "focus" or "heart" of the Creator sustains all that is... and without His Person behind the structure of all matter... the universe would cease to exist. But He holds it because He cannot lie. He is pure light and truth and justice and love (and didn't Stephen Hawking say that in A Brief History of Time?).

Check out our Church (rather, local assembly which expresses that universal Church). It's free. It's live. It's real. C'mown down!

Also, check out some of my other vloggin friends!

Yeshua, My Mana (vlog14)

Just reading tonight from the Internet Evangelism Day site and thinking it coincided well with my latest movie... yes, MOVIE! (Wew hew!!) It's so COOL to be DONE with something you put blood sweat and tears into and be (semi) satisfied with it! It's in Spanish (which I don't really understand yet) but it's still fun (as an english-speaking veiwer) to watch. Check it.

Honing Communications (vlog13)

So now you can broadcast to the whole world...

What I'd like to know is ...

What do you REALLY have to say?

Please don't be shy.

This video is mostly a big shout out to vloggers (like Jay) who are moving to move ya with their movies!

Related links -
freevlog.org - this shows you how to do this stuff! So do it! You're little still camera (with mpeg4 video capture ability) and one o' dese FREE video editing programs will have you SWIMMING in world-wide connections before you can say "jumpin jack flash"!
Jay Dedman - the godfather of vlog. (I said that first - just now, in fact.)
Greg Benz - Muzak for the 18th millenium.

Cry Gush Katif ! (vlog12)

Listen to a viewpoint you will NEVER hear on NPR, CNN, or BBC (and, possibly, not even FOX!) - the viewpoint of the women and men of Aza, Israel... click image to hear her amazing story.

Yesterday another woman brainwashed by the "Palestinian Liberation" suicide cult aspired to the "perfection" of the "shahid" (suicide bomber warrior) but, thankfully, did not succeed. This 7 minute movie (that will chill you to the bone) shows you what makes them want to do it. And we say nothing/do nothing to defeat the freedoms of the PLO death cult.

The reason the story in Israel is so hot is because Jews needed a home after World War II. And no one seems to want to acknowledge their homeland.

Who are the Jews, anyways? And what are they doing in that tiny sliver of land amongst so many hostile Arab neighbors? And although it was a broken-down desert hovel in 1867 (with indigenous Jews present), it didn't become a REALLY desireable place to the so-called arab "palestinians" until the Jews fixed it up a little.

One thing the Jews of Aza (like Naga) are doing, FYI, is growing the world's richest foods out of that SAND!

Well, after the extremely well-documented pograms and attempted genocide of Jews by the world finally cried for them and allowed them to RETURN to their homeland from an extremely hateful europe mostly. This is their ancient homeland - for which they've incessantly prayed "next year in Jerusalem" for 2000 years. There was ALSO a considerable remnnant of Jews who NEVER LEFT ISRAEL - The Mustarabim predate significant Arab occupation by 2400 years! Fo' real.

And "Palestine"? Do the research (please!). There is no legitimate ethnic group called "palestinians" - as a matter of fact, JEWS used to be called "palestinians!" (Ain't that a brain squeeze!?)

Today's so-called arab "palestinians" have - NO historical land and no unique language and no defining culture (except for the death culture of blowing up their own kids for fast cash). So who are they? They are pawns being used by terrorist since 1974 when the Palestinian Liberaton Front (now PLO) committed to "liberate all Palestinian territory" via the total annihilation of the "zionist entity." And don' t believe the hype. Just like his predecessor, Yasser Arafat, http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Abbas.html Abu Mazen (a.k.a. Mahmoud Abbas) and his cronies call for the destruction of Israel.

And why didn't ANY arab nations recieve the so-called refugees into their arms (outside of tiny Israel) after they LOST to the Jews in 1967? Huh? No, they MADE ISRAEL take them... and what of the INDIGENOUS Jews in all those territories around Israel? OUSTED! That's the imbalance MY SITECNN, BBC, ABC won't tell!

Anyways. Please do your homework. Don't be a part of the new world-wide wave of hate against Jews. Don't you think that if the world was BLIND and MUTE to what Hitler was doing in the 40's... that they are capable of doing the same now?

Hear Noga. She's one of those "Zionists" your mother warned you about. And she's tellin' the total truth. Find out more.

