“Sing praises to the LORD, which dwells in Zion: declare
among the people his doings.”
(Psalm 9:11; The Holy Bible)
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
“I will bless the LORD at all times:..."
"...his praise shall
continually be in my mouth.”
—David, King of Israel and Prophet
(Psalm 34:1; The Holy Bible)
Monday, February 24, 2014
Jesus’ First Miracle: He Turned Water Into Wine
“…there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee…when they wanted
wine the mother of Jesus said to him, ‘They have no wine.’
His mother said to the servants, ‘Whatever he says to you,
to it.’
Jesus said to them, ‘Fill the water pots with water.’
And they filled them…When
the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine…the governor of
the feast called the bridegroom…This is the beginning of miracles Jesus did in
Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on
him.”
(John 2:1b, 3, 5, 7, 9b, 11; The Holy Bible)
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Monday, February 17, 2014
A House Divided Against Itself
“Then was brought unto him one possessed with a
devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb
both spake and saw. And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this
the son of David? But when the Pharisees heard it, they said,
This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the
prince of the devils.
And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every
kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or
house divided against itself shall not stand: And if Satan cast out Satan,
he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand? And if I
by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out?
therefore they shall be your judges. But if I cast out devils by the
Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. Or else how can
one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind
the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth
not with me scattereth abroad.”
(Matthew 12: 22-30; The Holy Bible)
Sunday, February 16, 2014
“…God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to
confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound
the things which are mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are
not, to bring to nought things that are; that no flesh should glory in his
presence.”
(1 Corinthians 1:27, 28; The Holy Bible)
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Faith of Our Fathers
“Faith of our fathers, living still
I spite of dungeon, fire and sword—
O how our hearts beat high with joy
When e’er we hear that glorious word!
Faith of our fathers, holy faith,
We will be true to thee till death!
Our fathers, chained in prisons dark,
Were still in heart and conscience free,
How sweet would be their children’s fate
If they, like them, could die for thee!
Faith of our fathers, holy faith,
We will be true to thee till death!
Faith of our fathers, we will love
Both friend and foe in all our strife;
And preach thee too, as love knows how,
By kindly words and virtuous life.
Faith of our fathers, holy faith,
We will be true to thee till death!by Frederick W. Faber, 1814-1863
and Henri F. Hemy, 1818-1888
Adapted by James G. Walton, 1821-1905
Friday, February 14, 2014
Thursday, February 13, 2014
PART TWO OF "THE REVELATION" READ ALOUD ON VIDEO
This is the second part of my two part series in which I read The Revelation of Saint John the Divine aloud and recorded it on video. If you were able to view and listen to part one, I hope you enjoyed it. I was blessed by reading it aloud. I hope these videos encourage you in your walk with Christ.
This reading is from The King James Version of The Holy Bible. It is a literal, archaic translation. I usually read The Amplified Bible translation. That is a paraphrased version. This time I read from The King James Version because it is in the public domain. No one owns the copyright to it, so there's no need to get permission. I would like to know if I need permission to read a modern translation. I should email the publisher of the Amplified Bible and see if he would mind my reading it on the world wide web.
Click on the link below to go to the Youtube video of me reading this aloud. This second and last video of the series is about 41 minutes long. The nice thing about watching Youtube videos is, you can pause it if you want to get a drink or go to the restroom.
Jesus said, "Will you not watch with me one hour?"
Here's your chance. It won't even last an hour. Sit back, relax and enjoy the reading of chapters 12-22 of the little book called The Revelation.
Click this link to view the video.
Peace and joy,
Bill
This reading is from The King James Version of The Holy Bible. It is a literal, archaic translation. I usually read The Amplified Bible translation. That is a paraphrased version. This time I read from The King James Version because it is in the public domain. No one owns the copyright to it, so there's no need to get permission. I would like to know if I need permission to read a modern translation. I should email the publisher of the Amplified Bible and see if he would mind my reading it on the world wide web.
Click on the link below to go to the Youtube video of me reading this aloud. This second and last video of the series is about 41 minutes long. The nice thing about watching Youtube videos is, you can pause it if you want to get a drink or go to the restroom.
