IN the NEWS - St. Marks - pandering to itching ears

"The Disco Mass at St. Mark's is a longstanding tradition that offers the church a way to celebrate Pride weekend festivities in a worship style that has ranged from camp and drag to liberationist," explains St. Mark's pastor the Rev. Winnie Varghese, herself an out lesbian.
"The service invokes the community feel of the era of gay liberation before AIDS. We open with 'Love Train,' use the readings assigned for the day, which always seem to work out well. We include 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' as the preparation for communion, and end with 'We Are Family,' which turns the sanctuary floor into a dance party." HP

We will let Paul respond to this NONSENSE in the sanctuary - For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 2 Timothy 4:3

What did Micaiah see?

Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD;

I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne,

and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.

2 Chronicles 18:18

 

Creation Moment 6/30/2013 - Ant Algorithm - "anternet"

"Harvester ants access another algorithm to solve a different critical problem. If the ant foragers gather too much food, they clog pathways and food storage chambers, as well as waste time and energy. If they forage too little, the ant colony starves. A balance is required, and an ant algorithm supplies it. Stored somewhere in the ant, this data-processing software governs their foraging frequency.

The algorithm relates at least three critical variables:

the rate of outgoing foragers,

the amount that the rate increases with each returning ant,

and the amount that the rate decreases with each outgoing ant.

Researchers discovered that this ant algorithm closely matches the one that programmers wrote to regulate Internet traffic. The algorithm uses two formulae:

1. α_n = max(α_n-1-qD_n-1+cA_n-d,α), α₀ = 0
2. D_n~Poisson (α_n)

Who knew ants were so smart?" ICR

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

Proverbs 6:6-8

 

"Harvester ant colonies are able to decide how many foragers they need to send out of the nest by using a protocol system that's eerily similar to the one IT professionals use to determine how much bandwidth is available on the internet. This so-called "anternet" apparently proves that ant decision-making and behavior is regulated by a sophisticated set of algorithms.

The research was conducted by Stanford ant biologist Deborah Gordon and computer scientist Balaji Prabhakar, whose findings were recently published in PLOS. Prabhakar was brought on board to see if he could find any correlations between ant behavior and computer science. After some preliminary observations he quickly realized that the ants were essentially using the same algorithm that describes TCP, the Transmission Control Protocol. TCP is used to discover how much bandwidth is available for transferring a file. But instead of bandwidth, the ants are using their own version of TCP to determine how much food is available based on the reports coming back from foraging ants.

It's worth noting that harvester ants do not use pheromone trails, and that they transmit information to each other using their antennae.

Fascinatingly, the team speculates that, had IT developers discovered this ant algorithm during the 1970s, they very well might have used it to develop TCP. Moreover, they believe the ants have more to offer, and strongly suspect they could still teach us about the design of network systems. The researchers contend that each ant may be very basic in terms of its capacities, but that the collective is capable of forming incredibly complex and sophisticated tasks."

i09.com

Alpha & Omega performed by the Gaither Vocal Band

Alpha & Omega performed by the Gaither Vocal Band
https://www.youtube.com/embed/6m4AumcVcnA

I am Alpha and Omega,
the beginning and the end,
the first and the last.
Revelation 22:13

Lesson of Miriam/Mary

The Greek form of the Hebrew name Miriam (Moses sister) is Mary (Jesus's mother).
Like Miriam, who was to watch over her brother (who would one day be their deliverer from "Egypt") so too was Mary to watch over her Son who would one day be their deliverer from our spiritual "Egypt".

And his sister stood afar off,
to wit what would be done to him.
Exodus 2:4

Samaria Today

"One of the most storied cities in the ancient world has seen better days. Samaria was established by

Omri as the capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel in the ninth century B.C., and according to the Hebrew Bible, six kings of Israel were buried at the site. Remains from Roman-era Sebaste (the site was rebuilt and renamed by Herod the Great in 30 B.C.) include a magnificent colonnaded street, a temple-lined acropolis and a lower city, which includes the traditional location of the burial of John the Baptist.
Despite the site’s impressive remains and sacred value to Jewish, Muslim and Christian visitors, the Associated Press recently reported that the Biblical capital is “marred with weeds, graffiti and garbage.”" BiblicalArchaeologyReview

Samaria shall become desolate;

for she hath rebelled against her God:

Hosea 3:16

IN the NEWS - Bert & Ernie: Indoctrination

"Even though Bert and Ernie officially aren't gay, next week's cover of The New Yorker features Sesame Street's not-gay gay cultural icons celebrating this week's Supreme Court rulings, which is sweet if you don't overthink it: America's most famous men in love finally have the official acceptance of America. Of course, Sesame Street and the company of founder Jim Henson has insisted many times that the orange and yellow pals are neither straight nor gay nor transgender or anything else: "They remain puppets, and do not have a sexual orientation," or so goes public television's party line. As in, Muppets can't have sex or aren't supposed to be overtly human, and despite the new legal recognition of it all, these two probably won't be having that big gay TV marriage everyone wants. But it's still very cute to see the icons cuddling in front of their television set.  
 But the artist insists that the message isn't specific so much as a symbol to help keep teaching children about gay rights. "This is great for our kids, a moment we can all celebrate."" AtlanticWire

Did you catch that last line by the artist of the pic? So they do use Bert & Ernie, and probably others kids shows, to INDOCTRINATE......

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God:

Romans 8:7

IN the NEWS - Ringing them Bells

"The National Cathedral is ringing its church bells, along with some other Washington churches, to

celebrate the Supreme Court's decisions on gay marriage, CBS DC reports. Cathedral spokesman Richard Weinberg said the bells rang at noon Wednesday for 45 minutes to an hour. Bells also rang at other Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian and Unitarian churches. The cathedral scheduled a prayer service for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender families Wednesday at 7 p.m. to celebrate the ruling. In a statement, the cathedral's dean, the Rev. Gary Hall, said the church was ringing its bells "to celebrate the extension of federal marriage equality to all the same-sex couples modeling God’s love in lifelong covenants." Hall said the ruling should serve as a call for Christians to embrace religious marriage equality." ReligionToday

But did GOD ring bells on the subject while in a Theocracy? - If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: Leviticus 20:13
I'm guessing, despite our  Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian and Unitarian friends, God wouldn't be ringing any bells...just saying...

IN the NEWS - America shakes fist at God

 "In a pair of major victories for the gay rights movement, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that married same-sex couples were entitled to federal benefits and, by declining to decide a case from California, effectively allowed same-sex marriages there.
The vote in the case striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act was 5 to 4, and Justice Kennedy was joined by the four members of the court’s liberal wing. The ruling will immediately extend many benefits to couples married in the states that allow such unions, and it will allow the Obama administration to broaden other benefits through executive actions." NYT

But his citizens hated him,

and sent a message after him,

saying,

We will not have this man to reign over us.

Luke 19:14

 

For they shake their fists at God,

defying the Almighty.

Job 15:25 NLT

 

IN the NEWS - Carnal Mind of POLITICIANS

Obama Claims He Won’t Force Churches

To Conduct Gay Marriage,

Meanwhile The IRS

WILL Take Their Non-Profit Status

"President Obama hailed the recent rulings on gay marriage issued from the U.S. Supreme Court, but one thing he promised, is that he wouldn’t turn the rulings against churches and force them to officiate over gay marriages. We can believe him, too. After all, Obama has always told the strict truth about everything… uh, right?

But is Obama’s federal hands off claim true. Probably not. Breitbart.com’s Ben Shapiro notes that the IRS could act to remove non-profit status for churches that refuse to hold gay marriages.
After all, if it is federal law that gays can’t be “discriminated” against in marriage ceremonies, then the IRS would almost have to take away the tax status from churches that refuse to officiate over gay marriages.
Shapiro says, The DOMA decision makes clear that marriage is a state-to-state issue, meaning that religious institutions that receive non-profit status on the federal level but do not perform or accept same-sex marriages in states where it is legal could have non-profit status revoked. Furthermore, should the IRS move to revoke federal non-profit status for churches, synagogues and mosques that do not perform same-sex marriage more generally, the Court could easily justify that decision on the basis of “eradicating discrimination” in religious education." Mr.Conservative.com

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God:

Romans 8:7

 

Helplessness Fostered

"We may give to the poor, and harm them, by teaching them to be dependent. Such giving encourages selfishness and helplessness. Often it leads to idleness,...and intemperance."
Ministry of Healing p.195 E.G.W.

 For even when we were with you,
this we commanded you,
that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
2 Thessalonians 3:10

I have seen first hand, up close, the cultural rot in our society thanks to selfish politicians who have created a welfare state in order to buy votes. Some of these people are  truly so dependent to the point of actual helplessness. Also, an attitude of entitlement is developed.