Arutz Sheva is a news service that provides one of the most honest coverage of middle east events goin'.

Question for thinking liberals:

Why is it that "Zionism" is cursed worldwide as evil while Wahabbist "Jihadism" is simultaneously swept under the carpet if it isn't taught brashly in our universities? And why are they compared as moral equivalents so often? That's like saying Hitler is just like Einstein! It's insane.

Watch some Palestinian TV , if you're not convinced of the insanity of "Jihadism" and our planet's ignorance of it.

"The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - Albert Einstein

Bye-bye Media Monster

Following is a portion of an article from Men's Daily News: Aiding & Abetting Terrorists: The New Focus of Old Media -J.B. Williams

The old media is on the ropes. Newspaper circulations are at an all time low and still slipping. Network news is having trouble competing with PBS for ratings, having lost many of their viewers to cable news, notably - the much hated and loved Fox. Once respected news journals like Time and Newsweek now share rack space with other sensationalized headline merchants like The Globe and The Enquirer, which sell better because their headlines are more reliable.

Even the household term old media itself describes the fading glory of a once mainstream news establishment turned tabloid rag, now permanently engaged in the perpetual art of sensationalized disinformation.

The impending death of the old media is a completely self inflicted demise. It was only a matter of time before the average American would stop hopelessly waiting for an honest unbiased reporting of simple facts from the old media. After years of endless politically motivated fraudulent stories intended to manipulate public opinion in favor of the editor’s personal views, followed by angry mob-like establishment-wide defenses of the obviously indefensible, the American people simply tuned out.

Why not? We live in the information age where anyone can log onto a computer and access endless unfettered information and view points at their finger tips. We are able to do our own research in minutes, review all sides of any issue and draw our own conclusions. We no longer need an elitist newsroom full of bloated self-aggrandizing windbags shaping our news and views. We can shape our own, thank you very much, and we are.

In an increasingly desperate attempt to reach out and reclaim audience, they use the only tool available in their arsenal, sensational headlines. In their feverish scramble for survival, they rush to print with unchecked unreliable stories from un-named sources, to only in the end, follow almost every story with a redress or full retraction and apology.

Once busted on a story, they scramble to generate a similar headline that they can support in order to justify the one they couldn’t. But it’s too late… The credibility is gone, the story is compromised.

The recent Newsweek blunder concerning an alleged Koran flushing GI at Gitmo is a perfect example. Like Rather-gate, the story turned out to be totally untrue. After it ignited a firestorm of death and destruction in the terror hotbed of the Middle East, Newsweek has worked around the clock to develop a similar headline, in order to justify the bad one. Time Magazine has decided to lend a hand, since all establishment news sources have been equally compromised.

Time has now gone so far as to place in print, the interrogation log books from Gitmo in an attempt to paint a particularly horrifying picture. While it doesn’t confirm any earlier claims, it achieves the goal of raising more unanswered questions concerning interrogation practices. Why? - Because a story like this leads to the desired result. It creates doubt in the mind of the reader, as in “maybe there was something to that original Newsweek story that is being covered up?”

It also causes left-wing half-wits to turn up the volume on their chant for a kinder, gentler interrogation process, shifting the administration, our military and our intelligence community from defending our nation to defending themselves. It isn’t important that any of it be true, only that it create the doubt needed to shift the focus off of the bogus news reporting and onto the brutal treatment of terrorists by an administration with an alleged Gulag mentality.

Now we have half-wit has-beens like Jimmy Carter calling for the closing of the terrorist detention camp in Cuba. Why not full amnesty, US citizenship and reparations too."

- Bye-bye media-muffsters. Let us win the war on terror without your yellow-bellied snivelling and inciteful lies. Nuff Said -

The Itch (vlog11)

WAY back in 1990, I went to a Spike Lee Joint thang... something to do with the Brookly Film Institute (their website is defunct, this is an Internet Archive link.), I think. It was a long time ago... but I do remember what Spike used to always say about "The Itch!"

Get it!

Deep, Baby. (vlog10)

Hangin' out thinkin about ancient and new stuff. Hm... people will flip for a dead culture (dead religion, too!) like Egyptology, but they won't pay any attention to an ancient and effective (and supremely controversial!) faith such as Judaism/Christianity! Wonder why?