Jesus said, "Will you not watch with me one hour?"
Here's your chance. It won't even last an hour. Sit back, relax and enjoy the reading of chapters 12-22 of the little book called The Revelation.
Click this link to view the video.
Peace and joy,
Bill
PART ONE OF "THE REVELATION" READ ALOUD ON VIDEO (two part series)
I made two videos of my reading of The Revelation of Saint John the Divine. This is the last book of the King James Version of The Holy Bible. The Revelation is made up of 22 chapters. The first video is chapters 1-11. The second video is chapters 12 -22.
The first video lasts about 46 minutes. If you have time, get a cold or hot drink, turn up the volume and be blessed by hearing The Revelation read aloud. It blesses me by reading it. I hope you will be blessed by hearing it read. Click on the link below and, if the link works, you should be able to hear and see me reading. You may want to use headphones, but I felt the audio quality is pretty good. I used a headset to record the video so it should be loud and clear.
Click here to view and listen to video.
Peace and joy,
Bill
The first video lasts about 46 minutes. If you have time, get a cold or hot drink, turn up the volume and be blessed by hearing The Revelation read aloud. It blesses me by reading it. I hope you will be blessed by hearing it read. Click on the link below and, if the link works, you should be able to hear and see me reading. You may want to use headphones, but I felt the audio quality is pretty good. I used a headset to record the video so it should be loud and clear.
Click here to view and listen to video.
Peace and joy,
Bill
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
“…there should be no division in the body, but that its
parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part
suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.”
(1
Corinthians 12:25, 26; The Holy Bible, New International Version Copyright ©
1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society)
Sunday, February 9, 2014
When
an old man died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home in an Australian
country town, it was believed that he had nothing left of any value.
Later, when the nurses were going through his meagre possessions, They found this poem. Its quality and content so impressed the staff that copies were made and distributed to every nurse in the hospital.
One nurse took her copy to Melbourne. The old man's sole bequest to posterity has since appeared in the Christmas editions of magazines around the country and appearing in magazines for Mental Health. A slide presentation has also been made based on his simple, but eloquent, poem. And this old man, with nothing left to give to the world, is now the author of this 'anonymous' poem winging across the Internet.
CRANKY OLD MAN
What do you see nurses? . . .. . .What do you see?
What are you thinking .. . when you're looking at me?
A cranky old man, . . . . . .not very wise,
Uncertain of habit .. . . . . . . .. with faraway eyes?
Who dribbles his food .. . ... . . and makes no reply.
When you say in a loud voice . .'I do wish you'd try!'
Who seems not to notice . . .the things that you do.
And forever is losing . . . . . .. . . A sock or shoe?
Who, resisting or not . . . ... lets you do as you will,
With bathing and feeding . . . .The long day to fill?
Is that what you're thinking?. .Is that what you see?
Then open your eyes, nurse .you're not looking at me.
I'll tell you who I am . . . . .. As I sit here so still,
As I do at your bidding, .. . . . as I eat at your will.
I'm a small child of Ten . .with a father and mother,
Brothers and sisters .. . . .. . who love one another
A young boy of Sixteen . . . .. with wings on his feet
Dreaming that soon now . . .. . . a lover he'll meet.
A groom soon at Twenty . . . ..my heart gives a leap.
Remembering, the vows .. .. .that I promised to keep.
At Twenty-Five, now . . . . .I have young of my own.
Who need me to guide . . . And a secure happy home.
A man of Thirty . .. . . . . My young now grown fast,
Bound to each other . . .. With ties that should last.
At Forty, my young sons .. .have grown and are gone,
But my woman is beside me . . to see I don't mourn.
At Fifty, once more, .. ...Babies play 'round my knee,
Again, we know children . . . . My loved one and me.
Dark days are upon me . . . . My wife is now dead.
I look at the future ... . . . . I shudder with dread.
For my young are all rearing .. . . young of their own.
And I think of the years . . . And the love that I've known.
I'm now an old man . . . . . . .. and nature is cruel.
