Posted by: the warrioress | October 12, 2012

Double Standard

pot calling a kettle black

 

I’m admittedly a little confused.

Tonight I watched Vice President Joe Biden eat Congressman Paul Ryan for supper and laugh him back out, and yet this was lauded as “rude, impolite, disrespectful, interrupting, ”  etc., yet no one had a problem with it when Romney did the exact same thing to President Obama and the moderator last week.

Double standard much?

Everyone declared Romney the winner because of his overly-aggressive, demanding, bullying “style.”  Even Democrats approved of the disrespect perpetrated onto a more passive, quiet President Obama, (who, btw, isn’t likely to behave much differently next time around because he’s just classy and passive like that), yet when we turn the tables and unleash the Democratic junkyard dog, VP Joe Biden onto a young Paul Ryan, suddenly Joe is now in the wrong and seen as uncouth?  How utterly ridiculous.

Joe Biden clearly won the debate and did exactly what he needed to do to clarify the many untruths and spin that have been flowing all over the various cable channels since the first debate. I appreciated the clarification very much and I have no doubt so did most of the American people.  What I don’t appreciate, however,  is the extremely obvious bias, whining, and sour grapes put forth by some when the exact same tactics are used in the second debate as were used in the first. What’s good for the goose, people!

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Posted by: the warrioress | October 10, 2012

Apostle Peter & the Last Supper

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Bill-Oberst-Jr-Robert-Loggia (Photo credit: billoberstjr)

Last night I got to watch a brand new movie called “Apostle Peter and the Last Supper.” It’s a 2012 showing and is just magnificent. It was available on Dishnet On Demand, but I’m sure you can rent it as well.

This movie offers you the perspective of Peter as he sits in jail, three days away from execution. It shows you the absolute grace within a follower of Jesus Christ, who is in love with his Lord above all else. It is indeed a thing of beauty. Seeing his faith in action is inspirational.

This movie is pure and powerful. You are able to put yourself into Peter’s place and imagine how you might react under similar circumstances. To Peter, the most important thing that mattered most, even in the stress and discomfort of a jail cell, was talking to his jailers about Jesus. He was so wise!

What was also amazing, was that these jailers wanted to know about Jesus; they were actually curious, so Peter wasn’t tossing his pearls before swine. These men knew Peter had something important to say. He actually met and walked with Jesus! He had no problem giving up his life because he knew beyond a shadow of a doubt where he was headed when his breath left his body.

To have lived in those times must have been quite something. To have actually known Jesus! Can you imagine it? I can only hope I would have such grace under pressure.

Be sure and see this movie. You won’t ever forget it.

Here is the trailer:

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Posted by: the warrioress | October 3, 2012

2012 Presidential Debate

The first presidential debate is over and the media are in a feeding frenzy as they attempt to call who officially won the debate. Based upon my channel surfing, it appears that even some Democrats are saying Romney was clearly the winner;  I, the measly Independent voter, however, did not see it that way at all.

The president seemed calm, but maybe a little weary, and well he should be; after all, he is the sitting president, and he’s got a lot on his plate. He didn’t hesitate to correct Romney or go after him, but was exceedingly polite as he did so. He was hardly a lap dog sitting back and drifting off to sleep while Romney forged ahead. I found the president to be engaged, on top of his game, and firmly in control of what was said and how he responded to it. He never allowed himself to take any cheap shots. I thought he was real mellow, but extremely informed in his calm, laid back manner.

Romney, on the other hand, seemed intense, anxious, and had this nervous, worried look on his face the entire debate. He looked like he’ll be wrung out to dry for weeks after that…aka stressed to the max. Here is the primary difference, for me, between the two candidates. I trust President Obama with the country’s well being more than I trust Governor Romney. I come away from this first debate continuing to trust the president; that’s the only thing that has changed for me thus far.

Romney corrected the president numerous times as well, but I still come away feeling that I’m not hearing the whole story from Romney. Going in, I was very concerned about Romney taking the scissors to the various entitlements and what this would do to the poor and middle class. He discussed doing that very thing, in an almost-giddy, too-intense way when he cracked that he would cut PBS, despite liking big bird, and apologized to Jim L., (the moderator). Jim’s face looked kind of pinched though, as if he didn’t find the joke to be amusing at all; I can see why. None of this is at all funny.