Creation Moment 6/29/2013 - 4 Reasons for the Sun

Reasons for the Sun:
1) Separate day from night
2) Mark the passage of time
3) To light the earth
4) To declare the glory of God

 

 

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

Genesis 1:14,15  Psalm19:1

Your Tears - God's Singing

And

God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes;

and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying,

neither shall there be any more pain:

for the former things are passed away.

Revelation 21:1

 

The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty;

he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy;

he will rest in his love,

he will joy over thee with singing.

Zephaniah 3:17

 

U Follow the path of Terah or Abraham?

 

And Joshua said unto all the people,

Thus saith the LORD God of Israel,

 

Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time,

even Terah,

the father of Abraham,

and the father of Nachor:

and they served other gods.

 

And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood,

and led him throughout all the land of Canaan,

and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

Joshua 24:2,3

Like YOUR spiritual ancestor Abraham, have you too come out of the idolatry of the world?


That is, They who are the children of the flesh,
these are not the children of God;
but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
Romans 9:8 WEB

Creation Moment 6/28/2013 - Abiogenesis - 2 Questions....

"The term biology is of Greek origin meaning the study of life. On the other hand, chemistry is the

science of matter, which deals with matter and its properties, structure, composition, behavior, reactions, interactions and the changes it undergoes. The theory of abiogenesis maintains that chemistry made a transition to biology in a primordial soup. To keep the naturalistic ‘inanimate molecules to human life’ evolution ideology intact, scientists must assemble billions of links to bridge the gap between the inanimate chemicals that existed in the primordial soup and anatomically modern humans. Even though the proponents of a natural origin of life expressed much optimism for providing their theories, presently there is a detailed compilation of information seriously questioning this doctrine. This reductionistic ideology has always failed to answer two simple questions: (1) What is the minimum number of parts that are essential for a living organism to survive? (2) By what mechanism do these parts get assembled together? Evolutionists say a series of prebiotic processes and developments guide networks of dynamically linked small molecules and amphiphiles to form biological macromolecules, membraneous compartments, and finally primitive cells. However, none of these proposed pathways to life appears to be credible."
 Bhakti Niskama Shanta Swami Ph.D.

 

Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?

Tell me, if you know so much.

Job 38:4 NLT

 

SDA Church in East Africa

Watch below about the SDA churches in Eastern Africa
http://www.youtube.com/embed/ptJpXiSxFJo

And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven,

having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth,

and to every nation,

and kindred,

and tongue,

and people,

Revelation 14:6

 

 

IN the NEWS - Critters Nestling

"Scientists have discovered a burrow in South Africa where two unlikely creatures shared a home before being entombed by a flash flood 250 million years ago.
The strange bedfellows were a beat-up young amphibian seeking shelter and a sleeping cynodont... The burrow was unearthed from what is today South Africa's Karoo Basin, which would have been part of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana at the start of the Triassic Period.
As for the amphibian, the scans revealed it was a juvenile with several broken ribs that showed signs of healing, suggesting it had survived for some time after receiving a crippling injury. This animal was mostly aquatic and had no burrowing abilities of its own. Researchers think that in its handicapped state, the amphibian gingerly crawled into the burrow seeking protection without disturbing the dormant Thrinaxodon inside.
The researchers eliminated the possibility that the animals were in a predator-prey tussle at the time of death since there were no tooth-marks on the bones. The scientists also don't think it's likely that these two species would have cohabitated under normal circumstances." YahooNews

OBSERVATIONS:
1) Who says it was 250,000,000 years ago? Based on what? Assumption & speculation isn't SCIENCE.

2) Gondwana is really just the earth before the global flood & the great deep was opened, separating the continents.

3) And as for why those 2 critters nestled together in panic mode- In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Genesis 7:11




 

The Light

This then is the message which we have heard of him,

and declare unto you,

that God is light,

and in him is no darkness at all.

1 John 1:5

He is the LIGHT of the:

Created things (Universe)

Written Word (Scripture)

New Creation (Salvation)

The Light - Beginning & Ending of Revelation

Beginning of Revelation

And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man,

clothed with a garment down to the foot,

and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

Revelation 1:13

 

Ending of Revelation

And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle,

neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light:

and they shall reign for ever and ever.