Don't follow the crowd. Truth calls us to say no to sin. People generally don't like to do that. Truth will not only preserve you (and enhance you), it will last throughout your generations and build true wealth in your children.

... now where is that darn stuff...? (truth, that is!)

Deep, Baby (vlog10)

A Thinking Man's Man - Jesus! (vlog09)

Northridge Church got just a few more skeptics to come in and check 'em out.

And I'm another one!

A Thinking Man's Jesus (vlog09)

One thing that impresses me most about these two thinkers' observations is that the reason for church itself - the holy, infinitely wise, scriptures (and, of course, Who they reveal!) - was replaced with "entertainment."

This is what many have come to call "seeker friendly" or "post-modern" churchianity, er, ah... oh yah... Christianity.

Observe.

The first thinking seeker was given the "seeker-friendly" breakdown:

"Before setting out, I'd called the church and asked a few questions… According to the man I spoke with, the weekend service is essentially an intro to Christianity, built for the kinds of people that never thought they’d find themselves in, or, for that matter, be welcomed in, a church. (He kept saying that I could come, even if I’d always thought that I could never step foot inside a church without it crumbling down around me. He said that the church was full of people who had thought the exact same thing. (Which, by the way, caused me to think that the place must be crawling with pedophiles and murderers.)) He called the weekend sermons 'Christianity 101' presentations, and stressed that they were heavy on the entertainment and light on the scripture. He mentioned that there were things taking place at the church every day, however, and that if I wanted a deeper relationship with the Bible, that I might want to come back for one of their weeknight '202' classes." ( from markmaynard's blog )

and from the other fellow thinking being -

"I was hoping for a critical analysis of the Bible with some real-world applications of its more valuable teachings, and I didn’t get it." ( from Jan's blog )

...heavy on the entertainment and light on the scripture...

I, (a little bit) like Daniel, am more worried about what the Maker thinks than any confused product of the National Education Assoc!

"Lord, you are great and deserve respect as the only God. You keep your promise and show mercy to those who love you and obey your commandments. 5 We have sinned, done wrong, acted wickedly, rebelled, and turned away from your commandments and laws. 6 We haven't listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, leaders, ancestors, and all the common people. 7 You, Lord, are righteous. But we -- the men of Judah, the citizens of Jerusalem, and all the Israelites whom you scattered in countries near and far (Ed. and, now, the non-Jewish Church in America) -- are still ashamed because we have been unfaithful to you."

It's all about the words (commandments and laws) of the Most High (whether you think He's there or not). And the Church does a disservice to go "light on the scripture" as if it weren't "relevant" or might offend.

Along these lines, Yeshua said, "The earth and the heavens will disappear, but my words will never disappear." (Luke 21:33)

Important enough to cherish... even to share?

Macromedia (a subsidiary of Adobe?) has said recently, "The most recent trend in rich content is integrating video with the interactive experience."

In that spirit, I offer this latest vlog. Yeshua (the Guy in the Bible) has the words of life... nevermind the seekerfriendly mega-churches!

She'ilah - the Question of Observance (vlog08)

So, here you have it... perhaps the beginning of a vlogging trend... the AtomSound vlog! I SO love this stuff! Go to www.freevlog.org and take some lessons on how to do this yourself - PLEASE! The networks and cable television are LOSIN' IT! Give us some INTERESTING TV!!!!! PLEEEEEEEEEESE!!!! (Especially if your views are rational and conservative!)

Give Jesus (Yeshua) a chance!

She'ilah - the Question of Observance (vlog08)

Showing a moment of the edit fiasco. (vlog07)

Working for YeshuaMyMana.org, I ran into a bit of a snag... ooh, say 8 hours worth of work down the toilet! But, bless Yahweh, there is hope for a newbie like me!


This is vlog #7. It's really fun doing this stuff, ya know. You should do it too!

[061905 - Hey, Here's what I did, if you're interested! Se Habla Espaniol]

Poor, strange, sick and in prison.

What makes the difference is the way we respond to the hungry, the thirsty, the strangers, the poor, the sick and the prisoners. The ones who fail to feed, clothe and visit were told:

"'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.' Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life" (Matthew 25:45-46).