Both of these men are probably actually good, decent men. I hope that neither one will do this country great harm. Of the two, however, I’m personally most comfortable with President Obama at the helm versus Governor Romney. I don’t know why but Governor Romney makes me nervous. I see more humanity within President Obama, more compassion, more empathy, and more authenticity. In my opinion, Governor Romney had a decent night tonight, but he didn’t win this debate. I thought it was a tie if there actually has to be a winner.

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Posted by: the warrioress | October 2, 2012

What a Feeling!

Flashdance... What a Feeling

For those of us who still get scared,

who aren’t one hundred percent certain of ourselves,

who sometimes lack self esteem,

who hope, pray, believe, and dream.

We can be anything that we’re meant to be,

whatever He wants us to be;

This is the best we could ever be.

God knows our hearts,

He knows the dreams beating hard inside of us;

they can happen.

…Don’t ever doubt it…

What a Feeling!

First when there’s nothing
but a slow glowing dream
that your fear seems to hide
deep inside your mind.
All alone I have cried
silent tears full of pride
in a world made of steel,
made of stone.
Well, I hear the music,
close my eyes, feel the rhythm,
wrap around, take a hold
of my heart.
What a feeling.
Bein’s believin’.
I can have it all, now I’m dancing for my life.
Take your passion
and make it happen.
Pictures come alive, you can dance right through your life.
Now I hear the music,
close my eyes, I am rhythm.
In a flash it takes hold
of my heart.
What a feeling.
Bein’s believin’.
I can have it all, now I’m dancing for my life.

Take your passion
and make it happen.
Pictures come alive, now I’m dancing through my life.
What a feeling.
Pictures come alive, you can dance right through your life
What a feeling (I can really have it all)
What a feeling (Pictures come alive when I call)
I can have it all (I can really have it all)
Have it all (Pictures come alive when I call)
(call, call, call, call, what a feeling) I can have it all
(Bein’s believin’) bein’s believin’
(Take your passion, make it happen) make it happen
(What a feeling) what a feeling… [to fade]

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“What a Feeling”  by Irene Cara

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Posted by: the warrioress | September 27, 2012

This is an important posting because it gives us the other side of the story from the child’s perspective. It’s a selfless witness and a powerful one.

Jack Barron's avatarSifting Reality

(Daily Mail) — Nebraska’s new abortion law forced one woman  to give birth to her terminally ill, premature baby who she then helplessly held  dying in her arms.

[…]

With this heartbreaking information [that their baby would not survive] the couple decided to have an abortion to avoid the baby going through any pain.

However a new law in Nebraska, the  only one  of its kind in America, bars abortion at 20 weeks except in  specific situations  when the mother’s life is in immediate danger.

The Deavers did not qualify and were not  allowed to have an abortion.  Instead they were sent home where they had to wait  for ten days knowing  that when their baby arrived she had no chance of  surviving.

After the days of waiting Deaver gave birth  to Elizabeth and held her as she  struggled for breath and died fifteen minutes  later.

[…]

Danielle Deaver,34, …

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Posted by: the warrioress | September 26, 2012

An Interview With God

“All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20)

The following video is a beautiful moment with God that is created by someone who decided to share the moment with us. It’s entitled:

An Interview With God

Please watch it and allow yourself time to meditate on some of the important words shared. I truly enjoyed it and hope you do as well.

Blessings to all,

Warrioress

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Posted by: the warrioress | September 23, 2012

God & The Environment

“The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof.”
Psalms 24:1

And the twenty-four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying: “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign.  The nations were angry; and your wrath has come. The time has come for judging the dead, and for rewarding your servants the prophets and your saints and those who reverence your name, both small and great— and for destroying those who destroy the earth.” – Revelation 11: 17-18

A view of Earth's troposphere from an airplane.

(Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, “When you come into the land which I give you, then the land shall keep a sabbath to the LORD. Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather in its fruit; but in the seventh year there shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a sabbath to the LORD. You shall neither sow your field nor prune your vineyard. What grows of its own accord of your harvest you shall not reap, nor gather the grapes of your untended vine, for it is a year of rest for the land.” 