Revelation 22:5

Creation Moment 6/27/2013 - White House Petition

"A petition posted on a White House website has called for the ban of intelligent design and creation science from schools.
Begun by a poster identified as "A.J." of Vienna, Va., the petition demands that the Obama administration "ban the teachings of these conjectures that contradict Evolution."
Posted on Saturday and filed under the Education category, the petition has already received the support of over 7,000 signatories. To be guaranteed an official response from the Obama administration, it must garner at least 100,000 signatures by July 15.
Dr. John G. West, vice president of the Seattle-based Discovery Institute, told The Christian Post -"Peer-reviewed science journals are filled with a growing number of significant problems for standard Darwinian theory. Students should be allowed to hear about these problems."" ChristianPost

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God:

Romans 8:7

Is there death in your pot?

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man,

but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Proverbs 14:12

So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.
2 Kings 4:40

As they cried out that there was death in the pot, is there death in your pot too? Many of the modern Bible scholars put in the pot the poison of the world. As they mix it, can you taste it?

What did Elisha place in the pot?
But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot. 
2 Kings 4:41
The meal (flour) represents the Word of God.
And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.
2 Kings 4:38
Remember-it began with dearth (famine) in the land. Today, a famine for the true Word of God.

 

Creation Moment 6/26/2013 - Who did the Fine-Tuning?

"The premise of the fine-tuned Universe assertion is that a small change in several of the dimensionless fundamental physical constants would make the Universe radically different. As Stephen Hawking has noted, "The laws of science, as we know them at present, contain many fundamental numbers, like the size of the electric charge of the electron and the ratio of the masses of the proton and the electron. ... The remarkable fact is that the values of these numbers seem to have been very finely adjusted to make possible the development of life." Wikipedia

Who did the Fine-Tuning?

 

.........His Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things,

by whom also he made the worlds;

Hebrews 1:2

Eating

There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

Ecclesiastes 2:24

"Eat according to your best judgment; and when you have asked the Lord to bless the food for the strengthening of your body, believe that He hears your prayer,...." Ministry of Healing p.321 E.G.W.

Gospel of Esther - Doxology of Esther

For Mordecai (Christ) the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus,

and great among the Jews,

and accepted of the multitude of his brethren,

seeking the wealth of his people,

and speaking peace to all his seed.

Esther 10:3

 

 

Scary SCAM ALERT- charismatic church - a spiritual "Barjesus"?

O.K.---this is weird----if this is truly taking place at this charismatic church in Redding, California,-- & if it is not someone pulling a prank with the feathers on them---then it has to be from the opponent of God (U know who). And IF it is really happening (the feathers thing) this is real creepy......

And what exactly is a "prophetic dance"?

"Ever since Morning Star Prophet Bobby Conner visited the church a couple of years ago a supernatural presence of feathers began to fall from the top of the church during service.  Feathers are found all over the building at times.  Worship is awesome in this church and prophetic dance brings the witness of the Holy Spirit during the deep moves of God here.  This church is a five star church in the Holy Ghost that does not pull back from the seeking of God and his presence.  We could write forever about this church.  Once you have visited Bethel Church in Redding you will be hungry for what they have."

From the charismatic magazine remnant.com  

And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos,
 they found a certain sorcerer,
 a false prophet,
a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:
Acts 13:6

 

Creation Moment 6/25/2013 - Calculus

"The fundamental theorem of calculus forms the backbone of the mathematical method known as calculus, and links its two main ideas, the concept of the integral and the concept of the derivative.
"In simple words, [it] says that the net change of a smooth and continuous quantity, such as a distance travelled, over a given time interval (i.e. the difference in the values of the quantity at the end points of the time interval) is equal to the integral of the rate of change of that quantity, i.e. the integral of the velocity," said Melkana Brakalova-Trevithick, chair of the math department at Fordham University.
The seeds of calculus began in ancient times, but much of it was put together in the 17th century by Isaac Newton, who used calculus to describe the motions of the planets around the sun." LiveScience

* It should be noted that Newton wrote MORE on Bible prophecy than science & mathematics---he was using science & mathematics to observe God's creation--& how it operates.
And he hath filled him with the spirit of God,
in wisdom,
in understanding,
and in knowledge,
Exodus 35:31
 

Gospel of Esther - Notice the Colors

And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white,

 and with a great crown of gold,

and with a garment of fine linen and purple:

and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

Esther 8:15

 

It is Christ who is ultimately Glorified.

