For all of you dog lovers, hang on. I have one for you coming up!

The videos I have posted in the last few days have been shuffled by my server host. The copy on the post doesn't appear to match the video pic. They are working on it and assure me it will be corrected. I clicked on one of the videos (John R. W. Stott) and got the Nail Animation video. Be patient. Click on the videos and see what you get!

Forget "Bucky Beaver" and his "New Ipana Toothpaste" commercials (remember them?) ... Here is your cutting edge animation for the 21st century.

You will need to view this 3 minute video about the remarkable life of John R. W. Stott, pastor, author, encourager of the faith! I have read almost every book he has written and although thoroughly readable, his books are deep and rich theologically.

Cliff Reeder sent this link to me. I liked it so much I am sharing it with you. It is a beautiful video of, In The Presence of Jehovah.

In The Presence of Jehovah

Bobbie Jacobs sent this to me today ... wanted to share it with you!

 "New Pledge of Allegiance"

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Now I sit me down in school 
Where praying is against the rule 
For  this great nation under God 
Finds mention of Him very odd. 
 
If scripture now the class recites,
It violates the Bill of Rights. 
And anytime my head I bow 
Becomes a Federal matter now.

Our hair can be purple, orange or green, 
That's no offense; it's a freedom scene. 
The law is specific, the law is precise. 
Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice. 
 
For praying in a public hall 
Might offend someone with no faith at all. 
In silence alone we must meditate, 
God's name is prohibited by the state. 
 
We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks, 
And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks. 
They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible. 
To quote the Good Book makes me liable.

We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen, 
And the 'unwed daddy,' our Senior King. 
It's 'inappropriate' to teach right from wrong, 
We're taught that such 'judgments' do not belong. 
 
We can get our condoms and birth controls, 
Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles. 
But the Ten Commandments are not allowed,
No word of God must reach this crowd. 
 
It's scary here I must confess, 
When chaos reigns the school's a mess. 
So, Lord, this silent plea I make: 
Should I be shot; my soul please take! 

Amen 

Brian Dodd writes a great article on the "dying church."

“If you don’t like change, you‘re going to like irrelevance even less.”  Those are the words of General Eric Shinseki, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army.

There are few things as sad as watching a once great church grow old, become irrelevant, and slowly die.  What is worse is that they either don’t know they’re dying or they simply don’t care as long as those remaining are happy.  Sadly, I have witnessed this more times than I wish to count.  In addition, I have attended this type of church before.

Here is what I have noticed about many of these churches - at a pivotal point, a decision was made to continue doing ministry the way they always have rather than alter their approach to reach a changing community or the next generation.  After months of committee meetings and off-line conversations, the church finally utters the The 10 Last Words Of Dying Churches – “We’ve never done it that way before.  We’re not changing.”

To find out the "ripple effect" of these 10 last words, click on the link below.

Check out the article here.

Last year, FBC Kerens, TX suffered a devastating fire but that didn't stop them from what God had in store for them. You can see here the new building going up. The pastor, Bro. Wes,  has continued to focus on reaching his community for Jesus Christ. They have borrowed Cornerstone's portable baptistry a number of times but they can't wait to get into their new building.

I will be visiting their Bible study and worship service tomorrow morning. Just a few miles east of Corsicana, I am looking forward to worshiping with that fellowship.

We were just starting a good day here in Corsicana, finishing cleaning out my office and ready to run errands then off to Dallas for the day.

Linda stepped off a curb wrong, rolled her ankle and and went down. Huge raspberry on her knee and shin, but the real damage was to the ankle. She had broken it a couple of years ago (hair-line fracture) and the same swelling in the same place immediately came up.

I doctored her and got her to Dallas. She called the doctor and she has an appointment with him Monday for an x-ray. We are grateful that it wasn't worse. I have already been accused of pushing her down but I flatly deny that! When she tripped on the stairs a few years ago, I was still in bed (promise!) ...

Thank you, Lord, that it wasn't worse.

What a great read!

This book details the day that President Ronald Reagan was shot outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. Not only a minute by minute account, but Del Quentin Wilber sets the narrative in context with what was going on in America and around the world.

I didn't want to put it down ... even though I knew the outcome, the prose drew me deeper and deeper into that fateful day and I (once again) experienced this earth-shattering event.

This is just the book as you weather through these hot summer months.