It's jest to make old age . . . . . . . look like a fool.
The body, it crumbles .. .. . grace and vigour, depart.
There is now a stone . . . where I once had a heart.
But inside this old carcass . A young man still dwells,
And now and again . . . . . my battered heart swells
I remember the joys . . . . .. . I remember the pain.
And I'm loving and living . . . . . . . life over again.
I think of the years, all too few . . .. gone too fast.
And accept the stark fact . . . that nothing can last.
So open your eyes, people .. . . . .. . . open and see.
Not a cranky old man .
Look closer . . . . see .. .. . .. .... . ME!!
Remember this poem when you next meet an older person who you might brush aside without looking at the young soul within ... We will all, one day, be there, too!
Later, when the nurses were going through his meagre possessions, They found this poem. Its quality and content so impressed the staff that copies were made and distributed to every nurse in the hospital.
One nurse took her copy to Melbourne. The old man's sole bequest to posterity has since appeared in the Christmas editions of magazines around the country and appearing in magazines for Mental Health. A slide presentation has also been made based on his simple, but eloquent, poem. And this old man, with nothing left to give to the world, is now the author of this 'anonymous' poem winging across the Internet.
CRANKY OLD MAN
What do you see nurses? . . .. . .What do you see?
What are you thinking .. . when you're looking at me?
A cranky old man, . . . . . .not very wise,
Uncertain of habit .. . . . . . . .. with faraway eyes?
Who dribbles his food .. . ... . . and makes no reply.
When you say in a loud voice . .'I do wish you'd try!'
Who seems not to notice . . .the things that you do.
And forever is losing . . . . . .. . . A sock or shoe?
Who, resisting or not . . . ... lets you do as you will,
With bathing and feeding . . . .The long day to fill?
Is that what you're thinking?. .Is that what you see?
Then open your eyes, nurse .you're not looking at me.
I'll tell you who I am . . . . .. As I sit here so still,
As I do at your bidding, .. . . . as I eat at your will.
I'm a small child of Ten . .with a father and mother,
Brothers and sisters .. . . .. . who love one another
A young boy of Sixteen . . . .. with wings on his feet
Dreaming that soon now . . .. . . a lover he'll meet.
A groom soon at Twenty . . . ..my heart gives a leap.
Remembering, the vows .. .. .that I promised to keep.
At Twenty-Five, now . . . . .I have young of my own.
Who need me to guide . . . And a secure happy home.
A man of Thirty . .. . . . . My young now grown fast,
Bound to each other . . .. With ties that should last.
At Forty, my young sons .. .have grown and are gone,
But my woman is beside me . . to see I don't mourn.
At Fifty, once more, .. ...Babies play 'round my knee,
Again, we know children . . . . My loved one and me.
Dark days are upon me . . . . My wife is now dead.
I look at the future ... . . . . I shudder with dread.
For my young are all rearing .. . . young of their own.
And I think of the years . . . And the love that I've known.
I'm now an old man . . . . . . .. and nature is cruel.
It's jest to make old age . . . . . . . look like a fool.
The body, it crumbles .. .. . grace and vigour, depart.
There is now a stone . . . where I once had a heart.
But inside this old carcass . A young man still dwells,
And now and again . . . . . my battered heart swells
I remember the joys . . . . .. . I remember the pain.
And I'm loving and living . . . . . . . life over again.
I think of the years, all too few . . .. gone too fast.
And accept the stark fact . . . that nothing can last.
So open your eyes, people .. . . . .. . . open and see.
Not a cranky old man .
Look closer . . . . see .. .. . .. .... . ME!!
Remember this poem when you next meet an older person who you might brush aside without looking at the young soul within ... We will all, one day, be there, too!
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Friday, February 7, 2014
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Monday, February 3, 2014
Sunday, February 2, 2014
“These six things does the LORD hate: yea, seven are an
abomination unto him:
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent
blood, a heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running
to mischief, a false witness that speaks lies, and he that sows discord among
brothers.” –Solomon, Prophet and King of Israel
(Proverbs 6:16-19; The Holy Bible)
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