Are You Scared Yet?

  
You shouldn't be, if you know Christ as your savior.

Here are some things to be watching:

Increased demonic activity
Weather extremes
"Alien" encounters (demonic, though there will be massive denial of this)
Economy woes (stocks crashing, currencies devalued)
Apostasy and Heresy in "The Church" (counter claims to Scripture)
Earthquakes
Storms
Massive animal death/extinction
Weird "coincidences" (doves being attacked by a crow and a seagull at the Vatican)
Loved ones delving into satanic activity or living in sin
Visions---they are happening to people all over. One must use discernment when analyzing these visions, yet they are occurring so often they can't be ignored.
Blatant satanism (the television is full of it)
Crime
Drug use
Disease/Illness
Mental Illness
Murder----especially abortion

There isn't one of us that isn't affected by any or all of these things right now.
Stop denying it!

God is giving us fair warning that time is short, and that Jesus is going to snatch His Bride away SOON. He is not willing that any should perish, but too many people have their heads in the sand. They are completely uninterested in watching for the signs.

"Oh, it's always been like that...."
"I'm tired of all the fear-mongering..."
"It isn't that bad...."
"You must be such an unhappy person...."

Hardly! I'm joyful to read the signs as a harbinger of Christ's return.

Praise God! I couldn't be more happy.

I'm sorry for those who don't have their "house in order."

Are you living in sin? Are you compromising your faith with evil/demonic activities?

Is there oil in your lamp?

 People, WAKE UP! Tell your friends, your loved -ones, your co-workers, the people you meet! Time is short, and there are so many who are not redeemed.

Broad is the way that leads to destruction. Narrow is the path that leads to life. Few find it.

I'm not sure exactly what that means, but I would be very afraid to miss out on Christ's salvation, if I had sin in my life and heart.

Ask the Lord for His power to release you from your sin today. Ask Him to forgive you. LIVE FOR HIM.

I love Jesus. I can't wait to see Him.

Let this old earth pass away, and let the reign of Christ begin.

Today at the pool Ed accidentally knocked an older woman who wasn't watching where she was going. She responded with a barrage of profanity. It's this type of person who NEEDS to get her house in order. We can only return good for her evil, but our hearts are full of sorrow that she has a spirit of profanity, and it's affecting her future... 

Hawkeye Davis---Events from January

 

The Wartburg Choir, "Prayer" by Morten Lauridsen, poem by Dana Gioia

Bill Gothard and Idol Worship

Something is on my mind. It's the whole Bill Gothard debacle that is brewing. I know most people could care less about Bill Gothard, and what I think about him---or the whole subject, but I just want to rant for a minute. Don't read on if you have no interest.

Let me begin by saying that I have LOVED the books and literature that IBLP has put out about Character and the Commands of Christ. I think they are peerless. (Lost a few of you there....)

Bill Gothard is a man. A sinner, just like the rest of us. He is held to a much higher account because he is a teacher. Whatever twisted thinking is in his make-up or background is a part of his human nature, and there is little to commend in him or anyone with such issues. He must display Christ's character in his life, like anyone else.

But he's failed, just like most of us, if any of the accusations regarding his lurid behavior are true.

Because he has created an empire of "self-help" material, he is in the hot seat. He certainly should be condemned for his hypocrisy.

I'm thinking of Christ's dealings with the adulterous woman. Any of you WITHOUT SIN should cast the first stone.

In the condemnation I've been reading concerning him I see very little forgiveness, very little grace. I see a lot of bitterness. He should be rightly condemned by GOD when he has failed in his life, but God forgives the one who repents. I pray that God brings Gothard down if he's a fake.

But what about some of his literature? Should we "throw the baby out with the bathwater?"

I will say, with confidence, that what is GOOD should be lauded and listened to. What is junk should be thrown out. Having gone to the Basic Seminar for decades, I find little to criticize, much to commend. When I got to the Advanced Seminar I found less to commend, but still things of value.

DISCERNMENT!!!!

I'm thinking we should point the finger at those who elevated Bill Gothard to a pedestal. Those of YOU who decided to out-do Gothard with his "legalism" and his empire. You fell for it, hook, line, and sinker. You didn't show discernment, apparently.

Now it seems that the pain and anger from a lack of discernment is unleashed at a human being who is a sinner just like you and me. Sadly, the good things are trampled on in the stampede.

I know it will all sort itself out in the end. Those deserving judgement (especially those leading the 'little ones' astray) will burn. Will Gothard burn?

Somehow I doubt it. Truth will be truth, even if it comes from a less than pure source.

Let's have a mature attitude regarding all teachers.

Sheeple, let's pay attention to the Word of God, not one who teaches it, who writes about it, who leads us. That is idol worship, and I've seen so much of that in my life. Putting any man or woman on a pedestal is spiritual death.

There is a big church in my neck of the woods. I doubt I would fit in there, but I have one BIG compliment to give it. The church is called "Eaglebrook" and I have absolutely no idea who the pastor is. There are a bunch of people I know who have gone over to it, escaping heresies here and there, but I have yet to hear the name of the pastor!!

I commend that church.

On the other hand, who hasn't worshiped at the feet of John Macarthur, or John Piper, or Martin Luther----or Joel Osteen....

We do love our examples, our human leaders. What danger!

I have my own favorites (AW Tozer, Vance Havner, Hannah Hurnard) God forbid that I re-align my life to their teachings! What fallible folk.