Notice the Colors:

Blue is obedience

White is purity

Gold is faith that has been tested

Purple-a mix of blue & red
(obedience/sanctification & blood/justification)
is ROYALTY

&

all the people rejoiced

The LORD hath taken away thy judgments,

he hath cast out thine enemy:

 the king of Israel, even the LORD,

is in the midst of thee:

thou shalt not see evil any more.

Zephaniah 3:15

Extremes in Diet

"Those who understand the laws of health....will shun the extremes, both of indulgence and of restriction." Ministry of Healing p.319 E.G.W.

 

And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things.

1 Corinthians 9:25

Creation Moment 6/24/2013 - Creation Sings performed by Steve Green

Creation Sings performed by Steve Green
http://www.youtube.com/embed/pBakRbAiIJE

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 1:1

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away;

Revelation 21:1

Gospel of Esther - 3 Angels Message

...and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews,

and to the lieutenants,

and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are

from India unto Ethiopia,

an hundred twenty and seven provinces,

1)  unto every province according to the writing thereof,

and unto every people after their language,

and to the Jews according to their writing,

and according to their language.

And in every province,

and in every city,

whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came,

the Jews had joy and gladness,

a feast and a good day.

2) And many of the people of the land became Jews;

 for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.

Esther 8:9,17

 

1) And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation,

and kindred, and tongue, and people,

Revelation 14:6

2) And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying,

Come out of her, my people,

that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

Revelation 18:2,4

 

SDA News - French Polynesia

"Volunteers supported by Global Mission have established Aratika as a new territory for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the French Polynesia Mission.
Evangelistic work on this island of some 200 inhabitants began three years ago when a small group of church members from Tahiti stayed for three months, sharing their faith. As a result of those evangelistic efforts, seven people were recently baptized.  
Pastor Marama Tuariihionoa, president of the French Polynesia Mission, accompanied by 20 volunteers from Tahiti (the main island where the capital is situated), helped build a new church with the capacity of 100 seats in 18 days. Through the generous support of Global Mission, the church was able to purchase land in Paparara for the construction of the new building.
With five archipelagoes, French Polynesia consists of 118 islands, 67 of which are inhabited."
AdventistMissions

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world

for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Matthew 24:14

 

IN the NEWS - Rhetorical War On Religion Continues

"Speaking in Ireland this week, President Obama stated that Catholic schools were divisive: “If towns

remain divided—if Catholics have their schools and buildings and Protestants have theirs, if we can’t see ourselves in one another and fear or resentment are allowed to harden—that too encourages division and discourages cooperation.” On Thursday, the American Catholics for Religious Freedom fired back on President Obama’s words to 2,000 young people at the G8 Summit, stating, “President Obama’s anti-faith, secular agenda was shamefully on full display yesterday when he told the young people of Northern Ireland that Catholic education and other faith-based schools were divisive and an obstacle to peace.  All Americans of faith should be outraged by these comments which clearly telegraph the President’s belief system and are in fact at their core even anti-American.”
And, they note, this is the same President who has attempted to cram down anti-Catholic doctrine via Obamacare. “It’s time Americans stood up for Religious Freedom, for the U.S. Constitution and against President Obama’s radical views about the place of faith in American life,” the group concludes." Breitbart

Why would a POLITICIAN want ALL children to come together into ONE school system in what is supposed to be a free society? Uhm....CONTROL?

Train up a child in the way he should go:

Proverbs 22:6

Archaeology - Evidence for David & Solomon?

"A carved pillar discovered near Bethlehem may be linked to the Biblical King of Kings, David himself, or perhaps validate the scope of wise Solomon's majestic kingdom.
If they ever get around to digging it up, that is.

Israeli tour guide Binyamin Tropper, who thought he was the first to discover the major historical artifact, was astonished to find out that authorities had known about the pillar for decades -- and had been keeping it a secret all that time.

"When I realized the significance of the pillar, I told my boss who spoke with the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA)," Tropper, who works at the educational field school at Kibbutz Kfar Etzion, told FoxNews.com. "The IAA then told him, 'that's great, now shut up.'"


But due to the complexities of Arab-Israeli relations, the find is being ignored, experts say, hushed up to avoid a major political battle over centuries of debate concerning who has the more legitimate claim to the Holy Land.

Tropper explained that in the last 20-30 years, an internal debate in Israel has ensued over the size and importance of King David's kingdom as described in the Bible. This pillar's design, he says, is consistent with the time period of the First Temple and would help provide concrete evidence of the Judean king's existence in Israel.