"The way I see it," said my friend, "you can't call yourself a Christian if you're ignoring the poor, the sick and the oppressed. And that scares me."

It scared me, too. What did this mean? Were my dreams of doing great things for God not enough? Was there a chance that I might end up on the goat team, despite the fact that I was the funniest, funkiest and most spiritual goat around?

It made me think. My ambitions were out of sync. I'd come so far down the line of believing in the importance of doing great things for God that my idea of spiritual success had become about as deep and meaningful as a real-life gym-bunny body. I mean, looking like Brad or Jennifer might be nice, but it would hardly make any of us better people would it?

The above isn't mine, it's Craig Borlase - the author of The Naked Christian (Relevant Books). The Chorleywood, England, native has written and led worship for Soul Survivor and now lives in London with his wife and daughter.

Here's some stuff to get involved in - Compassion International will allow you to sponsor beautiful, hopeful children like Happy. (That's her up above!)

And how about lending moral and financial support to the victims of the frontline of the war against terror (Michael Moore lied. It's actually real.) OneFamily allows you to send support letters/prayers and even financial aid.

News from Iraq CNN won't tell you.

DID YOU KNOW THIS?

Did you know that ...

47 countries have re-established their embassies in Iraq?

the Iraqi government employs 1.2 million Iraqi people?

3100 schools have been renovated, 364 schools are under rehabilitation, 263 schools are now under construction and 38 new schools have been built in Iraq?

Iraq's higher educational structure consists of 20 Universities, 46 Institutes or colleges and 4 research centers?

25 Iraq students departed for the United States in January 2004 for the re-established Fulbright program?

the Iraqi Navy is operational? They have 5 100-foot patrol craft, 34 smaller vessels and a naval infantry regiment.

Iraq's Air Force consists of three operation squadrons, 9 reconnaissance and 3 US C-130 transport aircraft which operate day and night, and will soon add 16 UH-1 helicopters and 4 bell jet rangers?

Iraq has a counter-terrorist unit and a Commando Battalion?

the Iraqi Police Service has over 55,000 fully trained and equipped police officers?

there are 5 Police Academies in Iraq that produce over 3500 new officers each 8 weeks?

there are more than 1100 building projects going on inIraq? They include 364 schools, 67 public clinics, 15 hospitals, 83 railroad stations, 22 oil facilities, 93 water facilities and 69 electrical facilities.

96% of Iraqi children under the age of 5 have received the first 2 series of polio vaccinations?

4.3 million Iraqi children were enrolled in primary school by mid October?

there are 1,192,000 cell phone subscribers inIraqand phone use has gone up 158%?

Iraq has an independent media that consist of 75 radio stations, 180 newspapers and 10 television stations?

the Baghdad Stock Exchange opened in June of 2004 and that the Iraqi economy is BOOMING?

2 candidates in the Iraqi presidential election had a recent televised debate recently?

OF COURSE WE DIDN'T KNOW!

AND WHY DIDN'T WE KNOW?

BECAUSE OUR MEDIA WOULDN'T TELL US!

Because a Bush-hating media and left wing liberals would rather see terrorism prevail in the world rather than exercise unbiased reporting and any expression of patriotism.

The lack of accentuating the positive in Iraq serves only one purpose. It undermines the world's perception of the United States and of our soldiers in Iraq and around the world.

I AM ASHAMED OF THOSE AMERICANS WHO WOULD RATHER SEE TERRORISM SUCCEED THAN A REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT.

All of these fact are verifiable on the Department of Defense website and many independent sources.

Please pass it on!

Childlike Wonder

Talking with the wife (eternal)...

My Michelle says, "When I was coming of age, I had a thought about how I had been closed off to the world - always busy doing adult things. I'd lost the childlike wonder. I had the thought (from my nannying and being around children alot) that as we grow taller we start to look down on life. Children, being small, are always looking up at adults and at everything else... because they HAVE to! In that, they're looking around and taking in everything. As we grow up and get taller and don't look up as much, we find ourselves focusing on TASKS instead of enjoying the world - being awestruck about everything."

So accept the forgiveness and healing from God through Jesus and become more childlike. Slow down! Enjoy the beauty! Receive from the One who, from Eternity, says "YES!" to you!