I also really like Bill Gothard. But that's about it. He helped me through one of the deepest valleys I ever experienced in my life. He truly cared. I will always be grateful to him for his advice. It was truly inspired, and seems to have been exactly right for the situation. I have no criticism.

If he is the evil one that many believe him to be, I hope he falls mightily. (Better a millstone around his neck and drowned in the deepest part of the sea). But if he is a wounded and attacked soldier of Christ, may the truth prevail.

And stop worshiping PEOPLE. Worship God.

To those who have such deep resentment and bitterness I pray for their healing.  I pray that they would be able to get beyond their lack of discernment regarding idol worship. I pray they would grow and mature, and find peace, that they would get beyond their pain and brokenness.

And that mostly, they would trust Jesus.

January /Minnesota

Everyone is talking about the weather.

I hate driving in snow, but I love winter. I love snow. It's gorgeous, white, pure, cleansing, restful.

I just hate dealing with it. I'm thankful for a husband who is happy to spend hours outside shoveling and sweeping, keeping the fleet of vehicles going.

That is love on a -20° morning.

Minnesota is not for the faint. I have written of my love for this state of my birth here: http://corgihollows.blogspot.com/2013/05/ode-to-minnesota.html

My husband was willing to migrate here, and he has taken to it like a duck to water. And yes, it's cold here.

But it's all relative. Today it is sunny and still. Very cold. But pleasant.

Yesterday it was blustery and bitter. Warmer temp.

Yesterday we drove to St. Paul to sing with the Minnesota Chorale and the St. Paul Civic Orchestra. It was a sing-along. Mozart's Requiem. The performance was at the Landmark Center, an imposing and classic building downtown St. Paul.

The lovely strains of the Requiem wafted upwards in the grand space. I have never sung it before, so it was especially nice to follow along, learning the intricacies of the work.

The National Geographic came this weekend, and it was a fun surprise to open it and find that some of my children's friends are pictured in the article by Garrison Keillor. They have become friends through camp and Bible study, and Bible School.

We obviously haven't become as jaded as Garrison about our faith, and neither have the kids pictured. They are all nice young people. I can vouch for them.

You know, we are certainly products of our upbringing, but the character issues are still core----Truth is always truth, rebellion is simply rebellion, and love is over-arching. Sin is still sin.

We can learn truth, rebel, live with love (or rejection) and deal with our human natures. That's life.

And it really can be that simple.

We all know that we will get exactly what we deserve at some point, even if the "wicked seem to prosper." (Psalms)

It is only for a time.

At any rate, the article gives a very authentic Minnesota experience, and I have lived it myself, a couple of decades behind Mr. Keillor.

I love rhubarb. Rhubarb is really big here, in every sense. You will see a very large leaf of rhubarb photographed in the National Geographic. Here at Corgi Hollows we have nine hills of rhubarb, growing well in the dog pen. It's a Minnesota thing. I have bags of it in the freezer, cut up, ready for pie.

Ed is improving. We continue to tweak his treatment, and things are coming together nicely. We are beginning to live a new reality.

We had the "Bee Banquet," an annual event, last Saturday. The general outlook among the experienced keepers at the dinner was that it is very unlikely the Minnesota bees will survive this winter. It has been just too harsh of a winter, and some of the queens have started brood already. That is a death sentence for the hive with so many more days of sub-zero cold ahead.  I guess we'll see what will happen this spring. We can hope.

It was interesting to hear what the graduate students are working on for projects. All vital. All worthwhile. The banquet is a fund-raiser for scholarships at the University of Minnesota.

Speaking of the U, classes were called off today because of the temperatures. Margaret was ecstatic. Even college students appreciate an unexpected day off once in awhile! (Another perk, living in Minnesota)

Alas, my husband was off to work, bright and early. We must keep the electricity on!

What would we do without it?

I think I'll get a bag of rhubarb out of the freezer and make a pie for that poor man's supper.

Mmmmmm.

Another Minnesotan: http://www.desiringgod.org/doctrinesofgrace
John Piper has a good message overall here, and some views of Minneapolis.

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You've Been Hoodwinked, Baby!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moSFlvxnbgk

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443536/


The first link is to a recently released popular song featured in the Disney film, "Frozen."  The second link is to one of my all-time favorite movies.

It's funny. It's exceedingly clever. I think it's a masterpiece.

Preface: Remember who I am. I lived in Ingolstadt, birthplace of the Illuminati. I'm just a bit interested in it. I like to link things together, like any conspiracy watcher----just amateurishly, of course. When I see something that seems to link together I think I should probably say "Watch out."

So, in Hoodwinked, the characters are all taken in by a little rabbit. (That is a conspiracy theory alone) The catch phrase of the film is "You've been hoodwinked, baby!"

I just wonder how many times Satan is going to say that to souls that thought they were completely out of harm's reach, merrily traveling life's paths, and coming to an end in Sheol.

I haven't seen "Frozen" yet, but my daughters have. When I saw this little clip bouncing about on Facebook, I watched with growing alarm. Remember, it's ALL I've seen from the film. I don't have any idea what redeeming qualities are in the whole of it.

From the clip I surmise------

Isn't the character becoming a witch before your eyes? May I ask if the process is portrayed as freeing, liberating, progressive?---Let it go!

How many young girls are watching that film, and given the impression that leaving conventional humanity and becoming someone with occult powers is good? I'm assuming the character is a heroine? This is not fantasy. This is reality. It's relatively easy to become a witch these days.

Baby, you've been hoodwinked.