Moosejaw Musings: May 2007

Look to your Left

No, I meant the left part of the screen.

I just wanted my numerous readers to note the column Moose's Chooses.

It is a tool from Google that allows me to share interesting blog entries with you - without cutting and pasting them into my own blog.

God's Grace is Sufficient
from Persecution Blog by Stacy L. Harp

Dobson's Decision

0 comments Posted by Gary at 8:50 AM

I believe I must concur with Dr. Dobson on this one.

clipped from www.dennyburk.com

Speaking as a private citizen and not on behalf of any organization or party, I cannot, and will not, vote for Rudy Giuliani in 2008. It is an irrevocable decision. If given a . . . choice between him and Sens. Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, I will either cast my ballot for an also-ran – or if worse comes to worst – not vote in a presidential election for the first time in my adult life. My conscience and my moral convictions will allow me to do nothing else.

My kind of Funeral

0 comments Posted by Gary at 7:32 AM

Be sure to watch the newstory, the funeral tape and Jeff's Interview.

HT: The World From Our Window by Don Fields - http://theworldfrommywindow.blogspot.com

clipped from www.myfoxatlanta.com

Jeff Foxworthy Helps Give One Man a Legacy of Laughter

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (FOX 5) – In 22 years of comedy, Jeff Foxworthy said he has never gotten a request quite like the one he received from a retired Delta pilot. John Minaberry of Fayetteville had terminal cancer and wanted a funeral filled with more laughter than tears. Click on video for more information. FOX 5's Doug Evans reports.

Stonings in Iraq

0 comments Posted by Gary at 8:26 AM

How does this affect you - considering stoning was a prescribed form of punishment in Old Testament times. I know there are political and theocratical differences...

clipped from www.persecutionblog.com

May 17, 2007

Video of Girl's Stoning Highlights Honor Killings

The video I'm about to highlight isn't about Christian persecution specifically, but it does show the difference between how some non Christian countries treat women compared to how the Christian faith does. The video is GRAPHIC and bloody, so don't watch it if you have a weak stomach.

I applaud CNN for bringing light to such a horrific practice that still continues today. This story highlights "honor killings" that are still happening in Iraq. Her crime - falling in love with a Muslim boy from a different religion.

Click here to watch.

FIDE-O: Black Haired Virgins?

0 comments Posted by Gary at 11:54 AM

FIDE-O: Black Haired Virgins?

You need to check this one out!

Pastoral Interest - Good for Missionaries, too

0 comments Posted by Gary at 6:41 AM

Joe Thorn gives a list of 10 considerations regarding being a pastor. I've selected a comment that was interesting, too. Check out the entire post.

clipped from www.joethorn.net

So, you’re thinking of being a pastor?

May 8th, 2007 . by Joe Thorn

So, you’re thinking of going into the pastorate? Here is some of the general advice I give to people who are considering it.

1. Don’t.

clipped from www.joethorn.net

Grow the calling in the local church
The best - and safest - way to test out a calling is to take on a volunteer role in your home church. Speak to your minister or pastor and offer to do whatever needs to be done. ‘Cream always rises to the top’ and if God is at work in your life in this way the fruit will be evident to you, the church and your pastor. I don’t mean build an empire - just serve God and ask him to use you; be faithful in small and trust God for the rest. Working in this way is a great training ground - all of the opportunity but still protected from the full responsibility of being a pastor. You’ll also be learning stuff, especially about your character, weakness and faults - reflect, repent and learn and ask God to change you by his HS.

Another Stereotype Buster

1 comments Posted by Gary at 6:19 AM

From his profile:
"A couple of years ago I completed a PhD on seventeenth-century theology and literature, and I'm now doing postdoctoral research at the University of Queensland."

clipped from faith-theology.blogspot.com

JesusPets

“If Jesus returns tonight, who will feed your pets tomorrow?” I’ve always wondered about that. So I was relieved to hear about JesusPets, an organisation which is “assembling a community of heathen pet-lovers to care for pets that are left behind” at the rapture. Now we can really fly away with an easy mind!

Meanwhile, though, let’s just hope and pray that these heathen pet-lovers don’t get born again – otherwise, little Poochie could be in serious trouble when the glorious day arrives....
Labels: humour

posted by Ben Myers at 6:00 PM

The Cost of Faithfulness

0 comments Posted by Gary at 8:40 AM

I have seen several articles on the blogs I watch. I want to make sure that I share this info, too.

clipped from www.kouya.net

The World is Not Worthy

Over the last few days there has been a lot in the media about the Turkish elections and the possibility of Turkey’s secular status coming under threat from the rise of Islam.

There has been much less said about the two Turkish Christians and their German missionary colleague who were violently martyred by Islamists on April 18 this year. You can read details of what happened to Tilman Geske, Necati Aydin and Ugur Yuksel here, it doesn’t make pretty reading.