News from the Newsboys

A few lyrics from a really nifty band. Steve Taylor probably had something to do with these lyrics, too.

Newsboys \ Million Pieces

They all fall
Like a million raindrops
Falling from a blue sky
Kissing your cares goodbye
They all fall
Like a million pieces
A tickertape parade high
And now you're free to fly

Carryin' a millstone malaise
It's been pulling down your gaze
You pound the pavement
It don't give or care
This weight ain't yours to bear

Why you holdin' grudges in old jars?
Why you wanna show off all your scars?
What's it gonna take to lay a few burdens down?
It's a beautiful sound

When they all fall
Like a million raindrops
Falling from a blue sky
Kissing your cares goodbye
They all fall
Like a million pieces
A ticker tape parade high
And now you're free to fly

When that muffled sigh
Says you're barely getting by
Cut your burdens loose and just simplify
Simplify

This is not your floor
You're going higher than before
Drop the weight now
Wait for the lookout guide
Look outside

As they all fall
Like a million raindrops
Falling from a blue sky
Kissing your cares goodbye
They all fall
Like a million pieces
A ticker tape parade high
Now you're free to fly

You've gotta lay that burden down
You're gonna lay that burden down
It's time to leave your burdens in a pyre
Set a bonfire

'Cause when you lay your burdens down
When you lay your burdens down
When you drop them burdens
What a free-fall
What a thrill
Bury them all
In a landfill

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This one about little ol' Israel... did you know that RIGHT NOW US troops (in unmarked uniforms) are gathering in the Negev?

newsboys LYRICS
Israel

Rise up and shine, oh nation of Israel
Don't you know you are the apple of His eye
Rise up in power, you chosen people
It's time for you to take your wings and fly
Rise up and shine
Your hour has come

Chorus
End times are coming
I know you'll go the distance
End times are here
I know you will not fall

All nations will sound up in these final days
They come from everywhere just to see you fall
Keep your eyes fixed upon the mighty Saviour
Don't let your heart despair at all

Rise up and shine
Your hour has come

Scratching the Surface of the Tip of the Fireberg

We who worship God, the Maker of the Universe, Holder of the Atom, King of the Jews, are upset sometimes. It's a subtle discomfort usually and it stems from not experiencing in the gatherings of our peers in belief the MASSIVE FIRE AND POWER AND WISDOM AND ETERNITY that we KNOW is due our God! We know within ourselves that we're only scratching the surface of the depths and passion of our God.

Heart of Worship . com is a website that grapples with this question... and apparently it's going away in 3 weeks! (Today's March 26, 2005) It's one of those strange Christian phenomenon that strikes deep in the less-than-casual observer of the faith. It's a gathering of believers who THIRST for the streams of life that flow from the heart of the Creator! These chaps (mostly from England) are INTENSE about their craft (music) and about WHO it is they're seeking.

May we all dig deeper for the Truth and His True One, Yeshua (Jesus), the Moshiach (Messiah) from Israel. He is wanting us to see Him as the King of the Jews again, I believe. We TRY SO HARD to ignore Israel and those "pesky" Jews! But Jesus is saying to us now (and has spoken in the written testaments of the Holy Bible for millenia!) that His heart is focused on Jerusalem! If we could look into that "pandora's box" of sorts and understand some of the positive, passionate fire of God for His "Zion" - His plan for the world (it's not a bad one, actually. Only the little hitlers would have you think it was!)... we would be so stunned, absorbed by and amazed with His loving foresight and wisdom!

In a world stunned with perversity and terror, there is one book which outshines all books but, alas, remains the most unread and most hated. That is so odd. This book will reveal a Maker and Savior who will change your world most radicly and save our planet from our self-destructiveness...

Worship only Him... and delve into the depths of His firey heart!

........... forever ............

Watching our Church online this morning (Friends of the BrideGroom Media Signup - Sunday Sessions are free!), our pastor Mike Bickle, was conveying the true idea that our current decisions for God and for His eternal kingdom will last forever! My children were watching as they munched on PBJ sandwiches (something being there in person doesn't allow!) and so I re-hashed what he was teaching, "So you guys, what he's saying is that your decisions to love God and His words and to love people in His name will last forever!" I asked my 4 year old what she thought "forever" means...