Raping the land

They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. – Isaiah 11:9

Gulf Oil Spill, 2010 (Dead Sperm Whale)

How many are your works, O Lord! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number – living things both large and small. -Psalms 104:24

Deforestation

As for you, my flock… Is it not enough for you to feed on good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of your pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink clear water? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet? -Ezekiel 34:17-18

Sport hunting

Sport Hunting

You have lived luxuriously on the earth and led a life of wanton pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. – James 5:5

drought in the midwest due to global warming

Drought in the midwest due to global warming

 How long will the land lie parched and the grass in every field be withered? Because those who live in it are wicked, the animals and birds have perished. Moreover, the people are saying, “He will not see what happens to us.” – Jerimiah 12:4

 “A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel” – Proverbs 12:10

Adam & Eve with God & other animals

Adam & Eve with God & other earthly animals

But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds of the air, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish of the sea inform you. Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind. – Job 12:7-10

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God has instructed us to be faithful stewards of His creation. So why do we support those who want to destroy and pillage the planet? Why do we allow the earth to be raped and brutalized due to greed? The bible is clear about the position we should take when it comes to His creation. God created the beauty around us and it was good; so what are we doing to it? Why are we going along with those who hurt what we should value and be good stewards over?

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Posted by: the warrioress | September 19, 2012

Another Award!!!!!!!!!!!

Another award!!!

thank you, Water Bearer

One Lovely Blog

Just wanted to thank the Water Bearer @ Inner Angels and Enemies for the nomination to receive this One Lovely Blog Award. I’m so very grateful. The Water Bearer has taught me a lot from her beautiful blog and I enjoy her posts so much. Please stop over and visit her site and stay awhile.

Seven Facts About Me:

 
I love the dark and the rain
One of my fave books is “God on a Harley.”
I love the show “Criminal Minds.”
My fave actor is Clint Eastwood
I have blue eyes
I have a sweet tooth
I don’t drink or smoke
 
 
 

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Posted by: the warrioress | September 18, 2012

God & The Poor

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“Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, ‘Here’s a good seat for you,’ but say to the poor man, ‘You stand there’ or ‘Sit on the floor by my feet,’ have you not discriminated among yourselves and becomes judges with evil thoughts? Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him? But you have insulted the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?” James 2:2-6
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The above passages offer us a wealth of knowledge about how we’re to regard the poor. If one is poor “in the eyes of the world,” he is to be treated well; unfortunately, he is treated the opposite here in America. The poor are insulted and looked down upon. They are exploited by the rich.
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“If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.” 1 John 3:17-18
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Here we are told to take pity on those who are in need. While we may have many material possessions, what about our brother who does not? If we do not have pity, how can the love of God be in us? We are told that it’s time to stop talking the talk and walk the walk, or in otherwords, put your money where your mouth is and help the poor. This is what is expected of us as Christians.
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“Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.” Psalm 82:3-4
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Here we are specifically told to defend the weak, the fatherless, and we are to maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. We are to rescue these people who are struggling. We are to rescue them from those who would take advantage and benefit from their suffering.
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U.S. Poverty Rate Stays at Almost Two-Decade High, Income Falls
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“Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court.” Proverbs 22:22
 
“A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.” Proverbs 28:3
 
“He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.” Proverbs 28:27
 
“The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.” Proverbs 29:7
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When I cast my vote in the upcoming election, I must study the attitudinal differences between the parties, among the various candidates. It’s clear that the wicked do not care about justice for the poor, the homeless, the struggling, the single mothers abandoned by their husbands, the children who through no fault of their own are living in the streets.  A ruler who doesn’t care about the poor tells us exactly what kind of ruler he is going to be. The wicked have little to no concern about the plight of the poor.
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“(They) have grown fat and sleek. Their evil deeds have no limit; they do not plead the case of the fatherless to win it, they do not defend the rights of the poor.” Jeremiah 5:28
 
“If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered.” Proverbs 21:13
 
“A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.” Proverbs 22:9
 
“He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich — both come to poverty.” Proverbs 22:16
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Opressing the poor in order to increase one’s wealth, or giving gifts to the rich… this isn’t something God approves of. God knows the true from the false. Spiritually-speaking, it is best to care about our fellow brother and sisters on this earth, no matter their station in life, but if we love money more than we love people, how can we be blessed by the Lord? And if we have been especially blessed, we cannot help but desire others to have similar blessing. If we support the rich on the backs of the poor, we’re going directly against the bible.
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photojournalists against poverty
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“However, there should be no poor among you, for in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess as your inheritance, he will richly bless you.” Deuteronomy 15:4
 “If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother.” Deuteronomy 15:7
 
“Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: The seventh year, the year for canceling debts, is near, so that you do not show ill will toward your needy brother and give him nothing. He may then appeal to the LORD against you, and you will be found guilty of sin.” Deuteronomy 15:9
 
“There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your brothers and toward the poor and needy in your land.” Deuteronomy 15:11 
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It’s clear that it isn’t God’s will that we overlook the poor or trust in someone else to help them. God wants something from each one of us. He wants us to be openhanded toward the poor and needy in our land.He wants us to defend them from harm. He wants us to care about them. Our attitude toward them should be one of love and mercy.
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” Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise, says the LORD, I will protect them from those who malign them. ” Psalm 12:5
 
“You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge.” Psalm 14:6
 “This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.” Psalm 34:6 
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God loves the poor and He will deliver them. They are oppressed and unheard in their plight; they are overlooked and not understood. God will protect them because He is their refuge.
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“My whole being will exclaim, Who is like you, 0 LORD? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them.’” Psalm 35:10
 “The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.” Psalm 37:14
 
“Yet I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; O my God, do not delay.” Psalm 40:17
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Our nation must protect the poor. We are clearly told the attitude we must take with our poor brothers and sisters. Our leaders need to have this same godly attitude and concern toward the poor. If they do not, are they who should be leading us?  If there is no concern for those who do not even have housing, food, and are living like those in a third world country due to this economy, I think it’s clear that we’ve fallen short in seeing these people as God would have us see them.
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Posted by: the warrioress | September 13, 2012

Who Would Jesus Vote For? Part Two

voting day in a small town

voting day in a small town (Photo credit: Muffet)

I thought that I should offer explanation as to how I came to the conclusions I did over time. It’s as surprising to me as it is to anyone else. I was preparing to vote for the right. I’ve been leaning toward conservatism and voting Republican for awhile, primarily because most Christians do. I wasn’t pleased with the choices on either side of the aisle this election year. I was going to essentially hold my nose and just do it.

When Mitt Romney announced Paul Ryan for his Vice President, that completely swayed my thinking; frankly, I was rather stunned. I was sickened by the Ryan Plan the first time I heard about it, months ago. I knew that there were quite literally thousands who would be left in the street with children, who had been foreclosed upon, who were unemployed. We see documentaries regularly about these situations. This kind of thing is even occurring to those in the middle class, who were employed at one time.

Mitt and Ann Romney on December 22, 2007, at a...

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The more I thought about the Ryan Plan and what it would do to Medicare, Social security, and Medicaid, the more I realized that voting the way I was planning to vote was wrong for me. When I heard about Romney revoking Obamacare and the millions who would be harmed by that move, I knew I could no longer vote the way I had thought I would.  Romney now says that he won’t revoke certain aspects of Obamacare, like the pre-existing condition coverage, nor will he take grown children off of their parent’s existing health coverage, but the damage was done, in my opinion.

I see something radical planned for this nation from the right. I see their priorities as they have been expressed thus far, and I’ve compared them to the priorities of the left. Because of my great love for wildlife, animals, our environment, and the most unfortunate among us, I simply know that the Romney/Ryan plan is going to seriously hurt a lot of people. Cutting many of those government programs could endanger people’s lives here in this country. I just can’t do this in the current economy; it’s wrong. I can’t agree with it as a Christian.

English: Barack Obama and Joe Biden

English: Barack Obama and Joe Biden (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

God has spoken to my heart that this is how I’m to vote. I can’t speak for anyone else, including my friends or for those whom I assumed I would be voting with, nor can I speak for other Christians. This is a very personal matter. I believe that God is in charge and in control overall. Things will all turn out as they are supposed to. I know we will all do what we feel we should.

I just wanted to share what I was feeling, because I know it was probably a given that I would be voting as most conservative Christians vote. I’m not a Republican, though, and I’m not a Democrat either; I’m an Independent and thus I’m open to where God leads me in every aspect of my life, including my vote. I really thank all of you for understanding and accepting me anyway because I know there are a lot of angry, furious people out here who are being critical of one another on the different sides of the aisle.

I love all of my readers and the people I’ve grown close to here at WordPress. I have cared for so many of you over these many months. I support you in whatever your decision is because it’s right for you. Never doubt that. I respect you for getting involved and being willing to cast your vote, no matter who you cast it for. And I pray that our nation will be all right and that we’ll be a strong, but very moral force among the global community for the next four years.

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