Garfinkel told the Times of Israel that the pillar marks the entrance to a water tunnel of the First Temple period. The similar Siloam Tunnel in Jerusalem is near the modern-day Arab neighborhood of Silwan and is thought to be a project of the biblical king Hezekiah, used as a way to channel water into the city before the Assyrian siege in the 8th century, according to the Book of Kings."

FOX News
Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father;

and his kingdom was established greatly.

2 Kings 2:12

Lesson of Solomon

"From being one of the greatest kings that ever wielded a scepter,
Solomon became a profligate,
the tool and slave of others.

 

His character,

once noble and manly,

became enervated and effeminate.

His faith in the living God was supplanted by atheistic doubts.

Unbelief marred his happiness,

weakened his principles,

and degraded his life.

The justice and magnanimity of his early reign were changed to despotism and tyranny. Poor, frail human nature! God can do little for men who lose their sense of dependence upon Him."
Patriarchs & Prophets p.58 E.G.W.

For it came to pass, when Solomon was old,
that his wives turned away his heart after other gods:
and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.

1 Kings 11:4-6

 

Creation Moment 6/23/2013 - Planetary Formation Fib by evolutionists

"Astronomers used the Near-Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer on the Hubble

telescope to image what they called a "protoplanetary disk" in infrared light.
They propose a planet-like object could be plowing up the debris as it slowly revolves around its star.
Is a gap in a dust disk enough evidence to assert a "protoplanet?" The very name means that planets are forming there, but the mere act of naming is not the same as evidence.
Evolution-based speculations about the timing of planet formation conflict with speculations about when the red dwarf star formed. The red dwarf is supposedly "only 8 million years old, making it an unlikely star to host a planet, according to this theory. There has not been enough time for a planet to grow through the slow accumulation of smaller debris."¹ When accounting for its great distance from its star—and that star's tiny size—the possible planet would supposedly have needed two billion years to form!
In addition, evolutionary models require pebble-sized debris to seed a protoplanet, but the observed gap lies in an area of the disk populated by tiny dust-sized grains.
From observations in our own solar system, we know that worlds can create gaps in orbiting disks. Saturn's rings, for example, contain several gaps due to the gravitational influence of Saturn's orbiting moons. "It is very feasible that a planet may be the cause of the gap in the disk of TW Hydrae,” said astronomer Jason Lisle." ICR

Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

Hebrews 11:3

5 Reasons to Memorize Scripture (from Amazing Facts)

5. It will help you overcome temptation.
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. Psalm 119:11

4. It will increase your awareness of God’s will in your life.
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Psalm 119:105

 3. It will help you and others thrive during times of trial.
Thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart. Jeremiah 15:16

2. It will make you a better witness.
Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness. 1 Peter 3:15

1. It will strengthen your relationship with God.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. 2 Timothy 3:16, 17 
From AmazingFacts

 

IN the NEWS - Rumors of Wars - Syria, Iran, U.S., Birtain, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Qatar & Israel

"In preparation for the attack by Assad forces on rebel-held Aleppo, Iran announced it is sending a first contingent of 4,000 Iranian Revolutionary Guards to Syria to help the Syrian military. Iran’s goal is to help Assad capture Aleppo, and inflict a decisive defeat on the rebels, before U.S., and European, military aid begin to make a difference on the battlefield.
 The United States responded by saying that 3,000 U.S. troops, a detachment of F-16s fighter jets, and batteries of Patriot missiles will remain in Jordan after the joint U.S.-Jordan military exercise they are currently participating in is over.
Four weeks ago, Hezbollah , the Lebanese Shi’a militia, began to move large forces into Syria, and coordinate these moves with the Syrian military. With about 3,500 Hezbollah fighters in place, the Assad government began the attack on al Qusayr, a rebel-held city located on the Syria-Lebanon border north of Damascus. After two weeks of relentless bombardment and ground fighting, the city fell to government forces in what must be regarded as a major defeat for the anti-government rebels.
In addition, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have been arming Sunni militias in Lebanon , preparing them to take on Hezbollah , and Nasrallah needs his fighters back home to defend the Shi’a areas from the coming Sunni attacks.
The U.S. is planning initially to send only light arms, and the United Kingdom and France will not begin to provide military aid to the rebels before August.
Iran has announced that it and Hezbollah are planning to open up a new “Syrian” front on the Golan Heights against Israel." HomelandSecurityNewsWire

And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled:

for such things must needs be;

but the end shall not be yet.

Mark 13:7