"It lasts a really, really long time, and it never stops." she said without hesitation.

That one got her a kiss on her beautiful brain!

His kingdom IS coming... He IS answering "YES" to the prayers of humankind, "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done - on earth as it is in heaven!"

Get ready.

Start now in fact!

Taking Notes

I happened to have been offered a framing job with some friends of mine for a few weeks. Framing is my new "fallback" skill. It used to be secretary/office-assistant work, but I'm SO over that! Get me in the sun building things and I'll be quite happy. You can HAVE those office politics... eeeewwww!

So, anyways, because I can't stand office politics and I happened to be out and about doing this framing gig, I was privileged to be in the right place at the right time on the way home. Some other friend's of mine have an website gig (Cities Unlimited) and I saw yet another friend's car in front of their house (an office-in-a-house house, that is) and I thought... "Hm... maybe I should go in and see if there's anything of note."

Note-taking note, that is.

And what an AWESOME conversation that was! It's so exciting to see 2 people spark together in the realm of internet marketing! How cool that was. Took alot of notes, too!

I actually believe that being in the right time at the right place (did I say that right?) happens every day all the time... in varying degrees and for different reasons. We walk (sleepwalk?) through our lives which are a beautiful tapestry of interacting people and opportunities. But RARELY do we see it! And when we do see it, it's also rare that we invest our moments in our "soul-bank." We don't take note of the phenomenon.

Ever notice how children FIXATE on fun little thoughts? "Buzz Lightyear! To the Rescue!" And they'll say something like that over and over, weaving it into various other imagined scenarios until ... well, until they drop, usually! That practice is what I'm talking about... only on a more ... adult scale.

Me, I'm 41. And I'm just beginning to take notes.

Although I am still selective. I don't watch everything within 100 feet of me (like some control-freaks do). I'm just about handling the person inside my skin (his peace, his connection with God) and the person or people God has put in front of me.

And, uh... That's it.

And sometimes the people in front of me are obviously NOT placed there to receive my peace! So I look the other way.

But I try to take notes from that perspective... and to groove on the things that sing. And I'm not talking about resonating with any Rolling-Stone/Vogue prejudice - that's plain ol' materialistic HOGWASH. I'm referring, rather, to looking at the soul of the person through the lenses of God's grace.

And a lot of times, the angels get involved! There might not even be people around and stuff is just plain SINGIN!

That's another good time to take note.

Make Way for the Terrorists! NOT.

Israeli children play for the last time (?) on their beautiful (and fully legal!) homeland in Israel... before they are evacuated and it is destroyed... BY OTHER ISRAELI'S!!!

25 neighborhoods to be torn down to make way for the terrorists!

Picture this:

Husband looks up from reading newspapaer. Sees commando outside his window violently motioning he vacate the premises. A hungry bulldozer waits behind the commando.

"Uh, honey. The army is here to destroy our house!"

Wife responds, "WHAT???!!! What on earth are is their reason?"

Husband, in disbelief, "Dunno, really... Perhaps our peaceful coexistance with the terrorist entity?"

In case you don't care about what's going on in Israel today, please be aware of the complete dismantling and demolition of 25 Jewish communities. Here is some reliable background on the legality and history of the Jewish communities in question.

[FYI - The Jewish Virtual Library is the most balanced and comprehensive archive of all things Jewish that I know of... I highly reccomend taking your questions there before you trust CNN or the New York Post! Also see Honest Reporting!]

This from www.israelnn.com article: "The first group of communities slated for destruction includes only three: Morag, Netzarim and Kfar Darom - the more isolated of the Gaza towns. Morag is appended to the east of the southern tip of the Gush Katif communities, while Kfar Darom is three kilometers to the north of Gush Katif. Netzarim is another ten kilometers further north, in central Gaza; residents and visitors travel to and fro Netzarim accompanied by military convoys roughly every hour."

"The second group of communities to be forcibly transferred includes the four in northern Shomron – Ganim, Kadim, Sa-Nur and Chomesh. The third group is the largest, including all 15 communities within the approximately 85-square kilometer (33 square miles) area of Gush Katif. The fourth group is the three secular communities of northern Gaza – Elei Sinai, Nisanit and Dugit. The final order of the groups' expulsion has not yet been set."

