It’s Your Family… (Part 2)
(From the Family Focus Series) by Michael Catt (Continued from Part 1) A. Be a Next Level Parent 1) Love Jesus as Lord.2) Learn how to pray.3) Learn the Word.4) Be holy.5) Be active.6) Worship Him.7) Be a contagious Christian. B. Be a Next Level Person of Prayer How to Pray for Your Kids:1) That
“A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.” - Thomas Jefferson
“If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.” - Mark Twain
“I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.” - Winston Churchill
“A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.” - George Bernard Shaw
“Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else.” - Frederic Bastiat, Economist (1801-1850)
“Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.” - Ronald Reagan (1986)
“In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.” - Voltaire (1764)
“Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you!” - Pericles (430 B.C.)
Government
Stress
(Source: USA Today; CyberPulse for Wrigley Healthcare’s Surpass; RoperASW for Walnut Acres) Nearly half of adults say that money issues are the top cause of stress in their daily lives:49% Money22% Family Responsibilities22% Work Deadlines07% Commuting What do adults eat when they’re stressed?47% Anything they want42% Warm foods37% Desserts29%
Biblical Headlines
If Biblical Headlines were written by today’s liberal media… On Red Sea crossing:WETLANDS TRAMPLED IN LABOR STRIKEPursuing Environmentalists Killed On David vs. Goliath:HATE CRIME KILLS BELOVED CHAMPIONPsychologist Questions Influence of Rock On Elijah on Mt. Carmel:FIRE SENDS RELIGIOUS RIGHT EXTREMIST INTO FRENZY400 Killed On the birth of Christ:HOTELS FULL, ANIMALS LEFT HOMELESSAnimal Rights Activists Enraged
Volume 08, Issue 17
by Michael Catt On October 12, 2008, I found myself sitting on the platform of the old Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia. Sitting beside me was my friend and “co-pastor” Daniel Simmons, senior pastor of Mt. Zion. Daniel and I have worked together now for a number of years to try to build
Signature Sins
Turning Our Wayward Hearts – Michael Mangis. Formatio. “Michael Mangis reflects on the ways we manage our behavior to hide our sin and ignore the true poverty of our hearts. Exploring common forms of sin and then discovering how our own temperament, culture, family and gender affect the way those sins manifest themselves in our
Just Courage
God’s Great Expedition for the Restless Christian – Gary Haugen. IVP Books. “Gary Haugen says, ‘Here is one choice that our Father wants us to understand as Christians–and I believe it is the choice of our age. Do we want to be brave or safe? Gently, lovingly, our heavenly Father wants us to know that
It’s Your Family (Part 1)
(From the Family Focus Series) by Michael Catt Joshua 24:14ff I. Six Declining Trends in the Family:A. Diversity “The American Family does not exist. Rather, we are creating many American families of diverse style and shapes. In unprecedented numbers, our families are unalike…” -Newsweek – Cohabitation – Gay and lesbian “families”
"Truth is always strong, no matter how weak it looks; and falsehood is always weak, no matter how strong it looks." - Phillips Brooks
Truth
"If we cannot go away for a vacation, we can take an "inside vacation" and find grace to help in time of need. God gives more rest than time will allow!" - Vance Havner
Rest
“It is easier to serve God without a VISION, easier to work for God without a CALL, because then you are not bothered by what God requires; common sense is your guide, veneered over with Christian sentiment. But if once you receive a commission from Jesus Christ, the memory of what God wants will always come like a goad; and you will no longer be able to work for Him on the common sense basis.” - Oswald Chambers
God’s Will
Quitting Church
This column was syndicated by Scripps Howard News Service on 09/24/2008 At the last church she attended before dropping out, Julia Duin was not impressed with the service opportunities available to her as a single woman. She could do child-care work, greet people at the door or join the women in the altar guild. However,