chad olinghouse, children's pastor

Gun Control

FIREARMS REFRESHER COURSE

1. "Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." ~Thomas Jefferson

2. Those who trade liberty for security have neither.
~John Adams

3. Free men do not ask permission to bear arms.

4. An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.

5. Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them.

6. Gun control is not about guns; it's about control.

7. You only have the rights you are willing to fight for.

8. Know guns, know peace, know safety. No guns,
no peace, no safety.

9. You don't shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.

10. Assault is a behavior, not a device.

11. 64,999,987 firearms owners killed no one yesterday.

13. The Second Amendment is in place in case the politicians ignore the others.

14. What part of 'shall not be infringed'
do you NOT understand?

15. Guns have only two enemies; rust and politicians.

16. When you remove the people's right to bear arms, you create slaves.

17. The American Revolution would never have happened with gun control.

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Seven Simple Secrets to Spiritual Growth -Roger Fields

These work for me. I trust you will find something here that will enhance your walk with God.

1. Take It Easy. You will never grow in your walk with God by striving. Jesus said His yoke is easy (Matthew 11:30). If the yoke you are carrying is hard, it didn’t come from Him. Rest in what God has done for you (Hebrews 4:10-11).

2. Read the Book Of Ephesians. It is the most spiritually potent New Testament book in that it combines a clear explanation of what God has done for us with practical guidance for living it out. If Ephesians is the only book of the Bible you know, you could probably do well spiritually.

3. Pray Out Loud. Prayer is what you say to God. Something happens when you speak your requests, questions, fears, etc. out loud to God. I know He can read your thoughts, but that’s not prayer. Have a conversation with God out loud when you are by yourself. See what happens.

4. Go To a Church That Challenges You. Make sure you are in a church that challenges and motivates you spiritually. Don’t go to church to roll your eyes. I realized some time ago that I am not spiritual enough to go to a church that leaves me where I am. It’s not enough that I agree with the church; I need to be challenged to grow.

5. Forgive Somebody. Everyone has hurt somebody and has been hurt by somebody. There is something freeing about forgiveness. Before the cross people forgave to be forgiven. After the cross the Bible says we forgive because we are forgiven. Think about the forgiveness God has given you and then point that forgiveness to someone who has hurt you. The results are amazing.

6. Take Off the Limits. Don’t let your doctrine and traditions limit God. God is bigger than any of us realize. Don’t try to force God into your timetable but allow Him to do surprising things in His timing.

7. Ask God for Your Next Step Today. You don’t have to conquer your mountain today. But if you take the next step God has for you, you will see mountains either move or get flatter. God is saying something to you today (Hebrews 3:15). What is it?

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Beware Of Experts

There is no end to well-meaning people with experience who will tell you what is NOT possible. They are experts. They have respect. But because none of us can predict trends with complete accuracy, they simply do not know whether most new ideas will work or not. In their good intentions they are trying to keep you from making a mistake. You came up with an idea they never thought about. So there must be something wrong with it.

Here is a short list of experts who were wrong...VERY wrong.

Decca Recordings in 1962 rejected the Beatles, saying: “Guitar music is on the way out.”
In 1876 a Western Union memo advised against purchasing Bell’s telephone patent for $100,000: “This telephone has too many short-comings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.”
In 1899, Charles H. Duell, chief, U.S. Patent Office, recommended to President McKinley that it be closed because “everything which can be invented has already been invented.”
Charles Schwab, CEO of Bethlehem Steel, refused to finance the experiments of the Wright brothers, calling their plans for an airplane a “harum-scarum stunt.”
Marechal Ferdinand Foch in 1912 said, “Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value.”
In 1934, Parker Brothers unanimously rejected the game of Monopoly saying, “It is too complicated, it takes too long to play, and people will not like to keep circling a board.”
In the 1940s Darryl F. Zanuck said, “[Television] won’t be able to hold onto any market it captures after the first six months. People will get tired of staring at a plywood box every night.”
Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, predicted in 1943, “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.”
A Grand Ole Opry agent in 1955 said to Elvis Presley after hearing his first performance, “You ain’t goin’ nowhere with that son. You ought to go back to drivin’ a truck.”
In 1964 a studio rejected Ronald Reagan for the role of president in The Best Man, saying, “Reagan doesn’t have the presidential look.”
A Yale professor awarded a ‘C’ to Fredrick Smith’s senior thesis proposing a private overnight mail delivery service because “The idea is not feasible.” Smith used his idea to start Fed Ex.
Ken Olsen, president of Digital Equipment Corporation, said in 1977, “There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.”