Isn't it interesting that our own Condoleeza Rice calls for a "contiguous Palestinian state within the borders of Israel," thus rewarding the very entity, the Palestinian Liberation Organization, aka The Palestinian Authority, created and nurtured by the godfather of terrorism himself, Yasser Arafat, with EVERYTHING THEY WANT!!!

But Condy and the rest of our good American representatives didn't react so kindly to al Queda when our own towers were "bombed"! We took to whoopin their butts as I recall!!!

So why the double standard with Israel? Why are they being forced to REWARD the terrorists in their land?

Really.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. AND for the peace of Gush Katif!

I'm a POST "post-modern" kinda guy.

I vehemently disagree with the following statement:

" The nice thing is that since we're all post-modern now anyways, you can choose anything you want and it can be your 'good'! :) "

It was discovered on an email list I'm a member of... a bunch of film industry gurus from Hollywood (and elsewhere) were arguing about the new HD technologies versus film. The statement was slightly tongue-in-cheek but it clarifies my suspicion that "post-modern" thinkers use their intellectual gymnastics to excuse all sorts of philosophy and behavior as acceptable in the sight of God.

But it ain't necessarily so!

I firmly believe that, although there is some value in questioning tradition, there is infinitely more value in doing so with a whole-hearted study of the ancient scriptures of the Hebrew peoples! The Bible is more than another world-wide bestseller (tops the charts every year, in fact!). It's the Truth written by a Being who exists outside our time-space realm - and also, thankfully, within it.

Israel is OBVIOUSLY the center of attention in our planet and for what reason? It is more than coincidence that a bunch of people (for the first time in history) who were scattered across the globe are re-united and see resurrected their dead, ancient language and participate in restoring a barren wasteland of a desert to be the only non-oil-producing democracy in the Middle East. It is providence. At least Leo Tolstoy saw it.

Look at the ancient scripture and ask your heart if it's applicable to today's sleepy, over-indulgent and EVER SO POST-MODERN Hollywood, er, I mean.. America -

2800 years ago (and does that, therefore, mean "less relevant"? Ask your heart. I pray for your insight.) Isaiah spoke and it was written and indelibly communicated in chapter 5, points 20 through 23 -

20 How horrible it will be for those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness into light and light into darkness, who turn what is bitter into something sweet and what is sweet into something bitter. 21 How horrible it will be for those who think they are wise and consider themselves to be clever. 22 How horrible it will be for those who are heroes at drinking wine, who are champions at mixing drinks, 23 who declare the guilty innocent for a bribe, who take away the rights of righteous people.

And Paul's letter to the Ephesians (circa 57 AD), chapter 2, in verses 1-5, makes the point that the Maker cares for us in this condition -

1 You were once dead because of your failures and sins. 2 You followed the ways of this present world and its spiritual ruler. This ruler continues to work in people who refuse to obey God. 3 All of us once lived among these people, and followed the desires of our corrupt nature. We did what our corrupt desires and thoughts wanted us to do. So, because of our nature, we deserved God's anger just like everyone else.

4 But God is rich in mercy because of his great love for us. 5 We were dead because of our failures, but he made us alive together with Christ. (It is God's kindness that saved you.

Give up on making up your own rules with absolutely no regard for the writings of those who have gone before you! And, I beg you, look at the writings of the apostles of Jesus, Yeshua, King of the Universe, who was so busy healing people and doing good things on this planet that He didn't have time to write, only to speak and love and do. Read the gospels of John, Mark, Matthew and Luke.

Ask how post-modern a thinker was Yeshua!

You might find yourself chucking the whole (supremely cool) post-modern ideology and clinging gratefully to ...

THE TRUTH IN YESHUA.

The Downtown KC Ramp is for Riders. (vlog06)

Skating the downtown ramp has been very satisfying for this oldschool dog. I can't thank the city of KC enough!!! Thank you Kansas City!!! You ROCK!!! ALSO Baruch atta Adonai Elohaynu, Melech HaOlam... who give us RAMPS TO RIDE and WHEELS on which to RIDE THEM!!!!

Also posted here. back in Feb. 2005.


Downtown Ramprider (vlog06)